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Chris: So, then: 1996. A good year, film-wise? Helen: I was watching a lot of films. I was setting myself mini-film festivals at home with the help of my local video shop. Jamie: It was the year I became a film journalist. My first-ever press screening was Independence Day, at the old Empire cinema in London. They gave every journalist a frisbee, stand-ins for flying saucers, before the film began, so the whole auditorium was full of flying frisbees. James: It was a good year, cinematically. My chief memory is going to see my mum’s favourite film of all time. …
摘自《帝国》(Empire)第455期 · 2026年7月刊,Russell Moorcroft。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。