Issue #A06 • ships from Apr 26 2006
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In 132 pages…

Lost
• We met with the creators and star Matthew Fox to try to extract information about what to expect from Season Two. And they were surprisingly forthcoming…
Plus The Top 10 reasons to watch Lost

My Name is Earl
• We meet with creator Greg Garcia, who discusses his struggle to get the show made and why he based the character of Earl on Nicolas Cage’s character from Raising Arizona!
Plus stars Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee and Jaime Pressly have their say

The Da Vinci Code
• Will the runaway success of the book world became an instant box office hit in May? We take a look at what has made the book so popular and why it has sparked such heated controversy

Eurovision 2006
• We ponder whether this could finally be the year for UK victory. Entrant Daz Sampson tells us he believes so. Although he does admit if he receives ‘nul points’ he’ll be leaving the country…

Jimmy McGovern
• The writer reveals why The Street has become the show he is most proud of, why he hates soap operas, and why Liverpool should become the new London

Zero 7
• The talented British duo discusses their third album The Garden, their careers from record studio tea boys to influential artists, and why they’re a long way from becoming the next Simon and Garfunkel

Colin Firth
• The British actor talks about why he’s leaving Darcy in the shadows to pursue more ‘tortured’ roles and that infamous sex scene in his latest film Where the Truth Lies

You’re Making That Up
• This is Spinal Tap heralded the way for the improvised ‘mockumentary’ film style back in 1984 and with the upcoming film Confetti due to hit cinema screens next month, we reveal why comedy is taking the no-script route once again

Feeder
• Singer-songwriter Grant Nicholas reflects back on the group’s lengthy career.

PLUS...

Vinnie Jones
• On his latest role as the muscle-bound Juggernaut in X-Men: The Last Stand, and why Hollywood keeps beckoning him

Amy Wadge
• The Bristol-born singer on collaborating with Marti Pellow, covering The Manic Street Preachers and why she has no desire to make it big

Andrew Rosenheim
• The author discusses his latest novel Keeping Secrets and the reasons for the vast cultural divide that exists between the US and England

• Picture Previews of upcoming BBC adventure drama Robin Hood, Beyoncé’s new musical Dreamgirls plus what we can expect next from pop sensation Christina Aguilera

• The five film directors we’d most like to see helm the Mission: Impossible franchise

• This issue, our regular columnist discusses the joys of podcasts.

• 10 questions to test your knowledge.

• Through the years… Pet Shop Boys

• We take a closer look at the Cybermen attack in the new series of Doctor Who

• What you were watching, reading and listening to in 1991

• Pippa Haywood on sex scenes and corpsing in Green Wing

• The unforgettable cliffhanger finale of the first series of Green Wing

• TV
  The Armstrongs
  Lost – Season 2
  The Street
  PLUS: All the brand new dramas launching in the US…
  
  
• Movies
  Brick
  Confetti
  Prime
  PLUS The hottest new Stateside releases reviewed
  A complete guide to the month’s films
  
  
• DVDs
  Jarhead
  Match Point
  Walk the Line
  And more!
  
  
• Computer Games
  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – Legend
  Namco Museum
  Worms: Open Warfare
  And more!
  
  
• Music
  Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium
  Snow Patrol – Eyes Open
  Zero 7 – The Garden
  And more!
  
  
• Books
  The Constant Princess – Phillippa Gregory
  Digging to America – Anne Tyler
  Red Leaves – Thomas H Cook
  And more!
  
  

• Our essential guide to the entertainment you should not miss over the coming month

• Jimmy McGovern reveals why Cracker is returning for a one-off
• We get the latest on Steven Spielberg’s new reality TV show
• A look at the upcoming BBC comedies that will be gracing our TV screens

• If you have any comments to make on the world of Entertainment then contact us at: theworks@visimag.com
  
  

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

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

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