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	Roy Ridley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maurice Roy Ridley (January 25, 1890 - June 12, 1969) was a writer and poet, Fellow and Chaplain of Balliol College, Oxford.
		Ridley spent a year as a visiting professor at Bowdoin College.
		Ridley was also reputedly the only priest of the Church of England ever to celebrate mass while wearing a monocle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roy_Ridley (195 words)

	JAKEOPOLIS.com - Movie Reviews, Editorials, And More From The Big Guy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Roy also alludes to the fact that he might have a son or daughter but he doesn't know since his wife walked out on him when she was just two months pregnant.
		Roy has so many nervous ticks as a way to build up a resistance to being rejected by people but they slowly fades them away as he starts a real relationship with his daughter.
		Roy is not unlike you and me. He's just a guy searching for people's approval even if he is nothing more than a criminal.
	www.jakeopolis.com /jakereviews/matchstickmen.html (897 words)

	FilmStew.com • Matchstick Men
		In a solid outing from director Ridley Scott, Nicolas Cage is an obsessive-compulsive agoraphobe who overcomes his physical and mental ailments only long enough to join Sam Rockwell in to swindling people out of their money.
		Director Ridley Scott could have treated Matchstick Men like some time-filler between epics, but he obviously connected with the offbeat material and gave his all to this smaller-scale marvel.
		Nicolas Cage stars as Roy, an obsessive-compulsive agoraphobe who overcomes his physical and mental ailments only long enough to join his partner and protégé Frank (Sam Rockwell) in their two-bit scams, swindles that reap a few hundred bucks here and a few hundred bucks there.
	www.filmstew.com /Content/ReviewsViews/Details.asp?Pg=1&ContentID=6735 (414 words)

	Matchstick Men
		Roy Waller (Cage) is obsessed with germs, afraid of the outdoors and chain-smokes his way through a series of illogical rituals.
		Ridley Scott, who’s known for epics like Gladiator switches gears dramatically here to dish up a quirky character-comedy, loosely wrapped around the story of two L.A. con men - or matchstick men as they prefer to be called — and their plan to rip off a local high roller.
		As the three divergent plotlines — the caper, Roy’s therapy and his relationship with Angela — all weave a crooked path toward the inevitable collision course — the conclusion is both unexpected and strangely uplifting.
	archives.umc.org /interior_print.asp?mid=1561&pagemode=print (698 words)

	Lord Peter Wimsey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The novels have a setting contemporary to when they were written, from the early 1920s to the late 1930s; the story "Talboys" (and Jill Paton Walsh's recent continuations Thrones, Dominations and A Presumption of Death) continue this into the early 1940s.
		Roy Ridley, whose appearance Dorothy L. Sayers used for Lord Peter Wimsey
		Wimsey is described as a man in early middle age, of at best average height with straw-colored hair and a vaguely foolish face (reputedly his looks were patterned after academic Roy Ridley), though he also possessed considerable athletic ability, especially at cricket.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lord_Peter_Wimsey (1618 words)

	phoenixnewtimes.com \| News \| Con Heir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The part of Roy in Ridley Scott's Matchstick Men is perfect for Cage: He's a chain-smoking collage of nervous tics and obsessive-compulsive habits and intemperate outbursts, and he's especially frustrated by his inability to control his neurosis and function without his doctor's magic pills.
		Among Roy's most exasperating traits is his inability to control the twitching in his left eye; it looks as though he's always winking at someone, giving something away.
		Roy has no idea how to be a father but feels inexplicable pride when he discovers this little girl's a great grifter.
	www.phoenixnewtimes.com /Issues/2003-09-11/film.html (900 words)

	Preview: Matchstick Men (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Roy finally seeks help for his mental illness, which begins to threaten his productivity as a con artist, but therapy brings on more than he bargained for when it reveals he has a teenage daughter - whose existence he suspected but never confirmed.
		She eventually wants in on Roy and Frank's partnership, which could jeopardize his career, his way of life and the peace of mind he never really had.
		Of the choice of Cage in the role of Roy, director Ridley Scott says it was "a foregone conclusion." He is an amazingly versatile actor.
	www.tribute.ca /tribute/0903/matchstick_men.htm (477 words)

