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SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER

AFTER LAST YEAR'S TRIUMPHANT CONCLAVE , EDWARD BERGER IS BETTING BIG WITH GAMBLING SAGA BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER . EMPIRE SPEAKS TO THE DIRECTOR AND HIS CAST ABOUT CAUSING CHAOS IN THE CASINOS OF MACAU

O NE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Once upon ...

ACTING UP Nick (Nicolas Cage) is lured ...

HE’S FRANK, HE’S NO-NONSENSE, AND HE’S ON A ROLL. WITH A TRIO OF BUZZY MOVIES OUT THIS YEAR, THE ACTOR TELLS US WHY HE STARES FEAR IN THE FACE

WITCHES AND WIZARDS AND SEQUELS, OH MY! THE FIRST FILM SHOOK UP THE BOX OFFICE LIKE A CYCLONE — AND WICKED: FOR GOOD AIMS TO GO DEEPER AND DARKER. GET READY TO FLY, MY PRETTIES…