STACK #222 April 2023

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STEVEN SPIELBERG You know you’re watching a Spielberg movie when there are... • Fractured families. This has been a recurring theme throughout his career, with the absent father motif being a prevalent feature. • Facial zooms. His simple method of zooming in on a character’s face to emphasise reactions was first demonstrated in Duel (1971) and can be found in most of his subsequent films. • Reflections. From a rampaging T-Rex in a FILMMAKER’S SIGNATURE

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I remember wanting to travel to every country and landmark he visited.

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What’s one of your all-time favourite films, and why? Titanic is and has always been my favourite movie of all time. I love James Cameron’s attention to detail, both in representing the social standards of the time period and the emotional scale of the disaster itself. It’s still the most unforgettable experience and still makes me cry to this day.

rearview mirror to alien tripods in a car windshield, or a robot child in awe of a metropolis, the use of reflection is a simple in-camera trick that allows him to capture multiple perspectives in one take.

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Get ready for knockout sequel Creed III , starring and directed by Michael B. Jordan; sizzling striptease with Channing Tatum and the boys in Magic Mike’s Last Dance ; and conducting and controversy in the award-winning drama Tár , starring Cate Blanchett in a career defining role.

What’s one of your all-time favourite TV series, and why? The Crown . I love a period piece done well and this has such huge standards in production values with cinematography, costume design and impeccable acting. Both Claire Foy’s and Olivia Colman’s performances are mesmerising. What have you been watching lately that you’d recommend? I saw Avatar: The Way of Water four times at the cinema and I’m so excited for its physical release, as I know it will look breathtaking in 4K Ultra HD!

COREY SORACE @ JB Chirnside Park, VIC

What’s the best thing about working at JB? Getting to work with my JB family every day. We have all been through a lot together in the last few years and I wouldn’t have it any other way. What’s a movie you saw as a child that has left a lasting impression on you? From a young age the Indiana Jones franchise has inspired to me to travel around the world.

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim is an animated film and official seventh installment of Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth saga. Set for a 2024 release, the movie is a prequel taking place 183 years before the events of The Two Towers . Original screenwriter Phillipa Boyens is serving as a consultant on the project with her daughter, Phoebe Gittins, co-writing the screenplay with Arty Papageorgiou. Actress Miranda Otto is reprising her role of Éowyn with Brian Cox starring as the legendary Helm Hammerhand: King of Rohan. In further Lord of the Rings news, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have announced that a new trilogy of feature films has been green lit. IN DEVELOPMENT

The runaway success of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery in 1997 opened the floodgates to other secret agent-themed movies, with the likes of The Tuxedo (2002), Undercover Brother (2002) and Agent Cody Banks (2003) following in quick succession. But one unsuspecting movie would trump them all and become the highest earner at the box office in April 2003. The film was Johnny English , starring Rowan Atkinson, which became a surprise cult hit that spawned two sequels.

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