Tom Cruise stars as a cop pursued by his own colleagues in this Steven Spielberg-directed adaptation of the short story by sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick (' Blade Runner', ' Total Recall'). John Anderton (Cruise) works for the Pre-Crime Division of the Washington DC police force, a special unit which acts on information obtained from mutants with pre-cognitive abilities in order to prevent murders before they have been committed. When the mutants have visions of a murder carried out by Anderton himself, the cop goes on the run & attempts to prove his own future-innocence. But no matter how hard he tries, Anderton cannot stay hidden from the city's advanced surveillance systems for long. ...

Quebec's English-language arts have experienced a remarkable revival in the 21st century. The music scene has attracted international attention. Arcade Fire's Grammy award for " Album of the Year" in 2011 even drew political attention. This title provides an Alternative History of English-Language Arts in Quebec. ...

Special-effects-laden sci-fi double. In ' Minority Report' (2002), Tom Cruise stars as a cop pursued by his own colleagues. John Anderton (Cruise) works for the Pre-Crime Division of the Washington DC police force, a special unit which acts on information obtained from mutants with pre-cognitive abilities in order to prevent murders before they have been committed. When the mutants have visions of a murder carried out by Anderton himself, the cop goes on the run & attempts to prove his own future-innocence. But no matter how hard he tries, Anderton cannot stay hidden from the city's advanced surveillance systems for long. 'I, Robot' (2004) is set in a future in which robots have become a vital component of human beings' everyday lives. Although the technology of the robots has become more & more advanced, they are all pre-programmed to always obey humans & under no circumstances to harm them. So when robot scientist Dr Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell) is murdered & a humanoid robot is implicated, the authorities are extremely worried: if the robots can overcome the basic moral principle of their existence, what's to stop them taking over the world? Robot-hating Chicago Police Detective John Spooner (Smith) is assigned to investigate this alarming case. ...

Drawing on his unique perspective as the man responsible for the party's target seats & polling, this book gives Lord Ashcroft's view of the Conservatives' progress since their third defeat in 2005, the reasons for the party's failure to win an overall majority in 2010, & David Cameron's decision to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. ...

Action adventure starring Rutger Hauer & Tony Todd. Long ago in the Iron Age, a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations, the village's young people have been stolen from their families & delivered as a sacrifice to a mythical beast, the Minotaur, that dwells beneath a great palace. Theo (Tom Hardy), haunted by the loss of his love in an earlier sacrifice, is convinced that the beast is not real & that his girlfirend is still living as a slave inside the palace. His father Cyrnan (Hauer) tries to reason with him not to go, but Theo is driven by a blind rage. He devises a plan, & is taken along with the other young people who are dragged screaming from their families... ...

Bruno is struggling to escape the loveless labyrinth in which his childhood has imprisoned him. Short & stout, his only loves are his ever-expanding library & collection of jazz records. When a statuesque woman strides into Bruno's life he finds himself floundering to reconcile his passion with the way her height makes him feel laughable. ...