Some of the finest lines in cinema history were supposed to be outtakes or were mere unserious improvisations. “Bring me ...

This article originally appeared in Empire magazine, issue #97 (July 1997). “It was always going to be set here," mutters an obviously knackered Luc Besson, negotiating his way through the diminishing ...

Nine years ago, Luc Besson came across a theory that humans only use 10% of their brain capacity. A quick Google search would have informed the French filmmaker responsible for cult classics like La ...

Big badaboom! In a world where the dystopian gloom of "Blade Runner" long defined the look of movie sci-fi, French auteur Luc Besson's gleefully ridiculous space opera "The Fifth Element" was an ...