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Alice Rohr wacher ’s Alice Rohrwacher’s enchanting tale of tomb - enchanting tale of tombrobbers and magic offers robbers and magic offers an insider ’s portrait of the an insider’s portrait of the culture and lands cape of culture and landscape of the central Italian region the central Italian region where she grew up. She where she grew up. She tells Lee Marshall why tells Lee Marshall why capitalism is destined to capitalism is destined to end up in a museum, while end up in a museum, while Josh O’Connor talks to Josh O’Connor talks to Arjun Sajip about what Arjun Sajip about what drew him to the f i lm and drew him to the f ilm and the joy of getting dirty the joy of getting dirty

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BLACK FILM BULLETIN In this issue, June Givanni talks to Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh, Joanna Abeyie assesses the climate for diversity and inclusion in the industry, and critics Leila Latif and Ellen E. Jones ask whether film and TV really can save the world

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RICHARD LINKLATER As Hit Man hits UK screens, the director talks to Hannah McGill about the myth of the everyday assassin and looks back over the highlights of his career, from his Sundance breakthrough Slacker and his early battles for independence from studio control in the 1990s

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THE FALL GUY Director David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick, who have created a comic celebration of stunt performers, talk to Lou Thomas about stuntwork ’s lack of status and why, even in a CGI-dominated industry, nothing matches the real thing