	BRmovie.com: Character Analysis: Roy Batty
		Roy then begins to confess his sins to Tyrell, "I've done...questionable things." At first Tyrell is dismissive by saying "Also extraordinary things", but Tyrell ends up sealing his fate by finishing with "revel in your time." Tyrell makes a masterful attempt to bond with Roy by referring to him as the prodigal son.
		Roy smiles as Deckard's fate seems to be sealed, and then Deckard loses his grip and just as he expects to fall to his death, Roy saves him at the last moment.
		Roy is the dominant person of his group and dominant figures have much less body language when amongst their subordinates.
	www.brmovie.com /Analysis/Batty_analysis.htm (5487 words)

	El Bicho's Hive
		Roy reveals that he’s divorced and has a child that he has nothing to do with because he left while his wife was pregnant.
		Roy decides to use Angela since all she has to do is cause a commotion.
		Ridley reflects Roy’s character traits through his directing choices, such as by what the camera gets focused on and the jerkiness of the editing during his more manic situations.
	elbichoshive.blogspot.com /2003_12_18_elbichoshive_archive.html (906 words)

	Judith Ridley 37th Le Royan Of The Year
		Judy is a sister to Robert Ridley, Francis Ridley, Sylvia Traxler, and the late Richard Ridley.
		Ridley is a 10 year member of the Le Roy Volunteer Ambulance.
		She is the President of the Friendship Club, at the Greens of Le Roy, a group of ladies who meet and share experiences and talents with other members on a bi-monthly basis.
	www.leroyny.com /news/2005/0926/Front_Page/007.html (443 words)

	Optimus Prime Films \| Directors \|Ridley Scott
		Ridley says Deckard is definitely a replicant, read about it HERE.
		Ridley's photography looks beautiful as usual, and of course Anthony's performance is going to be right, the one question was Julliane Moore in replacement of Jodie.
		Ridley's photography is typically beautiful, but the film has got none of the heart that Gladiator did.
	optimusfilms.20m.com /directors/rs (1150 words)

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		Con game: Roy (Nicolas Cage) and Frank are con men in the grifter comedy "Matchstick Men," directed by Ridley Scott.
		Life is a struggle for Roy (Nicolas Cage), a small-timer who bridles at being called a con man: "Con artist," he says with a certain hurt pride.
		Roy, unused to the company of adolescents, is shocked that his unseemly profession might rub off on his offspring (but flattered that she thinks what he does is cool, a state he apparently stopped trying to aspire to years earlier).
	www.lsj.com /things/moviereviews/p_matchstickmen.html (423 words)

	Matchstick Men (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Then we notice Roy's neurotic tics, some bad enough he nearly blows a "sale." Soon we realize his mind and body are at war with each other.
		Roy is a nicotine-addicted, obsessive-compulsive, germ-phobic, quasi-suicidal agoraphobic who really should find another line of work -- only he's too damn good at it.
		But he relents, of course, and she soon is involved in Roy and Frank's latest con of a shady, crude businessman (Bruce McGill).
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1967677 (755 words)

	obits QR
		Ridley, a resident of Friday Harbor for the past sixteen years and of San Juan county, [WA] for twenty-eight years, was summoned by death Friday, December 7th, 1928, at the home of his son in Friday Harbor, at the age of 86 years, five months and two days.
		Ridley was born in the state of Maine, and emigrated to this county 14 years ago, thus making him among the earliest pioneers who settled in these then Northwestern wilds, and he has proved himself one of our most worthy, industrious and enterprising citizens.
		Esther Ridley, and they were the first settlers in this city and were its founders and to their memory one of the finest little cities in the land, named after the wife remain as a monument to them hereafter.
	www.rootsweb.com /~iaemmet/obitQR.htm (16066 words)

