Want to see a Winnebago zooming through space? Just park yourself in front of Mel Brooks's 1987 sci-fi parody Spaceballs. Alternatively you could take a look at the front cover of Cinefex #31. The celestial camper in question goes by the name of Eagle 5 and is in fact a detailed miniature photographed on Apogee's … Continue reading Revisiting Cinefex (31): Spaceballs, The Witches of Eastwick, Masters of the Universe
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Revisiting Cinefex (15): Never Say Never Again, The Day After, Ralph Hammeras
The name on the cover of Cinefex #15 is Bond - James Bond. To be precise, it's Sean Connery in his final outing as the world's most famous secret agent, facing his latest enemy Maximillian Largo through the holographic display of a tabletop video game. The still is from Irvin Kershner's Never Say Never Again, something of a curiosity … Continue reading Revisiting Cinefex (15): Never Say Never Again, The Day After, Ralph Hammeras
Revisiting Cinefex (10): Poltergeist and Firefox
The cover of Cinefex #10 knows what scares you: it's the Hallway Beast from Tobe Hooper's 1982 horror film Poltergeist. Turn the page and you'll find a still from Clint Eastwood's high-tech thriller Firefox, showing the full-scale MiG-31 aircraft being stolen from its Russian hangar. There are two articles in this issue, spanning the regular … Continue reading Revisiting Cinefex (10): Poltergeist and Firefox
Graham Edwards 