Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Years ago humanity abandoned the ruined Earth Generations later with the planet again capable of sustaining life mankind returned In the skies above the reborn world rebellious young Fam & her best friend Giselle make their living as Sky Pirates Atop sleek Vespa Vanships the girls dart fearlessly through the clouds capturing & selling airborne battleships for profit It&s a life of care-free swashbuckling
- until the Ades Federation attacks The only nation to remain on Earth during humanity&s exile The Ades Federation wages war against those who returned only after the planet&s darkest days had passed When Fam & Giselle rescue a princess from the clutches of the rampaging Ades armada they join the young royal&s battle to save her Kingdom from destruction
- & undertake the impossible mission of uniting humanity in peace Contains episodes 1-11 plus episode 95 Actors Ai Kayano Aki Toyosaki & Aoi Yuki Director Koichi Chigira Certificate 12 years & over Year 2011 Screen 169 Anamorphic Languages Japanese
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Additional Languages English Subtitles English Duration 4 hours & 40 minutes (approx)


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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 Years ago humanity abandoned the ruined Earth Generations later with the planet again capable of sustaining life mankind returned In the skies above the reborn world rebellious young Fam & her best friend Giselle make their living as Sky Pirates Atop sleek Vespa Vanships the girls dart fearlessly through the clouds capturing & selling airborne battleships for profit It&s a life of care-free swashbuckling
- until the Ades Federation attacks The only nation to remain on Earth during humanity&s exile The Ades Federation wages war against those who returned only after the planet&s darkest days had passed When Fam & Giselle rescue a princess from the clutches of the rampaging Ades armada they join the young royal&s battle to save her Kingdom from destruction
- & undertake the impossible mission of uniting humanity in peace Contains episodes 1-11 plus episode 95 Actors Ai Kayano Aki Toyosaki & Aoi Yuki Director Koichi Chigira Certificate 12 years & over Year 2011 Screen 169 Anamorphic Languages Japanese
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Additional Languages English Subtitles English Duration 4 hours & 40 minutes (approx)


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Few novels have caused as much debate as Hubert Selby Jr's notorious masterpiece Last Exit to Brooklyn & this Penguin Modern Classics edition

Includes:: an introduction by Irvine Welsh author of Trainspotting Described by various reviewers as hellish & obscene Last Exit to Brooklyn tells the stories of New Yorkers who at every turn confront the worst excesses in human nature Yet there are moments of exquisite tenderness in these troubled lives Georgette the transvestite who falls in love with a callous hoodlum; Tralala the conniving prostitute who plumbs the depths of sexual degradation; & Harry the strike leader who hides his true desires behind a boorish masculinity are unforgettable creations Last Exit to Brooklyn was banned by British courts in 1967 a decision that was reversed the following year with the help of a number of writers & critics including Anthony Burgess & Frank Kermode Hubert Selby Jr (1928-2004) was born in Brooklyn New York At the age of 15 he dropped out of school & went to sea with the merchant marines While at sea he was diagnosed with lung disease With no other way to make a living he decided to try writing 'I knew the alphabet Maybe I could be a writer' In 1964 he completed his first book Last Exit to Brooklyn which has since become a cult classic In 1966 it was the subject of an obscenity trial in the UK His other books include The Room The Demon Requiem for a Dream The Willow Tree & Waiting Period In 2000 Requiem for a Dream was adapted into a film starring Jared Leto & Ellen Burstyn & directed by Darren Aronofsky If you enjoyed Last Exit to Brooklyn you might like Larry Mc Murty's The Last Picture Show also available in Penguin Modern Classics' Last Exit to Brooklyn will explode like a rusty hellish bombshell over America & still be eagerly read in 100 years' Allen Ginsberg' An urgent tickertape from hell' Spectator

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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 Ashley Bell returns for this follow-up to the Eli Roth-produced THE LAST EXORCISM this time directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly from a script he wrote with Damien Chazelle Bell stars as Nell Sweetzer the possessed woman from the first film who awakens shortly after the fiery finale in which her father failed to stop an occult ritual Age Rating 15 ...

Last Fight is a 3D fightingplatform game with an arcade style based on the recently awarded comic book Lastman Packed with humour skill & fun for up to 4 players Last Fight introduces a roster of 10 different characters Each of its 8 arenas offers specific boosts & items for a constant update in gameplay Features Inspired by the famous manga & anime series Last Man Last Fight brings 2v 2 3D fighting back to your living room Pick up any available object in one of the 8 stages & teach your opponents a lesson in story mode Play in local multiplayer mode for up to 4 players including a 2vs 2 mode with a cast of 10 characters inspired by the comic book Last Man Last Fight is the perfect game to play with friends on your couch reminiscent of the old fan-favourite Powerstone back in the Dreamcast days Each level has specific bonuses & objects to hurl at your opponent Will you manage to resist the temptation of the Anitrans to win? ...

