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The New Empress Quiz Night: May 27th 2012

by Helen Cox 14 May 2012

Date: 27th May 2012     Location: Shortwave Cinema Bermondsey      Time: 7pm The next New Empress Magazine quiz night will be held on the 27th May 2012. Form the ultimate geek team and put your collective knowledge to the ultimate test.

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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, fear [...]

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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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New Empress Quiz Night: The Teen Movie Special

by Helen Cox 15 March 2012

Date: 25th March       Time: 7pm      Venue: Shortwave Cinema Bermondsey Do you know what kind of earrings Keith bought for Amanda Jones? Do you understand what it means to be “totally buggin”? If so, our next quiz night is definitely for you: it’s a teen movie special! Consquently, we’ll be asking questions about teen-related films from all [...]

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The Pan-Asia Film Festival Launches in London

by Helen Cox 9 March 2012

Today sees the launch of the 2012 Pan-Asia Film Festival which, now in its fourth year, returns to London’s Asia House, Ciné Lumière and Prince Charles Cinema. Between the 9th and 18th of March the festival will be showcasing Asia’s most promising fresh film talent alongside established filmmakers.

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Picturehouse launches in the heart of Hackney

by Helen Cox 28 October 2011

By Helen Cox Photograph ©Joanne Davidson/The Picture Library Ltd. Local Hackney resident, and award-winning actor, Michael Fassbender was amongst the modest band of supporters who gathered for the launch of Hackney Picturehouse yesterday.

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Sci-Fi-London Parade Pics

by Helen Cox 24 April 2011

The Sci-fi-London Festival held their first ever Easter Parade today. An impressive number of science-fiction fanatics gathered, many of them in fancy dress, to take a stroll along London’s Southbank in the sun. They were lead by a zombie Will and Kate who shuffled and lunged their way between the BFI and the London Film [...]

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