The Envy Awards for those offbeat and off-putting scenes
The 96th Academy Awards, to be held March 10 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, promises prizes to worthy recipients in nearly two dozen categories.…
The ‘dirty dozen’ of Davos – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. It’s that time of year again: Leaders, business titans, philanthropists and celebs descend on…
How ‘Napoleon’ keeps it battles close to home
Even by Hollywood’s formidable location-swapping standards, Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” deserves some kind of medal for cinematic sleight-of-hand. The French conqueror never invaded Britain, whereas the…
Russia’s fabled war ally ‘General Frost’ turns on Moscow – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — Kremlin propagandists have long claimed that "General Frost" marshalled his icy forces…
‘Hunger Games’ wins Thanksgiving box office in second week
No one else volunteered as tribute over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend as Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” took home the…
‘Napoleon’ review: Joaquin in a winter wonderland
They say that behind every great man is a great woman. “Napoleon,” Ridley Scott’s clamorously eventful but oddly desultory new epic, wrings its own variation…
Vanessa Kirby commands the heart of Ridley Scott ‘Napoleon.’
Gazing out of “Napoleon” (in wide release today) with sly, cat-eyed calculation, Vanessa Kirby turns the whole movie into a power game, one that eclipses…
Napoleon hat fetches record $2.1m at Paris auction | News
The black beaver felt hat, sold at a record price, belonged to the ruler of the French empire in the 19th century. A hat belonging…
How France learned to love Big Brother – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — Liberté. Egalité. But mostly: sécurité. It all started with Napoléon Bonaparte. Over…