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East End Film Festival Announces 2013 Line-up

The East End Film Festival [EEFF], running from 25 June to 10 July, is returning to the better part of London for its 12th and biggest year yet - featuring… [Continue Reading...]
In Review: Motel Hell (1980) on Blu-ray

Backwoods black comedy-horror movie Motel Hell gets a spruce up and bevy of all-new bonus material in this Arrow Blu-ray release.… [Continue Reading...]
In Review: Daleks’ Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966) on Blu-ray

Daleks’ Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D., made in 1966, is also released on Blu-ray for the first time. Unlike its predecessor, this sequel takes place on Earth.… [Continue Reading...]
In Review: Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) on Blu-ray

Dr. Who and the Daleks, the first of two movies based on the BBC television series, is released this month for the first time on Blu-ray.… [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...]
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 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...]
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: Avengers Assemble

by Maryann O'Connor 20 April 2012

From the moment Captain America was released last year [and an Avengers preview ran after the closing credits] , we knew it was time: the grandiose stage was finally set for the Avengers to make their spandex slash metal-clad appearance.

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In Review: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

by Nicky Branagh 20 April 2012

It’s extremely tricky to fish for salmon in Yemen, what with there being a severe lack of water. And salmon. But when a Sheik with more money than sense wants something, he gets it.

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In Review: Marley

by Nicky Branagh 19 April 2012

Kevin MacDonald’s compelling biopic of reggae legend Bob Marley is perhaps as definitive a portrait of the legendary singer as one could hope to view on the silver screen. Opening in Nine Mile, Jamaica, where the star was born, MacDonald begins an incredibly thorough and balanced account of Marley’s fascinating existence

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In Review: Beauty

by Mairéad Roche 19 April 2012

Set in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Beauty focuses on the character of François (Deon Lotz), an Afrikan in his mid-40s who runs a successful saw mill. Married for a number of years, with a daughter just married and another going to university, François’ life would appear to be running along quite predictable middle class, middle-age lines. [...]

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In Review: Lockout

by Jonathan Hatfull 19 April 2012

If you’re wondering whether or not you’ll enjoy the Luc Besson-produced Lockout, first read the following one sentence synopsis: Guy Pearce breaks into a maximum security prison in space to rescue the president’s daughter.

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A Dream House To Give You Nightmares

by Janet Awe 18 April 2012

At the end of a sunny day last week, I walked a familiar route through Central London, on my way to a very unfamiliar kind of appointment. To celebrate the DVD release of psychological thriller Dream House , starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts, the film company had embraced its themes of death, [...]

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In Review: Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy

by Maryann O'Connor 18 April 2012

Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy is another of the Scottish author’s drug-focused fictional offerings turned into a Canadian-produced film for our pleasure. A tale of a man who likes drugs for all the usual reasons but finds that being off your face all the time is not really conducive to having a happy life

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In Review: The Monk

by Mairéad Roche 17 April 2012

A French language film set in Madrid, in the late 17th century, The Monk tells the story of a Capuchin Friar, Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), who was abandoned as a baby on the doorstep of the monastery in which he would live his entire life.

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In Review: Fury

by Mairéad Roche 17 April 2012

Though it is called The Samaritan on IMDb, the film has now been renamed Fury prior to the release of another Samuel L. Jackson starring film: Marvel’s Avengers Assemble. It is true that film titles are changed all the time but we will ignore the obviously cynical move in renaming this particular film, where the [...]

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Win 2 tickets to see Carmen in Central London!

by Helen Cox 16 April 2012

This Sunday a very special event will be taking place at the Cine Lumiere in South Kensington. One of Spain’s most influential directors: Carlos Saura will introduce a special screening of his 1983 flamenco classic: Carmen. As a special treat for New Empress readers we’ve got two tickets to give away. Simply retweet our competition [...]

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In Review: One from The Heart on DVD (1982)

by Maryann O'Connor 16 April 2012

There are two reasons why you might want to watch this film; firstly, it’s famous for being a musical (songs composed by Tom Waits) directed by Francis Ford Coppola and the film which bankrupted Coppola’s Zoetrope Studios. Secondly, it is completely bonkers.

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