DAVID MITCHELL: (As Nick) Hi. In 2015, the BBC covered the selling of BHS to ex racing driver Dominic Chappell for 1, resulted in the business going bust with 11,000 jobs lost, a pension deficit of 571 million, and this year Chappell was sentenced to six years in prison for tax evasion relating to the sale. General Sir Richard Loudon McCreery, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (1 February 1898 18 October 1967) was a career soldier of the British Army, who was decorated for leading one of the last cavalry actions in the First World War. In a role very much like the one she plays in Harmony Korine's flop "Beach Bum," Isla Fisher plays Sir Richard's sexy, shallow ex-wife Samantha. Coogan stars as high-street mogul Sir Richard McCreadie - nicknamed McGreedy - in the movie which centres on an extravagant 60th birthday bash on the Greek island of Mykonos. In 1921 one of his younger brothers, Bob,[17] was killed in Ireland by republican forces. You can't buy a view like that. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character) Angeline (ph) is now a maybe. Some of the stars who feature were at Greens 6.5million 60th birthday bash in Cancun, Mexico, in 2012. 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. 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. This is because they were overshadowed by the contemporaneous campaign in Northern France following the Normandy landings in June 1944 which was the main focus of public attention at the time, and has similarly attracted more attention from subsequent historians. Coronavirus has impacted fashion and apparel sales across the globe, as consumer demand has shrunk due to curtailment of events, holidays and socialisation. 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. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Three-fifty. Few thought it possible that it could happen all over again. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. The Alan Partridge star said that despite excess in the past, he's changed. Last year, Sir Philip prevented the collapse of his Arcadia group when creditors approved a restructuring plan. (Austria, including Vienna, was divided between the four Allied powers, in the manner portrayed in the celebrated film, The Third Man.) [23] McCreery retired from the Army on 9 December 1949. The regiment was back in the cavalry role supporting the advance of the Fourth Army during the Hundred Days Offensive. 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Humor is often in poor taste, touching on issues including abortion, sexual harassment, and child abuse. Appropriately for a man who was associated all his adult life with a cavalry regiment, McCreery was a highly accomplished horseman. See our. Sources close to retailer Sir Philip Green understand he has no intention of watching the new movie Greed. The release follows the fictional Sir Richard McCreadie as he appears before a parliamentary select committee and throws an extravagant party on Mykonos. Oh, wait - no. [7] Six months after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, McCreery sat the entrance examination for the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, only days after his seventeenth birthday, the minimum age, and finished 12th of 212 entrants. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. He is known for being a Country Singer. Mr Coogan said: "He's [Sir Philip] a charismatic figure, it was a good basis on which to develop this movie idea.". On the Greek island of Mykonos, British billionaire and fashion retail extraordinaire Sir Richard McCreadie (Coogan, in a role loosely inspired by Sir Philip Green) prepares to celebrate his 60th birthday. (Laughter). 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. Perhaps that's Winterbottom's point, and a fitting dilemma for an age when the unrestrained greed of jumped-up shysters runs amok into absurdity. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. 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? Not the generic kind cut from dowdy prairie-dress patterns, but chic, design-it-yourself garments that look better than most anything youd find on a ready-to-wear rack. After an introductory montage of disgusting self-aggrandizement meant to establish McCreadie as a sleazeball con artist, the film introduces the businessmans hapless biographer, Nick (David Mitchell), through whose eyes were meant to experience the vaguely documentary-style proceedings. MONDELLO: A fashion world bottom feeder played by Steve Coogan, he's scammed his way to wealth - buying and asset-stripping his competitors, paying starvation wages to Bangladeshi workers and, as he tells a parliamentary committee, employing tax dodges. The film also refers to the cost of hiring Robbie Williams who performed eight songs at Greens 2012 party. If that sounds familiar,. Still dressed as Nero. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Arcadia, owned by billionaire businessman Sir Philip Green, is focussing blame on the recent lockdowns and business disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic which it claims has had a material impact on trading across our business.. He pushed boldly forward skilfully clearing up an enemy machine-gun post which threatened to hold up his advance from the outset, capturing ten prisoners and one machine gun. Terms of Use He says hes not interested in it. We won't share this comment without your permission. The film introduces Sir Richard McCreadie (Coogan) as the "King of High Street," but another character more aptly describes him as, "A self-made man who worships his creator." To the public,. In an effort to stem the blood loss from his wound, the circulation in his leg had been restricted sufficiently to cause gangrene in his foot; McCreery refused to have his leg amputated but lost two toes and parts of the others. Whereas Nicks expected to write a puff piece, the film offers audiences a more unfiltered glimpse at McCreadies inner world, complete with biting flashbacks in which Jamie Blackley plays the already ruthless young Richard informed by fictional interviews with various friends and cohorts. As public opinion awakens to the true cost of capitalism, such kill the rich comedy seems likely to be where the pendulum swings next. McCreery was clearly possessed of a high intelligence, which was not restricted in its operation by the early end of his formal academic education. 