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L ike many of his contemporaries, Robert De
Niro admits it's a struggle keeping up with
technology. Portraying a senior intern at an
online fashion site in comedy The Intern, he soon got
up to speed, thanks to co-star Anne Hathaway.
“He was still using a flip phone when we
met,” teases Hathaway when Stack meets
with the Oscar-winning duo.
The veteran actor has been through
something of a transformation since then.
“I can use a computer and an
iPhone, send emails, texts
and Google,” says De
Niro, 72. “I resisted for a
while, until I was getting
so many messages,
I realised that it was
easier to learn. It’s a
little bit annoying that
nobody talks on the
phone any more, they
just text. My own kids
included.”
Forever old-school, he adds: “But if I’m going
to have a communication about something, and
consummate it, I want to consummate it verbally and
face to face.”
For her role, Hathaway visited several major
online shopping sites including Nasty Girl and
Moda Operandi, happily admitting to her own
shopping addiction. “Net-a-Porter was having
a 70 per cent off sale this week and I was
like ‘Nice! Time to buy the row!’”
De Niro shakes his head and smiles. “I don’t
do any of that. People in my office get
stuff for me on the internet. I prefer to
go see something and see if it’s right
and that it fits.”
Hathaway doesn’t mind admitting
she’s still a little starstruck by her
esteemed co-star. “When Robert
talks, everyone is transfixed by him.
He’s a legend for a reason.”
Gill Pringle
The Intern is in cinemas now.
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010 OCTOBER 2015
ARE YOU TEXTING TO ME?
Screen legend Robert De Niro picked up a few techno
tips from his Intern co-star Anne Hathaway.
THE FUTURE
IS HERE!
Way back in 1989, we
were amused by the
vision of the future conjured
by Robert Zemeckis and
Bob Gale in Back to the
Future Part II, when Marty
McFly found himself in Hill
Valley on the 21st of October
2015. Cars were airborne,
coin-sized pizzas were
quickly "hydrated" to feed the family, hover boards
and self-lacing kicks were the must-have youth
accessories, and Max Spielberg's Jaws 19 ("This
time it's really really personal!")was playing at the
local Holomax Theatre.
Great Scott! It's hard to believe that October
2015 is actually here, and while the Jaws franchise
never progressed past part four and cars are still
earthbound (although hover boards and self-lacing
sneakers aren't too far away, apparently), the
Back to the Future Trilogy remains a firm favourite
with audiences young and old. So what better
time to re-release it on DVD and Blu-ray than this
landmark year, which also coincides with the 30th
anniversary of the original film. This Anniversary set
includes all three films plus a bonus disc with two
hours of content, including a 9-part retrospective
documentary from 2009 and two episodes of the
1991 animated series. There's also an all-new
bonus feature that sees Christopher Lloyd reprising
his iconic role in the short film Doc Brown Saves
the World.
Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Trilogy
is available at JB Hi-Fi now.
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