Total Film Magazine - June 2023

In this issue

THE FULL MONTY
Robert Carlyle and co on their social-minded sequel. Hats off to ’em, frankly.

ERNIE HUDSON
On Champions, The Crow, David Lynch and four decades of bustin’ ghosts.

WAR PONY
Not a prequel to Spielberg’s WW1 tale but a lauded look at Pine Ridge Reservations..

HIDDEN AGENDA

SECRET INVASION Nick Fury is the last line of defence against a rogue faction of shapeshifting Skrulls in Marvel’s gritty espionage series.

4 mins

HOT RIGHT NOW

GLEN POWELL IS CHASING MEGA-STARDOM…

2 mins

SEX EDUCATION

NO HARD FEELINGS Jennifer Lawrence takes on Gen Z in Gene Stupnitsky’s R-rated comedy.

2 mins

YOU TALKIN' TO ME?

FILM QUOTES POSE AS QUESTIONS. FILM STARS TRY TO COPE.

3 mins

FINAL FANTASY

THE WITCHER Henry Cavill’s Geralt of Rivia is back for one last growl…

2 mins

BAZ TO THE FUTURE

THE FLASH The Muschiettis enter the Speed Force and wind back the clock on Michael Keaton’s Batman…

2 mins

GEAR SHIFT

GRAN TURISMO Neill Blomkamp puts pedal to metal on a different kind of game adap.

1 min

CAN WE TALK ABOUT?

KILLING ICONIC CHARACTERS WHY ARE SO MANY FRANCHISES BUMPING OFF THEIR HEROES?

1 min

SCREAM ICON - STEPHEN KING ON SCREEN

A host of famous faces explore the horror author in film and TV…

2 mins

DEPTH CHARGE

THE DEEPEST BREATH Laura McGann’s profound freediving doc will take your breath away.

2 mins

Barbie – All Dolled Up

Greta Gerwig brings Mattel’s best-selling fashion doll to the big screen for a bright and bold live-action adventure.

2 mins

NEXT BIG THING

SOPHIE THATCHER IS A DARK SOUL

1 min

COINING IT

THE GALLOWS POLE Director Shane Meadows proves history really is fun with a bold recreation of one of Britain’s biggest crimes.

2 mins

BLAZIN'SQUAD

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING Quentin Dupieux lights up for this superhero comedy…

2 mins

THE HERO

ERNIE HUDSON THE GHOSTBUSTING ACTOR ON A CHAMPIONSHIP CAREER...

3 mins

TRIAL BY FIRE

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN DIVES INSIDE THE MIND OF HIS MOST COMPLEX PROTAGONIST YET IN THE TRUE-LIFE STORY OF OPPENHEIMER. TOTAL FILM SITS IN ON THE SOUND MIX TO LEARN ABOUT A FILM AS AMBITIOUS AS THE DIRECTOR HAS YET MADE, WITH A MIND-BOGGLING SCALE, AN INVENTIVE APPROACH AND AN ALL-STAR CAST GIVING A HISTORICAL BIOPIC THE BLOCKBUSTER TREATMENT.

10+ mins

RAKE'S PROGRESS

This time it’s personal for Tyler Rake in Extraction 2, as he hurls himself into a crazed mission with ties to his pained past. Total Film talks to star Chris Hemsworth, director Sam Hargrave and stunt coordinator Shane Habberstad about how they landed emotional punches among some of the best action sequences ever put on screen.

10 mins

Sydney Sweeney – 'Women are underestimated...'

After exploding in landmark TV shows like Euphoria and The White Lotus, Sydney Sweeney is now headlining acclaimed whistle blower drama Reality. With her ambitions showing no limits, the fast-rising star talks to Total Film about tackling tough material, moving into producing, and joining the superhero universe.

8 mins

SHEFFIELD OF DREAMS

Almost 30 years after the barnstorming original surpassed all expectations, broke box-office records and earned four Oscar nominations, THE FULL MONTY is returning as a TV series. Can Gaz and co. rustle up another underdog hit while keeping their clothes on? Total Film meets the team to strip back the concept behind the new show.

6 mins

HOT ROD

The Texan firebrand who paralleled Tarantino’s verve and rise is still making movies with the same maverick ethos he did back in 1992 with just $7k. Robert Rodriguez tells Total Film how resourcefulness is his filmmaking touchstone as he realises a long-gestating project with throwback thriller Hypnotic…

6 mins

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY

Margaret Qualley shot to fame with Netflix’s Maid and has been racking up an impressive body of work with an enviable list of auteurs. But despite her star rising, she continues to choose complex, challenging material over cookie-cutter roles. Total Film catches up with her ahead of the release of Claire Denis’ STARS AT NOON, a sweat-drenched, politically charged thriller that’s anything but conventional.

6 mins

The 10 Greatest COMIC-BOOK MOVIES  that don't feature any superheroes

Not all comic-book movies wear capes. While spandex-clad heroes dominate the big screen, you don’t always need a shot of super-serum to make a great comics-inspired film. In fact, there are several classics that you might not even realise sprung from the panels on the page. Total Film celebrates a mix of eclectic favourites, from romantic dramas to coming-of-agers, arthouse thrillers and crowd-pleasing blockbusters. Who said comic books were for kids?

9 mins

I NEVER FELT I WAS BEING PROVOCATIVE... NOT FOR THE SAKE OF IT.' ISABELLE HUPPERT

Isabelle Huppert has taken on dark, difficult and disturbing material across her acclaimed, award-winning 50-year career, in everything from The Piano Teacher to Elle. Now the imperious French actor is back to her inflammatory best in true-life whistle-blower tale La Syndicaliste. Total Film gets an audience with one of the grandest dames in cinema.

10+ mins

MASTER GARDENER

Bringing tensions to the soil… | OUT 26 MAY CINEMAS

3 mins

REALITY

TBC | Sticking to the transcript… | OUT 2 JUNE CINEMAS

2 mins

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3

12A | Rocket plan… | OUT NOW CINEMAS

2 mins

CLASSIC SOUNDTRACK LIVE SPIDEY SONGS

TEN GREAT TUNES FROM ACROSS THE FRANCHISE-VERSE…

2 mins

BABYLON'S PARTY SCENE

Early Hollywood producer Don Wallach (Jeff Garlin) is throwing a party. It involves an elephant. Plus all the biggest Tinseltown stars, a flaming-hot jazz band, hundreds of writhing hedonists in various states of undress and wannabe actress Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie).

2 mins

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