Stardust is an enchanting & enthralling novel from Sunday Times bestseller & master storyteller Neil Gaiman ' Charming in every sense of the word & deeply satisfying' (Time Out) it will delight fans of Terry Pratchett & JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit as well as those who loved the feature film starring Robert De Niro Claire Danes Rupert Everett & Michelle Pfeiffer among others Life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall
- named after the imposing stone barrier which separates the town from a grassy meadow Here young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester & for the coveted prize of her hand Tristran vows to retrieve a fallen star & deliver it to his beloved It is an oath that sends him over the ancient wall & into a world that is dangerous & strange beyond imagining

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One little girl dreams of being a star But whether it's finding Mum's lost wedding ring or winning the fancy-dress prize her big sister always shines brighter Yet for her grandad she is a star & as he dries her eyes & they both gaze up at the night sky he tells a story the story of the beginning of the world Everything & everyone is made from stardust & we all shine in different ways It's a lesson this little girl will never forget & one day her dream comes true & she finally realises her ambition to become an astronaut & fly up to the stars ...

One little girl dreams of being a star But whether it's finding Mum's lost wedding ring or winning the fancy-dress prize her big sister always shines brighter Yet for her grandad she is a star & as he dries her eyes & they both gaze up at the night sky he tells a story the story of the beginning of the world 32 pages Willis Jeanne ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Director Matthew Vaughn (LOCK STOCK & TWO SMOKING BARRELS) takes his experience with credible crime capers & applies it to the fantasy genre in this charming but not too precious adaptation of Neil Gaiman&s novel The many threads of the story intertwine seamlessly unfolding at an unforced pace that complements the movie&s magical special effects Charlie Cox (CASANOVA) stars as Tristan a somewhat bumbling shopkeeper A Es assistant in the sleepy English village of Wall so named for the stone barrier that separates it from the magical realm of Stormhold Tristan is in love with the beautiful dismissive Victoria (Sienna Miller) who much prefers her other suitor Humphrey (Henry Cavill) since he has travelled all the way to Ipswich to buy her an engagement ring Tristan in a last-ditch effort to win Victoria&s affections offers to bring her a fallen star they&ve just seen & she agrees to marry him if he can deliver Unbeknownst to Tristan he is the product of his father&s (Nathaniel Parker) sole excursion to Stormhold where he had a tryst with a mysterious slave girl (Kate Magowan) who said she was a princess As Tristan retraces his father A Es steps he discovers that the &star& is actually a beautiful young woman named Yvaine (Claire Danes) A trio of witches led by a delightfully wicked Michelle Pfeiffer wants to capture Yvaine to cut out her heart & gain eternal youth while the three remaining sons of the recently deceased king (Peter O& Toole) compete with one another to find the gem Yvaine wears around her neck With special effects that never outshine the performances & a sweet story peppered with hints of Gaiman&s dark sensibility STARDUST is a truly enchanting fairy tale ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In a countryside town bordering on a magical land a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he&ll retrieve a fallen star by v enturing into the magical realm Based on Neil Gaiman&s fantasy graphic novel ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Legendary comic filmmakers Sandy Bates (Allen) is tired of being funny Teetering on the brink of a nervous breakdown Bates attends a weekend retrospective of his films only to confront the meaning of his work the memories of his great love Dorrie (Charlotte Rampling) & the merits of settling down with new girlfriends Isobel (Marie-Christine Barrault) Plagued by hallucinations alien visitations & the bloodless studio executives trying to re-cut his bleak new film Bates struggles to find a reason to go on living But when he falls prey to a gun-wielding fanatic his zany brush with death reveals that there is value to his own existence & that often the best reason to go on living is life itself Actors Woody Allen Charlotte Rampling Jessica Harper Marie-Christine Barrault Tony Roberts Daniel Stern & Amy Wright Director Woody Allen Certificate 12 years & over Year 1980 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby (20) Stereo Additional Languages French ; German ; Italian ; Spanish Subtitles Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; German ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 31 minutes (approx)
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The night is still cloudless & dark An oasis of interstellar magic lies beyond the stratosphere countless stars burning comets planets ivory moons nebulae & perhaps even a beastly black hole or two It&s all up there for the finding At the Royal Hinterland Observatory endless elaborate sky formations are within reach of discovery—but you have to lay claim before your fellow astronomers nab the glory for themselves Star Fall is a clever game of wits bidding & quick thinking in which the aim is to obtain the most impressive portfolio of cosmic curiosities Players 2-4 Playing time 30-45 minutes Ages 10 ...

Starfighter is a two-player-only game of space combat in which each player tries to assemble card combinations that deliver effective attacks on the opponent The original feature of the game is the fact that an effect will be triggered every time it becomes visible that is either when a player plays the card or when the effect icon becomes visible again after being covered Room for combos! ...