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Summer Blockbusters
• It looks like a long, hot, exciting summer at the cinema. Our roundup of
the latest genre sizzlers features previews of The X-Men,
Dinosaur, Titan AE, Chicken Run, The Flintstones in
Viva Rock Vegas, The Nutty Professor 2 (one wasn’t enough?), De
Niro’s quirky tribute to the cult cartoon classic Rocky and Bullwinkle
and Paul Verhoeven’s Hollow Man
The
X-Men
• With Marvel’s mutants about to hit the big screen under the
guidance of Usual Suspects director Bryan Singer, we introduce the key
players amd chronicle the long haul from comic to blockbuster
Mission: Impossible 2
• Tom Cruise returns as super spy Ethan Hunt in another world class
espionage thriller. We talk to producer Paula Wagner about following The
Matrix onto Australian locations
 The Flintstones in... Vegas
• One day that cat will stay out for the night, but not yet as Fred,
Barney, Wilma and Betty spill onto the big screen in this second spin off from
the vintage cartoon show
 The Return of Dune
• Frank Herbert’s classic eco-desert Science Fiction saga has been
given new a lease of TV life thanks to the work of his son Brian Herbert and SF
novelist Kevin J Anderson
The Ninth Gate
• Roman Polanski’s supernatural thriller marks a superb return to
form. We talk to the mysterious Emmanuelle Seigner who accompanies Johnny Depp
across Europe in search of a satanic tome
The Crow
• This fascinating Goth Horror franchise just won’t lie down and die.
We survey the Crow, in all its black trench coat glory, from comic book origins
to a tv series and now a promised third cinema incarnation
The Hollow Man
• Kevin Bacon stars in this return to SF from the immensely talented
director Paul Verhoveven (Robocop, Total Recall, Starship
Troopers) which promises something memorable, nasty and erotic. The
invisible man, as you’ve never seen him before
Super Heroes on the Silver Screen
• With The X-Men making the leap from comic book to major motion
picture, it’s time to examine the phenomenon of super heroes in the
cinema. From the sublime (Blade) to the ridiculous (The Incredible
Hulk) to the hilarious (Mystery Men), they’re all here
PLUS all
these features:
- DVD Special
Everything you wanted to know about all the latest releases, Region 1 and
Region 2, on the most successful viewing medium since VHS trounced Betamax.
Includes a feature on remastered Star Trek
- Dungeons and Dragons
The persistence of games fan Courtney Solomon paid off when he obtained the
movie rights to D&D. Now he’s directing a $30 million dollar
movie based on the role playing game
- CGI is here
Computer Generated Imagery has transformed screen Science Fiction, Fantasy and
Horror. We look at the magic behind the magic and how the illusions are created
on films as diverse as The Phantom Menace and Stuart
Little
- Star Bytes
Read what the stars had to say for themselves at the 2000 Star Trek and Sci-Fi
Grand Slam convention. Featuring James Marsters (Buffy), Lance Henriksen
(Millennium), Terry Farrell (Deep Space Nine) and more
- The Invisible Man
Yes, another one. This time courtesy of the Sci-Fi Channel. Leading man Vincent
Ventresca discusses the latest television incarnation of HG Wells'
transparently brilliant concept
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