STACK #157 Nov 2017

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All you need is one killer track. BABY DRIVER

Release Date: 01/11/17 – 4K 15/11/17 Format:

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Bonus disc exclusive to JB Hi-Fi - Behind the Wheel: The Making of Baby Driver - Featurettes

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4K UHD/Blu-ray with Alternative Artwork, Baby Driver Headphones and Art Cards ( Available 15/11/17 )

Baby (Ansel Elgort) is a taciturn getaway driver for heist mastermind Doc (Kevin Spacey. He drives to his own iPod playlist, which blocks out the tinnitus sustained in a childhood accident. Having squared a longtime debt with Doc, and with a potential new romantic interest in waitress Debora (Lily James), Baby wants out of the crime circuit. But Doc doesn’t want to lose his most

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According to Edgar Wright, each script sent to the main actors wanted for their respective roles included an iPod containing a list of songs to be played (in specific order) while reading a particular scene for the movie, in order to emphasise the tone.

valuable asset, and when the two worlds collide, well, nobody puts Baby in a corner… Edgar Wright has toyed with zombies, buddy cops, aliens and video games, but this particular Baby was born out of the British writer- director’s longtime desire to set a car chase to The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s Bellbottoms . The result is an obvious labour of love and easily Wright’s best film

to date; a fast and furious action-thriller with a sweet romance at its heart and a soundtrack that just won’t quit. Propelled by its own rhythm, and with scenes and dialogue synced to the curated songs, Wright doesn’t miss a beat, and neither does his cast. A relentless remix of The Getaway and True Romance , Baby Driver is a cool ride from go to whoa. SH (see page 14)

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For Freedom. For Family. For the Planet. WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

Release Date: 15/11/17

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Audio Commentary by Director Matt Reeves All About Caesar Concept Art Gallery

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Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Director Matt Reeves Waging War for the Planet of the Apes WETA: Pushing Boundaries The Apes Saga: An Homage Apes: The Meaning of It All Music for Apes

Taking place two years after the events of Dawn , the concluding chapter in the new trilogy finds Caesar (Andy Serkis) still haunted by Koba’s betrayal, which ignited conflict between humans and apes. Following a devastating attack on the apes’ arboreal sanctuary, a vengeful Caesar goes bananas and takes the fight to the humans, clashing with a deranged Colonel (Woody Harrelson, channeling Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now ) and grappling with his own dark

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last film render the simian stars as living and breathing characters, not special effects, with Serkis’s Caesar delivering a truly affecting performance. No surprise who you’ll be rooting for all the way. An immensely satisfying conclusion to one of the best franchise reboots to come out of Hollywood. SH (See page 12)

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side. Rather than swinging from one sustained battle scene to the next, War for the Planet of the Apes favours a brooding and downbeat approach that more resembles the classic POW movies of old (The Great Esc-ape?). Advancements in motion capture since the

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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