Rocks: The Making Of The Must-See British Film Of 2020

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Before Lockdown loomed, Empire got to see one of the most striking British films in years – a vibrant, vital coming-of-age story about teenage girls of colour living and surviving in London, featuring a dazzling

GoodFellas At 30: When Empire Met Henry Hill

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Immortalised on celluloid as the central figure of Martin Scorsese’s GoodFellas, Henry Hill lived a cinematic life. As the gangster epic turns 30, look back at Empire’s 2010 interview with the controversial and charismatic guy who, as far

The Making Of Lost: An Oral History Of The Pilot Episode

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As one of the shows leading the vanguard of Peak TV, Lost now looks like it was always destined for success. But fifteen years ago, this hugely ambitious undertaking was anything but a sure thing. Indeed, back

Spaced: The Complete History

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Before Shaun Of The Dead, before Hot Fuzz, before The World’s End, the project that first brought together the likes of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Nick Frost was Spaced. The ‘90s sitcom was unlike anything else

The Social Network At 10: The Original Empire Feature

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On release, David Fincher’s The Social Network proved to be an electrifying dramatisation of very recent history – a film that captured a moment in the immediate aftermath of its occurrence, while making clear parallels to the very

Celebrate Our Cinemas: How To Help Your Local Cinema

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The road to recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic was never going to be easy – but for cinemas, it’s proving harder than expected. After the initial wave of the Coronavirus forced near-every major blockbuster back

Mike Flanagan: A Film-By-Film Guide To The New Master Of Horror

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The last decade has seen the arrival of some brilliant new horror filmmakers – take the gut-wrenching nightmare-visions of Ari Aster, the sharp social commentary of Jordan Peele, or the eerie folktales of Robert Eggers. But few new

Blumhouse’s 10 Scariest Scenes (As Chosen By Jason Blum)

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Jason Blum‘s Blumhouse Productions has become a dominant force in the horror sphere, cranking out thriftily-budgeted frighteners that have struck a chord with audiences and, in the case of films such as Get Out, made a