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Adapt, Improvise, Evolve: The evolutionary terror of Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’
We all know how the famous tagline goes: in space, no one can hear you scream. But in reality, the truth is a little more terrifying: in space, you literally can’t scream. More
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‘The Martian’ thrills with human ingenuity instead of mindless action
Director Ridley Scott shows amazing restraint as he scales back the pyrotechnics and emphasizes human ingenuity in ‘The Martian.’ More
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TIFF 15′ – ‘The Martian’ is sci-fi at its finest
The Martian is a fantastic movie — it cannot be stated quickly enough. Ridley Scott’s film about a man stranded on Mars after his crew evacuates without him is the director’s best work in years. The Martian features a stellar supporting cast, a well written script that’s clever and funny, and an Oscar caliber performance from a Hollywood A-lister at the top of his game. More
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Help is on the way for Matt Damon in latest trailer for ‘The Martian’
“Take that, Neil Armstrong!” Two new trailers for director Ridley Scott’s The Martian debuted on Wednesday, offering a more in-depth look at the story the film portrays and the struggle that Matt Damon’s Marl Watney is going through. The movie also stars Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian […] More
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Watch the first trailer for ‘The Martian’, with Matt Damon
UPDATE: The Martian has moved up its release date to October 2. Take that Neil Armstrong! Just this morning we shared a viral video that introduced you to the crew of Ares 3, a mission to Mars as depicted in Ridley Scott’s new film The Martian, and now they’ve followed suit by releasing a full […] More
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VOTD: First look at Matt Damon and astronaut crew in teaser for Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’
Matt Damon is certainly developing a habit for getting stranded on far out planets alone. Following Interstellar, in his next film The Martian Damon leads a crew of astronauts on a mission to Mars, only to get stuck in a storm separating him from his team, forcing him to survive and make it back to Earth. Ridley […] More
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Video of the Day: Ridley Scott’s filmography in seven glorious minutes
Ridley Scott is known for his atmospheric, highly concentrated visual style, and his films frequently showcase memorable imagery of various environments and different time periods be it 2nd century Rome (Gladiator), 12th century Jerusalem (Kingdom of Heaven), 21st century Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down), or the future cityscapes of Blade Runner. Although Ridley Scott’s trademarks may […] More
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‘Blade Runner 2’ a go with Harrison Ford confirmed, Denis Villenueve to direct
Ridley Scott nostalgia is having an awful good week. Back in November there were talks that a sequel to Blade Runner, Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece, was in the works, but that Scott would be unable to direct due to schedule conflicts with Prometheus 2. Now however, a replacement has been found in Denis Villeneuve, Oscar […] More
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‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ needs more divine inspiration
Exodus: Gods and Kings Written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine & Steven Zaillian Directed by Ridley Scott UK/USA/Spain, 2014 Perhaps the End Times are finally upon us. How else to explain a year that began with Russell Crowe playing Noah and ends with Christian Bale as Moses? Whereas Darren Aronofsky’s Noah reached […] More
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Final trailer for Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’
Ridley Scott has made another epic. This time it is based on the Old Testament. It is called Exodus: Gods and Kings. The final trailer from Fox promotes it as “From the director of Gladiator“. So it goes. Christian Bale plays Moses, while Joel Edgerton plays Ramses. The film’s supporting cast includes Aaron Paul, Sigourney […] More
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The Definitive Scary Scenes from Non-Horror Films: 40-31
40. Night of the Hunter (1955) Scene: The Preacher on the Horizon Video: http://youtu.be/9PyNL2ahKwc?list=PLZbXA4lyCtqolaQOAXly96de5FYQlPzqK Just like a few others in this section of the list, Charles Laughton’s brilliant Night of the Hunter isn’t really a horror film, but still sets out to keep the audience on edge. Starring a diabolical Robert Mitchum as a preacher/serial killer […] More
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Christian Bale is Moses in ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ trailer
Moses is the hero Egypt deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So says the lord. I might be getting some movies confused there, but regardless, Christian Bale is back in action hero form in the trailer for Ridley Scott’s latest swords and sandals epic Exodus: Gods and Kings, a retelling of the […] More