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Ridley Scott: 'Movies past three hours... you’ve got to consider the bum ache factor!'

Ahead of his 86th birthday, the legendary director talks venturing into the wine trade, the threat of AI and ‘going downhill at 90mph’ with Joaquin Phoenix for Napoleon

Evening Standard

Napoleon's hat sells for record sum at French auction

A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said.

Radio France Internationale

Hat worn by Napoleon fetches record €1.9m at Paris auction

Black bicorne hat is one of 20 remaining that once belonged to French emperor, who famously wore them sideways

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Signature Napoleon bicorne hat could fetch upwards of €600,000 at auction

One of Napoleon Bonaparte's signature hats goes up for auction on Sunday alongside other personal items in Fontainebleau, outside Paris, and is expected to fetch more than half a million euros.

France 24

One of Napoleon’s signature bicorne hats expected to fetch $650,000 at France auction

Other history-laden items in the sale of industrialist Jean-Louis Noisiez’s collection of Napoleonic memorabilia include a silver plate looted from Napoleon’s carriage after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Chicago Sun-Times

One of Napoleon's signature bicorne hats on auction in France could fetch upwards of $650,000

One of the signature broad, black bicorne hats that Napoleon Bonaparte wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe is expected to fetch more than half a million euros (dollars) at auction

The Independent UK

Emperor’s new clothes: why the French are ready to embrace Napoleon again

With Ridley Scott’s epic about to hit screens, there has been renewed discussion about the military leader’s legacy – and film fans can’t wait

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Napoleon’s Ridley Scott Offers Blunt Response To Criticism About Accuracy

Ridley Scott gives his blunt response to critics pointing out Napoleon’s inaccuracies.

Cinemablend

Critics Have Seen Napoleon, See What They’re Saying About Joaquin Phoenix’s Highly Anticipated Biopic

Critics are weighing in on Napoleon, the upcoming historical epic from Ridley Scott starring Joaquin Phoenix.

Cinemablend

Napoleon Review: Ridley Scott’s Ambitious Historical Epic Clearly Has More To Show

Napoleon may divide its audience when it comes to whether it’s a success waiting to happen or a failure that’s just waiting to be confirmed.

Cinemablend

Napoleon review: Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby are perversely watchable in Ridley Scott’s thrilling epic

This is a two-and-a-half-hour spectacle that translates brutal history through Scott’s brawny, cannily modern style

The Independent UK

Napoleon movie review: Joaquin Phoenix's frisky French emperor is upstaged by his Josephine

The obvious joke here isn't suitable for a family newspaper but Ridley Scott's stars make this sexy biopic sing

Evening Standard

My, my! How Napoleon Bonaparte is still influencing pop culture more than 200 years after his death

In Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic, Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest actor to portray Napoleon, joining an group that includes Marlon Brando, Danny DeVito and Rowan Atkinson. The tiny tyrant remains a subject of fascination (and mockery) on screen, writes Martin Chilton

The Independent UK

Obsession, jealousies and Joséphine: has Ridley Scott’s new film captured the real Napoleon?

Love or loathe him, Bonaparte is central to French identity. Good luck to Hollywood in turning existential angst into an epic, says Andrew Hussey

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Napoleon: An Updated Cast List, Including Joaquin Phoenix

Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix have reunited for Napoleon, and they're working with an amazing ensemble cast.

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James Burke discusses revival of famous 'Connections' docuseries: Exclusive Q&A

We discuss the revival of the 'Connections' docuseries on Curiosity Stream with science historian James Burke. Brace yourselves for a mind-blowing look at our past, and our future.

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Ranking the 10 biggest upcoming film releases for November 2023

Let's take a look at the 10 biggest movies coming out this month.

The Independent UK

Napoleon’s post-mortem examination report to go on display for first time

The document is part of an exhibition examining changing views of death throughout history.

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Radio France Internationale

How French linguist Champollion unlocked the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt

Two centuries ago this week, French linguist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had cracked the code of hieroglyphics, the ancient Egyptian writing system that had puzzled scholars for centuries. RFI tells the story of a breakthrough that revolutionised human understanding of one of the world’s oldest civilisations.

The Hindu

When a letter informing the British of Napoleon’s death reached Madras

Fortune

Elon Musk styles his leadership on French dictator Napoleon, his biographer says

Walter Isaacson—whose biography of Musk is due to be released next month—said the world’s richest man seeks inspiration from French emperor and military dictator Napoleon.

Cinemablend

Joaquin Phoenix Explains Why He Wanted To Reunite With Ridley Scott For Napoleon Decades After Gladiator

Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott worked together on Gladiator. Now, they are discussing why they wanted to collaborate again on Napoleon.

Cinemablend

Ridley Scott Recalls Watching Joaquin Phoenix’s Role In Joker And Being Convinced The Actor Was Right For Napoleon

Ridley Scott reveals that it was actually Joaquin Phoenix's role in Joker that earned the actor the titular part in Napoleon.

Evening Standard

Tired of Boppenheimer? Here are this year’s other major film releases to get excited about

2023 is a great year for cinephiles

The Guardian - UK

Big Caesars and Little Caesars by Ferdinand Mount review – a wonderfully wry field guide to autocrats

With tremendous wit and wisdom, the former head of Margaret Thatcher’s policy unit identifies the qualities particular to dictators – and warns against consigning such people to history

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