EMPIRE: MIND-READERS
In the words of the old Warner Brothers
cartoons’ pint-sized gangster Rocky,
“I dunno how yaz dunnit, but I know
yaz dunnit!” You read my mind. How
you managed to put articles on so many
of my favourite subjects into a single issue
defies modern, or even ancient science.
Tarantino. Avengers: Endgame. Spidey.
Peter Jackson. Dark Phoenix. The Blair
Witch Project. Tolkien. Scorsese. American
Werewolf. Can... can you actually see me
right now? Wait, how many fingers am
I holding up? Whoah. Damn you’re good.
You can bet a six-pack of choc tops I’ll be
renewing my subscription. But then, you
already knew that, didn’t you?
RAY MILCZARSKI, HAMILTON VIC
You bet we did. We even know that you’re
reading a copy of Empire AT THIS
PRECISE MOMENT.
ACE GRANDMA
I just moved back from Australia to
Canada and my Empire subscription ends
here about late-July. As embarrassing as it
is to say for me, my grandma will once
again getting me a new subscription to
enjoy for the next year to come. I was also
curious about one thing: I heard a rumour
that you don’t usually get as many issues of
Empire in Vegemite territory as you do
here in maple-syrup land.
JAMES PRICE, VIA EMAIL
The UK do 13 issues, we do 12. Myth
busted. Also, don’t be embarrassed – your
grandma is clearly awesome!
GROOVE IS IN THE ART
I know that your magazine has lots of
different features about the movie industry,
but I was wondering how about a separate
feature for art projects created by the fans
themselves? I’m sure there would be some
amazing works made by the people who
are truly inspired by the films they love.
remembers it was about these two
people and the humanity they shared.
Marvel has made Mr. Nice Guy
Captain America the most loveable
superhero going with a romantic thread
through his movies. They kept him
decent, honourable and the boy-next-
door that never stopped loving his
Peggy. I am hopeful in the near future
that Superman and Lois will be reborn
into the fully-fleshed out people that
will give justice and peace to all of those
involved in making the original film. If
not, Captain America and his great arse
is the one for me!
DONNA BARTLETT, FULHAM, SA
America’s ass. God bless.SPINE QUOTE
HONOUR ROLESPINE
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difference
between
Spider-Man and
Peter Parker?
Spider-Man gets
the girl.”THE
CONNECTION
From Kick-Ass
(2010), referring to
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@EMPIREAUST (#EMPIREAUST) / FB.COM/EMPIREAUSTI wanted to say thank you to Eloise for politely and articulately responding to
Daniel (‘Don’t Drop The Politics’ in ‘Comment’, Empire June issue). I had to
give up after several drafts of unpublishable expletive-riddled angry-ness. I
absolutely love the inane, but I think there’d be few in the business of making
film who didn’t want us arguing about their creations beyond the technical. If
they have ‘human’ players they are political – the word comes from ‘polis’ = city
/ ‘polites’ = citizen: if it’s about us, it’s political. If someone doesn’t say
something that pisses me off each and every month I feel ripped off – keep it
up... sometimes you actually change my mind.
ANN STUHT, VIA EMAIL
Thanks for your articulate response, Ann (although we kinda wish we got to saw
your expletive-ridden letter too). Besides, political stuff is really interesting!
Except, y’know, when it’s in the Star Wars prequels. Maybe not there.J. CLANCY, FAIRFIELD, NSW
Awesome idea! Send in your art, people!MAKE SUPERMAN SUPER AGAIN
The kryptonite of recent Superman
incarnations (since Superman Returns in
2006) is that the focus has shifted to the
muscles, brawn and unrestrained action,
only creating a superficial, hollow husk
of the original 1978 movie. Let’s face it,
Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill were
just muscle-bound, posing prettyboys in
tights. We need a Superman actor to
convey the same kind of honest
vulnerability, sweetness and humour that
Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder
exuded on screen. We need a script that