A silent comedy star whose legendary slapstick routines are recognisable to this day Charles ' Charlie' Chaplin's My Autobiography is an incomparably vivid account of the life of one of the greatest filmmakers & comedians with an introduction by David Robinson As a child Charlie Chaplin was awed & inspired by the sight of glamorous vaudeville stars passing his home & from then on he never lost his ambition to become an actor Chaplin's film career as the Little Tramp adored by the whole world is the stuff of legend but this frank autobiography shows another side Born into a theatrical family Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother unable to bear the poverty suffered from bouts of insanity From a childhood of grinding poverty in the south London slums Chaplin found an escape in his early debut on the music hall stage followed by his lucky break in America the founding of United Artists with DW Griffith & Douglas Fairbanks the struggle to maintain artistic control over his work the string of failed marriages & his eventual exile from Hollywood after personal scandals & persecution for his left-wing politics during the Mc Carthy Era Sir Charles ' Charlie' Chaplin (1895-1976) was born in Walworth London Best known for his work in silent film his most famous role was The Little Tramp a universally recognisable & iconic character who appeared in films such as The Kid (1921) The Gold Rush (1925) & City Lights (1931) His other films include Modern Times (1936) a commentary on the Great Depression & The Great Dictator (1940) a satirical attack on Hitler & the Nazis If you enjoyed My Autobiography you might like Andy Warhol's The Philosophy of Andy Warhol also available in Penguin Modern Classics' Tells so much about this curious difficult man a wonderfully vivid imagination' The New York Times' The only genius to come out of the movie industry' George Bernard Shaw ...

Keep your precious memories & photographs safe in this stylish baby record book With colourful & modern designs on every page & a gorgeous keepsake envelope this super-chic record book is the perfect way to ensure all those special moments are remembered forever A truly unforgettable gift for any new parent! ...

You'll love the way My Baby Tumbles can gambol & tumble head-over-heels! She's so soft huggable & cute! She'll make you giggle & doesn't even need batteries! Simply sit Baby Tumbles on the floor tilt her head forwards & then watch her tumble head-over-heels all by herself! It's a fun way to encourage your little one to be active! ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The second series of the children&s drama based on the 2010 made-for-TV film of the same name following the adventures of a boy who discovers that his babysitter is a vampire When Ethan (Matthew Knight) catches on to the true nature of Sarah (Vanessa Morgan) he finds himself caught up in a number of adventures which open his eyes to a world he had never even imagined The episodes are & Welcome Back Dusker& & Say You&ll Be Maztak& & Fanged & Furious& & Flushed& & Mirror Rorri M& & Village of the Darned& & Hottie Ho-Tep& & Independence Daze& & Siren Song& & Jockenstein& & Halloweird& & The Date to End All Dates Part 1& & & The Date to End All Dates Part 2& ...

MY BABYSITTER&S A VAMPIRE is a vampire-adventure movie that sees Ethan Mason a curious 13 year old whose parents punish him by hiring a babysitter Ethan discovers his babysitter happens to be a bloodsucking creature of the night ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Set within the Asian community in London My Beautiful Launderette is an unusual love story concerned with identity & entrepreneurial spirit during the Thatcher years Omar (Gordon Warnecke) takes over the running of his wheeler-dealer uncle&s launderette with the intention of turning it into a glittering place of commercial success When he employs childhood friend & ex-National Front member Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis) they become lovers as well as working partners However complications soon ensue as the anger of Johnny&s deserted gang begins to build & Omar is forced to face increasingly difficult family issues Actors Daniel Day-Lewis Gordon Warnecke Saeed Jaffrey Roshan Seth & Shirley Anne Field Director Stephen Frears Certificate 15 years & over Year 1986 Screen Widescreen Languages English Subtitles English For The Hearing Impairing Duration 1 hour & 37 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
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When Ellen Jebeau's husband dies in 1926 he leaves behind a legacy of debt & empty dreams However Ellen is determined that her son Joseph should have everything in life that she never did & will stop at nothing to give it to him Ellen & Joseph soon find themselves in a convenient arrangement with Ellen's brother-in-law Sir Arthur living on the family estate an arrangement which quickly comes to work in conniving Ellen's favour But over the course of the next twenty years as destinies intertwine can Joseph Jebeau escape the clutches of his mother's ruthless ambition & emerge from the shadows of his heritage as the man he truly wants to be? Catherine Cookson was the original & bestselling saga writer selling over 100 million copies of her novels If you like Dilly Court you'll love Catherine Cookson ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The world&s most dangerous virus is about to end the human race Before the earth is going to be destroyed only one woman can save the world Actors Peter Rnic Director Sirippakorn Wongchariyawat Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 ...

The year is 1988 High school sophomores Abby & Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong Gretchen begins to act different She s moody She s irritable & bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she s nearby Abby s investigation leads her to some startling discoveries & by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion the fate of Abby & Gretchen will be determined by a single question Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil? Like an unholy hybrid of Beaches & The Exorcist My Best Friend s Exorcism blends teen angst adolescent drama unspeakable horrors & a mix of 80s pop songs into a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region Free Blu-ray player in order to play Dane Cook stars in this romantic comedy as Tank a womanising dirtbag who regularly hires himself out to perform an unusual service he takes jilted guys& ex-girlfriends out on such awful dates that the girls quickly realise what they have given up & go rushing back to fix things up with their former partners Tank is put to the ultimate test when his best friend Dustin (Jason Biggs) asks him to carry out this hitherto successful procedure with his beautiful ex-girlfriend Alexis (Kate Hudson) However things get messy when Tank finds himself falling for Alexis in a big way ...