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Ridley Scott
Currently experiencing something of a renaissance, with Gladiator , Hannibal and Black Hawk Down , Ridley ScottÂ’s career has reclaimed the prominence it had in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and there are rumours of him returning to his roots with a fifth Alien movie in the near future. Working within some of the classic genres of cinema (horror, epic, war movie, adventure, science fiction, road movie), Scott is a vivid and powerful film director whose work exemplifies intelligent mainstream cinema.
He is equally at home on the desert highways of Thelma & Louise as he is on the high seas of White Squall , the future world of Blade Runner and the spaceships of Alien .
Known for his whizz bang visuals and his background in commercials, he has proved himself at fusing powerful images with rich drama and metaphor. He has worked with many of contemporary cinemaÂ’s most accomplished stars (Sigourney Weaver, Tom Cruise, Susan Sarandon, Russell Crowe, Ewan McGregor and Anthony Hopkins among others) and often provided them with opportunities to revise their image.
Using the successful format of previous books in the Virgin Film series, this guide will include each of ScottÂ’s films chronologically, but will also cover information on his frequent collaborators, his thoughts on his own films, and a section on his unrealised projects.
Completely up to date, with details of every film up to and including Black Hawk Down .
2002 is the 20th anniverary of the release of one of Scott's most famous films, Blade Runner .
An insightful guide to one of the top directors of the moment.
Illustrated with eight pages of colour film stills.
He is equally at home on the desert highways of Thelma & Louise as he is on the high seas of White Squall , the future world of Blade Runner and the spaceships of Alien .
Known for his whizz bang visuals and his background in commercials, he has proved himself at fusing powerful images with rich drama and metaphor. He has worked with many of contemporary cinemaÂ’s most accomplished stars (Sigourney Weaver, Tom Cruise, Susan Sarandon, Russell Crowe, Ewan McGregor and Anthony Hopkins among others) and often provided them with opportunities to revise their image.
Using the successful format of previous books in the Virgin Film series, this guide will include each of ScottÂ’s films chronologically, but will also cover information on his frequent collaborators, his thoughts on his own films, and a section on his unrealised projects.
Completely up to date, with details of every film up to and including Black Hawk Down .
2002 is the 20th anniverary of the release of one of Scott's most famous films, Blade Runner .
An insightful guide to one of the top directors of the moment.
Illustrated with eight pages of colour film stills.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2003
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June 28, 2012
Having recently seen 'Prometheus', which is the prequel to the original 'Alien' film, released in 1978 and directed by Sir Ridley Scott,it helped to rekindle my admiration for him as a director, but as a man.
In my view the 'Alien quintet alongside the 'Star Wars movies, have awakened the love of Sci-fi as no other movies in other genres have before or since.
When we look at Scott's body of work, we see a director who has not only mastered the art of Science Fiction,almost all other genres eg action,road-trip,historical and comedy are but a few.
He manages to tell a story and have characters who have flaws, he doesn't mind approaching controversial subjects such as what was portrayed honestly in 'Black Hawk Down'.
I would have to say, my 2 favorite of many of his chosen actors and their respective roles were and always will be Sigourney Weaver as 'Ripley' whose role contained more testosterone then either Sly Stallone or Arnie will ever have.The other actor was Russell Crowe as Gen Maximus Decimus Meridius, a leader I would gladly follow into battle.
In my view the 'Alien quintet alongside the 'Star Wars movies, have awakened the love of Sci-fi as no other movies in other genres have before or since.
When we look at Scott's body of work, we see a director who has not only mastered the art of Science Fiction,almost all other genres eg action,road-trip,historical and comedy are but a few.
He manages to tell a story and have characters who have flaws, he doesn't mind approaching controversial subjects such as what was portrayed honestly in 'Black Hawk Down'.
I would have to say, my 2 favorite of many of his chosen actors and their respective roles were and always will be Sigourney Weaver as 'Ripley' whose role contained more testosterone then either Sly Stallone or Arnie will ever have.The other actor was Russell Crowe as Gen Maximus Decimus Meridius, a leader I would gladly follow into battle.
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