1950s Film

Movie musings about the stars and films of the 1950s. A time whe women knew how to meet the proper man with the proper position, how to make a proper wife and run a proper home and raise proper children. Because when you’re proper you’re safe!

The Immortals: Grace Kelly

by Linsey Satterthwaite 21 May 2013

If ever a name was suited to describe a person it was that of Grace Kelly; the actress had a distinctive poise and elegance that charmed cinema-goers, sent a certain director into ‘Frenzy’ and captured the heart of a Prince.

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Issue 9: Now Available For Order

by Helen Cox 6 March 2013

What would happen if King Kong went on a dating show? Now you know thanks to our talented cover artist Dan Havardi.

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The Immortals: James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause

by Linsey Satterthwaite 26 February 2013

The lights go down in the cinema, the film begins and the audience sees a young man lying in the street, playing with a wind up monkey toy. He is drunk yet beguiling, a loner yet magnetic. Later in the film the same young man appears on screen, a haunting figure, clashing with the school [...]

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60th Anniversary: Casque d’Or

by Maryann O'Connor 6 November 2012

Jacques Becker’s Casque d’Or, the story of Golden Marie, was not well received by critics or the French public at the time of its release. Despite this lukewarm reception at home, the film did manage to gather great acclaim abroad and has since gained a reputation as a great and simple portrayal of ‘gangster’s moll’ [...]

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Issue 7: Our Horror Special – order yours today!

by Helen Cox 23 October 2012

What do Linnea Quigley, Bette Davis and killer telephones have in common? All three appear in our spooky horror special which is out at the very end of October. Other treats for readers include an exclusive interview with Richard Bates Jnr on his new psychological horror: Excision, an exposé on the role of distributors in [...]

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Issue 6.1 Is Here!

by Helen Cox 22 October 2012

The second digital edition of the year is here! Our front cover is illustrated by Rory Mitchell and inspired by the unforgettable body horror: Videodrome. New Empress Magazine’s Minema  titles are a mini-digi-dose of film commentary, interviews and flashbacks. Inside this issue our writers have examined the way brands, TV, music and other elements of [...]

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Will Titanic 3D be A Night to Remember?

by Helen Cox 5 April 2012

As many of you will be aware James Cameron’s Titanic (1997) will once again be in cinemas as of Friday, only this time it’s in 3D. What fewer people will be aware of is that between the 13th and 28th of April the BFI , alongside selected cinemas across the UK, will be screening Roy [...]

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Hollywood and its world influence: How long will it last?

by Tim Oliver 10 August 2011

By Tim Oliver The turn of the 20th century saw the development of cinema as a technology. It was a technology that continued to develop and, along with it, a desire surfaced to sell and consume it as a means of entertainment. Enter stage left Hollywood with its classical studio system, its stars and its [...]

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Sheb Wooley: King of Screams

by Emma Hutchings 16 June 2011

By Emma Hutchings Fay Wray of King Kong (1933) fame may historically be known as the Scream Queen but the King of Screams is undoubtedly a less-talked-about star of the Western genre called Sheb Wooley; the  man behind the voice of the Wilhelm scream. Not sure if you even know what the Wilhelm scream is? I promise you, [...]

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Dire-ctors: Edward D. Wood Jnr

by I S Kallah 6 February 2011

By I.S. Kallah “One is always considered mad when one perfects something that others cannot grasp.” Born on 10 th October 1924 Ed Wood was an actor, author, editor, producer, screenwriter and director. In his short life spanning 54 years he made a number of B-films, which were so appallingly bad that they were, in [...]

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Film Conspiracy and the Deep Blue Sea: Part 1

by Helen Cox 26 January 2011

Don’t Love the Ocean Too Much By Helen Cox It has come to my attention that there is some strange conspiracy going on in the film industry to keep human beings away from any large body of water. They also seem to be against people taking up jobs as marine biologists, fishermen or even as [...]

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