July Impact

July 2010

p12 / a new view to a kill

Forget the more recent monster mash-ups... Robert Rodriguez takes us behind the scenes on the rebirth of the Predator franchise.

p16 / hong kong film awards

It’s that time again - when we look at the ceremony celebrating the best of the last year’s output from the East...

p18 / loken load

You know her best as the Terminatrix or Painkiller Jane, but Impact has an exclusive Cannes interview and photo-shoot with Kristanna Loken... how do you like them apples?

p22 / rider on the storm

Last month screen veteran Dennis Hopper passed away. Here, Impact editor John Mosby recalls accompanying the enigmatic actor on a drive through Ireland...

p28 / [asian extreme] the housemaid, dream home and ong bak 3

Once again we look into some of the cutting edge releases of the genre. This month we include an examination of what may have gone wrong with the latest Ong Bak sequel...

p32 / undisputed III: part II

In the second part of our interviews with the team behind Undisputed 3: Redemption, we discuss the stand out action sequences from the film, and what we can expect next...

p36 / ip man II

Mike Leeder gives readers the first UK review of the all-action sequel and latest outing for Donnie Yen and friends...

p40 / call him mr. twister

As Darren Shahlavi makes a triumphant return to Hong Kong action cinema (as the pugilistic antagonistic boxer known as ‘Twister’ in Ip Man 2) Impact’s Ricky Morris asks him about the experience...

p44 / [japanime] the greatest anime ever part II

Impact unapologetically continues its showcase list of the greatest anime movies ever to grace the screen – and hopefully your DVD players as a direct result – cobbled together by our Tokyo Correspondent Andrez Bergen and a posse of Japan’s best filmmakers, artists and musicians.

p50 / [anime attack] ponyo

This month our anime feature is all at sea... in a good way. Neal Molyneaux checks out the DVD and blu-ray release of Studio Ghibli’s underwater ‘masterpiece’ Ponyo starring some of Hollywood’s finest...

p52 / 12 questions...

The full blooded British martial arts movie 12 hits DVD with a cast made up of some of the UK’s most highly skilled martial artists and screen artists and screen fighters. Impact catches up with its Director Chee Keong-cheung to ask 12 vital questions...

p56 / pros, cons and punchlines part II

In the second part of our interview with John Rogers, we look at the success of Leverage and look forward to a third season of action comedy...

p62 / [deja view] the middleman

In this month’s spotlighted show, we look at more recently dearly departed and much loved cult hit: The Middleman.

p64 / goodbye, farewell and amen

Gone but not forgotten...several modern classic shows bowed out last month. We take a look at the final moments of 24, LOST and Ashes to Ashes.

p70 / [far from fragile] no chance in the real world

Superheroes provide a great glimpse of the fantastical. But Beau Smith wonders how we (and they) would react in the real world...

p74 / [multimedia] games, books and dvds

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

p82 / next month

Summer is finally here and so are the blockbusters. The A-Team! The Karate Kid! Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren! Impact rounds up some re-imaginings, revamps and revolutionaries...