STACK #140 Jun 2016

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Welcome to the urban jungle. ZOOTOPIA

RELEASE DATE: 15/06/16 FORMAT:

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It’s a long way from Bunnyburrow to the big smoke of Zootopia, but that’s where Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) craves to go. She has big dreams for a little bunny, as she wants to become the city’s first ever rabbit cop. Yet despite graduating at the top of her class, she’s pushed aside for everything but the most menial

Z.P.D. Forensic Files Deleted Characters Deleted Scenes

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A poster for Zootopia can be seen in Big Hero 6 , when Baymax and Hiro fly under the train tracks.

tasks – not parking duty again? Yes! Yes! Yes! But then she meets Nick Fury (voiced by Jason Bateman), a shifty fox who operates on the dodgy side of law- abiding. Still, he may come in rather handy after Judy challenges her boss, Chief Bogo (voiced terrifyingly by Idris Elba). If she can’t solve a missing mammal case within 48 hours she’ll resign her position on the force.

Knowing how connected he is, Judy strongarms Nick into helping her with the investigation – this bunny means business – but they soon discover that much bigger and more dastardly things are afoot in Zootopia. A Disneyfied and suitably kid-friendly ode to the likes of Lethal Weapon and Rush Hour , this is a classic buddy flick that even furries will dig. AF

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Love knows no boundaries. ROOM

RELEASE DATE: 01/06/16

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Directors Commentary Room: 11 x 11 Making of Room

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The first month of the shoot was filmed on a tiny 11’ x 11’ set with director Lenny Abrahamson and his crew working entirely within the confines of the limited space. In keeping with the claustrophobic theme, walls weren’t removed to facilitate filming, which meant that shooting around the kitchen space, bathtub and other features of the room required lots of creativity.

A mother (Brie Larson) and her five-year-old son, Jack (Jacob Tremblay), live a cloistered existence in a small garden shed with a skylight providing their only glimpse of the outside world. “Room” is the only world young Jack has ever known – his mother was abducted seven years ago by a serial rapist and has been held captive in the shed ever since. But when the opportunity for escape

they re-enter society. Larson, a deserving Oscar recipient, is terrific as the mother whose unconditional love for her son (despite the circumstances in which he was conceived) sustains her through years of captivity and abuse. But she’s equally matched by Tremblay, who invests Jack with both wide-eyed wonder at the real world he’s never known and a troubled countenance that hints at the psychological scars left by the ordeal. SH (See page 28)

finally presents itself, their bid for freedom inevitably comes with life-changing consequences for both of them. It’s the kind of story that far too often makes headlines, and frequently inspires horror/torture thrillers. But Room is neither sensationalist nor exploitative – it’s a sensitive, suspenseful, and sometimes heartbreaking look at how such an experience impacts the lives of the victims after

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