Issue #88 • ships from Feb 27 2008
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In 132 pages...

American Gangster
• Stars Russell Crowe Denzel Washington discuss their work on Ridley Scott's new movie, which finds Washington playing a crime kingpin in New York and Crowe the cop determined to bring him down

Beowulf
• Screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary reveal what drew them to try their interpretation of the epic poem – in full-on, motion-capture CGI!
• Producer Steve Starkey talks through the technological process, while Ray Winstone and Anthony Hopkins relate their tales of being covered in sensors…

Stardust
• Stars Charlie Cox and Michelle Pfeiffer tell us about their battle from opposing sides to get their hands on a fallen star, shaped, unusually, like Claire Danes
• Director Matthew Vaughn chats to us about the process of filming Neil Gaiman's magical Fantasy epic

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• Sean Patrick Flanery reminisces about his time playing the younger version of the heroic adventurer made famous by Harrison Ford

Ghost Whisperer
• Star of screens big and small Jennifer Love Hewitt reveals why the second season of ghost-busting encounters are going to be especially tough for her character, Melinda Gordon

Planet Terror
• Director Robert Rodriguez lets us in on all the gory details of his latest film, the second of the pair of Grindhouse features started by Quentin Tarantino

10 TV Shows You Should've Seen
• Wondering why your TV viewing isn't that enjoyable? Then read our run-down of the best moments

Writers' Strike 2007/2008
• The US writers recently staged a walk-out in a protest over their pay. But what were the key issues that fed the strike and how has it affected Hollywood and production of shows and films?

The Wire
• An on-the-spot guide to one of the most critically-acclaimed dramas running at the moment.

The Last Word
• John Cleese remembers Monty Python's Life of Brian and his part in it very well, so we get him to tell us a few secrets about the production of the classic movie

New discs available in both Regions 1 and 2 including:

• (Ratings out of 5 for movie-tv/extras)
• Into the Wild (5/?)
• Beowulf (4/4)
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2/2)
• Chaos (2/0)
• Halloween (1/3)

A wealth of new reviews including...

• (Ratings out of 5 for movie-tv/extras)
• An Affair to Remember 50th Anniversary Edition (5/5)
• El Cid (5/5)
• In the Heat of the Night (5/3)
• Martian Child (3/4)
• The Game Plan (2/3)

All the latest discs including:

• (Ratings out of 5 for movie-tv/extras)
• The Riches Season 1 (5/4)
• Life in Cold Blood (5/?)
• Joking Apart Seasons 1 & 2 (4/4)
• A Town Called Eureka Season 1 (4/3)
• King of California (4/0)
• Beverly Hills, 90210 Season 3 (3/3)

• (Ratings out of 5)
• The Club (5)
• Burnout Paradise (5)
• Devil May Cry 4 (4)
• Unreal Tournament 3 (3)
• Condemned 2 (3)
• Sega Superstars Tennis (2)
• Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (3)
• and a preview of LEGO Indiana Jones!
  
  

A next step in image quality...

• (Ratings out of 5 for movie-tv/extras)
• Zodiac Director's Cut (5/5)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (5/3)
• The Simpsons Movie (4/4)
• Die Hard 4.0 (4/3)
• The Polar Express (3/4)
  
  
  Produced in conjunction with The Works #19 and Film Review Special #70

Images taken from this issue are copyright or courtesy of: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television

All other contents © Visual Imagination Ltd 2008. Not for reproduction

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