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|  This Week... It's been a momentous week. On Tuesday, we came off all Sir Walter Raleigh and landed in the Americas to host a glitzy party with our friends at Netflix marking the launch of Empire's US edition. Far better than the potato - even the mighty Maris Piper - we discovered Walton Goggins, Jeremy Renner, David Fincher, Rian Johnson and a host of other Hollywood luminaries shaking their stuff on the dancefloor. Back in Blighty, the crew of The Red Dwarf popped in for a podchat, film guru David Thomson stopped by to do his Michael Caine impression and we soaked up first-look trailers for Die Hard 5 and The Lone Ranger . All eyes are on that bird on Johnny Depp's head. Will it fly off and try to peck Rod Taylor's eyes out? Watch this space. Phil de Semlyen
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Our LEGO Star Wars advent calendar has arrived. Only another 80 womp-rat bullseyeing days until Christmas, peeps. | | | |
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|  | | | You've eaten so many Hobnobs, you've become the Hobnoblin. | | |  | | | Nick gives Ally an amazing new nickname. Next week, she partners up with Cookie Monster to take on the evil Die Gestive. | | |
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Does Elementary Cut The Mustard?
If, like me, you can't get enough of the BBC's addictive-as-heroin Sherlock (seriously third season, hurry up), then you probably aren't holding out much hope for CBS's American interpretation of Arthur Conan Doyle's source material. Putting aside the brilliance of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss' version for a moment, there's also the little matter of Guy Ritchie's big-screen interpretation, meaning that Elementary faced the potential problem of Arthur Conan Doyle fatigue. Take into account the poor track record of Americanisations of British shows, and things weren't looking too good. | | | |
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Bond Songs Through The Decades
Like the movies themselves, the theme tunes for James Bond's cinematic output has evolved over the years as music fashions changed and new attitudes arrived. With Adele warbling the theme to Skyfall now, we're cracking open the archives and taking a look at the crooners and their tunes from the 1960s through to today. Pop... Rock... Techno. Which one makes your ears happiest? And as Bond turns 50, which song would he want played at the party? | |
|  | | Empire's Special Red Dwarf Podcast
Join Empire for a trip down Red Dwarf memory lane - remember, Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers - as we talk talkie toasters, Alan Rickman playing Lister, Howard Goodall's bonkers lyrics, Kryten impersonations, bullshitting Bill Clinton, getting "Smeg!" shouted at you in the street and more with Chris Barrie, Craig Charles and Doug Naylor in honour of Red Dwarf's upcoming 10th series. |
|  | | Empire's Special James Bond Podcast
Today, Friday October 5, has been designated by Q branch as Global Bond Day. So with Skyfall hitting UK cinemas on October 26 - and US ones on November 8 - there's no better time to talk Bond, and Empire is more than happy to oblige. So join Chris Hewitt, Nick de Semlyen, Dan Jolin and Neil Alcock for a journey through 007's back catalogue, as well as interviews with Mary Goodnight herself, Britt Ekland, and the director of the new Bond documentary Everything Or Nothing, Stevan Riley. Be warned, however: contains high levels of double entendre... |
|  | | 19 Great Revenge Movie Characters
From those early astronauts in Méliès's Trip To The Moon who got their revenge in first to the awesome avenging power of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s cohorts, cinema is ripe with badasses ready and willing to do whatever it takes to bring the bad men out there to heel - or, failing that, kill them. Omitting Westerns - we'd be here all day - here's a few of the baddest, most cold-blooded revengers and their fiercest moments... |
|  | | Guess The Movie Logo From The Letter
Here at Empire, the Ultimate Picture Quizzes are something of an institution, up there with the Movie Poster Mash-Ups and jokes about Phil's love of art house movies. This doesn't mean they're always about such simple things as guns, masks or shirts and ties - sometimes they're about something much more abstract. Something like... letters from movie poster logos. So if you're ready and willing to take on one of the toughest we've ever done, then put in the names of the appropriate movies in the boxes below... |
|  | | Emma Watson Talks The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Before you watch the following Emma Watson The Perks Of Being A Wallflower interview, be sure to watch the trailer here first, paying particular attention to the dance scene contained therein. Trust us, it's well worth your time. Once you're done with that, click play on the video below and prepare to learn a new routine that'll blow your mind. Possibly. Maybe. |
|  | | 10 Movie-To-TV Projects We're Excited About
If movie-to-TV serialisations brings back edgy memories of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the next few years could set that record straight. Hollywood has gone gaga for small-screen adaptations and is promising - or in one or two cases, threatening - to repackage some of our favourite movies in TV-shaped bites. Read on for all the full low-down on an intriguing development slate... |
|  | | Instant Poll: Vote For Your Favourite Arnie Film!
Arnold Schwarzenegger: bodybuilder, Mr. Universe, businessman, actor, Golden Globe winner, action hero, politician, Empire cover star. As movie institutions go, The Governator is one of the biggest (literally), making this poll of polls one of the trickiest we've ever asked you to take part in. Will Terminator 2: Judgment Day blow away the competition, or will diehard Commando fans win the day? Perhaps powerlifters will storm in with a Pumping Iron voting bloc or those closet Last Action Hero aficionados (we know you're out there) will make their presence felt - whatever the weather, take your time and choose wisely from the surprisingly long list below. |
|  | | Infographic: The World's End Movie Connections
For the third instalment of his The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, Edgar Wright has reassembled old muckers Nick Frost, Simon Pegg and Paddy Considine, added newbies Rosamund Pike and Eddie Marsan, and created a dream cast to take us to The World's End and (hopefully) back. Wright's chat pack are no strangers, though, as Empire's infographic demonstrates. |
|  | | The 5 Styles Of Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie Posters
Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to the big screen for The Last Stand heralds not only more onscreen Arnie action but also more Arnie posters, with promo designers preparing even bigger guns for The Governator to hold as Breacher, The Tomb and others come out. To give these ad artistes an overview of his previous billboard-emblazoning efforts, here are all of his earlier bus-stop heartstoppers, conveniently split into different categories. |
|  | | Empire Meets Orbital
Empire sat down with the Hartnolls to discuss their lifelong love of cinema, scoring drug-fuelled thrillers, and the challenges of constructing a film soundtrack with electronic dance music. | | | |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's new book, Total Recall, lands with an audible "BOOM!". While we wish it was called 'I'll Be Hardback' or 'Get To Da Chapter', it's still a unique read. | | | |
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If you have any timewasters to share, then e-mail them in to us. | | | |
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A bunch of Frankenweenie goodies to mark Tim Burton's latest stop-motion animation. The whole office went black-and-white in their honour. | | | |
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Moonrise Kingdom 
As funny, bittersweet and as distinct as you'd expect from Wes Anderson, a director who helps you know you are not alone. Terrific performances from sprogs to stars and a lovely sense of the sorrow and joy of growing up. | | | |
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