Information about the January 2009 issue of Impact Magazine.
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Legendary Assassin
Wushu wunderkind, Wu Jing, teams up with JC Stunt Team helmer, Nicky Li for this explosive, old school tale of vengeance.
Paul WS Anderson
The infamous director of numerous videogame adaptations and genre classics such as Resident Evil and Event Horizon talks to Impact about his career, Death Race and the emergence of videogames as Hollywood�s next muse.
Still Waters
Keanu Reeves invades Manhattan in the remake of the 1950�s classic, The Day The Earth Stood Still. Keanu discusses his comic and anime habit and Impact meets the team behind the movie.
Ong Bak 2
Ong Bak 2 has endured well publicised production difficulties but, prior to its Thai release, the re-united production team seem to be in accord that it�ll surpass Ong Bak!
We Could Be Heroes
Last year was a banner year for superhero movies, but what will 2009 bring? Impact rounds up the forthcoming comic based movies and assesses their chances.
Japanime
Impact�s Tokyo correspondent takes a look at a couple of exciting projects that premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival and profiles new anime series Sekirei - a battle anime that takes fan service to new heights!
Freedom
Katsuhiro Otomo is perhaps most famous for bringing Akira into the world. We take a look at his latest project, the lunar based Freedom - a series that deserves to soar...
LIFF Report
The excellent Leeds International Film Festival ran through late Nov - early Dec. our reporter, Karen Cooper attended and got made a festival judge! Here�s her pick of the best the festival had to offer.
Thought Bubble
A strand of the LIFF, Thought Bubble has grown into THE British comic convention to attend. Sabrina Peyton reports.
The Spirit
The first of two Samuel L. Jackson offering this month is the Will Eisner based The Spirit. A comic book movie with a difference. We talk to the cast and director, Frank Miller.
Asian Extreme
Calum Waddell reviews the current crop of extreme Asian cinema and finds some gems in the form of Hansel & Gretel, X Cross and Kamikaze Girls.
Loren Janes: Fall Guy
And you thought all that wire work that typifies Hong Kong cinema was dreamt up by Yuen Woo-ping... Think again as Impact meets veteran stuntman Loren Janes.
The Sensei
Diana Lee Inosanto - god-daughter of one Bruce Lee - adds another string to her bow as she proves herself a capable director with the festival award winning The Sensei. We talk to Diana and her co-star, genre stalwart Keith David, about the movie.
Lake View Terrace
Sam Jackson brings his �A game� to his role as a racist cop who makes life hell for his neighbours. Impact reviews.
Redemption?
Impact chats to executive producer, David Fury about 24�s upcoming season seven and the recent two hour special, Redemption.
Leverage
Impact meets Dean Devlin - the man behind new US heist action show, Leverage. Plus, we chat to the cast members and round off our interview with Mark Sheppard.
Far From Fragile
Comic�s hard man, Beau Smith, reminicses about his first brushes with the comic industry and dispenses essential information about how to break in to comic books.
Seasonal Films 02
Andrew Skeates rounds off his retrospective look at the ground-breaking Seasonal Films with profiles of American Shaolin and Bloodmoon and he interviews Darren Shahlavi about his experiences of working with Gary Daniels and a very dodgy wig!
Multimedia
Things to spend your Christmas money on - Impact recommends books, games and movies for your entertainment.