Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play When thrill-seeking billionaire Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) pulls off his boldest stunt ever- stealing a priceless painting in broad daylight from a Manhattan museum-he finds himself up against an even greater challenge winning the heart of the beautiful insurance investigator (Rene Russo) hired to retrieve the artwork Actors Pierce Brosnan Rene Russo Denis Leary Ben Gazzara Frankie Faison Fritz Weaver Faye Dunaway & James Saito Director John Mc Tiernan Certificate 15 years & over Year 1999 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on the 1968 film of the same name THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR offers a peak into the nefarious lives of the rich & famous Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) is a man with looks wit & millions of dollars yet the only way he can feel truly alive is during the thrill of the heist When a valuable Monet painting comes to town Crown decides stealing it would be the ultimate rush As the New York high society demands justice little do they--or the police--suspect that one of their very own has committed the crime Expert Catherine Danning (Rene Russo) is brought in investigate the stolen Monet painting But as she come closer to proving Crown guilty she is drawn into his world & falls in deeply in love with him For THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR director John Mc Tiernan takes action elements of his previous films (both the explosive urban setting of DIE HARD & the racy pursuit feel of PREDATOR) & spins them into a sophisticated thriller about the downfalls of wealth & high society ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A very rich & successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork but may have met his match in a seductive detective ...

Track Listings Disc 1 1 The Windmills Of Your Mind
- Sting 2 Sinnerman
- Nina Simone 3 Everything (Is Never Quite Enough)
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The Thompson submachine gun or Tommy gun developed an almost iconic status during the 20th century It had an unusual beginning for it was developed during the dying days of World War I as a 'one-man h&-held machine gun' The war ended before these first prototypes could be shipped to Europe but once the M1921 Thompson formally entered production it was used by the criminals working in Chicago & New York during the 1920s With the police increasingly outgunned they too were forced to equip themselves with the Tommy gun It quickly came to be used in Hollywood films & by the end of the 1930s it would have probably faded from view had history not intervened With the entry of the US into World War II there was an urgent need to equip & arm a force of epic proportions; the Thompson submachine gun began a second career as part of the US Army It also became the weapon of choice for the small band of British commandos as they conducted a number of daring raids against the heart of occupied Europe ...

Sometimes when he didn't know he was being watched Meggie would look at him & try desperately to imprint his face upon her brain's core & he would turn to find her watching him a look in his eyes of haunted grief a doomed look She understood the implicit message or thought she did; he must go back to the Church & his duties Never again with the same spirit perhaps but more able to serve For only those who have slipped & fallen know the vicissitudes of the way ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The entire mini-series (based on the best-selling novel by Colleen Mc Cullough) following the fortunes of the Cleary family whose lives are touched by a seemingly unalterable destiny The story spans generations & continents & deals with the relationship between an ambitious priest (Richard Chamberlain) & a young woman (Rachel Ward) ...

The companion novel to the hugely popular THE THORNTHWAITE INHERITANCEAfter a lifetime of plotting each other's demise orphan twins Lorelli & Ovid Thornthwaite have reached an uneasy truce No longer trying to kill each other they are living a quieter life in the remains of the burnt-out Thornthwaite Manor It's not long though before some peculiar 'near accidents' begin to take place & the twins begin to wonder
- is someone else trying to bump them off? Could it be the oddball builder Dragos or Beaufort Nouveau the twins' triple Michelin-starred chef? What would old Tom the gardener have to gain from the deaths of Lorelli & Ovid? Or stinking rich Uncle Harry who claims to be the twins' long-lost uncle on their mother's side? As the number of near fatal 'accidents' ramp up it becomes clear that there are some dreadful forces at work
- but just who is behind the Thornthwaite betrayal?

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Ovid & Lorelli Thornthwaite have been trying to kill each other for so long that neither twin can remember which act of attempted murder came first But whoever struck first trying to take each other's lives is simply what they do Until one day a lawyer arrives at their house to take stock of its contents & his accompanying son attracts their attention Soon a new battle evolves
- one in which the twins have to work together to solve the mystery of their parents' deaths Can Lorelli & Ovid overcome their old animosities & will they ever get to finish that game of chess?
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The most romantic creative person in garden design I know' Piet Oudolf Jinny's genius is to marry a beautiful vision to an extraordinary empathy with the landscape into which that vision will fit resulting in a pastoral harmony second to none'
- Victoria Lady Getty A prolific designer Jinny Blom embraces a wide variety of styles from formal walled gardens to contemporary installations What defines her work is her skill with plants & her ability to create a garden that responds to the history of the site & the wider landscape In this book Jinny shares her insight into the creative process she has developed while designing more than 250 gardens around the world The gardens Jinny creates are as different as their owners & their locations Small gardens are very intimate & have to work efficiently in order to be pleasing An Oxfordshire garden of rooms is constructed from nothing creating a new garden with an old soul There are modern takes on traditional forms But all these gardens share a commitment to beautiful craftsmanship & considered planting Structure & detail are important & receive close attention The styles vary considerably
- logical calm beautiful romantic naturalistic formal sometimes spare
- but the principles remain firm Jinny designs for the long term with consideration for the environment; these gardens are built to last Reflecting Jinnys highly individual character there is plenty of wit & quirkiness alongside the expert knowledge & it will appeal to the widest audience of garden lovers Thoughtful & beautiful yet practical & informative this book marries artistry with functionality


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