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NEWS ABOUT: Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott stories: 9 news summaries

 Richardson Lives on 
 Through Donated Organs 

Plus, Redgrave signs on for new film

Mar 25, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Natasha Richardson’s death had the tiniest sliver of a silver lining: Her family donated her organs, the New York Post reports. “Doctors spent six hours harvesting all her organs. Some patient is going to wake up in the recovery room and start reciting Shakespeare,” said a source.... More »

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film • Robin Hood • organ donor • celebrity • death • Cate Blanchett • Ridley Scott • Russell Crowe • organ donation • Natasha Richardson • Vanessa Redgrave

 Naughty Sienna 
 Booted From 
 Robin Hood 

Sources say problem was Crowe's weight or Miller's affair

Jan 11, 09 7:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Sienna Miller's dalliance with a married actor has reportedly gotten her kicked off Ridley Scott's remake of Robin Hood, the Telegraph reports. "Sienna's image just wasn't right" to play Maid Marian, a source working on the movie said, "especially after her controversial affair with Balthazar Getty."... More »

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film • Robin Hood • affair • Ridley Scott • Russell Crowe • weight gain • Sienna Miller

movie review

 Body of Lies Too Conventional 

Film has atmosphere but 'flawed' story

Oct 10, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CIA thriller Body of Lies is “always crisp and watchable,” but “it ends up too unconvincing and conventional to consistently hold our attention,” writes Kenneth Turan in the LA Times. The story of an anti-terror mission played out on the ground but guided from the... More »

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Leonardo DiCaprio • film • movie review • thriller • Ridley Scott • Russell Crowe • Body of Lies

Iran Bars Actress From Leaving Country

Hollywood-bound DiCaprio co-star stopped at airport

Aug 21, 08 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran has barred an actress from leaving the country after details of her role alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in a spy thriller emerged, the Guardian reports. Golshifteh Farahani was on her way to Hollywood to discuss future roles when authorities stopped her at the airport. A trailer for the thriller, Body ... More »

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Iran • Leonardo DiCaprio • Ridley Scott • actor • movies • Body of Lies • Golshifteh Farahani

OPINION

Super Bowl Ads Mirror US Mood

Boom times inspire better ads, MSNBC reports

Jan 21, 08 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Super Bowl ads reveal the economic tenor of our times, MSNBC reports. Boom times spark creative commercials, like Apple's famed Ridley Scott-directed "1984" plug, which aired as economic confidence was rising. “Every year it really does mirror the biggest trends that year—what’s happening in the economy... More »

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television • advertising • Super Bowl • football • commercials • US economy • Ridley Scott • tv ads

Gucci Clan Wary of Scott Film

Granddaughter fears 'aggressive' flick will focus on 1995 murder

Dec 6, 07 4:34 PM CST
(Newser) - A member of the Gucci family tells the Guardian she's nervous about a planned Ridley Scott film that will chronicle the fashion dynasty's high times in the 1970s and '80s. Patrizia Gucci is concerned that the "aggressive" movie will devote too much attention to clan infighting, which culminated in... More »

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Gucci • Ridley Scott • movies

Gangster Whacks Box Office

Ridley Scott flick is highest grossing R-rated crime film ever

Nov 4, 07 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - American Gangster put competitors on ice this weekend and became the top-grossing R-rated crime flick ever. Starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, Gangster scored the top debut of the fall, beating Seinfeld's Bee Movie by $46.3 million to $39.1 million. Seinfeld's first foray since Seinfeld buzzed a little... More »

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Hollywood • film • Ridley Scott • Tyler Perry • Denzel Washington • Russell Crowe • movies

Denzel's Dead On in Gangster

Crowe shines as a cop who takes on drug king pin Frank Lucas

Nov 2, 07 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - As 1970s Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas, Denzel Washington is equal parts charisma and cold blood—a combination critics can't resist. "In the still, watchful center of his volcanic performance you'll find the measure of a dangerous man," writes Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, adding that American Gangster,... More »

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movie review • Ridley Scott • Denzel Washington • Russell Crowe • American Gangster

Philip K. Dick
Is Ready for His Closeup Now

In death, troubled
sci-fi writer is darling
of Hollywood

Sep 16, 07 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sci fi writer Philip K. Dick died paranoid, impoverished, and obscure. But since his death in 1982, nine movies have been based on his novels—including Blade Runner, Minority Report, and Total Recall—-and interest in his work , eerily prescient of the digital age, has never been higher.  More »

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Hollywood • film • Philip K Dick • Blade Runner • Ridley Scott • science fiction • movies

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