Information about the October 2009 issue of Impact Magazine.
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p12 / ong bak: the beginning
After a protracted and difficult shoot, Ong Bak’s prequel has finally made it to the cinema and broken box-office records in its native Thailand. Impact reviews the film and looks forward to the UK release...
p16 / merantau
What do you get when you take a Welsh film-maker and combine him with a rising Indonesian martial arts star, add a dose of Silat and stir? Read our review to find out!
p20 / terry gilliam
Impact meets with the most imaginative director working within the Hollywood studio system today, to discuss all things Imaginarium...
p24 / kathryn bigelow
If you haven’t seen it yet, we heartily recommend Hurt Locker as one of the best war films yet made. John Mosby caught up with its director and writer for a chat.
p28 / donnie yen
Fast becoming one of the hardest working men in showbiz, Donnie Yen has projects coming out of his ears. Impact takes a look at what we can expect from the master.
p32 / nathan fillion
As Serenity captain, Mal Reynolds, Nathan Fillion inspired massive fan dedication that moved a studio to make a movie. Now he’s playing the lead in Castle - Impact chats to him about his surprising career.
p36 / [japanime] oblivion island
Oblivion Island is Production I.G’s first foray into fully CGI film-making. Andrez Bergen got to see the movie at an exclusive screening and brings us his thoughts on it.... and its links to a fish market?
p40 / ghost in the shell: v2.0
It’s long been a fan favourite and is cited by many directors as a seminal piece of sci-fi influence, but now Mamoru Oshii’s masterpeice has had a CG make-over. Just how has it fared?
p44 / kung fu cyborg
Imagine if Transformers knew Kung Fu... That’s the premise of this Hong Kong take on Michael Bay’s actioner - except it’s not - this is a romantic comedy... Impact finds out where it all went wrong...
p48 / [asian extreme] hazard, goth & akira kurosawa
This month Grotesque causes a tabloid stink whilst quality thriller Hazard hits region one without, sadly, one iota of fuss... Meanwhile the UK gets gothic with, erm, Goth: Love of Death and welcomes Akira Kurosawa onto Blu Ray...
p52 / jj abrams
John Bierly profiles the man who would be king of Hollywood. JJ Abrams has given us some of the most inventive TV shows of recent years and now, some of the better US action movies are also benefitting from his ministrations.
p56 / gamer
The makers of Crank and Crank 2 get even more action-y on Hollywood’s ass as Gamer blasts onto our screens.
p58 / yellow fever
Ireland’s first major Asian film festival guest starring our very own Mike Leeder. Michel Gateaux reports.
p60 / beau smith
Impact's comic industry insider passes comment on Marvel's take-over by the House of Mouse.
p62 / hero?
Dina Burgess talks to Greg Grundberg - star of heroes - about the show and his other projects.
p66 / [deja view] blake's seven
Deja View goes fully retro as we catch up with the cast of the seminal BBC sci-fi show.
p70 / paul dini
As well as writing Lost and various comic books, Paul Dini has also scripted Batman: Arkham Asylum - the brilliant video-game we reviewed last month. He discusses writing for the caped crusader here.
p72 / multimedia
Luc Besson arrives on Blu-ray with a selection of his finest fims, Rogue crocodiles and Watchmen abound while Mini Ninjas and war games attack on console.