STACK Aug #154

HIGH-DEF HIGHLIGHTS

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BLU-RAY BEST-SELLERS for JULY 2017

JB HD EXCLUSIVES

F ast and the Furious fans can grab customised HD models of The Fate of the Furious from the JB showroom on August 2. The Blu-ray and 4K UHD feature alternate artwork as well as a bonus disc exclusive to the JB release that includes five additional featurettes: Heating Up Iceland, Wrecking Ball, How to Stop a

agree that this aural and visual assault on the senses is going to look superb on Blu-ray and 4K, and JB have a limited edition Steelbook up for grabs from Aug 16 Chapter 2 is also available exclusively at JB stores on Aug 23. The dynamic sequel to the 2014 sleeper hit and Keanu comeback vehicle expands the world of the eponymous assassin and ups the body count accordingly. Slick, stylish and neon-drenched visuals make this action while stocks last. The Blu-ray edition of JohnWick:

Toretto, Touring the Toy Shop, and Behind-the- scenes Family . Moreover, the 4K will also be available with a scale diecast car model of Dom's Plymouth GTX from the film, which is destined to become a coveted collectible among Fast fans. Alien: Covenant is out on August 16 in a Steelbook Blu-ray edition featuring alternate artwork of the evolving Xenomorph, while the Blu-ray and 4K UHD showcase the traditional alien design. Covenant is also not only the first 'official' Alien film since Alien: Resurrection back in 1997, it's the first Alien film to get a 4K UHD release, and the transfer promises to be a stunner. Here's hoping the other four films in the franchise, along with Prometheus , will receive a 4K upgrade soon. Say what you will about Guy Ritchie's polarising King Arthur: Legend of the Sword , but you'll have to

1 Beauty & The Beast 2 Kong: Skull Island 3 Life 4 Logan

5 The LEGO Batman Movie 6 Game of Thrones: Season 6 7 Power Rangers 8 Boss Baby 9 American Gods: Season 1 10 The Great Wall

extravaganza a must-see in high-def. Ambitious Aussie sci-fi flick The Osiris Child: Science Fiction – Volume 1 boasts impressive visual effects which will be best appreciated on Blu-ray, and JB has an exclusive edition featuring striking alternate artwork available on Aug 23. We'll leave you to ponder the franchise potential promised by the subtitle...

4K BEST-SELLERS for JULY 2017

C ollectors of classic cinema are well served this month with the release of several all-time greats on Blu-ray. The Graduate (1967) receives a high definition release for

of the battlefield in this intense and underrated World War II film told from the POV of a German platoon retreating from the Russian front. An undiscovered gem for many, this one belongs in every collector's war

underbelly of Tinseltown, Mullholland Drive (2001) is arguably David Lynch's finest film, and has

been long unavailable on home video formats. The relationship between a Hollywood hopeful (Naomi Watts) and an amnesiac actress (Laura Elena Harring) sets in motion a chain of nightmarish events that form part of a larger puzzle the viewer must assemble. The brilliance of Mulholland Drive is that no matter how many times you watch it, you'll have a different interpretation of what's going on – or see something obvious you missed the last time around. Not many movies have the ability to pull that off, which is why Lynch's masterpiece is an essential purchase on Aug 16.

its 50th Anniversary. Capturing the disaffected youth of California in the sixties and the sexual liberation of Dustin Hoffman by Anne Bancroft's Mrs Robinson, Mike Nichols' masterpiece is iconic and influential cinema. And it also propelled Simon & Garfunkel into the charts. Out Aug 16. Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron (1977) makes its HD

section.

Staying with WWII, The Dam

Busters (1955) is a bona fide Brit classic that chronicles the true story of the British mission to bomb the dams in the German

1 Logan 2 Planet Earth II 3 Deadpool

4 King Kong (2005) 5 The Great Wall 6 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 7 Mad Max Fury Road 8 Smurfs: The Lost Village 9 Unforgiven 10 The Amazing Spider-Man

Ruhr Valley and thus cripple the Nazi steel factories. All it takes is some stiff-upper-lip courage, a 30 ton bomb, and low flying Lancasters. A genuinely suspenseful and thrilling adventure, The Dam Busters is another must-have. Out Aug 16. A love letter to the dark

debut on Aug 16. Decades before Saving Private Ryan , the maverick director captured the grim reality

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