Given the general air of sardonic jocularity, we wait for a punch line. Richard III ascended to the throne in June 1483, succeeding his 12-year-old nephew, Edward V, whod inherited the crown from his father, Edward IV. Violet White. The movie showed at some of last year's film festivals so it's likely the Top Shop owner is well aware of its existence. For 30 years he has ruled the world of retail fashion - bringing the high street to the catwalk and the catwalk to the high street - but after a damaging public inquiry, his image is tarnished. Harold Macmillan, later to become Prime Minister, characterised McCreery as a 'very clever' man in his wartime diaries. MONDELLO: Also, some bad optics - an ex-wife sailing up on a $100 million yacht, their reality TV star daughter bringing along a film crew and their barely-out-of-puberty son seemingly inspired by the Greek landscape and a somewhat literal reading of "Oedipus." It's sobering and important stuff. Still dressed as Nero. [16] He was thus responsible for running that part of the country under British occupation. Richard lived in 1935, at address, Ohio. He's often abusive to those around him, and his lifestyle of luxury and excess is played for laughs, though the jokes often don't land. Happily for a writer-director Michael Winterbottom, there are sufficient copycat examples that he won't be sued for slander. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #6: (As character) Poor things. Your privacy is important to us. Granted, it would be hard to be more vicious, as the film amplifies the bewildering egotism of Greens 50th-birthday bash, an extravagant toga party thrown on the island of Cyprus, where he dressed as Emperor Nero and surrounded himself with hundreds of rich sycophants, to be collectively serenaded by Rod Stewart. Greed tells the story of self-made British billionaire Sir Richard McCreadie, whose retail empire is in crisis. [citation needed]. McCreery and his wife, Lettice St. Maur, had four sons and one daughter. "And he's never been shy in that regard, and so in some ways, I owe him a debt of gratitude for shining a light on what I think are nefarious business practices.". Explanations for why Richard decided to replace the young king vary, with critics arguing that hed long coveted the crown and supporters offering more sympathetic interpretations. Richard's demise on the battlefield just over two years later, the scholar added, was simply "mischief he received [in turn for] the mischief that he did." And a string of celebs including stars who were at his 6.5million 60th birthday bash in Cancun, Mexico, in 2012 lined up for cameos to help mock him. Coogan told Sky News: "People might do that, might accuse me of hypocrisy and yeah, I've certainly had an indulgent lifestyle. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. [6][1], McCreery was educated at Bilton Grange, St Michael's Preparatory School, Westgate-on-Sea and Eton College. He attended the Staff College, Camberley, from 1928 to 1929. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Sir Richard's ex-wife, Samantha (Isla Fisher), is present with her new partner, as is McCreadie's latest trophy girlfriend, his two children -- reality show-wannabe daughter Lily (Sophie Cookson) and distant son full of Oedipal resentment Finn (Asa Butterfield) -- and his biographer, Nick (David Mitchell). UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) They're look-alikes. And the film sends up the opulent toga party Green - nicknamed Sir Philip Greed after the. Read about our approach to external linking. One opulent event sent up is the toga bash held for Greens 50th in 2002. [13] The MC's citation reads: On 9th November, 1918, east of the Avesnes-Maubeuge road, for valuable and dashing work when in command of a mounted patrol sent forward to get in touch with the retiring enemy. MONDELLO: Complicating matters slightly is that McCreadie's brought a journalist along to record it all for posterity. COOGAN: (As Sir Richard McCreadie) Looks like Rod Stewart's bitter older brother. 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Your Privacy Rights He lived in 1940, at address, Ohio. COMEDY Greed tells the story of self-made British billionaire Sir Richard McCreadie (Steve Coogan), whose retail empire is in crisis. Greed, out Friday, mocks Topshop boss Greens lifestyle and business woes, and blasts exploitation in the fashion industry. Copyright 2020 NPR. Last year, Sir Philip prevented the collapse of his Arcadia group when creditors approved a restructuring plan. McCreadie is a caricature of a blood-sucking capitalist in a cutthroat industry, and Coogan plays this self-absorbed villain with relish and . Retrieved 28 June 2016. After a recent damaging appearance at a government inquiry into financial and ethical abuse within the fashion industry, McCreadie has decided to publish his memoirs and has hired Nick, a socially awkward journalist, to ghostwrite it for him. MONDELLO: What Nick witnesses as he chronicles is party prep not going well - workers quitting, a lion who's not looking very ferocious, guests canceling after that investigation. MONDELLO: Plenty of fodder here, both for comedy and for outrage. McCreery's youngest brother, Jack, who was a playwright with a play running in the West End, took