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Empire

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DISPATCHES • TEAM EMPIRE ON A FEW OF OUR HIGH POINTS THIS MONTH

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Getting the keys to the kingdom • IN FANTASY EPIC CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE, DAMSON IDRIS EMBRACES ROYALTY

How to make a monster success even bigger • WITH SEQUEL GODZILLA MINUS ZERO, TAKASHI YAMAZAKI AIMS TO LEVEL UP FROM HIS KAIJU TRIUMPH

THE PIPELINE • EIGHT PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

Rage against the regime • IN BEING HEUMANN, STAR RUTH MADELEY FINDS FRESH HOPE IN A HISTORIC WIN FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS

THE GOLDEN-AGE STAR WHO HELD HER OWN • REMEMBERING THE LATE EVA MARIE SAINT, AN OLD-HOLLYWOOD LEGEND

A PROVOCATEUR PROBES DEEP • IS HEIL JUPITER! THE FILM-FESTIVAL CIRCUIT’S MOST SHOCKING TAKEAWAY?

School up on a superhero showdown • AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY IS NEARLY UPON US. ARE YOU PREPARED? FEAR NOT, WE’RE HERE TO HELP

“The silence and sanctity of the screening room should always be preserved” • IAN FREER ON FILM FESTIVALS’ FRUSTRATING PHONE-USAGE POLICY

Into the murky depths • DARK DRAMA PRIMETIME SHOWCASES LANCE OPPENHEIM’S ATTRACTION TO CONTROVERSY

THE MVP • MEET OUR HERO OF THE MONTH

PATTINSON POWERS UP • HOW 2026 HAILED THE RISE AND RISE OF R-PAT Z

A new band of brothers • IN WORLD WAR II-SET SPORTS DRAMA THE MOSQUITO BOWL, FOUR MEN GO FROM THE FOOTBALL FIELD TO THE TRENCHES

LAURA LINNEY IS EMMA • THE ACTOR PLAYS A WOMAN DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON’S IN DRAMA ONWARDS AND SIDEWAYS

APPROACHING THE SCREEN • PRIMA FACIE PLAYWRIGHT SUZIE MILLER ON ADAPTING HER LAUDED PLAY WITH A NEW LEADING WOMAN

NEVER WAS A STORY OF MORE WOE • ROBERT EGGERS IS THE LATEST TO RE-SPARK CINEMA’S STAR-CROSSED LOVE AFFAIR WITH ROMEO AND JULIET

Hot off the press • WHY DANNY BOYLE FELT THE URGE TO MAKE BRITISH-NEWSPAPER BIOPIC INK

THE BOT WHO’S STILL HOT • NEW SHORT FILM OPTIMUS PRIME: AWAKENING IS PROVING THAT THE AUTOBOT MAIN MAN STILL HAS THE JUICE

To hell and back • HOW MARK KERMODE WENT TO UNHOLY LENGTHS TO GET THE DIRECTOR’S CUT OF THE DEVILS INTO CINEMAS

WHEN A SPADE ISN’T A SPADE • IS MISLEADING MOVIE MARKETING WORTH THE GAMBLE?

ON OUR MINDS • DAFT MUSINGS FROM THE STRANGE BRAINS OF TEAM EMPIRE

Fighting capitalism with couture • BOOTS RILEY BRINGS POLITICS TO THE RUNWAY WITH HIS RETINA-STINGING SATIRE I LOVE BOOSTERS

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How Much Is A Pint Of Milk? John C. Reilly • THE HOW TO ROB A BANK ACTOR LOVES KISS BUT CAN’T FORCE A NICKNAME

WILDWOOD • IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY…

GHOSTS: THE POSSESSION OF BUTTON HOUSE • IT’S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE

EAST OF EDEN

I LOVE BOOSTERS

WHALEFALL • NOT A SEQUEL TO SKYFALL, OR THE WHALE

WILD HORSE NINE • IF R2-D2 AND C-3PO WORKED FOR THE CIA

GODZILLA MINUS ZERO • THEY DID THE MATHS (THEY DID THE MONSTER MATHS)

PRIMETIME • TO CATCH A PATTINSON

GENTLE MONSTER

FATHERLAND

I PLAY ROCKY • *IVAN DRAGO VOICE* I MUST PLAY YOU

THE STEPS • HE PLAYED ROCKY

THE SKYWALKER SYMPHONIES

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