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The Riot Club team of
director Lone Scherfig and
Sam Claflin (pictured) are
reuniting for the Second
WorldWar comedy Their
Finest Hour And A Half.
Currently in pre-production,
the Danish director’s latest
project is described as a
“romantic comedy imbued
with the screwball repartee
of classic Hollywood”. Hunger
Games hunk Claflin will star
alongside Gemma Arterton
and Bill Nighy in the film,
which is due out next year.
For more on The Riot Club, see the
review on page 38
GUITAR HERO READY TO ROCK AGAIN
06 MAY 2015 JB Hi-Fi
visit NEWS EXTRAS
T he three part documentary from
American public broadcaster PBS
and BBC Arena will examine the
US music pioneers of the 1920s and 30s,
who set out to record the music of
ordinary people across the country.
The series is directed by British
filmmakers Bernard MacMahon and
Allison McGourty, and is executive
produced by Jack White, T Bone Burnett
and Robert Redford.
The filmmakers follow the trail of the
groundbreaking field music producers to
rediscover the families whose recordings
would lead to the development of
blues, country, gospel, Hawaiian, Cajun,
folk and other strands of roots music.
The remarkable lives of these seminal
musicians are revealed through previously
unseen film footage, unpublished
photographs, and exclusive interviews
with some of the last living witnesses
to that era.
As well the documentary, there will also
be a companion length film The American
Epic Sessions, in which today’s musicians
will record new versions of some of the
songs using the newly restored original
field recording equipment.
In addition, Sony Music’s Legacy
Recordings will release a companion
series of archival recordings, featuring
audio restoration of 1920s and 1930s
records by Lo-Max Films, Nick Bergh
and Peter Henderson; White’s Third Man
Records will also release a deluxe box of
vinyl records.
Local release details are still to
be confirmed; stay tuned for more
announcements.
Guitar Hero is back and and has been completely reimagined.
JackWhite teams withT Bone Burnett and Robert Redford on multi-platform American Epic project. EPIC DOCO FROM WHITE
Activision Publishing last month unveiled
their latest addition to the Guitar Hero
franchise - Guitar Hero Live.
The game brings a brand new approach to
Guitar Hero, with players performing to real
crowds that react to the way you play the
guitar. Play well and they’ll go crazy, play badly
and see real stuff get thrown at you. Think of
the VR possibilities... Guitar Hero Live will also
introduce GHTV, giving players the opportunity
to rock out to a continually-updated collection
of official music videos.
As well as a new mode, a new controller will
accompany the new game; this one features
a 2x3 button system that makes it easier for
beginners but more challenging for experts.
Coming Spring 2015, Guitar Hero Live will be
available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360, Xbox One and WiiU.
COMEDIANS BECOME
COMIC BOOK HEROES
The Awesomes , a grown-up animated superhero
series from Saturday Night Live alumni Seth
Meyer and Mike Shoemaker, will make its NZ
debut this month with the release of the first
season on DVD.
One of the first original programmes to be
commissioned by US streaming giant Hulu,
the series explores what happens when the
most powerful members of the world’s greatest
superhero team leave. As well as Meyers, who
plays the young new leader of the Awesomes,
the voice talent includes other SNL stars such as
Bill Hader, Kenan Thompson, Rachel Dratch and
Paula Pell, along with Parks and Recreation’s
Rashida Jones. Other SNL stars such as Amy
Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Will Forte pop up in
the second season; a third series is also due to
go to air later this year.
The Awesomes: Season 1 is out on May 14