It's the long-awaited return of James Kochalka's massively influential & deceptively ambitious autobiography American Elf Every day of his life is captured in a single comic strip sometimes profound & sometimes silly but always full of the earnest Kochalka passion that led Hi-Fructose to call him "an unrelenting force sure to solve the oncoming energy crisis" & earned him the title of Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont & it's only gotten better over time! In this collection spanning the years 2008-2011 James becomes Cartoonist Laureate celebrates American Elf's 10th year pitches a TV show to Hollywood releases a Game Boy album travels to France creates his own video game considers quitting the strip plays everything from Lego Star Wars to Skyrim digs deeper into his psyche & kind of causes himself to have a nervous breakdown Meanwhile Eli starts elementary school
- & a band Oliver learns to walk & talk (and sing) James & Amy celebrate 15 years of marriage & the family adopts a new cat Nooko!
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Kochalka's diary strip has always been entertaining but this might be the most action-packed volume of all His neighbor's car gets firebombed his little son Eli learns how to invent his own swears (like "pump duck") & James gets a gun pointed at his face Most dramatic of all this volume introduces a new character
- a new little baby Kochalka! This collection prints all the diary strips from 2006-2007 in gorgeous full-color including numerous strips that never appeared online
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The truths of the past come to light in a series of haunting visions in this drama starring Bradley Cooper Adam Beach Tantoo Cardinal & Wes Studi Traumatized by the strange visions that grow more vivid with each passing day a young woman of Native American heritage begins piecing together a Catholic priest&s diabolical plot to prevent her mother from revealing the atrocities that unfolded at a Native Indian boarding school ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Native American filmmaker Georgina Lightning co-writes directs & stars in this drama about the abuse suffered by Cree Indian children at a government-run boarding school Rain (Lightning) is a young Cree woman tormented by terrifying visions from the past Luke (Bradley Cooper) is a geologist attempting to locate the epicentre of a recent earthquake Both of their journeys lead them to an abandoned schoolhouse on an Indian reservation where they uncover a string of shocking secrets that generations of corrupt politicians & businessmen have kept hidden ...

American Fashion is the ultimate volume on the history of fashion in this country celebrating over eight decades & the work of more than 100 designers Commissioned by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) American Fashion is a visual journey through iconic & fresh images by the century's greatest photographers & illustrators accompanied by essays defining nearly a century of fascinating history Beginning with the New York & Hollywood-based designers of the 1930s the book illuminates the work of emerging patriotic talent during the war years This creative crescendo continues with the evolution of the major names in American fashion during 1960s & 1970s & goes on to explore the achievements of our country's marquee stars of the 1980s & 1990s American Fashion culminates with a look at contemporary talents who export their individual visions internationally Chronicling the designers icons publications & events that shaped fashion for more than 70 years this is the essential compendium of the rich & vivid story that is American fashion ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Today a cult film The American Friend is based on the novel Ripley&s Game by Patricia Highsmith & won the German Critics Prize in 1977 Frame maker Jonathan (Bruno Ganz) believes he is dying from a blood disease & his American friend displaced cowboy Ripley (Dennis Hopper) decides to use his illness to his advantage Ripley introduces him to a gangster who proposes to the dying man that he should become a professional mob assassin assuring a large legacy for his wife & children Since he is facing death anyway what has he to lose? Ripley had originally intended to allow Jonathan to do the dirty work that he didn&t feel like doing but has second thoughts when he becomes friends with the doomed man Feature-Length Commentary With Wim Wenders & Dennis Hopper Trailer Deleted Scenes (With Optional Commentary) Exclusive limited edition Collector&s Booklet Actors Dennis Hopper Bruno Ganz Lisa Kreuzer Gerard Blain Nicholas Ray Samuel Fuller Peter Lilienthal Daniel Schmi Jean Eustache Rudolf Schundler Sandy Whitelaw & Lou Castel Director Wim Wenders Certificate 15 years & over Year 1977 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages German
- Dolby (20) Stereo Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 2 hours (approx)
