Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Trevethen knew life would get toughbut she had no idea just how tough Left with a manor on the Cornish coast a mountain of debt & dozens of creditors on her heels she is about to lose everything But with Matthew the manor&s caretaker Grace hatches an outrageous idea Why not use her renowned green thumb to plant a cash crop & pay off her debts? Soon her greenhouse becomes a hot bed of illegal activity
- & business starts blooming But if the buzz gets too big these budding entrepreneurs just might have to watch their dreams go up in smoke!
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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 Double bill of family films from Disney & Saving Mr Banks& (2013) is based on the life of author PL Travers (Emma Thompson) & Walt Disney (Tom Hanks)&s attempt to gain the rights to adapt her novel & Mary Poppins& In 1961 when her book sales begin to decline Travers reluctantly enters into negotiations with Disney who promised his daughters 20 years previously that he would turn their favourite story into a movie Initially Travers is unyielding & flashbacks to her childhood in 1907 demonstrate why her novel & in particular her eponymous character are so precious to her Eventually she agrees to let Disney go ahead with the movie but will she approve of the final outcome? The cast also features Colin Farrell Paul Giamatti Jason Schwartzman & Ruth Wilson Thomas Newman received an Oscar nomination for his score In the musical & Mary Poppins& (1964) based on Travers& book series stuffy parents in Victorian London are looking for a nanny but the children write their own ad which is torn up & thrown into the fire Miraculously the paper reassembles & floats up the chimney flue & along comes Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) on her umbrellaparachute She brings fun & magic to the children&s lives as well as a guiding hand The film won five Oscars including Best Actress (Andrews) Best Original Score & Best Song (& Chim Chim Cher-ee&) ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region b or region free blu-ray player in order to play Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson & fellow double Oscar winner Tom Hanks star in Disney&s SAVING MR BANKS inspired by the extraordinary untold tale of how one of the most beloved stories of all time Mary Poppins was brought to the big screen The film is a poignant sharply funny & moving recounting of Walt Disney&s (Tom Hanks) quest to fulfil a promise to his daughters to make a film of their favourite book & of its fiercely protective author PL Travers (Emma Thompson) who had no intention of letting her beloved nanny go to Hollywood SAVING MR BANKS follows Walt as he has to pull out all the stops to change PL Travers’ mind & is ultimately forced to reach back into his own childhood to discover the truth about the ghosts that haunt her Together they set Mary Poppins free to become one of the most endearing films in cinematic history Academy Award winner Paul Giamatti Colin Farrell Ruth Wilson & Jason Schwartzman round out the terrific cast ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson & fellow double Oscar winner Tom Hanks star in Disney&s SAVING MR BANKS inspired by the extraordinary untold tale of how one of the most beloved stories of all time Mary Poppins was brought to the big screen The film is a poignant sharply funny & moving recounting of Walt Disney&s (Tom Hanks) quest to fulfil a promise to his daughters to make a film of their favourite book & of its fiercely protective author PL Travers (Emma Thompson) who had no intention of letting her beloved nanny go to Hollywood SAVING MR BANKS follows Walt as he has to pull out all the stops to change PL Travers’ mind & is ultimately forced to reach back into his own childhood to discover the truth about the ghosts that haunt her Together they set Mary Poppins free to become one of the most endearing films in cinematic history Academy Award winner Paul Giamatti Colin Farrell Ruth Wilson & Jason Schwartzman round out the terrific cast Actors Emma Thompson Tom Hanks Paul Giamatti Jason Schwartzman & Colin Farrell Certificate 12 years & over Director John Lee Hancock Duration 2 hours & 5 minutes Languages English Year 2013 ...

Frost can be fatal to a fledgling wine business gorgeous glitter with a high price tag On a winter's day it is beautiful but on a spring day after bud burst it spells devastation For Sean & Caro Feely a couple whose love affair with wine & France has taken them through financial & physical struggle to create their organic vineyard it could spell the end Until they receive an unexpected call that could save their skins This book is about life love & taking risks while transforming a piece of land into a flourishing vineyard & making a new life in France ...

