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Includes:: the first 13 episodes of HBO's outstanding Emmy-winning series THE SOPRANOS created by

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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 Unlike the previous three this fourth series of The Sopranos largely eschews an overriding story arc in favour of developing several interrelated plot strands most of which are then left dangling tantalisingly at the end This year Tony&s many extra-marital affairs finally come home to roost even as he faces challenges to his leadership from within & without Paulie Walnuts simmers with resentment over his perceived neglect a resentment only exacerbated by Christopher&s promotion; while Christopher&s growing drug habit undermines Tony&s trust in him Paulie makes overtures to Johnny Sack & the New York family; Sack himself bears a deadly grudge against Ralph Cifaretto & also embroils Tony in a dispute between the two families Ralph & Tony clash over a shared interest in both a race horse & a goomar--you just know it&s going to end in something much worse than tears The women have as many problems though Adriana has reluctantly turned FBI informer a drug-addled Christopher squashes her dog & she has to confess that she can&t have children; Carmela falls maddeningly frustratingly in love with one of Tony&s closest companions; Janice inveigles herself into Bobby&s affections in a display of breathtaking emotional manipulation; while Meadow can no longer conceal the disgust she feels about her father&s business & Dr Melfi is increasingly sidelined since Tony&s behavioural issues have become to all practical purposes untreatable The whole ends on a downbeat note as personal disillusionment overshadows the mob politics With the imminent arrival of Steve Buscemi to the cast the fifth series is primed to be an explosive one --Mark Walker ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Unlike the previous three this fourth series of The Sopranos largely eschews an overriding story arc in favour of developing several interrelated plot strands most of which are then left dangling tantalisingly at the end This year Tony&s many extra-marital affairs finally come home to roost even as he faces challenges to his leadership from within & without Paulie Walnuts simmers with resentment over his perceived neglect a resentment only exacerbated by Christopher&s promotion; while Christopher&s growing drug habit undermines Tony&s trust in him Paulie makes overtures to Johnny Sack & the New York family; Sack himself bears a deadly grudge against Ralph Cifaretto & also embroils Tony in a dispute between the two families Ralph & Tony clash over a shared interest in both a race horse & a goomar--you just know it&s going to end in something much worse than tears The women have as many problems though Adriana has reluctantly turned FBI informer a drug-addled Christopher squashes her dog & she has to confess that she can&t have children; Carmela falls maddeningly frustratingly in love with one of Tony&s closest companions; Janice inveigles herself into Bobby&s affections in a display of breathtaking emotional manipulation; while Meadow can no longer conceal the disgust she feels about her father&s business & Dr Melfi is increasingly sidelined since Tony&s behavioural issues have become to all practical purposes untreatable The whole ends on a downbeat note as personal disillusionment overshadows the mob politics With the imminent arrival of Steve Buscemi to the cast the fifth series is primed to be an explosive one --Mark Walker ...

The first half of sixth season of the popular drama series In this season several crises threaten Tony & his crew Firstly rival boss Johnny Sack (Vince Curatola) is in prison & the always-tense relations between the New Jersey & New York families are strained through the unpredictable behavior of Sack&s surrogates Then there are the inevitable power struggles that ensue when certain family members are eliminated by natural & other causes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The final installment of HBO’s acclaimed drama series The Sopranos is filled with some of the darkest hours the well-drawn characters have ever faced Having cheated death after being shot by Uncle Junior Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) continues to muse about his second chance at life in this series He faces a myriad of immediate stress-inducing crises at home at work & from the law Tony&s wife Carmela (Edie Falco) plans for a future she&s not sure will arrive & son AJ (Robert Iler) & daughter Meadow find that adulthood holds its own surprises Meanwhile at work Tony comes to doubt the allegiances of many of those closest to him--no one not Paulie Bobby Silvio or even Christopher--is above suspicion The clock is ticking Time is running out But for who? ...

