The eleventh part of the Saga of Darren Shan
- one boy's terrifying journey from human to half-vampire to Vampire Prince Darren's
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Based on actual events this black comedy-drama stars Nicholas Cage as international arms smuggler Uri Orlov The story follows Uri from his humble beginnings as a Soviet immigrant in 1970s Brooklyn & peaks with his involvement in selling off the stockpiled arsenal of post-Cold War Ukraine to among other top clients the sadistic African dictator Andre Baptiste Sr (Eamonn Walker) Jared Leto co-stars as Uri's little brother Vitaly whose conscience & a burgeoning cocaine problem get in the way of business Ethan Hawke is good as a sanctimonious Interpol agent with a vendetta against Uri but the film's biggest dose of onscreen gravitas comes from Walker whose Baptiste seethes with a heavy serpent-like malevolence Written & directed by Andrew Niccol the film makes fine use of the brisk stream-of-consciousness narration style that Martin Scorcese brought to the true crime genre with ' Goodfellas' (1992) & a near constant flow of action & classic rock songs that ensure a speedy riveting ride through three decades of global carnage Cage who coproduced lets his patented oddball magnetism slowly change polarity until viewers realise they've been led into a moral quagmire by falling for his self-delusory spiels about supply & demand making this one of the bravest & most jet-black comedies of its decade ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play " First rule of gunrunning never get shot with your own merchandise" Based on actual events this black action-thriller stars Nicholas Cage as international arms smuggler Uri Orlov with humble beginnings as a Soviet immigrant in 1970s Brooklyn to his involvement in selling off the stockpiled arsenal of post-Cold War Ukraine to among other top clients the sadistic African dictator Andre Baptiste Sr Actors Nicolas Cage Ethan Hawke Jared Leto Bridget Moynahan Jeffrey Wright Ian Holm Sammi Rotibi Shake Toukhmanian Jean-Pierre Nshanian & Eamonn Walker Director Andrew Niccol Certificate 15 years & over Year 2005 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 58 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 Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic detective Lord Peter Wimsey in this classic BBC adaptation of the novels by Dorothy L Sayers These five feature-length adaptations bring all the wit elegance & style of one of England&s classiest detectives to the scene of the crime
- five crimes to be exact
- each one presenting an interesting challenge for this sharp-witted mastermind Join Lord Peter Wimsey as he uncovers the mysteries of Clouds of Witness The Unpleasantness at The Bellona Club Murder Must Advertise The Nine Tailors & Five Red Herrings Set Comprises Clouds Of Witness During the Wimsey family retreat in Yorkshire Captain Cathcart the fiancee of Lord Peter&s (Ian Carmichael) sister Mary Winsey receives an unwelcomed letter causing him to flee Riddlesdale Lodge in the middle of the night But he is not the only one with departure plans One Wimsey plans to escape in the early hours of the morning until she finds a body in the garden The Unpleasantness At The Bellona Club The plot of The Unpleasantness At The Bellona Club takes a new turn concentrating not on "who did it?" but moreover "when was it done?" A vast inheritance depends on the timing of the deaths of an elderly brother & sister
- the sequence of deaths is the Big Question Once this is established only then can Peter Wimsey&s sleuthing turn to who the murderer is Murder Must Advertise The aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the death of a young copywriter at a top advertising agency Can Lord Peter solve the crime before more deaths occur? The Nine Tailors At the wedding of Sir Charles Thorpe&s son an extremely valuable emerald necklace belonging to Lady Wilbraham is stolen Thanks to Lord Wimsey&s quick thinking the culprits are apprehended although the whereabouts of the jewels remain a mystery Many years later when a mutilated unidentified corpse is found in the grave of the recently deceased Lady Thorpe Wimsey investigates & becomes embroiled in an attempt to recover the necklace that was stolen many years before Five Red Herrings When Lord Peter goes on holiday to Scotland he is hoping to do nothing more strenuous than catch some trout Even Wimsey&s loyal servant Bunter is looking forward to taking some time off to go painting However when Bunter notices an easel in the distance but no sign of the artist Lord Peter is called into action The easel belongs to an unpopular local artist Campbell whose body is discovered lying on the rocks below the popular vantage point Was it an accidental fall? Wimsey suspects not & with six possible suspects he must use all of his detective skills to determine the five red herrings & expose the murderer Actors Ian Carmichael Glyn Houston Mark Eden Rachel Herbert David Langton Georgina Cookson John Quentin Vivien Heilbron Anna Cropper Mark Eden Rachel Herbert Elizabeth Proud Elizabeth Bradley David Rintoul & Michael Elder Certificate 12 years & over Year 1972
- 1975 Screen 1331 Languages English Subtitles English Duration 16 hours & 42 minutes (approx)



