Empire of Light star Micheal Ward has revealed that seeing 2008's dance franchise sequel Step Up 2: The Streets helped him to fall in love with the movies. The 25-year-old star told Yahoo UK that ...

NEW YORK -- Sam Mendes earned an Oscar for his first movie "American Beauty" and directed two James Bond movies before turning to more personal projects. "1917," which earned him three more Academy ...

The U.K.’s Empire Cinemas has gone into administration with six movie theaters shuttering immediately, Variety can confirm. Empire operates 12 locations under the Empire brand and two Tivoli-branded ...

Six of its 14 sites are being closed immediately, with the CEO citing rising operating costs due to inflation. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent U.K. independent theater chain Empire Cinemas has ...

Olivia Colman plays the manager of a movie theater in Sam Mendes’ new film “Empire of Light.” It’s a cinema palace in a small town on England’s south coast that is showing its age. The once grand ...

Credits: Directed by Sam Medes, starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth and Crystal Clarke. Rating/Runman: R, for sexual content, language and brief violence. 119 minutes. In “Empire of ...

In “Empire of Light,” Sam Mendes casts a nostalgic eye toward the movies. Like several other auteurs this winter season, Mendes has crafted what could be considered a “love letter to cinema” (see also ...

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EXCLUSIVE: The UK’s Empire Cinemas, which operates at 14 locations with 129 screens, is entering administration. The currently closed site at Sutton Coldfield is due to be sold and the cinemas at ...