Napoleon articles
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Brian Cox really hated Napoleon
If Brian Cox were the one launching cannonballs at the pyramids with Ridley Scott, it wouldn’t have gone down like it did. This revelation comes from Brian Cox himself, who launched into a veritable tirade against the director’s Napoleon at a history event panel in London this week, with some extra, seemingly unprompted vitriol towards the film’s leading man. “Terrible. It’s terrible. A truly terrible performance by Joaquin Phoenix. It really is appalling,” he said (via British outlet The...
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Brian Cox Blasts Joaquin Phoenix's 'Terrible' Performance in 'Napoleon'
Brian Cox didn't hold back during a recent live talk when he criticized Joaquin Phoenix's performance in the historical drama Napoleon, calling it "truly terrible."Speaking candidly, Cox, 77, expressed his disbelief at the portrayal by Phoenix, 49, suggesting he could have delivered a much superior performance himself. "It's terrible. A truly terrible performance by Joaquin Phoenix. It really is appalling. I don't know what he was thinking," he stated at London's HistFest on Sunday, April 14, as...
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WEF president: 'We haven't seen this kind of debt since the Napoleonic Wars'
Borge Brende, president of the World Economic Forum, gave a stark outlook for the global economy.