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August 2008

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Red Cliff
John Woo presents the ultimate cliff-hanger and an historical epic that brings warriors and entire kingdoms face-to-face. Impact previews the asian auteur�s forthcoming release...

Hell and Back
The beauty of the beastly... Hellboy is back and Impact talks exclusively with creator Mike Mignola about the original comic and its journey to the screen.

Ninja Preview
Impact profiles Isaac Florentine�s Ninja and celebrates the rebirth of 'shinobi' with scott adkins.

Knight Moves
Paul Jennings is one of the top British based stunt co-ordinators in the movie buisness today as the man behind some of the action in Batman Begins and the new Batman movie The Dark Knight. we catch up with Paul to discuss his experiences working on The Dark Knight...

Mark Millar: Most Wanted
As Mark Millar�s Wanted scores some impressive reviews across the globe, John Mosby catches up with our favourite Glaswegian for an exclusive chat about Hollywood and beyond.

Tiger Film Festival
Richard Badley takes a look at the second Tiger Film Festival which saw it spread its wings from its Brighton origins and into London�s ICA, more than doubling its line-up...

Impact @ 200 : Mike Leeder
Mike Leeder assesses over sixteen years of Impact outings and his favourite moments...

NYAFF 2008
Abe Goldfarb returns to the pages of Impact with a look at the 2008 New York Asian Film Festival�s recent line-up and asian actioners.

Noel Limits
Fresh from saving the universe in Doctor Who, Noel Clarke turns his hand to being a director, writer and actor in adulthood and proves he�s a talent to watch.

Everybody Was Wing Tsun Fighting...
Wing Tsun (otherwise known as both Wing Chun or Ving Tsun) is an art-form and style which has had a huge impact on eastern action. Impact traces its influence...

Hancock
Up, up and away... or down, down and out? What would summer be without a Big Willy outing. Will Smith stars as Hancock - not your average superhero.

Impact @ 200 : John Bierly
John Bierly looks back at his experiences on the magazine and the highlights of action cinema...

Asian Extreme
In an exclusive interview for Impact, Calum Waddell meets one of eastern cinema�s true legends and most respected directors...Wong Kar Wai and discusses the forethcoming release of the newly-recut Ashes of Time

Japanime
Tokyo correspondent, Andrez Bergen, takes us for a ride back from the future and into the past of Japanese cinema, in the direction of a swag of essential classics and the latest action-packed ninja-related anime series unfolding on Japanese TV: Nabari.

Sucker Punch
Malcolm Martin�s project has been described as Fight Club meets Only Fools and Horses, a description which in itself makes the film well worth checking out.

Dennis Chan: Wushu
The fall/autumn of 2008 will see the release of Wu Shu, a full blooded martial arts film produced by Jackie Chan. The movie stars Sammo Hung and introduces a group of unknown but highly skilled martial arts performers in a project that combines a coming-of-age drama with doses of martial arts action. What else do you need to know?

Highlander: Encore
Forget the problems of The Source... in an exclusive set-visit, Kerry Glover highlights the latest Highlander project, specially-shot scenes for the Methos Box-Set.

Far From Fragile
As we celebrates our birthday, Beau Smith looks at his favourite comics in the 200 issues since we first went to print.

Fringe
J J Abrams is the man responsible for Alias, Lost and the forthcoming Star Trek re-imagining. Here we take another look at the new season�s TV outings and assess whether Fringe pushes any boundaries...

DVDs, Games and Books
This month's DVDs: Stargate SG-1 Continuum, In Bruges, The Bank Job
This month's games: Battlefield Bad Company, Unreal Tournament 3, Metal Gear Solid 4
This month's books: Batmobile Owners Manual, Batman - Murder At Wayne Manor

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