Draft:List of Cinefex issues

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Between 1980 and 2021, 172 issues of the visual effects magazine Cinefex were published.

Issues

Issue	Release year	Month	Featured articles	Additional articles	Front cover	Back cover	Notes
1	1980	March	Into the V'ger Maw with Douglas Trumbull (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)	–	Breaking the light barrier in Star Trek – The Motion Picture.	The final confrontation from Alien.	First issue, "published trianually"
			Creating an Alien Ambience (Alien)
2	1980	August	Of Ice Planets, Bog Planets, and Cities in the Sky (The Empire Strikes Back)	–	Imperial walkers on the attack in The Empire Strikes Back.	The alien mothership from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.	Second issue, "published quarterly", though quarterly publication would only begin in 1982.
			Greg Jein – Miniature Giant
			Star Trekking at Apogee with John Dykstra (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
3	1980	December	Tauntauns, Walkers und Probots (The Empire Strikes Back)	–	Luke Skywalker astride his tauntaun in The Empire Strikes Back.	An Imperial probe droid from The Empire Strikes Back.
			Walter Murch – Making Beaches Out of Grains of Sand
			The Microcosmic World of Ken Middleham (Phase IV)
4	1981	April	Outland (Outland)	–	The Con-Amalgamate mining colony from Outland.	Edward Jessup transforms to molecular energy in Altered States.
			The Altered States of 'Altered States' (Altered States)
5	1981	July	Ray Harryhausen – Acting Without the Lumps	–	The deadly countenance of Medusa in Clash of the Titans.	The comedic horned lizard from Caveman.
			Clash of the (Foot-Tall) Titans (Clash of the Titans)
			Roy Arbogast
			Caveman – The Real Stars (Caveman)
6	1981	October	Computer Imaging – An Apple for the Dreamsmiths	–	The fire-breathing Vermithrax Pejorative from Dragonslayer.	The dragon swoops down to attack in the climax of Dragonslayer.
			Dragonslayer (Dragonslayer)
			The Wrath of God...and Other Illusions (Raiders of the Lost Arc)
7	1982	January	Willis O'Brien – Creator of the Impossible	–	Kong places his blonde beauty in the nook of a tree in King Kong.	Jill Young's curious pet examines some chickens in Mighty Joe Young.	Full issue dedicated to O'Brien
8	1982	April	Tronic Imagery (Tron)	–	Tron pilots his speeding light-cycle from Tron.	The space freighter Valley Forge from Silent Running.
			Silent Running (Silent Running)
9	1982	July	Blade Runner – 2020 Foresight (Blade Runner)	–	A police spinner slices through the skies in Blade Runner.	A giant advertising blimp drifts above the Blade Runner city.	Full issue dedicated to one film
10	1982	October	Poltergeist – Stilling the Restless Animus (Poltergeist)	–	An evil specter meanaces the Freeling household in Poltergeist.	A hijacked MiG-31 lands on an ice floe to refuel in Firefox.
			Mach 5 Effects – The Apogee of Firefox (Firefox)
11	1983	January	Turn on Your Heartlight – Inside E.T. (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)	–	An abandoned extraterrestrial points to the heavens in E.T.	UFOs inside the mothership in the Close Encounters – Special Edition.
			Special Visual Effects – Robert Swarthe
12	1983	April	Something Wicked This Way Comes – Adding the Magic (Something Wicked This Way Comes)	–	The evil Dust Witch from Something Wicked This Way Comes.	The giant crystal spider approaches her cocoon in Krull.
			Stop-Frame Fever, Post-Animation Blues
			A Dream in the Making (Dream Quest Images)
13	1983	July	Jedi Journal (Return of the Jedi)	–	The Millennium Falcon races through the new Deathstar.	The Rancor menaces Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi.	Full issue dedicated to one film
14	1983	October	Low-Tech Effects – The Right Stuff (The Right Stuff)	–	The fiery reentry of John Glenn's capsule in The Right Stuff.	A devilish gremlin on the rampage in Twilight Zone - The Movie.
			Brainstorm – Getting the Cookie at the End (Brainstorm)
			Shadow and Substance (Twilight Zone: The Movie)
15	1984	January	David Dryer – Never Say never Again (Never Say Never Again)	–	James Bond at the videogame table in Never Say Never Again.	A mother and child are vaporized in The Day After.	In 1984 and 1985 the Cinefex published five issues per year, though the magazine still states "issued quarterly"
			Waging a Four-Minute War (The Day After)
			Photographs and Memories – Ralph Hammeras
16	1984	April	Rick Baker – Maker of Monsters, Master of the Apes	–	Tarzan's ape-mother, Kala, lies mortally wounded in Greystoke.	A lycanthropic transformation from An American Werewolf in London.	Full issue dedicated to make-up artist Rick Baker
17	1984	June	Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters)	–	The Stay-Puft marshmallow invades New York in Ghostbusters.	The Gun Star passes through Rylosian clouds in The Last Starfighter.
			The Last Starfighter – Imagery Wrought in the Total Forge (The Last Starfighter)
18	1984	August	Hell and High Water (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)	–	A human sacrifice in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.	The Enterprise approaches the orbiting space dock in Star Trek III.
			The Final Voyage of the Starship 'Enterprise' (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
19	1984	November	Never Feed Them After Midnight (Gremlins)	–	Gizmo, the cuddly pet whose offspring create havoc in Gremlins.	An incarcerated mogwai in the school science lab in Gremlins.
