I was supposed to be having the time of my life When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953 she is elated believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer But in between the cocktail parties & piles of manuscripts Esther&s life begins to slide out of control She finds herself spiralling into serious depression as she grapples with difficult relationships & a society which refuses to take her aspirations seriously The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath&s only novel was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas The novel is partially based on Plath&s own life & descent into mental illness & has become a modern classic ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Belles of St Trinian&s is a classic comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian&s School released in 1954 directed by Frank Launder & written by Frank Launder & Sidney Gilliat Featuring a star cast of British comedy talent including
- Alastair Sim as both Miss Millicent Fritton & Clarence Fritton Joyce Grenfell George Cole Beryl Reid & many others This 60th anniversary edition has been fully restored plus features brand new extra content The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian’s are more interested in men & mischief than homework & hockey But greater trouble beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella Fritton who has kidnap on her mind EXTRASThe Girls of St Trinian’s Interview with Alistair Sim’s Daughter
- Merlith Mc Kendrick Interview with Geoff Brown
- film historian Interview with Steve Chibnall – Professor of British Cinema De Montfort University Interview with Melanie Williams
- Senior Lecturer in Film Studies UEA



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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 The Belles of St Trinian&s is a classic comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian&s School released in 1954 directed by Frank Launder & written by Frank Launder & Sidney Gilliat Featuring a star cast of British comedy talent including
- Alastair Sim as both Miss Millicent Fritton & Clarence Fritton Joyce Grenfell George Cole Beryl Reid & many others This 60th anniversary edition has been fully restored plus features brand new extra content The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian’s are more interested in men & mischief than homework & hockey But greater trouble beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella Fritton who has kidnap on her mind EXTRAS The Girls of St Trinian’s Interview with Alistair Sim’s Daughter
- Merlith Mc Kendrick Interview with Geoff Brown
- film historian Interview with Steve Chibnall – Professor of British Cinema De Montfort University Interview with Melanie Williams
- Senior Lecturer in Film Studies UEA



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Tracklist Bad Reaction I Can&8217;t Hide Man Enough Perfect Brand New Day Junior High Never Let A Woman Every Chance I Get Now Love & Hard Times ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Tommy Trinder plays it straight as a young man who joins the Auxiliary Fire Service in Blitz-era London He soon finds himself part of a brave & dedicated team of volunteers who constantly risk their lives in the burning streets of the bomb-battered city Directed by Basil Deardon The Bells Go Down is a patriotic tribute to the men of the AFS (The Blue Lamp Victim) that features breathtakingly spectacular scenes of fire-ravaged London Actors Tommy Trinder James Mason Philip Friend Mervyn Johns William Hartnell Finlay Currie Philippa Hiatt Meriel Forbes Beatrice Varley Norman Pierce Muriel George Julian Vedey Richard George H Victor Weske & Leslie Harcourt Director Basil Dearden Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1943 Screen Fullscreen 1331 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 30 minutes (approx) ...

