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This Week...
It is a very exciting time for the Rebellion all of us here at Empire. We've just received the first advance copies of the new issue, complete with our ace Harry Potter supplement celebrating the whole of the wizarding film series, and it's looking pretty darn fabulous if we do say so ourselves. We did exclusive shoots with the cast and crew (involving a world of dirty jokes from Robbie Coltrane and some scandalously unprintable anecdotes from Jason Isaacs), interviews with practically everyone who's ever set foot in Leavesden Studios to work on the film, and an extensive search through the Potter archives to bring you previously unseen backstage goodies. It's bloody brilliant, frankly, but head back to the site every day next week for sneak previews of what you can expect... Helen O'Hara
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Some gladiators and, er, "wenches" visited this week to bring us Spartacus: Blood And Sand goodies and DVDs. Turns out ancient Romans are very noisy in the office. | | | |
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James delivers the world's worst diss. | | |  | | |
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In Praise Of Jason Statham - Hollywood's Last All-Out Action Hero
Last Saturday, I was invited to a Jason Statham movie marathon – a 'Stathamathon', if you will – where I watched four Jason Statham movies, back to back: The Mechanic (thumbs up), The Expendables (thumbs down), Blitz (see the review here) and, as voted for by the audience, Crank 2 (double thumbs up, inane grins all round). | | | |
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Cannes Film Festival Coverage
With the Film Festival in full swing, our expert Cannes team are sending back all the news, reviews and interviews from the Festival. Damon has been watching all the contenders in competition, to bring you the first reaction to the biggest films of the Festival, while Sam and Chris have been interviewing the filmmakers in attendance and finding time to bring us their own unique take on the goings on out there, whether that's via the medium of silent movies or Thor parodies. Catch up on the entire Festival right here. | | |
|  | | The Rise And Rise Of Spanish Horror
Some ten or so years ago, Spain suddenly emerged as one of the leading horror exporters on the planet. If it was the US in the 1970s and '80s, and Japan in the '90s, 2000 onwards has seen Spain emerge as the scariest country on Earth. While the US dabbled in gorno, Spain has cornered the market in psychological thrillers – and as the latest of these, Julia's Eyes, hits screens, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo unleashes Intruders and Pedro Almodóvar goes all terrifying in Cannes with The Skin I Inhabit, we took a look at the essential Spanish-made horror so far... |
|  | | Win Win Interviews
Win Win is film from Tom McCarthy, the director who previously brought us The Station Agent, The Visitor, wrote Pixar's Up, and played dodgy journalist Scott Templeton in The Wire. This, his latest, is another well-acted, critically acclaimed, charming little indie movie with a huge amount of heart, and so when we got the chance to chat with three of its stars - Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, and Bobby Canavale - we jumped at the chance. |
|  | | The Ten Best Paul Giamatti Characters
It's not easy being a Paul Giamatti character. If you're not reining in motormouth DJs, tackling Nazis in occupied Europe, suffering Alzheimer's, fending off a scrunt infestation or man-wrestling Tom Wilkinson on an airport runway, you're being confronted with a pile of household bills that'd scare Midas himself. That's the predicament his New Jersey lawyer is faced with in Thomas McCarthy's comedy-drama Win Win. With his human qualities and mastery of the gloomier shades of the human condition, Giamatti is the perfect cipher for the struggling everyman. In short, there's no-one better at capturing a flawed man trying to do his best – or, just occasionally, worst – in trying situations. He's one of Empire's favourite actors and to mark his return to the big screen we've put together a ten-strong portfolio of best characters to date. |
|  | | Five Reasons Why Captain Jack Sparrow Rocks
For many years cinema's high seas were still. Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power's legendary screen brigands had long-since departed to Davy Jones' locker and Hollywood's pirate spectaculars mothballed on a Burbank backlot. Then Jack Sparrow happened. Initially a sozzled cameo inspired by a Rolling Stone, Johnny Depp's legendary ligger has become the biggest selling point of the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise. A bajillion dollars later, he's back for more piratical antics in Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. So what explains Cap'n Jack's enduring popularity? And just how pissed is he? Who better to explain the alchemy than the man who helped create him, Pirates co-writer Terry Rossio. |
|  | | The Ultimate Treasure Picture Quiz
Here's a fun fact for you guys: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is out in cinema next week. True story. In honour of that fact we've put together a little quiz to celebrate what pirates love above all else - treasure. Be it gold from a mine, bullion in the bank or coins in a big old pile, pirates do seem to love that shiny golden material, don't they? So here's 15 examples of cinema's finest booty for you to deduce the film from, starting with... well, that would be telling, wouldn't it? |
|  | | Trailer Breakdown: The Adventures Of Tintin
Steven Spielberg. Peter Jackson. Edgar Wright. Joe Cornish. Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Cary Elwes, Steven Moffat and John Williams. If the cast and crew of the new Tintin movie don't get you a little bit hot under the collar, you may be living in the Antarctic. And if you're a fan of the books, you're already thrilled at the prospect of a big-screen outing for the boy reporter. So for those who are already fans, and those who don't know a Tintin from a can-can (i.e. Americans), here's a breakdown of what we can see in the new trailer... |
|  | | Pirates Of The Caribbean Interviews
Well, shiver the mainbrace and splice the timbers if the good ship Pirates Of The Caribbean isn't back for another dose of buccaneering fantasy, zombies and Captain Jack Sparrow. At the box office Disney's franchise has swept all before it with its combination of old-school swashbuckling and new-school effects work. Now producer Jerry Bruckheimer has added 3D, mermaids and a new director, actor's favourite Rob Marshall, to an already heady mix. Some old favourites are back, too. We tracked down one of them, Geoffrey Rush, the salty scallywag behind many of the movie's best moments, as well as Bruckheimer and one of his newbie pirates, Stephen Graham, to their London hotel to make them walk the plank. The question plank. Arrggh, etc. | | | |
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True Blood goodies to mark next week's season 3 DVD and Blu ray release. Because nothing says clean, fresh shower like a blood bag full of grisly red shower gel. | | | |
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If you have any timewasters to share, then e-mail them in to me. | | | |
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 
An overly complicated plot and poorly thought-out characters detract from the flashes of charm that Cap'n Jack still emits. Despite quality set-pieces and the best efforts of the cast, this is dull and crossbones. | | | |
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Black Swan 
An extraordinary, intoxicating movie. Its hard, twisted edges may turn off some, but there's no faulting either Aronofsky's technical mastery or Portman's flawless performance. | | | |
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