Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines the true story of Chris Mc Candless a young man who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness & whose SOS note & emaciated corpse were found four months later internationally bestselling author Jon Krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of self leave civilization behind & seek enlightenment through solitude & contact with nature A 2007 film adaptation of Into the Wild was directed by Sean Penn & starred Emile Hirsch & Kristen Stewart ...

Take your first steps into the wilderness with Rusty the house cat as he leaves his home to go & live in the wild A thrillling new feline fantasy series that draws you into a vivid animal world When kittypet' Rusty strays into the forest beyond his owner's garden & is ambushed by a wild cat life as he knows it is over After a brave fight he is invited to leave the twoleg' world & join Thunderclan one of four cat tribes to train as a warrior Rusty becomes Firepaw & learns laws of the wild
- hunting & fighting to protect the clan's survival When the fearsome Shadowclan threaten Thunderclan's territory his warrior skills are put to the test But how can he protect the clan when he suspects their own deputy of trechery?
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Journey through dream-like forest scenes & encounter real & fabulous creatures in this gorgeous new colouring book by Daisy Fletcher creator of Birdtopia Beginning in a woodland world of otters badgers foxes & deer the pages gradually transport you deeper into a flower forest a magical environment populated with rare & mythical animals such as caracals muntjacs & ibex Colour your way through exotic & wonderful plants
- Candy Cane Sorrel Passion Flowers & giant Cacti
- & you may even discover the fabled unicorn

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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 Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead 22-year-old Christopher Mc Candless (Emile Hirsch) instead walked out on his privileged life & into the wild in search of adventure What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an emerging symbol for countless people Was Christopher a heroic adventurer or a naive idealist a rebelious 1990&s Thoreau or another lost American son a fearless risk-taker or a tragic figure who wrestled with the precious balance between man & nature? Mc Candless& quest took him from the wheat fields of South Dakota to a renegade trip down the Colorado River to the non-conformists& refuge of Slab City California & beyond Along the way he encountered a series of colorful characters at the very edges of American society who shaped his understanding of life & whose lives he in turn changed In the end he tested himself by heading alone into the wilds of the great North where everything he had seen & learned & felt came to a head in ways he never could have expected Adapted by Jon Krakauer&s acclaimed bestseller Into The Wild Actors Emile Hirsch Vince Vaughn Marcia Gay Harden William Hurt Catherine Keener Kristen Stewart Zach Galifianakis Hal Holbrook Jena Malone & Brian Dieker Director Sean Penn Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages French ; Spanish Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Portuguese ; Spanish Duration 2 hours & 28 minutes (approx)
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Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines true story of Chris Mc Candless a young man who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness & whose SOS note & emaciated corpse were found four months later internationally bestselling author Jon Krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limits of self leave civilization behind & seek enlightenment through solitude & contact with nature A 2007 film adaptation of Into the Wild was directed by Sean Penn & starred Emile Hirsch & Kristen Stewart ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Rob Marshall directs this Academy Award-nominated musical fantasy adaptation of the Broadway production starring Meryl Streep Emily Blunt James Corden & Anna Kendrick The story follows a baker & his wife (Corden & Blunt) as they go on a journey to reverse a curse that prevents them from having children Instructed by a witch (Streep) to go to the woods & collect items to break the spell a white cow a red cape yellow hair & a golden slipper the couple encounter many characters along the way including Jack (Daniel Huttlestone) Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford) Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy) & Cinderella (Kendrick) The cast also features Tracey Ullman Christine Baranski & Frances de la Tour with Chris Pine as Cinderlla&s Prince & Johnny Depp as The Wolf ...

We all love stories But why do we tell them? & why do all stories function in an eerily similar way? John Yorke creator of the BBC Writers' Academy has brought a vast array of drama to British screens Here he takes us on a journey to the heart of storytelling revealing that there truly is a unifying shape to narrative forms
- one that echoes the fairytale journey into the woods & like any great art comes from deep within From ancient myths to big-budget blockbusters he gets to the root of the stories that are all around us every day
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One of the inspirations for the major motion picture Everest starring Jake Gyllenhaal & Keira Knightley Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm & faced a battle against hurricane-force winds exposure & the effects of altitude which ended the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history In March 1996 Outside magazine sent veteran journalist & seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall Despite the expertise of Hall & the other leaders by the end of summit day eight people were dead Krakauer's book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure & an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end Written within months of the events it chronicles Into Thin Air clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape As the journey up the mountain progresses Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs & perils of other Everest trips throughout history The author's own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play From the Coen brothers comes this witty sharp comedy about a man who wins in court & courts to win! Divorce attorney Miles Massey has got it all Serial gold-digger Marilyn Rexroth wants it all A hilarious battle of deceit & cunning ensues when Miles falls for Marilyn with each one trying to outsmart the other Underhand tactics deceptions & an undeniable attraction escalate as Marilyn & Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes Actors George Clooney Catherine Zeta-Jones Geoffrey Rush Cedric The Entertainer & Billy Bob Thornton Director Joel Coen Certificate 12 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Brazilian Portuguese ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Greek ; Korean ; Latin American Spanish ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Turkish ; Traditional Mandarin Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From the Coen brothers comes this witty sharp comedy about a man who wins in court & courts to win! Divorce attorney Miles Massey has got it all Serial gold-digger Marilyn Rexroth wants it all A hilarious battle of deceit & cunning ensues when Miles falls for Marilyn with each one trying to outsmart the other Underhand tactics deceptions & an undeniable attraction escalate as Marilyn & Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes Actors George Clooney Catherine Zeta-Jones Geoffrey Rush Cedric The Entertainer & Billy Bob Thornton Director Joel Coen Certificate 12 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Brazilian Portuguese ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Greek ; Korean ; Latin American Spanish ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Turkish ; Traditional Mandarin Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx) ...