Celebrate Mickey's 90th Anniversary with this Sorcerer's Apprentice Nano Scene! Featuring an exclusive Mickey Mouse figure & authentic ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region Free Blu-ray player in order to play Comedy action adventure starring Nicolas Cage & Jay Baruchel Balthazar Blake (Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern Manhattan who combines his awe-inspiring magic powers with state-of-the-art technology to protect the city from the evil clutches of his powerful arch enemy Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina) Realising that he is going to need assistance if he is to succeed in taking Horvarth down Balthazar recruits average college student Dave Stutler (Baruchel) as his unwilling protege The hapless Dave must now survive his unconventional & often extremely dangerous training as he works alongside Balthazar to stop the forces of darkness & save the city Teresa Palmer Monica Bellucci & Toby Kebbell co-star ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Magic is everywhere in Disney&s The Sorcerer&s Apprentice
- the fun family adventure from the creators of National Treasure Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a modern-day sorcerer with his hands full defending Manhattan against dark forces When a seemingly average kid shows hidden potential Balthazar takes his reluctant recruit on a crash course in the art & science of magic to become the ultimate sorcerer&s apprentice Experience more extraordinary thrills heart-stopping action & spectacular special effects than you can imagine as these unlikely partners show us that the real world is far more magical than we ever knew!
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The Sorceress Of Karres As Captain Pausert had often had occasion to observe life just wasn fair! Hadn he (with the help of the notorious witches of Karres of course) outmaneuvered the deadliest of space pirates & eliminated the threat of the Worm World (as told in The Witches of Karres) after which at the least he deserved some time off No such luck though as the Empress herself sent him on a secret mission to stop the nanite plague but an enemy had somehow convinced the Imperial Fleet that he was actually a wanted criminal so after a battle leaving his ship in urgent need of repairs all three of them joined an interstellar traveling circus (don ask!) in order to save the galaxy once again (as told in The Wizard of Karres) Time for a vacation? Don&t be ridiculous
- there a new urgent mission that has Captain Pausert name on it! This new novel finds the long-suffering Captain & the two young Karres witches
- Goth who vows she will marry him when she grows up & her younger sister The Leewit
- being sent off to investigate mysterious & ominous events in the notorious Chaladoor region of space


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A New Sequel to The Witches of Karres Two Top Writers Continue the Bewitching Adventures Begun in One of Science Fiction’s Most Beloved Novels As Captain Pausert had often had occasion to observe life just wasn’t fair! Hadn’t he (with the help of the notorious witches of Karres of course) outmaneuvered the deadliest of space pirates & eliminated the threat of the Worm World (as told in The Witches of Karres) after which at the least he deserved some time off No such luck though as the Empress herself sent him on a secret mission to stop the nanite plague but an enemy had somehow convinced the Imperial Fleet that he was actually a wanted criminal so after a battle leaving his ship in urgent need of repairs all three of them joined an interstellar traveling circus (don’t ask!) in order to save the galaxy once again (as told in The Wizard of Karres) Time for a vacation? Don’t be ridiculous—there’s a new urgent mission that has Captain Pausert’s name on it! This new novel finds the long-suffering Captain & the two young Karres witches— Goth who vows she will marry him when she grows up & her younger sister The Leewit—being sent off to investigate mysterious & ominous events in the notorious Chaladoor region of space Goth soon becomes aware that unknown but surely inimical forces are tracking them & in order to foil them she takes a desperate route to travel back in time & meet Pausert as a young boy Meanwhile the Captain & the Leewit find themselves in the middle of their own desperate situation in the Chaladoor Whoever it was who said that a change was as good as a vacation never met any of the Witches of Karres—nor experienced their amazing talent for getting Captain Pausert into trouble About the Author Eric Flint is the authorcreator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the Belisarius series including the new novel The Dance of Time & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War two novels in the Ring of Fire series & on Crown of Slaves a best of the year pick by Publishers Weekly Flint received his masters degree in history from UCLA & was for many years a labor union activist He lives in East Chicago IL with his wife & is working on more books in the best-selling Ring of Fire series Dave Freer is an ichthyologist turned author living in a remote part of Kwa Zulu-Natal South Africa with his wife & chief proof-reader Barbara four dogs & four cats & two sons Paddy & James His first book— The Forlorn (Baen)—came out in 1999 Since then he has co-authored with Eric Flint (Rats Bats & Vats The Rats the Bats & the Ugly Pyramid Scheme & Pyramid Power) & with Mercedes Lackey & Eric Flint (The Shadow of the Lion This Rough Magic The Wizard of Karres) as well as writing another solo novel A Mankind Witch & various shorter works Besides working as a fisheries scientist for the Western Cape shark fishery he has worked as a commercial diver & as a relief chef at several luxury game lodges His other interests are rock climbing (he&s still good at it) diving flyfishing (he&s still bad at it) fly-tying wine-tasting & the preparation of food especially by traditional means—smoking & salting all the good unhealthy things ...