An exploration of domestic derangement in the tradition of Daphne Du Maurier's classic Rebecca that plumbs the depths of sibling rivalry with wit & menace 384 pages Lindley Maureen ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Heartbreak Kid Ben Stiller & the Farrelly brothers bring out the best in each other In The Heartbreak Kid Stiller plays Eddie Cantrow who--persuaded by his father & friends that he&s commitment-phobic--marries a gorgeous & seemingly ideal woman named Lila (Malin Akerman The Brothers Solomon) that he&s been dating for several weeks But after the wedding things start to go awry the least of these being that on their honeymoon Eddie meets a woman who might truly be the girl of his dreams (Michelle Monaghan Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) As in There&s Something About Mary writersdirectors Bobby & Peter Farrelly push Stiller away from his increasingly schticky "tense guy" persona & draw out his sweeter more multilayered earnest side On his end Stiller provides a human core to what could just be a festival of raunch & absurdity (the movie features aroused donkeys deviated septum jokes & digitally-enhanced body hair among other items of questionable taste) It only takes a quick comparison with Jim Carrey in Me Myself & Irene or Jack Black in Shallow Hal to see what a surprisingly delicate balance that is The Heartbreak Kid may not be quite as wildly sublime as There&s Something About Mary but it comes extremely close with kudos to Akerman for her unrestrained nuttiness --Bret Fetzer Meet the Parents Randy Newman&s opening song "A Fool in Love" perfectly sets up the movie that follows The lyrics begin " Show me a man who is gentle & kind & I&ll show you a loser" before praising the man who takes what he wants Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is the fool in love in Meet the Parents Just as he&s about to propose to his girlfriend Pam (Teri Polo) he learns that her sister&s fiance asked their father Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) for permission to marry Now he feels the need to do the same thing When Greg meets Jack he is so desperate to be liked that he makes up stories & kisses ass rather than having the courage of his convictions It doesn&t take an elite member of the CIA to see right through Greg but that&s precisely what Jack is Directed by Jay Roach (the Austin Powers movies) Meet the Parents is an incredibly well-crafted comedy that stands in nice opposition to say the sloppy extremes of the Farrelly brothers Stiller is great at playing up the uncomfortable comedy of errors balancing just the right amount of selfishness & self-deprecating humour while De Niro&s Jack is funny as the hard-ass father who just wants a few straight answers from the kid What makes the Jack character all the funnier is Blythe Danner as his wife the Gracie to his George Burns who is the true heart of the movie Oh & Owen Wilson turns in yet another terrific comic performance as Pam&s ex-fiance --Andy Spletzer Tropic Thunder Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) pampered action superstar sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest most-expensive war movie produced but soon after filming begins he & his co-stars Oscar-winner Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr) comic Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) & the rest of the crew must become real soldiers when fighting breaks out in that part of the jungle Zoolander Charge your micro-mini cell phones & whip up some orange mocha Frappuccino &cuz Zoolander is on the runway & you&re gonna laugh your booty off! Based on a sketch created by writer-director Ben Stiller & cowriter Drake Sather for the 1996 VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards Zoolander is a delirious send-up of New York&s fashion scene as epitomised by male model Derek Zoolander (Stiller) a dimwitted preener who&s oblivious to a Manchurian Candidate-like plot to turn him into a brainwashed assassin Tipped off by a reporter (Christina Taylor) Zoolander teams with rival model Hansel (Owen Wilson) to foil the poodle-haired fashion designer (Will Ferrell) who&s behind the nefarious scheme The goofy plot&s only half the fun; with roles for Stiller&s parents (Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara) dozens of celebrity cameos endlessly"able dialogue & improvisational energy to spare Zoolander is very smart about being very stupid easily matching the Austin Powers franchise for inspired comedic lunacy --Jeff Shannon --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title ...

Tracklist A1 Buckfast For Breakfast A2 Losing Things A3 The Unblinking Eye A4 Efram's Hands A5 Pint Of Bodies B1 Creeks Gigantic B2 Triumph Of Fortitudo B3 The Block B4RIP SP808 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The music of Benny Goodman comes to life in this wonderful musical biography of the famed King of Swing Featuring all the outstanding songs & instrumentals made famous by the immortal clarinetist the story follows the innovative musician from his childhood in Chicago to his historic concert at Carnegie Hall in 1938 Steve Allen (Casino The Player) Oscar winning actress Donna Reed (It&s a Wonderful Life From Here to Eternity Dallas) & Sammy Davis Sr star in this unforgettable tribute to Goodman & his music with performances by the original Benny Goodman Quartet (Gene Krupa Teddy Wilson Ben Pollack Edward " Kid" Ory & Lionel Hampton) along with Harry James Martha Tilton & Ziggy Elman The priceless soundtrack highlights Goodman himself with classic renditions of " Sing Sing Sing" " One O& Clock Jump" " Stompin& At The Savoy" " Moonglow" " Goody Goody" & many more Actors Steve Allen Donna Reed Berta Gersten Barry Truex Herbert Anderson Robert F Simon Hy Averback Sammy Davis Sr Dick Winslow Shepard Menken Jack Kruschen Wilton Graff Fred Essler David Kasday & John Erman Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1955 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 56 minutes (approx) ...

MR NORRIS CHANGES TRAINSThe first of Christopher Isherwood's classic ' Berlin' novels this portrays the encounter & growing friendship between young William Bradshaw & the urbane & mildly sinister Mr Norris Piquant witty & oblique it vividly evokes the atmosphere of pre-war Berlin & forcefully conveys an ironic political parable GOODBYE TO BERLINThe inspiration for the stage & screen musical Cabaret & for the play I Am a Camera this novel remains one of the most powerful of the century a haunting evocation of the gathering storm of the Nazi terror Told in a series of wry detached & impressionistic vignettes it is an unforgettable portrait of bohemian Berlin
- a city & a world on the very brink of ruin
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