This month, Martina Hoogland Ivanov photographs our cover star Lily Cole who stars in Terry Gilliam’s wildly original new film The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus. Inside, Cole appears in a stunning series of dreamlike images illustrated by Jo Ratcliffe and discusses starring opposite Johnny Depp and the late Heath Ledger. We also explore the stunningly inventive world of director Wes Anderson and his creative collaborators on Fantastic Mr Fox, and we produce a portfolio of super talented young British actors shot by Matt Irwin (including rising stars Nicholas Hoult, Imogen Poots, Aaron Johnson and Rachel Hurd-Wood). The fashion stories this month focus on iconic periods of cinema, from the untamed spirit of rebellion in 50s Hollywood, to a painterly take on Tudor England and a Lynchian delve into the subconscious.

Elsewhere the legendary director Jim Jarmusch discusses his experimental new film The Limits Of Control, actors Ryan Gosling and Zack Shields unveil their gothic doo-wop band Dead Man’s Bones, while luminaries such as Gareth Pugh, Stefano Pilati, Nick Knight and Alexander McQueen reflect on the unstoppable rise of Fashion Film.

Additionally, we catalogue the trials and tribulations of Deerhunter and Atlas Sound genius Bradford Cox; get tough with Twilight bloodsucker Ashley Greene; wrestle spandex-clad men in Dubai; discuss five years of pioneering London bass with cult label Hyperdub; preview an amazing new White Stripes tour documentary; get up close and personal with stripper-turned-writer Diablo Cody; talks dead cats with Nite Jewel & Banjo or Freakout; and remember a truly memorable encounter with Dave Hickey, friend to Hunter S Thompson and undoubtedly the coolest art critic in the world.

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