STACK #163 May 2018

DVD & BD REVIEWS

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The show must go on. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

Release Date: 02/05/18 Format:

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The Family Behind the Greatest Showman The Spectacle Music Machine with Sing-Along

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Audio Commentary with Director Michael Gracey Making The Greatest Showman This Is Me - Dance Tutorial The Songs Galleries

The Greatest Showman is the story of P.T. Barnum

(Hugh Jackman) – entertainer, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and to some, a fraud. Promising his family a magical future, he ends up creating the magic himself through P.T. Barnum’s Circus, whose players include a bearded lady with a beautiful singing voice, the tallest man you’ve ever seen, and the shortest. This troupe of extraordinary people

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The Greatest Showman had been a dream project for Hugh Jackman since 2009.

Oscar-nominated original song ( This Is Me ) among the many highlights. Jackman is clearly in his element here, being the natural showman that he is, while Efron looks like he hasn’t had this much fun in years. Blending the magic of the circus with musical theatre, this is ebullient, feel-good entertainment that you’ll find yourself returning to for repeat viewings – and sing-alongs. AK (See page 26)

drew crowds all across America and in this telling of the tale, Barnum shares the spotlight with the likes of brother and sister trapeze duo Anne (Zendaya) and W.D. Wheeler (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), as well as his business partner and investor, Phillip Carlyle (Zac Efron). Perhaps most importantly, The Greatest Showman is a triumph as a movie musical, with an A fairy tale for troubled times. THE SHAPE OF WATER

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Les Misérables

Release Date: 09/05/18

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A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times Theatrical Trailers

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Anatomy of a Scene: Prologue and The Dance Shaping the Waves: A Conversation with Artist James Jean Guillermo del Toro’s Master Class Director Guillermo del Toro first met Sally Hawkins at the 2014 Golden Globes and pitched the film to her while intoxicated. He says, “I was drunk and it’s not a movie that makes you sound less drunk.”

The Shape of Water is a fable about two lonely souls who make a connection. That one of them happens to be a fish man is almost incidental. This is a Guillermo del Toro film after all, and the director is a specialist when it comes to idiosyncratic genre-splicing. His homage to The Creature from the Black Lagoon is both a whimsical romance and a Cold War monster movie, steeped in a passion for

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security chief Strickland (Michael Shannon) would rather torture it, and when Elisa discovers her new friend is in danger, she hatches a plan to liberate the creature with the help of her neighbour (Richard Jenkins) and feisty co-worker (Octavia Spencer). Winner of Best Picture and Director at this year’s Oscars, del Toro’s bold and beautiful film restores a sense of magic and wonder to the movies. SH (See page 28)

cinema. The film’s mute protagonist, Elisa (Sally Hawkins), works the night shift as a cleaner at a secret government facility, where a mysterious new “asset” has just arrived from South America. It’s an amphibious humanoid (played by seasoned creature performer Doug Jones), and while cleaning the lab, the curious Elisa forms a bond with the beast using eggs, music and sign language. Sadistic

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Pan’s Labyrinth

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