his own life. Lowbrow satire of the mega-rich has swearing, drugs. The latest collaboration between Coogan and director Michael Winterbottom is starting to look a little tired. MONDELLO: Still, credit him with making serious points lightly in "Greed" about the exploitation of workers, about the excesses of the billionaire class, about, in short, the age in which we live. Pay close attention to Clarence, a real-life lion who enters the scene with distressingly low testosterone but who will later earn his own 15 minutes, and then some. He twice won the Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown Park Racecourse (in 1923 and 1928), and represented the Army at polo. As refugees on the local beach, a half-finished Roman-style gladiator arena, a listless lion, and a run of celebrity dropouts threaten to ruin the big party, it's actually rumblings from within the McCreadie empire that could end up being Sir Richard's undoing. As monstrous cinematic moguls go, Sir Richard McCreadie, CEO of many a failed British cut-rate clothing chain, is no Citizen Kane. Greed merely pokes fun at how the owners spend their money (as in a montage of those tacky celebrity videograms, featuring personalized birthday greetings from the likes of Colin Firth and Keira Knightley, who may or may not have been in on the joke). Powerful Stories About Martin Luther King Jr. Goofy Comedy Movies to Watch with Tweens and Teens. The regiment was back in the cavalry role supporting the advance of the Fourth Army during the Hundred Days Offensive. X Corps, now under command of the US Fifth Army under Mark W. Clark, played a key role at the bitterly contested Salerno landings, in September 1943, then fought its way, reaching the River Garigliano at the end of 1943 to be halted in front of the Winter Line and were involved in the first Battle of Monte Cassino in January 1944 and later the capture of Rome on 4 June 1944. For 30 years he has ruled the world of retail fashion - bringing the high street to the catwalk and the catwalk to the high street - but after a damaging public inquiry, his image is tarnished. This guy has decided to throw himself an extravagant 60th birthday party on a Greek isle, complete with gladiators fighting lions - which would have been Rome not Greece, but whatever - also, employees dressed as slaves - appropriate to how he sees them - maybe Elton John singing by the pool. Cameos from Ben Stiller to Stephen Fry bolster the party scene, and Fisher is great as the smart ex-wife who's fully aware of the intricacies (and legalities) of the business model that led to their success. The agenda of the Committee at that time was to set up an independent fighting force for the United Nations, an aim which was never realised. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. This despite the judgment of a Parliamentary Select Committee investigating the myriad bankruptcies that have somehow filled his coffers, that he exemplifies "the unacceptable face of capitalism." BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: There's a reason gazillionaire Sir Richard McCreadie is known as Greedy McCreadie. Arcadia has denied using sweatshops and expressed disappointment when it has been "found a supplier had clearly breached" its code of conduct. Some of the stars who feature were at Greens 6.5million 60th birthday bash in Cancun, Mexico, in 2012. He's avoided hundreds of millions of tax by claiming that U2 are based in Holland. They won't mind going a bit further. In Greece, all beaches are public. How are drinking and drug use portrayed? COOGAN: (As Sir Richard McCreadie) This is Nick. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character) Angeline (ph) is now a maybe. [4][5] His mother was Emilia McAdam, a great-great granddaughter of the Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam, famous for his invention of the process of "Macadamization", a method of road surfacing, and great granddaughter of James Nicoll McAdam, known to his contemporaries as "The Colossus of Roads". Fancying himself an Emperor, McCreadie garbs himself and his acolytes in togas while handing out mandatory slave apparel to his minions and a family of Syrian refugees camped out on the beach. Sir Richard McCreadie (Steve Coogan) displays the veneer(s) of pleasantness in Michael Winterbottom's Greed. Something went wrong, please try again later. Richard James McCready in 1940 United States Federal Census. EXCLUSIVE: The former Topshop boss branded the Steven Coogan-led vehicle which sends up his opulent lifestyle, 'a load of s***'. During the Second World War, he was chief of staff to General Sir Harold Alexander at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein, and later commanded the British Eighth Army, fighting in the Italian campaign from October 1944 until the end of the war, leading it to victory in the final offensive in Italy. "Italian Campaign: Po Valley (A detailed account of the Italian Campaign, Po Valley)", "A contemporary description of General Sir Richard McCreery, his career and his campaigns", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_McCreery&oldid=1141132900, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 14:35. Sir Philip is widely quoted as saying that nobody can be a clairvoyant - whatever Monday and the next