 |  Welcome to December! The end is in sight for 2013, and we're reviewing the year in the now-traditional fashion, profiling all the movie highlights and lowlights so far. We've already profiled some unlikely trends - did you notice the important role that shipping containers played in this year's big films? - and breakout stars, as well as bringing you Empire's verdict on the 50 best films of 2013. There's much more still to come, so be sure to check back every day until Christmas Eve for a fresh look at the year's movies. If you don't, Movie Santa won't come and your presents will be full of socks instead of films, so it's in your best interest to check these out. Helen O'Hara
Deputy Online Editor, Empire
 
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  The Amazing Trailer For The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The pre-Christmas rush of big trailers for upcoming films is getting going in earnest now. Yesterday saw a new look at 300: Rise Of An Empire, The Monuments Men and Pompeii, and today we get a fresh gander at The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and in particular a first look at Paul Giamatti's Rhino and Dane DeHaan's Harry Osborn. Check it out after the click. More: New Clip From Anchorman: The Legend Continues Ron gets a job offer New Clip From The Railway Man Online Along with some new images. New Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug Production Blog Lucky 13. Full Pompeii Trailer Erupts It's volcano day... Latest 300: Rise Of An Empire Trailer Lands Seize your glory! New Trailer For The Monuments Men More from George Clooney's arty dozen. Four New The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug Clips Arrows away! New Trailer For Spike Jonze's Her Joaquin Phoenix falls in techno-love. In Secret Trailer Arrives Elizabeth Olsen finds illicit love. A Strange Trailer Of Your Body's Tears Second slice of surrealism from Amer directors. TV Teaser For Guillermo Del Toro's Strain Show Rats all, folks...
  Some Butlers Irish Chocolate, which is finally on sale here in the UK. Look, some of these have berries in, so we're pretty sure they're one of our five-a-day.
 I would genuinely watch a TV show about punctuation.  Nick de Semlyen lives on the edge. The response to this from Liz was "I've been on a TV show about punctuation," which is even more amazing.
The 50 Best Films Of 2013
It's December, and as is traditional, we've asked Empire's writers to vote for their favourite films of the year. The assembled results have since been turned into this, a list of the very best 2013 had to offer. All films released from January 1 to December 31 in the UK were eligible, and we've included (but not ranked) three movies that several of our number have seen, but not enough to vote on fairly. So read on and at the end, check how many you've seen yourself... | |
|  | | The Empire Podcast #90
The Boy Who Lived, Daniel Radcliffe, is The Boy Who Talked About American Football On The Empire Podcast this week, while Alexander Payne doesn't mention sport of any kind, instead sticking to his latest, Nebraska. |
|  | | The 15 Breakout Stars Of 2013
Every year brings some faces to freshen the Hollywood gene pool, talents that make an extra impact or people we've seen before in other capacities showing a knack for something different. We round up our favourite new arrivals and surprises for 2013... |
|  | | Unlikely Film Trends Of 2013
People often notice the obvious stuff - the fact that there are a lot of comic-book movies these days, or the way animated films seem to be proliferating. But have you noticed the slightly weirder trends in filmmaking this year? Here are the ones we noticed - and beware some spoilers! |
|  | | The 22 Best Movie-Related Viral Videos Of 2013
This year has been another belter in the movie-related viral video department. Our Facebook, Twitter, Google + and Tumblr pages have been positively heaving with so many clever clips, spoofs and skits over the course of 2013 that the very best have spilled over into this special list feature. This means that even if you missed these at the time, you can still laugh your proverbial socks off watching them right here, right now - and then recommend them to your less web-savvy friends as if you'd seen them all before anyway... |
|  | | The 20 Best Set-Pieces Of 2013
Some films are less than the sum of their parts. Some disappointing films can have great moments. And many of the best films have one stand-out scene that leaves you cheering in your seats. Here are the ones that stuck in our memory this year... |
|  | | Nelson Mandela: His Movie Legacy
