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ver story: Christian Bale
Just how far should a method actor go to ‘inhabit’ a character? There are plenty of anecdotes about Hollywood disciples of the Stanislavsky method: De Niro spent weeks living among Ohio steel workers as he prepared for The Deer Hunter; Brando downed a bottle of vodka before filming his starring role as a drunkard in Viva Zapatal, and found he was so legless he couldn’t speak. But these stories pale into insignificance
beside Christian Bale
’s preparations for The Machinist. We tracked down
the man who almost starved himself to death in the name of a low- budget movie — before putting his weight back on again in time to take
up his starring role in
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18 Noam Chomsky This fortnight the legendary linguist outlines his ideas in Scotland. We explain why his \‘JOI'CIS are so influential.
20 Dr Who The series that coined the expression 'hiding behind the sofa' is back. Does the new Who deserve all the brouhaha?
24 Beck Time was that no record collection was complete without a CD by Beck. but recently the Californian has dropped off the radar. Can his new album win back our hearts?
109 Aviemorie A weekend in the Cairngorms needn't be the exclusive preserve of the hardcore skiing crowd. as Rachael Street and lVlorag Bruce recount in a shaggy dog travelogue.
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