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July 6, 2005
Issue 428
Vol. 10, No. 27

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THE CASSUTT FILES

 Columnist Michael Cassutt wields "The Tools of Time" to contrast the different ways in which books and films deliver the future.


INTERVIEW

 Steven Spielberg puts Tom Cruise through the risky business of surviving an alien attack in War of the Worlds, while Peter and Michael Spierig import zombies to Australia in Undead.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
 Johnny Depp denies channeling Michael Jackson in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Adrian Paul prepares for a fifth Highlander flick, Ron Howard invades the Louvre museum to unlock The Da Vinci Code, Paul Giamatti voices Amazing Screw-On Head, and more.
ON SCREEN
 Tom Cruise rescues Dakota Fanning from a War of the Worlds, Felicity Mason battles alien flesh-eaters in Undead, Carlos Alazraqui packs his bags for chaotic Camp Lazlo, and Bruce Willis fights eco-terrorism on the 12 Monkeys special-edition DVD.
OFF THE SHELF
 Karl Schroeder interfaces with multiple artificial intelligences in Lady of Mazes, while Paul Park visits an alternate America in A Princess of Roumania.
GAMES
 D.W. Bradley, who has been dubbed the godfather of the computer role-playing game, returns to the world of wizards and warriors with Dungeon Lords for the PC.
CLASSICS
 Sure, Field of Dreams is one of the cinema's greatest films about a son making peace with his father, but it's also one of its finest fantasies as well.
COOL STUFF
 Each decade's Batman has had his own set of wheels, and thanks to Corgi's Batmobile Die-Cast Cars, you can park them all on your desktop.
SITE OF THE WEEK
 MarsDust looks beyond sci-fi itself to focus on fannish lifestyles, with essays on fan relationships, tips on turning a hobby into a career, and more.
LETTERS
 Readers rise to defend Spielberg's War of the Worlds, rip into Romero's new zombies, correct a Star Wars misquote, and much more.

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