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Empire – September 2019

by Ben Travis |
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In the summer of 1989, Empire was born – hitting the shelves in the year that gave us Tim Burton’s Batman, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, When Harry Met Sally, and Back To The Future Part II to name but a few. It was an explosive time for movies, and we’ve been bringing you comprehensive movie reviews, access-all-areas interviews, in-depth features and more ever since in the ultimate guide to everything happening on the big screen.

In the September 2019 issue, Empire takes a look back at the 30 years of our lifetime – picking one iconic movie from each year and revisiting it with brand new interviews and write-ups, archive material, tributes and more. Oh, and did we mention that each movie got its own very special cover?

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Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Batman1 of 30

#1 – Batman (Tim Burton, 1989)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Goodfellas2 of 30

#2 – Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Terminator 2: Judgment Day3 of 30

#3 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Reservoir Dogs4 of 30

#4 – Reservoir Dogs

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Jurassic Park5 of 30

#5 – Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – The Shawshank Redemption6 of 30

#6 – The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Toy Story7 of 30

#7 – Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995)

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#8 – Scream (Wes Craven, 1996)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Titanic9 of 30

#9 – Titanic (James Cameron, 1997)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Blade10 of 30

#10 – Blade (Stephen Norrington, 1998)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – The Matrix11 of 30

#11 – The Matrix (The Wachowskis, 1999)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – American Psycho12 of 30

#12 – American Psycho

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring13 of 30

#13 – The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Spirited Away14 of 30

#14 – Spirited Away

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Lost In Translation15 of 30

#15 – Lost In Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Shaun Of The Dead16 of 30

#16 – Shaun Of The Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Brokeback Mountain17 of 30

#17 – Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Pan's Labyrinth18 of 30

#18 – Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – No Country For Old Men19 of 30

#19 – No Country For Old Men (The Coen Brothers, 2007)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – The Dark Knight20 of 30

#20 – The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Avatar21 of 30

#21 – Avatar (James Cameron, 2009)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Inception22 of 30

#22 – Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Bridesmaids23 of 30

#23 – Bridesmaids (Paul Feig, 2011)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Avengers Assemble24 of 30

#24 – Avengers Assemble (Joss Whedon, 2012)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Gravity25 of 30

#25 – Gravity (Alfonso Cuaron, 2013)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Birdman26 of 30

#26 – Birdman (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2014)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Mad Max: Fury Road27 of 30

#27 – Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Moonlight28 of 30

#28 – Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Get Out29 of 30

#29 – Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)

Empire's 30th Anniversary Edition Covers – Black Panther30 of 30

#30 – Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, 2018)

Take a sneak peek inside the new issue, available on newsstands from Thursday 8 August (or order online with the cover of your choice here).

30 Years, 30 Films

Empire – 30 Films 30 Years

When Team Empire hunkered down to name one defining film for each year between 1989 and 2018, there were tantrums, tears, and triumphs. From Burton’s Batman to Black Panther, via Shawshank, Scream, and Spirited Away, we celebrate three decades of iconic cinema, and the films that have come to define Empire’s lifetime.

Francis Ford Coppola

Empire – September 2019 – Francis Ford Coppola

40.years since it arrived, Apocalypse Now remains as mysterious and unknowable as ever. Empire was granted a rare extensive interview with Francis Ford Coppola to talk his Vietnam masterpiece, soon to be arriving in an all-new ‘Final Cut’.

Mindhunter

Empire – September 2019 – Mindhunter

David Fincher’s criminal psychology drama is back on Netflix in a second season that brings in famed serial killers like Charles Manson and Son Of Sam. Empire went on set to get the inside story, talking to David Fincher, director Andrew Dominik, writer Courtenay Miles and more.

Joanna Hogg

Empire – September 2019 – Joanna Hogg

The acclaimed British director returns with powerfully affecting character drama The Souvenir – executive produced by Martin Scorsese. Empire visited the set of its upcoming sequel The Souvenir: Part II for an audience with one of the UK’s most fascinating filmmakers.

Take 20

Empire – September 2019 – Take 20

In this month’s round-up of the twenty film moments that matter, we dig into Marvel’s Phase Four slate, meet Pennywise’s new octogenarian incarnation from It: Chapter Two, talk Knives Out with Rian Johnson, assess the Cats trailer blow-by-blow – and much, much more.

Re.View

Empire – September 2019 – Re.View

In home entertainment, Wild Rose gets an encore with a song-by-song breakdown, Duncan Jones looks back at Moon for its 10th anniversary, Tim Burton’s movies get the Ranking treatment, Michael Palin revisits his first solo movie The Missionary, and more.

On.Screen

Empire – September 2019 – On Screen

Reviewed this month: the return of Quentin Tarantino with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Springsteen-inspired coming-of-ager Blinded By The Light, shock-doc Hail Satan?, Pedro Almodóvar’s latest Pain & Glory, and everything else worth watching this August.

Pick up Empire's 30th Anniversary Special Edition on shelves from Thursday 8 August, or order online here with free UK P&P.

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