STACK NZ Summer #70

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FINAL FALL CHAPTER Shooting has begun on the third and final season of the acclaimed BBC crime drama The Fall . Gillian Anderson reprises her role as the Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, who remains locked in a battle of wits with a serial killer Paul Spector ( 50 Shades Of Grey star Jamie Dornan). Also returning will be series regulars such as John Lynch and Aisling Franciosi, while new additions to the cast include Richard Coyle ( Crossbones ) and Ruth Bradley ( Humans ). Screening dates are still to be announced for the five part series, but it is likely to be broadcast in the UK towards the end of the year. For those who missed it first time around, the first two seasons are currently available at JB Hi-Fi. The Fall is just a number of new TV projects on the way from Anderson. As well as starring in a lavish

Not quite, but revealing new documentary on the duo debuts next month. Daft Punk Unchained was produced by the BBC’s French arm and offers a rare portrait of the notoriously secretive dance outfit. The film chronicles key moments in the camera, but the documentary does feature exclusive conversations with their friends and collaborators, including Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rogers, Giorgio Moroder and cult French filmmaker Michel Gondry. DAFT PUNK UNMASKED?

new BBC take on War & Peace , she is also due back on screens opposite David Duchovny in the reboot of The X Files .

career of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, from their first school band in Paris to their acclaimed concert at Coachella in 2006, up to their 2014 Grammy triumph for their latest album Random Access Memories . Sadly, it doesn’t look as if the makers were able to convince Daft Punk to appear on

Daft Punk Unchained also boasts archive radio interviews with the duo and rare behind-the- scenes footage.

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Daft Punk Unchained is due out on February 17

ASTONISHING PROG THEATER Prog rockers DreamTheater have unveiled their most ambitious record yet – a 34 track concept album entitled The Astonishing . Due in stores on January 29, the double album tells the story of a retro-futurist dystopia controlled by a medieval style feudal ruler. However, a ‘Chosen One’ is destined to rise above the noise and defeat “an Empire defined by the endless drone of noise machines and the illusion of safety in bland conformity”. The Astonishing has been produced by DreamTheater’s founding guitarist John Petrucci and mixed by engineer Richard Chycki (Aerosmith, Rush). The orchestral arrangements are courtesy of David Campbell, whose credits span artists as diverse as U2, Miley Cyrus and Beck.

The Martian will be the first of this year’s major Golden Globe winners to be available on DVD/Blu-ray, arriving in-store on February 3. Although bizarrely included in the musical/comedy category, Matt Damon deservedly took home best actor award and it also won best film. See review on page 22.

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