Now has 35 restaurants across the world and going strong. #empireread #june1995

Philip Thomas is back trashing your favourite films. I understand some of this criticism, but Gump is a shaggy dog story told from his perspective with evidence at the fringes that he’s an unreliable narrator. #empireread #june1995

“You’re going to die out, you know that don’t you.” #empireread #june1995

Speaking of cultural monoliths, Friends is previewed in the TV section. #empireread #june1995

Reading these Empires from the mid-90s is a reminder of just how pervasive Tarantino was back then. Almost every article and interview mentions him in some capacity, they even ask Woody Allen what he thought of Pulp Fiction. He was a cultural monolith. #empireread #june1995

A seminal pop culture moment. #empireread #june1995

You’re fucking kidding me. #empireread #june1995

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Minnie Driver in Circle of Friends is “frumpy”?!? #empireread #june1995

Sad but happy news. Gwyn died a year after this was published but the family and local community kept it going until 2007 when the final film was Ocean’s 13. It’s since been restored and is at the Gower Heritage Centre and can be hired for private screenings. #empireread #june1995

At this point, the news pages in Empire had toned down a lot of the gossipy snark. Jeff Dawson’s column really retains that tone. #empireread #june1995

Another one for the list of films I wish existed in the world from the “now shooting” column. #empireread #june1995

It’s Circle of Friends month. #empirewatch #june1995

Reservoir Dogs’ home release finally announced. #empireread #june1995

JCVD in 1995 thinks that only women cook. #empireread #june1995

Trigger warning. #empireread #june1995