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EMPIRE
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TALK TO US
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No. / 1 How Marvel used their past to change the future
THIS MONTH ’S FILM MOMENTS THAT MATTER
No. / 2 Why Dog isn’t the film you think it is
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No. /3 HALO’S HECTIC JOURNEY
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No. / 4 How Sesame Street blazed a trail
A new doc examines the iconic show’s rule-breaking approach
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No. / 6 Place your Oscar bets now...
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No. /9 BOND FILMS IN FILMS
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No. /12 Betty White’s stellar final act
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No. /13 The Black List goes bonkers for biopics
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No. /14 How I took on a line-up of British icons
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Get up to speed with Denis Villeneuve’s post-Dune project: an adaptation of sci-fi novel Rendezvous With Rama
No. /17 Can spoofs make a comeback?
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No. /18 NEXT IN THE SERIES
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