Cinefex (1980-2021) comic books 2002

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 Harry Potter adventure comes to the screen courtesy of director Chris Columbus and an army of award-winning visual effects artists. A new film version of the H.G. Wells classic The Time Machine ?? directed by the author's grandson, Simon Wells ?? revisits the tale of scientist who journeys far into the future to a time when the human race has divided into gentle Eloi and brutal Morlocks. Also included in this issue is a feature on the mega-hit street-racing film, The Fast and the Furious, and an article on the all-CGI animated movies Shrek and Monsters, Inc. (Cinefex) Magazine $9.50 Cover price $9.50.

This issue: Exclusive SFX coverage of the first chapter in director Peter Jackson's labor of love, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Filmed on location in New Zealand, the meticulously designed production, with visual effects by an international team of artists, was four years in the making! Also in this issue: Simon Wells' (grandson of H.G. Wells) adaptation of the science fiction classic, The Time Machine, with effects from Digital Domain and make-up effects by Stan Winston Studio. Plus, Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down, and the Gale Anne Hurd production of Clockstoppers. (Cinefex) Magazine $9.50 Cover price $9.50.

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 production are the cinemagicians of Industrial Light & Magic. Spider-Man Director Sam Raimi brings the perennial comic book hero, Spider-Man, to life in a rousing film featuring effects by the Oscar- winning John Dykstra and his team at Sony Pictures Imageworks. (Cinefex) Magazine, FC $9.50 Cover price $9.50.

Minority Report? Filmmaker Steven Spielberg joins with superstar Tom Cruise to present the Philip K. Dick story of a futuristic law enforcement agency whose officers are able to detect and detain would-be criminals before they commit their crimes. Providing high-tech visual effects for the science fiction thriller is Industrial Light & Magic. Men In Black II ? Director Barry Sonnenfeld reunites with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones for a new comedy adventure involving super-secret Men in Black agents Jay and Kay who must, once again, save the world from run-amuck aliens. Providing creatures and other effects for the film are multi-Oscar-winning makeup maestro Rick Baker and the digital artists of Industrial Light & Magic. Reign of Fire? Uneasy allies Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale battle flying, fire-breathing dragons in a futuristic adventure from X-Files director Rob Bowman. Contributing the medieval-style monsters are effects artists from The Secret Lab. Spy Kids 1 & 2 ? We go behind the scenes with director Robert Rodriguez and the bare- bones effects artists responsible for the on-screen magic in the surprise hit films about a pair of remarkable kids who spend most of their time battling enemy agents and fanciful creatures. Don't miss it! (Cinefex) Magazine $9.50 Cover price $9.50.