Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play In this cinematic concert mesmerizing images are plucked from everyday reality then visually altered with state-of-the-art digital techniques The result is a chronicle of the shift from a world organized by the principles of nature to one dominated by technology the synthetic & the virtual Extremes of intimacy & spectacle tragedy & hope fuse in a tidal wave of visuals & music giving rise to a unique artistic experience that reflects the vision of a brave new globalized world Actors Marlon Brando Bella Donna Elton John Julia Louis-Dreyfus Madonna Bhagwan Mirchandani Jack Shamblin Steven Soderbergh Troy Aikman The Beatles Osama bin Laden Fidel Castro & Warren Christopher Director Godfrey Reggio Certificate PGYear 2002 Languages English ...

With a pulsing Philip Glass soundtrack graced by the beautiful cello music of Yo-Yo Ma Godfrey Reggio's NAQOYQATSI is the final instalment of his Qatsi trilogy which also

Includes:: KOYAANISQATSI & POWAQQATSI In this film computer-enhanced imagery rolls across the screen to the tune of the Glass concert music NAQOYQATSI makes a departure from the previous films which centred on the often cruel but always fascinating struggle for survival on Earth This film focuses mostly on technology industry & our increasingly machine-operated world focusing on the United States Not only are its images largely computer-generated the film is in itself about computer-generated images Strings of numbers swirl into a tunnel of black & green code rainbow-coloured Windows icons flash across the screen & a glowing computerised globe twirls in programmed perfection More natural imagery such as a horse running oceans waves crashing or soldiers sounding off in formation is displayed in computer-edited negative While the visuals start to look like stock photography their generic nature communicates another message about the narrowing of our vision as technology & industry facilitate the conversion to a more efficient systemised productivity driven global society

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Nara lives with her father on a tiny island & dreams of visiting the island across the waves So when she gets the opportunity to visit this mysterious place an amazing adventure unfolds This stunning story is the debut of exciting author-illustrator talent Dan Ungureanu ...

In Narabi players are dealt 3-4 cards at the start of the round with those cards bearing either a blank or a number from 0 to 9 Each card is sleeved & within the sleeve on its back is a rule explaining how this card can be swapped with another card swap it with a red card a card with an even number a card with a higher number & so on You can look at all the rules on cards in front of you but you cannot communicate to others what those rules are You cannot change the order of cards in front of you On a turn a player must swap one of their cards (following that card&s rule) with another player&s card then someone records that move on a chart Blanks are considered to be 0 & an even number for the purpose of swaps When one of your cards is swapped you can look at the rule on the card you receive You can suggest moves to others or ask questions of them & they can respond with "yes" or "no" answers as long as they don&t identify the rule on any of their cards If you place all the numbers in numerical order (disregarding blanks) in either clockwise or counterclockwise order before you would need to make a 25th move you all win the game Your team&s score is " Great" " Good" " Horrible" etc based on how many moves it took you to win If you don&t win then you must all be worse than horrible which is very bad indeed In the game&s expert mode you cannot speak at all & you cannot undo a player&s swap on your next turn Players 3-5 Playing time 1-15 mins Ages 10 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jason Patric & Ray Liotta deliver edgy driven performances in this compelling crime drama Nick Tellis (Patric) is a suspended narcotics officer recruited to investigate the murder of Michael Calvess a rookie cop killed under mysterious circumstances Tellis is teamed with Calvess&s partner Henry Oak (Liotta) a hot-tempered renegade who&ll stop at nothing to avenge his friend&s death As Tellis & Oak follow a shadowy trail through the seamy drug underworld the lines start to blur
- between right & wrong good & evil & justice & revenge Actors Ray Liotta Jason Patric Dan Leis Lloyd Adams Chi Mc Bride & Booth Savage Director Joe Carnahan Certificate 18 years & over Year 2002 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx)

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' One of his masterpieces without doubt a great novel' Guardian One of Hermann Hesse's greatest novels Narcissus & Goldmund is an extraordinary recreation of the Middle Ages contrasting the careers of two friends one of whom shuns life in a monastery & goes on the road tangled in the extremes of life in a world dominated by sin plague & war the other staying in the monastery & struggling with equal difficulty to lead a life of spiritual denial An superb feat of imagination Narcissus & Goldmund can only be compared to such films set in medieval Europe as Bergman's The Seventh Seal & Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev It is a gripping profound reading experience
- as startling in its different way as Hesse's Siddhartha & Steppenwolf
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Narcoland describes a disastrous 'war on drugs' that has led to more than 80000 deaths in half a dozen years This is a book that exposes how everything in Mexico is implicated in the 'narco system' Anabel Hernandez journalist & author accuses the Mexican state of complicity with the cartels & says the 'war on drugs' is a sham She's had headless animals left at her door & her family have been threatened by gunmen Narcoland became & remains a bestseller more than 100000 copies sold in Mexico The success is impossible to overstate a staggering figure for a non-fiction book in a country with indices of income & literacy incomparable to the American-European book-buying market The most remarkable feature of Anabel Hernandez's brave & invaluable account of Mexico's blood-drenched drug wars is that she survived long enough to write it We would all be poorer without Hernandez's determination to account for a civil conflict that has cost at least 60000 lives There could be no greater shame for Mexico should such a fearless & dedicated reporter come to any harm Narcoland with its explosive descriptions of decades of corruption permeating the upper echelons of government leaves an extremely bad taste in the reader's mouth about the state of Mexico's perennially corrupt institutions
- & begs the question how much has changed? For Narcoland Anabel Hernandez spent five years combing police court & US papers securing access to informers & sources & pursuing often fruitless requests for official files The result is a searing indictment of a war on drugs she believes was a sham from the start The stark truth of a sham 'war'A product of five years' investigative reporting Hernandez's meticulously researched explanation of the links between the Sinaloa cartel the world's biggest criminal organisation & Mexico's leadership makes for jaw-dropping reading In this brave work the author argues that since the presidency of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (1964
- 1970) all of Mexico's rulers have maintained close relations with groups that import export & sell illegal drugs Indispensable reading for anyone who wants to understand the origins of the violence An extraordinary book for making the necessary journey to our heart of darkness

