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hard copies, back issues and digital editions available at www.impactmoviemagazine.co.ukp12 / the treasure hunter

The Treasure Hunter recently beat off major competetion from The Stormwarriors and more in China and now it’s ready to come to the UK. Our Eastern Editor Mike Leeder has this preview.

p16 / stormwarriors

Ricky Morris explores the upcoming Stormriders sequel and sees whether it lives up to expectations raised by the original outing.

p18 / the hour and the fury (part II)

Impact continues it look behind the scenes on the latest season of 24. Jack is back, but what went into a brand new day?

p22 / pandora: outside the box

James Cameron’s Avatar continues to smash records across the world, easily passing the $1 billion mark and being the number one film for nearly an entire month. We continue our interviews with those who made it happen.

p28 / 2010

Last month we looked back at the year behind us, so this month we embrace the new and look ahead to what could be the landmark movies of the coming year? But which ones will triumph with the critics and the box-office.

p32 / LIFF 2009

Imported films and foreign cult movies may be reaching wider audiences, but as Karen Cooper discovers, there’s nothing quite like attending a proper film festival to sample some future delights.

p36 / thought bubble (part II)

Impact concludes its coverage of LIFF’s Thought Bubble weekend as editor John Mosby moderates a panel on comics and movies with the likes of Paul Cornell, Adi Granov and Andy Diggle.

p42 / [japanime] ryuhei kitamura interview

In the second part of Andrez Bergin’s overview of the last decade, he talks exclusively to cult director Ryuhei Kitamura about his acclaimed films and what the future (and sequels!) might bring.

p48 / [anime attack] bayonetta

This issue we examine the latest anime inspired actioner from Japanese gaming legend Hideki Kamiya, Bayonetta.

p52 / true legend

This is the third major Eastern film that is set for release in the UK soon. Yuen Woo-ping’s True Legend promises much and Ricky Morris finds out with Impact’s first review.

p56 / asian extreme

Calum Waddell sits down with Palisades Tartan CEO Kevin Burns for a frank conversation about the trials and tribulations of foreign film distribution and the company that has risen from its predecessor’s ashes.

p60 / who went there...?

It was the end, but the moment was prepared for... and widely publicised. Certainly Russell T Davies and David Tennant were determined to send their Doctor Who off in style. So how did the show - once a punch line and a relic - become such a spectacular success... and was Tennant’s finale all that was promised?

p64 / world without end...?

Elsewhere on the UK TV schedules it wasn’t quite goodwill to all men. In fact, life, love and humanity was constantly under threat. We look at the triffids, time-shifts and terrorism that audiences faced.

p66 / bodyguards and assassins

Ricky Morris previews Teddy Chen’s ten year dream project Bodyguards & Assassins, that some critics have described as 16 Blocks with added Kung Fu!

p68 / [deja view] flashpoint

This month’s overview of the shows you should be watching details the Canadian-based drama about officers who try not to be hostages to others sieges and fortunes - and has proved quite a success in the US.

p70 / far from fragile

Beau Smith has always loved comics, but this month he asks if knowing too much about the process and its rock-star creators has robbed the industry of some of its mystique.

p74 / ten reasons to love... lundgren

Mike Leeder delves into the archives of ‘80s action cinema to look at one of its biggest stars...Dolph Lundgren...and gives you ten reasons why you should love this man... if you don’t already!

p76 / 2010 games preview

With so many massive game releases so far this year and with last month’s release of the incredible Bayonetta, we look forward to the offers for the rest of 2010 in our games preview.

p78 / multimedia

Games, DVDs and Books. Get the lowdown on how to be entertained over the coming thirty days