Winter has arrived in the town of Windermere & has bought with it the death of Frances Henderson the best friend of Persimmon ' Simmy' Brown's mother Having known the Henderson family all of her life Simmy must cope with the loss of an important figure from her childhood as well as the confusion at being bequeathed something in Frances's will When Frances's husband is violently murdered in his home Simmy must face the fact that the family she was once so close to as a child holds some dark & sinister secrets How will Simmy cope with seeing Christopher Henderson the eldest child of Frances & Kit & her childhood sweetheart after so long & are the rumours of Kit's infidelity a clue to who murdered him? Keen to keep out of the investigation Simmy must not only face these personal dilemmas but deal with Ben Harkness & Bonnie Lawson's enthusiasm for solving crimes as well as her father's worsening dementia & her own mother's grief for her best friend ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Based on the short story by Richard Matheson The Box stars Cameron Diaz & James Marsden as Norma & Arthur Lewis a suburban couple with a young child One day they receive a simple wooden box as a gift which bears fatal & irrevocable consequences A mysterious stranger (Frank Langella) delivers a message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner 1 million with the press of a button But pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world Someone they don&t know With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession Norma & Arthur find themselves in the crosshairs of a startling moral dilemma & must face the true nature of their humanity Actors Cameron Diaz Frank Langella James Marsden Gillian Jacobs Basil Hoffman Lisa K Wyatt John Magaro Michele Durrett Michael Zegen Ian Kahn Evelina Oboza Ryan Woodle & Kevin Robertson Director Richard Kelly Certificate 12 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hours & 52 minutes (approx)
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' And now Master Harker now that the Wolves are Running perhaps you could do something to stop their Bite?'A magical old man has asked Kay to protect the Box of Delights a Box with which he can travel through time But Kay is in danger Abner Brown will stop at nothing to get his hands on it The police don't believe Kay so when his family & the Bishop are scrobbled up just before Christmas he knows he must act alone John Masefield's classic children's book is considered to be one of the great works of modern children's fiction Magical fantastical & filled with vivid rich characters
- brought to life in this edition by Quentin Blake's stunning artwork
- The Box of Delights & its sequel The Midnight Folk are a must-read for any child A genuine fantasy classic in the tradition of Peter Pan Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz A wonderful book for early readers aged 8 & up Two of the greatest children's books ever written'
- The Times on The Box of Delights & The Midnight Folk


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As he travels home on the train for the Christmas holidays Kay Harker has the strangest feeling something very mysterious is about to happen there is snow on the wind & wild dogs are roaming the countryside Then a chance meeting with an old Punch & Judy man Cole Hawlins the guardian of the elixir of life & a shabby box of powers pulls Kay into an array of fantastic worlds where he encounters ancient heroes wolves Romans rats flashing rings & flying ponies ...

Ben Robson can't remember a time before he had the box with its three mischief-making demon occupants smelly cantankerous Orf manically destructive Kartofel & fat slobbering greedy-guts Djinn When Ben was a kid it was fun & he enjoyed their company Now he's twelve they're nothing but trouble Then one day Ben has an angelic visitor who tells him that he can be rid of the box forever if he sends it back to hell There's only one catch
- the box has other plans The Box of Demons by Daniel Whelan was the winner of the 2012 Write Now! Prize It is now available in paperback with a gorgeous illustrated cover by Chris Riddell
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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 Please note the UV copy is only compatible in participating regions please visit the UV website for full details Stop-motion animated adventure Below the streets of Cheesebridge live the Boxtrolls a community of cave-dwelling & cardboard box-wearing creatures who are believed to pose a threat to the citizens of the town & their children However in truth they really pose no such threat & have even raised an orphaned boy Eggs (voice of Isaac Hempstead Wright) as one of their own Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) a local pest exterminator hatches a plan to get rid of the Boxtrolls for good as a means of securing his place within the town&s cheese-loving elite When the Boxtrolls hear of Archibald&s plan it then falls to Eggs to save the day since he is the only member of the group who can remain undetected on the city streets He ventures above ground & soon befriends local rich girl Winnie (Elle Fanning) who agrees to help Eggs save his adopted family from extinction ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Boxtrolls is a comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth class & the stinkiest of fine cheeses Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night & steal what the townspeople hold most dear their children & their cheeses At least that’s the legend residents have always believed In truth the Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky & lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright) since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving & mechanical junk-collecting own When the Boxtrolls are targeted by a villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley) who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society the kind-hearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge & an adventurous rich girl Winnie (Elle Fanning) to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change – & cheese ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Academy Award-nominated stop-motion adventure Below the streets of Cheesebridge live the Boxtrolls a community of cave-dwelling & cardboard box-wearing creatures who are believed to pose a threat to the citizens of the town & their children However in truth they really pose no such threat & have even raised an orphaned boy Eggs (voice of Isaac Hempstead Wright) as one of their own Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) a local pest exterminator hatches a plan to get rid of the Boxtrolls for good as a means of securing his place within the town&s cheese-loving elite When the Boxtrolls hear of Archibald&s plan it then falls to Eggs to save the day since he is the only member of the group who can remain undetected on the city streets He ventures above ground & soon befriends local rich girl Winnie (Elle Fanning) who agrees to help Eggs save his adopted family from extinction ...

Fleeing tragedy & mistreatment a young boy named Ren hides among the crowds in Tokyo&s busy Shibuya ward His efforts to run away are more successful than he realizes when he ends up in the world of the beasts! A rough-living bear named Kumatetsu gives Ren a new life & a new name— Kyuta—but is Kumatetsu really up to the job of being a mentor? Meet the Author Renji Asai is the artist behind the manga adaptation of the critically acclaimed film The Boy & the Beast Mamoru Hosoda is an internationally acclaimed animator & director who has previously helmed such award-winning movies as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Summer Wars Wolf Children & The Boy & the Beast ...

How many times have you walked along a beach & wanted to find something special? Treasure perhaps or maybe something magical? This is the story about a young boy called Tom who does find something magical on a beach He is amazed by a beautiful pebble lying in the sand so he picks it up & holds it tight Something truly wonderful then happens & an incredible adventure begins ...