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 the last great invasion of the last great war the greatest danger for eight men was saving one Internationally acclaimed by critics & audiences alike Saving Private Ryan directed by Steven Spielberg is an unforgettable film achievement that has had a profound & lasting impact throughout the world Winner of five Academy Awards--including Best Director (Spielberg)--Saving Private Ryan also garnered two Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture (Drama) & Best Director Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers the story begins with World War II&s historic D-Day invasion then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan (Matt Damon) whose three brothers have been killed in combat Faced with impossible odds the men question their orders Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer – & the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honour decency & respect ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Steven Spielberg&s World War 2 epic comes to blu-ray for the first time with crystal clear picture & spectacular surround sound Join Tom Hanks Matt Damon & Vin Diesel as they battle their way through war-torn France this is Saving Private Ryan as you have never seen it before! Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers the story begins with World War II&s historic D-Day invasion then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan whose three brothers have been killed in combat Faced with impossible odds the men question their orders Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer
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IN THE LAST GREAT INVASION OF THE LAST GREAT WAR THE GREATEST DANGER FOR EIGHT MEN… WAS SAVING ONE Internationally acclaimed by critics & audiences alike Saving Private Ryan directed by Steven Spielberg is an unforgettable film achievement that has had a profound & lasting impact throughout the world Winner of five Academy Awards – including Best Director (Spielberg) – Saving Private Ryan also garnered two Golden Globe™ Awards for Best Motion Picture (Drama) & Best Director Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers the story begins with World War II’s historic D-Day invasion then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan (Matt Damon) whose three brothers have been killed in combat Faced with impossible odds the men question their orders Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer – & the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honour decency & respect Language English Number of discs 3 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In the last great invasion of the last great war the greatest danger for eight men was saving one Internationally acclaimed by critics & audiences alike Steven Spielberg&s Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable film achievement that has had profound & lasting impact throughout world Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Director the film also captured Oscars for Cinematography Film Editing Sound & Sound Effects Editing More than 70 critics (including those at the Time magazine USA Today The New York Times & Entertainment Weekly) & critics& groups in New York Chicago Dallas-Ft Worth & Great Britain named the film Best Picture Of The Year while the Los Angeles Toronto & Broadcast Film Critics honoured it with both Best Picture & Best Director awards In addition Spielberg received his third Directors Guild of America Award the American Legion " The Spirit Of Normandy" Award a USO Merit Award from the USO of Metropolitan Washington as well as the highest civilian public service award from the Department of the Army Selected for more than 160 Top Ten lists Saving Private Ryan&s other honours include Golden Globes for Best Picture (Drama) & Best Director the Producers Guild of America Award & ten nominations from the British Academy Film Awards Saving Private Ryan was the top-grossing motion picture of 1998 Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers the story begins with World War II&s historic D-Day invasion then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan whose three brothers have been killed in combat Faced with impossible odds the men question their orders Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer
- & the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honour decency & courage Actors Edward Burns Tom Hanks & Tom Sizemore Director Steven Spielberg Certificate 15
- Suitable for persons over 15 Year 2003 Screen Aspect Ratio 1781 Languages English
- Dolby Digital 51 Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; English


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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 Once upon a time Santa operated with just a small workshop & a few elves But as Christmas has grown ever bigger Santa has been forced to innovate! Now his cleverest elves develop amazing technology including a hologram to hide the North Pole & a time machine to allow Santa to deliver presents to every home in the world in just the one night Bernard is an elf who dreams of creating such inventions but his job is to clean the reindeer stables! Yet when he creates an amazing Christmas memory machine his luck might be changing But Bernard s invention is broken by a curious elf causing the North Pole s power to fail & the hologram hiding it to disappear Now exposed to the outside world it is spotted by Santa s enemy Nevill Baddington who is determined to steal Santa s secrets for himself The only person who can stop them is Bernard ...