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The cinema and goody bags, waiting for their owners
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Readers beginning to arrive, and our beautifully designed banners
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T-minus 5 minutes
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Empire's own Chris Hewitt playing host for the weekend
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Twilight's Jamie Campbell-Bower, discussing who'd win in a Bower / Pattinson hair-off
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Harry Brown director Daniel Barber (left) and actor Sean Harris (right) after presenting some tough but brilliant footage from the film
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Terry Gilliam introducing scenes from The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus. Or explaining how tall Verne Troyer really is, we're not sure
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Jason Flemyng, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and editor Jon Harris discussing Kick-Ass, after footage from the film kicked everybody's ass.
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Robert Downey Jr and Guy Ritchie present footage from Sherlock Holmes. The entire cinema finds their crush / man-crush on Downey getting worse
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See? Not lookalikes! Yer ACTUAL Robert Downey Jr. and Guy Ritchie
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Downey Jr., back for more the next morning, signing copies of the latest Empire and its Sherlock Holmes cover
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Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel president Simon Phillips presenting footage from, gee, we can't remember the name of the film...
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Ian Freer handing out spot prizes - in this case, a Bolt poster signed by John Lasseter!
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Olly handing out more spot prizes, and Sam Toy in the foreground taping the event for posterity
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Kim Newman presenting his basterd-hard Movie Quiz. See if you can guess this one!
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Director Kathryn Bigelow, screenwriter Mark Boal and our Damon Wise discussing The Hurt Locker.
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Ian Freer discussing upcoming Brit comedy/drama/indie Bunny and the Bull, with director Paul King and star Simon Farnaby
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Exam director and long-time Empire reader Stuart Hazeldine discussing his debut film as a director (he's a screenwriter by trade) with Empire's Nev Pierce
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Chris demonstrates how to use the BFI's high-tech 3D glasses. You put them on your face, it turns out.
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And everyone follows his lead. Spot the film star in the audience!
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Fox's Cameron Saunders, trying to explain the plot of Avatar in under one paragraph. It's a tough job!
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Funny people Chris Hewitt and Jonah Hill introduce the screening of Funny People later in the evening
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