Total Film Magazine - Issue 202
2013’s Most Wanted Films

Massive 2013 Preview
This month, we’ve rounded up 2013’s most wanted movies, to provide you with an indispensable guide to the flicks you need to see next year. Quentin Tarantino’s leads a diverse pack that includes , , , , and tons more.
Plus, we chat to Brit stars James McAvoy and Gemma Arterton, check in to the set of , go head-to-head with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and sit down with Hollywood big guns Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert Zemeckis and Denzel Washington.
Plus, this month’s magazine comes with four incredible free posters: The Wolverine ! Iron Man 3 ! Die Hard 5 ! The Lone Ranger !
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Django Unchained
Tarantino is back with his trademark gore and cool - but also big issues.
Mashing up slavery, westerns, revenge and racism, could be QT’s most important and kick ass film yet.
We chat to tꦓhe southern’s key players for the full story…

Hitchcock
In 1960, changed movies forever by breaking taboos of sex and violence.
Total Film visits t𓂃he set of making-of biopic to uncover the man behind the macabre.

Lincoln
In a true clash of the Hollywood titans, we hold court with Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis, to get the lowdown on their American history epic. The powerhouse pair talk about research, democracy and their relationship during the shoot.
Plus, we also hang out with Robert Zemeckis and Denzel Washington, to dis𒀰cuss their ꧋Oscar-baiting drama, .

The Last Stand
Hasta la vista, Governator… After eight years in politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to Hollywood to reclaim his action-icon status in The Last Stand .
We also chat to Jaimie Alexander and Kim Je-woon 🅺about working with the Austr🎶ian Oak on the throwback thriller.

James McAvoy
With Welcome To The Punch and Filth , he’s going edgy, brooding, tough and dirty.
Total Film delves into James McAvoy’s dark side.

Gemma Arterton
Gemma Arterton is back full throttle this year with horrors and Byzantium , thriller Runner, Runner and Brit-com, Song For Marion .
Total Film takes✤ tea with Mi🤡ss A to talk handcuffs, horror and Hollywood.

Buzz and Agenda
In this month’s Buzz , we go on set with Hugh Jackman and the cast of , Tom Cruise kicks alien ass, and Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga go ghost hunting.
Plus, we chat with Paul Dano, hit the set of Ireland monster movie Grabbers , and learn Ewan McGregor’s trade secrets.
In Agenda , Christophe⛎r Eccleston’s on supervillain duties, Caleb Landry Jones gets ickyꦺ, we rewind our videotapes, and Dustin Hoffman calls the shots.

Screen and Lounge
Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher is the hot ticket this month, reviewed alongside a raft of new releases including Les Misérables , The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , Gangster Squad and The Impossible .
If you’re seeking out something a little less mainstream, then check out our verdicts on The Sessions , Quartet , Grabbers , V/H/S , Safety Not Guaranteed and American Mary .
In Lounge , the thrilling new Dredd reboot makes some great judgement calls to claim Disc Of The Month, and you get another chance to check out some of this year’s most underrated movies, including The Imposter , Berberian Sound Studio and Take This Waltz .
In the re-issue corner, Kubrick rarity Fear And Desire resurfaces, Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord Of The Rings animation gets there but not back again, and George Méliès takes us on A Trip To The Moon .
And we’ve got your festive TV viewing covered with a review of The Girl , and a set visit to Doctor Who ’s eighth Christmas special, The Snowmen .

The Total Film Interview: Christian Slater
An icon for a generation beloved for Heathers , Pump Up The Volume and True Romance , later plagued by alcohol addiction and brushes with the law… Total Film meets an older and wiser Christian Slater, back in 2013 with Bullet To The Head and Nymphomaniac .
We chat about Slater’s ups and downs in Hollywood, and h🔜is career past and future.
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, r💟eviews, features, and more from the team behind the smarter movie magazine✱.