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stack.net.auIssue 146
DECEMBER
2016
16-18 UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARSFrom its low budget beginnings,
Kate Beckinsale never imagined
she would be involved with this
vampire franchise for 13 years.
20 LA LA LANDRyan Gosling reveals why
he couldn’t turn down the
opportunity to channel his idol
Gene Kelly in this romantic
musical. Look out ladies!
22–24 REVIEWSArrival, Nocturnal Animals,
Fantastic Beasts and Where to
Find Them, I, Daniel Blake, The
Accountant
26-28 BOB J.The story of the en
d of theGolden Age of Hol
lywood is asremarkable as its r
ise. It beginswith Clark Gable in 1954...
30-31 SUICIDE SQUADThey “play by a different set
of rules.” Director David Ayer
explains why sometimes it’s
good to be bad.
32-34 DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROADRicky Gervais on bringing his
iconic character from
The
Office
back after 13 years.
36 OUTCASTThe latest TV adaptation of a
Robert Kirkman comic book
series isn’t your average
exorcism show.
38-39 7 MAGNIFICENT WESTERNSThis year’s remake of
The
Magnificent Seven could spearhead a Western revival. In the meantime, here are seven classics to keep yougoing.
40 RED BILLABONGWe’ve seen an oversized pig,
and giant crocodiles. Now,
this new local creature feature
introduces a monster from
Aboriginal legend.
42 DOCTOR WHOWhovians rejoice! The lost
classic
The Power of the
Daleks
returns this month as a
new BBC animated production.
stack.net.au 12 NEWSFelicity Jones plays a new kind
of rebel in December’s hotly
anticipated cinema release,
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
.
14 XMAS GIFT IDEASThere’s something for everyone
at JB Hi-Fi. Here’s just a small
sample of the unbelievable
range you’ll find in-store.
44-45 BEGINNER’s GUIDEFasten your seatbelts! Engine
failure, turbulence, terrorists,
time warps, hijackers and even
snakes – anything can happen
on a plane in the movies, and
usually does.
58 GIVEAWAYSDavid Brent: Life on the Road
prize-pack,
Monster Trucks
and
Red Dog: True Blue
cinema
passes, and a massive CD
giveaway.
Extras Pages 12–14 Cinema Pages 16–24 DVD & BD Pages 30–56 62-63 FINAL FANTASY XVFollowing a final delay, it’s time
to get our hands on one of the
year’s most highly anticipated
games – at last!
64 steepHead for the hills – Ubisoft are
bringing us an open-world sports
sim. We caught up with the
creative director to find out all
about it.
66 the last guardianYeah, we can’t believe it either,
but
The Last Guardian
has landed.
We’ve played it, and here’s why
we think you should too.
68
dead rising 4
Believe it or not, it’s been 10
years since theoriginal
Dead
Rising . Frank isback, and you’re
in for one hell of a slay-ride.
69 corsairYou might not recognise the
name, but Corsair have been in
the accessory market for quite
some time. We road test the
Void RGB USB Headset and the
M65 Pro RGB Mouse.
70 esportsCheck out our monthly eSports
round-up with Junglist, as well
as our review of Logitech’s
G920.
72 previewsThe Last Guardian, Dead
Rising 4, Super Mario Maker
3DS, Steep
Games & TECH Pages 59–72 8-14 INTERVIEWS + NEWS We spoke to Briggs and Trials ofA.B. Original, Haley Bonar, Nikki
Sixx and more.
15 HOLY HOLY + SONOSWe visited Oscar Dawson – of
incredible alt-rock duo Holy
Holy – and set him up with a
state-of-the-art SONOS speaker
system.
16 THE ROLLING STONESChris Murray reviews The
Rolling Stones’ brand new
album,
Blue & Lonesome
.
18-20 VINYL REISSUESTwo illustrious local acts have
recently received the reissue
treatment; Michael Dwyer
delves into black wax from the
discographies of Crowded House
and Cold Chisel.
22-27 reviewsThe A.B. Original boys take out
Album of the Month, but we also
have feelings about Neil Young,
Bruno Mars, Brian Cadd & the
Bootleg Family Band, Metallica,
Body/Head, Alex Izenberg,
Tommy Emmanuel, John Cale,
Alicia Keys, Gillian Welch, Pink
Floyd, Frank Iero & the Patience
and more.
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