			Across the Eighth Dimension with Buckaroo Banzai (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension)
			What Dreams Are Made Of (Dreamscape)
20	1985	January	Jupiter Revisited – The Odyssey of '2010' (2010: Street Fighter)	–	The Starchild appears in the Discovery pod bay in 2010.	Jupiter collapses in on itself at the climax of 2010.	Full issue dedicated to one film
21	1985	April	The Terminator (The Terminator)	–	A cyborg endoskeleton emerges from the flames in The Terminator.	A spice harvester scours the sands of Arrakis in Dune.
			The Shape of 'Dune' (Dune)
22	1985	June	Return to Oz (Return to Oz)	–	The nefarious Nome King from Return to Oz.	A brontosaurus and her hatchling swim off into the sunset in Baby.
			Bringing Up Baby (Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend)
23	1985	August	The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (Explorers)	–	The Thunder Road meets an alien spacecraft in Explorers.	Neek, a teenage extraterrestrial out for a joyride, in Explorers.
			Baring the Soul of 'Lifeforce' (Lifeforce)
			Shooting for an 'A' on 'My Science Project' (My Science Project)
24	1985	November	Creating the Wonder of 'Cocoon' (Cocoon)	–	A benevolent alien reveals his nature in Cocoon.	The Antarean rescue ship descends to earth in Cocoon.
			Backyard Adventures – Spielberg Style (Goonies & Back to the Future)
25	1986	February	Behind the Lines of 'Enemy Mine' (Enemy Mine)	–	Jeriba Shigan, the alien Drac from Enemy Mine.	Vampire Jerry Dandridge shows his ugly side in Fright Night.
			Der Trickfilm – A Survey of German Special Effects
			Fright Night (Fright Night)
26	1986	May	To Hell and Back – Poltergeist II (Poltergeist II: The Other Side)	–	Ectoplasmic manifestations mystify Carol Anne in Poltergeist II.	A menacing stained glass knight from Young Sherlock Holmes.
			Young Sherlock Holmes – Anything But Elementary (Young Sherlock Holmes)
27	1986	August	Aliens (Aliens)	–	The alien queen on a quest for vengeance in Aliens.	A drop-ship makes a landing approach in Aliens.	Full issue dedicated to one film
28	1986	November	The Fly Papers (The Fly)	–	The frightening, yet pathetic mutant from The Fly.	A Nova robot prepares to fire its laser weapon in Short Circuit.
			Putting Big Trouble into Little China (Big Trouble in Little China)
			Building the Body Electric (Short Circuit)
29	1987	February	Humpback to the Future (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)	–	A disabled Klingon ship makes a crash landing in Star Trek IV.	An air-to-air missile strikes a MiG fighter in Top Gun.
			After the Fall (King Kong Lives)
			Sky Wars (Top Gun)
30	1987	May	The Care and Feeding of Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors)	–	Audrey II sizes up Audrey I in Little Shop of Horrors.	A demon challenges the forces of good in The Golden Child.
			A Question of Perspective (The Gate)
			Of Daggers and Demons (The Golden Child)
31	1987	August	Spaceballs – The Special Effects (Spaceballs)	–	The stalwart Eagle 5 rockets through space in Spaceballs.	Dot Matrix surveys her surroundings in Spaceballs.
			Witch Trials (The Witches of Eastwick)
			Masters of the Universe (Masters of the Universe)
32	1987	November	Shooting RoboCop (RoboCop)	–	A cyborg crimefighter patrols the streets in RoboCop.	The Kraken II journeys through a human body in Innerspace.
			Inside Martin Short (Innerspace)
33	1988	February	007 x 4 – John Richardson (James Bond series)	–	Salieri confesses his envy and hatred of Mozart in Amadeus.	An extraterrestrial big game hunter seeks human prey in Predator.
			Aging Gracefully with Dick Smith
			Predator Revealed (Predator)
34	1988	May	Cheap and Cheesy and Off-the-Cuff (Beetlejuice)	–	A giant Betelgeuse snake glowers at its victims in Beetlejuice.	Baby saucers encounter a hubcap in Batteries Not Included.
			Visit from a Small Planet (Batteries Not Included)
35	1988	August	Romancing the Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)	–	Roger Rabbit reacts hysterically in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.	Jessica performs her nightclub act in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
			Willow (Willow)
36	1988	November	A Planetful of Aliens (Alien Nation)	–	Beverly Mantle lies lifeless at the conclusion of Dead Ringers.	Alien renegade William Harcourt makes a last stand in Alien Nation.
			Exaggerated Reality (Die Hard)
			Double Vision (Dead Ringers)
			The Right Blob for the Right Job (The Blob)
37	1989	February	Special Effects – The Next Generation (Star Trek: The Next Generation)	–	The new Enterprise in Star Trek - The Next Generation.	The form-altering Brundle telepod reactivated in The Fly II.
			On the Fly – The Making of a Sequel (The Fly II)
			From Science to Showbiz (Oxford Scientific Films)
38	1989	May	The Adventures of Terry Gilliam	–	Cloud dancing in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.	A winged descent for dreamer Sam Lowry in Brazil.	Full issue dedicated to Terry Gilliam
39	1989	August	Dancing on the Edge of the Abyss (The Abyss)	–	Lindsey Brigman pilots the Cab One submersible in The Abyss.	A nonterrestrial being found deep in the ocean in The Abyss.	Full issue dedicated to one film
40	1989	November	Ghostbusters Revisited (Ghostbusters II)	–	The Ghostbusters fire up their nutrona wands in Ghostbusters II.	Executed criminal Nunzio Scoleri on a rampage in Ghostbusters II.
