Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Other Guys Misfit NYPD detectives Gamble & Hoitz (Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg) are sentenced to life behind the desk They hate each other & the monotony of their meaningless jobs as they&re forced to live in the shadow of the two biggest & most badass cops on the force (Samuel L Jackson & Dwayne Johnson) But when those guys go down for the count opportunity knocks for Gamble & Hoitz Stumbling onto what could be one of the biggest crimes in years can The Other Guys step up their game to solve the case without killing each other & destroying NYC in the process? From the director of Step Brothers & Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Hot Fuzz Messers Pegg & Frost return with this rollickingly hilarious take on the cop action movie Top London cop Constable Nicholas Angel (Pegg) finds himself reassigned to the sleepy West Country village of Sandford The quaintness is soon to be interrupted though as a series of grisly accidents sweeps the village Convinced of foul play Angel & his new partner Danny Butterman (Frost) swing into action! Actors Mark Wahlberg Dwayne Johnson Will Ferrell Samuel L Jackson Eva Mendes Ray Stevenson Michael Keaton Steve Coogan Simon Pegg Nick Frost Bill Bailey Paddy Considine Timothy Dalton Jim Broadbent Adam Buxton Olivia Colman & Steve Coogan Director Adam Mc Kay & Edgar Wright Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010; 2007 Languages English ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Danson (Dwayne Johnson) & Highsmith (Samuel L Jackson) are the meanest coolest & most successful cops in New York City & then there&s The Other Guys Losers Gamble (Will Ferrell) & Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) decide they want the limelight in this sidesplitting comedy Misfit NYPD detectives Gamble & Hoitz (Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg) are sentenced to life behind the desk They hate each other & the monotony of their meaningless jobs as they&re forced to live in the shadow of the two biggest & most badass cops on the force (Samuel L Jackson & Dwayne Johnson) But when those guys go down for the count opportunity knocks for Gamble & Hoitz Stumbling onto what could be one of the biggest crimes in years can The Other Guys step up their game to solve the case without killing each other & destroying NYC in the process? From the director of Step Brothers & Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Misfit NYPD detectives Gamble & Hoitz (Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg) are sentenced to life behind the desk They hate each other & the monotony of their meaningless jobs as they&re forced to live in the shadow of the two biggest & most badass cops on the force (Samuel L Jackson & Dwayne Johnson) But when those guys go down for the count opportunity knocks for Gamble & Hoitz Stumbling onto what could be one of the biggest crimes in years can The Other Guys step up their game to solve the case without killing each other & destroying NYC in the process? From the director of Step Brothers & Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Lies passion & football the perfect honeymoon! Shot against the colourful backdrop of the 2004 European Championships Danny Dyer stars as Mark a newlywed on his way to Portugal for his honeymoon Mark has tickets to all of the England matches can he get away with supporting his country without his wife becoming suspicious? Actors Danny Dyer Gillian Kearney Vinnie Jones George Calil Jonathan Broke & Katie Comer Director Marlowe Fawcett & Richard Nockles Certificate 15 years & over Year 2005 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 36 minutes (approx)
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Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize & Costa Novel of the Year this international bestseller has become a reading group classic We don't want to tell you too much about this book It is a truly special story & we don't want to spoil it Nevertheless you need to know something so we will just say this It is extremely funny but the African beach scene is horrific The story starts there but the book doesn't And it's what happens afterwards that is most important Once you have read it you'll want to tell everyone about it When you do please don't tell them what happens either The magic is in how it unfolds ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In this gripping suspense thriller Oscar nominee Liam Neeson (Taken) is a man obsessed with uncovering the truth surrounding the disappearance of his wife (Oscar nominee Laura Linney) After stumbling across clues that take him to the streets of Milan he tracks down his wife&s charismatic lover (Golden Globe nominee Antonio Banderas) & is determined to exact his revenge In a shocking twist he discovers a labyrinth of secrets & a side to his wife that he never knew Trailer Interview with Liam Neeson Interview with Antonio Banderas Interview with Laura Linney Interview with Director Richard Eyre Further interviews with key cast & crew Actors Antonio Banderas Abigail Canton Amanda Drew Romola Garai Kas Graham Laura Linney Liam Neeson Laurence Richardson & Lisa Mc Donald Director Richard Eyre Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 24 minutes (approx)
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Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year The Other Mrs Walker is the beguiling debut from Mary Paulson-Ellis for fans of Kate Atkinson & Sarah Waters Somehow she'd always known that she would end like this In a small square room in a small square flat In a small square box perhaps Cardboard with a sticker on the outside & a name An old lady dies alone & unheeded in a cold Edinburgh flat on a snowy Christmas night A faded emerald dress hangs in her wardrobe; a spilt glass of whisky pools on the floor A few days later a middle-aged woman arrives back in the city she thought she'd left behind her future uncertain her past in tatters She soon finds herself a job at the Office for Lost People tracking down the families of those who have died neglected & alone But what Margaret Penny cannot yet know is just how entangled her own life will become in the death of one lonely stranger ' One of the strongest debuts of the year' Herald' Full of twists & turns' Independent'A wonderful inventive debut I can't wait to see what this author has up her sleeve next' Fanny Blake Daily Mail ...

