Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play HALF NELSON (2006) Dir Ryan Fleck Ryan Gosling (Drive) turns in a stunning Oscar-nominated performance in the smart moving & politically engaged HALF NELSON winner of multiple Independent Spirit Awards & Official Selection at Sundance Film Festival 2006 SUGAR (2008) Dir Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden Boden & Fleck s powerful & ambitious follow-up to their startlingly assured feature debut Half Nelson SUGAR is an original & provocative portrait of the modern-day immigrant experience by two of America s most distinctive young filmmakers Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2008 DARK HORSE (2011) Dir Todd Solondz Acclaimed writerdirector Todd Solondz (Happiness) examines the loss of youth in this darkly hilarious comedy featuring a cast led by Jordan Gelber (Boardwalk Empire) Selma Blair (Cruel Intentions) Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter) & Mia Farrow (Rosemary s Baby) BALLAST (2008) Dir Lance Hammer A double prize winner at the Sundance Film Festival BALLAST is a stunningly evocative story of personal catastrophe & communal redemption HONEYDRIPPER (2007) Dir John Sayles The godfather of American independent cinema writerdirector John Sayles (Lone Star City of Hope) brings the birth of rock n roll to life with electrifying effect with Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) & Grammy award-winner Gary Clark Jr leading a stellar ensemble cast ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play THE MIGHTY 8TH AIR FORCE In January 1942 the order activating the US Air Forces in the British Isles was announced On 12th May the first contingent of USAAF personnel arrived in England the beginnings of what was to become the largest air force in the world The British people had never seen anything like them Michael Brandon (Dempsey & Makepeace) presents the story of the courageous young Americans who fought the war from the foreign fields of eastern England & of the local populations who welcomed them resented them admired & loved them THE AMERICAN INVASION provides a powerful record of a momentous period in American & British history The memories & experiences of surviving US airmen are the key to understanding the courage of men plucked from home & plunged into the terror of combat in the air The recollections of their British hosts forms the backdrop to a programme that weaves fascinating personal tales around the story of one of the most costly military campaigns of WORLD WAR II ...

From the writer of the Universal hit Wanted comes his next graphic novel on the way to becoming a feature film! American Jesus Volume 1 Chosen follows a twelve-year-old boy who suddenly discovers he's returned as Jesus Christ He can turn water into wine make the crippled walk & perhaps even raise the dead! How will he deal with the destiny to lead the world in a conflict thousands of years in the making? ...

