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May 2011

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Contents

Impact Magazine May 2011 Issue Cover featuring Thor and 13 Assassinscomes a norseman...

He’s come, he’s Thor but will he conquer? Yes, Marvel’s own God of Thunder powers into cinemas this month. John Mosby meets the men behind the myth-making...

a view to a killing

Bradford’s International Film Festival (BIFF) was another big success. Impact presents a review of some of its ‘darker’ success stories...

13 assassins

First there were the Seven Samurai... but inflation means the next big hit could be in the hands of the 13 Assassins. Neal Molyneaux finds if the number is a lucky one...

best served cold

Once upon a time it was the big macho heroes you had to watch out for, now - it seems - the kung-fu kids are the ones you have to keep an eye on. Impact previews the ice-cold and kick-ass Hanna...

game on

The long-awaited Game of Thrones is here, debuting almost simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic. Will this do for swords and magic what Deadwood did for the western? Abbie Bernstein investigates...

Man From Nowhere Spread from Impact May 2011

the road to nowhere

The Man from Nowhere, freshly out on DVD, may share a few themes with the cult hit Leon, but proves to be an exciting action drama in its own right...

jcvd: behind closed doors

As one door opens, Jean-Claude Van Damme kicks another one on. Yes, Impact goes behind the scenes of the reality series...

japanime

Andrez Bergen looks at how the country that is famous for disaster movies handled an all-too real crisis and is already looking to the future...

[anime attack] tower of druaga collection

This month sees MVM release the Tower of Druaga Collection - a six disc DVD opus of the entire series. Anime Attack dons its armour and dives into the fray for some old school demon slaying...

[asian extreme] takashi shimizu

This month Calum Waddell talks with Takashi Shimizu – the man behind The Grudge franchise and the recent Shock Labyrinth 3D!

Attack The Block spread from Impact May 2011 Issue

urban species

There’s a fleet of aliens coming to town with a few days to kill. Unfortunately for them, they aren’t facing down the meek Arnold Schwarzenegger or Danny Glover... instead they are about to experience inner-city London. Impact gets ready to Attack the Block...

cyborg revisited

Impact goes retro and takes a peek at Albert Pyun and JCVD’s apocalyptic cult classic!

superfoot goes to the movies

Impact catches up with Bill ‘Superfoot’ Wallace about his career in martial arts and some of the top action stars he’s faced off against on screen!

alternate realities

Imagine the big-screen classics the way they were originally envisaged - or indulge your cinematic wish-list. We look at the posters that boldly go where no screen has gone before...

Far From Fragile spread from Impact May 2011 Issue

[far from fragile] x-men: first class

Beau Smith looks back on his early days of comic-book collecting and the fledgling days of the supergroup that would define a generation. As it gets the Hollywood treatment, we attend X-Men: First Class...

multimedia

A round-up of the latest books, DVDs and games that should be on your shopping list

next month

We give an overview of the big Kapow! comic-con in London, talk to some of the UK’s top action drama talent and assess the return of Wonder Woman...

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