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Ridley Scott

  • Film

    September 7, 2000

    State of the Union

    Nurse Betty explores our national ennui and insanity through the fantasies of its lead characters

  • Film

    January 17, 2002

    Hell and Back

    Scott's Black Hawk Down pays grim, gritty homage to real-life warriors

  • Film

    May 8, 1997

    Star Lard

    With The Fifth Element, Luc Besson swipes from science fiction past to create a slick, vacuous future

  • Film

    August 21, 1997

    Butch-ered

    G.I. Jane traps a testosterone-poisoned lunkhead in Demi Moore's body

  • Film

    December 4, 1997

    Send in the Clones

    An artful director brings flair to the Alien franchise

  • Film

    March 5, 1998

    Coens Go to Pot

    An artful director brings flair to the Alien franchise

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009
  • Film

    October 9, 2008

    We Can Believe In Body of Lies

    Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve

  • Film

    April 18, 2002

    Rock in Role

    As The Scorpion King, the People's Champ doth layeth the smacketh down

  • Home Entertainment

    February 21, 2008

    Margot at the Wedding, American Gangster: Unrated Extended Edition, Lust, Caution, Excellent Cadavers

    As The Scorpion King, the People's Champ doth layeth the smacketh down

  • Home Entertainment

    December 20, 2007

    Once, The Simpsons Movie, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, Halloween: Unrated Director's Cut

    As The Scorpion King, the People's Champ doth layeth the smacketh down

  • Film

    November 1, 2007

    American Gangster

    Ridley Scott's portrait of a '70s dope CEO may not be epic, but it's still super-fly

  • Home Entertainment

    March 1, 2007

    Weed Killer

    Ridley Scott's portrait of a '70s dope CEO may not be epic, but it's still super-fly

  • Film

    November 9, 2006

    Heart Attack

    Attempting romantic comedy, Sir Ridley Scott conquers neither.

  • Film

    October 5, 2006

    Bait and Switch

    A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment

  • Film

    September 21, 2006

    Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

    Veteran Chinese director takes a sentimental journey

  • Home Entertainment

    May 25, 2006

    Your Show of Shows

    Veteran Chinese director takes a sentimental journey

  • Music

    March 2, 2006

    Van Gogh with a Resonator

    Remembering Chris Whitley, the universal bluesman

  • Film

    January 12, 2006

    Romeo in the Rough

    Tristan & Isolde's clumsy romance may make you crave Shakespeare

  • Film

    December 29, 2005

    Little Misses

    Introducing the best movies of 2005 you probably didn't see

  • Home Entertainment

    October 13, 2005

    Why We Need DVDs

    Introducing the best movies of 2005 you probably didn't see

  • Film

    September 11, 2003

    Con Heir

    In Matchstick Men, a father meets daughter and sets a paper moon ablaze

  • Film

    October 3, 2002

    Flesh for Fantasy

    Dreamy Red Dragon completes the Hannibal boxed set

  • Film

    May 9, 2002

    Revolting

    Meet The New Guy, same as the old guy

  • Culture

    January 17, 2002

    Devil's Advocate

    Audiences love Jerry Bruckheimer. Critics don't. Like he cares.

  • Film

    February 8, 2001

    Quid Pro Quo?

    More adversaries than partners, Silence and Hannibal actively work against each other

  • Film

    December 28, 2000

    Better in Pairs

    Generally a letdown, the year in film offered some well-crafted works that are best viewed as double features

  • Culture

    May 4, 2000

    The Final Cut

    DVDs pull back the curtain on the movies, but do you really want to see the Wizard?

  • Film

    May 4, 2000

    Serious as Hell

    Deadly somber Gladiator needs every ounce of earnestness to prevent it from lapsing into parody

  • Film

    April 6, 2000
  • Film

    October 7, 1999

    Ford Fatigue

    Harrison plods through the flat Pollack mystery Random Hearts

  • Film

    January 26, 1995

    Throne of Blood

    Harrison plods through the flat Pollack mystery Random Hearts

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Pop Rocks: Yoiks and Away

    ​When (if) you think of Robin Hood, you probably recall the devil-may-care outlaw in Lincoln-green tights who fought the forces of medieval oppression with a longbow and a band of merry men. If you're lucky, you've caught Errol Flynn's definitive performance in 1938's The Adventures of Robin Hood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    WorldFest Discovered Steven Spielberg...And Oliver Stone...And Ang Lee...And...

    ​The 43rd Annual WorldFest -- Houston International Film & Video Festival (damn, that's a long name) can claim to have been the launching pad for several major directors; Steven Spielberg, George Lucas (in the same year), Ang Lee, Ridley Scott, Robert Rodriguez, the Coen Brothers, Brian de Pal ... More >>

  • Film

    May 13, 2010

    Ridley Scott Waters the Tree of Liberty

    Robin Hood rails against the no-good tax-and-spend Nottingham elite.

  • Film

    May 27, 2010

    Paycheck Prince

    Jake Gyllenhaal goes to the gym, but cannot beef up The Sands of Time.

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2010

    Justin Cronin: The Passage

    This Houston author hit paydirt with a story about death row inmates turned into vamps

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Pop Rocks: Finally, Some Important Movie News

    ​Now that the dust has cleared (and the blood has been spilled, thanks to a stabbing before the...Cowboys and Aliens panel) at Comic-Con, we can finally move forward, away from the overwrought announcements about the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Green Lantern (Ryan Reynolds is better ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Cinema To Fall Asleep To

    ​As a rule, I try not to fall asleep in movies. Home viewing is one thing. There's a certain satisfaction one derives from bravely refusing to remain conscious through an entire screening of The Break Up, for example. Some would regard it as a feat of endurance to stay awake for the entire fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Pop Rocks: 10 Things Comic Con 2011 Taught Us

    Steven Spielberg presents...​The 2011 Comic Con wrapped up last weekend. Over 120,000 of the geeky, nerdy, attention starved, and Twilight-headed descended upon sunny San Diego last weekend for what has become the entertainment industry's premiere showcase for anything related to comics, video ... More >>

  • Articles

    December 22, 2011

    The Film Issue: People of the Year

    Steven Spielberg presents...​The 2011 Comic Con wrapped up last weekend. Over 120,000 of the geeky, nerdy, attention starved, and Twilight-headed descended upon sunny San Diego last weekend for what has become the entertainment industry's premiere showcase for anything related to comics, video ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 22, 2011

    The Film Issue

    Looking back on the year in movies, and what's coming in 2012.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Pop Rocks: George, We'll Always Have The Star Wars Holiday Special

    13 years too late, as it turns out.​After much soul searching and agonizing (and in no way an attempt to drum up publicity in advance of his new movie), George Lucas has decided to retire from big budget movies: George Lucas' cinematic tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, Red Tails, opens in thea ... More >>

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