STACK #146 Dec 2016

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Worst. Heroes. Ever. SUICIDE SQUAD

Release Date: 07/12/16 Format:

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Gag Reel

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Theatrical and Extended Cuts Task Force X: One Team, One Mission Chasing the Real Joker & Harley: “It” Couple of The Underworld Squad Strength and Skills Armed to the Teeth This is Gonna Get Loud: The Epic Battles of Suicide Squad The Squad Declassified

When a ruthless government agent decides that the worst criminals are the best line of defence against a meta- human menace known as the Enchantress, the Suicide Squad is assembled. Chief among them are bad girl Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), mercenary assassin Deadshot (Will Smith), pyrokinetic El Diablo (Jay Hernandez), reptilian cave

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dweller Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), and bogan Aussie thief Boomerang (Jai Courtney). A candy- coloured mash-up of gritty urban action, comic book aesthetics, lurid production design and a streak of insanity that matches its characters, the overall effect is Fight Club meets The Avengers . Harley Quinn is the

movie’s pin-up girl, but it’s actually Will Smith (in one of his least grating performances in years) who steals the film. And Jared Leto’s Joker, who was criminally underused in the theatrical version, gets a bit more screen time on the Blu-ray in an Extended Cut that adds 13 minutes of unseen footage. SH (See page 30)

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Batman vs Superman

Hudson, we have a problem. SULLY

Release Date: 14/12/16

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Sully Sullenberger: The Man Behind the Miracle

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Moment by Moment: Averting Disaster on the Hudson Neck Deep in the Hudson: Shooting Sully

Tom Hanks and planes are never a good mix. Having crashed into the Pacific in Cast Away and squatted at JFK airport in The Terminal , the actor’s latest aviation-themed role sees him guiding a disabled US Airways jet into New York’s Hudson River as real-life Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger. The story made headlines in 2009, when Sully successfully achieved a “water

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Tom Hanks spent half a day with Chesley Sullenberger at his Bay Area home during pre-production. Sullenberger later said he was impressed by how well the actor portrayed him. The biplane that Sully is training on in the flashback scene is a very rare Stearman Cloudboy, one of just six still flying at the time the movie was made.

where Sully’s actions are called into question. As the humble hero who insists he was simply doing his job, Hanks is perfectly cast, and Eastwood presents a straightforward version of the story that’s solely concerned with the facts. Moreover, Sully celebrates its eponymous hero and the “Miracle on the Hudson” without the descent into sentiment that tends to clog inspiring true stories. SH

landing” (not a crash) after a bird strike destroyed both engines of the plane at low altitude, making a landing at nearby LaGuardia Airport impossible. The 155 people onboard emerged unscathed and Sully was declared a hero. That’s what we saw on the news but there was more to the story, and director Clint Eastwood’s film delves into the investigation that followed the incident,

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