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May 19, 2003
Issue 317
Vol. 9, No. 20

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COVER ART Featured Artist:
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INTERVIEW

 Special-effects supervisors Dan Glass and D.J. Des Jardin reveal the secrets behind The Matrix Reloaded, the blockbuster that just broke box-office records.


EXCESSIVE CANDOUR

 Critic John Clute delights in "A New SF to See With" after he takes up residence in Chang Hsi-Kuo's City trilogy.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 George Lucas animates the future, Ving Rhames goes mall-hopping with Sarah Polley in a Dawn of the Dead redo, Edward James Olmos stands and delivers on the set of Battlestar Galactica, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Keanu Reeves gets real in The Matrix Reloaded, Mansai Nomura deflects demonic attacks in the ancient Japan of Onmyoji, and Scott Bakula strives to save Earth in Enterprise's season-two finale.
OFF THE SHELF
 Terry McGarry returns to a world from which magic has fled in The Binder's Road, while John C. Wright invades virtual reality with the aid of superhumans in The Phoenix Exultant.
GAMES
 After corrupt corporations enslave the planet, a determined band of well-armed rebels must fight for freedom in Devastation, a first-person shooter for the PC.
ANIME
 The only hope for the future of the human race lies in the genetic engineering of Geneshaft, which aims to breed aggression out of the species.
SOUND SPACE
 Composer John Gale supplies the sounds that flesh out one of film's most memorable characters in the 29 chilling selections from Dr. Phibes Rises Again.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 It's time to toss a bag of popcorn in the microwave, because the sci-fi flicks at Atom Films—including many Star Wars short movies—are available for immediate download.
LETTERS
 Readers bid farewell to Buffy, long for the science fiction of yesteryear, beg Hollywood for aliens that are more alien, defend the honor of The Lord of the Rings, and much more.

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