			Father, Son and the Holy Grail (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)
41	1990	February	A Dark and Storm Knight (Batman)	–	The nefarious Joker hatches a fiendish plot in Batman.	An ant befriends four tiny youngsters in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
			Backyard Odyssey (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids)
42	1990	May	The Thrill of the Hunt (The Hunt for Red October)	–	A subterranean predator erupts from the ground in Tremors.	The starship Enterprise enters warp drive in Star Trek V.
			Beneath Perfection (Tremors)
			Star Trek V – Sharing the Pain (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
43	1990	August	Ego Trip (Total Recall)	–	The rebel leader Kuato reveals himself in Total Recall.	The flying DeLorean travels to 2015 in Back to the Future II.
			Back to Back to the Future (Back to the Future Part II)
44	1990	November	'Ghost' Stories (Ghost)	–	Big Boy Caprice rules the crime syndicate in Dick Tracy.	Al Yackey struggles to control his burning aicraft in Always.
			Crimestoppers Textbook (Dick Tracy)
			Playing with Fire (Always)
45	1991	February	Wings of the Intruder (Flight of the Intruder)	–	Detroit's answer to street crime returns to duty in RoboCop 2.	The cyborg police officer makes an unhelmeted appearance.
			Clash of the Robotitans (RoboCop 2)
			Maximum Impact (Die Hard 2)
46	1991	May	Rick Baker Revisited	–	A prehistoric encounter in the 'Back to the Future' ride.	A female gremlin with matrimonial designs in Gremlins 2.
			Through the Proscenium Arch
			Death and Aging – A Corleone Chronicle (The Godfather trilogy)
47	1991	August	A Once and Future War (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)	–	Gunshot wounds are no deterrent to the T-1000 in Terminator 2.	The Terminator returns to protect John Connor in Terminator 2.	Full issue dedicated to one film
48	1991	November	Standing the Heat (Backdraft)	–	Fearless flyer Cliff Secord takes to the air in The Rocketeer.	Firefighter Stephen McCaffrey engages the enemy in Backdraft.
			Rocket Blast (The Rocketeer)
			That Old Black Magic (Cast a Deadly Spell)
49	1992	February	Return to Neverland (Hook)	–	A mugwump engages Bill Lee in conversation in Naked Lunch.	The Enterprise and the Excelsior sail into the sunset in Star Trek VI.
			Borrowed Flesh (Naked Lunch)
			Letting Slip the Dogs of War (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
50	1992	May	Zealots and Xenomorphs (Alien 3)	A Message from the Publisher Effects Scene: 64th Academy Awards Video Beat: Morphing to the Music Profile: Joseph Viskocil Commercial Spot: Widebody Whales Commercial Spot: Reflections of the Dead Laser Revolution: Laserdisc Manifesto Index: Cinefex 1-50	The alien xenomorph wreaks havoc on a prison colon in Alien 3. (Photograph by John Kleinman and Rob Powell.)	–	New table of content layout, issues now contain "commercial spots" (paid articles) and supplementary short articles in addition to the main stories.
			Cyberworld (The Lawnmower Man)
51	1992	August	A Knight at the Zoo (Batman Returns)	Effects Scene: Technology and Magix Profile: Katherine Kean Quick Cuts: Dating the Babe Commercial Spot: Didge Blocks Video Beat: Short Intruders Laser Revolution: The Eighth Wonder	The Penguin prepares to engage the Caped Crusader in Batman Returns.	–
52	1992	November	Blowing Up Baby (Honey, I Blew Up the Kid)	Commercial Spot: Simian Simulation Commercial Spot: Elevator to the Stars Quick Cuts: Video Hell Quick Cuts: Panic on Liberty Island Profile: Alan Munro Video Beat: Morphing to the Madness Laser Revolution: The Lost World Revisited Effects Scene: Therapy in Pen-and-Ink	Adam and his mom are restored to size in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.	–
			Life Neverlasting (Death Becomes Her)
53	1993	February	Heart of Darkness (Bram Stoker's Dracula)	Quick Cuts: Muppetized Dickens Commercial Spot: True Colors Effects Scene: Full Moon Rising Commercial Spot: Sci-Fi Pest Control Profile: Doug Beswick Laser Revolution: Harryhausen Cornucopia	Dracula prowls the streets of London in Bram Stoker's Dracula.	–
			A Close Encounter with Steven Spielberg (Close Encounters of the Third Kind)
54	1993	May	Effects in the Vertical Realm (Cliffhanger)	Quick Cuts: Unfriendly Skies Commercial Spot: Thoroughbred Animation Video Beat: Deep Space Miniatures Commercial Spot: What's Up, Nike? Video Beat: Chronicling Young Indy Effects Scene: The Perigee of Apogee Profile: Peter Kuran Laserdisc Revolution: Tall Tales and Epic Lore	X-ray surveillance of a military summit conference in Toys.	–
			Toy Wars (Toys)
55	1993	August	The Beauty in the Beasts (Jurassic Park)	Video Beat: Deep Space Wormholes Quick Cuts: Under Heavy Cetacean Company File: Pixar Quick Cuts: Once More into the Abyss Quick Cuts: Hail to the Impostor Portfolio: Jurassic Park Denizen Commercial Spot: Evolutionary Auto Effects Scene: In the Digital Domain Quick Cuts: A Crash in the Andes Effects Scene: Cinematic Archaeology Laserdisc Revolution: Jurassic Reality	A tyrannosaurus rex on the rampage in Jurassic Park.	–
56	1993	November	Animation in the Third Dimension (The Nightmare Before Christmas)	Quick Cuts: Digital Soul Searching Quick Cuts: Feline Fabrication Commercial Spot: Track Sold Separately Quick Cuts: That other T-rex Profile: Pete Romano Video Beat: Making Movie Magic Laserdisc Revolution: From the Disney Archives	Jack Skellington in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.	–
