In this issue

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
The Hamilton star reveals another talent: directing. This is getting unfair now.

JAMIE LEE CURTIS
From Halloween to Halloween Kills, and everything between.

THE POWER OF THE DOG
Rejected headlines: Brothers in Farms, Ranch Stressing, Doctor Range.

Ghostbusters – Spiritual Reawakening

The ’busters are back in long-awaited legacy sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife, a film that’s keeping it in the family both on and off screen. Jason Reitman and the next generation of spook-catchers answer Total Film’s call and reveal how their radical new take is keeping the spirit of a comedy classic alive.

10+ mins

RISE UP

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA CONQUERED THE WORLD WITH MUSICAL PHENOMENON HAMILTON, AND NOW HE’S STEPPING UP TO ADD MOVIE DIRECTOR TO HIS LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. TOTAL FILM MEETS THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING MULTI-HYPHENATE TO FIND OUT WHY HE STILL RELATES TO THE STORY OF A STRUGGLING SONGWRITER IN HIS SURPRISINGLY PERSONAL ADAPTATION OF STAGE SHOW TICK, TICK…BOOM!

9 mins

HIGH STAKES

Following his first-ever Oscar nomination for First Reformed, Paul Schrader returns with The Card Counter, casting Oscar Isaac as a pro gambler with a dark, military past. Total Film puts all its chips on a chat with the director and his cast.

8 mins

A GRADE

AFTER KEEPING A LOW PROFILE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, ALICIA VIKANDER IS BACK IN A BIG WAY. THE SWEDISH OSCAR WINNER TELLS TOTAL FILM ABOUT TAPPING INTO HER WORKING-CLASS ROOTS FOR DEPORTATION DRAMA BLUE BAYOU, AND HER HOPES FOR THE UPCOMING TOMB RAIDER SEQUEL.

7 mins

RIDE WITH THE DEVIL

JANE CAMPION RETURNS WITH HER FIRST MOVIE IN 12 YEARS, THE POWER OF THE DOG, A HEART-WRENCHING – AND POTENTIALLY OSCAR-WINNING – 1920S TALE OF SIBLING RIVALRY. JOINING HER AND THE CAST, TOTAL FILM SADDLES UP TO TALK RANCHING, RAGE AND REPRESSION.

8 mins

Kenneth Branagh

Actor, director, writer and Knight Bachelor Kenneth Branagh has been telling stories on stage and screen for four decades. His latest project, the autobiographical Belfast, is his most personal yet, and – as he tells Total Film – makes him marvel at how far he has come from movie-mad Duncairn kid to Hollywood dream maker…

10+ mins

Live and let bye

NOBODY’S HAD A BETTER SEND-OFF…

4 mins

Myers' market

RE-PAINTING THE TOWN RED…

2 mins

Dirty harry

LALO SCHIFRIN/ADA GLOBAL

2 mins

HOT SHOTS

AS JIM ABRAHAMS’ SLAPSTICK CLASSIC TURNS 30 – AND BEFORE TOP GUN TAKES TO THE SKY AGAIN SOON – BUFF JUMPS INTO THE COCKPIT AND FLIES BACK TO 1991 TO FIND OUT HOW TOPPER HARLEY RESTORED THE AIRPLANE! DIRECTOR’S CONFIDENCE…

8 mins

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