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August 2011

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Impact Magazine August 2011 Issue Cover FEATURES

captain america

Does the star-spangled hero still reign? John Mosby finds out...

conan

Impact takes a look at the new Conan film. Will he prove to be the blockbusting Barbarian of the year?...

hobo with a shotgun

Hobo with a Shotgun is taking aim at any form of subtle story-telling and civilised behaviour. Can the Rutger Hauer vehicle thrive on infamy alone. Impact takes lock and stock…

game on

Impact looks at why a recent US legal ruling has created controversy for the action entertainment industry…

evolution of the species

As Rise of the Planet of the Apes gets ready to hit cinemas, Richard Ridings contemplates life working as a voice and performance capture artiste for games and cinema and the evolution of the entire action genre...

shadows of the damned

Impact talks to Japanese game designer Suda51 about Shadows Of The Damned...

transformers

After a highly profitable (but critically savaged) previous outing, John Mosby applauds the new 3D factor but still can’t find any sign of depth...

assassin’s game

For his latest project Assassin’s Game, Ian Powers steps behind the camera as action choreographer. Impact delivers a sneak preview of the film which is currently in production...

blood traffick

Impact’s Far Eastern Editor takes a look at Blood Traffick before it makes its debut in the States...

prime time tv

Reclusive altruistic billionaires recruiting crime-fighters? Mysterious islands and time travel? Alien invasions? Once again, John Mosby wonders if the new kids on the schedule block aren’t quite as fresh as their promos suggest...

passing the torch

When Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner left Doctor Who and headed to Los Angeles they took something British with them… plans to revive Torchwood. With a star-spangled mix of the UK and US in its veins and a healthy dose of all-out action, is this a natural evolution?

jackie chan

We take a look back at several slices of Chan'demonium that haven't been as widely seen and take a quick look at what's to come in Chan's career?

dragon family

This month Impact delves into the vaults for a look at a classic slice of true Hong Kong heroic bloodshed, the 1988 thriller The Dragon Family.

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news

Impact brings you the latest news from film releases to castings...

[japanime] seijun suzuki

Andrez Bergen investigates why more people haven’t heard of the director Seijun Suzuki...

[anime attack] musashi: the dream of the last samurai

Anime attack gets an education with the animated documentary Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai

[asian extreme] detective dee and the mystery of the phantom flame

Andy Lau teams up with ace director Tsui Hark for the maddeningly monikered Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Impact’s Calum Waddell finds out more...

[far from fragile] how to cash in that reality check

This month, industry veteran Beau Smith offers words of wisdom on how to cash in that reality check...

multimedia

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

next month

Next month we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Highlander...

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