Law has played a central role in American history From colonial times to the present law has not just reflected the changing society in which legal decisions have been made-it has played a powerful role in shaping that society though not always in positive ways In this Very Short Introduction eminent legal scholar G Edward White-author of the ongoing multi-volume Law in American History-offers a compact overview that sheds light on the impact of law on a number of key social issues Rather than offer a straight chronological history the book instead traces important threads woven throughout our nation's past looking at how law shaped Native American affairs slavery business & home life as well as how it has dealt with criminal & civil offenses White shows that law has not always been used to exemplary ends For instance a series of decisions by the Marshall court essentially marginalized Amerindians indigenous people of the Americas reducing tribes to wards of the government Likewise law initially legitimated slavery in the United States & legal institutions including the Supreme Court failed to resolve the tensions stirred up by the westward expansion of slavery eventually sparking the Civil War White also looks at the expansion of laws regarding property rights which were vitally important to the colonists many of whom left Europe hoping to become land owners; the evolution of criminal punishment from a public display (the stocks the gallows) to a private prison system; the rise of tort law after the Civil War; & the progress in legal education moving from informal apprenticeships & lax standards to modern law schools & rigorous bar exams In this illuminating look at the pivotal role of law in American life White offers us an excellent first step to a better appreciation of the function of law in our society About the Series Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise & original introductions to a wide range of subjects-from Islam to Sociology Politics to Classics Literary Theory to History & Archaeology to the Bible Not simply a textbook of definitions each volume in this series provides trenchant & provocative-yet always balanced & complete-discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question demonstrating how the subject has developed & how it has influenced society Eventually the series will encompass every major academic discipline offering all students an accessible & abundant reference library Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader the Very Short Introductions series has a handy & affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Tom Cruise reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman in an international escapade based on the outrageous true exploits of a hustler & pilot recruited to run one of the biggest covert operations in US history Based on an incredible true story of the CIA’s biggest secret American Made will remind you It’s not a crime if you’re doing it for the good guys… Bonus features include Deleted Scenes Commentary by Director Doug Liman Shooting American Made The Real Barry Seal ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Tom Cruise reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman in an international escapade based on the outrageous true exploits of a hustler & pilot recruited to run one of the biggest covert operations in US history Based on an incredible true story of the CIA’s biggest secret American Made will remind you It’s not a crime if you’re doing it for the good guys… Bonus features include Deleted Scenes Commentary by Director Doug Liman Shooting American Made The Real Barry Seal ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play One of the year&s most horrific highlights American Mary tells the story of broke student Mary Mason (Katharine Isabelle) who grows disenchanted with medical school & the doctors she once idolised The allure of easy money sends a desperate Mary through the gruesome world of underground surgeries but soon finds they leave more marks on her than the so-called freakish clientele Smart sexy funny & utterly gorgeous to look at American Mary features a standout lead performance from horror icon Katherine (Ginger Snaps) Isabelle & puts the Soska Sisters aka the Twisted Twins squarely at the forefront of modern horror filmmaking Unmissable Actors Katharine Isabelle Antonio Cupo Tristan Risk David Lovgren Paula Lindberg Clay St Thomas John Emmet Tracy Twan Holliday Nelson Wong Sylvia Soska Jen Soska & Paul Anthony Director Jen Soska & Sylvia Soska Certificate 18 years & over Year 2012 Screen Widescreen 2401 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; German Duration 1 hour & 43 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play One of the year&s most horrific highlights American Mary tells the story of broke student Mary Mason (Katharine Isabelle) who grows disenchanted with medical school & the doctors she once idolised The allure of easy money sends a desperate Mary through the gruesome world of underground surgeries but soon finds they leave more marks on her than the so-called freakish clientele Smart sexy funny & utterly gorgeous to look at American Mary features a standout lead performance from horror icon Katherine (Ginger Snaps) Isabelle & puts the Soska Sisters aka the Twisted Twins squarely at the forefront of modern horror filmmaking Unmissable Actors Katharine Isabelle Antonio Cupo Tristan Risk David Lovgren Paula Lindberg Clay St Thomas John Emmet Tracy Twan Holliday Nelson Wong Sylvia Soska Jen Soska & Paul Anthony Director Jen Soska & Sylvia Soska Certificate 18 years & over Year 2012 Screen Widescreen 2401 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; German Duration 1 hour & 43 minutes (approx)
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Collecting the first five issues of Brian Azzarello&s (100 Bullets Dark Knight III) latest masterpiece with horrifically beautiful artwork from Juan Doe (Fantastic Four Joker&s Asylum) In a small Midwestern town a large man with a horribly scarred face gets off a bus & takes a room He spooks the locals-nobody knows him-or do they? It&s impossible to say be-cause he seemingly has no face The man&s intentions remain unknown until he takes on a corrupt sheriff & the rural crew of racist arms dealers The town&s impression of the man changes & he&s seen as a herountil his real intentions bubble to the surface The man isn&t there to end the gang but to take it over & he&s just getting started ...

The epic conclusion in the mind-blowing supernatural thriller from bestselling author DEREK LANDY creator of international sensation Skulduggery Pleasant Bigger meaner stronger Amber closes in on her murderous parents as they make one last desperate play for power Her own last hopes of salvation however rest beyond vengeance beyond the abominable killers
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- that she & Milo will have to face For Amber's future lies in her family's past in the brother & sister she never knew & the horrors beyond imagining that befell them

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