few critical weeks have in store for the brand, it is clear this was a Black Friday in more ways than one. In Greed, Mr Coogan and director Michael Winterbottom target bosses of multinational companies, who he says are turning over "massive profits" while factories they use in developing nations like Sri Lanka pay their workers about 3 a day. Steve Coogan has told Sky News that he would rather run the risk of being a called a hypocrite over his new film than stay silent on the issues it highlights. Coldplay singer Chris Martin, reportedly at the Cancun bash, appears sending McCreadie a video tribute as does Louis Walsh, snapped out with Green in 2009. Do you think anyone other than McCreadie had a responsibility to act differently? He's also, in the way of many charismatic scoundrels who get by on guff and bluff, a waggish charmer whose profanity-laced tirades don't extend to his adored ex-wife and business partner (a malignantly funny Isla Fisher) or his bodacious current squeeze (Shanina Shaik). Richard Vincent Giordano, business executive, born 24 March 1934; died 27 December 2022 . He's good, yeah. A pal of shamed rag-trade tycoon Green, 67, told the Sunday People: Sir Philip is aware of the film but says he wont be bothering to watch it because friends who have seen the trailers have told him its a load of s***. After the war McCreery was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, British Forces of Occupation in Austria and British representative on the Allied Commission for Austria. Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. Is that George Michael? In December 1940 he was appointed General Officer Commanding of the newly created 8th Armoured Division.[18][1]. And the film sends up the opulent toga party Green nicknamed Sir Philip Greed after the collapse of BHS threw for his 50th in 2002. Supposedly based on eyewitness testimony, the account painted its subject as a malicious, wrathful, envious, and ever perverse ruler whod secured his crown by ordering the deaths of the rightful heirshis nephews, Edward V and Richard, Duke of Yorkin 1483. "You know, we're not born and keep the same views throughout our lives. "I think, you know, despite all the accusations levelled against him in the press - he's someone who I think was outside the establishment and successful in spite of that. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Well, it depends who you like. In a press release promoting the film's release, the character McCreadie is said to have been called "the acceptable face of capitalism". Greed tells the story of self-made British billionaire Sir Richard McCreadie (Steve Coogan), whose retail empire is in crisis. Victor Carwright, for instance, who was close to him for most of his service in France, wrote much later that he had no superior as a troop commander. Shot on digital video and edited with MTV-style aggressivity, Greed feels at times like an angry PowerPoint presentation, bombarding audiences with guilt-inducing facts about the modern fashion industry: The worlds 26 richest men own as much wealth as the poorest 3.8 billion, laborers in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Bangladesh earn as little as 800 rupees a day, the industry is inherently sexist and so on. The next morning, the British cavalry came under heavy German artillery and machine gun fire before they were withdrawn; McCreery was shot in his right thigh, severing his femoral artery. What about Shakira? What's - what's - what's her quote looking like? A Cheshire-grinning Steve Coogan stars in Michael Winterbottom's aggressive take-down of the exploitative practices of global fashion brands. In one scene, she is filmed handing food to starving Syrian refugees, only to screw up the take and grab the food back from. COOGAN: (As Sir Richard McCreadie) It's not me. McCreery was given command of VIII Corps in the United Kingdom in July 1943 and then, following the Axis surrender in Tunisia, he was given command of X Corps in August 1943[21] which was training to take part in the Italian campaign. Few thought it possible that it could happen all over again. Common Sense Media. He would have to learn to walk and ride again, and was affected by a pronounced limp for the rest of his life.[12]. He was also criticised for holding a lavish party in the Maldives which allegedly featured topless dancers and a giant Buddha statue. The program features a gladiator arena cobbled together with such cheap labor and materials, it refuses to stand up by itself. Director - Michael Winterbottom Written by - Michael Winterbottom Starring: Steve Coogan as Sir Richard McCreadie David Mitchell as Nick Isla Fisher as Samantha McCreadie Sophie Cookson as Lily McCreadie Asa Butterfield as Finn McCreadie Ollie Locke as Fabian Shirley Henderson as Granny? For 30 years he has ruled the world of retail fashion - bringing the high street to the catwalk and the catwalk to the high street - but after a damaging public inquiry, his image is tarnished. Expect kissing, straddling, and plenty of sexual references, though no actual sex is depicted on screen. Regardless of Richards reasoning, historians by and large agree that neither Edward nor his younger brother, Richard, Duke of York, were seen in public after the summer of 1483. hide caption. