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Why do we see German and Roman characters speaking like they’re from London? The blame lies partly with film directors – and more broadly with British imperialism.
Numidia was once a vast kingdom, stretching from the east of modern-day Morocco into Algeria, Tunisia and the west of Libya.
To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.
The film follows the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus who has been living under a new identity to escape Roman politics.
While undoubtedly entertaining, the sequel feels like a duplicate of the original which sacrifices characterisation for ambitious set pieces.
The scene shows two warships at a face-off while sharks circle in the waters below.
One thing that certainly did not happen was a warrior mounted on a rhinoceros (even a non-computer-generated one) charging at a group of gladiators.
Ridley Scott’s focus on Napoleon’s tactical triumphs, reckless miscalculations and sexual entanglements neglects his paradoxical legacy as a lawmaker.
Leaving out the history of Napoléon’s brutal subjugation of Haiti is akin to making a movie about Hitler without mentioning the Holocaust.
Ridley Scott’s film is not intended to paint a romanticised image of Napoleon, but rather immerse the viewer in the dilemmas and complexities of power.
Napoleon has unleashed a torrent of objections to the film’s historical errors. More important for historians should be whether creative works pass the test of authenticity.
Joaquin Phoenix is a great Napoleon. How have other films treated France’s most famous man?
A historian explains what the relationship between one of the most famous couples in history was really like.
Here are the truths behind some of the major scenes from Ridley Scott’s new Napoleon biopic.
A new book explores the enormous Alien franchise spawned by the 1979 film.
The unsung heroes of screen production, storyboard artists are employed to create a shared visual script.
Anti-black violence exists against the backdrop of the political and cultural dehumanization of Black people. How did this happen and where do we go from here?
A great movie that gets some of its history wrong is way better than an accurate film that puts people to sleep.
Kevin Spacey’s star has fallen, and his role erased from a new film. Could he challenge this?
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