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Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in these definitive BBC radio dramatisations of Dorothy L Sayers' classic crime novels Aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey was the master creation of Dorothy L Sayers widely acknowledged as one of the four original ' Queens of Crime' Sayers Dorothy L ...

Discover Dorothy L Sayers' inimitable Golden Age detective in this newly published collection of the complete Lord Peter Wimsey stories Presented in chronological order these short stories see Lord Peter Wimsey bringing his trademark wit & unique detection skills to all manner of mysteries From poisoned port to murder in fancy dress Wimsey draws on his many skills
- including his expertise in fine wine & appreciation of fine art
- to solve cases far & wide some even taking him to foreign countries & unexpected hiding places in pursuit of miscreants & murderers Containing 21 stories taken from Lord Peter Views the Body Hangman's Holiday In the Teeth of the Evidence & Striding Folly now published together for the first time in one volume this is the ultimate collection for fans of classic detective fiction & Dorothy L Sayers' She brought to the detective novel originality intelligence energy & wit' P D James

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The Marquess of Ravenscar Women either run from him or run to him' Part of Wild Lords & Innocent Ladies Alan Marquess of Ravenscar is furious when unconventional heiress Lily Wallace refuses him purchase of her property He can't even win her over with his infamous charm But when fever seizes him & they're trapped together Alan realises Lily's attentions will compromise them both! His solution? To take Lily as his betrothed before desire consumes them completely ...

The last of the Iron Lords Lord Saladin is a legendary hero who defended humanity from the SIVA virus long ago by sealing it away After the events of the Taken War the Fallen House of Devils unearth the sealed SIVA virus & begin to harness its powers Donning his mantle once more Lord Saladin began seeking out Guardians to form a new generation of Iron Lords to end the SIVA threat once & for all Spectacular likeness of Lord Saladin modeled from in-game 3D models Articulated Lord Saladin figure including alternate helmetless head Figure features detailed cloth cape Figure comes with a 9-inch Relic Axe & Jolder&s Hammer Machine Gun accessories Figure displayed in Destiny themed window box packaging ...

Leader of the Conservative party for seventeen years & prime minister for fourteen the third Marquis of Salisbury was one of the most successful political practitioners of modern times as well as a major international statesman Yet he was also a prolific & pungent writer on politics The large body of journalism which he produced during the first thirty years of his career enables us to examine in detail the views on politics & society which underlay his practical action While his brand of Conservatism was conventional in its conclusions it was distinguished by the highly sceptical & utilitarian mode of reasoning through which it sought to reach them & by its insistence on a crudely conceived class struggle as the driving force of history & politics Its central theme was hostility to 'democracy'; & when after 1867 'democracy' seemed to have arrived it questioned how far the system of parliamentary government could work tolerably under the new dispensation ...

A Hero of the Battle of Twilight Gap & the Crucible Handler Lord Shaxx is one of the most popular characters in Destiny Through the Crucible he is completely dedicated to preparing Guardians for the dangerous challenges humanity faces acting as a tough but encouraging mentor This spectacular likeness of fan favourite Lord Shaxx is modelled from the in-game 3D models with with hyper-realistic Vanguard paint decoration ...