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We have a mixed bag this month. Movie-wise we have a review of Prisoners, which stars Hugh Jackman, and an exclusive interview with actor Michael Fassbender who discusses his role in the new movie the Counselor. In Core Fashion we have a decidedly retro feel with a 60s inspired fashion shoot by lensman Howard ashton-Jones and retro party accessories with Lindsay Campbell of website Campbell Crafts, who is also giving Core readers the chance to win a fantastic vintage beauty bundle!

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CONTENTS 04 CORE EXCLUSIVE

18 HEALTH & BEAUTY

An exclusive interview with Michael Fassbender.

Health advice with Kelly McChord.

07 FILM

24 FOOD & DRINK

A review of Prisoners by Rachel Salveta.

Monthly food column with Claudio Celino.

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33 PROPERTY

Modern Lovers by lensman Howard Ashton-Jones.

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COUNSEL MEETING an exclusive interview with Michael Fassbender

Acclaimed actor Michael Fassbender heads a stellar cast in sir ridley scott’s crime thriller The counsellor. Scott (alien, gladiator) directs from an original script by Pulitzer Prize-winning author cormac Mccarthy. Fassbender (shame, a dangerous Method) joins a cast that includes cameron diaz, Javier Bardem, Penelope cruz and Brad Pitt. Fassbender, who starred for Scott in his box office hit Prometheus, plays the title role, the counselor, a lawyer tempted into a drug deal by the promise of quick riches.

This film seems to have come together very quickly. When did it start for you?

I can’t remember. I just know that it happened really quickly. It was before I went off to New Orleans so I knew I was doing 12 Years a Slave and then going straight into this. I think I had like a week and a half between the two jobs, so it was straight into it really.

It’s a gift of a part. a cormac Mccarthy script, directed by ridley scott, and some amazing dialogue that must be incredible for an actor to chew over?

Absolutely, although the Counselor is pretty sparse with his dialogue. He seems to be getting counseled by everybody else around him and yet he’s called the Counselor – so that’s pretty interesting. I always like to do long takes because it’s fun and there’s more at stake, for everybody, the entire crew. I think an energy is created and it’s palpable.

I always like that – you know, a nine-page scene with Brad and Ridley drops down to three cameras and off he goes. The writing is so exquisite and sophisticated that you just don’t get that opportunity very often.

This is one script where you just don’t know

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what is going to happen next and how these characters are going to progress or regress, or what is going to happen to them. It’s done so well with the amount of information that Cormac releases and the amount he holds back or leaves open for either the actor or the audience to fill in the blanks.

In the third act everything gels together and everything becomes clear – what all the components were about and how they all have a domino effect on each other. It’s just rare to get a script like that ridley described it as ‘savage and rude.’

Would you go along with that?

Yes, I think it’s brutal and beautiful. For my own character obviously there’s the relationship with Penelope’s character and that’s real. Some of the things they say to one another could be seen as quite vulgar if it weren’t two people in love and being honest and being totally dizzy with one another.

They’re intoxicated with each other?

Yes, and that’s got to be there because if that’s not there then there’s nothing at stake for the characters, and the audience won’t feel it. There is honesty about the writing I would say. Brutal and beautiful is how I would put it.

How different an experience is it from Prometheus? Is it a common experience because it’s ridley?

We’re moving faster. Obviously when you are doing something like Prometheus you are dealing with 3D imagery, all that set-up, and it’s time costly. But we’re moving so fast on this – there’s a real fluidity to it, a flow, and there’s just a confidence with the whole crew. I had the privilege to work with them on Prometheus and now again on The Counsellor. Ridley is loyal and his team works like a well-oiled machine. And it’s great to be back and see those faces and not only are they top notch at what they do in all departments, they are also very nice people,

so it’s easy. Everybody is doing their job in harmony and that’s pretty amazing to see.

You have a big crew, including three or four different camera teams, and they are all in tandem, it’s pretty cool to see.

You’re on a roll again, making movies backto-back.

Yeah, and I don’t think I’ll stop for a while; I’ve got a few things. It looks pretty hectic for a while. I said to Cameron, “I did six films and then I took a year off.” And she said, “Wow, I do two films and then I take a year off.” (laughs) I’ve got some catching up to do I guess.

Would you like to get back with Tarantino?

Hopefully, yes. The thing with Tarantino is that the way he writes you just have to obey the script and you’ll be looked after, you won’t have to do anything. The person who tried to re-write Tarantino would be a fool because it’s all about rhythms. And that’s what I’m realizing, I love music and this game for me is all about rhythms. I know when I’ve done scenes and I think, “Wow, (snaps fingers) we were on a rhythm there.”

You can feel it when the rhythm is on. And text is like that. I treat it like a piece of music and Tarantino is totally like that. He’ll actually give you a line if you’re getting the rhythm wrong.

