The life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte do not seem like a laughing matter. Watching director Ridley Scott’s new historical epic about the infamous Frenchman, though, frequent snickering or the ...

It features fabrications including showing him shooting at pyramids and leading a cavalry. In response to criticism, Scott told his critics to "get a life." Historians seem to be absolutely livid with ...

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Editor’s Note: Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) is a freelance writer in Chicago. The views expressed here are his own. View more opinion on CNN. This is not the best historical moment for a hagiography of ...

Splitting Napoleon into two parts could have added depth to his character and explored his motivations in a more meaningful way. By cramming Napoleon's life into one movie, Ridley Scott missed the ...

Trust no one—not even me—who tries to tell you Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is any good. Good is perhaps not the word to use. Napoleon is a sprawl, a messy pageant, a little crazy and yet perhaps not crazy ...

Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix, 'Napoleon' is doing far better than expected for a historical epic catering to older adults. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer From Apple ...

Call it the 18th-century equivalent of being ghosted. On his military campaigns, French general (and later emperor) Napoleon Bonaparte would send his wife Josephine mostly unrequited love letters. The ...

Napoleon Bonaparte did a lot, but he didn’t quite do it all. He did not, for example, fire a bunch of cannons at the Egyptian pyramids. Does it matter that Ridley Scott’s Napoleon includes a scene of ...