This Blu-ray is region free Triple bill of films starring Russell Crowe In & American Gangster& (2007) when his boss dies underworld driver Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) seizes his chance & begins to build his own criminal empire in Harlem Utilising the bodies of dead US soldiers Lucas begins importing heroin direct from South-East Asia increasing purity on the street & undercutting his rivals in one swoop Before long he&s amassed a fortune bringing him to the attention of maverick policeman Ritchie Roberts (Crowe) an honest cop in an otherwise corrupt force who makes it his business to shut Lucas down In Ridley Scott&s Oscar-winning take on the Roman epic & Gladiator& (2000) after the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) betrays the Emperor&s beloved General Maximus (Crowe) & takes the throne for himself Maximus is sold as a slave & then trained as a gladiator keeping himself strong with thoughts of revenge Eventually he is taken to the Colosseum where he prepares to fight in a contest presided over by the corrupt Commodus Will he suffer the ultimate humiliation & die for the entertainment of his enemy or will he survive the rigors of the arena & find a way of exacting his revenge? Finally & State of Play& (2009) is a political thriller based on the acclaimed 2003 BBC mini-series With the action transposed from Westminster to Washington the film follows the investigations of journalist Cal Mc Affrey (Crowe) as he probes into the suspicious death of the mistress & former research assistant of ambitious up-&-coming Congressman & potential presidential candidate Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) As he works alongside the police on the case Mc Affrey becomes romantically involved with the Congressman&s estranged wife Anne (Robin Wright Penn) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Stephen Collins is an ambitious politician Cal Mc Affrey is a well-respected investigative journalist & Stephen&s ex-campaign manager En route to work one morning Stephen&s research assistant mysteriously falls to her death on the London Underground It&s not long before revelations of their affair hit the headlines Meanwhile a suspected teenage drug dealer is found shot dead These (apparently unconnected) events expose a dangerous habit within modern government of dancing too closely with the corporate devil Friendships are tested & lives are put on the line as an intricate web of lies unfolds Age Rating 15 ...

Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars in this nail-biting thriller from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (" The Last King of Scotland") When reporter Cal Mc Caffrey finds himself embroiled in a series of murders his skills of deduction lead him to sources at the top of the US political system Handsome unflappable US Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party&s contender for the upcoming presidential race Until his research assistantmistress is brutally murdered & buried secrets come tumbling out Mc Caffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins & a ruthless editor Cameron (Oscar winner Helen Mirren) who has assigned him to investigate As he & partner Della (Rachel Mc Adams) try to uncover the killer&s identity Mc Caffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation&s power structures & in a town of spin-doctors & wealthy politicos he will discover one truth when billions are at stake no one&s integrity love or life is ever safe Deleted Scenes The Making Of State Of Play Blu-Ray Exclusive! Picture In Picture With just one click access cast & crew interviews & behind the scenes footage Blu-Ray Exclusive! Washington DC Locations Get historical insight into the American capital through interactive graphics & PIP Blu-Ray Exclusive! BD Live Actors Russell Crowe Jason Bateman Rachel Mc Adams Helen Mirren Robin Wright Penn & Ben Affleck Director Kevin Macdonald Certificate 12 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages Italian ; German ; Spanish Subtitles English For The Hearing Impaired ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Greek ; Korean ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; International Mandarin Duration 2 hours & 7 minutes (approx) Region 0
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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 Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars in this nail-biting thriller from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (" The Last King of Scotland") When reporter Cal Mc Caffrey finds himself embroiled in a series of murders his skills of deduction lead him to sources at the top of the US political system Handsome unflappable US Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party&s contender for the upcoming presidential race Until his research assistantmistress is brutally murdered & buried secrets come tumbling out Mc Caffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins & a ruthless editor Cameron (Oscar winner Helen Mirren) who has assigned him to investigate As he & partner Della (Rachel Mc Adams) try to uncover the killer&s identity Mc Caffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation&s power structures & in a town of spin-doctors & wealthy politicos he will discover one truth when billions are at stake no one&s integrity love or life is ever safe Actors Russell Crowe Jason Bateman Rachel Mc Adams Helen Mirren Robin Wright Penn & Ben Affleck Director Kevin Macdonald Certificate 12 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Czech ; Hungarian Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; Finnish ; Arabic ; Hungarian ; Czech ; Iclandic ; Danish ; Norwegian ; Swedish Duration 2 hours (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play State of Play Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars in this nail-biting thriller from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (" The Last King of Scotland") When reporter Cal Mc Caffrey finds himself embroiled in a series of murders his skills of deduction lead him to sources at the top of the US political system Handsome unflappable US Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party&s contender for the upcoming presidential race Until his research assistantmistress is brutally murdered & buried secrets come tumbling out Mc Caffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins & a ruthless editor Cameron (Oscar winner Helen Mirren) who has assigned him to investigate As he & partner Della (Rachel Mc Adams) try to uncover the killer&s identity Mc Caffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation&s power structures & in a town of spin-doctors & wealthy politicos he will discover one truth when billions are at stake no one&s integrity love or life is ever safe Gladiator The great Roman General Maximus (Russell Crowe) has once again led the legions to victory on the battlefield The war won Maximus dreams of home wanting only to return to his wife & son; however the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) has one more duty for the general
- to assume the mantle of his power Jealous of Maximus& favor with the emperor the heir to the throne Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) orders his execution
- & that of his family Barely escaping death Maximus is forced into slavery & trained as a gladiator in the arena where his fame grows Now he has come to Rome intent on avenging the murder of his wife & son by killing the new emperor; Commodus American Gangster Drug-kingpin Frank Lucas smuggles heroin into the US by hiding it with the bodies of soldiers killed during battle in Vietnam By delivering a product that is far superior to his competitors Lucas has rapidly established his status as Harlem&s most innovative drug dealer While Lucas delicately constructs his own criminal empire Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) one of the few honest detectives in a corrupt system senses a sizeable shift within the hierarchy of the drug underworld & sets out to investigate this hitherto unknown power player that has come out of the shadows to dominate the drug trade But with Detective Trupo (Josh Brolin) Roberts& crooked & jealous colleague wanting to obstruct & ruin the integrity of his idealistic counterpart Roberts is left with little option other than to take desperate measures to end Lucas& rule in Harlem

