Cinefex (1980-2021) comic books 2004

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 the One Ring before it destroys the very fabric of Middle-earth. Weta Digital, which won visual effects Oscars for both of the first two films, turns its attention to creating new characters, new environments, and new adventures for the final epic installment. In addition to our massive coverage of The Return of the King, there will be shorter feature articles on director P.J. Hogan's new adaptation of the classic Peter Pan tale, with ambitious effects from two Oscar-winning effects companies, Industrial Light & Magic and Digital Domain; director Peter Weir's Napoleonic sea saga, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, with visual effects by Weta Workshop, ILM, and Asylum Effects; and director Tim Burton's 'tall tale' story, Big Fish with effects by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Stan Winston Studio. (Cinefex) Magazine $9.50 Cover price $9.50.

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 maestro Rick Baker and his Cinovation Studio provided makeup for the title character in Hellboy. Also, news on Mel Gibson's controversial The Passion of Christ, an examination of Mate World Digital, and Oscar- winning effects artist Phil Tippett's directorial debut on Starship Troopers II. Magazine$9.50 Cover price $9.50.

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. (Cinefex) Magazine$9.50 Cover price $9.50.

This issue features coverage on Will Smith in I, Robot. Supplying effects are Digital Domain and Weta Digital. Also Sony Pictures Imageworks and Edge FX contribute toward Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2, helping Spidey swing and Dock Ock flex his tentacles. Then the attention is on Industrial Light & Magic and a quartet of British visual effects houses creating magic for the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Finally, a look at how Amalgamated Dynamics and visual effects by The Moving Picture Company, Cinesite, and Double Negative bring to life the creature effects for Paul W. S. Anderson's science-fiction thriller, Alien Vs. Predator! (Cinefex) SC$9.50 Cover price $9.50.

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. (Cinefex) (CAUT: 4) Magazine, FC$9.50 Cover price $9.50.