Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Cinefex is the journal of Hollywood special effects. For The Jungle Book, visual effects supervisor Rob Legato brainstormed the realization of creatures and environments with MPC and Weta Digital, with the assistance of Digital Domain, Legacy Effects and Magnopus. In Captain America: Civil War, ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice: D.C. Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures present an epic clash of superheroes, with bat-masked vigilante Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) confronting the Kryptonian crime-fighter (Henry Cavill) and other members of the D.C. Comics universe. Deadpool: In his feature ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm, Ltd. present the beginning of a new trilogy set in a distant galaxy, 30 years after the fall of the evil Emperor Palpatine, in which regional governors jockey for power, and survivors of the Rebel Alliance and the ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: In the Heart of the Sea, director Ron Howard's retelling of the true events that inspired Herman Melville's 19th century classic Moby-Dick, starring Chris Hemsworth, detailing the attack of the whaling ship Essex by a monstrously large and aggressive sperm whale that resulted in the ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: Marvel Studios' Ant-Man introduces the latest hero to the Marvel Comics Universe with biochemist Dr. Hank Pym, a former crimefighter who recruits cat burglar Scott Lang to battle a rival weapons manufacturer. Alan Taylor directs Terminator Genisys, the fifth entry in the Terminator ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: Jurassic World - twenty-two years after Steven Spielberg joined with Industrial Light & Magic, Phil Tippett and Stan Winston Studio to bring Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and its array of genetically engineered dinosaurs to the screen, director Colin Trevorrow helms Jurassic ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, featuring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway; Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings, starring Christian Bale, Sigourney Weaver and Aaron Paul; Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem, featuring Christoph Waltz; and a Q&A with special make-up effects ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - filmmaker Peter Jackson continues his epic trilogy, following plucky hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) to his fateful encounter with Smaug the Terrible (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch), an ancient dragon that resides in the fallen dwarf ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: Gravity - astronauts Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) and Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) struggle to survive when a debris strike sends them careening into space. Visual effects supervisor Timothy Webber and artists at Framestore worked with director Alfonso Cuaron for three years to ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: Man of Steel - producer Christopher Nolan and director Zack Snyder bring to the screen the first major retelling of the Superman origin tale since Richard Donner's classic 1978 Superman; Elysium - in his follow-up to District 9, filmmaker Neill Blomkamp presents another dystopian ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: Star Trek Into Darkness - J.J. Abrams returns with cast and crew for a second tour of duty aboard the starship Enterprise, reprising characters from Gene Roddenberry's beloved television series, and this time tasking Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) with an intergalactic manhunt of an ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: Director Sam Mendes has James Bond hunting a sinister cyber-terrorist through Istanbul, Shanghai, Macau, London and the Scottish highlands in Skyfall. Special effects supervisor Chris Corbould collaborated with visual effects supervisor Steven Begg to energize the film with a brawny ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: Director Peter Jackson returns to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a prequel story of young hobbit Bilbo Baggins' quest to reclaim a lost dwarf kingdom and his fateful meeting with Gollum. As he did for the epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue: Director Christopher Nolan completes his "Dark Knight Trilogy" with The Dark Knight Rises. Special effects veteran Chris Corbould orchestrated a range of spectacular effects sequences for the film, while Double Negative contributed equally stunning visual effects to realize Batman's ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

In this issue, you'll find Real Steel set in the near-future world of professional robot boxing, and Giant Studios motion-captured professional boxers to provide visual effects supervisor Erik Nash and his crew at Digital Domain with raw data for their animated CG robots. For Rise of the Planet of ...

Cinefex (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 the coming months. Director Jon Favreau brings Cowboys & Aliens to the big screen in a production starring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig. Director Roland Emmerich ...

Cinefex (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 the coming months. Stardust director Matthew Vaughn "reboots" Fox's X-Men franchise with X-Men: First Class, which explores the origins of the war between the X-Men ...

Cinefex (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 the coming months. Zack Synder presents a hallucinogenic journey in Sucker Punch; Darren Aronofsky charts a descent into madness by a young ballerina (Natalie Portman) ...

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (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. ...

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Features on The Incredible Hulk, Get Smart, Speed Racer, Iron Man, and Prince Caspian.

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (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.

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (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 ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

This issue highlights The Matrix: Revolutions. Filmmakers Andy and Larry Wachowski bring their Matrix trilogy to a finale. Learn how visual effects supervisor John Gaeta oversaw an international array of visual effects artists to bring the film's visionary storyline to life. Also, read how makeup ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

The Return of the King: Director Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's literary trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, comes to a dazzling conclusion with The Return of the King, in which Frodo and surviving members of the Fellowship meet their separate fates in the perilous quest to destroy ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Four years ago, filmmakers Andy and Larry Wachowski created a sensation with The Matrix. Now they are back with the first of two sequels, in which Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus enter the Matrix to do battle with the machine overlords. Visual effects supervisor John Gaeta oversaw an international array ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

This issue is devoted entirely to the two most eagerly anticipated releases of the summer: Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Spider-Man. George Lucas presents the middle chapter in the opening trilogy of his Star Wars saga. Contributing more than 3,000 visual effects shots to the epic ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

