Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Born in Edinburgh Alastair Sim began life as the academic he was often to play on screen Briefly in the family tailoring business he was soon involved in teaching poetic drama in his native Edinburgh In his late twenties Sim came to London & friends seeing him perform in amateur productions urged him to turn professional Sim came to the fore with the three popular Inspector Hornleigh comedy thrillers made between 1938 & 1941 they also marked the first major association between himself & the filmmaking partnership of Frank Launder & Sidney Gilliat later to give him several of his best roles Alongside Mario Zampi’s deliciously dark LAUGHTER IN PARADISE three of the Sim Laundner Gilliat partnerships are to be found in this collection Securing the public’s affection in films such as Hue & Cry Scrooge & the whimsical farce FOLLY TO BE WISE a project close to Sim’s heart the 1950s saw Sim emerge as one of Britain’s biggest stars GEORDIE ably demonstrated that the public would pay to see Sim even when he did not enjoy top billing the film also demonstrating the actor’s ability to quietly impose himself on projects in supporting roles Sim continued to have audiences eating out of his hand doubling as the headmistress & her bookie brother in The Belles of St Trinian&s & becoming one of the world&s least likely assassins in the irreverent THE GREEN MAN At the end of the decade Sim established a notable rapport with Ian Carmichael – the pair reuniting the following year for the seminal School For Scoundrels – as an avaricious uncle in the political satire LEFT RIGHT ...

Comic Relief A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological aesthetic & ethical issues relating to humor Offers an enlightening & accessible foray into the serious business of humor Reveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its true nature & actually support traditional prejudices against humor as being antisocial irrational & foolish Argues that humor's benefits overlap significantly with those of philosophy

Includes:: a foreword by Robert Mankoff Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker

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They may be only one notch below humans on the evolutionary ladder but gorillas & monkeys have for decades climbed to the top of the comic-book world as monsters super-villains sentient masterminds soldiers aliens buffoons & super-heroes " Comics Gone Ape!" is the definitive missing link to everything you need to know about these popular primates including Gorilla Grodd Beppo the Super-Monkey Brain Ape King Kong Titano the Super-Ape Cy-Gor Konga Magilla Gorilla Detective Chimp Blip Gleek the Gibbon Lancelot Link Secret Chimp Mojo Jojo Angel & the Ape & a barrel of others " Comics Gone Ape!" is loaded with comics artwork a chest-thumping gallery of comics covers featuring apes Also

Includes:: behind-the-scenes looks at " Planet of the Apes" Arthur Adams& " Monkeyman" & O& Brien & Joe Kubert&s " Tarzan" With its all-new Avengers-as-gorillas cover by Arthur Adams you won&t be able to keep your filthy paws off this book!

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This is the first global history of comics from 1968 through to the present day arranged chronologically & richly illustrated with prime examples of the artists styles & movements being discussed The authors contextualize the crucial modern period within the art forms broader history & offer a description of the more fluid international & digital scene that is the mediums likely future They supply examples from around the world including the US & UK France Spain Belgium Italy Germany Switzerland Argentina Japan South Korea & New Zealand & from a range of renowned & lesser-known artists ...

A fascinating exploration of the time Winslow Homer spent in England & how it influenced his art Winslow Homer (1836-1910) is widely regarded as the greatest American painter of the 19th century but it is not well known that he spent a pivotal period of time on the other side of the Atlantic The eighteen months Homer spent in England in 1881 & 1882-studying the work of masters such as J M W Turner & Lawrence Alma-Tadema & exploring the landscape of coastal villages-irrevocably shaped his creative identity This beautifully designed & produced publication explores Homer's time in England & how it influenced his art as he attempted to reconcile his affinity for traditional subject matter with his increasingly modern aesthetic vision Coming Away complicates our understanding of his work & convincingly argues that it has more cosmopolitan underpinnings than previously thought ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Perhaps the most powerful picture ever made about the shattering aftermath of the Vietnam War Coming Home earned eight Academy Award nominations & three Oscars Best Actress (Jane Fonda) Best Actor (Jon Voight) & Best Screenplay Hailed by critics as dazzling gripping & urforgettable it is a heart-rending examination of a critical period in American history & an uncompromising extraordinarily moving film When Marine Captain Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern) leaves for Vietnam his wife Sally (Fonda) volunteers at a local hospital There she meets Luke Martin (Voight) a former sergeant whose war injury has left him a paraplegic Embittered with rage & filled with frustration Luke finds new hope & confidence through his growing intimacy with Sally The relationship also transforms Sally’s feeling about life love & the horrors of war & when wounded & disillusioned Sally’s husband returns home all three must grapple with the full impact of a brutal distant war that has changed their lives forever ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play After over twenty years of marriage Wendy & Al are struggling to keep hold of the happiness they enjoyed in the early days with growing tensions leading to their separation & moving out of their family home When their grown-up children twins Kate & Melanie learn about their parents decision they decide to take drastic action to bring them back together & save their family from drifting apart With Christmas just around the corner Kate sets out to reunite the entire family for the most magical day of the year & she has the perfect spot their old family home The only problem is there s someone else living there now Starring Ben Hollingsworth (The Joneses Diary of a Wimpy Kid Roderick Rules) & George Canyon (Man of Steel Christmas Miracle) come & join the whole family as they rediscover love fun & joy with the help of a little bit of Christmas spirit ...