Jun 2003 • ships from Apr 24 2003
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Matrix Reloaded
• Two of the most highly-anticipated films of the year are the Matrix sequels The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. We swallowed the red pill and caught up with the cast and crew, including Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, who gave us a ‘taster’ of what we can expect!

Movie Spotlight
The 25th Hour
• Director Spike Lee and star Edward Norton tell to us why they weren’t afraid to ruffle a few feathers with their controversial latest movie.

Olivia Williams
• The actress took some time out from her busy schedule to talk to us about her starring roles in the upcoming films Civil War drama To Kill a King and period adaptation The Heart of Me.

Call Sheet:
Ice Cold in Alex
• We cast our mind back to this 1958 film, made in some of the worst conditions ever, of post-war sentiments, foreign relations and a trek for a pint…

Heartlands
• This story of a small-town darts team may not sound like the greatest British film ever made, but star Michael Sheen explains why it’s scoring a bull’s-eye with the critics

Full Frontal
• Shot entirely on digital video in just 18 days, director Steven Soderbergh explains why this unofficial follow-up to sex, lies and videotape was such an interesting venture for him.

Best Seat in the House
• We take a close look at the work of the BBFC, and its director Robin Duvall explains why its work is more relevant than ever.

New Movies! 30 brand new releases -
including all the newcomers above, as well as...

• X-Men 2
  Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and Patrick Stewart are back in the sequel to the best comic book adventure ever!
• Ghosts of the Abyss
  Titanic director James Cameron revisits the famous wreck to film this stunning 3-D Imax film
• Still Showing…
  Our in-depth guide to more than 50 films still showing in the UK at press-time

Home Entertainment – 9 pages reviewing the latest cable and satellite films showing in your homes, plus videos to rent and books, CDs and DVDs to buy, including:

• Including Gwyneth Paltrow’s literary love story Possession, Nicole Kidman’s Birthday Girl, slapstick road movie Super Troopers and Manhunter re-make Red Dragon.

Despatches: – 12 pages of the hottest movie news

• Vin Diesel to star in lavish re-make of Guys and Dolls
• Ben Affleck to reprise his The Sum of All Fears role of CIA agent Jack Ryan
• Jude Law and Colin Farrell to star in a movie version of Brideshead Revisited
• News from the set of Horror prequel Exorcist: The Beginning
• …and much, much more…!

• Competitions
  Win copies of the latest releases including Die Another Day, 28 Days Later, The Good Girl, Changing Lanes and other exciting goodies!
• Film Facts
  Once again you put resident film expert James Cameron-Wilson to the test with your wild and wacky movie questions!
• Next Issue
  Cast your eyes to next month, when comedian Steve Martin joins Queen Latifah in Bringing Down the House; Adam Sandler looks to Jack Nicholson for some help with his Anger Management; and John Travolta looks set to resurrect his career once again with Basic.

Images taken from this issue are copyright or courtesy of: Touchstone Pictures, 20th Century Fox

All other contents © Visual Imagination Ltd 2003. Not for reproduction

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