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HomeAboutNew Empress WritersNew Empress IllustratorsEditorsFAQContributeBuy New EmpressArticle Rewriting ServiceRSS SubscribeNew Empress Magazine Back IssuesIn ReviewCompetitionsNewsFilm Quiz NightsNew Empress Film QuizFeaturesEarly Cinema1930s Film1940s Film1950s Film1960s Film1970s Film1980s Film1990s Film2000s Film2010s FilmInterviewsWriters Unveiled: The Final Bumper IssueThis month sees the release of our last print issue! When I started this project in 2010 I had no idea what I was getting myself into (how difficult could… [Continue Reading...]In Review: Listen Up Philip on DVDPhilip Lewis Friedman (Jason Schwartzman) is a young, New York author on the verge of having his second novel published. He is also a self-absorbed, arrogant… [Continue Reading...]In Review: Life Moves Pretty Fast (Book)How could we not be sceptical about another book on 1980s movies? Nostalgia, ho! But Hadley Freeman's ode slash entreaty to us not to forget how good we… [Continue Reading...]In Review: The Misfits (1961) re-releasedIt is understandable how the stories and controversy surrounding a film's production can contribute to the way it’s eventually perceived when released.… [Continue Reading...]Old Hollywood: Sidney Poitier and the Civil Rights EraCinema has always been seen as a mirror to society, the changes, the fears, the angers and the themes of a nation are often represented and reflected on… [Continue Reading...]COFILMIC Comedy Film Festival: Entries wantedAttention all prospective comedy writers and filmmakers: a festival you will not want to miss is coming to Manchester on the 29th and 30th October. Now… [Continue Reading...]Win A Blu-ray Bundle And Signed Poster With The Release Of T.S. SpivetJean-Pierre Jeunet’s beautiful T.S. Spivet is released in UK cinemas on Friday 13th June and to celebrate, we’ve got a very special package to giveaway… [Continue Reading...]Old Hollywood: The Woman’s PictureIn the 1940s a term to describe a type of (sub) genre of film came to prominence in cinema- The ‘woman’s picture’. Though films of this nature had… [Continue Reading...]In Preview: BFI Flare 2015As usual it’s a glorious action-packed schedule at BFI Flare (19th-29th March, London) helpfully divided into three sections; documentaries sit side… [Continue Reading...]In Review: Listen Up Philip on DVDby Tony Griffiths on 13/08/2015Philip Lewis Friedman (Jason Schwartzman) is a young, New York author on the verge of having his second novel published. He is also a self-absorbed, arrogant windbag who seems to despise the trappings of his minor success almost as much as he enjoys rubbing people’s noses in it. [click to continue…]{ 0 comments }In Interview: Jeremy Irvineby Maryann O'Connor31 July 2015Beyond the Reach, an adaptation of a young adult book published in the 1970s, pairs the somewhat unlikely duo of freshly squeezed Brit actor Jeremy Irvine and Hollywood royalty Michael Douglas as hired guide Ben and rich businessman Madec respectively, the latter coming to the American wild west looking to bag an out-of-hunting-season prize. While they are out […]Read the full article →In Review: Clouds of Sils Maria on DVDby Linsey Satterthwaite29 July 2015The idea of age and identity for actresses, particularly in Hollywood, has become a (sore) talking point in recent times. Stories of women being deemed too old for roles, when their male counterparts are allowed to indulge, are rife in the business and unless you are Meryl Streep, there are few interesting parts for females […]Read the full article →In Review: Maggieby Daniel Goodwin23 July 2015Throwing zombies into a Schwarzenegger film may conjure up images of bloody battlefields strewn with bullet shells and carcasses while cheap quips are spat through clouds of thick cigar smoke. But anyone approaching Arnie’s latest expecting that kind of generic zombie/ action flick may be disappointed, for Maggie is far from the conventional Romero calibre […]Read the full article →Press Conference: Ant-Manby Daniel Goodwin16 July 2015This week sees the release of director Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man: a zany Marvel behemoth that cleverly weaves comedy and heist movie attributes into their trademark bombardment of vibrant visuals and barnstorming action. New Empress caught up with the film’s key players at a press conference in London to talk about working for Marvel on the film […]Read the full article →In Review: The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence)by Daniel Goodwin11 July 2015Anyone intending to see The Human Centipede (Final Sequence) should by now know what they’re getting themselves into. Even though writer/ director Tom Six’s crud and gut splatter features are far from exemplary film-making, his trilogy brags distinguishing qualities that make them more than mere franchise fodder. Each of the three films has a unique […]Read the full article →In Review: Ted 2by Maryann O'Connor11 July 2015Flash marries Ted and Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth) at the start of the film and everyone gets their happy ending. But when the newlyweds apply to adopt a kid the government cottons on to Ted [not paying taxes] and he has to fight the power for his right to party as a sentient being. Mark Wahlberg, as thunder […]Read the full article →In Review: Cometby Daniel Goodwin2 July 2015This quaint and quirky indie from debut writer/director Sam Esmail seems like a sugary relation to last week’s Brit rom-com Everyone’s Going To Die. But where Jones’ film was a darker, crime-linked love tale, Comet offers a discombobulating sci-fi twist by weaving parallel universes into its slender almost chemistry-free romance. Justin Long stars as the […]Read the full article →In Review: Everyone’s Going to Dieby Daniel Goodwin26 June 2015Given their low budgets, it is important for indie film-makers to capitalise on the talent involved in their production, the financial limitations involved often resulting in a very effective creativity. Everyone’s Going To Die, the debut of writer/director Jones, can be counted among those creative efforts; a dark and witty British drama with a slender narrative […]Read the full article →In Review: Accidental Loveby Daniel Goodwin21 June 2015Accidental Love, a film finally seeing the light of day after five years, assists Director David O’ Russell (using the nom de plume Stephen Greene) to redefine the art of terrible film-making; a rom-com to be ranked alongside other ham-fisted classics like Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959), Ishtar (1987) and Batman & Robin (1997). After […]Read the full article →In Review: Life Moves Pretty Fast (Book)by Maryann O'Connor19 June 2015How could we not be sceptical about another book on 1980s movies? Nostalgia, ho! But Hadley Freeman’s ode slash entreaty to us not to forget how good we had it [despite what those awful film critics might have said at the time] paired with discussion of current industry goings-on does provide a considerable dollop of hey-I-never-knew-that alongside […]Read the full article →Page 1 of 11512345...102030...»Last » BlogrollFlick FeastGuardian FilmInternet Movie DatabaseLost in the MultiplexThe British Film InstituteThe Day Hollywood Stood StillThe Prince Charles CinemaVarietyThe Editor’s Pick: 10 DVDs to Watch Web Development by No Coward with a Thesis base on a modified skin from Thesis Skins + Login