Cinefantastique Magazine Fall 1981 Vol 11 No. 2 Altered States Near Mint NM

Cinefantastique Magazine – Fall 1981, Vol. 11 No. 2 – Altered States – Near Mint (NM)

This is an original Cinefantastique Magazine from Fall 1981 (Volume 11, Number 2), featuring coverage of Ken Russell’s visionary film Altered States. The magazine is in near mint condition, with no major flaws and only the faintest signs of handling. The pictured copy is the exact item you will receive. Please review photos for reference. We offer combined shipping, and every magazine is shipped in a clear protective sleeve for protection and preservation.

Contents

Features

• Spengler on Superman – Frederic Albert Levy interviews producer Pierre Spengler about managing the massive production of the two Superman films and the art of efficiency behind their $109 million budgets. (p.4)

• Heavy Metal – Dan Scapperotti and Bruce Hallenback document how a global team of animators brought the edgy pages of Heavy Metal magazine to vivid life on screen. (p.14)

• Caveman – Paul M. Sammon presents a behind-the-scenes look at this prehistoric comedy, featuring Jim Danforth’s stop-motion dinosaurs and the challenges of life on a Stone Age set. (p.38)

Reviews

• Superman II – Paul M. Sammon (p.44)

• Inferno – Alan Jones (p.45)

• Fugitive from the Empire – Dan Scapperotti & Judith P. Harris (p.45)

• The Howling – David Bartholomew (p.46)

• Excalibur – Joseph V. Francavilla (p.48)

• Friday the 13th—II – David J. Hogan (p.48)

• The Funhouse – Tim Lucas (p.49)

• The Final Conflict – Robert Alan Glover (p.50)

• Road Games – Paul M. Sammon (p.50)

• Clash of the Titans – Tim Lucas (p.51)

Departments

• Editor’s Notes (p.3)

• Coming (p.8)

• Short Notices (p.52)

• Letters (p.54)

A superb addition for collectors of 1980s cinema periodicals, this issue celebrates the era’s daring fantasy, science fiction, and animation, anchored by insightful articles on Altered States and other landmark genre films.