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How I Live Now (DVD)
Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Anna Chancellor, George Mackay, Corey Johnson, …
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British action drama starring Saoirse Ronan. Understandably cold
and aggressive after being shipped off to Britain from America to
stay with her distant relatives, Daisy (Ronan) is initially weary
of her new home in the English countryside, but as a relationship
develops between Daisy and her cousin Edmond (George MacKay), she
starts warming to her new surroundings. Left to their own devices
while her Aunt Penn (Anna Chancellor) is abroad involved in peace
negotiations, the group enjoy their idyllic surroundings and
isolation from parental influence. However, when World War Three
breaks out over Europe and Britain is taken over by military
forces, the group is split up and detained in prisoner-of-war
camps. With nothing left to lose, Daisy begins planning her escape
in the hope of reuniting with her lover, but with war taking its
toll on everyone throughout the country, she grows fearful of what
she may find...
The unforgettable story of Lilo and Stitch continues in this comedy
sequel. Before the other 625 experiments land in Hawaii, Stitch
(voice of Chris Sander) is living the good life. He helps Lilo
(Dakota Fanning) follow in the footsteps of her mother as she
prepares for the big island hula contest, but when Stitch gets a
glitch, their perfect world goes haywire. Now it's going to take
Lilo, Nani (Tia Carrere), Jumba (David Ogden Stiers), and a whole
lot of 'Ohana' for them to save their funny little friend.
Triple bill of historical adventures. In 'The Eagle' (2010) Marcus
Aquila (Channing Tatum), a young soldier in 140 AD Roman-occupied
England, sets out to honour his father's memory by tracking down
the long-missing Roman Ninth Legion in which his father once
served. Accompanied by his British slave, Esca (Jamie Bell), Marcus
travels beyond Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of
Caledonia to confront its savage tribes and retrieve the lost
legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth. In 'Gladiator'
(2000) Russell Crowe stars as Maximus, a general beloved of the
Emperor, Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), but feared by the
Emperor's son and heir, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix). When Aurelius
dies and Commodus accedes to the throne, Maximus returns home to
find his wife and son killed and only just survives the murderous
dictates of the new Emperor himself. Sold into slavery then trained
as a gladiator, only thoughts of revenge keep Maximus going as he
prepares for a showdown at the Colosseum, presided over by
Commodus. In 'Robin Hood' (2010), Sir Robin of Loxley (Crowe)
returns from the Crusades to his home in the north of England.
There he comes up against the oppressive regime imposed by the
tyrannical new Sheriff of Nottingham (Matthew Macfadyen). Outraged
by the Sheriff's behaviour and the general state of the region,
Robin summons up a group of supporters and puts his formidable
archery skills to use in an effort to free the people from
corruption and political injustice.
Fully updated and expanded throughout, this second edition of Film
Theory: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the key
theorists, concepts, and debates that have shaped the study of
moving images. The book examines film theory from its emergence in
the early twentieth century to its study in the present day, and
explores why film has drawn special attention as a medium, as a
form of representation, and as a focal point in the rise of modern
visual culture. It also emphasizes how film theory has developed as
a historically contingent discourse, one that has evolved and
changed in conjunction with different social, political, and
intellectual factors. This second edition offers a detailed account
of new theoretical directions at the forefront of film studies in
the twenty-first century, and draws additional attention to how
theory engages with today's most pressing questions about digital
technologies, the environment, and racial justice. Complete with
questions for discussion and a glossary of both key terms and key
theorists, this book in an invaluable resource for those new to
film theory and for anyone else interested in the history and
significance of critical thinking in relation to the moving image.
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Black Sea (DVD)
Grigoriy Dobrygin, Jodie Whittaker, Daniel Ryan, Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn, …
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Jude Law stars in this underwater thriller directed by Kevin
Macdonald. Law stars as Captain Robinson, a seasoned submarine
captain who, after losing his crew and his job, learns of an
unclaimed bounty of Nazi gold lying in a U-boat at the bottom of
the Black Sea. Seeing an opportunity to strike it rich and leave
the job behind him once and for all, Robinson acquires the support
of a shady businessman and assembles a crew of British and Russian
sailors before embarking on the hunt. However, with such a huge pay
off on offer, it isn't long before tensions flare on board and some
of the crew begin to think about how they can increase their share
of the gold...
Fully updated and expanded throughout, this second edition of Film
Theory: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the key
theorists, concepts, and debates that have shaped the study of
moving images. The book examines film theory from its emergence in
the early twentieth century to its study in the present day, and
explores why film has drawn special attention as a medium, as a
form of representation, and as a focal point in the rise of modern
visual culture. It also emphasizes how film theory has developed as
a historically contingent discourse, one that has evolved and
changed in conjunction with different social, political, and
intellectual factors. This second edition offers a detailed account
of new theoretical directions at the forefront of film studies in
the twenty-first century, and draws additional attention to how
theory engages with today's most pressing questions about digital
technologies, the environment, and racial justice. Complete with
questions for discussion and a glossary of both key terms and key
theorists, this book in an invaluable resource for those new to
film theory and for anyone else interested in the history and
significance of critical thinking in relation to the moving image.
