2010s Film

Movie musings on the pictures and stars of films made in 2010 and beyond. Make sure you don’t accidentally take a dip in some kind of…hot tub time machine.

The New Empress Video Blog: Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing

by Caitlin Conway 12 June 2013

Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing is finally here! In the latest New Empress Magazine Video Blog Mark Searby and editor Helen Cox discuss adapting the bard for the big screen. They also decide, once and for all, which is better: the book or the film…if only they could agree.

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Inside Issue 10: A Sneak Preview

by Helen Cox 30 May 2013

Issue 10 is now available to order. As our magazines sell out within weeks of going on sale we recommend ordering to avoid disappointment. Our theme this issue is Time in Film and consequently you’ll be able to read up on how plausible film time travel techniques actually are, the role of stopped clocks [...]

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The Empress Speaks: On the Sanitation of Violence in the 12A Movie-Verse

by Helen Cox 25 March 2013

I recently spent a good three hours sobbing my heart out in the darkest corner of New Empress HQ; clutching my John McClane action figure like it was the last thing I had in the world. Why? I’d just received the news that A Good Day to Die Hard had been granted a 12A certificate. You see, I’m an [...]

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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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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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“What are you?!”: The identity crisis of Batman in film.

by Matthew Hammond 24 July 2012

Last Friday marked the release of one of the most anticipated films ever made…The Dark Knight Rises (2012) . It’s been seven years since Christopher Nolan brought Batman back from the clutches of camp and redefined the Dark Knight for a whole generation as a truly modern cinematic icon. However, looking at the representations of [...]

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Avi Arad: A Marvel Or Just a Man?

by Lee Cassanell 30 June 2012

With The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) set to do brisk business at the box-office, producer Avi Arad’s long term plan to reinvigorate the comic book movie franchise seems to have finally paid off. The Israeli businessman who managed to wrestle control of Marvel in the wake of its mid-nineties bankruptcy is now, far and away, one [...]

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The B-Team: The Avengers, but not as you know them…

by Howard Burdett 26 April 2012

As an avid comic book fan, when one thinks of the newly-released Avengers Assemble, it is their more humble, more entertaining, and much less successful colleagues – the Great Lakes Avengers (subsequently renamed S.W.O.R.D., Great Lakes X-Men, and so forth) that spring to mind. For those living in miserable ignorance, the Great Lakes Avengers lived [...]

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The Ritz Cinema, Thirsk: A Photo Tour

by Helen Cox 11 April 2012

The Ritz Cinema in Thirsk, North Yorkshire celebrates its centenary this year. Since 1995 the cinema has been managed by a small comittee of volunteers who dedicate their spare time to delivering a varied programme and a warm welcome within their local community.

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Piety at the Pictures: Comedy cameos from Jesus

by Maryann O'Connor 8 April 2012

At this time of year, usually once you’re sitting on the floor with bits of chocolate smeared about your person with the obligatory feeling of self-loathing, thoughts naturally turn to the man who made this custom of confectionary and compunction possible: Jesus.

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