Ridley Scott’s epic Napoleon hits theaters Nov. 22, but the review embargo for the film broke Tuesday night, and the early reaction from critics has been largely positive.
Written by David Scarpa, the lavish period film, which clocks in at a meaty two hours and 38 minutes, stars Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the French military commander and later despot Napoleon Bonaparte, with Vanessa Kirby as his consort, Empress Joséphine. The movie charts Bonaparte’s meteoric rise from lowly artillery commander to Napoleon I, emperor of France, and takes in notable military engagements such as the battles of Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Among the early reviews, Napoleon has been praised for its epic scale, particularly the set-piece battle scenes that make the film a worthy theatrical experience. Critics also praised Scott for his ambition in telling Bonaparte’s disparate story. There was praise, too, for Phoenix and Kirby’s performances. Some critics...
Written by David Scarpa, the lavish period film, which clocks in at a meaty two hours and 38 minutes, stars Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as the French military commander and later despot Napoleon Bonaparte, with Vanessa Kirby as his consort, Empress Joséphine. The movie charts Bonaparte’s meteoric rise from lowly artillery commander to Napoleon I, emperor of France, and takes in notable military engagements such as the battles of Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Among the early reviews, Napoleon has been praised for its epic scale, particularly the set-piece battle scenes that make the film a worthy theatrical experience. Critics also praised Scott for his ambition in telling Bonaparte’s disparate story. There was praise, too, for Phoenix and Kirby’s performances. Some critics...
- 11/15/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The renowned annual talent showcase spotlights the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.
Screen International has unveiled the 2023 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, spotlighting the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.
This year marks a special milestone for Stars of Tomorrow – its 20th edition, and the annual talent showcase has demonstrated an unparalleled track record for spotting emerging UK and Irish talent, both in front of and behind the camera, since its launch in 2004.
Those selected this time include Heartstopper star Kit Connor, Mia McKenna-Bruce, who played the lead role in Cannes breakout How To Have Sex,...
Screen International has unveiled the 2023 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, spotlighting the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.
This year marks a special milestone for Stars of Tomorrow – its 20th edition, and the annual talent showcase has demonstrated an unparalleled track record for spotting emerging UK and Irish talent, both in front of and behind the camera, since its launch in 2004.
Those selected this time include Heartstopper star Kit Connor, Mia McKenna-Bruce, who played the lead role in Cannes breakout How To Have Sex,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
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Martin McDonagh‘s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri will begin shooting in April and will be distributed by Fox Searchlight, Deadline reports.
Watch a video essay on how Mad Max: Fury Road effectively uses long shots to convey its story:
Movie Mezzanine‘s Jaime N. Christley reflects on Taxi Driver as it turns 40:
A year before the word was spoken by Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), “force” held Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) transfixed. More accurately, “true force,” followed by a line about “All the king’s horses and all the king’s men,” incoherent ramblings that don’t amount to anything presentable, but exhibit vividly enough the...
Martin McDonagh‘s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri will begin shooting in April and will be distributed by Fox Searchlight, Deadline reports.
Watch a video essay on how Mad Max: Fury Road effectively uses long shots to convey its story:
Movie Mezzanine‘s Jaime N. Christley reflects on Taxi Driver as it turns 40:
A year before the word was spoken by Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), “force” held Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) transfixed. More accurately, “true force,” followed by a line about “All the king’s horses and all the king’s men,” incoherent ramblings that don’t amount to anything presentable, but exhibit vividly enough the...
- 2/10/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
Is the portmanteau film making a comeback? Nicholas Barber on why – as deliciously twisted new Argentinian film Wild Tales shows – there’s no room for shilly-shallying with a series of stand-alone stories
Everyone should see Damián Szifrón’s Wild Tales. And, if possible, everyone should see it in a packed cinema. A record-breaking hit in its native Argentina, the Oscar-nominated film is a portmanteau of six gleefully twisted short stories, each focusing on an over-the-top revenge. Watch it with a few fellow viewers and its spiralling black humour will make you giddy. But catch it as part of a crowd and you may experience an all-too-rare phenomenon when the first segment ends: a cinema full of people cheering and applauding.
