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Fever Pitch
And so it begins. The World Cup has kicked off in force and, whether you like football or loathe it, there will be no way of avoiding it for the next few weeks. The Empire office has been awash with the sound of vuvuzelas for the past week (click here for an illustration), but that's not all we've been up to. We took time away from the sound of angry beehives to check out Toy Story 3, Ali went to E3 and wallowed in gaming heaven. Plus Dan discovered the joys of mixing phat beats and bangin' choonz via some ridiculous iPhone DJ app. Good times. James Dyer
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|  | | | All the making-people-fall-in-love-with-donkeys and stuff - it just seems very passive-aggressive to me.
Phil explains his issues with A Midsummer Night's Dream. | | |  | | |
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The 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony: What Can We Expect?
It was announced today that Stephen Daldry (The Hours, Billy Elliott, The Reader) and Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire) will be in charge of the Opening Ceremony for the London Olympics in 2012. Obviously it's nice to hear that two of Blighty's finest will be overseeing the shindig, and will be in charge of making it both spectacular in execution and awesome in conception. But what can we expect to see from their Olympics adventure? We input all the data into Empire's steam-powered computing machine and odds extractor, and here's what came up as possible inclusions...
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The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema
As the World Cup kicks off in South Africa, now's the time to celebrate the great breadth of world cinema out there. From Brazil to Japan to France and Senegal, from Neo-Realism to Dogme to J-horror, we've compiled a list of the very best films not in the English language (note: features, not documentaries). So rustle up some sushi, strike up a gauloise and make sure you've locked your bicycle as we count down the top 100... | | |
|  | | Video: Katherine Heigl And Robert Luketic On Killers
The story of an ordinary woman who unwittingly marries an assassin - and finds herself in trouble soon after when his past life comes calling, Killers is the new action-comedy from Katherine Heigl (The Ugly Truth), Ashton Kutcher (Twitter) and director Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde). We talked to Heigl and Luketic to get the lowdown on their influences for the film, the movie they'd like to remake, Tom Selleck's moustache and whether they were tempted to use The Killers on the soundtrack... |
|  | | 10 Cameo Spin-offs We'd Like To See
Demented uber-producer Les Grossman, the man who introduced bump 'n' grind and the term 'big dick playa' to the Hollywood lexicon, is back. With the chest-rugged maniac promising to quite literally "f**king kill the sh**t" out of a Tropic Thunder spin-off movie, we've taken a look at a few other starry cameo characters we'd like to see brought to the big screen… |
|  | | Meet Nicole Holofcener
Please Give sees Nicole Holofcener return to her Manhattan roots with a smart, funny character study: imagine Woody Allen's Synecdoche and you wouldn't be too far off. A name to watch, we talked to the writer-director about the inspirations behind her first film since Friends With Money. |
|  | | Design Your Own Dungeon!
Are you a king of Quark? A pharaoh of Photoshop? If so, this is your chance to have your talent showcased in Empire, by designing a B-movie poster featuring Kim Newman for the horror guru's regular Video Dungeon page. We've provided the assets – photos of Kim brandishing different weapons and an astonishing array of expressions – so all you have to do is create your own background and effects. Go funny, go scary, go crazy... the finest work will be showcased in the magazine in the coming months. |
|  | | The 50 Greatest Video Game Characters
Whether hearty plumber, battleworn grunt or cutesey farmyard animal, the colourful stars of video games have become emblems of their respective eras. Mario, Sonic and their ilk are the De Niros and Bogarts of the gaming world, closer to the hearts of die-hard console-addicts than any Hollywood icon could be. With this in mind, and after much soul-searching, arguing and quiet contemplation, we have painstakingly assembled our list of the greatest gaming characters ever devised. Most will be old friends, some will be new acquaintances but each and every one is a standout - be they cultural icon, inspired innovation or a masterpiece of character design. The rogue's gallery of gaming legends starts here... |
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A somewhat disturbing gimp mask (here modelled by Ali). It's apparently in honour of The Collector (out June 25). | | | |
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Please Give 
An indie with pedigree, smarts and plenty of wit, Holofcener's comedy of manners is well-observered and well worth watching. | | | |
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Crazy Heart
A phenomenal, heart-breaking performance from Jeff Bridges powers this simple but affecting redemption story. | | | |
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