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***. | READ MORE. Coogan said he's not heard what Green thinks of it, but that perhaps the businessman will see the bright side. Advertising Notice He hunted all his life with the Blackmore Vale Hunt, of which he became joint Master of Foxhounds. He lived in 1940, at address, Ohio. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Destructive 'Super Pigs' From Canada Threaten the Northern U.S. Did an Ancient Magnetic Field Reversal Cause Chaos for Life on Earth 42,000 Years Ago? He was also the only cavalryman to command it. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Sir Philip, rumoured to be the inspiration for the film Greed, featuring Steve Coogan as a self-made billionaire - Sir Richard McCreadie, whose retail empire is in crisis, and who spends excessive time and money coveting celebrities - has faced years of controversy himself. MONDELLO: As for those celebrities who are not showing up, the party planner has a solution. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) So what kind of budget are you thinking for the party? 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. His next posting overseas during the Second World War was as Adviser, Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Middle East[18] (March to August 1942), where he was Claude Auchinleck's chief adviser on such matters. McCreadie is a caricature of a blood-sucking capitalist in a cutthroat industry, and Coogan plays this self-absorbed villain with relish and . There are scenes of gambling, drinking, and drug use, as well as extremely strong language (including "f--k" and "c--t") throughout. All rights reserved. [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. [11], On 10 April, the cavalry moved up behind the advancing British infantry near Telegraph Hill and were kept in an exposed position overnight. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts . Read about our approach to external linking. Are there realistic consequences? Common Sense and other associated names and logos are trademarks of Common Sense Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (FEIN: 41-2024986). He eventually paid out 363m of his personal wealth to help shore it up. He's good, yeah. And Made in Chelsea star Ollie Locke sends up his past relationship with Greens daughter Chloe by playing the boyfriend of McCreadies daughter. [13], McCreery was appointed adjutant of his regiment in December 1921. Their eldest son, Michael, was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain in the early 1960s but left in 1963 to become leader of the Committee to Defeat Revisionism, for Communist Unity. At least, thats the gist of the joke here, although one cant help wishing that it were funnier. Death is mentioned several times, and covered dead bodies are seen after a factory fire. McCreery remained at Alexander's side when the latter was made commander of the 18th Army Group in mid-February 1943. | UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #6: (As character) Poor things. The parents' guide to what's in this movie. "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. I figure hes the only person I know whos not guilty of contributing to the kind of sweatshop misery writer-director Michael Winterbottom attacks in his scattershot new satire Greed, a work of Swiftian apoplexy that gives frequent collaborator Steve Coogan kitted out in fake tan and freakishly white choppers a chance to chew the scenery and then some. Your purchase helps us remain independent and ad-free. You can help us help kids by He then cleared three villages and sent back a most accurate and clear report.[14]. He is best known for creating comedy songs that make light of pop culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. Answer: Richard II was murdered at Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire in Feb 1400. 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. @claireskynews, Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. . It adds a little sparkle to a $10 party dress. Or not. Richard James McCready was born circa 1919, at birth place, Pennsylvania, to Joseph J McCready and Margaret McCready. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #7: (As character) It's a public beach. Brands within the Arcadia group include Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Outfit, Wallis, Topshop and Topman. COOGAN: (As Sir Richard McCreadie) I pay what I have to and no more 'cause I'm not stupid. 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Background, early life and First World War, Last edited on 23 February 2023, at 14:35, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 12th (The Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers, Committee to Defeat Revisionism, for Communist Unity, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, "9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)". Happily for a writer-director Michael Winterbottom, there are sufficient copycat examples that he won't be sued for slander. I mean, look at Apple. 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. Common Sense Media. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) Yeah. Loosely sewn together with fishing tackle rather than fine thread, Greed mirrors in tone and style what passes for personality in McCreadie, a prancing hologram of post-capitalist capitalism where success is measured not in product quality but in being seen as a winner. On the Greek island of Mykonos, the final (chaotic) touches are being put to McCreadie . Retail sales of clothing products fell by 43.5 percent as lockdown saw consumer demand for furniture, technology and home exercise equipment surge. (The duo previously worked together on such successes as The Trip and 24 Hour Party People.) This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. What other ways might there be to hold the characters accountable? "But, you know, people aren't one thing and people change, and people can do things that they think 'I behaved like this, but it wasn't good, and now' The same way people are allowed to change their mind about things. 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). 