Empire (magazine)

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Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Emap Consumer Media since July 1989. It is the biggest selling film magazine in Britain. Empire organises the annual Empire Movie Awards which are voted for by readers of the magazine.

Contents

1 Regular features

2 Fifteenth anniversary

3 Editors

4 External link

Regular features

As well as the expected film news, previews, and reviews, Empire has some unique regular features. Each issue (with the exception of issues 108 - 113) features a Classic Scene, a transcript from a notable film scene. The first such classic scene to feature was the "I could have been a contender" scene from On the Waterfront.

The regular 10 feature lists Empire's choice of the top ten examples of something film-related. For example 10 Best Chase Scenes or 10 Best Movie Gags in The Simpsons. Readers are encouraged to write in if they disagree with the choices made.

Remote Control is a comprehensive section covering all DVD news and releases which Empire's editors consider to be of sufficient quality to term it a magazine in itself.

Public Access presents celebrities' answers to reader-submitted questions.

Fifteenth anniversary

Empire published a special 15^th anniversary issue in June 2004 by which time the magazine had reviewed 4,240 theatrical films. Nicole Kidman was named "actress of our lifetime" and Kevin Spacey was named "actor of our lifetime". The 15 most influential films of the preceding 15 years were listed:

Editors

Empire has had seven editors. They are:

Barry McIlheney (issues 1 - 44)
Phil Thomas (issues 45 - 72)
Andrew Collins (issues 73 - 75)
Mark Salisbury (issues 76 - 88)
Ian Nathan (issues 89 - 126)
Emma Cochrane (issues 127 - 161)
Colin Kennedy (beginning issue 162)

External link

EmpireOnline.co.uk - The magazine's web-site