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Such talk raises hackles among the victims and victors of World War II who fear a resurgence of Teutonic arrogance. When former British Cabinet minister Nicholas Ridley in 1990 called the E.C. "a German racket designed to take over the whole of Europe," the cry of "Hear, hear" rose across Britain. Ridley's views cost him his job, but he has gained some converts. "I am beginning to think that Nicholas Ridley was on to something," wrote Financial Times columnist John Willman, who considers himself pro-German. "Two disastrous attempts to establish German hegemony over Europe earlier in the century...
Harvard Film Archive--Making "Do the Right Thing" directed by St. Claire Bourne, USA, with American Shoeshine directed by Sparky Green, USA, at 5:30 p.m. Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott, Great Britain, at 7 p.m. The Lady Eye directed by Preston Sturges...
Britain is afraid of Germany. London remembers the Blitz. Last year Cabinet minister Nicholas Ridley was voicing a general British suspicion when he called the unification process "a German racket designed to take over the whole of Europe." He was fired, but only because it was considered impolitic for a member of the British government to make such a statement in public...
Five weeks after its glamorous film festival, the French Riviera town of Cannes once again becomes the scene of a major international competition. Top filmmakers from around the world -- from Argentina to Yugoslavia -- offer their work. World-class directors like Ridley Scott and Spike Lee capture the moment. Performers from Madonna to Mickey Rourke play to collective fantasies. But this time there is one crucial difference: most of the movies flash by in 15 to 90 seconds...
After consulting a few how-to books on screenwriting, Khouri, a music-video producer who had made videos for Robert Cray, Alice Cooper and the Commodores, started writing. Nine months later, Thelma & Louise found its way to director Ridley Scott and, through him, to MGM/UA. During the shooting, Scott added much of the phallic imagery -- the huge trucks, the giant cacti and a chemical-spewing plane -- that has riled some of the film's detractors. He also cut scenes that portrayed the close friendship between the two title characters, including one in which each confides what she fears most...