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Academy Award&174;winners Denzel Washington & Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) in this powerful epic story Armed with ruthless tactics & a strict sense of honour crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) rules Harlem&8217;s chaotic drug underworld When outcast cop Richie Roberts (Crowe) sets out to bring down Lucas&8217;s multi-million dollar empire it plunges both men into a legendary confrontation Format 4 K Language English Subtitles French Danish Dubbed French Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Ridley Scott&s American Gangster is a brutal slick & stylish portrayal of real life cult figure & international drug smuggler Frank Lucas With tangled webs deceit strong aggression shady characters & sinister plans American Gangster has the gritty & pleasurable nostalgia of classic gangster films such as The Godfather & Scarface Drug-kingpin Frank Lucas smuggles heroin into the US by hiding it with the bodies of soldiers killed during battle in Vietnam By delivering a product that is far superior to his competitors Lucas has rapidly established his status as Harlem&s most innovative drug dealer While Lucas delicately constructs his own criminal empire Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) one of the few honest detectives in a corrupt system senses a sizeable shift within the hierarchy of the drug underworld & sets out to investigate this hitherto unknown power player that has come out of the shadows to dominate the drug trade But with Detective Trupo (Josh Brolin) Roberts& crooked & jealous colleague wanting to obstruct & ruin the integrity of his idealistic counterpart Roberts is left with little option other than to take desperate measures to end Lucas& rule in Harlem Feature Commentary By Ridley Scott & Steven Zaillian Deleted Scenes Including An Alternate Opening Uncovering The Past The Real Frank Lucas & Richie Roberts Fallen Empire Making American Gangster Case Files The BET Special The Making Of American Gangster Dateline NBC American Gangster First Look Hip Hop Infusion Featuring Common & TI Music Videos Theatrical Trailer U Control go Beyond The Movie & Customise Your Own Hi Def Experience Enjoy Interactive Features Without Stopping The Movie Picture In Picture With Just One Click Access Interactive Cast & Crew Interviews & Behind The Scenes Footage Using The Picture In Picture Feature While You Watch The Movie Actors Denzel Washington Russell Crowe Chiwetel Ejiofor Josh Brolin Lymari Nadal Ted Levine Roger Guenveur Smith John Hawkes RZA Yul Vazquez Malcolm Goodwin Ruby Dee & Carla Gugino Director Ridley Scott Certificate 18 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Japanese Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Japanese ; Korean ; Swedish ; Danish ; Finnish ; Dutch ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Mandarin Duration 2 hours & 37 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Triple-bill of films directed by Ridley Scott In & American Gangster& (2007) when his boss dies underworld driver Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) seizes his chance & begins to build his own criminal empire in Harlem Utilising the bodies of dead US soldiers Lucas begins importing heroin direct from South-East Asia increasing purity on the street & undercutting his rivals in one swoop Before long he&s amassed a fortune bringing him to the attention of maverick policeman Ritchie Roberts (Russell Crowe) an honest cop in an otherwise corrupt force who makes it his business to shut Lucas down In & Gladiator& (2000) Scott&s Oscar-winning take on the Roman epic lavishes the genre with the very latest in computer-generated effects technology After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) betrays the Emperor&s beloved General Maximus (Russell Crowe) & takes the throne for himself Maximus is sold as a slave & then trained as a gladiator keeping himself strong with thoughts of revenge Eventually he is taken to the Colosseum where he prepares to fight in a contest presided over by the corrupt Commodus Will he suffer the ultimate humiliation & die for the entertainment of his enemy or will he survive the rigors of the arena & find a way of exacting his revenge? Finally in & Black Hawk Down& (2001) following a series of attacks by warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid on a Red Cross distribution centre in Somalia a group of US Rangers are sent on a mission to capture two of Aidid&s close associates in the capital city Mogadishu However after successfully apprehending their targets the Americans come under heavy attack from the residents of the city In the ensuing chaos a US Black Hawk helicopter is shot down & the surviving crewmembers find themselves trapped in a confused & relentless shooting battle with the enemy ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A nailbiting chiller that provides a fresh take on the ghost story genre Paul (Stephen Twardokus) is an unemployed writer struggling to write his first novel When he & his girlfriend Stella (Liesel Kopp) move into a haunted house Paul hopes to use the experience for his new book What starts as adventure soon turns to dread as Paul realises his terrible mistake in risking his life for ambition ...