Draft:List of Cinefex issues

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Preliminary style guide:[edit]

  • years for issues do not get merged
  • months - tbd
  • every featured article gets its own column
    • only notable names in article titles are wikilinked
    • the featured movie for each article is written in brackets after the article title and uses the movie articles name used on wikipedia (until Issue 89)
    • after the Issue 89 redesign, the title and subtile combination is used verbatim, including film title spelling
  • the front cover description is taken directly from the Cinefex issue
    • film titles are italicized, do not get wiki-linked unless they aren't already in the articles column and are spelled the way they originally were in the issue, not like the wiki article (until fron cover desctiptions are omitted, from the on wiki spelling of film titles is used)
  • notes get one column per issue unless there is sufficient reason to include multiple
  • maybe merge front and back cover columns for the first 50-something 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 states "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 issues already state "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, first issue with new quarterly release schedule
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. 1984 and 1985 both received 5 issues per year, though the magazine still states "issued querterly"
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 [de] – 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 one person
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) The alien xenomorph wreaks havoc on a prison colon in Alien 3.

(Photograph by John Kleinman and Rob Powell.)

New table of content layout with commercial spots and shorter articles in addition to the main stories.

Only 'main' articles with description text are included here. Back covers no longer have image descriptions.

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 schedule moved back one month
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 retuned 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) A jungle board game becomes all too real in Jumani. Main articles are now listed at the top of the table of contents instead of strictly chronological.

Supplementary articles now contain the featured film name in the title.

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) 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) 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!) 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) 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) 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) 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) Futuristic foot soldiers battle alien hordes in Starship Troopers.
Cloning Aliens (Alien Resurrection)
74 1998 July The Sound and the Fury (Independence Day) A gigantic lizard prowls the streets of New York in Godzilla. release schedule pushed back another month
Hide It in Shadow, Hide It in Light (The X-Files)
75 1998 October Journey to Armageddon (Armageddon) 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) 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) The headless horseman confronts Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow. 20th Anniversary Issue
A Region of Shadows (Sleepy Hollow)
A World of Hurt (Fight Club)
81 2000 April Mission Accomplished (Mission to Mars) A deadly sandstorm overwhelms an astronaut in Mission to Mars. Supplementary articles no longer have subtitles 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) 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) An invisible maniac reveals himself in Hollow Man. Supplementary articles have subtitles again
Disappearing Act (Hollow Man)
84 2001 January Red Scare (Red Planet) 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 Discovery mission begins to unravel in 2001: A Space Odyssey. full issue dedicated to one film
86 2001 July More War (Pearl Harbor) Japanese warplanes wreak havoc on the Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor.
Accelerated Evolution (Ghostbusters)
87 2001 October Mecha Odyssey (A.I. Artificial Intelligence) 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) 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 design & layout[a]
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 Issue
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 Issue
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 just referred to be 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 War of the Worlds re-introduction of supplementary articles, now called Overviews
War of the Worlds
Batman Begins
104 2006 January King Kong King Kong
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(The Chronicles of Narnia)
105 2006 April All Sixty: A Cinefex Forum 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 Superman Returns
Superman Returns
Poseidon
107 2006 October Flags of our Fathers Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean 2
(Dead Man's Chest)
The Fountain
108 2007 January Casino Royale Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
Eragon
109 2007 April Pan's Laybrinth Ghost Rider
Zodiac
300
Ghost Rider
110 2007 July Children of Men Spider-Man 3
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
(At World's End)
Spider-Man 3
111 2007 October Stardust Transformers
Transformers
Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix
112 2008 January Beowulf The Golden Compass
I Am Legend
The Golden Compass
113 2008 April Charlie Wilson's War 10,000 BC
Cloverfield
10,000 B.C.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
114 2008 July Speed Racer Iron Man
Iron Man
Prince Caspian
(The Chronicles of Narnia)
115 2008 October Hellboy II 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 supplementary article have been removed, Q&A's and other articles not focused on one film a counted as featured articles
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 six times per year instead of four. (5 in 2015, 6 from 2015 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 Issue, featuring special interviews with 21 visual effects supervisors (The Illusionists) and four directors (The Visionaries)
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 issues 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 8 months after the previous one and a year after the 40th Anniversary Issue
Raised by Wolves
Star Trek: Discovery
The Mandalorian
The Stand

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The original magazine subtitle "...the journal of cinematic illusions" is dropped. The Cinefex logo now often colored to fit with the front image and the issue numbers font changes. Article titles now list the featured film first, article title second, without a summary. Front covers also no longer have descriptions, the featured film will be listed from here on instead.

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