A dramatic novel of passion politics & betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl They can fear me & they can hate me They can even deny me But they cannot kill me 1568 The Virgin Queen Elizabeth I has ruled England for ten years but refuses to name a successor despite the rival claims that threaten her kingdom Bess of Hardwick the new Countess of Shrewsbury has secured her future with her fourth marriage to George Talbot Ambitious & shrewd Bess anticipates royal favour when she & the Earl are asked to give sanctuary to the fugitive Mary Queen of Scots But the Scottish queen rails against house arrest in a desolate castle & plots to regain her throne The castle becomes the epicentre of intrigue against Elizabeth the Earl blinded by admiration for the other queen Even Bess's own loyalty is thrown into question If Elizabeth's spymaster William Cecil links the Talbots to the growing conspiracy to free Mary they will all face the Tower ...

' Pain is bad right? In this fascinating book Brock Bastian will convince you otherwise Drawing on both vivid everyday examples & surprising laboratory findings he shows how pain suffering & struggle give us pleasure make us kinder focus our thoughts & give our life meaning Bastian is a brilliant researcher & deep thinker & THE OTHER SIDE OF HAPPINESS is a delight to read' Paul Bloom author of AGAINST EMPATHY' Brock Bastian skilfully shatters the zeitgeist of positive thinking showing how struggle & suffering are vital elements of a life well lived' Adam Grant author of ORIGINALS & OBTION B with Sheryl Sandberg' If you're tired of all the simple minded books telling you to just cheer up & be happy this is the book for you!' Roy F Baumeister author of WILLPOWER REDISCOVERING THEGREATEST HUMAN STRENGTH ' Explains why hardship sometimes yields richer lives that are laden with meaning deep social connections & unexpected bliss A beautifully written & important book that should be required reading for anyone who's ever wondered why well-being so oftenflourishes in unexpected places' Adam Alter author of DRUNK TANK PINK In today's culture happiness has become the new marker of success while hardships are viewed as personal weaknesses or problems to be fixed We increasingly try to eradicate pain through medication & by insulating ourselves from risk & offence despite being the safest generation to have ever lived Yet in his research renowned social psychologist Brock Bastian has found that suffering & sadness are neither antithetical to happiness nor incidental to it they are a necessary ingredient for emotional well-being Drawing on psychology neuroscience & internationally acclaimed findings from Bastian's own lab The Other Side of Happiness encourages us to take a more fearless approach to living The most thrilling moments of our lives are often balanced on a knife edge between pleasure & pain whether it is finding your true love holding your new-born for the first time finishing a marathon or even plunging into an icy sea This is because pain & the threat of loss quite literally increase our capacity for happiness as Bastian reveals making us stronger more resilient more connected to other people & more attuned to what truly matters Pain even makes us more mindful since in our darkest moments we are especially focused & aware of the world around us Our addiction to positivity & the pursuit of pleasure is actually making us miserable Brock Bastian shows that without some pain we have no real way to achieve & appreciate the kind of happiness that is true & transcendent ...

History is more than facts & figures people & places wars & politics deaths & disasters Stories are never fixed in stone; they continue to morph & evolve with every retelling Author Simon Maier casts himself in the role of a hotelier who has worked in different cities around the world over the last 60 years Wry witty & sharp history is told through a refreshing point of view As the narrator chronicles key events of the 20th & 21st centuries he provides details of the atmosphere & recounts tales from people on the ground along with sketches of the mood & beliefs of the time Such details infuse the biggest & most important occasions of modern times with insight precision & warmth This book is a fascinating mix of fact & fiction; of what did happen & what might have happened History is scattered with many great changes; some planned most sudden; some shocking others happy We see the front view of the occasion the announcement the television footage the moment in lights We see the stage that is put before us
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