STACK #236 June 2024

STACK SPECIAL

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MOVIES & TV

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Movies andTV have been STACK 's backbone from day one. As Australia’s leading home entertainment publication, we've secured exclusive access to Hollywood’s top figures, giving us a unique perspective on the latest news and gossip.

ACROSS THE DITCH In July 2017, STACK was flown to Wellington for a visit to the Peter Jackson-founded visual effects studio Weta Workshop. After ogling life-size replicas of Gollum and the cave trolls, we sat down for a chat with Rob Gillies, Head of

While reporting on the latest home entertainment and theatrical releases, an HD format war raged from 2000-2005. Blu-ray ultimately won against the forgotten HD-DVD format, and it wasn't long before we introduced a dedicated retrospective Blu-ray page.

We didn't pull any punches back in 2004, and our third issue was no exception. Titled Shock Value! Killer DVDs & Top Ten Terminations , this horror-focused issue featured memorable movie kills deemed too graphic for display, relegating it to behind-the-counter status.

Manufacture at Weta, to discuss the complex visual effects created for Ghost in the Shell – the live action version of the celebrated 1995 anime film.

Blu-ray made such a big impact on the world of physical media that we even produced a separate stand-alone Blu-ray

Along the way, we’ve had fun with our covers and have produced several kick-ass gated cover issues Thrones, The Dark Knight Rises, and Harry Potter covers to help promote their respective releases were particular standouts. with stunning fold-out designs. Our Game of

Junkets and premieres aren’t the only reasons for us to put on our clean jeans. We’ve also stepped out of the office to visit movie and television sets, with two of our favourite

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

STACK magazine in 2010, which we

touted as “Australia’s essential guide to High Definition and Blu-ray.

jaunts being our time behind the scenes of Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade and chatting with Patrick Brammall on the set of Glitch .

One of the highlights on the STACK calendar was our annual visit to San Diego to cover the biggest pop culture event on the planet, Comic Con, and unleash our inner geek. Between 2015-2019, we navigated the crowd

Access to the industry’s hottest talent has been

While film lovers were basking in the visual delights of Blu-ray, in 2016, a new format appeared. Yep, 4K UHD discs

integral to what we do since the beginning and we’ve had the privilege of attending countless major Hollywood press junkets. Our LA-based team mingled with Titans, while our local crew nabs celebs whenever they’re in town.

of colourful cosplayers, spent far too much money in the exhibit hall, attended the big Marvel and DC panels in the iconic Hall H, and spoke to some top talent – from Denis Villeneuve, Benedict Cumberbatch and Peter Capaldi, to Bruce Campbell, Taika Waititi, and the cast of The Walking Dead .

started spinning their way into JB Hi-Fi with The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro, Mad Max: Fury Road, and The Martian among the original releases. The format continues to put smiles on the faces of cinephiles.

In 2023, we produced our first-ever theatrical cover for Issue 224 in June. Previously, our covers focused on major home entertainment releases, but this time we partnered with

Twenty years after our inaugural pamphlet-style issue featuring Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai on the cover, STACK remains an essential guide to everything happening in movies and television. Now, with the magazine also covering the best in tech, games, and music, our passion for movies and TV on physical media remains as strong, if not stronger than ever!

Paramount Pictures Australia to promote the release of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts in cinemas. JB Hi-Fi even rebranded as JBEE for the occasion, and we included an exclusive double-sided poster. We had a blast producing this issue.

What was hot in 2004

We picked a great year to enter the ring, as 2004 was an absolute belter. Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ was the unexpected hit of the season, and Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King dominated the Oscars. Meanwhile, the Bennifer catastrophe Gigli swept the Razzie awards.

Steven Spielberg QuentinTarantino Robert Duvall Michael Mann Chris Hemsworth Jamie Lee Curtis Ben Affleck Matt Damon Emma Stone Eric Bana Kevin Smith Milla Jovovich Taika Waititi Guy Pearce Sylvester Stallone, and countless more. Some of our favourite interviews We’ve had the privilege of going mono-e-mono with some of Hollywood’s biggest players. Some stand-outs include:

Biopics were all the rage, with The Aviator , Alexander , Ray , and Kinsey making waves. Additionally, Shrek 2 emerged as the year’s number one box office hit.

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