Former South African president and icon of freedom and forgiveness Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. While his world only occasionally intersected with that of the cinema, he left a lasting impression, and his fascinating, eventful life is one that filmmakers have attempted to chronicle more than once... |
|  | | Empire Meets Forest Whitaker & Angela Bassett
Oscar-winning actor and recent Empire podcaster Forest Whitaker is back on the promotion trail with Black Nativity, a Christmassy tale of families and faith. We sat down with him and his co-star Angela Bassett, along with Jennifer Hudson, Mary J Blige and Tyrese Gibson to talk turkey. |
|  | | Homefront Interviews: Jason Statham, James Franco And More Explain The Film
Homefront sees Jason Statham's undercover cop, Phil Broker, escape to the country to start a new life with his daughter. The only problem is that he soon falls foul of the local crime bosses, led by James Franco and Kate Bosworth, after a children's fight, and things kick off. Well, with a script written by Sylvester Stallone you didn't expect him to take up needlepoint, did you? We spoke to Statham, director Gary Fleder, Franco and Bosworth to get the lowdown. |
|  | | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Teaser Trailer Breakdown
There's a lot of new information in the latest Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer. So much new information, in fact, that a trailer breakdown was in order, and here it is in its gloriously over-analytical glory, touching on hidden messages in Oscorp's snooping screens and those octopus-like metal arm attachments you were wondering about... |
|  | | Frozen: The Character Guide
The animating geniuses at Disney have taken winter to heart this year with their all singing, all shivering new animation Frozen. Produced by Pixar mastermind John Lasseter and co-directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan, Surf's Up) and Jennifer Lee (screenwriter on Wreck-It Ralph), the film is a Nordic-set tale of friendship, family and fear. Featuring pet reindeer, deconstructable snowmen and a real ice queen, Frozen has plenty to offer. Empire sat down with the film's creators to get a first hand account of the thinking behind the film's protagonists... |
|  | | The Jameson Empire Awards: Vote For Your Favourite Movies Of 2013
Looking for gift ideas this Christmas? Here's one: a 2014 calendar. And the minute you get your hands on it, put a big red circle around March 30. For that's the date on which the Jameson Empire Awards 2014 - the most irreverent and fun awards show around - will take place. As ever, it'll be an amazing night filled with A-listers galore, as we reward the best films of the year (and the people who made them). But we couldn't do it without you. Voting for the 2014 Awards is now open, which is where you come in. Simply plump for your favourites in each category in the following form, and you could be chosen at random to attend the awards. |
|  | | Empire Presents the New York Film Academy
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|  | | The Secret Of Walter Mitty Screening Offer
It's been five years since Ben Stiller directed Tropic Thunder, and the film that lured him back to the director's chair is a sweet tale of a mild-mannered man who dreams of being much, much more. Quietly fascinated by colleague Cheryl (Kristen Wiig), he finally gets the chance to live some of those daydreams when he sets off in search of a missing negative by a star photographer. Expect glorious dreams and perhaps, in the end, a glorious reality as well. To celebrate the release of The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty on Boxing Day. We're giving you the chance to see the film, for free, before anyone else on December 9! |
 A Hangover Christmas jumper and trilogy box-set, modelled here in true Hangover fashion by Ali, who's clearly joining the Christmas Wolf Pack.
 
Anthony Mackie is brilliant at mental arithmetic. 
In the final kiss scene in Thor, that's not Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, but Chris Hemsworth's wife, Elsa Pataky, in a wig. 
Icelandic indie band Of Monsters And Men have Titanic as their tour-bus movie. 
Richard Armitage accidentally stole quite a lot of socks from the set of The Hobbit. 
Jude Law makes an excellent Henry V onstage right now.
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If you have any timewasters to share, then e-mail them in to us. |  Some Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, er, "goodies". No volunteers to open that plastic box so far.
 
Nebraska 
A charming road movie that develops into a full-blown study of life and roots, offering a beautiful insight into the way families migrate and change. Also Out
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