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Shocking revelations threaten to undo Masane and every soul that surrounds her in this desperate age of fear and lust. The horrible X-Cons prove unthinkable abominations and even Reina begins to question the blind passions of the past. Masane’s own relationship with Rihoko grows shakier with each gasp of air into her new warrior lungs. Mother and daughter sleep separated tonight alone and disoriented in the frenzy surrounding their new lives. Amidst the threats to sanity and life and limb friendship will prove a rare and valuable thing. As men move through the shadows to shape the world an unquiet moon reflects the face of a mother lost.

 
Witchblade: Vol.3
 
 

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Make it a very cool yule with this compilation of holiday favourites jazzed up by only the best artists. Visions of Christmas is the ultimate holiday jazz music collection. Included in this DVD are a variety of Christmas visual images synchronised to the music. A combination of timeless jazz Christmas tracks and a colourful array of holiday images will instantly transform your enviroment into a place of Christmas cheer.

 
Jazzscapes – Visions Of Christmas – Music With A View
 
 

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The Great Escape (Dir. John Sturges 1963): One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven) screenwriters James Clavell (’Shogun’) and W.R. Burnett and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story this film also stars Steve McQueen James Garner Charles Bronson and James Coburn. The Thomas Crown Affair (Dir. Norman Jewson 1968): Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is a lone wolf in chic clothing. He’s a Boston tycoon who masterminds a daring bank job even though he doesn’t need the money. What he needs is the thrill of the heist the adrenaline rush of not getting caught. Catching crooks is where insurance investigator Vicky Anderson (Faye Dunaway) comes in. She always gets her man. But this time she may be too much in love to give him up. McQueen and Dunaway are lovers and adversaries in a stylish cat-and-mouse thriller written by Alan R. Trustman and directed by Norman Jewison. Jewsion makes exciting use of split screen images as the action leaps from the boardroom to the boudoir the polo field to a glider cockpit. The Oscar winning Best Song (1968) ‘The Windmills of Your Mind’ sets the perfect tone for the swirl of romance and intrigue… The Magnificent Seven (Dir. John Sturges 1960): Yul Brynner stars as one of seven master gunmen who aid the helpless farmers of an isolated village pitted against an army of marauding bandits in this rousing action tale based on Akira Kurosawa’s classic Seven Samurai. Released in 1960 John Sturges’ masterpiece garnered an Oscar nomination for Elmer Bernstein (for Best Score) and launched the film careers of Steve McQueen Charles Bronson Robert Vaughn and James Coburn.

 
The Great Escape / The Thomas Crown Affair / The Magnificent Seven
 
 

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In the aftermath of World War II bombing two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year old sister the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the enemy raids. Through desperation hunger and grief these children’s lives are as heartbreakingly fragile as their spirit and love is inspiring. ‘Grave Of The Fireflies’ is a tale of the true tragedy of war and innocence lost not only of the abandoned young but of an entire nation. Isao Takahata’s rightly revered and thought-provoking anime was winner of a special award at the 1989 Blue Ribbon awards and the Adult’s Jury award at the 1994 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival.

 
Grave Of The Fireflies (Studio Ghibli) (Single Disc Edition)
 
 

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Julie Walters and Victoria Wood star in this classic Christmas sketch show from 1991. Written by and starring acclaimed writers Alan Bennett Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale as well as Wood herself these four writers have been instrumental in working with Walters throughout her career and are responsible for some of her undoubted success.

 
Julie Walters And Friends
 
 

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To mark the 45th anniversary of The Beatles returning from Hamburg to sign to EMI Records in 1962 Wienerworld are proud to present a brand new in-house production: The Beatles – Destination Hamburg.From the formation of the Quarrymen in 1957 and The Beatles early years in Hamburg this 60minute music documentary uses contemporary film and recently rediscovered and restored footage to tell the definitive story of The Beatles their rise to international stardom and their crowning as one of the most successful bands of all time.Containing rare and exclusive interviews from those who knew them best and featuring the musical recordings of Tony Sheridan an early collaborator of The Beatles Destination Hamburg is the ultimate Beatles DVD. Let Beatlemania commence! Tracklisting: 1: My Bonnie 2: Money 3: Mess Around 4: Skinny Minnie 5: Johnny B. Goode

 
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
 
 

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Clark Gable and Jane Russell star in this spectacular western directed by Hollywood legend Raoul Walsh. When Ben Allison and his brother Clint journey to Montana for gold they save a party of settlers under attack from a group of Red Indians. Grateful for the Allison Brothers’ interventions Nella Turner promptly joins the sibling duo and on to Montana. However this buxom babe proves to be more trouble than she’s worth and the brothers soon find themselves at loggerheads over their saucy new companion. Switching her affections to suit her own ends Nella moves from Ben to Stark eventually leading to a tense journey through highly dangerous Indian territory…

 
The Tall Men
 
 

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Jamaica a tropical beautiful land but also a prime example of the impact of economic globalisation on a developing country. Narrated by Jamaica Kincaid (the novelist) this startling authoritative and award winning documentary provides a shocking insight into a Jamaica not seen by the hordes of tourists. Life and Debt portrays a troubled nation and details how the forces of globalisation and World Banks have effectively crippled Jamaica’s economy and robbed it of its natural resources.

 
Life And Debt
 
 

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Unshackled is the unforgettable story of two men. One Harold Morris was white – a sharecroppers son from South Carolina. The other Marcus ‘Doc’ Odomes was black – raised by his mother in inner city New York. Both were doing life sentences in Georgia State Penitentiary when the prison was forced to integrate under federal mandate. It was the last prison in America to do so. They were thrown into an 8ft by 10 ft cell and the door was slammed shut. This is their story.

 
Unshackled
 
 

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When Masaki a gas station attendant and local baseball player incurs the wrath of the local yakuza the notorious Japanese criminal organization he heads to Okinawa to buy a gun so he can stand up for himself. While there he is joined in his quest for revenge by a former gangster (Kitano) who seemingly has his own reasons for revenge. Violence escalates until the mild-mannered Masaki takes an oil truck from his gas station and drives it straight into yakuza headquarters…

 
Boiling Point
 
 

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