			Pandora's Paintbox (Last Action Hero)
			RoboCop Redux (RoboCop 3)
57	1994	March	The Making of a 50 Foot Woman (Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman)	Video Beat: Toasting Babylon 5 Special Venues: Deep Earth, Dark Ride Video Beat: Order Out of Xaos Quick Cuts: Digital Effects Commercial Spot: Chevy Hulk Video Beat: McCartney Takes Wing Laserdisc Revolution: Coppola's Kane	Nancy Archer goes to town in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.	–	Quarterly publication schedule moved back one month (from February, May, August, November to March, June, September, December)
			Fire and Ice (Demolition Man)
58	1994	June	The Making of a Rockbuster (The Flintstones)	Quick Cuts: Crime and Banishment Quick Cuts: Visionary Visuals Quick Cuts: Making the Crow Fly Video Beat: Midair Morphing Video Beat: Viper Sheds Its Skin Quick Cuts: A Lady in Disguise Commercial Spot: Kong Reenergized Profile: Kevin Yagher	Dino awaits his master's homecoming in The Flintstones.	–
			The Rise and Fall of Norville Barnes (The Hudsucker Proxy)
59	1994	September	Mayhem Over Miami (True Lies)	Special Venues: Moon Shots Quick Cuts: Terminal Effects Video Beat: Alien Nation Revisited Company File: Animal Makers Commercial Spot: 'They Keep Going and Going...' Quick Cuts: Maximum Speed Closeup: Adding Teeth to Wolf Company File: Makeup & Effects Laboratories Profile: Randal M. Dutra	An aerial battle of the streets of Miami in True Lies.	–
60	1994	December	From Zero to Hero (The Mask)	Video Beat: Piloting to Earth 2 Quick Cuts: Time Passages Commercial Spot: Cola Bears Quick Cuts: Shadow World Commercial Spot: Light and Liberty Video Beat: Attack of the 80-Foot Stones Quick Cuts: The Return of the Vampire Video Beat: Another Spell Commercial Spot: Byte-Size Cookies	A man-made being ponders his origin in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.	–
			Haunting Creation (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein)
			Making Gump Happen (Forrest Gump)
61	1995	March	Immortal Images (Interview with the Vampire)	Quick Cuts: A New Twist on Tornadoes Quick Cuts: Clause and Effects Special Venues: Inside the Luxor Pyramid Quick Cuts: Santa's Helpers Quick Cuts: Animal House Quick Cuts: Wood Works Effects Scene: From Tatooine to Endor	The vampire Lestat from Interview With the Vampire.	–
			Kirk Out (Star Trek Generations)
			Through the Stargate (Stargate)
62	1995	June	Gorilla Warfare (Congo)	Quick Cuts: Sub Plots Quick Cuts: Cinematic Cyberspace Quick Cuts: Thirty Seconds Over Zaire Profile: Jeff Matakovich Video Beat: Cannom Creations	A singular gorilla is returned to her homeland in Congo.	–
			Dredd World (Judge Dredd)
			Dick Smith – 50 Years in Makeup
63	1995	September	Launching Apollo 13 (Apollo 13)	Quick Cuts: The Ghost and Mr. Muren Special Venues: MGM's Grand EFX Quick Cuts: Cowboys and Indians Commercial Spot: Bear Necessities Quick Cuts: An Endangering Species Quick Cuts: Capturing an Alien Species Quick Cuts: Bonnie and Clyde Effects Scene: The Last Hurrah Commercial Spot: This Frog's For You Commercial Spot: Batteries Included Video Beat: Soldiers of Fortune	A crippled spacecraft prepares for a fiery reentry in Apollo 13.	–
			Forever and a Knight (Batman Forever)
64	1995	December	The Game Board Jungle (Jumanji)	Broken Arrow: Stealth Effects Gordon Smith: Seeking Silicone Solutions Money Train: Training Film Babe: From the Mouth of Babe Casino: The Lights of Las Vegas Three Wishes: Making Wishes Come True Cutthroat Island: Getting Away With Murder Operation Dumbo Drop: Pachyderms and Parachutes	A jungle board game becomes all too real in Jumani.	–	New table of content layout
			Toys Will Be Toys (Toy Story)
			On the Water Front (Waterworld)
65	1996	March	After the Rebellion (Industrial Light & Magic)	–	The Millennium Falcon soars over Tatooine in Star Wars.	–	20th Anniversary of ILM Special Edition
			20 Years of Industrial Light & Magic
			30 Minutes With the Godfather of Digital Cinema (George Lucas)
			War Stories (Star Wars)
			Dennis Muren – Playing It Unsafe
66	1996	June	Heart and Soul (Dragonheart)	Aftershocks: Return of the Worms Flipper: Dolphin Doubles Sgt. Bilko: Techno-Tank Trickery White Squall: Stormy Weather Gulliver's Travels: A Brobdingnagian Endeavor Michael Funk: From Fine Arts to Filmmaking	Draco strikes a sly pose in Dragonheart.	–
			Riders on the Storm (Twister)
			A Giant Peach in the Bug Apple (James and the Giant Peach)
67	1996	September	Fireworks (Independence Day)	The Nutty Professor: Pleasingly Klump Escape from L.A.: Hasta La Buena Vista The Arrival: Temperatures Rising The Frighteners: The Thrill of the Haunt Hercules: Solving Mythical Dilemmas The Adventures of Pinocchio: Puppetmasters Nike Commercial: Eyes on the Ball	Alien invaders destroy the White House in Independence Day.	–
			Cruising the Digital Backlot (Mission: Impossible)
			Split Personalities (Multiplicity)
68	1996	December	Martial Art (Mars Attacks!)	Daylight: Burned Out and Blown Out Michael Westmore: Behind the Masks The Ghost and the Darkness: Bad Cats in a Bad Place The City of Lost Children: Magic With a French Touch The Associate: Gender Benders The Island of Dr. Moreau: Moreau's Menagerie	Invaders from Mars plot to conquer the earth in Mars Attacks!	–