This book presents an interdisciplinary overview of the origins of
African livestock, placing Africa as one of the world centres for
animal domestication. With sections on archaeology, genetics,
linguistics and ethnography, this collection contains over twenty
contributions from the field's foremost experts and provides fully
illustrated, never before published data, and extensive
bibliographies.
This text explores the origins, development and present situation
of African domestic animals. The book presents an interdisciplinary
overview of the origins of livestock, and provides a synthesis of
what archaeozoology and archaeology can tell us about the
prehistory of domestic animals in Africa. Information is provided
on livestock distributions over time, including significant
information on the development of specific cattle size classes or
"breeds" in prehistory. Data on DNA and physical characterization
of African livestock, as well as ethnographic and linguistic data
complete a biological and cultural view of African domestic
animals.
A Hungarian Jew who lived and worked in half a dozen European
countries before arriving in Britain in 1935, Pressburger's
reputation rests on the series of strikingly original films he made
in collaboration with Michael Powell under the banner of The
Archers. The Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus
and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp all bear the unique credit
'Written, Produced and Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric
Pressburger'. Frequently controversial, always experimental, The
Archers suffered a long period of neglect before being rediscovered
by such prominent admirers as Martin Scorsese, Derek Jarman and
Francis Ford Coppola. Written by his grandson, and containing
extracts from private diaries and correspondence, this biography
defends the notion of film as a collaborative art and illuminates
the adventurous life and work of the film-maker who brought
continental grace, with and style to British cinema.
Award winning Canadian TV comedy series from 1988. 'The Kids In The
Hall' was the collective name for a troupe of comedians who
performed a sketch show featuring an increasingly bizarre range of
characters. Often highlighting the mundanities and absurdities of
suburbia, the group would then develop them, stretching out the
comic possibilities to the extreme.
School was out and I was on my way to San Diego for a family
vacation. I was sure the learning was over and the fun was just
starting. That was when I met Susie, a homeless girl who seemed to
be everything that I was not. Little did I know we had so much in
common. Susie taught me about life, love, and how to think for
myself. Most of all, she taught me that sometimes, you have to get
in trouble to really live.
Dr. Greg Johnson is the editor of Counter-Currents Publishing and
its journal North American New Right (www.counter-currents.com),
which draw upon the ideas of the European New Right to promote a
new approach to White Nationalist politics in North America. New
Right vs. Old Right collects 32 essays in which Dr. Johnson sets
out his vision of White Nationalist "metapolitics" and
distinguishes it from Fascism and National Socialism (the "Old
Right"), as well as conservatism and classical liberalism (the
"Phony Right"). Dr. Johnson rejects the Old Right's party politics,
totalitarianism, imperialism, and genocide in favor of the
metapolitical project of constructing a hegemonic White Nationalist
consciousness within a pluralistic society. He argues that White
Nationalists are too dependent on the model of hierarchical
organizations and need also to work on creating resilient lateral
networks. He offers New Rightist answers to a number of disputed
questions within the White Nationalist community, including white
culpability for our decline, Hitler and National Socialism, the
Jewish question, the holocaust, the role of women, Christianity vs.
paganism, and the relationships of populism, elitism, and
democracy. He sets out some basic principles for creating a
growing, resilient, networked movement. Finally, he criticizes
distractions and dead-ends like "mainstreaming," conservatism,
"premature" populism, and political violence. Engagingly written
and constructively critical, Greg Johnson's New Right vs. Old Right
is an important contribution to the emerging North American New
Right. Praise for New Right vs. Old Right "Greg Johnson's basic
point is that we must work to create a metapolitics of explicit
white identity-that is, a movement that will develop 'the
intellectual and cultural foundations for effective White
Nationalist politics in North America, so that we can ultimately
create a white homeland or homelands on this continent.' Greg is
one of the reasons why I think this is a feasible project. . . .
