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Sandalheimer: can Christopher Nolan restore the grandeur of ancient-world epics?

Once a prestige genre with lavish spectacle and global stars, it’s since grown pretty dusty and drear. But Nolan’s Odyssey may yet revive its bronzed vigour

The Guardian - UK

Move over, Ridley Scott: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is the latest film criticized for poor historical accuracy following first look

Matt Damon's helmet is causing quite a stir

Total Film

The week in TV: Unforgotten; Virdee; Live Super Bowl LIX; Surviving Black Hawk Down – review

Sanjeev Bhaskar’s DI Khan remains stoical in the face of perfunctory dialogue; existential struggles hold up a new BBC crime drama; and occasional sporting action accompanies Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl victory

The Guardian - UK

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Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley join The Dog Stars cast

Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley and Guy Pearce are all in talks to join Jacob Elordi in the cast of Ridley Scott's new movie 'The Dog Stars'.

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The harrowing true story behind Netflix’s Surviving Black Hawk Down

Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning 2001 war film about the shooting down of two US military helicopters was inspired by the real-life Battle of Mogadishu. A new Netflix docuseries explores the true story behind the movie

The Independent UK

From Blitz to Gladiator II: the Oscar-aiming films that missed this season

This year’s nominations were led by smaller, less expected films like The Brutalist, Anora and Emilia Pérez, which left bigger bets in the cold

The Guardian - US

Denzel Washington responds to Oscars snub: ‘There’s a reality at this age’

‘Oh, I’m so upset,’ said the two-time Oscar winner, sarcastically

The Independent UK

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Surviving Black Hawk Down: The story behind the new Netflix docuseries

Nearly 15 years after Ridley Scott’s war classic, Netflix speaks to those who experienced both sides of the historic conflict

Evening Standard

Review: Gladiator II Is a Historical Epic About the Dangers of Political Power

Director Ridley Scott explores what happens when people from the fringes of society rise to power.

Reason

Companion review: this sleek but violent film asks interesting ethical questions about our relationship with AI

Science fiction film and television has long been fascinated by robots. But stories that show us uncannily human cyborgs have often tended to veer towards either comedy or horror. Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) both imagine a world where beautiful female cyborgs threaten to overstep…

The Conversation

Streaming: Gladiator II and the best sword-and-sandal movies

Ridley Scott’s Paul Mescal-starring sequel, now streaming, joins cinema’s legion of Roman empire love-ins, from Ben-Hur to Conan the Barbarian

The Guardian - UK

5 best new movies to stream this weekend (Jan 25-26) on Netflix, Peacock, Paramount Plus, and more

Looking for what to watch this weekend? 'Gladiator 2', 'The Wild Robot,' 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' and more great movies just landed on streaming.

Tom’s Guide

5 of the best free movies to stream on Tubi, Pluto TV, Plex, and more this week (January 20)

From Oscar-winning rom-coms to underrated musicals, there’s plenty to watch on the best free streaming services this week.

TechRadar

Sir Ridley Scott recalls his biggest filming fears on Alien

Sir Ridley Scott was worried the Xenomorph in 'Alien' wouldn't be scary enough due to the limited visual effects he had access to.

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Gladiator II is available to buy digitally now – but there's a better way to get it

Gladiator II is available to purchase digitally now, but we think you should wait for the best experience.

Total Film

Ridley Scott says Blade Runner's financiers didn't know who Harrison Ford was and the director had the perfect response: "You're going to find out"

I've heard things you people wouldn't believe

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Ridley Scott: Blade Runner financiers hadn't heard of Harrison Ford

'Blade Runner' director Sir Ridley Scott has told how the movie's financiers hadn't heard of leading man Harrison Ford before the movie, so he had to convince them the 'Star Wars' actor would become a huge star.

Total Film

Ridley Scott threatened to walk away from his upcoming movie after being asked to go too far: "I'm expensive, but I'm f*cking good"

Ridley Scott threatened to walk from his Bee Gees movie

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Ridley Scott has set aside Bee Gees biopic after 'changing goalposts'

Sir Ridley Scott has claimed Paramount Pictures have "changed the goalposts" on his upcoming Bee Gees biopic.

The Conversation

Why bad posh English accents still rule Hollywood, from Nosferatu to Gladiator II

In two of the biggest films released this summer, Gladiator II and Nosferatu, most actors seem to be speaking like they’re in a Shakespeare play – even though their characters are based in Ancient Rome and 1830s Germany. Where does this false British accent come from?

PC Gamer

Hideo Kojima is 'tired' while crunching on Death Stranding 2 and wonders how long he'll be able to keep making games: 'Every day feels like I'm racing against the clock'

Kojima calls this period of development "incredibly tough."

Player One

'Death Stranding 2: On The Beach' Update; Hideo Kojima Talks Video Game 'Crunch Time'

Legendary video game creator Hideo Kojima talked about crunch time and wondered how long he can still stay creative.

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Blade Runner failed due to ‘industrial espionage’, says Sir Ridley Scott

Sir Ridley Scott thinks bad reviews of 'Blade Runner' cemented the movie as a box office bomb in 1982.

Inverse

25 Years Ago, A Forgotten Flop Revealed Why Sci-Fi Horror Had To Change

Too many people were screaming in space. A generation of 'Alien' knockoffs ended with a terrible but instructive movie with three directors that included, of all people, Francis Ford Coppola.

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Jacob Elordi set to replace Paul Mescal in The Dog Stars

Jacob Elordi is in talks to replace Paul Mescal as the lead in Ridley Scott's apocalyptic thriller 'The Dog Stars'.

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