Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur & epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens raising it to the status of high art In Prometheus Bound the defiant Titan Prometheus is brutally punished by Zeus for daring to improve the state of wretchedness & servitude in which mankind is kept The Suppliants tells the story of the fifty daughters of Danaus who must flee to escape enforced marriages while Seven Against Thebes shows the inexorable downfall of the last members of the cursed family of Oedipus & The Persians the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history depicts the aftermath of the defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis with a sympathetic portrayal of its disgraced King Xerxes Philip Vellacott's evocative translation is accompanied by an introduction with individual discussions of the plays & their sources in history & mythology ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Returning to the genre he helped define Sir Ridley Scott has crafted the most unforgettable experience of 2012 in Prometheus This gripping thought-provoking & often terrifying masterpiece features a stellar ensemble cast including Charlize Theron Michael Fassbender Guy Pearce Noomi Rapace Logan Marshall-Green & Idris Elba & is a must-have for any self-respecting film fan After scientists Elizabeth Shaw (Rapace
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) & Charlie Holloway (Marshall-Green
- Devil) discover mysterious cave drawings that point to the origins of mankind they soon find themselves aboard the spaceship Prometheus sponsored by Weyland Industries & on a journey to uncover the secrets of humanity Overseen by the imperious Meredith Vickers (Theron
- Snow White & The Huntsman) looked after by the android David (Fassbender
- X-Men First Class) & backed up by a team of scientists Shaw & Holloway arrive on the isolated moon LV-223 to discover an abandoned alien spaceship & the truth that not all is as it seems Actors Michael Fassbender Charlize Theron Idris Elba Ben Foster Guy Pearce Noomi Rapace Logan Marshall-Green Kate Dickie Sean Harris Rafe Spall Benedict Wong & Lucy Hutchinson Director Ridley Scott Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Russian ; Ukrainian Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; Norwegian ; Russian ; Estonian ; Latvian ; Lithuanian ; Ukrainian Duration 1 hour & 58 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 B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Prometheus After scientists Elizabeth Shaw & Charlie Holloway discover mysterious cave drawings that point to the origins of mankind they soon find themselves aboard the spaceship Prometheus sponsored by Weyland Industries & on a journey to uncover the secrets of humanity Overseen by the imperious Meredith Vickers looked after by the android David & backed up by a team of scientists Shaw & Holloway arrive on the isolated moon LV-223 to discover an abandoned alien spaceship & the truth that not all is as it seems Alien The terror begins when the crew of the spaceship Nostromo investigates a transmission from a desolate planet & makes a horrifying discovery a life form that breeds within a human host Now the crew must fight not only for its own survival but for the survival of all mankind Aliens Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley the only survivor from mankind&s first encounter with the monstrous Alien Her account of the Alien & the fate of her crew are received with skepticism until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate Alien 3 Lt Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161 a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet&s maximum security prison Ripley&s fears that an Alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of ex-cons begin to mount Without weapons or modern technology of any kind Ripley must lead the men into battle against the terrifying creature & soon she discovers a horrifying fact about her link with the Alien a realisation that may compel Ripley to try destroying not only the horrific creature but herself as well Alien Resurrection Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) died fighting the perfect predator Two hundred years & eight horrific experiments later she&s back A group of scientists have cloned her along with the alien queen inside her hoping to breed the ultimate weapon But the resurrected Ripley is full of surprises for her "creators" as are the aliens & soon a lot more than "all hell" breaks loose! To combat the creatures Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers including a mechanic named Call (Winona Ryder) who holds more than a few surprises of her own Actors Sigourney Weaver Tom Skerritt John Hurt Ian Holm Yaphet Kotto Michael Biehn Lance Henriksen Bill Paxton Charles Dance Charles S Dutton Pete Postlethwaite Ralph Brown Winona Ryder Michael Wincott & Ron Perlman Director Ridley Scott James Cameron David Fincher & Jean-Pierre Jeunet Certificate 18 years & over Year 1979 ; 1986 ; 1992 ; 1997 ; 2012 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51)
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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 Prometheus After scientists Elizabeth Shaw & Charlie Holloway discover mysterious cave drawings that point to the origins of mankind they soon find themselves aboard the spaceship Prometheus sponsored by Weyland Industries & on a journey to uncover the secrets of humanity Overseen by the imperious Meredith Vickers looked after by the android David & backed up by a team of scientists Shaw & Holloway arrive on the isolated moon LV-223 to discover an abandoned alien spaceship & the truth that not all is as it seems Alien The terror begins when the crew of the spaceship Nostromo investigates a transmission from a desolate planet & makes a horrifying discovery a life form that breeds within a human host Now the crew must fight not only for its own survival but for the survival of all mankind Aliens Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley the only survivor from mankind&s first encounter with the monstrous Alien Her account of the Alien & the fate of her crew are received with skepticism until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate Alien 3 Lt Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161 a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet&s maximum security prison Ripley&s fears that an Alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of ex-cons begin to mount Without weapons or modern technology of any kind Ripley must lead the men into battle against the terrifying creature & soon she discovers a horrifying fact about her link with the Alien a realisation that may compel Ripley to try destroying not only the horrific creature but herself as well Alien Resurrection Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) died fighting the perfect predator Two hundred years & eight horrific experiments later she&s back A group of scientists have cloned her along with the alien queen inside her hoping to breed the ultimate weapon But the resurrected Ripley is full of surprises for her "creators" as are the aliens & soon a lot more than "all hell" breaks loose! To combat the creatures Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers including a mechanic named Call (Winona Ryder) who holds more than a few surprises of her own Actors Sigourney Weaver Tom Skerritt John Hurt Ian Holm Yaphet Kotto Michael Biehn Lance Henriksen Bill Paxton Charles Dance Charles S Dutton Pete Postlethwaite Ralph Brown Winona Ryder Michael Wincott & Ron Perlman Director Ridley Scott James Cameron David Fincher & Jean-Pierre Jeunet Certificate 18 years & over Year 1979 ; 1986 ; 1992 ; 1997 ; 2012 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51)
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In November 2014 thirteen members of the Biden family gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving a tradition they had been celebrating for the past forty years; it was the one constant in what had become a hectic scrutinized & overscheduled life The Thanksgiving holiday was a time to connect a time to reflect on what the year had brought & what the future might hold But this year felt different from all those that had come before Joe & Jill Biden's eldest son Beau had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor fifteen months earlier & his survival was uncertain Promise me Dad Beau had told his father Give me your word that no matter what happens you're going to be all right Joe Biden gave him his word Promise Me Dad chronicles the year that followed which would be the most momentous & challenging in Joe Biden's extraordinary life & career Vice President Biden traveled more than a hundred thousand miles that year across the world dealing with crises in Ukraine Central America & Iraq When a call came from New York or Capitol Hill or Kyiv or Baghdad-Joe I need your help-he responded For twelve months while Beau fought for & then lost his life the vice president balanced the twin imperatives of living up to his responsibilities to his country & his responsibilities to his family & never far away was the insistent & urgent question of whether he should seek the presidency in 2016 The year brought real triumph & accomplishment & wrenching pain But even in the worst times Biden was able to lean on the strength of his long deep bonds with his family on his faith & on his deepening friendship with the man in the Oval Office Barack Obama Writing with poignancy & immediacy Joe Biden allows readers to feel the urgency of each moment to experience the days when he felt unable to move forward as well as the days when he felt like he could not afford to stop This is a book written not just by the vice president but by a father grandfather friend & husband Promise Me Dad is a story of how family & friendships sustain us & how hope purpose & action can guide us through the pain of personal loss into the light of a new future ...

