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"Since [Scorsese] started Killers of the Flower Moon I’ve made four films"

If you can ignore the nagging feeling that the film is once again bringing a level of romanticism to a monster, Napoleon is a sumptuous feast of sight and sound.

Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby premiere 'Napoleon' in London, cast talks making movie about Napoleon Bonaparte.

The historical epic is Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix’s first movie together since Gladiator. I was not entertained.

In David Scarpa's screenplay, the real through line in "Napoleon" isn't the string of battles leading up to the downfall we all know is coming at Waterloo. (There, Rupert Everett's sneering Duke of Wellington enlivens the military tactics.) It's Napoleon's relationship with Joséphine that makes the main thread.

Spectacular set pieces and enticing moments of melodrama make Ridley Scott’s fairly academic approach to Napoleon Bonaparte feel eminently watchable.

Joaquin Phoenix puts on a big hat and emerges victorious as Napoleon in Ridley Scott’s huge, rollicking biopic of the French emperor…

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 bicorne hat — more icon of history than a real character — mostly only pops up in time-traveling odysseys like "Time Bandits" or "Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure."

AP – 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 bicorne hat – more icon of history […]

The historical epic about the famous French Emperor, starring Joaquin Phoenix, is set for release this month. Here's everything you need to know.