April 2006

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Seven Swords - Redux
As Tsui Hark’s epic Wuxia based film gets a UK cinema release Impact chats to the director and brings you the low down on the movie...

George Clooney
Just before he won his Oscar for Syriana, George Clooney met with Tony Earnshaw to talk about his nominations and what it’s like being Hollywood’s political conscience.

Asia Extreme
All the latest from the world of extreme cinema, including an interview with Mick Garris discussing Takeshi Miike’s un-screenable contribution to the Masters Of Horror collection, plus the nastiest recipe for Dumplings ever!

Ford Perfect?
One of cinema’s greatest ‘everyman’ actors is back in action - this time around saving his screen family from the menace of hi-tech bank-robbers. John Bierly looks back, fondly, at Harrison Ford’s career, and appraises his latest offering: Firewall.

V For Vendetta
Action movies are often described as formulaic and shallow. Deeply political films are seen as being boring or merely aimed at the arthouse. But this month, V for Vendetta hits cinemas combining the genres in an unprecedented and provocative way. Impact editor John Mosby talks to its star Hugo Weavi

Award Winning?
With the Oscars just announced hot on the tail of Britain’s own BAFTAs Impact looks back at the winners and losers. Meanwhile, Mike Leeder announces the nominees for the Hong Kong Film Awards and finds a considerably greater slant towards the action genre.

DeLongis Day
In part one of Mike Leeder’s exclusive interview with his Fearless co-star Anthony DeLongis looks back on his long and illustrious career as swordmaster to the stars...

Albert Pyun
Loved and hated in equal measure by movie fans the world over, Hawaiian director Albert Pyun is nonetheless recognised as the master of schlock. Andrew Skeates looks back at the highs and lows of his prolific career.

Anime Attack
Impact rounds up the latest in Eastern animation. This month we have an exclusive review of part one of the utterly stunning Karas: The Prophecy... and from Studio Ghibli, the equally impressive Howl’s Moving Castle, Laputa and Princess Mononoke all hit the shelves this month.

Oh, Canada
Los Angeles may forever be associated with one of its most famous cinematic regions, Hollywood, and the huge amount of filming that goes on there, but many of the films and shows that you see aren’t actually shot there at all. Canada has been luring productions north of the border for years and the

Thailand Revisited
Following our Thai action movie special last year, Impact returns to The Land Of Smiles to check out ten Thai movies you have to see. Plus, we bring you the first UK review of SARS Wars - a Zombie comedy like no other!

HK Homegrown
Mike Leeder looks back at what can possibly claim to be the UK’s first ‘homegrown’ martial arts actioner, Ashes To Ashes.

Dragon Power
Hong Kong has finally got around to honouring its most famous son and the BBLA’s Patrick Webb was on hand to attend the unveiling ceremony.

Game On
Impact’s game review pages finally go Hi-Def as Daryl Crowther bring us the low-down on Microsoft’s latest console and a bunch of its release titles.

The Ultimate Avengers?
Who could say? John Bierly examines the DVD release of Marvel’s first animated movie and finds himself none the wiser...

Cult TV
This month Dempsey & Makepeace comes under the critical microscope while Andrew Staton speaks to John Saxon about his experiences working with Quentin Tarantino on CSI.

DVD Reviews
Action all the way with the latest DVD releases rounded up and rated by our crack reviewing team... well, mostly by Damian Howden actually...

Collectormania
Last month we kicked editor John Mosby out of West Yorkshire and sent him down the M62 to Manchester and the first Northern Collectormania. Sadly, he came back again but he had a lot of fun and interviewed a lot of actors - here’s his report.