Film magazine Empire turns 18 with X-rated issue

LONDON - Emap's film magazine Empire is celebrating its 18th birthday with a special 'grown-up' sealed section, depicting the 18 greatest moments from 18 certificate movies.

Moments include a man's discovery of a severed horse's head in his bed from 'The Godfather', the possession of the little girl in 'The Exorcist', and the transformation scene from 'An American Werewolf in London'.

The section also includes the top ten shower scenes and celebrity film nudes.

The restricted content is just part of the magazine's birthday issue on sale this week, with other material including the first pictures of the big screen outing of comic book hero 'Iron Man', which is due to be released in 2008 and stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/Iron Man. The issue also includes an interview with 'Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson.

Empire editor Mark Dinning, said: "We are very excited to have reached this publishing milestone and are pleased that after 18 years, we are still the world's number one movie magazine."

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