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ASTONISHING
PROG THEATER
FINAL FALL CHAPTER
Not quite, but revealing new documentary on the duo debuts next month.
Daft Punk Unchained was produced by the
BBC’s French arm and offers a rare portrait of
the notoriously secretive dance outfit.
The film chronicles key moments in the
career of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de
Homem-Christo, from their first school band in
Paris to their acclaimed concert at Coachella in
2006, up to their 2014 Grammy triumph for their
latest album Random Access Memories.
Sadly, it doesn’t look as if the makers were
able to convince Daft Punk to appear on
camera, but the documentary does feature
exclusive conversations with their friends and
collaborators, including Kanye West, Pharrell
Williams, Nile Rogers, Giorgio Moroder and cult
French filmmaker Michel Gondry.
Daft Punk Unchained also boasts archive radio
interviews with the duo and rare behind-the-
scenes footage.
Daft Punk Unchained is due out on February 17
Shooting has begun on the third and final season of
the acclaimed BBC crime drama The Fall.
Gillian Anderson reprises her role as the Detective
Superintendent Stella Gibson, who remains locked in
a battle of wits with a serial killer Paul Spector ( 50
Shades Of Grey star Jamie Dornan).
Also returning will be series regulars such as John
Lynch and Aisling Franciosi, while new additions to
the cast include Richard Coyle (Crossbones) and Ruth
Bradley (Humans).
Screening dates are still to be announced for
the five part series, but it is likely to be broadcast in
the UK towards the end of the year. For those who
missed it first time around, the first two seasons are
currently available at JB Hi-Fi.
The Fall is just a number of new TV projects on
the way from Anderson. As well
as starring in a lavish
new BBC take on
War & Peace, she
is also due back on
screens opposite
David Duchovny in
the reboot of The
X Files.
Prog rockers DreamTheater have
unveiled their most ambitious record yet
– a 34 track concept album entitled The
Astonishing.
Due in stores on January 29, the double
album tells the story of a retro-futurist
dystopia controlled by a medieval style feudal
ruler. However, a ‘Chosen One’ is destined
to rise above the noise and defeat “an
Empire defined by the endless drone of noise
machines and the illusion of safety in bland
conformity”.
The Astonishing has been produced by
DreamTheater’s founding guitarist John
Petrucci and mixed by engineer Richard
Chycki (Aerosmith, Rush). The orchestral
arrangements are courtesy of David Campbell,
whose credits span artists as diverse as U2,
Miley Cyrus and Beck.
The Martian will be the first of this year’s major Golden Globe winners to be available on DVD/Blu-ray,
arriving in-store on February 3. Although bizarrely included in the musical/comedy category, Matt Damon
deservedly took home best actor award and it also won best film. See review on page 22.
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