IN ISSUE # 612 OF FILM
REVIEW...
Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone
• Harry Potter himself, alias actor Daniel Radcliffe, weaves his spell
over Film Review as he discusses the filming of the guaranteed blockbuster, his
relationship with author J K Rowling and his fellow cast members, his love of
Quidditch and his hopes for the sequel
 Film of the Month: The Others
• Nicole Kidman does it again! After dazzling us in Moulin Rouge,
this time the versatile actress does it by scaring the willies out of us…
Nicole talks about a dramatic shift in roles
 Apocalypse Now: Redux
• Francis Ford Coppola has returned to what is, for many, the ultimate war
film and re-edited it from scratch. He tells us why, and how, and recalls one
of cinema's most infamous shoots
Behind The Scenes
features...
• Bandits with Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett (review
online), The Spy Game with Redford on reteaming with Pitt; Heist
with Gene Hackman on Mamet; and Gabriel & Me with Sean Landless
Glitter
• Multi-talented pop diva Mariah Carey on why it took her so long to make
the jump from music studio to silver screen, and how playing an up-and-coming
pop star was, in fact, a real acting stretch for her. No, really...
| Reviews - your every film need catered
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More than 30 pages in all,
covering:
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November Movies:
24 brand new genre-spanning releases, including just about all those above.
Nobody's seen Harry Potter yet...
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Our diligent section At
a Cinema Near You gives you the lowdown on more than 50 films still
showing in the UK at presstime
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - The
dope-addled duo race, or amble, to Hollywood to wreak their revenge on an
unscrupulous film producer who's making a film based on them
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16 pages of Home
Entertainment – reviewing the latest videos, books, CDs, DVDs...
including the classic original Planet of the Apes, Disney's Snow
White, Cast Away and The Mummy Returns!
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Me Without You - Anna Friel and Michelle
Dawson's Creek Williams star in a coming-of-age tale of two girls who
find themselves becoming so emotionally entangled they can't see the wood for
the trees
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Forthcoming Attractions:
Whet your appetite for the best of December's new movies including the only
serious challenger to Star Wars' undisputed cinematic dominanace since
1977, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring! Also, Richard
Linklater's painted-on adult drama Waking Life, Samuel Jackson in Brit
crime thriller The 51st State, Julie Andrews comes full circle in The
Princess Diaries and Mark Wahlberg fakes it to the max in Rock Star
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Strictly Sinatra - Ian Hart is cruelly forced by the
Scottish Mafia to sing Elvis covers - the fiends! But, on the plus side, one of
his new-found Scotia Nostra buddies actually knew Ol' Blue Eyes back in the
day…
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| Free with this
issue: our pocket guide to absolutely Essential DVD gifts for
Christmas! |
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Sheet: Oliver Twist
• Not to be confused with the Sixties musical, we take a look at legendary
director David Lean's classic, and controversial, 1948 film adaptation of the
Dickens classic. Featuring interviews with Artful Dodger Anthony Newley,
cinematographer Guy Green and producers Ronald Neame and Sir Anthony
Havelock-Allan
PLUS!
- Despatches:
Eight pages of the hottest movie news, including items on Oliver Stone, Quentin
Tarantino, Richard Gere, Pierce Brosnan, Austin Powers and Michael Caine, while
Steven Soderbergh takes on the Belgian monarchy. Yes, you read that right…
- Brit at the Back:
Trainspotting's Kelly MacDonald talks about her role in Strictly
Sinatra, and waxes lyrical about co-star Ian Hart's silky smooth
tones…
- Competitions
Win a fantastic selection of prizes: see issue for details. You can enter our
competitions by phone, e-mail or postcard (UK callers only)
- The Best Seat in the
House:
James Cameron-Wilson sticks last summer's movies in the dock and judges them
guilty of being, well, not much cop, frankly, and goes on to answer those
niggly movie trivia questions that have been bugging you for years in Film Facts
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