	MovieFreak.com - "Matchstick Men" DVD Review by Dennis Landmann
		Roy Waller is the ultimate agoraphobe, he needs everything to be neat and super clean, he repeats things three times to be sure (opening doors, closing locks), etc. Yet he's a genius at the con game, even working out of an office with Frank Mercer, his partner-in-crime.
		The story goes further from this point and also features a few subplots, such as Roy seeing a psychiatrist who he asks for parental advice and his phobia, as well as his infatuation with a woman at the local supermarket.
		Part of the film is strictly character-driven as it focuses on Roy a lot and how he handles his situations.
	www.moviefreak.com /dvd/m/matchstickmen.htm (1068 words)

	Matchstick Men (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		What Roy, a veteran of the grift, and Frank, his ambitious protégé, are swindling - er, make that selling - these days are "water filtration systems," bargain-basement water filters bought by unsuspecting people who pay ten times their value in order to win bogus prizes like cars, jewelry and overseas vacationswhich they never collect.
		Frank owes Roy for his invaluable training, but clearly Roy owes Frank for keeping him focused, especially when he falls into one of his agoraphobic episodes and has to be rescued from his own house.
		But mess or not, Roy is anxious to forge a relationship with the girl and approaches the unfamiliar parental role as seriously as he does everything else.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/matchstick_men/about.php (5414 words)

	AboutFilm.Com - Blade Runner (1982)
		Roy refers to “shores burning with the fires of a hawk,” a bird known as a hunter and predator, perhaps meant to represent Roy himself.
		Roy has reached the point in his development where he is wrestling with the same existential issues with which humans struggle.
		When Roy first appears, he looks inhuman with his chiseled features and bleached hair, but at the end he is wounded and bleeding, no longer a too-perfect physical specimen.
	www.aboutfilm.com /movies/b/bladerunner.htm (3987 words)

	Movie Review for Matchstick Men - 2003-09-04
		Ridley Scott is probably best known as a director who delivers big epic action movies, dipping into the sweeping vistas of outer space and history with stunning visuals and gritty excitement.
		Without a doubt though, Ridley's quirky drama is at its best as an engrossing character study in which we get to revel in a blossoming relationship between father and daughter.
		Ridley tacks on a sort of follow-up, which struggles to convince us that kicking us and Roy in the face just when we might have cared most, was in the long run a good thing.
	www.filmhobbit.com /cgi-bin/movies/movies.cgi?action=showreview&review=matchstickmen (672 words)

	Roy Ridley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Maurice Roy Ridley (January 25, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Dorothy L. Sayers[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] based the physical description of her fictional character Lord Peter Wimsey[For more info, click on this link] on that of Ridley after having seen him read his poem "Oxford" at the Encaenia ceremony in July of 1913.
		Ridley spent a year as a visiting professor at Bowdoin College Bowdoin College quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/roy_ridley.htm (501 words)

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		What Roy, a veteran of the grift, and Frank, his ambitious protg, are swindling these days are "water filtration systems," bargain-basement water filters bought by unsuspecting people who pay ten times their value in order to win bogus prizes like cars, jewelry and overseas vacations--which they never collect.
		An obsessive-compulsive agoraphobe with no personal relationships to call his own, Roy is barely hanging on to his wits, and when his idiosyncrasies begin to threaten his criminal productivity he's forced to seek the help of a psychoanalyst just to keep him in working order.
		While Roy is looking for a quick fix, his therapy begets more than he bargained for: the revelation that he has a teenage daughter--a child whose existence he suspected but never dared confirm.
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	Matchstick Men
		Nicolas Cage plays Roy's neurotic compulsion with perfection, and it provides another complex layer for this already complex man. His relationship with his daughter develops into a touching aspect of the story.
		When she wants to learn the tricks of the trade, Roy is hesitant, think that this isn't a life for her.
		When the job is suddenly rushed, Roy must use Angela as part of the plan, but this proves to be a risky move, since Angela has a past that could put the plan in jeopardy.
	www.geocities.com /moviecritic.geo/reviews/m/matchstickmen.html (678 words)

