Ridley Scott

  • Things I've Learned as a Moviemaker

Ridley Scott: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker

Ridley Scott has brought us a chest-bursting alien, a Black Hawk down, Thelma and Louise in a convertible, and Hannibal Lecter…

5 months ago
  • The Rundown

House of Gucci Truth and Fiction; Sex Scenes Debate Continues; Paul McCartney In-Studio ‘Get Back’ Magic; West Side Story Reactions

We break down what House of Gucci keeps and what it changes from its source material; Peterloo director Mike Leigh…

2 years ago
  • Interviews

House of Gucci Writer Says the Key Was to ‘Make It Very Ironic and Really Not Take the Characters Too Seriously’

https://shows.acast.com/moviemaker-interviews/episodes/roberto-bentivegna-house-of-gucci House of Gucci went through several writers before the project found one who could do justice to the surreally…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Paul Thomas Anderson On a Move to TV; Cha Cha Real Smooth and Other Sundance Hopefuls; Kevin Spacey Pays Up

Paul Thomas Anderson gets candid about working in television and ponders the ideal runtime; Writer-director-star Cooper Raiff follows up the…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Fincher’s Zodiac Killers; Ridley Scott is Right; Tarantino’s NFTs

Ridley Scott is right that most superhero movies are bad, but is otherwise wrong; Quentin Tarantino enters a legal Battle…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Brian Cox Set for Directorial Debut; Licorice Pizza Review Roundup; House of Gucci Accents Analyzed

Succession star Brian Cox is set for his directorial debut; Licorice Pizza reviews are beginning to roll in; Developments in…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Lady Gaga Goes Method for House of Gucci; See Licorice Pizza in 70mm; MoviePass Resurrected?

Lady Gaga stayed in character (and accent) throughout the House of Gucci production; Licorice Pizza is coming this Thanksgiving in…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Dinklage as Cyrano; The Last Duel First 4 Minutes; What Are You Working On?

Peter Dinklage stars in a sweeping new Cyrano; watch Matt and Ben and their new friend Adam in the first…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Sopranos Fever Sweeps the Youth; Ridley Scott’s New Gladiator; Pitt-Clooney Reunite

New Bond suggestions; the Many Saints of Newark meaning; kids today love The Sopranos; Brad Pitt and George Clooney face…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

New Dexter Trailer; Princess Diana Film at Venice; Old Beats Snake Eyes

A first look at the new Dexter; Spencer, with Kristin Stewart as Princess Diana, is among films in the Venice…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Ted Lasso Lessons; a Loki Lie; Thelma & Louise Reunite

What Ted Lasso stars learned from the plucky show; we think Loki is lying; Thelma and Louise reunite to reminisce…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Movies to Look Forward To; Chloé Zhao Eternals; Small Movies Wanted

2021 movies to look forward to from Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam McKay, and more; Marvel tells us what to expect…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Movies to Look Forward To; Chloé Zhao Eternals; Small Movies Wanted

2021 movies to look forward to from Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam McKay, and more; Marvel tells us what to expect…

3 years ago
  • Articles - Distribution
  • Articles - Moviemaking

Madagascar 3 Takes Down Prometheus

Despite being one of the most highly anticipated movies of the summer, Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, the director’s quasi-sort-of-prequel-well-no-not-really-it’s-a-companion-film was unable…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Sad Guccis; Pete Davidson as Joey Ramone; Mads Mikkelsen Joins Indiana Jones

The Guccis have some complaints that will make more people want to see House of Gucci; Tribeca announces its opening film;…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: A Festival Uncancelled; Back to the Future Turns 35; Podcasts for Your Weird 4th

In today's Movie News Rundown: Finally, an uncancellation; the director of Netflix's hit Eurovision Song Contest  explains how Tupac Shakur and…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

How Eurovision Director David Dobkins Helped Bring Tupac’s THUG LIFE Tattoo to the World (Podcast)

Netflix's hit comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga was a return to form for director David Dobkins. The…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: Box-Office Best Case; Ridley Scott Goes Gaga; Roger Ebert on John Prine

In today's movie news: The best case for box office this year is pretty bad; Cannes won't go online; and…

4 years ago
  • Spring 2017

Persistence Pays Off: Alien: Covenant‘s Katherine Waterston is Finally Ready For Her Close-Up

Do a cursory scroll through the IMDb page of Katherine Waterston, and you’ll find someone who—on the surface—is in the…

7 years ago
  • Moviemaking

You Need Professional Help: How Essential is Mentorship in the Film Industry? Indie Filmmakers Weigh In

When Alan Barillaro, director of “Piper,” this year’s Oscar winner for Best Animated Short Film, accepted his award, he said,…

7 years ago
  • Moviemaking

How They Did It: To Juice Its UFO Scenes, Phoenix Forgotten Used Air Vacuums, Taxidermied Animals and Other Practical FX

Before directing Phoenix Forgotten, I started out my career as a graphics guy, doing titles and animation with Adobe After…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Creative License: Paterson’s Golshifteh Farahani Talks Jarmusch and Breaking Through Iranian Self-Censorship

We all long for lives filled with extraordinary moments, signs that our individual experiences are different from everyone else's. Yet…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: How to Develop and Nurse a Theme Throughout Your Narrative

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. From academics…

8 years ago
  • Acting
  • Fall 2015
  • Interviews

Sticking it Out, Winning Big: Ben Mendelsohn Comes Up Aces Again in Mississippi Grind

If you’ve seen Ben Mendelsohn onscreen, chances are you’ve been afraid of him. The Australian actor has played some of…

9 years ago