Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All the power in the universe can&t change destiny Vin Diesel reprises his role as hunted fugitive Riddick his anti-hero character from cult movie Pitch Black Riddick is on the run; escaping from mercenaries determined to collect the price on his head he finds himself at the heart of a battle that is not his With Necromonger conquerors threatening the future of the entire universe Riddick could be the only unlikely hero to save the human race But will he be interested in saving anything other than his own life? With groundbreaking special effects incredible action scenes in fantastic worlds & an all star cast including Dame Judi Dench & Thandie Newton The Chronicles of Riddick will take you on a thrill-ride like you&ve never experienced before Actors Vin Diesel Colm Feore Thandie Newton Judi Dench Karl Urban Terry Chen Linus Roache Keith David Roger R Cross Christina Cox & Kristin Lehman Director David Twohy Certificate 15 years & over Year 2004 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours & 15 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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The Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena brings the hit first-person shooter to a new generation of consoles The action-packed game a hi-definition re-imagined version of The Chronicles of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay Assault on Dark Athena features an entirely new chapter in the Riddick Saga & for the first time intense online multiplayer combat The Chronicles of Riddick series of games takes the player deeper into the universe of Universal Pictures' films The Chronicles of Riddick & cult classic Pitch Black which first introduced Vin Diesel as enigmatic anti-hero Riddick In Assault on Dark Athena the player takes the role of Riddick using stealth & action to overcome the merciless crew of the predatory Merc-ship Dark Athena which awaits its prey in the dark reaches of space Cheating death through a series of spectacular battles & events Riddick will fight for his life amid a storm of malevolence & horror Multiple forms of combat Unique blend of first-person range & melee combat with stealth kills & counter-attacks Atmospheric & cinematic first person shooter Great story telling in Sci-Fi environments handled with AAA Hollywood treatment for an immersive journey through Vin Diesel's blockbuster universe Multiplayer modes Variety of fast-paced multiplayer & online options available for the first time in the Riddick franchise Bonus material Escape from Butcher Bay has been re-mastered & will be included along with The Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The wanted criminal Riddick arrives in Helion Prime & finds himself against the invading Necromongers an army that plans to convert or kill all humans ...

A powerful post-apocalyptic allegory of persecution & intolerance the Penguin Modern Classics edition of John Wyndham's science fiction masterpiece The Day of the Triffids contains an introduction by M John Harrison Nuclear war has devastated the world bringing with it a host of genetic mutations In the bleak primitive society that has emerged from its ruins any sign of deviation no matter how small is ruthlessly rooted out & destroyed David lives in fear of discovery for he is part of a secret group of children who are able to communicate with each other by transferring thought-shapes into each other's minds As they grow older they feel increasingly isolated Then one of them marries a 'norm' with terrifying consequences John Wyndham (1903-1969) the son of a barrister tried a number of careers including farming law commercial art & advertising before writing short stories intended for sale in 1925 After serving in the Civil Service & the Army during the Second World War he decided to try writing a modified form of Science Fiction which he called 'logical fantasy' Among his most famous books are The Day of the Triffids (1951) The Kraken Wakes (1953) The Chrysalids (1955) The Midwich Cuckoos (1957 filmed twice as Village of the Damned) Trouble with Lichen (1960) & Chocky (1968) If you enjoyed The Chrysalids you might like Arthur Miller's The Crucible also available in Penguin Modern Classics' One of those few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence' Spectator ...

The disturbing post-apocalyptic novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham author of The Day of the Triffids & The Kraken Wakes & dramatised on BBC Radio 4 David Strorm's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large horses calling them blasphemies against nature Little does he realise that his own son & his son's cousin Rosalind & their friends have their own secret abberation which would label them as mutants But as David & Rosalind grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their differences from the village elders Soon they face a choice wait for eventual discovery or flee to the terrifying & mutable Badlands The Chrysalids is a post-nuclear apocalypse story of genetic mutation in a devastated world & explores the lengths the intolerant will go to keep themselves pure' Perfect timing astringent humour one of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence' Spectator' Remains fresh & disturbing in an entirely unexpected way' Guardian John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903 the son of a barrister He tried a number of careers including farming law commercial art & advertising & started writing short stories intended for sale in 1925 From 1930 to 1939 he wrote short stories of various kinds under different names almost exclusively for American publications while also writing detective novels During the war he was in the Civil Service & then the Army In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA & decided to try a modified form of science fiction a form he called 'logical fantasy' As John Wyndham he wrote The Day of the Triffids The Kraken Wakes The Chrysalids The Midwich Cuckoos (filmed as Village of the Damned) The Seeds of Time Trouble with Lichen The Outward Urge Consider Her Ways & Others Web & Chocky John Wyndham died in March 1969 ...

A refreshingly original biography for fans of The Darkest Hour' The must-read biography of the year' Evening Standard' He writes with gusto the result is a book that is never boring genuinely clever this book sizzles' The Times The point of the Churchill Factor is that one man can make all the difference On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of Winston Churchill's death & written in conjunction with the Churchill Estate Boris Johnson explores what makes up the ' Churchill Factor'
- the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century Taking on the myths & misconceptions along with the outsized reality he portrays
- with characteristic wit & passion
- a man of multiple contradictions contagious bravery breath-taking eloquence matchless strategizing & deep humanity Fearless on the battlefield Churchill had to be ordered by the King to stay out of action on D-Day; he embraced large-scale strategic bombing yet hated the destruction of war & scorned politicians who had not experienced its horrors He was a celebrated journalist a great orator & won the Nobel Prize for Literature He was famous for his ability to combine wining & dining with many late nights of crucial wartime decision-making His open-mindedness made him a pioneer in health care education & social welfare though he remained incorrigibly politically incorrect Most of all as Boris Johnson says ' Churchill is the resounding human rebuttal to all who think history is the story of vast & impersonal economic forces' The Churchill Factor is a book to be enjoyed not only by anyone interested in history it is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what makes a great leader


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Artists The CIA Label In the Red Format Vinyl 12 Album Tracks 1 Fear 2 Reputation 3 Pleasure Seeker 4 Gutted 5 Sedition 6 Power 7 Harm Joy 8 Oblivion 9 SOS10 Gunslinger ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Lasse Hallstrom brings John Irving&s best-selling novel to the screen in this Oscar-winning film Homor (Tobey Maguire) is an orphan who has been at the same orphanage all his life under the tutorage of Dr Larch (Michael Caine) Dr Larch has been grooming him to be his successor when he retires but Homor wants more out of life & to start out on his own While working at an apple orchard he falls for Candy (Charlize Theron) who teaches him a few lessons in the art of life love & home ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play After being falsely accused of a payroll heist the Cimarron Kid heads for the high country where he joins the outlaw Dalton gang When the Daltons are decimated during a daring daylight bank robbery the Kid takes over what is left of the gang & hides out at a local ranch Here he is reformed by the love of rancher&s daughter Carrie Roberts but not so reformed that he doesn&t embark upon one last robbery ...

Television producer Laurie Moran is elated when the pilot for her reality drama Under Suspicion is a success Even more the program
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