Information about the April 2007 issue of Impact Magazine.
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Spartan de Luxe
It�s the first serious contender for �action film of the year� and the reviews have been stunning. Kerry Glover explores the CGI world of history�s most violent under-dogs and the most visceral comic adaptation to date... Fact: 300 is an amazing film.
Protege
Director Derek Yee [One Night In Mongkok] and Producer Peter Chan [Almost Love] have unleashed a very dark alternative to the usual Chinese New Year fare, with Prot�g�. Impact�s Eastern Editor Mike Leeder brings us an exclusive UK first review.
Shamo
Dog Bite Dog director Soi Cheang is back with another dark tale - this time adapted from a Japanese comic book Shamo and starring Shawn Yue, Masato, Dylan Kuo, Francis Ng and Annie Liu. Impact gets a first-look.
Cage Rage
In the second part of our Ghost Rider coverage, we talk to Nic Cage about his starring role as the �Spirit of Vengeance.�
Comic Casting
This month John Bierly takes a look at Hollywood�s recent interest in optioning major comic book adaptations for the screen and ponders on some of those familiar faces who might be donning the costumes in the months to come.
Asia Extreme
A diverse amount of subjects to cover this month; a trip back to 1985 when Jackie Chan was still trying to break the Hollywood glass ceiling, copulation galore in Sex and Zen and Chen Kaige�s The Promise hits DVD.
Curse of The Golden Flower
Thought Eastenders, Desperate Housewives and Emmerdale had cornered the melodrama? Witness the eastern hit that puts the �Dynasty� into Ming.
Tokko
Impact takes a look at the first of two Manga releases out this month detailing the interaction between the human and demon realms as we see what makes Tokko tick...
Japanime
This month Andrez Bergen and Impact show their support for the feminist movement as he brings us an overview of the fifteen best Femme Fatales in Japanese film... What else do you need to know?
Anime Plays Up
Daryl Crowther brings us coverage of two of the hot titles from the world of gaming - both of which wear their anime credentials on their sleeves with pride. We also have an interview with Spectrobes creator, Kentaro Hisai.
HK Film Awards
Forget the Oscars - they are SO last month - the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards has just announced its nominations for this year�s ceremony.
Outlaw
Britain has a long history of gritty urban thrillers. Does this latest entry - featuring the likes of vigilante justice, police shoot-outs, Sean Bean and Bob Hoskins - go the distance?
Jesse Johnson
The UK�s own Jesse Johnson has worked as a stuntman or second unit director on the likes of Mission Impossible 3 and Robert Zemeckis� upcoming Beowulf, but his true passion behind the camera is as a writer/director of his own projects. Impact begins a two-part interview.
Twins Mission
The HK pop moppets return for more action with Sammo Hung, Yuen Wah and Wu Jing.
Left For Dead
The producer and director of the UK�s first Hong Kong styled action movie analyse the post match report on their movie - finally released in the UK last month.
Far From Fragile
Impact�s amigo of action, our compadre of comics, is holding out for a traditional hero.