6 posts tagged ‘joaquin phoenix’
How the Golden Globe nominations could shape the Oscar race this year
AV Club,
Like it or not, as the first big awards show of the year, the Golden Globes set the tone for everything that comes after. Even with their complicated backstory and the fraught history of the now-defunct Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes remain a valuable marketing tool for studios. Their strategic… Read more...
The week in film: Ridley Scott's movies ranked, Best Actress contenders revealed
It’s been nearly five decades since Ridley Scott’s first feature film, The Duellists, hit theaters, and now, even well into his 80s, the legendary filmmaker shows no signs of slowing. Napoleon, his latest feature, is as grand and intense as anything else in his long career, and it demonstrates just how adept Scott… Read more...
Let us all be thankful for Songbirds And Snakes at the Thanksgiving box office
As far as holiday “weekends” go, American Thanksgiving has always been a bit of a weird one, box-office-wise. On the one hand, you have lots of people with a decent amount of free time suddenly sitting in their laps; on the other, a ton of cultural messaging that suggests they should be spending said free time in the… Read more...
Napoleon Charges in Without a Plan
Vulture,
Ridley Scott’s new historical epic isn’t good, but at least it gives us an unforgettably weird Joaquin Phoenix performance.
Ridley Scott Cares Diddly Squat About France’s Feelings
The Napoleon director isn’t trying to win over the Académie des Beaux-Arts here.
Napoleon review: Ridley Scott delivers a dynamite biopic
Outside of military colleges, where his strategic acumen is still lauded, many present-day folks might only have a loose sense of Napoleon Bonaparte, with a bicorne hat and hand tucked in his jacket, as a man of short stature and shorter temper. Director Ridley Scott’s Napoleon sweeps aside this caricature, craftily… Read more...