Total Film magazine - Issue 189
Massive 2012 preview
A pointy-eared Martin Freeman is the star of our world exclusive Bilbo Baggins cover, as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey heads up our huge 2012 preview.
From The Amazing Spider-Man to The Woman in Black – via The Hunger Games , The Dark Knight Rises , The Bourne Legacy and much, much more – Total Film guides you through all of the year’s upcoming cinematic treats.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Peter Jackson and Martin Freeman talk exclusively to Total Film about recreating Middle-earth for their much-anticipated Lord Of The Rings prequel.
Kerry Washington
Meet Tarantino’s new muse… Total Film sits down with the star of Django Unchained to find out about QT’s enigmatic new western.
A Dangerous Method
Total Film travels to Austria to visit the set of David Cronenberg’s unflinching psychology lesson, featuring Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley and lots of spanking…
Daniel Radcliffe
The former Harry Potter opens up about booze, Broadway and his blood-curdling shocker, The Woman In Black .
Martha Marcy May Marlene
A tense psychological thriller about a creepy cult starring Elizabeth ‘sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley’ Olsen… Total Film investigates the Sundance breakout that’s become a major awards contender.
The Muppets
Total Film’s guest editors – Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Animal and the gang – give us the lowdown on their big-screen comeback, plus we catch up with co-stars Jason Segel and Amy Adams.
The TF Interview: Charlize Theron
The Oscar winner talks TF through her diverse cinematic CV, from Children Of the Corn III to a little film called Prometheus … and she drops more than a few F-bombs along the way.
Buzz and Agenda
In Buzz this month, we have a ton of exclusives for you: queen of pop Madonna discusses her directorial debut W.E. , while guest editor Miss Piggy and former PM Tony Blair (!) face the ‘My Movie Life’ hotseat. PLUS we have all the latest from Prometheus , Man On A Ledge and Clive Owen’s Spanish chiller, Intruders .
Meanwhile, Agenda bigs up Rampart and The Hunger Games star Woody Harrelson, gets excited about Sundance 2012 and grills Dame Judi Dench about Skyfall …
Screen and Lounge
Steven Spielberg’s War Horse leads our Screen section this month, which includes our verdict on a host of awards contenders including Shame , The Iron Lady , J. Edgar and The Artist .
Meanwhile, Brit horror Kill List , sci-fi western Cowboys & Aliens and Terry Gilliam’s seminal Brazil get re-rated on DVD and Blu-ray, and Lounge goes on set of the Doctor Who Christmas special.