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OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

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Avoiding the curse of the figurative

SOMEHOW — DECADES AFTER THE ORIGINAL CULT-CLASSIC — A GANG OF LUNATICS HAVE REMADE THE TOXIC AVENGER . AS THE POLLUTED MUTANT RAMPAGES ANEW, WE DELVE INTO THE SLIME

NOBODY MAKES CINEMA LIKE JAMES CAMERON. AND TO PROVE IT, HE INVITES EMPIRE T O SHADOW HIM FOR 48 HOURS AS HE COMPLETES HIS MOST AMBITIOUS MOVIE YET: AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH . HOLD ON TO YOUR IKRAN…

WINDINGS NO STRAIGHT ROAD TAKES YOU THERE ...