STACK #162 April 2018

BLU-RAY & 4K UHD

HIGHLIGHTS

BLU-RAY BEST-SELLERS for MARCH 2018

Star Wars fans are spoiled for choice when they head into JB stores to pick up a copy of The Last Jedi in High Definition. The biggest news is the film's availability on 4K UHD – a first for the franchise! Blu-ray collectors are also well served with the JB Exclusive Steelbook, while stocks last – and given the popularity of past Star Wars Steels, you'll need to be quick if you want one! And whether you lean toward the Dark Side or the Light, there's Limited Edition artwork that caters for both Resistance and First Order followers. A 3D Blu-ray edition is also available. Disney and Lucasfilm are always generous when it comes to bonus features, and The Last Jedi is jam-packed with extras, including an honest and insightful audio commentary from director Rian Johnson and feature-length documentary The Director and the Jedi . Priority viewing for fans, however, are the 13 deleted scenes including an Alternate Opening. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI ON 4K UHD & BLU-RAY

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You can always depend on JB Hi-Fi

to bring you that special something extra with the latest releases. With April shaping up as an exciting month for HD aficionados, the range of special editions you won't find anywhere else is equally awesome. Blockbuster sequel Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (out April 11) and high concept comedy Downsizing (out April 11) will be available in Blu-ray and 4K editions featuring exclusive Alternate Artwork while stocks last; and the Blu-ray edition of Pixar's Oscar-winning Coco (out April 4) comes packaged with a striking alternate design. Maze Runner:The Death Cure , the third and final chapter in the young adult saga, will be hitting the shelves on April 25 in an exclusive Blu-ray edition that includes a wicked Bonus 24-page Origins Comic Book, while stocks last. (BTW – all three Maze Runner films will be available in a 3-disc Blu-ray collection on April 25).

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1 Thor: Ragnarok 2 Justice League 3 Spider-Man: Homecoming 4 Thor: Ragnarok (JB Exclusive Steelbook) 5 Justice League (Digibook) 6 Baby Driver 7 John Wick: Chapter 2 8 Daddy's Home 2

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9 Atomic Blonde 10 Outlander: S3

4K UHD BEST-SELLERS for MARCH 2018

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The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) may lack the presence of both Cushing and Lee, but is notable for casting future Darth Vader David Prowse as the monster. It often screened as part of a double-bill with The Scars of Dracula (1971). Hammer's sixth Dracula film did indeed feature Lee as the Count, and is one of the bloodier entries in the series. The Mummy was

movie features a female antagonist decades before the Tom Cruise version. The tongue-in- cheek Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) offers

One of the most successful and prolific British production companies, Hammer Film Productions is synonymous with horror – most notably the unforgettable series of

a gender switch on the classic tale as well as Hammer regular Martine Bestwick as Jekyll's alter ego, and a cameo from Jack the Ripper. Hammer's final foray into horror was To the

1 Thor: Ragnarok 2 Justice League 3 Justice League (JB Exclusive Steelbook) 4 Blade Runner 2049 5 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 6 Dunkirk 7 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 8 Interstellar 9 Murder on the Orient Express (2017) 10 The Dark Knight

Dracula and Frankenstein movies featuring studio stalwarts Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Elevating the horror film in much the same way as Ealing Studios did for comedies, the Hammer Horror oeuvre was quintessentially British, often sophisticated, and boasted a stylish, old world aesthetic. It's the latter aspect that

another classic movie monster reanimated by Hammer. Christopher Lee starred in the title role in 1959, before the studio breathed new life into the

Devil a Daughter (1976), a dark and ominous occult shocker that featured Christopher Lee at his glowering best as an

Egyptian legend in Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971). An atmospheric adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel Jewel of the Seven Stars (he didn't just write Dracula ), this unconventional Mummy

excommunicated priest who has turned to the dark arts. It's also the film debut of Nastassja Kinski and Hammer's most 'modern' film.

makes Hammer films a perfect fit for Blu-ray, and a range from their classic catalogue has just hit the shelves at JB Hi-Fi.

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