Past and Prologue: The Films of Ridley Scott
A complete retrospective of three-time Oscar-nominee Ridley Scott, who has treated moviegoers to epic depictions of the ancient past and visionary glances into the distant future, while taking us from the iconic expanses of the American West to the epicenter of modern-day warfare in the Middle East.
Read a brief introduction to the career and films of Ridley Scott by series programmer Scott Foundas. Get a double shot of Scott and save when you create your own double feature!
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece not only anticipated our future but designed it. With Harrison Ford as the grizzled gumshoe on the trail of renegade humanoid “replicants.”
Black Hawk Down
This visceral, Oscar-winning account of the 1993 battle between U.S. Army Rangers and Somali insurgents in Mogadishu set a new standard for cinematic depictions of men in war.
Body of Lies
Samarra-based CIA operative Leonardo DiCaprio trails an elusive, bin Laden–esque terrorist, while his Langley-based boss (Russell Crowe) watches from a safe distance in Scott’s razor-sharp look at the War on Terror.
G.I. Jane
Pumped-up Demi Moore joins an elite Navy reconnaissance team under the watchful eye of Master Chief Viggo Mortensen in Scott’s high-octane women-in-the-military actioner.
Gladiator
In the first of his five collaborations with Scott, Russell Crowe stars as a betrayed Roman General who seeks his revenge through the gladiatorial arena. Winner of five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor.
A Good Year
London investment banker Russell Crowe inherits a Provence vineyard and falls for the charms of a pre-La Vie en Rose Marion Cotillard in this charming, sun-drenched romantic fable.
Kingdom Of Heaven (Director’s Cut)
A village blacksmith (Orlando Bloom) becomes an unlikely hero in the Christian-Muslim religious wars of the 12th century in Scott’s masterful Crusades drama, presented here in the rarely screened director’s cut.
Prometheus (Members Only Sneak Preview)
Sneak preview for current Film Society Members only!
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe in Scott’s long-awaited return to the genre he helped to define. 3D Ticket Price: $17 for Members.
Robin Hood
Russell Crowe is an older, wizened Robin Hood and Cate Blanchett a hesitant, widowed Marian in Scott’s lyrical, revisionist take on the classic legend.
