STACK #128 Jun 2016

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JON STEWART'S FILMMAKING DEBUT: 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

CHASTAIN PEAKS

1. It's based on the actual experiences of Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-born journalist working for Newsweek , who spent 118 days detained by Iranian authorities, on charges of espionage. 2. The charges against Maziar Bahari arose from

J on Stewart, longtime host of news commentary and comedy series The Daily Show has made his directorial debut. It's called Rosewater , and it's out on DVD and Blu-ray on June 24. Here are five things that will make you wholeheartedly curious.

his appearance on The Daily Show , during a segment reporting on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009. 3. The title comes from the name of Bahari's interrogator and tormentor, a man known only to Bahari as 'Rosewater'. 4. This edgy psychological thriller is based on Maziar Bahari's memoir entitled Then They Came for Me , a treatise on human rights and seeking the truth which borrows from the prescient quote, 'Then they came for me – and there was no one left to speak for me.' 5. if you want proof of the life affirming power of humour and Leonard Cohen, make sure you check out Rosewater .

She's got the lead role on Guillermo del Toro's eagerly anticipated return to horror, Crimson Peak . She's received Oscar noms twice, for The Help and Zero Dark Thirty . She's Jessica Chastain, and if you're a fan like us, June is a month for a double dose of this über talented actress on DVD and Blu-ray: she's starring in the love-gone-wrong drama The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby , out on June 17, as well as the critically acclaimed and brutal crime saga A Most Violent Year , out a week later on June 25. Check out our review of the latter on page 52.

E3 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER

I ncredibly, it's that time again where we pack up the laptop, throw a notebook in the pack and procure a box full of headache

conference, and they wouldn't be pulling that without some stellar announcements ready to be made. With so much promised, we're

T ame Impala unleash their highly anticipated

pills and Beroccas. Yes, we're heading to E3 in mid-June and will bring you all the news and views in our next issue, in- store on July 3.

particularly looking forward to spending time with Halo 5: Guardians , busting to get in front of

new album Currents on July 17. Kevin Parker (right) has written, performed, produced and mixed the entire album. Kiwi ex-pat GinWigmore (now based in LA) has a new album entitled Blood to Bone released in July, with cover photography by noted UK snapper Lee Jeffries. The new Radiohead album is called Alraune, but it has no release date as yet. Neil Young releases a protest album called The Monsanto Years in mid-June. Strokes member Albert Hammond Jr. releases his new solo album Momentary Masters in late July. Prefuse 73 return with Every Colour of Darkness in mid-July, and '90s icons Veruca Salt have a new album called Ghost Notes coming out that month.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End , Just Cause 3 , Star Wars: Battlefront , Assassin's Creed: Victory , Mass Effect 4 and

What can we expect from the show this year? Well, there's been plenty of talk about Microsoft's line-up being strong and the existing evidence already supports that. Bethesda are beating everyone to the punch on the Sunday before E3 week with its very own press

MGS5: TPP to name a few.

Make sure you keep an eye on our social media channels for regular E3 updates during that week.

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