Based on a the true story of a cadre of Nazi officers who grew to oppose Hitler's murderous pursuits & made several attempts to kill him in the late stages of WWII VALKYRIE features a top-flight cast with drama & suspense in equal measure The film is a stylistic departure for director Bryan Singer (X-MEN X2) & star Tom Cruise with a screenplay by Christopher Mc Quarrie (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) & Nathan Alexander that is constructed like a heist film with a team of like-minded men coming together for a common purpose & facing incredible odds It is 1943 & though he has come to be disgusted by Hitler's campaign of evil Count Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) has risen to the level of lieutenant colonel in the German army Convinced that Hitler must die Von Stauffenberg requests a transfer to Tunisia where he loses his left eye & right hand during an Allied air raid Falling in with a group of similarly disillusioned officers including Major General Henning von Tresckow (Kenneth Branagh) General Friedrich Olbricht (Bill Nighy) General Friedrich Fromm (Tom Wilkinson) & Colonel General Ludwig Beck (Terence Stamp) Stauffenberg is at the centre of several attempts on Der Fuhrer's life culminating in a bombing that kills a handful of his officers & leaves Hitler only slightly injured Though advance photos of Cruise in Nazi uniform brought VALKYRIE negative publicity his restrained performance is at the heart of this well-crafted thinking person's action movie He is bolstered by an incredible British cast including Branagh Stamp & Wilkinson & by the film's dazzling art direction Though it's a story to which viewers should already know the ending Singer still creates ample suspense The result is a taut & effective historical thriller ...

Toast to Asgard with this fantastic Norse Goblet available as part of Nemesis Nows Premium high-quality wholesale fantasy giftware selection Rising from a base emblazoned with the name ' Valkyrie' & encircled with Nordic runes & patterns the stem of this Goblet is bronzed & covered in an elaborate Dragon pattern The cup mirrors the runes of the base & features a raised portrait of the heroic Valkyrie Cast in the finest resin before being painstakingly h&-painted & with a removable stainless steel insert for ease of cleaning this Goblet is perfect for drinking to the Norse traditions of Old ...

Our story begins hundreds of years before the legendary adventures of Lenneth The Battle Maiden Silmeria Valkyrie is charged by Odin Lord of the Gods to gather the souls of the fallen Silmeria serves her master faithfully until a certain incident causes her to doubt & ultimately rebel against the law of Odin Odin immediately recognizes the danger He transmigrates Silmeria&s soul & summons the next Battle Maiden in her place But the Sovereign&s Rite the divine spell used to transfer Silmeria&s soul is not complete Silmeria awakens within the body of a young princess of Dipan The princess&s name is Alicia Normally valkyrie souls do now awaken when trapped within the body of a mortal Lord Odin will not suffer one who defies his will to remain alive & conscious One day Odin will discover that the traitorous valkyrie lives One day he will bring divine retribution down upon her Battles take place in real-time utilizing the Advanced Tactical Combination (ATC) battle system Instinctive to use but challenging to master controls allow you to control four characters simultaneously in combat Perform multi-character combos in real-time
- fight with skill & be rewarded with awe-inspiring finishing moves! Direct Assault feature gives an added dimension to combat Locate & defeat the group leader for bonuses Customise your characters using the unique skill system Tactically utilise different items & runes to to get bonuses & learn new combat abilities Team up & coordinate your attacks with a friend!
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Please note this is the NTSC version of the game which is compatible with PAL systems Any future DLC may require a US Nintendo Network account Discover the origins of a cult classic of the role-playing genre in Valkyrie Profile Covenant of the Plume The third installment in the critically acclaimed Valkyrie Profile series within its single player action which unlike earlier releases now expresses action from a human protagonist&s perspective players on the Nintendo DS experience a captivating storyline with ties to Norse mythology & a familiar yet refreshing battle system enhanced with deeper strategic elements than ever seen before Brand new Storyline Perspective
- Follow Wylfred&s darker story of seeking his revenge on Lenneth Valkyrie New Gameplay Dynamic-Sieges
- Experience how the characters actively support each other in Sieges & gain greater skills & fighting advantages in the Active Formation system New Attacks
- Soul Crush powerful attacks that can be performed when players max out their attack gauge & Overkill attack enemies once they are defeated to accumulate Sin Ultimate Replayability
- Discover the numerous possible story endings as you determine the fate of your allies in order to seek vengeance for Wylfred&s father



