Ridley Scott reveals the burning question Stanley Kubrick asked him about Alien Stanley Kubrick really wanted to know one thing about Alien Total Film · Nov 20, 2023
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 · Nov 20, 2023
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 The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2023
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. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 19, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023
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 Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023
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 Conversation · Nov 17, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023
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. Inverse · Nov 15, 2023
Napoleon review: "One of Ridley Scott's best in almost two decades" Napoleon review: "One of Ridley Scott's best in almost two decades" Total Film · Nov 15, 2023
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 The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2023
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 Metal Hammer · Nov 8, 2023
Ridley Scott tells history buffs criticising Napoleon to ‘get a life’ Forthcoming historical drama has been critiqued for straying away from historical truths The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023
Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher: an incoherent mess of references that fails to honour Edgar Allan Poe This article contains spoilers The Conversation · Oct 27, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023 The present tense is perfect English for history, sports commentary – and jokes Letters: Linguistics professor John O’Regan on history written in the present tense, and Simon Allen on other documentary annoyances
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023 Is Theresa May cosplaying as Napoleon? What this portrait tells us about powerful women Saied Dai’s painting captures the former PM’s sternness and stoicism, her failure and her femininity. But it also raises questions about how artists use male traits to depict female leaders
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023 Best Halloween costumes for best friends: Matching, spooky and silly options for BFFs Spooky and silly costumes for dynamic duos
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023 I love history programmes. But there’s one trend that makes my blood boil … If something happened centuries ago, let’s talk about it as if it happened centuries ago – not as if it was going on right now, says Adrian Chiles
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023 A sculptural whirlwind lands in Yorkshire and butterfly wings hit the canvas – the week in art Portraits by Freud, Rego and Himid come together and we go deep on a portrait of a Napoleonic battle – all in your weekly dispatch
Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2023 Where do the items in the British Museum come from? The British Museum houses a collection of about eight million historical and cultural artefacts from around the world.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023 The Future Future by Adam Thirlwell review – lost in space The prodigious writer’s tricksy new novel features Napoleon, an alien named Harper and a trip to the moon. So why is it so dull?
France 24 · Aug 27, 2023 Paris exhibits to see this autumn, from Bollywood to Chagall and Picasso As Parisians return from their summer holidays and get back to work or school (a period known in France as “la rentrée”), the City of Lights is set for a rich cultural season. From Russian-French artist Marc Chagall to a retrospective on Indian cinema, FRANCE 24 has selected 10 of…
Laptop · Aug 9, 2023 Timbuk2 Spire Laptop Backpack 2.0 review The Timbuk2 Spire Laptop Backpack 2.0 is an ultra-rugged laptop backpack that’s as adaptable as you are.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023 ‘It’s every kid’s wish to ride that dragon’: readers’ favourite children’s films of all time After our critics picked their best films for kids, readers share the family friendly flicks that have made them laugh, bawl and feel like they belong
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023 Joaquin Phoenix slapped Napoleon costar Vanessa Kirby without warning after pair agreed to ‘shock each other’ Two actors play Napoleon Bonaparte and Joséphine de Beauharnais in Ridley Scott’s forthcoming film