Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024

When Hayao Miyazaki was contemplating whether he would come out of retirement in 2016, he put together a curiously self-critical proposal.

"There's nothing more pathetic than telling the world you'll retire because of your age, then making yet another comeback," wrote the filmmaker, now...

Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023

For such a famed historical figure, Napoleon has made only fleeting appearances in movies since Abel Gance's 1927 silent film.

Stanley Kubrick had grand designs for a Napoleon epic that went unmade. (Steven Spielberg is attempting to revive those plans as a series ). Napoleon and his...

Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023

Sony chairman and CEO Tom Rothman did not hold back Monday on the opening night of CinemaCon in Las Vegas, reminding a crowd of theater owners and exhibitors that Sony is and was the "only major studio dedicated entirely to theatrical."

The studio's motion pictures group president Josh...

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023

Ridley Scott’s RSA Films has signed multi-hyphenate talent James Morosini for representation in commercials and branded content in the U.S. Morosini wrote, directed and starred in the 2022 indie hit I Love My Dad--also with Patton Oswalt, Claudia Sulewski, Rachel Dratch and Lil Rel...

Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021

Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disney's "Encanto" and the Lady Gaga-led "House of Gucci" both gave a lift to two genres that have been particularly battered by the pandemic: family movies and adult dramas. 

"Encanto" led the box office...

Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021

Everything in "House of Gucci" is over the top. The accents. The performances. The fashion. The settings. The runtime. The music. The greed. This movie knows exactly what it is and, sweetie, it is gloriously decadent, ridiculous fun.

There is an alternate universe in which " House of...

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021

On its mud-and-blood surface, "The Last Duel" seems like a familiar slog.

The film, directed by Ridley Scott, begins with all the expected medieval trappings: gory battlefields, imposing stone castles, the clop of horses. The skies are gray, the terrain muddy and, considering this film is...

Monday, Jul. 26, 2021

The Venice International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup of world premieres for September — including Pablo Larrain's "Spencer," starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana, and Ridley Scott's medieval drama "The Last Duel," featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver. 

The...

Thursday, Apr. 15, 2021

The great-grandchildren of Guccio Gucci, who founded the luxury fashion house that bears his name nearly a century ago in Florence, are appealing to filmmaker Ridley Scott to respect their family's legacy in a new film that focuses on a sensational murder. 

"The House of Gucci," starring...

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021

January 15, 2016    The Revenant landed a leading 12 nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards. The strong showing for The Revenant sets director Alejandro Inarritu for a possible back-to-back win following his sweep for...

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