Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Prize 2017 Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2018 Selected as a 2017 Book of the Year in the Guardian & Daily Telegraph Urban & urbane it's a magnificent debut' Daily Telegraph A brilliant debut
- a tender nostalgic & at times darkly hilarious exploration of black boyhood masculinity & grief
- from one of my favourite writers'
- Warsan Shire Translating as initiation' kumukanda is the name given to the rites a young boy from the Luvale tribe must pass through before he is considered a man The poems of Kayo Chingonyi's remarkable debut explore this passage between two worlds ancestral & contemporary; between the living & the dead; between the gulf of who he is & how he is perceived Underpinned by a love of music language & literature here is a powerful exploration of race identity & masculinity celebrating what it means to be British & not British all at once


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Includes: a sticker set in a special box A Traumatic event has shaken the balance of the world where robots roam free
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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 The true story of a man whose struggle would lead a nation Kundun brings to life the true story of Tenzin the spiritual & political leader of his people Kundun is the story of the Dalai Lama & his daring non-violent struggle to lead his people toward change Directed by 3-time Academy Award nominee Martin Scorcese Actors Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong Gyurme Tethong Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin Tencho Gyalpo Tenzin Topjar Tsewang Migyur Khangsar Tenzin Lodoe Tenzin Lhamo Geshi Yeshi Gyatso Lobsang Gyatso Sonam Phuntsok & Gyatso Lukhang Director Martin Scorsese Certificate 12 years & over Year 1997 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours & 9 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play For centuries it&s been the axis of the fighting arts--an ancient temple for a select group who want to wed the power of the mind to the might of the body & for one monk it&s the training ground for a life destined to test his limits as a man & as a warrior 1929 China is in unrest as the Republic falls prey to Warlords like Kahn Xin who holds an entire province hostage to the opium trade--and destroys all who oppose him Only the revered Wudang monks dare stand in Kahn&s way in order to protect the very soul of China Among them is the Westerner White Crane (Golden Globe nominee David Carradine Kung Fu) a spiritual master of the martial arts & protector of the innocent Revenge is not in Crane&s heart--until a mercenary army storms the temple & slaughters the beloved female Grandmaster Myling Out of the ashes of the temple ruins Crane rises--with vengeance in his heart Infiltrating the decadent Shanghai underworld Crane comes upon Jane Marshall (Daryl Hannah Kill Bill) a waylaid lounge singer from Brooklyn looking for her lost brother Peter She&s currently the star attraction at the Double Paradise Club where club owner & trader Bingo Quo also has a personal score to settle with Kahn But it&s Bingo&s dangerous professional ties to Kahn that draw both Crane & Jane deep into the Warlord&s lair Now torn between the spiritual Wudang teaching & the cold-blooded life of an assassin Crane is about the cross the fine line between justice & revenge From the awesome majesty of the Shaolin temples to the torrid neon nights of Shanghai&s underground delivers a thrilling & enlightening adventure in action & suspense ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Kung fu kid Jay seems destined for a life of perfecting his ancient skills in the local martial arts school But when he displeases his four crazy masters by not pretending to be hurt by their feeble punches he is expelled Out on his own he quickly realises that his lightning fast reflexes & super-human eye are good for more than just fighting
- they are tailor made for shooting amazing aerial hoops It is not long before he&s starting in the college team & helping them home-in on the championship But despite his incredible abilities he faces a challenge to fit in with his envious team-mates impress the girl of his dreams & defeat his cheating backboard abusing arch enemies From the action director of Shaolin Soccer Curse of the Golden Flower & House of Flying Daggers Kung Fu Dunk is breathless non-stop kung fu style B-Ball from start to finish! Actors Jay Chou Eric Tsang Chi-Wai Charlene Choi Cheuk-Yin Wilson Chen & Shaun Tam Chun-Yin Director Yen-ping Chu Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Languages Mandarin
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages English Subtitles English Duration 3 hours (approx)

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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 From walking disaster to Kung Fu master it&s a new comedy unlike anything you have seen before! In the 1940&s Chinese province of Guangdong petty thief Sing (Stephen Chow) aspires to become a member of the notorious Axe gang the fiercest cruel & most widespread crime syndicate in the city However Sing is just a street rascal (trying to ignore the fact that his heart is actually in the right place) & so he ventures into the run-down Pig Sty Alley to prove his worth However in attempting to extort money from the hairdresser Sing unwittingly exposes the plump landlady her hen-pecked husband the camp tailor & rugged coolie as martial arts masters in hiding Coming to the attention of the Axe gang who want to clear out the apartments Sing&s actions have set off a relentless chain of events that brings the clans together in an explosive battle! Stephen Chow continues his unique comedy style that first came to the attention of the West in Shaolin Soccer mixing slapstick in the finest tradition of Buster Keaton; to marvellous martial arts choreographed by none other than Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix Kill Bill); to dance sequences with tuxedoed gangsters; to moments of genuine pathos concerning Sing&s mysterious history involving a beautiful mute lollipop vendor ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In Shanghai China in the 1940s a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious " Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Action thriller written & directed by Teddy Chan Former martial arts instructor & current prisoner Ha Hou-Mou (Donnie Yen) offers to help the police force in their hunt for a mysterious serial killer targeting martial arts masters & quickly surmises that the killer is working his way through masters who he believes are weaker than himself Ha returns home to learn more of the secret weapon known as the moon shadow which is being left at the crime scenes by the suspect an action that makes the police believe he is in league with the killer Meanwhile things get even worse for Ha when the woman he loves is targeted forcing him to make some difficult decisions about his relationship with the martial arts code ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Action thriller written & directed by Teddy Chan Former martial arts instructor & current prisoner Ha Hou-Mou (Donnie Yen) offers to help the police force in their hunt for a mysterious serial killer targeting martial arts masters & quickly surmises that the killer is working his way through masters who he believes are weaker than himself Ha returns home to learn more of the secret weapon known as the moon shadow which is being left at the crime scenes by the suspect an action that makes the police believe he is in league with the killer Meanwhile things get even worse for Ha when the woman he loves is targeted forcing him to make some difficult decisions about his relationship with the martial arts code ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play Prepare for awesomeness with Dream Works Animation’s Kung Fu Panda Jack Black is perfect as the voice of Po a noodle-slurping dreamer who must embrace his true self – fuzzy flaws & all – in order to become the Dragon Warrior With groundbreaking animation an all-star cast & high-kicking humour the Academy Award-nominated Kung Fu Panda is delightful entertainment for the whole family! Language English Number of discs 1 ...