Roger Corman

In Review: The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) on Blu-ray

by Martyn Conterio 21 August 2013

Roger Corman’s adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher is a strikingly Freudian horror film. The legendary merchant of trash might have a reputation as a pedestrian director, but his canny (or is that ‘uncanny’) use of psychological angst and nightmare, derived from the subtext of Poe’s short story and […]

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Competition: Win A DVD Bundle Of Classic Hollywood Movies

by Martyn Conterio 4 June 2013

Fans of Robert Redford, Marlon Brando, John Wayne and Jason Robards rejoice! Altitude Films are releasing SEVEN classic films between May 27th and June 10th and to celebrate we are offering you the chance to win them all.

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In Review: Piranha on Blu-ray

by Andrew Latimer 4 February 2013

The 1960s onwards ushered in a generation of directors highly cine-literate and often trained at film school. The idea behind the American exploitation boom, especially Roger Corman’s production outfit, was to allow such filmmakers the chance to explore their style while delivering low-budget pictures to mainstream audiences for a profit. De Palma’s Sisters (1973) and […]

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The New Empress Saturday Matinée presents: Joe Dante’s Explorers (1985)

by Helen Cox 4 August 2012

Welcome to the first ever New Empress Magazine Saturday Matinée. Each Saturday afternoon we’ll be introducing a film that you can stream for free online. Our first offering is the somewhat forgotten children’s sci-fi adventure, The Explorers from director Joe Dante.

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Issue 6 Free Sample!

by Helen Cox 28 June 2012

Whilst subscribers and buyers await issue 6 , which will land on doormats later this week, we thought we’d offer you a free look inside our latest issue. To access the free sample please click on the front cover above where you will be able to read all about Roger Corman’s classic B-Movie: The Wasp […]

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