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012 There were people on the banks of the river Among the tangled waterways & giant anacondas of the Brazilian Rio Negro an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever Dr Annick Swenson's work is shrouded in mystery; she refuses to report on her progress especially to her investors whose patience is fast running out Anders Eckman a mild-mannered lab researcher is sent to investigate A curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns Now Marina Singh Anders' colleague & once a student of the mighty Dr Swenson is their last hope Compelled by the pleas of Anders's wife who refuses to accept that her husband is not coming home Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnesota & retraces her friend's steps into the heart of the South American darkness determined to track down Dr Swenson & uncover the secrets being jealously guarded among the remotest tribes of the rainforest What Marina does not yet know is that in this ancient corner of the jungle where the muddy waters & susurrating grasses hide countless unknown perils & temptations she will face challenges beyond her wildest imagination Marina is no longer the student but only time will tell if she has learnt enough ...

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Against the background of language & nation formation in Indonesia this book demonstrates how language planning is inseparable from the broader actions of the state & how postcolonial nationalism & globalization have had profound implications for language use & state actions to control it Using language planners' texts national & regional policy statements & the discussions of university English majors it explores the borders of what can be defined as Indonesian Javanese & English languages & how this is informed by ideologies of language & nationalism in contemporary Indonesia The tensions played out in the book between the ideologically perceived languages around which policies are built & the realities of linguistic performance & the resources of the individual are echoed across the globe making this book crucial reading for anyone interested in the interplay of language planning & language use ...

States of Happiness is Suzanne Batty's second full-length collection following her much praised debut The Barking Thing published in 2007 96 pages Batty Suzanne ...

A lively collection of literature science & art delving into the mysteries of human consciousness with a new introduction by Mark Haddon published to coincide with a major exhibition at Wellcome Collection in 2016 " The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy & vague Who shall say where the one ends & where the other begins?" Edgar Allan Poe Understanding the nature of consciousness continues to challenge even our leading scientists & psychologists Yet we all experience some form of consciousness & make daily journeys between different conscious states as we sleep & wake Through the eyes of writers artists scientists & philoso-phers States of Mind explores the meaning of consciousness & in particular the nature of interrupted or liminal conscious experiences such as somnambulism synaesthesia & disorders of memory These diverse
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- perspectives pose fundamental questions about what it means to be alive aware & human This engaging collection draws on five centuries of thinking probing science & the soul language & memory being & not being It

Includes:: works by Jane Austen Samuel Taylor Coleridge Arthur Conan Doyle Francis Crick Rene Descartes Emily Dickinson H L Gold Franz Kafka H P Lovecraft Marcel Proust Mary Shelley Henry David Thoreau Alan Turing H G Wells & Emile Zola WELLCOME COLLECTIONWellcome Collection is a free museum & library that aims to challenge how we think & feel about health Inspired by the medical objects & curiosities collected by Henry Wellcome it connects science medicine life & art Wellcome Collection exhibitions events & books explore a diverse range of subjects including consciousness forensic medicine emotions sexology identity & death Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive funding over 14000 researchers & projects in more than 70 countries wellcomecollectionorg



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