	Amazon.ca: Matchstick Men (Widescreen): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Roy can't stand being outdoors and can't stand unorganized dirty rooms as he makes people take off their shoes before entering his house.
		Roy (Nicolas Cage) and Frank (Sam Rockwell) are partners in the art of conning people out of their money.
		Roy is forced to deal with his OCD as he is about to confront his 14-year-old daughter he has never seen, and simultaneously pulls off the biggest con of his life before early retirement.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00012QLB4 (1775 words)

	Rent Matchstick Men. ITV MovieClub - Rent unlimited DVDs for 9.99 a month
		Roy Waller (Nicolas Cage) is a conman and trickster who has had to overcome enormous problems with obsessive-compulsive disorder in order to stay on top of his game.
		Roy resists Frank's urges, and instead leads a bizarre existence in which he is completely dominated by his compulsions to clean, eat canned tuna every night, and open his front door three times before he can walk through it.
		Ridley Scott's heist-cum-family drama sees neurotic con-man Nicolas Cage discovering he has a daughter (Lohman, excellent playing a 14 year old - she's 24 in real life) and must change his life when she comes to live with him.
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	SPLICEDwire \| "Matchstick Men" review (2003) Ridley Scott, Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell
		But surprisingly enough, her clothes strewn around his house, pizza dinners and ice cream breakfasts (Roy eats nothing but tuna fish -- from the can) slowly chip away at his neuroses (well that and those new blue pills the shrink is giving him) as our guy begins to enjoy fatherhood.
		Adapted from a novel by Eric Garcia and directed by Ridley Scott -- who is surprisingly deft with comedy after a long career of outsized drama and action ("Hannibal," "Black Hawk Down," "Gladiator," "Blade Runner," "Alien") -- "Matchstick Men" has a glib whimsy that is a perfect fit for the talents of its cast.
		Tic-prone and amusingly anxious, Cage carries Roy's personality arc with 100 percent credibility -- from agoraphobe and chronic clean-freak (but a smoker nonetheless) who decides to not blow his brains out because it would mess up the carpet, to frantically devoted dad who begins to let down his guard to a potentially dangerous degree.
	www.splicedonline.com /03reviews/matchstickmen.html (666 words)

	DVD Verdict :: View topic - Matchstick Men Discussion Thread
		Nicolas Cage is winningly quirky as Roy, genius at crime and basket case in life because he's an agoraphobe, a germaphobe and suddenly a parent.
		Roy keeps his money in a fake dog, the old couple's dog barks at Roy and Frank, Angela wants to have a pet dog of her own, and she buys Roy a dog figurine at the airport gift shop.
		You could say Roy goes from a form of innocence to experience, which is amusing because he's a con man and as such he's supposed to be sharper than everyone else.
	www.dvdverdict.com /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=82035&highlight=& (4448 words)

	Cage gives heart to con-man role in ‘Matchstick Men’ (printable version) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		She forces him to think differently about himself and about what he does — particularly when she starts expressing an interest in the family trade.
		Cage and Lohman have a striking chemistry: she, with the cusp-like balancing act between being child and woman; he, capturing Roy’s unexpected wells of feeling for another person after years of loneliness.
		Rockwell (“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”) adds punch as Roy’s partner, who must work around Roy’s quirks to take advantage of his skills in the con game.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=51414 (546 words)

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	Blade Runner (1982)
		Rick Deckard is a blade runner - a bounty hunter that specializes in terminating replicants, androids so able to mimic human behaviour that they are indistinguishable from humans except in the mimicry of emotions (something that can only be detected by a test that measures reflexive responses to questions of an emotional nature).
		Ridley Scott treats it as film noir - outfitting Deckard in trenchcoat (there was to be the felt hat but Harrison Ford had just done Raiders of the Lost Ark [1981]) and Rachel, the femme fatale, in high-padded shoulders and a pall of cigarette smoke, while shooting seedy Chinatown settings and Venetian-blind shrouded bachelor's apartments.
		Ridley Scott later returned to genre filmmaking with the adult fairy-tale Legend (1985) and Hannibal (2001) and has gone on to make a large number of other non-genre films, including
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