Dec 2006 • ships from Oct 30 2006
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132 packed pages

Casino Royale

• After months of speculation and anticipation the 21st Bond film is finally here! We celebrate with a bumper pack of features...

Set Visit!
• Join us on the set, as we watch some of those awe-inspiring stunts being made!

Daniel Craig
• The brand new 007 tells us why he’ll knock the socks off his critics with his portrayal of a darker, sexier Bond

Judi Dench
• The beloved British actress tells us why she’s most definitely calling the shots as Bond’s boss M

Madds Mikkelsen
• Explains just why his villain, Le Chiffre, is going to be Bond’s biggest challenge yet

Eva Green
• On what it feels like to break Bond’s heard as the original and best Bond girl Vesper Lynd

Caterina Murino
• The sexy newcomer, who plays the beautiful Solange, talks love, lust and revenge

Martin Campbell
• The Casino Royale director reveals just what it takes to make an all-new Bond movie… and save the franchise

Complete 007 Countdown
• We countdown all the Bonds that have come before, from worst to best. Plus we talk to the cast and crew of the fantastic Goldfinger!

With…

Kate Winslet
• The acclaimed British actress tells Film Review why balancing motherhood and a celebrity lifestyle helped shape her performance for her new drama Little Children

Hollywoodland
• Ben Affleck, Diane Lane and Adrien Brody on why the death of original TV Superman George Reeves makes for a fascinating film – but why they're pleased it doesn’t draw any conclusions

Guillermo Del Toro
• The Mexican director takes us behind the scenes of his dark fantasy Pan’s Labyrinth, but warns it’s not for the faint-hearted

Juliette Binoche
• The Mexican director takes us behind the scenes of his dark fantasy Pan’s Labyrinth, but warns it’s not for the faint-hearted

James McAvoy
• The young Brit actor continues to go from strength to strength in Hollywood, but it’s England all the way in Starter for Ten

Cillian Murphy
• The star of new DVD The Wind That Shakes the Barley explains why working with director Ken Loach was a learning experience

Mission: Impossible III
• As the third in the action franchise comes to DVD, we tell you everything you need to know about the explosive film series

Plus…

The Bigger Picture
• Bringing you a first look at Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest Blood Diamond and a brand new pic from Nic Cage’s Ghost Rider!

The Film That Changed My Life
• Eighties bratpacker Anthony Michael Hall (The Breakfast Club) tells us why Raging Bull is such a knockout!

Your Film Review
• We visit Sydney to find out what our Aussie readers thought of Little Miss Sunshine

New Movies! 32 new releases –
including the above as well as...

• The Departed
  Does Martin Scorsese’s latest live up to all the hype?
• Stranger Than Fiction
  Will Ferrell is the man who finds he is just a character in a novel in this quirky new comedy
• The Prestige
  Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman face off as two rival magicians in this effects-laden drama
  
  

Home Entertainment – 13 pages reviewing the latest cable and satellite films showing at home, videos, books, CDs, DVDs, games…

• Our DVD section has all the latest movies heading for a living room near you. Including dark drama Hard Candy, high seas adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and actioner The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
  
  
• Kate – The Woman Who Was Katharine Hepburn tells the story of one of cinema’s greatest icons in our books section
  
  
• We become superheroes for the day with the Marvel Ultimate Alliance video game.
  
  
• The Marie Antoinette soundtrack is a real surprise
  
  

Despatches: – 12 packed pages of the
hottest movie news and gossip

• Did Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman ruin Eyes Wide Shut?
• Is Hermione leaving Harry Potter?
• Mel Gibson proves an inspiration
  
  

• Competitions
  This issue we’re giving away
  • 10 DVD copies of hilarious new Lindsay Lohan comedy Just My Luck in our crossword competition
  • 10 DVD copies of the awesome Mission: Impossible III to whoever gets a letter published in our Post Production letters page
  • 10 DVD copies of Hard Candy
  • 10 DVD copies of Reeker
  • 10 DVD copies of The Wind That Shakes the Barley
  • 3 copies of the Superman Returns video game for Xbox, PS2 or Xbox 360
  
  
• Film Facts
  All your cinematic questions answered by our resident expert.
  
  
• Next Issue
  We’ll take a look at some of the biggest forthcoming releases, including director Clint Eastwood’s stirring World War II drama Flags of Our Fathers, penguin animation Happy Feet and fantasy Eragon
  
  

Images taken from this issue are copyright or courtesy of: Sony Pictures Entertainment, New Line Cinema, Focus Features

All other contents © Visual Imagination Ltd 2006. Not for reproduction

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