Tag Archives: Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures

The early runaway box office success of films like, “Re-animator” and “Ghoulies”, paved the foundation for Empire’s wildly imaginative slate of motion pictures. Unfortunately, Charles Band’s unbridled passion for marketing and distribution clashed with scandalous banking practices, causing his newfound company to crumble beneath him in only 5 short years. But what really led the youthful mini-major to crash and burn upon the sticky floors of empty movie theaters? [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/142910151[/vimeo]

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