Winner of the David Gemmell Morningstar Award Promise of Blood is the explosive first novel in the most action-packed & acclaimed new fantasy series in years It's a bloody business overthrowing a king Now amid the chaos a whispered rumour is spreading A rumour about a broken promise omens of death & the gods returning to walk the earth No one really believes these whispers Perhaps they should' Just plain awesome Innovative magic quick-paced plot interesting world I had a blast' Brandon Sanderson' Gunpowder & magic An explosive combination' Peter Brett' Brings a welcome breath of gunpowder-tinged air to epic fantasy' Anthony Ryan' Tense action memorable characters rising stakes Brian Mc Clellan is the real thing' Brent Weeks The Powder Mage trilogy Promise of Blood The Crimson Campaign The Autumn Republic The Gods of Blood & Powder series Sins of Empire Wrath of Empire ...

An epic saga of Israel's early years that Tom Brokaw calls'a riveting novel that picks up where Exodus left off' The first novel in a planned trilogy 416 pages Fletcher Martin ...

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 Promised Land Matt Damon stars as Steve Butler a corporate salesman whose journey from farm boy to big-time player takes an unexpected detour when he lands in a small town where he grapples with a surprising array of both open hearts & closed doors Gus Van Sant helms the film from an original screenplay written by John Krasinski & Matt Damon from a story by Dave Eggers Steve has been dispatched to the rural town of Mc Kinley with his sales partner Sue Thomason (Academy Award winner Frances Mc Dormand) The town has been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years & the two consummate sales executives see Mc Kinley&s citizens as likely to accept their company&s offer
- for drilling rights to their properties
- as much-needed relief What seems like an easy job & a short stay for the duo becomes complicated
- professionally by calls for community-wide consideration of the offer by respected schoolteacher Frank Yates (Academy Award nominee Hal Holbrook) & personally by Steve&s encounter with Alice (Rosemarie De Witt) When Dustin Noble (John Krasinski) a slick environmental activist arrives suddenly the stakes both personal & professional rise to the boiling point Actors Matt Damon John Krasinski Frances Mc Dormand Rosemarie De Witt & Hal Holbrook Director Gus Van Sant Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English Additional Languages German ; Spanish ; Brazilian Portuguese Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; German ; Spanish ; Brazilian Portuguese ; Cantonese ; Latin American Spanish ; Thai ; Traditional Mandarin Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 42 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 Promised Land is the new contemporary drama directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting Milk) Matt Damon plays Steve Butler an ace corporate salesman who is sent along with his partner Sue Thomason (Frances Mc Dormand) to close a key rural town in his company&s expansion plans With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company&s offer for drilling rights to their properties as much-needed relief What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Hal Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (John Krasinski) as well as the interest of a local woman (Rosemarie De Witt) Promised Land explores America at the crossroads where big business & the strength of small-town community converge ...

Tracklist Push & Pull (All The Time) She Takes Me There Otherworldly Pleasures Through The Seasons Dialogue Oppression Golden Child Canfield Drive Better Company Northern Country Scene ...