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Byrne worked with the late Sands on three films – Gothic, Siesta and All Things to All Men. He remembers a fierce, mysterious and much-loved man, fearless as both actor and adventurer

Over the last few months, images of Julian have been recurring in my mind.

A summer morning, so many years ago, filming Gothic in Berkshire. Julian, Natasha Richardson and myself lounging beneath a cedar tree.

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Spring Breakers (18)

(Harmony Korine, 2012, Us) Selena Gomez, James Franco, Gucci Mane. 94 mins

The new American dream/nightmare of the endless beach party is both celebrated and satirised in Korine's woozy Florida tale. The story is fittingly loose – four naive teens turn to criminal means to fund their hedonism – but it's more of an experience: a dubstep-tracked collage of neon, Day-Glo and tanned flesh, all facilitated by Franco's fantastically watchable gangsta rapper.

A Late Quartet (15)

(Yaron Zilberman, 2012, Us) Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener. 106 mins

A respected New York string quartet is struck by an excess of issues here: terminal illness, infidelity, professional jealousy, you name it. Without the distinguished cast, its highbrow melodramas would seem ludicrous.

The Expatriate (15)

(Philipp Stölzl, 2012, Us/Bel/Can/UK) Aaron Eckhart,...

Having produced both Kidulthood and Adulthood together, producers George Isaac and Pierre Mascolo have collaborated once more for All Things To All Men, except this time around Isaac steps into the director’s chair for the very first time.

Isaac – who wrote the screenplay too – also had the pleasure of directing his close colleague, as Mascolo takes on a role in the film as Mark Corso – the wayward son of gangster Joseph (Gabriel Byrne). The pair talk about their experience working on this film, and for Isaac what it is like finally directing his first feature length movie. They also talk about their portrayal of London within the film, and how they went about shooting car chases on location…

All Things to All Met is out in UK cinema today. You can see our coverage of the movie including our review here.

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This may come as a surprise to you – but the much celebrated actor Rufus Sewell has not had a major screen role in a British movie since 1996 – but as we speak to Sewell ahead of his latest feature All Things To All Men, we learn that it certainly isn’t for the lack of trying – as he simply wasn’t being offered the roles he desired.

However he now plays a role he claims to have yearned for – that of corrupt detective Parker, in George Isaac’s debut feature film, which hits our screens on Friday 5th April. In the meantime, Sewell also talks of his current work on stage in Old Times, as well as discussing his upcoming role in the eagerly anticipated Hercules: The Thracian Wars, where he stars opposite a certain Dwayne Johnson.

All Things to All Met is out in UK cinema today. You can see...

All Things To All Men's Rufus Sewell refers to himself as "that twat on a horse" in his interview on this week's Empire Podcast, whereas Harmony Korine does no such thing, instead talking about James Franco fellating a gun in honour of his latest, Spring Breakers.Elsewhere, a very important discussion is blown wide open: which film director has the best voice? Also, the concept of a Grown Ups sequel is dissected and everyone resists doing a Baz Luhrmann impersonation. Just.P.S. Don't forget to check out our podcast photo gallery here and subscribe to the Empire Podcast via our iTunes page or this handy RSS feed.

The gritty London crime thriller is a genre somewhat overcooked in British cinema and on the verge of being burnt for good – and when gearing yourself up to indulge in yet another addition to this particular variety of film, a rolling of the eyes is the natural reflex – yet in George Isaac’s defence, the producer of Kidulthood and Adulthood has done a commendable job in taking an obvious, unsubtle narrative and making it feel rather unique, in his directorial debut All Things to All Men.

Rufus Sewell plays a corrupt, veteran cop called Parker, who intends to take down long-term adversary and seemingly unassailable crime lord Joseph Corso (Gabriel Byrne), by staging a robbery and using the gangster’s own drug-addicted son Mark (Pierre Mascolo) as bait. However this dangerous game of cat and mouse takes an unexpected turn, as Riley (Toby Stephens) – a former assassin hired to take...

Sneak Peek the new trailer from the upcoming UK crime thriller "All Things To All Men", written and directed by George Isaac, starring Gabriel Byrne, Rufus Sewell, Toby Stephens, Elsa Pataky, Gil Darnell, Leo Gregory, Mc Harvey, Pierre Mascolo and Julian Sands:

"...a thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and a London crime boss..."

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Rufus Sewell was a pin-up in the 1990s, then his career stalled. He tells us about moving to La, giving up drinking and why he can't wait to lose his looks

There was a moment in the mid-1990s when Rufus Sewell's international stardom was assured. Before his 30th birthday, he had starred in two hugely successful TV adaptations, of Middlemarch and Cold Comfort Farm, and taken a lead role in the original production of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, alongside Felicity Kendal and Bill Nighy. He would clearly become stupidly famous. But then he… didn't.

"People talk about opportunity knocking," he says, "but the gate was always swinging in the breeze before I got to the door. I was the lead in Interview With The Vampire, until Tom Cruise decided he was interested. I was in The Wings Of The Dove with Uma Thurman, until that got cancelled. I...

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In The House (15)

(François Ozon, 2012, Fra) Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ernst Umhauer, Emmanuelle Seigner. 105 mins

A French teacher is instantly drawn in by a student's essay on infiltrating his friend's family, and so are we. Before we know it, we're swept off on a self-reflexive journey into storytelling, voyeurism and ethical boundaries. Both the boy's story and the movie struggle to find an ending, but it's another distinctly "Ozonian" comedy-thriller.

Trance (15)

(Danny Boyle, 2013, UK) James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel. 101 mins

Boyle chucks everything he can (maybe too much) at this twisty, visceral art-heist thriller, which hinges on McAvoy's hypnosis to reveal the whereabouts of a stolen Goya painting. The result is more of a Jackson Pollock.

Good Vibrations (15)

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Much like London buses, London crime thrillers feel like they come in threes: first The Sweeney, then the upcoming Welcome To The Punch and just after that All Things To All Men, the trailer for which you can check out right here.  brightcove.createExperiences(); Starring more than a few your-favourite-guy-from-that-things - take a bow Toby Stephens, Rufus Sewell and Gabriel Byrne - and written and directed by the up-and-coming George Isaac (the producer of Kidulthood and Adulthood), it's a damn fine-looking piece of work, and if the twisty-turny plot holds up we could well be onto a winner here. As for that twisty-turny plot, here's a little outline for you: Stephens plays Riley, a professional thief who's hired to pull off "the ultimate sting" only to find himself caught between maverick cop Parker (Sewell) and crime lord Corso (Byrne). With Parker determined to bring down Corso, the sting going wrong...

British crime thrillers are having a bit of a moment right now. We just brought you the trailer for one, and now here are brand-new pics from All Things To All Men, with Gabriel Byrne, Rufus Sewell and Toby Stephens looking cool around London.Stephens plays Riley, a professional thief, who's hired to pull off "the ultimate sting" - more than that we don't yet know - only to find himself caught between maverick cop Parker (Sewell) and crime lord Corso (Byrne). With Parker determined to bring down Corso, the sting going wrong and the stakes getting ever-higher, we're guessing that Riley's in for a bad time. See kids? Crime doesn't pay.The film's written and directed by George Isaac, who's already a successful producer with Kidulthood and Adulthood and a BAFTA nominee for short film Nits, and also stars Elsa Pataky, James Frain, Julian Sands and Leo Gregory. All Things To All Men...