Ridley Scott

Breakouts

2011-11-16 00:00:00

Michael Fassbender, 'Shame' and 'A Dangerous Method' You likely first saw Michael Fassbender as the cheeky Lt. Archie Cox in "Inglorious Basterds" or as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto in this summer's "X-Men: First Class." But it's the latter part of this year...

'Alien' once again bursts onto the big screen, at the Charles

2011-01-20 15:28:00

When Walter Hill was flipping through the first 40 pages of the science fiction/horror script that became "Alien," he considered it turgid, a snooze. "I thought it was just terrible," said Hill, who co-wrote and co-produced the movie with his partner,...

A race heads in unknown direction

2002-02-27 00:00:00

Looking like an unmade bed, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" director Peter Jackson ambles barefoot into a small dining room at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills for an intimate luncheon with a dozen or so local journalists. It'...

The race for best director at a glance

2002-02-27 00:00:00

Ron Howard, "A Beautiful Mind" Oscar history: Howard's never been nominated before, even though his "Apollo 13" was in the running for best picture and he won the Directors Guild of America award for directing it. In his favor: Howard is extremely well-...

Oscar nominees' list rings of reassurance

2002-02-13 00:00:00

On a morning when news of the 74th Oscar nominations had to vie for air time with reports of a new terrorism alert, the films that had the most success with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences could be summed up in a single word: reassuring....

'Rings' leads Oscar nominations

2002-02-12 00:00:00

Oscar nominations could offer firsts

2002-02-11 00:00:00

It's elementary, Oscar

2002-01-28 00:00:00

Sherlock Holmes never tried his hand at Oscar prognosticating, but indications are he would have had a flair for it. "When you have eliminated the impossible," the great detective said, "whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." As it...

Director's Guild announces nominees

2002-01-23 00:00:00

Oscar predictions are cast in gold

2002-01-24 00:00:00

The Golden Globes are history - which means it's time to start handicapping the Oscar race in earnest. Judging by Sunday's awards show, A Beautiful Mind should earn itself a passel of Oscar nominations when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

Summer movies release schedule

2005-04-19 00:00:00

Lucas, Spielberg usher in summer with sci-fi wars

2005-04-19 05:20:00

Ridley Scott's 1982 classic "Blade Runner" screens Saturday at the Million Dollar Theater.

2013-03-19 09:00:23

"Looper" might have won the Best Sci-Fi/Action Award at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, but director Rian Johnson made sure that everyone in the category was a winner.

2013-01-10 18:39:00

What we were expecting: A fitting continuation of the sci-fi classic "Alien" franchise, brought to us by the original "Alien" director himself, Ridley Scott.

2012-12-06 00:00:00