			Battle Beyond Three Dimensions (Terminator 2: Battle Across Time)
69	1997	March	Dante's Inferno (Dante's Peak)	Star Wars Trilogy: Everything Old Is New Again Turbulence: Terror in the Skies 101 Dalmatians: Puppy Proliferation The Sixth Man: Hoop Schemes Crash McCreery: Doing Dinosaurs and Such	The deadly Kothoga stalks a victim in The Relic.	–
			The Calisto Effect (The Relic)
			Phoenix Rising (Star Trek: First Contact)
70	1997	June	Basic Black (Men in Black)	Con Air: Skyjinks Anaconda: Snake Charmers Classic Restoration: The Lost World – Found!	A prehistoric parent pays a visit to San Diego in The Lost World.	–
			On the Shoulders of Giants (The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
			Elemental Images (The Fifth Element)
71	1997	September	Freeze Frame (Batman & Robin)	Speed 2: Cruising Speed John Chambers: Maestro of Makeup	The demoniacal Malebolgia raises hell in Spawn.	–
			Toasting the Coast (Volcano)
			With a Little Help From Out Friends (Spawn)
			Close Contact (Contact)
72	1997	December	Back to Titanic (Titanic)	–	Lovers take flight on the bow of the Titanic.	–	Full issue dedicated to one film
			Ship of Dreams
			Titanic Aftermath
73	1998	March	Bug Bytes (Starship Troopers)	Flubber: Playing With Flubber Mouse Hunt: Of Mice and Men An American Werewolf in Paris: Werewolf Wizardry Event Horizon: Starship Hades Boss Film Studios: End of an Era	Futuristic foot soldiers battle alien hordes in Starship Troopers.	–
			Cloning Aliens (Alien Resurrection)
74	1998	July	The Sound and the Fury (Independence Day)	Deep Impact: The Angry Rock Lost in Space: Lost in London Deep Rising: Horror on the High Seas Sphere: Spherical Magic Dark City: Masters of the Dark	A gigantic lizard prowls the streets of New York in Godzilla.	–	Quarterly publication schedule moved back one month (from March, June, September, December to April, July, October, January)
			Hide It in Shadow, Hide It in Light (The X-Files)
75	1998	October	Journey to Armageddon (Armageddon)	From the Earth to the Moon: Shooting the Moon Blade: Going For The Juhular Dr. Dolittle: Animals With Attitude The Truman Show: The Unreal World	Chip Hazard brandishes his weapon in Small Soldiers.	–
			A Small Soldiers Story (Small Soldiers)
76	1998	January	A Gorilla Named Joe (Mighty Joe Young)	Pleasantville: Color My World Antz: Road to Insectopia A Bug's Life: An Entomological Epic Virus: Building a Better Borg	Jill Young comforts her gargantuan friend in Mighty Joe Young.	–
			The Sweet Hereafter (What Dreams May Come)
77	1999	April	Lost in the Briar Patch (Star Trek: Insurrection)	My Favorite Martian: Martian Chronicles T-Rex - Back to the Cretaceous: The Five-Terabyte Solution Babe - Pig in the City: Mean Streets Wing Commander: Space Ace Engagement	An irked alien nearly gives himself away in My Favorite Martian.	–
			Thoroughly Modern Mummy (The Mummy)
78	1999	July	Return of the Jedi (George Lucas)	–	Jar Jar makes a silent pronouncement in The Phantom Menace.	–	Full issue dedicated to one film
			Phantom Visions (Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace)
			Heroes' Journey
			Populating Planets
79	1999	October	A Walk on the Wild Side (Wild Wild West)	–	Apparent reality is revealed as a virtual construct in The Matrix.	–
			The House That Roared (The Haunting)
			Jacking Into the Matrix (The Matrix)
			Devils in the Deep Blue Sea (Deep Blue Sea)
80	2000	January	All Things Great and Little (Stuart Little)	A Look Back "20" Questions Harryhausen & Tippett: The Motion in Our Minds	The headless horseman confronts Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow.	–	20th Anniversary of Cinefex
			A Region of Shadows (Sleepy Hollow)
			A World of Hurt (Fight Club)
81	2000	April	Mission Accomplished (Mission to Mars)	Bicentennial Man Toy Story 2 Pitch Black	A deadly sandstorm overwhelms an astronaut in Mission to Mars.	–	Supplementary articles no longer have distinct titles and just feature the film name
			Days of Fire and Brimstone (End of Days)
			Trekking into the Klaatu Nebula (Galaxy Quest)
82	2000	July	Engendered Species (Dinosaur)	Gladiator U-571 Battlefield Earth	A reluctant hero comes to the aid of his friends in Chicken Run.	–
			Perfecting the Storm (The Perfect Storm)
			Poultry in Motion (Chicken Run)
83	2000	October	The X-Men Cometh (X-Men)	The Cell: Mindscape Architects The Patriot: Picking his Battles What Lies Beneath: Hitchcock Homage	An invisible maniac reveals himself in Hollow Man.	–	Supplementary articles return to the previous naming scheme
			Disappearing Act (Hollow Man)
84	2001	January	Red Scare (Red Planet)	Vertical Limit: Pushing the Limit Bedazzled: Devil's Work 102 Dalmatians: Out, Out, Damned Spot	A frantic attempt to avert disaster in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.	–
			The Whos and Whys of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
85	2001	April	2001: A Time Capsule (2001: A Space Odyssey)	The Mummy Returns: Warrior Kings The 6th Day: Copy Rights Monkeybone: Monkey Business	The Discovery mission begins to unravel in 2001: A Space Odyssey.	–	Full issue dedicated to one film
86	2001	July	More War (Pearl Harbor)	Moulin Rouge: Paris By Numbers Final Fantasy: Flesh For Fantasy Driven: Speed Demons	Japanese warplanes wreak havoc on the Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor.	–
