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Awards Weekend Is Upon Us
It's the busiest time of the year for everyone here at Empire as we gear up for the 2010 Jameson Empire Awards taking place in London on Sunday night. It's the one time of the year when we get a night off from being hard-hitting film critics, instead stepping over the red rope to see things from a publicist's point of view. For one night only it's all about chaperoning celebrities, seeing to their every whim and making sure no other journalists piss them off by asking awkward questions. It's every bit as surreal as it sounds. But beyond all that the Awards are just a whole lot of fun. Informal, irreverent and slightly mental – much like the people at Empire – the Awards are a night for everyone to let their hair down. We'll have all the coverage (news, gossip, videos and photos) up on the site once we've crawled back from the after show party in the wee hours of Monday morning so be sure to log on and get the full scoop. James Dyer
Online Editor, Empire | | |
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Omid Djalili to our Ali. Just weird. | | |  | | |
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Which Sports Work Best On Film?
Last Saturday night I attended my first roller derby, which turns out to be the world's best spectator sport. It's fast, it's furious, there are no faffy times out (apart from a nice 15 minute half-time break), pretty much no breaks in play and lots and lots of speed and violence and tactics to discuss*. By about 10 minutes in, the entire party of first-timers I was with were discussing strategy and scoring and so-and-so's speed like old hands at this stuff. It was, in other words, every bit as entertaining as the movie Whip It**, about the same sport, which got me wondering why some sports work better on film than others.
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Exclusive On-Set Kick-Ass Interviews
Boasting the world's unlikeliest vigilante, a (Hit)girl with the mouth of a dart's player and an assembly line of ass-whopping henchmen, Kick-Ass is this year's must-see superhero movie with a difference. It's based on Mark Millar's comic book and does exactly what it says on the tin. We sent our very own superhero, aka Vidiblogisode Man, to the Kick-Ass set to do battle with cast and crew. With questions. About the film. | | |
|  | | Game For A Laugh!
Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Clearly, creative movie types agree, for they've had characters chuckle, giggle, guffaw, chortle, titter and cackle their way through movies since the dawn of time. Well, almost. From megalomaniacal villains to creepy demons to cartoon animals, we've collected some of the best laughs in movie history... and now all you have to do is name the film from which they came. Sounds easy? Well, give it a go if you're game for a laugh... |
|  | | How To Make An Inspirational Sports Movie
This week's The Blind Side features Sandra Bullock taking in and helping to educate a kid from the wrong side of the tracks who eventually becomes an American Football superstar. The sport is only one part of the film, but it features several of the standard elements you find in such inspirational movies. We thought we'd take you through what you need. Cue montage music! |
|  | | The Best Of Mike Judge
Writer/director/voice artist and all-round comedy god Mike Judge's latest film, Extract, arrives this week. But if you find yourself scratching your head and saying, "Mike who?" we're here to help, offering up some choice cuts from his past work. Those who love the Judge? Time to wallow... |
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Win A Brand New Fender Electric Guitar
Red Stripe is offering lucky film buffs the chance to win a brand new Fender electric guitar along with selection of Red Stripe vintage T shirts and bags all in association with the Jameson Empire Awards. All you have to do is vote for your favourite song from a movie by following this link. We'll be hosting a different competition each week so check it out because you could end up rocking out like Spinal Tap! | | | |
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A pair of Kick-Ass mugs courtesy of Titan. Lucy, our editorial assistant, was less than thrilled about having the 'C' word emblazoned across the crockery but we loved it. | | | |
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If you have any timewasters to share, then e-mail them in to me. | | | |
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Kick-Ass 
A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach. | | | |
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This Week's Video Trailers And Clips
Every week, our video player will update to show trailers and clips from the week's movie releases listed above. | | |
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Harry Brown 
Essential stuff, even by the big man's considerable standards. | | | |
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