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We’re no bunch of softies, here as Filmstar, but have to admit to
feelings of fluffiness after falling head over heels for Zooey
Deschanel in (500) Days of Summer, a glorious indie romcom that is sure
to melt even the iciest of hearts. Forget the usual ludicrous plots of
boy-falls-in-love-with-girl-with-amnesia and suchlike, this is a far
more down-to-earth tale about falling for the girl in the office, but
all told through the distorted, misty-eyed lens of the lovesick, and to
wondrous effect. Above all, for anyone who's loved and lost, this is a
movie that simply rings true. We get involved in a tryst with director
Marc Webb plus leads Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
And we continue to spread the love around in the September issue of Filmstar. It’s on sale 27 August, and at just £3.99 for 180 pages, we think it could be the start of something beautiful.
Fame
It’s been almost 30 years since the Alan Parker original, set at the New York High School for the Performing Arts, got our feet tapping, but 2009 sees the remake of Fame. We speak to cast and crew, and take a backwards glance at musicals in the movies…
District 9
The aliens have landed! But rather than threatening to obliterate our planet or use us to feed their young, this sorry lot are more akin to interstellar refugees. And, with obvious reference to South Africa’s apartheid past, have wound up living a marginalised existence in a Johannesburg shantytown. We have words with the director of this thoughtful piece of sci-fi that's doing such brisk business at the box office.
Fish Tank
Set on a run-down Essex housing estate, Fish Tank is the latest from director Andrea Arnold. Part social realism, part revenge thriller, we speak with the filmmaker and her upcoming stars about this Brit grit-flick.
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Plus! We get the big picture on Dorian Gray, the latest remake of Oscar Wilde's only novel. And we speak with the dual directors of Gamer, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, whose imaginative – and low-budget – sci-fi thriller really puts the 'real' into virtual reality.
The Filmstar interview: Joel Silver
He’s one of the Hollywood's most powerful moguls, the moneyman behind some of the biggest film franchises of the ’80s and ’90s – 48 Hrs., Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, The Matrix – and is as famous for his flamboyant dress sense as for his fiery temperament. He's producer Joel Silver, and he speaks about past glories and upcoming projects.
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Also having words with Filmstar this month are Aussie actress Radha Michell, the legendary Dennis Quaid, writer/director Chris Columbus, character actor Paul Bettany, Traitor star Guy Pearce, and comedic genius Armando Iannucci.
Reviews!
The Filmstar reviews section is the biggest you’ll find anywhere, and we have all the space we need to cover the films that really count. Major blockbusters are here of course, but also the smaller, artier films that we reckon you’ll still be talking about in the years to come, long after the marketing hype has died down. Read the definitive verdicts on (500) Days of Summer, Inglourious Basterds, District 9, Away We Go, Fish Tank, Adventureland, Funny People, Creation, Julie & Julia, Orphan, The September Issue, Big River Man, and lots, lots more. Plus we have all the latest DVD releases, as well as must-see TV, books and video games.
And much, much more!
Our Somewhere in Time section skips back to 1959, the year that brought us the Hitchcock classic North by Northwest and 'funniest film of all time’ (according to the American Film Institute) Some Like It Hot. Our Five Easy Pieces essays look at Monty Python’s Life of Brian, the onscreen and offscreen life of Julie Christie, one-hit wonder directors, all-round actor Gary Cole and Tunisian director Abdel Lechiche. The List plays tribute to that most British of movie franchises, the Carry On films. And this issue’s Superstar is shaken and stirred by slurring Scotsman Sean Connery.
Adam Waring August 27, 2009, 7:54:53 am BST
