12901Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
Cinefex, the premiere magazine of the special effects that power today's filmmaking, explores four of the most anticipated films of 2010. The effects of Prince of Persia are put under the microscope, the mind-bending realities of Christopher Nolan's Inception are explored, M. Night Shyamalan brings the world of The Last Airbender to life thanks to effects wizardry, and Joe Carnahan resurrects the classic 1980's series The A-Team.
12902Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
In this issue: After a 10-year absence from feature filmmaking, James Cameron returns with Avatar, an epic science-fiction adventure in 3D, about an ex-Marine who, as an avatar, inhabits the mind of an alien lifeform indigenous to a distant planet whose natural resources are being pillaged by man. Weta Digital is creating a host of creatures and an entire alien world, abetted by artists at Industrial Light & Magic, Framestore, Hydraulx, Weta Workshop and Legacy Effects. Roland Emmerich sets his destructive sights on 2012, about a global cataclysm that brings about the end of the world. And Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road, is brought to the screen in an uncompromising film by director John Hillcoat.
12903Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
In this issue: David Fincher adapts F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt. Born an old man, Benjamin ages in reverse, becoming younger with each passing year, requiring state-of-the-art visual effects. Daniel Craig returns as James Bond, seeking revenge for the death of a former lover while on the trail of intrigue and corruption in Italy, Austria and South America in Quantum of Solace. Also, coverage of The Day the Earth Stood Still, an updated remake of the 1951 classic, starring Keanu Reeves as an intergalactic emissary with a warning for Earth's leaders, and City of Ember round out the issue.
12904Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
Features on The Incredible Hulk, Get Smart, Speed Racer, Iron Man, and Prince Caspian.
12905Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
Cinefex features the latest in special effects in science fiction, fantasy and horror films. This issue focuses on two huge films that are due to hit theaters this year. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest features Johnny Depp in his return as Captain Jack Sparrow in director Gore Verbinski's follow-up to his 2003 blockbuster. Visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky directs Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz in The Fountain, an epic film odyssey about one man's 1,000-year struggle to save the woman he loves. With Overview articles on writer-director Richard Linklater's roto-animated adaptation of Philip K. Dick's sci-fi novel, A Scanner Darkly, director Oliver Stone's World Trade Center and writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water.
12906Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
Issue # 105 presenting to Overview. All sixty: a cinefex forum. TVx3: Lost/ Battlestargalactica/Surface. Harry potter and the goblet of fire.
12907Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
In this issue: Cinefex covers Batman Begins, War of the Worlds and Stealth. Eight years have passed since the previous Batman film. Now, with director Christopher Nolan at the helm, there's a fresh, real-world approach! Later, see how director Steven Spielberg has turned to the classic H.G. Wells novel for his latest science fiction thriller updated to today. And in the latest man-versus-machine science fiction scenario, Stealth, an elite trio of Navy fighter pilots must apply everything they know, and much more, to counter a prototype self-piloted warplane!.
12908Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
In this issue: In a continuation of its 25th Anniversary publishing celebration, Cinefex delves into an examination of the state of the business of visual effects as discussed by some two dozen of the industry's leading authorities. Also, an examination of The Aviator, which tells the story of billionaire eccentric Howard Hughes. Learn how director Martin Scorsese turned to visual effects supervisor Rob Legato and artists at Sony Pictures Imageworks and New Deal Studios. Also under the microscope is Son of the Mask, a sequel to the 1994 Jim Carrey comedy. Visual effects for the film, including a CG infant and a variety of wacky transformations, are being created by Industrial Light & Magic, Tippett Studio, Kleiser-Walczak and Captive Audience.
12909Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
In this special 100th issue collector's edition, a "who's who" of visual effects artists will engage in a probing assessment of state-of-the-art visual effects, and its future. Also, feature articles on The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg's classic children's tale now made into a computer-animated motion picture. And artists at Industrial Light & Magic contribute visual magic to director Brad Silverling's adaptation of the first book in the phenomenally popular Lemony Snicket series.
12910Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
In this issue, After rejuvenating the seventy-year-old Mummy franchise, writer-director Stephen Sommers takes on the remaining classic monsters in the Universal stable with Van Helsing. Director Roland Emmerich explores the ecological repercussions a new ice age triggered by global warming and the greenhouse house in The Day After Tomorrow. Finally, Troy shows how high-tech visual effects allow director Wolfgang Petersen bring to the screen the classic Homerian tale of ancient Greek warriors laying siege to the city of Troy in 1193 B.C., fighting for the love of a Spartan queen.