You couldn’t get two more different directors than Tarantino and steve McQueen. There’s no template for a director. But is there common ground?

The common ground is that all of them are passionate as hell about what they are doing, they love their work and all of them are super confident, all of them communicate very clearly. They all expect a lot from everyone on their crew. You come to work prepared for all of those guys. And woe betides the person who comes unprepared because these guys are prepared and they expect the best from people.

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FILM REVIEW PRISONERS > By Rachel Salveta Directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhall, 'Prisoners' is a gripping thriller about a man who will do just about anything to bring to justice the abductor of his daughter, even if it means risking his own life.

When Keller Dover's (Hugh Jackman) daughter and her friend go missing in the middle of Thanksgiving festivities, panic ensues. With the girls last seen playing near a mysterious camper van parked outside, its owner becomes the subject of much interrogation, however, as detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhall) questions suspects, it seems that they are getting no closer to finding the two girls and it is at this point that Keller takes the law into his own hands. Feeling that he has failed his family by not keeping his daughter safe he will go to extreme lengths to uncover the truth and the viewer is left to watch in amazement at just how far this desperate father will go.

Not only does 'Prisoners' keep you hooked throughout, it also raises important questions on the issue of morality and whether things can be regarded as the right thing to do in certain circumstances. It is though-provoking and shows how devastating events can trigger evil in someone previously not capable of it.

Fresh from his Oscar nominated role in 'Les Miserables', Hugh Jackman gives yet another powerful and heart wrenching performance as a father living his worst nightmare, however the whole cast -which includes Maria Bello, Melissa Leo and Terrence Howard - also give excellent performances making it one to watch for next year's award season.

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hristmas is nearly here and in years gone by I’d be taking it relatively easy at the moment, gearing up for the busiest month of the working year. I’ve got to say, this year is a bit different, the past month has been mental!! Firstly, I decided to give the shop a major makeover for Christmas. As I mentioned last month, I celebrate my 40th this month. For others, a mid-life crisis may involve buying a motorbike, heading to Glastonbury or starting to learn the guitar (allegedly symptoms of the modern midlife crisis!) but me, I decided to refurbish the shop. It started as minor refurb but ended up pretty major giving me a few more sleepless nights than usual and a lot more grey hair in the process. However, as I start to get the Christmas stock on the shelves and look around me, it’s been well worth it.

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busiest it’s been since my eldest was born over 5 years ago – stag nights, charity events and to top it all off the inaugural Scottish Italian Awards at the Hilton. We were absolutely delighted to be presented with the Best Italian Bistro Award which now has pride of place in the trattoria.

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We are sharing the Christmas Day cooking in the Celino house this year. My job is to prepare a mouth-watering Antipasto Mare e Monti (see below) and to supply the wine, Colle dei Tigli Bianco and Cinciano Chianti Classico Riserva. Don’t forget that Celino’s is also a great place to pick up Christmas gifts, for example: • Celino’s Christmas Hampers are beautifully presented and full of the highest quality Italian produce. Ranging in price from £24.95 to £165 and including the Caffé Caffé Basket and the very popular Party Hamper, there is something for everyone.

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Antipasto Mare e Monti (Serves 4) The Antipasto Mare e Monti will consist of tiger prawn cocktail and thinly sliced cold cuts of San Daniele ham, Mortadella, Salame and Capocollo.

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2 tbsps of good quality tomato ketchup Method 1. Mix well in a bowl and chill 2. To serve, use cocktail glasses, fill with crunchy iceberg lettuce, place a handful of prawns on top then spoon over the sauce, dust with paprika and serve with a slice of lemon.

The Cold Cuts Pop in the car and take a drive down to Celino’s deli on the Monday or Tuesday (Christmas Eve) and we will thinly slice the very best Kings San Daniele, Golfera Salame Milano, Mortadella Antica Emilia I.G.P. and some Capocollo for you. It would also be a good idea to buy a large crusty Italian loaf as this goes well with the antipasto and also serves as a great accompaniment to homemade soup if that’s on the menu.

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Numerous funds are managed by companies such as Phoenix and Friends Life - who ‘buy up’ funds from other insurers and are managed ‘in house’. Other funds highlighted in the survey include offerings

available through many of the UK’s largest pension providers as part of their multimanager range. Don’t assume though if your pension funds are not managed by the company’s highlighted on the list of ‘dogfunds produced by Bestinvest each year’ they are fine, there are many more underperforming funds where it may be worth switching.

I am raising this issue as guilty fund managers are effectively being rewarded for failure. An underperforming fund is exacerbated even further with high annual charges which have a major outcome on its performance. Take advice before you decide to switch though as many of these plans will apply exit charges however, modern cheaper versions with significantly lower charging structures and fund offerings can often offset these costs.

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