			Accelerated Evolution (Ghostbusters)
87	2001	October	Mecha Odyssey (A.I. Artificial Intelligence)	Jurassic Park III: Bigger, Faster, Meaner Tomb Raider: Illuminating Lara's World	A robot-boy encounters his successors in A.I.: Artificial Intelligence.	–
			Inside the Planet of the Apes (Planet of the Apes)
88	2002	January	Sleight of Hand (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)	Monsters, Inc.: Monsters in the Closet The Fast and the Furious: Street Wars Shrek: Jowly Green Giant	A winning Quidditch move in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.	–
89	2002	April	The Time Machine The Shape of Things of Come	–	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	–	New magazine design and layout
			Black Hawk Down Under Fire
			The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Ring Masters
90	2002	July	Spider-Man Spin City	–	Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones	–
			Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Love and War
91	2002	October	Reign of Fire Burnt Offerings	–	Minority Report	–
			Minority Report Future Reality
			Men in Black II Building a Better Pug
92	2003	January	Spy Kids (I & II) Working at the Speed of Thought	–	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	–
			XXX Shaken and Stirred
			The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Middle-earth Strikes Back
93	2003	April	Adaptation Twin Geeks	–	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	–
			Daredevil Blind Justice
			Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets When Harry Met Dobby
			Star Trek Nemesis Through a Glass Darkly
94	2003	July	The Core Inner Space	–	Hulk	–
			X2: X-Men United Generation X2
			The Hulk Green Destiny
95	2003	October	Seabiscuit Photo Finish	–	The Matrix	–
			Spy Kids 3D Comin' at Ya!
			Terminator 3 Winds of War
			The Matrix Reloaded Neo Realism
96	2004	January	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Victory at Sea	–	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	–
			Peter Pan New Toys for Lost Boys
			Q&A: Peter Jackson
			The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Journey's End
97	2004	April	Q&A: Phil Tippett	–	Hellboy	–
			The Passion of the Christ Passion Play
			Matte World Digital A Company of Artists
			Hellboy To Hell and Back
			The Matrix Revolutions Heavy Metal
98	2004	July	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Brave New World	–	The Day After Tomorrow	–
			Troy Bronze Age Ballistics
			The Day After Tomorrow Freeze Frames
			Van Helsing Man Made Monsters
99	2004	October	Alien Vs. Predator Predator and Prey	–	I, Robot	–
			Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Something Wicked This Way Comes
			Spider-Man 2 Armed and Dangerous
			I, Robot Ghosts in the Machine
100	2005	January	State of the Art A Cinefex 25th Anniversary Forum	–	The Polar Express	–	25th Anniversary of Cinefex
			The Polar Express A Dream of Christmas
			Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events A Series of Persnickety Effects
101	2005	April	State of the Business A Cinefex 25th Anniversary Forum	–	The Aviator	–	25th Anniversary of Cinefex
			The Aviator Angels and Demons
			Son of the Mask Acme Effects
102	2005	July	Sin City	–	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith	–	"Main article" subtitles are omitted and now just consist of the films name
			Constantine
			Q&A: George Lucas
			Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
			The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
103	2005	October	Stealth	Fantastic Four The Island Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Herbie: Fully Loaded	War of the Worlds	–	Reintroduction of supplementary articles, now called "Overviews", both consisting of just the films name
			War of the Worlds
			Batman Begins
104	2006	January	King Kong	The Legend of Zorro Corpse Bride The Exorcism of Emily Rose	King Kong	–
			The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia)
105	2006	April	All Sixty: A Cinefex Forum	Casanova Zathura The Shaggy Dog	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	–
			TVx3: Lost / Battlestar Galactica / Surface
			Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
106	2006	July	X-Men: The Last Stand	V for Vendetta The Da Vinci Code	Superman Returns	–
			Superman Returns
			Poseidon
107	2006	October	Flags of our Fathers	World Trade Center Lady in the Water A Scanner Darkly	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	–
			Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (Dead Man's Chest)
			The Fountain
108	2007	January	Casino Royale	Q&A: Rob Legato Flyboys Night at the Museum	Charlotte's Web	–
			Charlotte's Web
			Eragon
109	2007	April	Pan's Laybrinth	Apocalypto Norbit	Ghost Rider	–
			Zodiac
			300
			Ghost Rider
110	2007	July	Children of Men	The Last Mimzy Next	Spider-Man 3	–
			Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (At World's End)
			Spider-Man 3
111	2007	October	Stardust	Q&A: Hoyt Yeatman Sunshine Resident Evil 3 (Extinction)	Transformers	–
			Transformers
			Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
112	2008	January	Beowulf	Q&A: Dennis Berardi The Mist Enchanted	The Golden Compass	–
			I Am Legend
			The Golden Compass
113	2008	April	Charlie Wilson's War	Q&A: Greg & Colin Strause Sweeney Todd Jumper	10,000 BC	–
			Cloverfield
			10,000 B.C.
