Ridley Scott returned to the franchise he started, Alien, with 2012’s Prometheus. He followed that entry up with Alien: Covenant, which saw the series inch closer to where we began with 1979’s iconic sci-fi horror. Before the polarizing reaction to both films and the Disney purchase of Fox, Scott always planned for a series of […]
Tom Hardy, Steven Knight and Ridley Scott reteaming for Great Expectations
Having worked together on Taboo and the recent Charles Dickens’ adaptation A Christmas Carol, Tom Hardy, Steven Knight and Ridley Scott are set to reunite to take on another Dickens classic in Great Expectations. “Adapting Dickens’ work is a delight,” said Peaky Blinders creator Knight. “I chose Great Expectations as the next work to bring […]
Thelma and Louise with Valley Girl director Rachel Lee Goldenberg | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #78
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, Rachel Lee Goldenberg – director of the new Valley Girl remake – reveals her adoration for feminist road movie classic Thelma & Louise… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks […]
Kingdom of Heaven at 15: Mediocre historical epic or compelling 21st Century comment?
With Kingdom of Heaven turning 15 this week, George Nash looks at how Ridley Scott’s underrated epic remains an important examination of 21st Century religious and international relations… Like the plight of Jerusalem’s dwindling forces as they struggle to hold off a 200,000-strong Muslim army during the film’s final third, Kingdom of Heaven was fighting […]
The Greatest Director of All Time?
Tom Jolliffe ponders the question: who is the greatest director of all time? One of the toughest of tough film related questions. Who is the greatest director ever? Think over all the icons throughout history. There have been countless, many who crossed from silent to sound, such as Fritz Lang, Carl Theodore Dreyer, D.W Griffith […]
MGM buys rights to Ridley Scott’s Gucci, Lady Gaga set to star
After a star-making turn in A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga looks to follow it up with an even splashier project. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that MGM has beaten other studios out for the right to Ridley Scott’s latest project, and Gaga is at the center of the film. Scott will direct Gucci, a […]
First look at Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver in Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel
With filming underway on Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel, a few set photos have begun to emerge on social media showing Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Adam Driver in their assorted medieval get-up, as well as sporting some rather interesting hairstyles. Adam Driver as Jacques Le Gris, The Last Duel Feb27, 2020 pic.twitter.com/g7uEI6i12h — Best […]
Alien with graphic designer Pete Hambling | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #63
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, graphic designer Pete Hambling discusses the acidic blood of sci-fi horror classic Alien… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, graphic designer Pete Hambling reveals that Ridley Scott’s 70s […]
Lady Gaga teams with Ridley Scott for Gucci murder drama
Lady Gaga is set to follow up the Oscar-winning A Star Is Born by teaming with Ridley Scott for a drama based upon the murder of Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of Gucci founder Guccio Gucci. The film will see Gaga playing Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio, who was tried and convicted for his 1995 […]
November 2019: Welcome to Blade Runner
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Blade Runner in the month and year it was set… Remember when 2014 was coming to an end? There was a clamour of snorting giggles as people bemoaned the impending 2015’s lack of self drying clothes, flying cars, hydropizza and hover-boards. Granted, Back to the Future Part II did get […]
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