Greg received his Ph.D. in philosophy, and it shows. His forte is
the well-developed argument presented in a lucid, easily understood
style. Nobody can complain about this book being filled with turgid
prose. And I can't find any major disagreements." -Kevin MacDonald,
from the Foreword "In New Right vs. Old Right, Greg Johnson lays
out his vision for a pro-white movement more focused on ideas,
education, and communication than on politics or thuggery. True to
this vision, his writing is extremely accessible. Throughout this
collection, Johnson breaks down complex philosophical concepts and
challenging ideas into tight, efficient sentences and effective
explanations. Johnson doesn't drone on trying to sound clever. Like
an enthusiastic professor, he truly wants his readers to understand
why he believes it is morally right for whites-and all peoples-to
determine their own collective destinies." -Jack Donovan, author of
The Way of Men "Dr. Greg Johnson's New Right vs. Old Right
delineates the differences between two 'Rights, ' without
repudiating the common philosophical origins of both in opposing
egalitarianism and other passe ideologies that continue to dominate
much of the world. The primary value of this collection of essays,
however, is that Dr. Johnson asks the perennial question, from our
side: "what is truth?" In doing so he lays the foundations for a
morality of the New Right. This book is therefore unique in the
English-speaking Rightist milieu that was, for much of the
post-1945 era, poorly served in comparison to its counterparts in
Europe. As such, Dr. Johnson's book will be of relevance to many
beyond the North American New Right, of which he is a founding
father." -Kerry Bolton, author of Artists of the Right
Dr. Greg Johnson is the editor of Counter-Currents Publishing and
its journal North American New Right (www.counter-currents.com),
which draw upon the ideas of the European New Right to promote a
new approach to White Nationalist politics in North America. New
Right vs. Old Right collects 32 essays in which Dr. Johnson sets
out his vision of White Nationalist "metapolitics" and
distinguishes it from Fascism and National Socialism (the "Old
Right"), as well as conservatism and classical liberalism (the
"Phony Right"). Dr. Johnson rejects the Old Right's party politics,
totalitarianism, imperialism, and genocide in favor of the
metapolitical project of constructing a hegemonic White Nationalist
consciousness within a pluralistic society. He argues that White
Nationalists are too dependent on the model of hierarchical
organizations and need also to work on creating resilient lateral
networks. He offers New Rightist answers to a number of disputed
questions within the White Nationalist community, including white
culpability for our decline, Hitler and National Socialism, the
Jewish question, the holocaust, the role of women, Christianity vs.
paganism, and the relationships of populism, elitism, and
democracy. He sets out some basic principles for creating a
growing, resilient, networked movement. Finally, he criticizes
distractions and dead-ends like "mainstreaming," conservatism,
"premature" populism, and political violence. Engagingly written
and constructively critical, Greg Johnson's New Right vs. Old Right
is an important contribution to the emerging North American New
Right. Praise for New Right vs. Old Right "Greg Johnson's basic
point is that we must work to create a metapolitics of explicit
white identity-that is, a movement that will develop 'the
intellectual and cultural foundations for effective White
Nationalist politics in North America, so that we can ultimately
create a white homeland or homelands on this continent.' Greg is
one of the reasons why I think this is a feasible project. . . .
Greg received his Ph.D. in philosophy, and it shows. His forte is
the well-developed argument presented in a lucid, easily understood
style. Nobody can complain about this book being filled with turgid
prose. And I can't find any major disagreements." -Kevin MacDonald,
from the Foreword "In New Right vs. Old Right, Greg Johnson lays
out his vision for a pro-white movement more focused on ideas,
education, and communication than on politics or thuggery. True to
this vision, his writing is extremely accessible. Throughout this
collection, Johnson breaks down complex philosophical concepts and
challenging ideas into tight, efficient sentences and effective
explanations. Johnson doesn't drone on trying to sound clever. Like
an enthusiastic professor, he truly wants his readers to understand
why he believes it is morally right for whites-and all peoples-to
determine their own collective destinies." -Jack Donovan, author of
The Way of Men "Dr. Greg Johnson's New Right vs. Old Right
delineates the differences between two 'Rights, ' without
repudiating the common philosophical origins of both in opposing
egalitarianism and other passe ideologies that continue to dominate
much of the world. The primary value of this collection of essays,
however, is that Dr. Johnson asks the perennial question, from our
side: "what is truth?" In doing so he lays the foundations for a
morality of the New Right. This book is therefore unique in the
English-speaking Rightist milieu that was, for much of the
post-1945 era, poorly served in comparison to its counterparts in
Europe. As such, Dr. Johnson's book will be of relevance to many
beyond the North American New Right, of which he is a founding
father." -Kerry Bolton, author of Artists of the Right
This monograph explores the spatial and temporal patterns of first
referrals to the Cancer Genetics Service for Wales (CGSW) in order
to establish what referral patterns exist. CGSW has a patient
population of 10,878 first referrals over the eight year period
1998 to 2006. Nearly 70% are for breast, ovarian, or breast and
ovarian cancer, which helps to explain why more than 90% of all
referred patients are female. Referrals for high risk patients are
more likely to come from secondary care rather than primary care
and vice versa for those at medium risk. There is an inverse
correlation between referrals and deprivation showing that as
deprivation decreases, referrals increase. One temporal trend is an
increase in referrals to the CGSW Swansea centre, and a
corresponding decrease to the other two centres in Cardiff and
Rhyl. These results have not produced any evidence that referral
guidelines influence referrals. This research has identified cancer
genetics as a field that needs to adopt policies aimed at reducing
health inequalities and target resources at meeting unmet needs for
cancer genetics services.
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