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No./1 Why George Clooney went back to space • The actor and filmmaker on how the cosmos reflects our own apocalyptic reality in THE MIDNIGHT SKY

No./2 The pandemic blockbuster has landed • Cameras are rolling on film sets again — but how do the stories reflect our strange socially-distanced reality? We hear from the storytellers embracing the new normal

No./3 Close encounter • A new Australian short film about alien abduction shines a light on a very dark subject

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No./4 Detroit’s RoboCop statue is ready for service • A permanent tribute to the beloved bionic law enforcer is finally finished. But why has it taken over nine years — and counting — to comply?

No./5 ATYPICAL TIME MACHINES • H.G. Wells could never have come up with these timey-wimey contrivances

No./6 Meet The Suicide Squad’s new rogues’ gallery • The DC universe is about to get bigger. But who exactly are these new villains and anti-heroes? And why is one of them literally a shark?

No./7 How one of TV’s biggest shows got bigger • Series 2 of HIS DARK MATERIALS promises grander scale, scope and spectacle — plus A-list new cast members to boot

O-T Fagbenle • THE THEATRE AND TV ACTOR MAKES HIS BLOCKBUSTER DEBUT AS NATASHA ROMANOFF’S LOVE INTEREST IN THE ONCE-MORE-DELAYED BLACK WIDOW

No./8 The Cronenberg family business • With trippy new horror Possessor, Brandon Cronenberg is following in his famous father’s footsteps — while forging his own petrifying path

No./9 UNTANGLING THE SPIDER-WOMAN WEB • We get to grips with that reported Olivia Wilde-directed Spidey spin-off

No./10 Fancy a sleepover in the world’s last Blockbuster? • Yes, you heard us right. The only surviving branch of the video rental store is now available to book on Airbnb

No./11 “I play a captain of a luxury yacht who happens to be a Marxist” • Actor, live director, supervillain, President — WOODY HARRELSON likes to wear a lot of hats

No./12 ROBERT DE NIRO’S BAD GRANDPAS • Ranking the legendary actor’s patriarchs — from great grandfathers to terrible grandfathers

No./13 Why the new Oscar rules don’t do the job • New standards will change the way films are nominated for Best Picture. But as activist April Reign argues, it’s too little, too late

No./14 Inside the Rocky robot scandal • Sly Stallone is set to purge ROCKY IV of its beloved robot in a director’s cut. Its creator, though, wants one more round

THE ANIMATED ADD-ON • The Rocky IV robot may yet get a second chance — in cartoon form

No Time To Die • Unfiltered, uncensored, uncompromising trailer reactions from team EMPIRE

No./15 THE LOST SPIELBERG MOVIE • Three wild moments from Steven Spielberg’s CD-ROM game, which has re-emerged as an interactive online film

No./16 A real-life All The President’s Men (in Romania) • Shocking new documentary Collective shows how even an unassuming sports journalist can bring down a government

No./17 “Diana knew her own mind” • Former 007 George Lazenby writes a tribute to British acting icon (and one-time Mrs Bond) DAME DIANA RIGG, who died recently

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