			The Spiderwick Chronicles
114	2008	July	Speed Racer	The Incredible Hulk Get Smart	Iron Man	–
			Iron Man
			Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia)
115	2008	October	Hellboy II	Stan Winston Q&A: Eric Brevig Hancock	The Dark Knight	–
			The Dark Knight
			Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
116	2009	January	City of Ember	–	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	–	Main and supplementary articles are no longer distinguished, Q&A's and other articles not focused on one film are considered featured articles as well
			Quantum of Solace (James Bond)
			The Day the Earth Stood Still
			The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
			Stuart Freeborn
117	2009	April	Changeling	–	Watchmen	–
			The Spirit
			Coraline
			Watchmen
			Inkheart
118	2009	July	Moon	–	Star Trek	–
			Angels & Demons
			Star Trek (Reboot)
			Terminator Salvation
			Wolverine (X-Men Origins: Wolverine)
119	2009	October	G-Force	–	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	–
			District 9
			G.I. Joe
			Harry Potter 6 (Half-Blood Prince)
			Transformers 2 (Revenge of the Fallen)
120	2010	January	The Road	–	Avatar	–
			2012
			Avatar
121	2010	April	Kevin Mack on Percy Jackson	–	Phil Tippett (drawing)	–
			The Wolfman
			The Tippett Touch
			The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
122	2010	July	Splice	–	Iron Man 2	–
			Iron Man 2
			Alice in Wonderland
			Clash of the Titans
123	2010	October	Prince of Persia	–	Inception	–
			Inception
			The A-Team
			The Last Airbender
124	2011	January	Hereafter	–	Tron: Legacy	–
			Tron: Legacy
			The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia)
			Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)
125	2011	April	Black Swan	–	Battle: Los Angeles	–
			Sucker Punch
			Rango
			Battle: Los Angeles
126	2011	July	Thor	–	X-Men: First Class	–
			Source Code
			Priest
			X-Men: First Class
127	2011	October	Cowboys & Alien	–	Captain America: The First Avenger	–	Table of contents no longer has page numbers
			Anonymous
			Captain America: The First Avenger
			Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)
128	2012	January	Hugo	–	Hugo	–
			Rise of the Planet of the Apes
			The Tree of Life
			Real Steel
129	2012	April	Red Tails	–	John Carter (variant: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol)	–
			John Carter
			The Adventures of Tintin
			Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
130	2012	July	Snow White and the Huntsman	–	The Avengers	–
			Promotheus
			The Avengers
			Battleship
131	2012	October	The Amazing Spider-Man	–	The Dark Knight Rises	–
			The Dark Knight Rises
			Total Recall
			Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
132	2013	January	Beats of the Southern Wild	–	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	–
			Cloud Atlas
			Life of Pi
			The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
133	2013	April	Les Misérables	–	Jack the Giant Slayer	–
			Skyfall (James Bond)
			Jack the Giant Slayer
			Oz: The Great and Powerful
134	2013	July	Iron Man 3	–	Star Trek Into Darkness (variant: Iron Man 3)	–
			White House Down
			Star Trek Into Darkness
			Oblivion
			HENRi
135	2013	October	World War Z	–	Elysium	–
			Elysium
			Pacific Rim
			Man of Steel
136	2014	January	Thor: The Dark World	–	Gravity	–
			Gravity
			Rush
			Carrie
137	2014	April	Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	–	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	–
			Game of Thrones
			RoboCop
			The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
138	2014	July	O'Brien vs Dawley (The Ghost of Slumber Mountain)	–	The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (variant: Captain America: The Winter Soldier)	–
			Captain America: The Winter Soldier
			The Amazing Spider-Man 2
			Maleficent
			Godzilla
139	2014	October	Guardians of the Galaxy	–	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	–
			Edge of Tomorrow
			Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
			X-Men: Days of Future Past
140	2015	January	The Zero Theorem	–	Interstellar	–
			Interstellar
			Exodus: Gods and Kings
			Q&A: Tom Woodruff Jr. & Alec Gillis
141	2015	April	Unbroken	–	Chappie	–
			Hobbit 3: Battle of the Five Armies
			Jupiter Ascending
			Chappie
142	2015	July	Mad Max: Fury Road	–	Avengers: Age of Ultron	–
			Avengers: Age of Ultron
			Jurassic World
			San Andreas
143	2015	October	The Walk	–	Ant-Man	–
			Ant-Man
			Terminator Genisys
			Mission: Impossible (Rogue Nation)
144	2015	December	In the Heart of the Sea	–	The Martian	–	Now published bi-monthly instead of quarterly (5 issues in 2015, 6 annually from 2016 onwards).
