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Slang, Strong and free lunches
There may be volcanic ash in the skies and Bigotgate in the tabloids, but that can't stop Stephen Lang from popping in to Empire towers. We're told he kicked down the door of the plane he arrived on and just breathed the noxious fumes of Eyjafjallajokull as he stormed to the office. Alternatively, he might have taken a cab. Slang (as we now call him) wasn't the only special guest this week; we also had Mark Strong in for a webchat on Wednesday, and he regaled us with stories of his life as an on-screen ne'er-do-well. The best thing about these webchats? Free lunch. We always buy in a glorious spread of chocolate, sandwiches, crisps and other goodies and the healthy-eating stars never touch it. Except for Up's Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, that is – they ate pretty much all of it. Bastards. James Dyer
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Beat The Odds With Bond
Are you angry that you didn't back the winning horse Don't Push It for the Grand National this year? Maybe you're indignant with an impotent rage because that 45 football team accumulator you put on at the weekend didn't come in? Well, don't fret reader, because your friendly and sideburned tipster Empire McCririck is here to gesticulate wildly, make a series of inappropriate, misogynist comments and help you win back some of that hard-earned cash from the bookies.
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40 Great Actor And Director Partnerships
De Niro and Scorsese. DiCaprio and Scorsese. Johns Ford and Wayne. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Cinema history is full of serendipitous actor/director pairings, creative partnerships that seem to drive both parties to greater creative heights. But which ones really changed cinema history, or produced the most consistent hit rate? Which BFFs truly inspire one another? And who stuck together through thick and thin to make masterpieces? We assess the best of the best... | | |
|  | | 7 Fun Directors' Side Projects
Being a film director - particularly if you work on something for a big studio - can be a stressful experience. So it helps to have another outlet for your creative (or in one case, violent) tendencies. After Terry Gilliam's recent announcement of plans to work on an opera, we look at some talented types and their off-duty projects… |
|  | | Who Or What Is A Miley Cyrus?
Miley Cyrus, previously best known for being draped in a sheet during a photoshoot that one time, is taking to mainstream films this week with The Last Song, the latest Nicholas Sparks adaptation. But while the teen star is bigger than Jesus with the under 12 set, she's barely caused a blip on most people's radars, so for your convenience we've put together a chronological guide to recent tween culture, and assessed what it means for the rest of us as they approach adulthood... |
|  | | Video: The Cast And Director of Alice Creed
The only major Gemma Arterton film this year that doesn't require her to wear sandals, The Disappearance of Alice Creed is a gritty and gripping kidnap drama where Arterton plays the estranged daughter of a millionaire, held to ransom by Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston. We talked to Arterton, Compston and writer-director J Blakeson recently to get the full low-down on the film. |
|  | | Transcript: Stephen Lang Webchat
Stephen Lang visited the Empire office, and inbetween not eating our eyes for jujubes, found time to answer all your questions about Avatar sequels, working with Michael Mann, and eating your eyes for jujubes. Well, you asked... |
|  | | Transcript: Mark Strong Webchat
Mark Strong is every bit as pleasant in real life as he is terrifying onscreen, so when he came into the Empire office recently we didn't hesitate in grilling him on his upcoming films and posing your toughest questions to him in our webchat. Here's the full transcript... |
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An Iron Man mask from Hasbro. The eyes light up and it spouts various phrases, including an alarmingly loud "I AM IRON MAN!!" Everyone will be wearing them this summer. | | | |
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Iron Man 2 
Rourke and Rockwell make satisfying, complementary villains, while Downey Jr. delivers again. Shame this sequel feels inessential, over-busy and a little, well, mechanical. Nothing they can't put right for Iron Man 3. | | | |
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Avatar 
It's been twelve years since Titanic, but the King of the World has returned with a flawed but fantastic tour de force that, taken on its merits as a film, especially in two dimensions, warrants four stars. However, if you can wrap a pair of 3D glasses round your peepers, this becomes a transcendent, full-on five-star experience that's the closest we'll ever come to setting foot on a strange new world. Just don't leave it so long next time, eh, Jim? | | | |
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