Shortlisted for the 2014 Folio Prize Old Filth & The Man in the Wooden Hat told with bristling tenderness & black humour the stories of that Titan of the Hong Kong law courts Old Filth QC & his clever misunderstood wife Betty Last Friends the final volume of this trilogy picks up with Terence Veneering Filth's great rival in work &
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- in love Veneering's were not the usual beginnings of an establishment silk the son of a Russian acrobat marooned in northeast England & a devoted local girl he escapes the war to emerge in the Far East as a man of panache success & fame But always at the stuffy English Bar he is treated with suspicion where did this blond louche brilliant Slav come from? Veneering Filth & their friends tell a tale of love friendship grace the bittersweet experiences of a now-forgotten Empire & the disappointments & consolations of age

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THE GREATEST ROCK ’N’ ROLL SWINDLE! It’s 1977 & crime on the once-swinging streets of London is as soft & flabby as an overfed corgi Nearly a decade has gone by since the brothers Kray were locked away & it’s high time for the torch to be passed—preferably straight through a bank window Luckily a new generation of snot-nosed Robin Hoods filled with attitude alcohol & anarchy are ready to burst onto the scene Now as Great Britain prepares to celebrate its glorious monarch’s Silver Jubilee a rising gangland queen & her punk-rock robbers are about to pull off the heist of the century—and breaking into Buckingham Palace is only the start! Acclaimed creators Simon Oliver (FBP FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS) & Rufus Dayglo (TANK GIRL) proudly present the punk-noir crime saga LAST GANG IN TOWN—a brash bold & bloody brilliant take on the English underworld! Meet the Author Simon Oliver is the writer of the Wildstorm comic book series GEN & the Vertigo comic book series THE EXTERMINATORS & HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS— The KNOWLEDGE He also wrote the acclaimed Vertigo Crime graphic novel NOCHE ROJA & FBP FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS ...

Vampire-like murders are plaguing the dark streets & alleys of the tiny exotic European town of Antibes After your fiancee was sent there to write & investigate a story you receive a strange package with a booklet & mysterious disk The return address on the package reveals it came from Antibes & it contains the bloodstained engagement ring you gave her! Your journey follows the path of clues left behind by your missing girlfriend where along the way you will have to solve an ancient mystery & the source of evil causing the local townsfolk to turn into a rare breed of savage night-thirsty murderers Your plane leaves tonight Are you ready to once again uncover the secrets behind another chapter of the Last Half of Darkness? Third-person point & click style game play High resolution full screen graphics Cinematic movie cut scenes Strange & mysterious puzzles Creepy & horrifying thriller mystery Dynamic fog & rain effects TAB key-enabled hotspot display ...

A dimensional gate has just opened & monsters are surging over our world You have been called to kill them & steal the artefacts from the monster bosses These artefacts all together allow to close the gate open by the Chaos monsters Use your weapons cleverly & help your fellow hunters by providing them ammunition but in the end only one hero will build up their name & get glory During your turn in Last Heroes you choose one of the weapon cards from your hand & play it in Your supply area (with its ammunitions then being available to opponents) or Your attack area (using the ammunition available in your or the other players& supply area) Then you can attack one monster provided that you have the required weapons When you kill a boss (in the third row) the player who has made a dent in the second row gets an artefact If you directly kill a boss (without making a dent first) you need more weapons but you score the artefact for yourself The game may end in two ways Immediately when the players get all the artefacts (in which case each Artefact scores 5 points)OR after ten turns (in which case the Artefacts do not score) Last Heroes is both collaborative & competitive You need the other players& ammunition to load your weapons & in return you help them by making a dent in the monsters& rows The winner is the player who has killed the most valuable monsters & provided the most ammunitions to their fellow hunters Players 3-5playing time 30-45 mins Ages 12 ...

Alec Guinness stars in this 1950s black comedy about a salesman who learns he has months to live When told by his doctor of his terminal illness agricultural salesman George Bird (Guinness) decides to bow out with no regrets Cashing in all his savings he heads off to live in a fancy hotel & enjoy the good life while he still can discovering along the way that his life would probably have turned out far better had he been more adventurous After blowing his entire savings however George discovers that he has been wrongly diagnosed & that he can now look forward to a long & healthy life Synopsis Informed that he has only a short time to live salesman George Bird (Alec Guinness) decides to enjoy his last months to the fullest He withdraws all his savings from the bank & heads to a posh hotel Here he makes more contacts & opens more professional doors than he&s ever done before thanks to his willingness--at long last--to take risks He also spends every penny that he&s earned in life before discovering that the doctor&s diagnosis was in error & that he&s in no danger of imminent death whatsoever An ironic ending caps this fast-paced black comedy ...