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Romantic comedy starring Kate Hudson and Gael Garcia Bernal. Marley
Corbett (Hudson) is a dying woman with a big fear of falling in
love. Soon after being diagnosed with cancer, Marley meets her
match in Julian (Bernal) and finds the prospect of losing romantic
control much more frightening than death itself. The film co-stars
Kathy Bates as Marley's mother and Whoopi Goldberg as God.
Four of the big-screen 'Star Trek' spin-offs featuring the crew of
'The Next Generation'. In 'Generations' (1994), Captain James T
Kirk (William Shatner) reluctantly comes out of retirement to
attend the launch of the 'Enterprise B'. When the ship attempts to
rescue two cargo ships trapped in a strange electrical field, part
of its structure is shorn away - taking Kirk with it. 78 years
later, 'Enterprise D' captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) is
mourning the deaths of his brother and nephew when he is called to
investigate an attack on the Amagosa Observatory. The culprits turn
out to be Picard's old adversaries, renegade Klingons Lursa and
B'Etor, allied with sinister El Aurian scientist Dr Soran (Malcolm
McDowell). Soran was amongst those rescued by the 'Enterprise B',
and is now desperate to return to the energy field - called the
Nexus - which claimed Kirk's life. When Picard himself enters the
Nexus, a historic encounter results. In 'First Contact' (1996),
Captain Jean-Luc Picard, once assimilated by the alien Borg, now
senses that they are about to return. He is proved correct when the
Collective engages the Enterprise E in battle, only to escape
through a temporal vortex into the Earth's past. Picard and his
crew glimpse an alternative Earth which is dominated by the Borg
and, in an attempt to find out how the Borg have altered the
timeline, follow them back to the year 2063, one day before Zefram
Cochran (James Cromwell) made the first warp drive journey. It was
this event that attracted the attention of some passing Vulcans and
established Earth's 'first contact' with alien life. While Riker
(Jonathan Frakes) leads an away team to prevent the Borg from
tampering with the Earth's history, Picard must repel a Borg
invasion of the Enterprise. In 'Insurrection' (1998), a Federation
team are unobtrusively observing life on the remarkable world of
Ba'ku, where 600 peaceful inhabitants enjoy the planet's
youth-preserving qualities. However, forces within the alliance
want to repatriate the population so that the planet's resources
can be exploited more intensively. Captain Jean-Luc Picard leads
his crew in an effort to protect Ba'ku's residents and thereby
honour the Federation's Prime Directive: non-intervention in the
development of other civilisations. 'Nemesis' (2002) is the tenth
instalment in the 'Star Trek' film series. When Picard and the crew
discover a disassembled prototype of their android colleague Data
(Brent Spiner) on a distant planet, they take the parts back to the
Enterprise and attempt to put them back together. Meanwhile, news
arrives that the new Romulan leader Shinzon (Tom Hardy) wants to
restore relations with the United Federation of Planets and Picard
is sent to negotiate. When Picard arrives, he uncovers a shocking
truth about Shinzon's connection to himself, and unearths a
sinister plot to destroy the Earth.
A Marriage Below Zero (1889) is a novel by Alan Dale. Recognized as
one of the first English language novels to openly depict
homosexuality, the novel is a poignant study of the institution of
marriage and the policing of desire in Victorian England. Rejected
by contemporary critics as "unconventional" for its depiction of
"monstrous forms of human voice," A Marriage Below Zero would later
earn Dale a reputation as a pioneering author whose exploration of
homosexual romance, however tragic its consequences, set the stage
for generations of artists to come. "He reddened slightly. 'Captain
Dillington always enjoys himself,' he said quietly. 'He is very
happy in society." [...] 'How rarely you find two really sincere
friends,' I remarked, rather sentimentally. 'The present time seems
to be wonderfully unsuited to such a tie.' 'That is true'-very
laconically. 'I think there is nothing so beautiful as friendship,'
I went on, with persistence. 'You have heard of Damon and Pythias,'
he said quickly, reading me like a book. I blushed deeply and was
then furiously angry with myself. 'I don't mind,' he went on. 'Make
all the fun of us you like.'" Referring to the ancient Greek story
of Damon and Pythias, whose names became synonymous with ideal male
friendship, Elsie shows herself to be rather naive regarding the
nature of Arthur Ravener's relationship with Captain Dillington.
Despite this lack of clarity, Elsie Bouverie finds herself
attracted to the handsome young man, and soon they are married. As
she begins to grow suspicious about his sexual appetites, she hires
a private investigator to follow the two friends, unwittingly
welcoming tragedy into their lives. With a beautifully designed
cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Alan
Dale's A Marriage Below Zero is a classic work of British
literature reimagined for modern readers.
A Marriage Below Zero (1889) is a novel by Alan Dale. Recognized as
one of the first English language novels to openly depict
homosexuality, the novel is a poignant study of the institution of
marriage and the policing of desire in Victorian England. Rejected
by contemporary critics as “unconventional†for its depiction
of “monstrous forms of human voice,†A Marriage Below Zero
would later earn Dale a reputation as a pioneering author whose
exploration of homosexual romance, however tragic its consequences,
set the stage for generations of artists to come. “He reddened
slightly. ‘Captain Dillington always enjoys himself,’ he said
quietly. ‘He is very happy in society." […] ‘How rarely you
find two really sincere friends,’ I remarked, rather
sentimentally. ‘The present time seems to be wonderfully unsuited
to such a tie.’ ‘That is true’—very laconically. ‘I think
there is nothing so beautiful as friendship,’ I went on, with
persistence. ‘You have heard of Damon and Pythias,’ he said
quickly, reading me like a book. I blushed deeply and was then
furiously angry with myself. ‘I don't mind,’ he went on.
‘Make all the fun of us you like.’†Referring to the ancient
Greek story of Damon and Pythias, whose names became synonymous
with ideal male friendship, Elsie shows herself to be rather naïve
regarding the nature of Arthur Ravener’s relationship with
Captain Dillington. Despite this lack of clarity, Elsie Bouverie
finds herself attracted to the handsome young man, and soon they
are married. As she begins to grow suspicious about his sexual
appetites, she hires a private investigator to follow the two
friends, unwittingly welcoming tragedy into their lives. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Alan Dale’s A Marriage Below Zero is a classic
work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.
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