This issue features exhaustive coverage of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the long-awaited film adaptation of the first J.K. Rowling book about young Harry Potter and his years at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. An international publishing sensation and Hollywood hit, the first ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

This issue includes info on the X-Men ? the popular Marvel Comics series about a team of mutant humans, outcasts from society, who use their singular superpowers to oppose a team of evildoers with comparable skills, comes to the screen in an action/fantasy film from director Bryan Singer. Effects ...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 81 presenting to mission accomplished. Days of fire and brimstone. Trekking into the Klaatu nebula.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 78 presenting to Return of the Jedi. Phantom visions. Heroes' journey. Populating planets.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 77 presenting to Lost in the Briar Patch. Thoroughly modern mummy. My favorite Martian: Martina chronicles...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 76 presenting to A Gorilla named Joe. The sweet hereafter. Pleasantville: color my world.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 75 presenting to Journey to Armageddon. A small soldiers story...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 73 presenting to Bug bytes. Cloning aliens...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 71 presenting to Freeze frames. Toasting the coast. With a little help from our friend. Close contact...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 67 presenting to Fireworks. Cruising the digiatl backlot. Split personalities...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 64 presenting to The game board jungle. Toys will be toys. On the water front.Broken arrow - stealth effect...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 63 presenting to launching apollo 13. Forever and a knight...

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 61 presenting to Immortal images. Kirk out. Through the stargate.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 60 presenting to From zero to Hero. Haunting creation. Making gump happen.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 58 presenting to the making of a Rockbuster. The rise and fall of Norville Barnes.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 57 presenting to the making of a 50 foot woman. Fire and ice.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 54 presenting to Quick cuts: once more into the Abyss, Hail to the impostor. The beauty in the Beasts.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 54 presenting to effects in the Vertical realm. Toy wars.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 52 presenting to Blowing up baby. Life neverlasting.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 51 presenting to A knight at the Zoo. Commercial spot - dodge blocks.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 50 presenting to Zealots and xenomorphs. Cyberworld.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 49 presenting to return to Neverland. Borrowed flesh.Letting slip the dogs of war.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 48 presenting to standing the heat. Rocket blats. That old black magic.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 44 presenting to ghost' stories. Crimestoppers textbook. Playing with fire.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 43 presenting to Ego trip. Back to back to the future.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 41 presenting to the journal of cinematic illusions. Backyard odyssey.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 40 presenting to ghostbusters revisited. Father, son and the Holy Grail.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #38 presenting to the adventures of Terry Gilliam.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #37 presenting to Special effects - the next generation. On the fly - The making of a sequel. From science to showbiz.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #35 presenting to romancing the rabbit. Willow.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #33 includes: 007x4 - John Richardson. Aging gracefully with Dick Smith. Predator revealed.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #31 presenting to spaceballs- The special effects. Witch trials. Masters of the universe.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #29 presenting to Humpback to the future. After the fall. Sky wars.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #28 presenting to the fly papers. Putting big trouble into little China. Building th body electric.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #27 presenting to Aliens.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #26 includes: To hell and back - Poltergeist II. Young Sherlock Holmes- anyting but elementary.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Featured sections: Behind the lines of Enemy Mine, a survey of German special effects, and Fright Night.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #24 includes: Creating the wonder of "Cocoon". Backyard adventures - Spielberg style.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #23 includes: "The Explorers" movie, the use of bizarre makeup and unusual opticals in "Lifeforce", and the dinosaur special effects of "My Science Project".

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #22 includes: Return to Oz. Bringing up baby.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #21 includes: The terminator and the shape of "Dune".

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #20 includes: Jupiter revisited - the odyssey of "2010".

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #19 includes: Never feed them after midnight, Across the eighth dimension with Buckaroo Banzail and what dreams are made of.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #18 includes: Hell and high water and the final voyage of the starship "enterprise".

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #17 includes: the special effects magic that went into the making of "Ghostbusters" and the digital scene animations of "The Last Starfighter".

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #15 includes: David Dryer- Never say never again, Waging a four-minute war and Photographs and memories- Ralph Hammeras.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #14 includes: Lơ-Tech efect - The right stuff, Brainstorm - gtting the cookie at the end, shadow and substance.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #12 includes: movie adaptation of Ray Bradbury's fantasy novel "Something Wicked this way Comes", slipping away of stop-motion animation, and Dream Quest effects studio.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #11 includes: Tủn on your Heartlight - Inside E.T and Special visual efect - Rober Sửathe.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue # 10 includes: Poltergeist- Stilling the restless animus and March 5 efects - the apogee ò firefox.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #9 includes: Blade Runner-2020 Foresight.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #5 includes: Ray Harryhausen - Acting without the Lumps. Clash of the (Foot-Tall) Titan. Roy arbogast. caveman- The real stars.

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #4 includes: Outland (article by Don Shay) and The Altered States of Altered States (article by Paul Mandell).

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Includes: Of Ice Planets, Bog Planets, and Cities in the Sky (Richard Edlund discusses The Empire Strikes Back); Greg Jein?Miniature Giant by Brad Munson; and Star Trekking at Apogee with John Dykstra (interview by Don Shay).

Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions

Issue #1 includes: Into the V'ger with Douglas Trumbull (regarding Star Trek?The Motion Picture) and Creating an Alien Ambiance (referring to the original Alien feature film).