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Everything drug cartels do to survive & prosper they've learnt from big business
- brand value & franchising from Mc Donald's
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Narcos Rise of the Cartels is a brutal turn-based action strategy game based on the hit Netflix TV series Explore the entire first season from two sides each with their own unique story Join the narcos & expand the drug cartel empire or take up arms with the DEA & bring it crumbling down Welcome to Colombia 1980s
- the fires of El Patrn's empire have been lit its influence spanning borders & expansion unabated Influence & corruption is rife; cops guards politicians & those in between are falling into the pocket of the Medelln Cartel & after years of production America is finally taking notice Narcos Rise of the Cartels tells the story of the hit Netflix TV series of the rise & fall of El Patrn Choose your side & ally with the DEA or conversely side with the Narcos Explore recognisable locations from the show & take a role in pivotal world-altering events & battles that will define & shift the war on drugs Form your team from a variety of class-specific roles join leading characters upgrade your skills & take part in brutal turn-based combat where your actions will have consequence Engage with the strategic map & manage your resources to either expand the drug empire or look to thwart it at every opportunity Features BASED ON THE HIT NETFLIX TV SERIES
- Authenticity is at the core of the Narcos experience & highly recognisable & iconic characters from the TV show are available to control & play such as El Mexicano Murphy Pea Primo & more Every 'leader' character offers unique gameplay abilities & perks to help turn the tide of battle FAST-PACED STRATEGY COMBAT
- Narcos Rise of the Cartels takes turn-based strategy combat to a whole new level with units possessing the ability to move individually one after another or multiple times within one turn meaning the pace always being ramped up Plan your moves wisely but be cautious as there are always consequences to your actions EVERY WAR HAS TWO SIDES
- Featuring two unique campaigns Narcos Rise of the Cartels means that you can see the war from both sides Choose to side with the DEA & fight alongside Steve Murphy to bring down the drug empire or choose to side with the Narcos in order to help found grow & expand the empire under the watchful eye of El Patrn COUNTERACT & KILL-SHOT
- Innovative gameplay mechanics keep the turn-based genre fresh by allowing you to take third-person control of your units in order to engage enemies directly giving you the opportunity to deal critical damage at optimum moments




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Narcos Rise of the Cartels is a brutal turn-based action strategy game based on the hit Netflix TV series Explore the entire first season from two sides each with their own unique story Join the narcos & expand the drug cartel empire or take up arms with the DEA & bring it crumbling down Welcome to Colombia 1980s
- the fires of El Patrn's empire have been lit its influence spanning borders & expansion unabated Influence & corruption is rife; cops guards politicians & those in between are falling into the pocket of the Medelln Cartel & after years of production America is finally taking notice Narcos Rise of the Cartels tells the story of the hit Netflix TV series of the rise & fall of El Patrn Choose your side & ally with the DEA or conversely side with the Narcos Explore recognisable locations from the show & take a role in pivotal world-altering events & battles that will define & shift the war on drugs Form your team from a variety of class-specific roles join leading characters upgrade your skills & take part in brutal turn-based combat where your actions will have consequence Engage with the strategic map & manage your resources to either expand the drug empire or look to thwart it at every opportunity Features BASED ON THE HIT NETFLIX TV SERIES
- Authenticity is at the core of the Narcos experience & highly recognisable & iconic characters from the TV show are available to control & play such as El Mexicano Murphy Pea Primo & more Every 'leader' character offers unique gameplay abilities & perks to help turn the tide of battle FAST-PACED STRATEGY COMBAT
- Narcos Rise of the Cartels takes turn-based strategy combat to a whole new level with units possessing the ability to move individually one after another or multiple times within one turn meaning the pace always being ramped up Plan your moves wisely but be cautious as there are always consequences to your actions EVERY WAR HAS TWO SIDES
- Featuring two unique campaigns Narcos Rise of the Cartels means that you can see the war from both sides Choose to side with the DEA & fight alongside Steve Murphy to bring down the drug empire or choose to side with the Narcos in order to help found grow & expand the empire under the watchful eye of El Patrn COUNTERACT & KILL-SHOT
- Innovative gameplay mechanics keep the turn-based genre fresh by allowing you to take third-person control of your units in order to engage enemies directly giving you the opportunity to deal critical damage at optimum moments




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