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NEWS EXTRAS
ULTIMATE TOLKIEN EXPERIENCE
Extended edition of the final movie in The Hobbit Trilogy completes Peter Jackson’s JRTolkien saga.
I f you’ve got a few days to spare, from
November 18 you will be able to watch The
Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings trilogies in
their extended form and in full High Def glory.
This month sees Sir Peter Jackson’s epic journey
come to an end – well, for now anyway – with the
release of the final movie in the current trilogy The
Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies. The new cut
is 20 minutes longer than the theatrical version and
is stacked with more than nine hours of new special
features.
The Battle Of the Five Armies will also be available
with the first two movies, An Unexpected Journey
and The Desolation Of Smaug, in a bumper 15 Blu-
ray box set. Add to that the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
extended box set and you have the ultimate Tolkien
experience!
No word yet, though, on what’s next for Jackson,
although earlier in the year he indicated that he had
two New Zealand movies he wanted to make before
returning to the Tintin franchise… watch this space.
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08 NOVEMBER 2015
It’s a good year to be a Star Wars fan.
Not only do we have a new movie on the
way, that - judging by the long-awaited official
trailer - looks to be constructed from all the
right materials, but we also get a new-gen
resurrection of the video game franchise.
Set for release on November 19, Star Wars:
Battlefront features a host of iconic characters,
planets and hardware from the Star Wars
universe. It is the most authentic Star Wars
game we’ve laid our hands on, right down to
the Snowtrooper costumes, the weapons and
the vehicles; the shimmering snow on the Hoth
battleground is a sight to behold.
Die-hard fans of the movies will of course
have already booked tickets for the first midnight
screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on
December 17.
And don’t forget that if you looking to either
to get up to speed on sci-fi’s biggest franchise,
or simply just want to refresh your memories
before seeing the new film, Star Wars: The
Complete Saga, a new Blu-ray box set of the
first six films, is out on November 11.
To celebrate all this, we have lined up a stack
of Star Wars related features, starting with this
month’s digital edition of STACK, that is available
for download now.
THE FORCE WILL BE WITH US
Judd Apatow’s hilarious rom-com
Trainwreck has introduced New Zealand
audiences to the raucous talents of
American comedienne Amy Schumer.
And to coincide with its release on
DVD and Blu-ray, November also sees
the debut of the first two seasons of her
equally rude and lewd US TV series Inside
Amy Schumer, which “explores sex,
relationships and the general cluster-f**k
that is life” through sketches, stand-
up comedy and woman-on-the-street
interviews. With another stand-up special
also in the pipeline, expect to see a lot
more of Schumer from now on.
Trainwreck is is out on November 18;
Inside Amy Schumer: Seasons 1 & 2
follows a week later