THIS ISSUE'S COVER FEATURE - WILLEM DAFOE: FROM CHRIST TO ANTICHRIST
Over the past 30 years, two-time Oscar® nominee Willem Dafoe has become known as one of cinema’s most versatile actors. Don’t miss this in-depth, honest interview with one of cinema’s finest!
CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON: WRITING ADAPTATIONS BY HAND
One of the most in-demand scriptwriters of adaptations, Hampton won an Oscar® for DANGEROUS LIAISONS and was nominated for ATONEMENT. Here, he reveals how it can take 21 sets of script revisions to make a soufflé like CHÉRI.
HELEN MCCRORY: HER SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ACTING
Soon to be seen in HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE playing a bloodthirsty witch, and is now set to play Cherie Blair in THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP. Is there any character this talented actress can’t play?
In Focus - Our Cover Feature - Jun 18, 2009 6:33
Willem Dafoe: From Christ to Antichrist
Although his screen persona may suggest otherwise, Willem Dafoe is the product of a fairly conventional Mid-Western upbringing, the son of a surgeon and one of eight siblings.
As one of the founding members of The Wooster Group, a New York based experimental theatre collective, he has created and performed in the group’s work since 1977, both in the US and internationally. Dafoe’s 1980 film debut was a decidedly mixed blessing, as it consisted of a minor role in Michael Cimino’s disastrous HEAVEN’S GATE.
Continue...Insider's P.O.V. - Jun 18, 2009 6:37
PRODUCING
Iain Smith: Europe’s Busiest Producer
Awarded a BAFTA in 2005 for Outstanding Achievement in Film, Iain Smith (OBE) has a list of credits as impressive as his never ending workload.
From associate producer on the classic LOCAL HERO, the controversial THE KILLING FIELDS and the breathtaking THE MISSION, to producer of big budget Hollywood fare like WANTED and ALEXANDER, Smith has often been described as “Europe’s busiest producer”.
And as if that’s not enough, his honorary work includes being a patron of the London Film School, Chair of the UK Film Industry Training Board, and more recently, becoming the Chair of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Continue…
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Features - Jun 18, 2009 6:20
Shawn Ryan: Shielding Success
If you’ve never had the pleasure of visiting The Barn and hearing one of Detective Claudette Wyms’ (CCH Pounder) righteous speeches, or taken pride when Detective Holland “Dutch” Waganbach (Jay Karnes) outsmarts his third serial killer of the day, or wondered just how long it would be before Detective Shane Vendrell’s (Walton Goggins) head might explode out of sheer stress, or guiltily delighted in seeing Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) finagle and bludgeon his wicked way from one fucked-up mess to the next, then stop reading this magazine immediately (sorry ed!) and seek out season one of The Shield.
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UK, Ireland & Malta Box Office Totals.
April 24-26, 2009State of Play $2,225,515 Monsters vs Aliens $1,585,572 Fast and Furious $1,547,228 17 Again $1,507,243 I Love You Man $1,040,868 Source: boxofficemojo.com
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