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Best English movies of 2021: ‘Dune,’ ‘The Power Of The Dog’ and more
2 years, 11 months ago

Best English movies of 2021: ‘Dune,’ ‘The Power Of The Dog’ and more

The Hindu  

While it’s a pity that hot awards season favourites like Paul Thomas Anderson’s coming-of-age smash-hit Licorice Pizza, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Japanese drama Drive My Car, or Joachim Trier’s Norwegian dark comedy The Worst Person in the World haven’t made it to Indian cinema screens — or a streamer yet — there has been plenty of joy at the movies from the …

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Ridley Scott is wrong to blame millennials for his box-office bomb – but he’s right to be angry
3 years ago

Ridley Scott is wrong to blame millennials for his box-office bomb – but he’s right to be angry

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A medieval triptych directed by Ridley Scott, the film follows the real-life story of Jean …

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‘The Last Duel’ movie review: A look at history through a millennial, #MeToo prism
3 years, 1 month ago

‘The Last Duel’ movie review: A look at history through a millennial, #MeToo prism

The Hindu  

Even though there are times when The Last Duel seems to be teetering on the edge of parody — one almost expects Blackadder to be hatching cunning plans with Baldrick, this latest from the 83-year-old Ridley Scott is engaging and lovely to look at to boot. Based on Eric Jager’s non-fiction book on the last official judicial duel, The Last …

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Ben Affleck, Matt Damon on reuniting after Good Will Hunting, and finding a female co-writer to update The Last Duel
3 years, 2 months ago

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon on reuniting after Good Will Hunting, and finding a female co-writer to update The Last Duel

Firstpost  

The men did not want just another version of The Matt and Ben Show. The Last Duel, directed by Ridley Scott, based on Eric Jager’s 2004 book, depicts France’s final officially sanctioned trial by combat: In 1386, Jean de Carrouges, a knight, and his friend-turned-rival, Jacques Le Gris, a squire, are ordered to fight to the death after Carrouges’ wife, …

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Ridley Scott: ‘Cinemas should not be allowed to go away’
3 years, 2 months ago

Ridley Scott: ‘Cinemas should not be allowed to go away’

The Independent  

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Who says chivalry is dead? Not this lot! BRIAN VINER reviews The Last Duel
3 years, 2 months ago

Who says chivalry is dead? Not this lot! BRIAN VINER reviews The Last Duel

Daily Mail  

THE LAST DUEL Verdict: Great Scott on form Rating: The first feature film directed by Ridley Scott was 1977's The Duellists, set in Napoleonic France. Now he brings us The Last Duel, also set in France Scott's critics might also note a characteristic narrative slog. GOING UNDERGROUND WITH LOU'S VELVETS Even at the time, it wasn't easy to explain the …

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Yes, ‘The Last Duel’ is a true story. Here’s what’s historical fact and fiction
3 years, 2 months ago

Yes, ‘The Last Duel’ is a true story. Here’s what’s historical fact and fiction

LA Times  

Spoiler alert: The following story includes details from the historical account behind the new film “The Last Duel” and narrative twists specific to the film. Eric Jager’s 2004 book, “The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France,” is a case of truth being stranger than fiction. Giving Women a New Voice Matt Damon as Jean …

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The Last Duel true story: fact vs. fiction in the new film about a medieval trial by combat.
54 years, 11 months ago

The Last Duel true story: fact vs. fiction in the new film about a medieval trial by combat.

Slate  

This article contains spoilers for The Last Duel. The film effectively depicts the violence embedded in medieval ideas of elite masculinity while taking historical liberties when it comes to the real nature and function of trials by combat, or how rape accusations worked in medieval Europe, including the consequences women who came forward faced. The Last Duel also makes many …

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The Last Duel review: Not quite Jodie Comer’s star turn, but a perfectly engrossing slice of historical intrigue
3 years, 2 months ago

The Last Duel review: Not quite Jodie Comer’s star turn, but a perfectly engrossing slice of historical intrigue

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Cert 18, 152 mins Can you imagine if Matt Damon and …

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REAL story behind 'The Last Duel': How knights fought to the death in 1386
3 years, 2 months ago

REAL story behind 'The Last Duel': How knights fought to the death in 1386

Daily Mail  

They had once been good friends, but on a cold winter's day in December 1386, French knights Jacques Le Gris and Jean de Carrouges fought bitterly in front of their king. Above: An illustration of the aftermath of the battle shows Carrouges holding Le Gris's head before the king Afterwards, whilst Carrouges was hailed as hero, Le Gris's naked body …

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Matt Damon. Ben Affleck. A Medieval #MeToo Story. What Could Go Wrong?
54 years, 11 months ago

Matt Damon. Ben Affleck. A Medieval #MeToo Story. What Could Go Wrong?

Slate  

Ridley Scott’s medieval #MeToo drama The Last Duel opens big as it sets the stage for a 1386 duel to the death between two armored combatants on horseback. Just as the first blow is about to be struck, the story cuts to 26 years earlier, when the two combatants, the knight Jean de Carrouges and the squire Jacques Le Gris …

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Review: Ridley Scott’s epic ‘The Last Duel’ rebukes the patriarchy in every era
3 years, 2 months ago

Review: Ridley Scott’s epic ‘The Last Duel’ rebukes the patriarchy in every era

LA Times  

The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Toward the end of Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel,” an epic evisceration of bad men and worse hair, a court official argues that a woman must experience sexual pleasure in order to conceive a child. Adapted from Eric Jager’s 2004 book, “The Last Duel” is a sprawling, …

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Review: Medieval and #MeToo clash in ‘The Last Duel’
3 years, 2 months ago

Review: Medieval and #MeToo clash in ‘The Last Duel’

Associated Press  

On its mud-and-blood surface, “The Last Duel” seems like a familiar slog. “The Last Duel” is more like a medieval tale deconstructed, piece by piece, until its heavily armored male characters and the genre’s mythologized nobility are unmasked. Damon and Affleck, who last together scripted their breakout, “Good Will Hunting,” have said they wrote the first two sections, and handed …

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Venice Film Festival 2021: Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso pose at The Last Duel premiere
3 years, 3 months ago

Venice Film Festival 2021: Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso pose at The Last Duel premiere

Daily Mail  

Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso cut very stylish figures as they attended the premiere of his film The Last Duel amid the 78th Venice Film Festival on Friday. Couple goals: Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso cut very stylish figures as they attended the premiere of his film The Last Duel amid the 78th Venice Film Festival …

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Beaming Jennifer Lopez looks stylish in a pinstripe co-ord as she waves on a water taxi in Venice
3 years, 3 months ago

Beaming Jennifer Lopez looks stylish in a pinstripe co-ord as she waves on a water taxi in Venice

Daily Mail  

Jennifer Lopez and boyfriend Ben Affleck continued their public display of affection on Friday on the 10th day of the Venice Film Festival. Power couple: The singer, 52, made a stylish arrival for the penultimate day in a chic pinstripe co-ord, while Ben, 49, cut a dapper figure in a navy black suit and partially unbuttoned shirt Stronger together: The …

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