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Valkyrie Profile Lenneth brings the classic Play Station game console title to your PSP -- with completely new CG cut scenes that dramatize the epic of a Norse maiden collecting souls for a war between the gods Lenneth is a Valkyrie a warrior priestess with the gift of hearing the thoughts of dead & dying men in their final moments Lenneth's duty is to travel Midgard the mortal world to recruit & train the souls of worthy warriors to join the ranks of the Aesir in the Sacred War Relive a classic RPG faithfully converted & enhanced with all-new CG cut scenes Every action in Midgard is reflected in battle reports from above New battle system allows the player to control their party of four heroes simultaneously Land successive attacks to build combos & unleash spectacular special moves & magic to devastate the enemy 24 unique playable characters weave together an epic tale inspired by Norse mythology ...

In the world of Asgard living among Odin Thor & Loki are the Valkyries of legend They are Norse goddesses who reap the fallen souls from human battlefields & have the power to cause death with just one touch At the end of The Runaway Freya & the Valkyries are about to leave the human world when they learn that the Frost Giants Fire Giants & Dark Searchers have united to declare war on the Realms Bitfrost the legendary rainbow bridge linking the human world to Asgard has been closed With their only entry back to Asgard barred how can the Valkyries get back to fight to protect their homeland? Loki claims he knows another secret route but can they trust him? & even if they found a way
- is there anything they can do to stop the war? As the War of the Realms spills over into Earth Freya & the Valkyries must find a way to save not just the Norse world but the human world as well With everything at stake can Freya become the Hero she was destined to be?' Kate O' Hearn serves up a winning mix of modern adventure & classic fantasy' Rick Riordan author of Percy Jackson
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In 1566 Jean Parisot de Valette 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta laid the foundation for Valletta the future capital of Malta In Valletta players take inspiration from Jean Parisot de Valette in order to procure raw materials; hire merchants bricklayers & roofers; & build their own version of the magnificent capital with its mighty bastions baroque buildings & a right-angled street network Cultivate your contacts with the Order of Malta to improve your reputation Players are supervised in their work by de Valette who patrols his streets as a building inspector When he reaches the end of his patrol the game ends & a winner is determined 2-4 Players 40-80 Min Playing Time Age 10 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Cliff Gordon’s celebrated play Choir Practice is brought vividly to life in fifties British comedy classic Valley Of Song Directed by Gilbert Gunn (Operation Bullshine Girls At Sea) it stars some of British cinema’s most beloved stars including Mervyn Johns (Scrooge) Clifford Evans (Curse of The Werewolf) & Maureen Swanson (A Town like Alice) Valley Of Song tells the story of hapless small town boy Geraint Llewellyn Having spent five years in London Geraint returns to the quaint Welsh village where he grew up to fulfil the role of choirmaster within the local church Having chosen Handel’s Messiah for the choir’s showcase piece he inadvertently causes fierce rivalries to surface when trying to pick a soloist The consequences of which are hilariously catastrophic & begin to affect the entire village This choir may have the voices of angels but they certainly don’t have the patience to match There are two young people who genuinely suffer through this state of affairs Cliff & Olwen They are in love but the feud threatens to tear them apart ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A visionary & haunting medieval epic from the director of Marketa Lazarová Set in 13th century Europe this raw & powerful moral fable of corruption & fundamentalism chronicles the tale of a young boy made to join the Brotherhood of the Teutonic Knights & how as a man he rejects their doctrine & the terrible price he must pay for that rejection Actors Petr Cepek Jan Kacer Vera Galatíková Zdenek Kryzánek Miroslav Machácek Josef Somr Václav Kotva & Jana Hlavácková Director Frantisek Vlácil Certificate 15 years & over Year 1968 Languages Czech Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 37 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play What a trip! An entertainingly psychedelic adaptation of Jacqueline Susann&s splendidly trashy novel telling the story of three remarkable women whose lives are affected by show-business celebrity Revered composer John Williams (Star Wars) won his very first Oscar
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- for Best Music Actors Barbara Parkins Patty Duke Paul Burke Sharon Tate Naomi Stevens Charles Drake Lee Grant Joey Bishop George Jessel Susan Hayward Richard Dreyfuss & Jacqueline Susann Director Mark Robson Certificate 15 years & over Year 1967 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English Duration 1 hour & 59 minutes (approx)

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