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Three-fifty. He was serving in the British Army, but off-duty at the time. At the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 the State Coach was drawn by six grey horses, one of which was named McCreery, the others being named after five other Second World War generals, a distinction which must have been particularly appreciated by McCreery in view of his lifelong association with horses. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts . The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In 1951 he was given the colonelcy of the 12th Royal Lancers, transferring after their merger in 1960 to the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, a post he held until 1961. Pic: Greed Sony Pictures Releases UK, Green was forced to stump up hundreds of millions of pounds to BHS pension schemes, The action takes place at a party on the Greek island of Mykonos. Coogan is as watchable as ever, and fans will enjoy the BAFTA-winning actor's latest character: Sir Richard is the physical embodiment of the Greek term "hubris," existing in a world of many classic references that can point only toward tragedy. Women are objectified, refugees are made the butt of jokes, and there are racist jokes about the Bulgarian workforce. He hunted all his life with the Blackmore Vale Hunt, of which he became joint Master of Foxhounds. New research outlines evidence pointing to the English kings guilt. Rich McCready's age is 52. (Henry is another oft-cited candidate for ordering the princes deaths, as both had stronger claims to the crown than him; pretenders claiming to be either Edward or Richard threatened Henry throughout his reign, underscoring the tenuous nature of his grasp on power. Privacy Statement General Sir Richard McCreery died on 18 October 1967 aged 69. "Greedy" McCreadie has made his billions in the clothing industry, buying up retail chains and bankrupting them while skipping from one bank bailout loan to the next. The actor said that while he's also led a lavish life at times, he's not bothered about any accusations of double standards. McCreery was knighted in the field in July 1944 by King George VI, at Palazzo del Pero, near Arezzo, Italy. McCreery was an expert on the use of light armoured vehicles (such vehicles being the mechanised equivalent of the cavalry of which his regiment had been part). Advertising Notice Emilia's father had been a major in the 7th Dragoon Guards. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #7: (As character) It's a public beach. Talk to Bono. He is the King of the High Street, the Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart of retail, the Da Vinci of deal-making, the Monet of money: He is Sir Richard "Greedy" McCreadie. Common Sense and other associated names and logos are trademarks of Common Sense Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (FEIN: 41-2024986). Humor is often in poor taste, touching on issues including abortion, sexual harassment, and child abuse. Pic: Greed Sony Pictures Releases UK, David Mitchell plays a journalist-turned-biographer. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. If that sounds familiar,. BHS went bust in April 2016, leaving a 571m pensions deficit. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. The comedy reaches far and wide and will no doubt elicit some easy laughs, yet it doesn't challenge viewers in the way it could. All Rights Reserved. McCreery was impressed by de Gaulle's bearing during the latter's direction of a counter-attack at Abbeville, and remained an admirer of the French general in later years. ), Ultimately, wrote historian Nathen Amin for History Extra in 2020, [T]he best approach to this saga is to weigh up the material available and come to the most rational conclusion, while conceding that it is unlikely we will ever be able to give a definitive answer to the debate., Thornton, for his part, doesnt claim to prove the absolute truth of Mores account., But as he writes in the blog post, the account is not just a great work of political philosophy, but also a narrative constructed by an author who had access to men and women whose witness takes us very close indeed to the dramatic events of 1483, and the death of the princes themselves., Meilan Solly Sources close to retailer Sir Philip Green understand he has no intention of watching the new movie Greed. There we learn that young Richard is good at nothing except prepping himself to "make money so I can do whatever I want.". [16] McCreery lived with his family on Long Island and commuted to an office on the 61st floor of the Empire State Building in New York. Somewhere, though, the collateral tragedies set in motion by the Greedy McCreadies of this world get lost amid the bitter laughter. Yet, despite the honorable intentions of picking apart the soulless retail billionaire and drawing attention to the dire inequalities to which so many continue to turn a blind eye, Greed never quite makes it clear what it's saying. Coogan plays Sir Richard McCreadie, whose name rhymes with greedy, the man behind a brand called Monda, but theres no real mystery about whom hes skewering. JESSICA FOSTEKEW: (As character) Yes. Two skeletons unearthed at the Tower of London in 1674 may belong to the princes, but their