2023 BBC. Copyright 2020 NPR. MONDELLO: It does look like George Michael. Is that George Michael? The actor said that while he's also led a lavish life at times, he's not bothered about any accusations of double standards. He twice won the Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown Park Racecourse (in 1923 and 1928), and represented the Army at polo. Cookie Settings, Dried Lake Reveals New Statue on Easter Island. 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." Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. [More] wasnt writing about imaginary people, says Thornton in the statement. Look at Amazon, Starbucks. 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. EXCLUSIVE: The former Topshop boss branded the Steven Coogan-led vehicle which sends up his opulent lifestyle, 'a load of s***'. MITCHELL: (As Nick) Of course not. [6][1], McCreery was educated at Bilton Grange, St Michael's Preparatory School, Westgate-on-Sea and Eton College. In his character General McCreery was modest to the point of shyness. 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). Hilarious but raunchy mockumentary has sex, language. Not that you - you look great. COOGAN: (As Sir Richard McCreadie) George Michael's dead. Comic Steve Coogan, 54, plays retail mogul Sir Richard McCreadie, known as McGreedy, in Greed. And the satire suffers from a lack of focus and finesse that leaves it in danger of missing the mark, even with "extra material" from Veep/The Thick Of It writer Sean Gray. In 2016, the House of Commons approved a measure ask the Honours Forfeiture Committee to strip Green of his knighthood for his part in the downfall of BHS ad highlighted in The Telegraph. COOGAN: (As Sir Richard McCreadie) Looks like Rod Stewart's bitter older brother. 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. The interwar years were not without tragedy for McCreery. An Arcadia spokesperson would not comment on the release of the film. Richard Loudon McCreery was born on 1 February 1898, the eldest son of Walter Adolph McCreery of Bilton Park, Rugby, a Swiss-born American who spent most of his life in England but who represented the United States at polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics. How did the scenes in the Sri Lankan factories make you feel? Pic: Greed Sony Pictures Releases UK, David Mitchell plays a journalist-turned-biographer. But even as gleefully extreme as Greed gets with its critique, I doubt that two hours of cruel cut-downs aimed at a rich bozo most Americans havent heard of will do much to alter consumer habits. In a statement toForbesin advance of the Sky News story an Arcadia spokesperson said that stores would open again next week: We are aware of the recent media speculation surrounding the future of Arcadia, adding The brands continue to trade and our stores will be opening again in England and ROI [Republic of Ireland] as soon as the Government Covid-19 restrictions are lifted next week. Until, that is, the very end, when bleak statistics fill the screen, revealing that 80% of garment workers are women, that nine out of 10 billionaires are men, and that 17,000 refugees drowned crossing the Mediterranean in search of safety. Do you think it was fair? Do you think it's OK to make money by exploiting others? UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character) Shakira, probably go up to about 3 for a package. suggesting a diversity update. Known best for his 1996 single "Thinkin' Strait," this country singer and songwriter also reached Billboard's Top 100 with "Hangin . It's all supposed to be scathing, I think. Shakespeares 159293 play Richard III, for instance, finds the fictionalized king saying, I wish the bastards dead; / And I would have it suddenly performd.. MONDELLO: Complicating matters slightly is that McCreadie's brought a journalist along to record it all for posterity. "Oscar Wilde said didn't he, the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. Sir Richard McCreery as a lieutenant-general, pictured here in October 1944 after taking command of the British Eighth Army. Played with casual brio by Steve Coogan in Michael Winterbottom's genre-confounding Greed, Sir Richard is not what you'd call a brooder. If you want to chase people avoiding tax, why don't you go after the big boys? Amelia Troubridge/Sony Pictures Classics "And the alternative to that is to just not say anything at all, and the discomfort of people launching broadsides at me is far less unpleasant than the idea of just keeping my mouth shut and saying nothing, that would bother me more.". As she is a resident of Monaco, no tax was paid in the UK. Sir Richard McCreadie (Steve Coogan) is one of Britain's richest men. McCreery's youngest brother, Jack, who was a playwright with a play running in the West End, took his own life. Doesn't stop him going around the world in your nan's sunglasses proclaiming about ending poverty or whatever. To him, self-doubt indeed introspection of any sort is a loser's game. 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. He's certainly got the teeth for it. The achievements of the Eighth Army in this last campaign are perhaps less well remembered than those during the Western Desert Campaign under Montgomery. Coogan plays controversial retail tycoon Sir Richard McCreadie - who is loosely based on Sir Philip Green - in Greed. McCreery himself, always modest, wrote simply to his wife, "This time, anyway, I feel that I have had some small hand in this success."[19][20]. 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." In September 1943, McCreery was responsible for dealing with the Salerno mutiny. 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. He has the divorced wife who gets all the dividends, stays best friends, and smiles on his supermodel second 'trophy wife.' Richard had been deposed in June 1399 by his cousin Henry Bolinbroke (so named because he was born at his Fa. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #5: (As character) Ed Sheeran's a no. What's - what's - what's her quote looking like? General Sir Richard McCreery died on 18 October 1967 aged 69. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) They're look-alikes. Sir Philip, now based in Monaco,. Coogan plays controversial retail tycoon Sir Richard McCreadie - who is loosely based on Sir Philip Green - in Greed. 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