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In Review: Turn Me On, Goddammit! on DVD

by Matt Turner 29 March 2013

In this provocatively titled coming of age story, a 15 year old girl in a small Norwegian village finds herself ostracised after announcing (truthfully) at a party that a boy she likes “poked her with his dick.” This openness sets a precedent. Arriving quietly from first time feature filmmaker, Jannicke Systad Jacobsen, Turn Me On, […]

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Subscriber Competition: Win Dragon Crusaders on DVD

by Helen Cox 3 May 2012

If you’re subscribed to our print magazine and are a fan of guilty film pleasures we have some spectacular news for you. As a special subscriber treat and to celebrate the release of Dragon Crusaders on DVD, we’re giving away a free copy!

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In Review: Go To Blazes on DVD

by Tom Cottey 9 April 2012

Released in 1962 Go To Blazes represents British cinema at an uneasy stylistic point: somewhere between the post-war whimsy of the Carry On films and the more dynamic, ‘swinging London’ style liberation of A Hard Days Night and the films of Michael Caine. Go To Blazes is an utterly British heist-comedy which is at times […]

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In Review: Game of Death on DVD

by Ben Sheppard 30 March 2012

Bruce Lee fans will be very excited to hear that some of the Jeet Kune Do founder’s finest work can be found during the run time of Game of Death. Unfortunately, this constitutes roughly fifteen minutes of the film and the remaining footage is, to put it politely, awful. In fact, describing this as a […]

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Win a 12 month unlimited rental pass at Blockbuster!

by Helen Cox 1 October 2011

At New Empress Magazine we’re all about rewarding loyalty, dear readers, and consequently we have a special treat for all you social networkers. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a 12 month unlimited rental pass courtesy of our good friends at Blockbuster. […]

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Film rises from the ashes of the Sony fire

by Amanda Leek 6 September 2011

By Amanda Leek Eureka’s Masters of Cinema label have risen from the ashes after the destruction of the London riots. The company lost their entire DVD back catalogue in the fire at the Pias Sony distribution centre but are already in the process of releasing new exclusive Dual Format Blu-ray and DVD titles in an […]

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In Review: Essential Killing on DVD

by Adam Glasspool 30 August 2011

By Adam Glasspool It can be frustrating when half way through a film you ask yourself why you’re watching it and can’t come up with a satisfying answer only, to continue watching it.

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Videogroan: Bemoaning the death of VHS

by Helen Cox 8 July 2011

In the next thousand words or so I’m going to try and explain why I am still in love with the VHS format even though there is no added value on a technical level. The only glimmer of hope I’ve found, technologically speaking, after weeks of research is a vague suggestion by some that the sound […]

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