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A self-described film nut, Lucy finds it difficult to narrow down an all-time personal favourite when asked. “I’m very passionate about foreign films, especially Japanese cinema. I love Kurosawa – Ran has to be in my top five,” she offers, while also heartily recommending recent South Korean award- winner Parasite as a must-see. Lucy confesses she was highly sceptical about the whole superhero film phenomenon, but working at JB convinced her to give the Marvel thing a chance. “At first I just wrote it off entirely,” she admits, “but

they were all so popular and I thought I’d just sit down and watch a few. And I actually really enjoy them! I went to see Avengers: Endgame at the cinema and had a really good time.” Lucy also likes to take her work home with her. “I buy a lot of movies and also collect Funko Pop! Vinyls. I think I invest a fairly large portion of my wages back into the company,” she laughs. “It’s getting to the point where I actually don’t have any more room. I need to invest in some new shelving, pronto.” The clientele at the Strand Arcade store are a fairly mixed bunch, says Lucy. “We tend to get a few older people coming in for DVDs because they maybe aren’t so comfortable with streaming services or buying things online, and they really like to get physical copies,” she notes. “We also get the young professionals who like TV shows like Better Call Saul and Suits .” Customer interaction and robust discussion about cinema are a highlight of the job for Lucy. “I love it when I get a customer who wants to have a good talk, and I can get an idea of their interests and suggest something good that they may not have seen. If they’re after something indie, there’s a recent film called

SHOP TALK

1 Toy Story 4 2 Chernobyl 3 John Wick: Chapter 3 4 Aladdin (2019) 5 X-Men: Dark Phoenix 6 Men in Black: International 7 Annabelle Comes Home

A fter working in one of the very first JB stores in New Zealand, Lucy Buchanan travelled across the ditch and is now preparing to celebrate her fourth Christmas as part of the team at Sydney’s Strand Arcade store, located off (and below) the busy Pitt Street Mall.

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BLU-RAY BEST-SELLERS for OCTOBER 2019

1 Chernobyl 2 Toy Story 4

3 X-Men: Dark Phoenix 4 John Wick: Chapter 3 5 Aladdin (2019) 6 Annabelle Comes Home 7 Men in Black: International (JB Exclusive) 8 John Wick: Chapter 3 (JB Exclusive) 9 Deadwood: The Movie 10 Avengers: Endgame

The Miseducation of Cameron Post that’s just wonderful.”

Lucy Buchanan at JB Strand Arcade, Sydney

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