STACK #123 Jan 2015

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Band of brothers. FURY

Release Date: 22/01/15 Format:

DVD & BD Blood Brothers – Featurette

BD ONLY

Directors Combat Journal Armoured Warriors: The Real Men Inside the Shermans Taming the Best: How to drive, fire and shoot inside a 30-ton tank Deleted & Extended Scenes

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Writer-director David Ayer moves from the urban jungle of Training Day and End of Watch to the battleground of World War II with this impactful combat film that possesses the same sense of authenticity that distinguished his earlier cop dramas. Brad Pitt plays Sgt. Don Collier – aka Wardaddy – who commandeers a Sherman tank christened Fury (by name and by nature), leading

The cast underwent a rigorous month-long course of boot camp, in which the final test was manning a real tank during a combat exercise.

Shia LaBeouf!), with Lerman’s newcomer providing a crucial conduit into the hell of war for the viewer. Ayer deftly balances the chaos of the battlefield and the camaraderie of the tank crew within the claustrophobic confines of the war machine, delivering one of the most gripping and visceral war movies since Saving Private Ryan . • See page 36

his band of brothers (Shia LaBeouf, Jon Bernthal, Michael Peña) and a rookie driver (Logan Lerman) in an attack on a German platoon behind enemy lines. There are echoes of Pitt’s Nazi-killing turn in Inglourious Basterds (albeit less OTT) in Wardaddy, and the supporting cast are equally impressive (yes, even

Saving Private Ryan Valkyrie

There is no justice without sin. SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR

Release Date: 28/01/15 Format:

DVD & BD

Behind the Shadows The Movie In High-Speed Green Screen Make-Up Effects of Sin City

Stunts of Sin City Character Profiles

JB Hi-Fi Exclusives

Marv Character Slipcase (DVD) Ava Character Slipcase (Blu-ray) Dwight Character Slipcase (3D Blu-ray)

It’s been nine years since Robert Rodriguez teamed up with comic book artist Frank Miller to bring the latter’s monochrome metropolis Sin City to the screen. Using digital sets and an A-list cast, the pair successfully translated the aesthetic of the graphic novels, creating a groundbreaking new look for comic book movies. In this

In the scene when Nancy is in her apartment watching TV, the two hobo characters in the show are Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez.

jawed rogue Marv is back! So too is Jessica Alba’s dancer, the girls from Old Town, and Dwight McCarthy – who used to look like Clive Owen but now resembles Josh Brolin, prior to a facial reconstruction. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For looks even more visually striking than its predecessor, and fans will find this belated return to Miller’s mean streets well worth the wait. • See page 40

return visit, Miller and Rodriguez have four more stories to tell, some of them featuring familiar faces who met their end in the first film. So, what gives? The Sin City timeline is fluid, with prequel tales – including the titular A Dame to Kill For – complementing two new stories written exclusively for the screen. Which means Mickey Rourke’s lovable, slab-

Sin City

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