The Hoth-like weather conditions have relented just in time for us to get issue 138 in the shops for tomorrow! And it’s, quite quite literally, a monster one! Recoil in TERROR at our exclusive report from the set of Benicio Del Toro’s remake of The Wolfman! SCREAM in FEAR at our 12-page rundown of the most terrifying creatures, and their features, of Universal Studios! WET YOUR PANTS in childlike EXCITEMENT as we explore Pixar’s first 3D feature, UP! Also included within our hairiest cover ever is an interview with chin-stroking indie darling Stephen Soderbergh, who discusses his latest movie The Informant! and delivers his hard-hitting verdict on the Format War, and an on-set report from the London version of stalwart police procedural Law & Order: UK. You think that’s all? That’s most definitely not all...
THE BIG NEWS
The Informant! star Matt Damon and screenwriter Scott Z Burns discuss the amazing true story of America’s highest-profile corporate whistleblower.
Over the page, it’s more true life, as journalist Lynn Barber and screenwriter Nick Hornby chat about the coming of age story from Barber’s past that led to the film An Education.
And in our HD section, director Wes Anderson reveals how his stop-motion animation Fantastic Mr Fox was adapted from Roald Dahl’s classic tale in the storyteller’s own home!
EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT...
Director Cary Fukunaga has been hovering up awards with his refugee drama Sin Nombre. Next stop, he tells Review: Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.
ON THE COUCH
In between coming up with rhymes for the word afro, comedian Graham Fellowes (AKA John Shuttleworth) ponders whether Mike Leigh still has something to say.
SELECT
Our in-depth reviews section is as tightly packed as Ryanair hand-luggage – new films this month include Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Public Enemy No.1, Fish Tank, (500) Days Of Summer, The Soloist, Dorian Gray, Broken Embraces, Thirst, The Firm and The Taking Of Pelham 123.
Old-school retro releases include Film Noir Classics, The Terence Davies Collection, Lubitsch In Berlin plus Suspiria, Bullet Boy, Straightheads, Red Road and Une Femme Mariée on Blu-ray...
In TV land, we have write-ups on Collision, Breaking Bad, The Armstrong & Miller Show: S2, Sons Of Anarchy, Life, Danger Man and Seth McFarlane’s Cavalcade Of Comedy...
Music kicks off with guitar(ist) documentary It Might Get Loud and Motown: The Definitive Performances, plus Bon Jovi, Creed, Dolly Parton, Mötley Crüe and Spandau Ballet live...
DVD & Blu-ray Review issue 138 is on sale now from all good retailers. Do not miss it!
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