identities have never been confirmed. He is best known for creating comedy songs that make light of pop culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. Coogan said he's not heard what Green thinks of it, but that perhaps the businessman will see the bright side. Cunningly mounted to satirize the heavy-breathing structure of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, Greed is a jaunty caper littered with farcical flashbacks to McCreadie's formative youth with his ferociously ambitious mother. Oh, wait - no. I did it for the money. You can't buy a view like that. Or better yet: Apart from Nick, is there anyone among this craven throng of 1-percenters whom Winterbottom would save? The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. On 9 November, two days before the armistice, McCreery led No 3 Troop of B Squadron in a mounted attack on a German machine gun post and other positions near Solre-le-Chteau, capturing ten prisoners and a machine gun in the process. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (/ j k v k / YANG-k-vik; born October 23, 1959) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, actor and author. He had done so through attention to detail, careful planning and a strategic flair that had few superiors.. Sir Philip Green has told pals he will not watch the new comedy that parodies his life because he has heard its a load of s***. He was not comfortable in public speaking, but as Doherty puts it: 'Not a self-publicist in the manner of Montgomery, McCreery managed nonetheless to gain the confidence of his soldiers who trusted him in peace and war'. While preparations for a wild extravaganza commence, McCreadie is surveyed by Nick (David Mitchell), who has been tasked with writing his . Oh - and there are Syrian refugees cluttering up the view. He then cleared three villages and sent back a most accurate and clear report.[14]. Death is mentioned several times, and covered dead bodies are seen after a factory fire. I mean, look at Apple. Sir Richard McCreadie (Steve Coogan) displays the veneer(s) of pleasantness in Michael Winterbottom's Greed. Winterbottom, who wrote the movie's scabrous script, isn't trying to render McCreadie more palatable exactly, though like a lot of powerful men, he can be as much fun to be around as the similarly brash (if way more soulful) punk rock producer Coogan played in Winterbottom's terrific 2002 romp 24 Hour Party People. But a lookalike stands in for Simon Cowell, friends with the tycoon for years. In 1928 McCreery married Lettice St. Maur, daughter of Major Lord Percy St. Maur (younger brother of the 15th Duke of Somerset) and the Hon. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) How much is Tom Jones? At first, this story about one of the world's more notoriously awful one-percenters a slippery and abusive fashion magnate named Sir Richard McCreadie (frequent Winterbottom collaborator . Sir Richard McCreadie (Steve Coogan) does all of that, except his party is on Mykonos with a Gladiator themed plywood amphitheatre. suggesting a diversity update. MONDELLO: Complicating matters slightly is that McCreadie's brought a journalist along to record it all for posterity. Steve Coogan plays the character of Sir Richard McCreadie, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. But Sir Richard McCreadie might be his vilest creation yet, a ruthless, white-toothed, perma-tanned retail tycoon in the midst of throwing an extravagant party on the Greek island of Mykonos, to . COOGAN: (As Sir Richard McCreadie) Well, they've come a long way. To him, self-doubt indeed introspection of any sort is a loser's game. The forced closure of our stores for sustained periods as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has had a material impact on trading across our businesses the Arcadia boards have been working on a number of contingency options to secure the future of the Groups brands.. (She's ably played by Shirley Henderson, a hilarious Scottish aggressor with arms tightly folded around herself as if hoarding trade secrets). Meilan Solly is Smithsonian magazine's associate digital editor, history. An Arcadia spokesperson would not comment on the release of the film. Get rid of them. This is not a very good movie- The only reason it has been given 3 stars is for it's funny moments, other than that it would have been given 1 star. The films big fat target is the billionaire bottom feeder Sir Philip Green, responsible for Topshop and half a dozen other retail labels (the British equivalent of worse offenders Zara and H&M) that have turned the exploitation of developing-world workers into an empire of cheap and lousy discount fashion. [9] Arriving in France on the Western Front in January 1916, McCreery found that his regiment, serving as part of the 5th Cavalry Brigade, had recently begun to operate in the infantry role in the trenches, although retaining the capability of reverting to cavalry should the need arise. Abbas Money Money Money. Winterbottom doesnt mind being overly on-the-nose about all this, throwing in a tacky subplot about trying to chase off a bunch of Syrian refugees whove camped out on the beach adjoining the site of his island party. He is known for being a Country Singer. 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