			Crimson Peak
			The Martian
			Everest
145	2016	February	Spectre (James Bond)	–	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	–
			Star Wars: The Force Awakens
			Ex Machina
			The Revenant
			The Finest Hour
146	2016	April	Deadpool	–	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	–
			Hail, Ceasar!
			Batman v Superman
			The 5th Wave
			Gods of Egypt
147	2016	June	Captain America: Civil War	–	The Jungle Book	–
			X-Men: Apocalypse
			The Jungle Book
			Alice Through the Looking Glass
148	2016	August	Independence Day: Resurgence	–	Star Trek Beyond	–
			Warcraft
			Star Trek Beyond
			The Legend of Tarzan
149	2016	October	Miss Peregrine (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)	–	The BFG	–
			Suicide Squad
			The BFG
			Ben-Hur
			Approaching the Unknown
150	2016	December	Fantastic Beasts (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)	–	Doctor Strange	–
			Arrival
			Doctor Strange
			Allied
151	2017	February	A Monster Calls	–	Rogue One	–
			Westworld
			Rogue One
			Virtual Reality
			Passengers
152	2017	April	The Great Wall	–	Kong: Skull Island	–
			A Cure for Wellness
			Kong: Skull Island
			Logan
153	2017	June	Alien: Covenant	–	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	–
			The Fate of the Furious
			Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
			Life
			Ghost in the Shell
154	2017	August	War for the Planet of the Apes	–	War for the Planet of the Apes (variant: Spider-Man: Homecoming)	–
			Pirates of the Caribbean 5 (Dead Men Tell No Tales)
			Spider-Man: Homecoming
			Valerian
			The Mummy
155	2017	October	Dunkirk	–	Blade Runner 2049	–
			The Dark Tower
			Blade Runner 2049
			Blade Runner Portfolio
			Kingsman 2 (The Golden Circle)
156	2017	December	It	–	Thor: Ragnarok	–
			The Shape of Water
			Only the Brave
			Thor: Ragnarok
			Wonder Woman
157	2018	February	Downsizing	–	Game of Thrones (Season 7)	–
			Star Wars: The Last Jedi
			Game of Throne (Season 7)
			Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
158	2018	April	Stan Lee Tribute	–	Avengers (montage)	–	Full issue dedicated to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Stan Lee
			Q&A: Victoria Alonso
			MCU: The Big Bang
			Black Panther
			The Marvel Effect
			Keepers of the Flame
159	2018	June	Annihilation	–	Ready Player One (variant: Avengers: Infinity War)	–
			Pacific Rim Uprising
			Avengers: Infinity War
			Ready Player One
160	2018	August	Ant-Man and the Wasp	–	Solo: A Star Wars Story	–
			Deadpool 2
			Solo: A Star Wars Story
			Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
161	2018	October	Alpha	–	First Man	–
			The Meg
			First Man
			A.X.L.
			Venom
162	2018	December	Welcome to Marwen	–	Aquaman	–
			Q&A: Robert Zemeckis
			Aquaman
			Fantastic Beasts 2 (The Crimes of Grindelwald)
			Q&A: Richard Fleischer
163	2019	February	Alita: Battle Angel	–	Alita: Battle Angel	–
			Mortal Engines
			Bumblebee
			Mary Poppins Returns
164	2019	April	Hellboy	–	Captain Marvel	–
			Captain Marvel
			Dumbo
			Nature of the Beast
165	2019	June	X-Men: Dark Phoenix	–	Avengers: Endgame	–
			Godzilla: King of the Monsters
			Avengers: Endgame
			Good Omens
			Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
166	2019	August	MIB: International	–	The Lion King	–
			Spider-Man: Far From Home
			The Lion King
			Game of Thrones (Season 8)
167	2019	October	Ad Astra	–	Gemini Man	–
			The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
			Gemini Man
			Hobbs & Shaw
			Q&A: Stephan Trojansky
168	2019	December	Midway	–	Terminator: Dark Fate	–
			Ford v Ferrari
			Terminator: Dark Fate
			The Irishman
			Q&A: John Fragomeni
169	2020	February	The Illusionists	–	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	–	40th Anniversary of Cinefex
			The Visionaries Cameron / Lucas / Nolan / Zemeckis
			Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
			The Mandalorian
170	2020	April	1917	–	Mulan	–
			Watchmen
			Underwater
			Mulan
			The New Mutants
171	2020	June	Picard (Star Trek)	–	Devs	–	Full issue dedicated to TV series instead of films
			Tales from the Loop
			The Boys
			Devs
			Altered Carbon
			Westworld
172	2021	February	Mank	–	The Mandalorian	–	Final issue, released eight months after the previous one and a year after the 40th Anniversary Issue
			Raised by Wolves
			Star Trek: Discovery
			The Mandalorian
			The Stand

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