STACK NZ Aug #65

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WALKER LOOKS FOR THE DANCE X FACTOR

NZ’s first major hip hop movie Born To Dance hits cinemas next month.

WHAT DROVE MAX MAD? In the opening scene of Mad Max: Fury Road , we’re introduced to our hero Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) as he helps himself to a mutant lizard for a bit of a late arvo snack. That’s about the only breather you get as the fuel-injected action kicks in, for a post- apocalyptic wild ride like no other. But amidst the unparalleled spectacle, there are some unanswered questions – like who is the kid in the flashbacks that are haunting Max? For fans clamouring for some backstory on Max and fellow protagonist Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), filmmaker and creator George Miller has worked on a series of prequel comics expanding on their history and the dangerous world they inhabit. Mad Max: Fury Road - Furiosa #1 is available now from Vertigo/DC Comics, while Mad Max: Fury Road - Mad Max #2 will be out this month, revealing the origin of the visions and flashbacks plaguing Max throughout the course of Fury Road . From the comic previews, we can confirm that it’s a young girl called Glory, whom Max encountered while trying to reclaim his stolen V8 interceptor. For those new to the legend of Mad Max, our beleaguered hero also lost a son of his own in similarly dramatic circumstances, in the original 1979 film. It’s no wonder the loss of another young child became too much for Mr. Rockatansky to bear. Get ready to buckle up once again for another crazy ride on September 2, when Mad Max: Fury Road speeds onto Blu-Ray and DVD.

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Tammy Davis, better known as Munter from Outrageous Fortune, and is choreographed by world champion and hip hop royalty Parris Goebel. BornTo Dance ’s cinema release will be preceded by a P-Money-curated soundtrack album, the first single of which was released last month. Start Again is the film’s title track and is performed by Walker and Australian artist Samantha Jade, and was written by

September 25, Born To Dance tells the

story of an ambitious young Auckland hip hop dancer (local champ Tia-Taharoa Maipi), who dreams of turning professional. When his solider father issues an ultimatum – find a purpose in life by the end of the summer or enlist – he signs up for a prestigious international dance group, turning his back on his South Auckland crew. Singer and The X Factor judge Stan Walker plays his best friend while American dancer and actress Kherington Payne is the female lead. The film is directed by

the singer and Vince Harder.

The soundtrack

album has been scheduled for release on September 18.

GANGSTERS IN BLU

HBO’s seminal crime drama The Wire will make its Blu-Ray debut next month, alongside a new box set of another of the US network’s acclaimed gangster series Boardwalk Empire . Hailed as one of the finest TV shows ever made, The Wire ran for five seasons from 2002 to 2008, and followed the story of a Baltimore police unit charged with crushing the local drug gangs. However, the show was much more than that, with each season zeroing in on the wider decline of American society, including local government

corruption, the failing public education system, de-industrialisation

and the media. The 20-disc box set features all 60 episodes of the series in a remastered 16×9 full-screen HD format, plus an array of bonus materials including four behind-the- scenes documentaries, three prequels that explore life before The Wire and an all new cast and crew Q&A. Created by David Simon ( Treme ), The Wire made stars of British actors Idris Elba, Aiden Gillen and Dominic West, and also launched the careers of the likes of Wendell Pierce, Clarke Peters and Michael Kenneth Williams. The latter was one of a number of the show’s stars who went on to the period gangster saga Boardwalk Empire , which also ran for five seasons between 2010 and 2014.

The Wire and Boardwalk Empire box sets are both due out on August 19.

The Wire

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