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StudioCanal Launch Appeal For Lost Wicker Man Materials

Robin Hardy's chilling classic, The Wicker Man, is forty years young. To celebrate the occasion - and to mark the film as one of Britain's greatest, and… [Continue Reading...]
In Review: Curandero: Dawn of the Demon on DVD

Written and executive produced by Robert Rodriguez, and directed by Eduardo Rodriguez (no relation), Curandero is a Mexican horror cop thriller starring… [Continue Reading...]
The Immortals: Grace Kelly

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,… [Continue Reading...]
The New Empress Video Blog: Celebrating 2 Years in Print

This week New Empress Magazine is celebrating 2 years in print. Since our humble A5, quarterly beginnings in 2011 we've grown into an A4 bi-monthly publication… [Continue Reading...]
The Immortals: Florence Lawrence – The Star System Is Born

Florence Lawrence is largely forgotten today even among established icons of the early years. Yet she deserves hallowed status. Miss Lawrence was the first… [Continue Reading...]
Event: Beats Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest

Special event klaxon! Do you fancy seeing a screening of music documentary Beats Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest at Clapham Picturehouse… [Continue Reading...]
Win A Copy Of Horror Film ‘The Collection’ On DVD

From the writers of Saw IV, V, VI and 3D comes the thrilling sequel to The Collector that works just as well as a standalone film. Tense, terrifying and… [Continue Reading...]
The New Empress Video Blog: Scarecrow is Rereleased

Here at New Empress we like to champion films that are often overlooked and forgotten and Jerry Schatzberg's Scarecrow is one such film. Schatzberg won… [Continue Reading...]
Terracotta Far East Film Festival Announces 2013 Line-up

It's that time of year again: the annual Terracotta Far East Film Festival. London's yearly dose of far out, Far Eastern film returns for its fifth year… [Continue Reading...]

Sheffield DocFest 2012: China Heavyweight

by Tom Grater 19 June 2012

A beautifully crafted and visceral experience, this superb documentary about Chinese amateur boxers attempting to reach the 2012 Olympic games was undoubtedly one of the best films of Sheffield DocFest 2012.

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In Review: The Man Who Fell to Earth

by Helen Cox 19 June 2012

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) is based on the 1963 Walter Tevis novel of the same name. In this eccentric sci-fi drama Nicolas Roeg directs David Bowie as an alien in search of water for his dying planet and whilst on earth Tommy (Bowie) establishes a relationship with Mary-Lou (Candy Clark) a maid [...]

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Sheffield DocFest 2012: Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

by Tom Grater 19 June 2012

On Sunday, a panel that included Louis Theroux and Carol Morley voted for the Special Jury Award of DocFest 2012. Their selection was Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present , a portrait of one of the most recognisable and potentially important artists of the latter half of the 20 th century, including her latest exhibit at MOMA [...]

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Sheffield DocFest 2012: Law of the Jungle

by Tom Grater 18 June 2012

This impeccably made documentary succeeds at injecting an element of hope into its rather depressing proceedings, but fails to address the balance of argument, skirting around certain issues in the narrative and ultimately feeling one-sided.

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In Review: Jaws

by Mairéad Roche 18 June 2012

First released in the summer of 1975, the young Steven Spielberg’s Jaws went on to be a huge blockbuster and put the fear of God into many a sea bather for decades to come.

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Sheffield DocFest 2012: Photographic Memory

by Tom Grater 18 June 2012

Having just picked up the DocFest Youth Jury award, the latest feature from Ross McElwee, now a recognisable face in the documentary calendar, has evidently won over some of the younger minds at this year’s festival.

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In Review: Cosmopolis

by Nigel Floyd 15 June 2012

Never one to shirk an artistic challenge, writer-director David Cronenberg has previously adapted for the screen two supposedly ‘unfilmable’ novels: William S. Burroughs’ The Naked Lunch and J. G. Ballard’s Crash. Here, he attempts to visualise Don DeLillo’s Cosmopolis, the majority of which takes place in the back of a sleek, white stretch limousine as [...]

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Win Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Movie on Blu-ray!

by Helen Cox 15 June 2012

To celebrate the release of Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Movie on Blu-ray this week we’ve got 3 copies to give away to 3 lucky readers! All you have to do to enter is share this link on your Facebook page, making sure you tag us if you do. This competition is only running on Facebook. [...]

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Sheffield DocFest 2012: Searching for Sugar Man

by Tom Grater 15 June 2012

Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul’s joyful portrait of little-known musician Sixto Rodriguez has won many hearts at Sheffield DocFest 2012, having now been screened on consecutive nights, both times to rapturous applause.

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Sheffield DocFest 2012: Looking for Nicolas Sarkozy

by Tom Grater 14 June 2012

The recently ousted French President Nicolas Sarkozy gets the documentary treatment in this light-spirited and fun film that tries to make you chuckle, whilst assessing the merits and failures of his five-year tenure.

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