That’s what I experienced when Wild Tales was screened at Cannes last year. And it seemed to me that the audience wasn’t just delighted by Szifrón’s opening tale.
Everyone should see Damián Szifrón’s Wild Tales. And, if possible, everyone should see it in a packed cinema. A record-breaking hit in its native Argentina, the Oscar-nominated film is a portmanteau of six gleefully twisted short stories, each focusing on an over-the-top revenge. Watch it with a few fellow viewers and its spiralling black humour will make you giddy. But catch it as part of a crowd and you may experience an all-too-rare phenomenon when the first segment ends: a cinema full of people cheering and applauding.
That’s what I experienced when Wild Tales was screened at Cannes last year. And it seemed to me that the audience wasn’t just delighted by Szifrón’s opening tale.
- 3/17/2015
- by Nicholas Barber
- The Guardian - Film News
The best movie culture writing from around the internet-o-sphere. There will be a quiz later. Just leave a tab open for us, will ya? “The Most (and Least) Oscar-Bait-y Movies Ever, According to Science” — Science! Joshua Keating at Slate profiles a new social study that boldly claims When A Stranger Calls was not made to impress Oscar voters, but they’re clearly wrong about Hotel For Dogs “12 Years a Slave is a masterpiece — try not to hold that against it” — Nicholas Barber at The Guardian’s Film Blog implores people not to be daunted by greatness. Or Oscar-bait-y-ness. “Shots From the Canon #16: Los Angeles Plays Itself” — In their ongoing series, Robert Greene at Nonfics offers a company town injected into its own product as a new classic. “Carson, Set Up the Universal Remote” — Why do Americans love Downton Abbey? Joyce Wadler shares her butlerized fantasy.
- 1/16/2014
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
We've got the skinny on the movies released in cinemas today, plus what's coming up on the site today
What to see?
In the UK? Your best bet is swift consulation of this week's Guardian Film Show, which today weighs up Saving Mr Banks, Carrie and Jeune et Jolie.
But other films are available, amongst them fishy documentary Leviathan, cartoon turkey Free Birds and Jeremy Scahill's expose Dirty Wars.
In the Us? Oldboy is the big new release; those in New York and La could head to Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - while those in the middle have the chance to catch up with the expanding Philomena.
Coming up today
Did we mention the Guardian Film Show? Did we mention that it also includes an interview with Emma Thompson? Oh, good. Well, other than that, stand by for:
• Spike Lee responds to Oldboy copyright claim
• Top 10 film noirs...
What to see?
In the UK? Your best bet is swift consulation of this week's Guardian Film Show, which today weighs up Saving Mr Banks, Carrie and Jeune et Jolie.
But other films are available, amongst them fishy documentary Leviathan, cartoon turkey Free Birds and Jeremy Scahill's expose Dirty Wars.
In the Us? Oldboy is the big new release; those in New York and La could head to Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - while those in the middle have the chance to catch up with the expanding Philomena.
Coming up today
Did we mention the Guardian Film Show? Did we mention that it also includes an interview with Emma Thompson? Oh, good. Well, other than that, stand by for:
• Spike Lee responds to Oldboy copyright claim
• Top 10 film noirs...
- 11/29/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
All today's film news. Plus what's going on across theguardian.com/film
In the news
- Evan Rachel Wood says the MPAA's editing of a man-on-woman oral sex scene from her new film Charlie Countryman is symptomatic of 'a society that wants to shame women and put them down for enjoying sex'.
- Meanwhile The Wolf of Wall Street has had sex scenes cut to earn it a softer rating.
- The real Philomena has defended Stephen Frears' film against accusations that it's anti-Catholic.
- The Millennium Falcon is being built for Star Wars: Episode VII at Pinewood Studios.
- The designer of the posters for Spike Lee's Oldboy has claimed his ideas were stolen.
- Nanni Moretti has announced his new film, which is under the working title My Mother.
Elsewhere on the site
- Peter Bradshaw will be explaining why fishing documentary Leviathan contains all the...
In the news
- Evan Rachel Wood says the MPAA's editing of a man-on-woman oral sex scene from her new film Charlie Countryman is symptomatic of 'a society that wants to shame women and put them down for enjoying sex'.
