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Total Film Magazine - Issue 174

Features
By Dan Goodswen published 25 October 2010

Tron Legacy takes 3D to the next level...

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Cover

Cover

Celebrate the next level of 3D cinema with our Tron Legacy cover – we talk to the director and stars of the light cycle saga that could be the future of film.

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Buzz

Buzz

It’s medieval mayhem with Natalie Portman’s warrior woman in this new comedy co-starring James Franco and Danny McBride. Buzz goes on set.

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Agenda

Agenda

Bans and cuts to new horror films seem to indicate a resurgence of strictness from the British Board of Film Classification. A return to the bad old days? We investigate.

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Screen

Screen

Zach Galifianakis and Robert Downey Junior hit the road for Todd Philips’ new comedy, plus Machete, Let Me In, The American and The Social Network.

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Cover Story

Cover Story

A new generation of computer-y futuristic-y film making is born. Could this be the event movie of the year? We chat up cast and crew to find out.

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TF list

TF list

Remakes on the horizon, TV show re-tools we want to see, plus we catch up with our favourite 80s icons plus the greatest 80s movies ever (as voted by you).

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Spotlight

Spotlight

The star of Sophia Coppola’s Somewhere turns up to talk hotels, fans and Hollywood re-birth.

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On set

On set

Jack Black deals with ‘small man’ syndrome in spectacular fashion as he heads to Lilliput for the latest adap of Swift’s satirical classic. TF noses round the set.

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Making Of

Making Of

We’ve been banging on about this film for months – low budget, high concept genre mashup Monsters is this year’s hidden gem. It’s like The African Queen , with giant squid...

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The TF Interview

The TF Interview

The double Oscar winner takes on another true life role with Conviction – could it bag her a third?


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