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Marvel Collection (DVD)
Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, …
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R135
Discovery Miles 1 350
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Four-volume collection featuring Marvel Comics superheroes. In
'X-Men Origins - Wolverine' (2009) Hugh Jackman reprises his role
as clawed mutant Wolverine, formerly James Logan, in this
blockbuster action prequel. The film, set over the years leading up
to the events of the 2003 'X-Men' movie, follows the young Logan
from the first awakenings of his mutant powers in childhood up to
his amnesiac rebirth as Wolverine, and recounts his tumultuous
relationship with his ferocious half-brother, Victor Creed, aka
Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and the events that lead him to sign
up to the ominous Weapon X programme. In 'Daredevil' (2003), Ben
Affleck stars as Matt Murdock who, after being blinded by a
spillage of toxic waste when he was a boy, develops his other
senses to an incredible degree, allowing him to navigate the city
with pinpoint accuracy. Now he works by day as a lawyer, and by
night he becomes the Daredevil when he uses his supersenses to
continue his fight against underworld supervillain Kingpin (Michael
Clarke Duncan). In 'Elektra' (2005) Jennifer Garner plays Elektra
Natchios, a hired assassin who is reunited with her old martial
arts master, Stick (Terence Stamp). When she is given an assignment
to kill Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and his daughter, Abby (Kristin
Prout), her conscience gets the better of her and she decides to
protect them instead, provoking the wrath of martial arts syndicate
'The Hand'. Finally, in 'Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer'
(2007), the sequel to the 2005 adaptation of the comic book, Sue
Storm, aka The Invisible Girl (Jessica Alba), and Reed Richards,
aka Mr. Fantastic (Ioan Gruffudd), prepare for their upcoming,
superhero-studded wedding celebration. But Reed is preoccupied by
reports of a bizarre, comet-like object hurtling toward the Earth
with tremendous force. When the object hits the island of
Manhattan, destroying much of the city in its wake, its identity
becomes resoundingly clear: 'it' is actually a psychotic villain
known as The Silver Surfer (voice of Laurence Fishburne) who aims
to destroy the Earth. Sue and Reed decide to summon Ben Grimm, aka
The Thing (Michael Chiklis), and Johnny Storm, aka The Human Torch
(Chris Evans), to take on the Surfer - and end up battling not only
him, but an obnoxious army general (Andre Braugher) and the
cantankerous Victor Von Doom (Julian MacMahon), who has broken out
of the icy prison that held him captive at the end of the first
movie.
Rufus Thomas may not be a household name, but he is widely regarded
as the patriarch of Memphis R&B, and his music influenced three
generations. His first singles in the early 1950s were recorded as
blues transitioned into R&B, and he was arguably one of the
founding fathers of early rock ’n’ roll. In the early 1960s,
his songs "The Dog" and "Walking the Dog" made a huge impact on the
emerging British "mod" scene, influencing the likes of the Georgie
Fame, the Rolling Stones, and the Who. And in the early 1970s,
Thomas rebranded himself as the "funkiest man alive" and recorded
funk classics that were later sampled by the likes of Public Enemy,
Missy Elliot, and the Wu-Tang Clan. In Funkiest Man Alive: Rufus
Thomas and Memphis Soul, Matthew Ruddick reveals the amazing life
and career of Thomas, who started as a dancer in the minstrel shows
that toured the South before becoming one of the nation’s early
African American disc jockeys, and then going on to record the
first hit singles for both Chess Records and Stax Records. Ruddick
also examines the social fabric of the city of Memphis, analyzing
the factors behind the vast array of talent that appeared in the
late 1950s, with singers like Isaac Hayes, William Bell, Maurice
White (Earth, Wind & Fire), and Thomas’s older daughter,
Carla Thomas, all emerging from the tightly knit African American
community. He also tells the story of Memphis-based Stax Records,
one of the nation’s leading R&B record labels. From the
earliest blues, the segregated minstrel shows, and the birth of
rock ’n’ roll through to the emergence of R&B and funk,
Rufus Thomas saw it all.
Entire first series of the popular TV show. In 'Encounter at
Farpoint', a double length story, the Enterprise encounters a
planet that is being threatened by an alien creature - and to make
matters worse, Picard is called before the super-being Q to answer
questions on behalf of humanity. 'The Naked Now' has the cew
infected by a deadly virus which manifests itself in such symptoms
as intoxication and promiscuity. 'Code of Honour' sees Tasha
kidnapped by an alien who wants her as his mate. 'The Last Outpost'
finds the Enterprise coming face-to-face with the Ferengi for the
first time. In 'Where No One Has Gone Before', a warp experiment
goes wrong and flings the Enterprise into a strange galaxy billions
of light-years from its starting point. 'Lonely Among Us' has
Picard's body becomes the host for an alien entity. 'Justice' sees
the unfortunate Wes Crusher sentenced to death for violating a
local custom on an alien world. 'The Battle' finds Picard taking on
DaiMan Bok, who wants revenge for the death of his son. 'Hide and
Q' has the crew of the Enterprise D plagued once more by the cosmic
trickster Q. 'Haven' sees Riker's heart set to break when Deanna is
forced into an arranged marriage. In 'The Big Goodbye', Picard
indulges his love of film noir detective stories on the holodeck,
only to end up trapped when the system malfunctions. 'Datalore' has
the crew of the Enterprise discover the component parts of Lore,
Data's twin brother, on a devastated planet. 'Angel One' sees Riker
caught up in the politics of a planet ruled entirely by women.
'11001001' finds the Enterprise hijacked by an alien race called
the Bynars, who upgrade the ship's computer to their own ends. 'Too
Short a Season' has the Enterprise accompany the ageing Admiral
Mark Jameson to Mordan IV, where his mission is to secure the
release of Federation hostages. 'When the Bough Breaks' sees Wesley
and various other children from the Enterprise kidnapped by the
technologically advanced but sterile civilisation on the planet
Aldea. In 'Home Soil', it transpires that the Enterprise is under
attack from Microbain, a microscopic life-form, after Data is
attacked by a laser drill. 'Coming of Age' finds Wesley preparing
to sit an Academy exam, while Picard is investigated by the
unpopular Lt Commander Dexter. 'Heart of Glory' has the Enterprise
play host to two Klingons who claim to have been attacked by
Ferengi. 'The Arsenal of Freedom' sees Picard lead a team to the
lifeless planet Minos to search for the USS Drake. 'Symbiosis'
finds Picard caught in the middle of a war between the
narcotics-addicted Ornarans and their enemies the Brekkans, who
possess a possible cure. In 'Skin of Evil', an Enterprise
shuttlecraft crash lands on Vagra II and is captured by the evil
Armus. 'We'll Always Have Paris' sees the man married to Picard's
first love create a hole in the universe. 'Conspiracy' has Picard's
best friend suffer from an acute paranoia which leads to the
destruction of his starship being destroyed. Finally, in 'The
Neutral Zone', the crew encounter an enemy stronger than any they
have come across before.
"Soulsville, U.S.A." provides the first history of the
groundbreaking label along with compelling biographies of the
promoters, producers, and performers who made and sold the music.
More than 45 photos. (Music)
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Palm Springs Noir (Hardcover)
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett; Contributions by Chris J Bahnsen, Eric Beetner, Rob Bowman, Michael Craft, …
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