- Meanwhile The Wolf of Wall Street has had sex scenes cut to earn it a softer rating.
- The real Philomena has defended Stephen Frears' film against accusations that it's anti-Catholic.
- The Millennium Falcon is being built for Star Wars: Episode VII at Pinewood Studios.
- The designer of the posters for Spike Lee's Oldboy has claimed his ideas were stolen.
- Nanni Moretti has announced his new film, which is under the working title My Mother.
Elsewhere on the site
- Peter Bradshaw will be explaining why fishing documentary Leviathan contains all the...
- 11/28/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Ryan Gosling, James Franco and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are the hottest men in Hollywood. So why aren't they sticking to the path of previous pin-ups? Nicholas Barber on a new wave of actor-directors
Read enough interviews with Hollywood film stars and two themes keep cropping up. Theme one is that the star in question is working on a screenplay. Theme two is that they hope to become a director. Perhaps we can all take some comfort from the knowledge that, however much power and influence these stars may have, the vast majority never finish that screenplay or direct that film.
A few stars do get around to directing when they've passed their acting peak (Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Dustin Hoffman). A few manage the transition once they've established themselves as A-listers (George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes). And some (Ben Affleck) turn to directing in desperation, following several years of lurching...
Read enough interviews with Hollywood film stars and two themes keep cropping up. Theme one is that the star in question is working on a screenplay. Theme two is that they hope to become a director. Perhaps we can all take some comfort from the knowledge that, however much power and influence these stars may have, the vast majority never finish that screenplay or direct that film.
A few stars do get around to directing when they've passed their acting peak (Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Dustin Hoffman). A few manage the transition once they've established themselves as A-listers (George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes). And some (Ben Affleck) turn to directing in desperation, following several years of lurching...
- 11/11/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Your daily movie bulletin bringing you the lowdown on 13 September
We've been talking about the Toronto film festival winding down for what feels like weeks now. And, finally, it is, for us at least - the last of us fly home today. The real thing actually packs up shop on Sunday, when they announce the people's choice award.
The sole piece of Toronto content you can look forward to today is an outstanding, in every sense, review of Jason Bateman directorial debut Bad Words.
But there's plenty more to enjoy on the site including:
• Five best moments
• A clip from the restored Wicker Man
• A blog by Nicholas Barber on good-looking presidents
Plus all the bumper content from Friday's paper, including Film&Music interviews with
• Jennifer Coolidge for Austenland
• John Turturro for Fading Gigolo
• David Cronenberg for his props exhibition
• Half of a Yellow Sun director Biyi Bandele.
… and reviews...
We've been talking about the Toronto film festival winding down for what feels like weeks now. And, finally, it is, for us at least - the last of us fly home today. The real thing actually packs up shop on Sunday, when they announce the people's choice award.
The sole piece of Toronto content you can look forward to today is an outstanding, in every sense, review of Jason Bateman directorial debut Bad Words.
But there's plenty more to enjoy on the site including:
• Five best moments
• A clip from the restored Wicker Man
• A blog by Nicholas Barber on good-looking presidents
Plus all the bumper content from Friday's paper, including Film&Music interviews with
• Jennifer Coolidge for Austenland
• John Turturro for Fading Gigolo
• David Cronenberg for his props exhibition
• Half of a Yellow Sun director Biyi Bandele.
… and reviews...
- 9/13/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
"Apart from being supersmart, Joss Whedon has the perfect credentials to write and direct a colossal commercial construct like Marvel's The Avengers," begins David Edelstein in this week's New York. "He plainly loves the opportunity to put these comic-book icons — Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) — in one room and let them hang out, spar (with words as well as hammers, shields, etc), and weigh the merits of individualism versus teamwork. Really — debate is as important to him as 'Hulk, smash!' The movie would be all over the place if not for Whedon's centrifugal seriousness. And it would be overbearingly pompous if not for his nifty ability to spoof his subjects without devaluing them. Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other Whedon wonders, The Avengers is both campy and reverential."
The Avengers, slated to open in the Us on Friday,...
The Avengers, slated to open in the Us on Friday,...
- 4/30/2012
- MUBI
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