Please note this is a region 2 DVD region B Blu-ray & will require a region 2 or region free DVDBlu-ray player in order to play Shakespeare's classic play about the Machiavellian rise to power & subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England is set in an alternative 1930s in this celebrated film adaptation A brutal civil war has erupted in England with Houses of Lancaster & York battling for control of the throne Amid the turmoil the despotic Richard Duke of Gloucester (Ian Mc Kellen) plots his own route to power deviously scheming a murderous agenda that will lead to his installation as dictator monarch Steeped in fascist iconography the film openly draws from the aesthetic of the Third Reich a stylistic choice that emphasizes the pure evil at the heart of Richard's agenda Based on an acclaimed stage production for the Royal National Theatre (which also starred Mc Kellen) the film features an all-star cast which

Includes:: Sir Ian Mc Kellen Kristin Scott Thomas Robert Downey Jr & Dame Maggie Smith Actors Ian Mc Kellen Annette Bening Jim Broadbent Maggie Smith Kristin Scott Thomas Directors Richard Loncraine Format CDDVD Dolby PALLanguage English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 2

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Four of Richard Matheson’s classic tales of terror are collected in this graphic novel collection I Am Legend Hell House Duel & The Shrinking Man ...

A deeply researched superbly crafted biography of America's most complex president In Richard Nixon award-winning biographer John A Farrell examines the life & legacy of one of America's most controversial political figures Beginning in 1946 when young Navy lieutenant ' Nick' Nixon returned from the Pacific & set his cap at Congress Farrell traces how this idealistic dreamer became the ruthless man we remember Nixon as today Within four years of that first win Nixon would be a senator; in six the vice president; & then president His staff of bright young men devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care poverty civil rights & protection of the environment It was a fine legacy but Nixon cared little for it He aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead & his 1972 opening to China was the first great crack in the Cold War But Nixon had another legacy an America divided & polarised It was Nixon who launched the Mc Carthy era who set South against North & who spurred the silent majority to despise & distrust the country's elite Finally in August 1974 two years after the Watergate scandal Nixon became the only president to resign in disgrace Richard Nixon is a magisterial portrait of the man who embodied post-war American political cynicism
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In Richard Nixon & the Vietnam War David F Shmitz provides students of US history & the Vietnam era with an up-to-date analysis of Nixon's Vietnam policy in a brief & accessible book that addresses the main controversies of the Nixon years Richard Nixon came into office seeking a decisive victory in Vietnam & expanded the war in hopes of upholding a policy of containment protecting America's credibility & defying the growing antiwar movement However by 1971 the president was forced to significantly de-escalate the American presence & seek a negotiated end to the war Aided by recently declassified documents Schmitz provides a comprehensive analysis of Nixon's Vietnam policy during the first years of his administration clearly demonstrating that Nixon pursued military victory & providing a new periodization for our understanding of the Vietnam War ...

Tracklist The Fiddlers Play Lost in the Waves In a Moment Where Did I Go It's All Around You Cups in the Ocean Throw a Cup of Water Heaeven for Meg A Few Last Things Long Way Back ...

Tracklist A1 Spin Featuring Vocals ? Jordan Rakei 434 A2 Helsinki Trio 427 A3 Faded Featuring Vocals ? Jordan Rakei 439 A4 Control 422 A5 Show Me What You Got Featuring Vocals ? Jordan Rakei 438 B1 Rescue 547 B2 Celestial Blues Featuring ? Jameszoo Featuring Vocals ? Jordan Rakei 350 B3 Stay Close Vocals ? Jordan Rakei 603 B4 Loved One 606 ...

A high-octane trip across America The Score finds Parker assembling the best caper men he can find to knock over his most audacious target yet an entire town They scheme they prepare & they execute with military precision unaware that the whole thing is about to blow up in their faces Long considered a high water mark in the Parker series this new graphic adaptation brings the original to violent double-crossing life Darwyn Cooke Eisner-Award winning creator of DC The New Frontier continues adapting Richard Stark&s genre-defining Parker novels with his signature pulp flair in this third installment A hard-nosed thief Parker is Richard Stark&s most famous creation & Stark in turn is the most famous pen name of Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Donald E Westlake About the Author Richard Stark is the most famous pseudonym of world-renowned author Donald Westlake (1933-2008) In 1962 hecreated the master thief Parker & began a series of novels that have been recognized as seminal works of crime fiction Several of Westlake’s books have been adapted by Hollywood & Westlake’s adaptation of The Grifters earned him an Academy Award nomination for best motion picture screenplay Westlake has won numerous awards for his fiction & in 1993 the Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master the highest honor bestowed by that prestigious society Darwyn Cooke (1962-2015) was a graphic designer & animator who turned his attention toward cartooning in the late nineties Known primarily for his work on the DC line of superheroes Cooke always had an affinity for crime fiction & has often cited the Parker books as a great source of creative inspiration Cooke has won multiple Eisner ...

After evening the score with those who betrayed him & recovering the money he was cheated out of from the syndicate Parker is riding high living in swank hotels & enjoying the finer things in life again Until that is he’s fingered by a squealer who rats him out to the Outfit for the price they put on his head… & they find out too late that if you push Parker it better be all the way into the grave! First time in trade paperback! Darywn Cooke won SEVEN Eisner Awards for his work adapting Richard Stark’s Parker Novels as well as FOUR Harvey Awards! Expanded edition-Featuring THE MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE! ...

Label Deutsche Grammophon Format Vinyl 12 Album Tracks 1 Des Helden Gefhrtin 2 Des Helden Friedenswerke ...

Tracklist A1 The Hex 225 A2 Broken Finger Blues 420 A3 Selfishmath 316 A4 Dirty Jim 349 A5 Babylon 307 A6 Wendy 311 B1 Sister Song 223 B2 Nancy 348 B3 Hzlwd 432 B4 Kensington! 350 B5 Sept 20 235 ...