THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME

The Infinity team bring you news on your favourite TV shows and movie franchises, including a fine book on Escape From New York and more sad losses in the showbiz world...

AN APOLOGY FROM THE ED!

Hi gang, more sad obits this time round I’m afraid, but before I get to them I’d just like to apologise for us having to raise the price of Infinity -and The Dark Side too -to £4.50. I’m afraid we really had no choice though, because paper and transport costs have, over the course of just a few months, added over £2,000 to our print bill -that’s £26,000 a year right off our profit margin. It seems that crack cocaine is cheaper than paper right now. We also just found out that postage is going up in April, adding £300 a month to our bill. Our printer suggested going down to a slightly thinner page quality -from 80 gsm to 70 gsm, saving us exactly £538 each print run. But you know what? That is the flimsy stock that our competitors already print on and it is not for us. I gave up wiping my bum with Izal years ago. The fact is that Yannie, designer Kev and I love getting the mags in and savouring how good they look and feel. We have had to put the subscription prices up as well because of the post increase, but we like to think we still offer great value and a nostalgic tonic to our loyal readers in these troubled times. So again, apologies, but also a heartfelt thanks, and if you stick with us we promise we will keep delivering the best quality magazine we can.

THE CARPENTER’S TALE

Can you believe that it has been over forty years since the release of John Carpenter’s iconic hit, Escape from New York? The fast-moving futuristic thriller was of course set in the year 1997 (wow -that’s really the future, man...) where the city of New York has been turned into one big prison colony. On a routine flight, the President of the United States (Donald Pleasence) crash-lands within the walls of the prison and it’s then up to super-criminal Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) to win himself a reprieve by going inside to rescue him.

We had to wait 41 years for it, but John Walsh’s Escape from New York: The Official Story of the Film was worth that wait. A huge glossy coffee table tome which every fan of the film will want to own, it delves into the archives to showcase the creation of the movie. This must-have book intricately illustrates the production process of the science-fiction blockbuster, plus its impact and influence in popular culture, as well as the costuming, special effects, music, posters, and much more.