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"Boardwalk Empire? No, never heard of it," says Frank Vincent

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 16th October 2014

Closer research reveals this is the 2010 film Chicago Overcoat, repackaged for its UK DVD release in 2013. It's almost as if they were trying to capitalise on Boardwalk Empire's popularity over here. (Though it isn't especially popular over here, so nice job all round.)

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Man very good at pretending to be other man

TV News | Ed Williamson | 14th October 2014

I should like to draw your attention to the fact that a 29-year-old Yorkshireman called Marc Pickering is currently playing a young Nucky Thompson in Boardwalk Empire's flashback scenes, and giving the best Steve Buscemi impersonation you're likely to see.

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Period detail on new Boardwalk Empire not what it was

TV News | Ed Williamson | 3rd August 2014

They've got the clothes out of storage again but the cost of rebuilding the sets was a bit toppy so they just shot it in the car park.

(via Domenick Lombardozzi's Instagram.)

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300: Rise Of An Empire

Movie Review | Becky Suter | 5th March 2014

"THIS! IS! SPARTA!" Or rather, "THIS! IS! THE! AEGEAN SEA!" as the next chapter of the pumped-up fight fest that was 300 moves the action to a fresh â€“ and very wet â€“ battlefield. Set during the same timeline of the suicidal Spartans' clash at the Hot Gates, director Noam Murro (with previous 300 helmer Zack Snyder producing) presents the slightly less-exciting but still fun Battle of Artemisium that takes place almost exclusively at sea. Caution: the first two rows may get wet.

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Unfortunate Empire X-Men cover image/strapline juxtaposition

Movie News | Ali Gray | 27th January 2014

Biggest EVER? Could have fooled me. (Empire are revealing 25 X-Men: Days Of Future Past covers on the hour. Go dribble on them here).

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Too soon: the end of Empire

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 13th January 2014

This year's fifth season of Boardwalk Empire will be its last. Most good shows these days have the knack of stopping just at the right time, but for me, this one could have run and run.

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Top 20 TV shows of 2013

TV Feature | Ed Williamson, Matt Looker, Rob Young, Luke Whiston, Iain Robertson, Neil Alcock | 31st December 2013

In years to come, we will remember 2013 as the year everything changed. Danny Dyer is now in Eastenders, and across the land all else has ceased to matter. But look upon the works of this medium, now so wholly transformed, and you will see more than this. And you might think it handy that some berk put it all in a list and bid you read it.

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Michael Shannon: pretty much just mucking about these days

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 29th September 2013

Whenever I watch Michael Shannon on Boardwalk Empire these days I get the distinct impression he's just goofing off.

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Well done for looking old, Boardwalk Empire poster

TV Feature | Ed Williamson | 9th August 2013

Funny thing: Boardwalk Empire's all about old-timey people and stuff that happened to them in, like, olden times and that, but none of the promotional stuff's ever been made to look old before. I guess Instagram filters were less widespread this time last year. (Trailer here too, which would look a lot more authentically Prohibition-era if it wasn't on YouTube.)

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Of COURSE Harrison Ford will be back for more Star Wars. He loves it

Movie Feature | Matt | 27th April 2013

In other news, amazing behind-the-scenes photos from the Empire Strikes Back are amazing.

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