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Film+TV
“I was blown away by how empowering it feels to create music” – Monica Barbaro on portraying Joan Baez
Rising Star
Phia Saban on stepping into the House of the Dragon universe
Sex and scandals
Zac Burgess and Savannah Lee Smith on bringing back Cruel Intentions
Santa/Satan
Rebel Reel Cine Club and friends present an unholy Christmas film list
Inside The HERO Winter Annual 2024
Nat Wolff in conversation with Alex Wolff on a tour bus in Baltimore
Nosferatu rises
The HERO Winter Annual 2024 cover story: Robert Eggers in conversation with Emma Corrin
New wave
Rebekah Sherman-Myntti is at the centre of New York’s independent film scene
Infinite Colours
Fashion
Ken-Tonio Yamamoto’s new Stone Island film focuses on the brand’s in-house makers
Emerging talent
Finn Bennett on working with Jodie Foster and starring in Alex Garland’s Warfare
The Last Showgirl
Heroine 21 cover story: Kiernan Shipka in conversation with Gia Coppola
An Epic Tale
“I like cinema too much to make all my films identical” – Jacques Audiard on his genre-bending story, Emilia Pérez
Road to nowhere
What’s your favourite scary movie? Malice K selects grisly road trip film Dead End
HERO 32 cover story
Icons of horror: John Carpenter in conversation with Claudio Simonetti
The Spooky Mix
Saint Laurent have reworked John Carpenter’s legendary horror soundtracks
Making waves
“I gave up being self-conscious a long time ago” – introducing Noah Jupe, the actor rising through the ranks
The Apprentice
“I showed up with huge hair and make-up” – Maria Bakalova on portraying Ivana Trump
This generation’s Romeo
HERO 32 cover: Kit Connor in conversation with Charles Melton
Introducing…
Meet French actor Lou Gala, star of period pandemic comedy The Decameron
Weekend Combo
A Margiela film, Mike Kelley at the Tate, and illicit art
“Everybody needs a little kick in the pants”
NYC podcast duo The Ion Pack in conversation with The Hellp’s Chandler Ransom Lucy