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Total Film Magazine - Issue 205

Features
By Total Film published 15 March 2013

The Heroes And Villains Issue

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The Heroes And Villains Issue

The Heroes And Villains Issue

In issue 205 of Total Film magazine, we take a ringside seat in the ultimate battle between good and evil in our look at the 100 Greatest Heroes And Villains Ever.

And who better to front the issue that the ultimate superhero - Superman himself, Henry Cavill - and Amy Adams’ gutsy new incarnation of Lois Lane in Man Of Steel . See our incredible Man Of Steel covers in hi-res!

Plus, join us on set of The Wolverine , get the full story behind Spring Breakers , and play cops and robbers with Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling.

Also, you may have already heard that Total Film magazine is now available on your iPad , and it now costs just £1.99 per issue, or £12.99 for a whole year ($2.99 per issue or $17.99 yearly for the US and Canada, €2.39 per issue or €14.49 yearly for the Europe)! Read about the key features of Total Film's interactive iPad edition .

Fans of the good old-fashioned paper edition need not worry - this version ain’t going anywhere! Like the look of that exclusive subscribers-only cover? Well, subscribe to Total Film magazine then!

And Total Film magazine is now available on your Android device from Google Play !

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Man Of Steel

Man Of Steel

Superman gets of to a flying start in Man Of Steel , a bold, believable new dawn for the world’s biggest superhero.

Total Film talks exclusively to Zack Snyder and his stars about an epic that’s as much about the man as it is about the super…

Featuring new and exclusive images too hot for the web.

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The 100 Greatest Heroes And Villains

The 100 Greatest Heroes And Villains

From Begbie to Batman, Potter to Plainview, Total Film has battled good and evil to bring you a definitive list of cinema’s greatest saints and sinners.

Featuring black-and-white icons, kick-ass ladies and iconic gents, it’s the ultimate guide to cinemas goodies and baddies, as ranked by us.

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The Wolverine

The Wolverine

We travel to the Sydney set of the year’s grittiest comic-book movie, as Marvel’s favourite antihero goes the way of the samurai in an epic eastern tale of love, honour and revenge.

Hugh Jackman, James Mangold and co tell us what to expect from X-Men’s biggest badass.

Featuring brand new and exclusive images.

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Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling

Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling

They’re both Oscar-nommed, on fire and on opposite sides of the law in cool actioner The Place Beyond The Pines .

Total Film hangs out with two actors out-performing their looks.

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Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers

Disney princesses get messed up on drugs and guns in Harmony Korine’s lurid nightmare of teen hedonism. Welcome to Spring Breakers , bitches.

We chat to Korine, Vanessa Hudgens and Selena Gomez about the deliriously controversial thriller.

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TF Classic - RoboCop

TF Classic - RoboCop

Brutal tantrums and ludicrous method acting rocked the set of Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop . Yet the end result was an instantly iconic sci-fi movie.

Total Film interrogates the players (they have 20 seconds to comply)…

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Promised Land

Promised Land

Matt Damon and Gus Van Sant take on eco-politics in David and Goliath tale Promised Land .

It could be called Good drill Hunting…

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Buzz and Agenda

Buzz and Agenda

In Buzz this month, we get the inside track on fuzzy-felt sequel, The Muppets… Again! Plus, Ben Kingsley talks about playing Iron Man’s arch-nemesis, The Mandarin. And Richard ‘Thorin’ Armitage tells us what we can expect from The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug .

Plus, Aaron Eckhart and Gerard Butler go mano-a-mano, we grill Kevin Bacon, and Alex Zane explains why movies are better than life.

Meanwhile, in Agenda , Lars von Trier raises eyebrows with Nymphomaniac , Simon Killer takes us to a heart of darkness, and Pierce Brosnan talks Bond and beyond.

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Screen and Lounge

Screen and Lounge

This month, The Place Beyond The Pine fronts Screen , our indispensable guide to the very latest cinema reviews. Ryan Gosling powers this slow-burn, heartsick drama from the director of Blue Valentine .

Plus, our official verdict on Trance , Jack The Giant Slayer , Spring Breakers and much more.

In Lounge , The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey comes home to Blu-ray, and we take another look at Jennifer Lawrence’s Oscar-winning turn in Silver Lining’s Playbook .

As well as that, we’ve got re-appraisal Sightseers , Amour and End Of Watch . And Schindler’s List , The Princess Bride and Who Framed Roger Rabbit get new anniversary editions.

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The Total Film Interview - Billy Crystal

The Total Film Interview - Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal is back at the top of his game after a 10-year hiatus. Parental Guidance was a huge hit, and in 2013 he’s voicing Mike Wazowski again for Pixar prequel Monsters University .

We sit down with the warm and witty Hollywood legend to discuss the depth and breadth of his astonishing career.

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PRODUCTS
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Total Film

The Total Film team are made up of the finest minds in all of film journalism. They are: Editor Jane Crowther, Deputy Editor Matt Maytum, Reviews Ed Matthew Leyland, News Editor Jordan Farley, and Online Editor Emily Murray. Expect exclusive news, reviews, features, and more from the team behind the smarter movie magazine. 

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