Impact magazine has been at the forefront of eastern and western action entertainment since 1992. More recently Impact has started looking at anime, manga, video games, comics and all the latest technology to access them.

November 2010

p12 / talk the walk
It looks set to be one of the biggest globally co-ordinated launches for an action TV show in recent memory. Impact unearths the evolution of The Walking Dead...

p18 / hong kong horror
Mike Leeder celebrates Hallowe’en by taking a look at some of the classic global and Eastern horror outings.

p22 / do or die
Oh no... we’re all going to die... quickly, let’s split up! Jill McDole takes a look at the essential survival guide for getting out of your horror action outing intact...

p26 / yellow fever independent film festival
There’s no rest for the wicked. Mike Leeder heads to Stormont to encounter movies, gaming and those inevitable zombies...

p30 / the right stuff?
Let the Right One In rightly won acclaim for its atmospheric action. Now comes the inevitable US remake Let Me In. Does the remake live up or down to undead expectations?

p32 / chow fun fat
In the second part of Impact exclusive conversation with the Eastern icon, Chow Yun fat discusses his latest release Confucius... and more.

p36 / austin, texan
To many he’s the successful and controversial wrestler, but in recent years he’s been forging a successful career in the movies. John Mosby talks to Steve Austin and finds out why he’ll Hunt to Kill...

p40 / whyte dragon
A lifelong fan of Bruce Lee, Daniel Whyte sets out ‘Tracking the Dragon’ in the first of a series of articles which chronicle his adventures as he seeks out various locations from the Little Dragon’s life and films.

p42 / screen savers
It’s the start of TV’s latest action season. Impact begins its preview of some of the high-profile titles that are winging their way across the schedules...

p46 / the lost girl
We talk to action-choreographer Paul Rapovski about one of the new TV season’s hot action shows, the supernatural The Lost Girl...

p50 / spirited away?
The new series of Spooks has arrived on UK screens... but with less of a fanfare than previous years. Does the top-ranked spy show still have what it takes?

p54 / japanime
This month our Tokyo Correspondent Andrez Bergen reports on the tragic loss of Satoshi Kon, one the most talented anime director/ screenwriters in Japan..

p60 / enslaved - monkey magic
Andy Serkis plays a big monkey (again) in Ninja theory’s Eastern inspired cinematic gaming odyssey.

p64 / the american
Impact previews George Clooney’s new film The American, a mixture of assassinations and arthouse...

p66 / [far from fragile] stan lee
Beau Smith’s regular monthly column looks at the impact of Marvel’s most famous head honcho, Stan Lee. Excelsior!

p70 / [the deja view] stephen j cannell
Impact was saddened to hear about the passing of one of TV’s most prolific and influential creators. We look back at Stephen J Cannell’s career.

p73 / multimedia
A round-up of the latest books, DVDs and games that should be on your shopping list...

p82 / next month
Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren with machine-guns! We look at the success of RED! Plus there’s more from the new TV season...

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i was born or quite possibly hatched an increasingly long time ago in a galaxy far far away, Croydon and a more treacherous hive of scum and villainy you'd be hard pressed to find....
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i was born or quite possibly hatched an increasingly long time ago in a galaxy far far away, Croydon and a more treacherous hive of scum and villainy you'd be hard pressed to find.

Despite being a somewhat clueless and naive fellow, I managed to mostly survive several years of very bad haircuts, a complete lack of both common and fashion sense, the UK education system and even a few years of the old 9-5 before a drunken game of monopoly led me to Hong Kong in 1990. And I've pretty much been here ever since, and I think i like it!

I work as a Casting Director for a lot of projects, credits include "Fearless", "Rush Hour 3", "Phoo Action", "Blood Last Vampire", and did some work for Baz Lurhmans upcoming "Australia" starring Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman and the great Yuen Wah. Spent a good chunk of 2007 working on "The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" directed by Rob Cohewn, working on the Action unit with the great Vic Armstrong.

Also done a lot of Line Production and Production work for a number of other projects including "The Bodyguard:A New Begining" with Cary Tagawa & Richard Ng, "Underground", "The White Wall", "The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies" amongst other projects.

Also edit Impact magazine www.impactmoviemagazine.co.uk covering the action movie & Tv industry around the world, with an emphasis on Asian Cinema

as well as contributing to a bunch of other magazines, and have done a lot of DVD extras for such companies as Hong Kong Legends, Premier Asia, Dragon Dynasty, Media Blasters and other companies.

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Occupation: Magazine Editor , Film/TV Producer , Casting Director
Gender: Male
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