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The big picture on Napoleon’s history

Letters: Readers give their views on the new Ridley Scott film and renewed interest in the French emperor

The Guardian - UK

Joaquin Phoenix Gets Candid About How His Current Acting Process Works For Him: ‘It Might Mean That I'm Just A Bad Actor. And I'll Accept That.’

With Napoleon in theaters, Joaquin Phoenix returns to ReelBlend to open up about his process.

Cinemablend

The Guide #114: This generation of epic filmmakers is ageing – but the cavalry is coming

In this week’s newsletter: If Napoleon is Ridley Scott’s last ride, who will lead the charge for the next wave of blockbuster directors?

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Napoleon is a hilarious love story – what you should watch this week

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The Conversation

Joaquin Phoenix Interview | Being Terrified On 'Gladiator,' Napoleon's 'Best Friend' Hat & More

We are honored to welcome Joaquin Phoenix back to the show! His new film Napoleon (directed by Ridley Scott) is in theaters now and sat down with us at the junket in Paris to dive into his preparation and creative decisions that went into playing the historical figure.

Cinemablend

Napoleon storms French box office days after Ridley Scott’s scathing response to critics

Historical epic received criticism from French reviewers, who called it ‘unintentionally funny’

The Independent UK

Film show: Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' reviewed

From Ridley Scott's epic about Napoleon to a film on the woman who brought the music of the tiny Cape Verde islands to a worldwide audience, join us for our film show with critic Lisa Nesselson and Ana Sofia Fonseca, the filmmaker behind the documentary "Césaria Evora — The Barefoot…

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Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby present 'Napoleon' to Paris

After "Alien", "Gladiator" and "Thelma and Louise", director Ridley Scott presents "Napoleon" to the French, with Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix in the title role and Vanessa Kirby as his Josephine. The filmmaker talks about his fascination with the brilliant and destructive emperor of France. From the final resting place of Napoleon,…

France 24

Ridley Scott says he’s much more prolific than Martin Scorsese

Both directors have films vying for awards at the forthcoming Oscars

The Independent UK

Timeless allure: why Australia is filled to the brim with exhibitions on ancient Egypt

Closing last month, this year WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth was host to a major exhibition Discovering Ancient Egypt.

The Conversation

Napoleon and The Crown are travesties: there is no ‘artistic licence’ to distort history

In a sick world, it is dangerous for film-makers to fabricate and embellish in the name of entertainment, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Sweary, angry, honest: is Ridley Scott Hollywood’s greatest interviewee?

The director’s press tour for his new epic Napoleon has been a treasure trove of quotes attacking historians, France and his peers

The Guardian - US

Napoleon review: Ridley Scott, emperor of the epic

Napoleon proves that Ridley Scott is still a master when it comes to the art of the epic.

WhatToWatch

Ridley Scott reveals the burning question Stanley Kubrick asked him about Alien

Stanley Kubrick really wanted to know one thing about Alien

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The Independent UK

Napoleon director Ridley Scott issues scathing response to French critics who dislike new movie

It’s the latest in a series of brilliantly blunt replies to negative comments about his new movie

The Independent UK

A hat worn by Napoleon fetches $1.6 million at an auction of the French emperor's belongings

A faded, cracked felt hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte fetched $1.6 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings

Chicago Sun-Times

Magnificent ‘Napoleon’ depicts leader as brilliant general, ambitious statesman and sniveling little weasel

Joaquin Phoenix riveting in the title role of director Ridley Scott’s violent, sometimes hilarious epic.

The Guardian - UK

Napoleon review – Ridley Scott’s sturdy epic only fully comes alive on the battlefield

The impressive combat sequences pull you right in, but both the director and Joaquin Phoenix as Bonaparte struggle to show us what drove the military mastermind

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The week in audio: Death of a Code Breaker; A History of the World in Spy Objects; Legacy; Disability and the Adult Industry; The Essay– review

Radio Wales investigates the death of GCHQ’s Gareth Williams; Alice Loxton uncovers snippets of spy lore; and first-time producers deliver BBC radio gold

The Conversation

Did Napoleon really fire at the pyramids? A historian explains the truth behind the legends of Ridley Scott's biopic

Directors of historical feature films face a difficult task. How can they make the characters familiar to an audience without reducing them to caricature? How can they make sure that knowledge of the outcome – battles won or lost, empires built then ruined – doesn’t make the story seem like…

The Guardian - UK

Campaign trail: follow Napoleon’s progress across Europe

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic is released next week, but from birthplace to battlefields you can still follow in Bonaparte’s mighty footsteps

Inverse

Review: Ridley Scott's Epic Vision Is No Match for Napoleon’s Immense Legacy

The life of Napoleon proves too large for Ridley Scott to capture — at least with any sort of historical nuance.

Total Film

Napoleon review: "One of Ridley Scott's best in almost two decades"

The Guardian - US

Master and Commander at 20: a miraculous masterpiece of action cinema

Peter Weir’s adventure didn’t find enough of an audience in 2003 but its old-fashioned sturdiness has given it a long life

Metal Hammer

Black Sabbath and Napoleon are a match made in Heaven (and Hell)

A heavily doctored version of Black Sabbath's iconic War Pigs is burning up the internet via a trailer for Ridley Scott's upcoming Napoleon blockbuster

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