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Two war dramas directed by Clint Eastwood. 'Flags of Our Fathers'
(2006) is based on the book by James Bradley and Ron Powers. In
February 1945, even as victory in Europe was finally within reach,
the war in the Pacific raged on. One of the most crucial and
bloodiest battles of the war was the struggle for the island of Iwo
Jima, which culminated with what would become one of the most
iconic images in history: five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising
the American flag on Mount Suribachi. But the surviving flag
raisers had no interest in being held up as symbols and did not
consider themselves heroes; they wanted only to stay on the front
with their brothers in arms who were fighting and dying without
fanfare or glory. 'Letters from Iwo Jima' (2006) is based on the
book 'Picture Letters from Commander in Chief' by Tadamichi
Kuribayashi. The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American
military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the
Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into
American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of
Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) is given
command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the
imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favour the
rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and
resentment and resistance fester among his staff.
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John Slattery's Creative Chocolate (Paperback)
John Slattery; Contributions by Peter Marshall; Edited by Morris Katy; Photographs by Myburgh Du Plessis; Designed by Duncan Boddy
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Wildcraft your way to wellness! In Southwest Medicinal Plants, John
Slattery is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting,
and using 112 of the region's most powerful wild plants. You'll
learn how to safely and ethically forage, and how to use wild
plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves.
Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification
tips, medicinal uses and herbal preparations, and harvesting
suggestions. Lists of what to forage for each season makes the
guide useful year-round. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is
a must-have for foragers, naturalists, and herbalists in Arizona,
southern California, southern Colorado, southern Nevada, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, western and central Texas, and southern Utah.
The complete first season of the popular US sitcom. In 'Love and
Marriage' Will refuses to give his blessing when Grace accepts her
boyfriend's marriage proposal. 'New Lease on Life' finds Grace
deciding that she wants to move in with Will. 'Head Case' sees the
flatmates arguing about bathroom rights. 'Between a Rock and
Harlan's Place' has Grace draw up plans to decorate Harlan's place.
'Boo! Humbug' finds Will and Grace going trick-or-treating with
Harlan's kids. 'William, Tell' sees Grace become suspicious of
Will's relations with his clients. 'Where There's a Will There's No
Way' has Grace become concerned about the amount of fun she is
having with Will. 'The Buying Game' finds Will using some underhand
means when Grace asks him to help her negotiate the purchase of her
studio space. 'The Big Vent' sees the friends listening in on a
real-life soap opera. 'The Truth About Will and Dogs' has Grace
bring a new canine resident into the flat. 'Will on Ice' finds
Grace and Jack waxing lyrical about professional ice skating. In
'My Fair Maidy', Will hires a maid to help keep the flat clean. In
'The Unsinkable Mommy Adler' Grace's mother comes to visit. 'Big
Brother is Coming (Part 1)' has Will worried about a visit from his
estranged older brother Sam. 'Big Brother is Coming (Part 2)' sees
Will shocked to discover that Grace spent the night with Sam.
'Yours, Mine or Ours' finds Will and Grace fighting for the
attention of a new neighbour. 'Secrets and Lays' has the friends
take a weekend holiday in Vermont. 'Grace Replaced' sees Grace
fight neighbour Val for the role of Will's right-hand-girl. 'Will
Works Out' finds Will taking Jack for a work-out at his gym.
'Saving Grace' has Grace decorate the house of a man who wants to
get a date with Will. 'Alley Cats' sees Grace try to become less
competitive. Finally, in 'Object of My Rejection', Jack marries
Karen's maid.
Double bill of canine adventures. In 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua'
(2008), when pampered chihuahua Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore)
gets lost while holidaying in Mexico, she is forced to rely on the
kindness of various dogs she befriends as she tries to get home
before she is captured by a villainous dognapper. Also in pursuit
of Chloe is male chihuahua Papi (George Lopez), who is in love with
her, and evil Doberman Diablo (Edward James Olmos), who has his eye
on her valuable diamond collar. In 'Underdog' (2007), after an
accident in the mysterious lab of mad scientist Dr. Simon
Barsinister (Peter Dinklage), an ordinary beagle named Shoeshine
(voice of Jason Lee) finds himself with extraordinary powers, and
the ability to talk. Armed with a fetching superhero costume,
Underdog vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of Capital City
and, in particular, a beautiful spaniel named Polly Purebred (voice
of Amy Adams). When a diabolical plot by Barsinister and his
overgrown henchman Cad (Patrick Warburton) threatens to destroy
Capital City, only Underdog can save the day.
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Flags of Our Fathers (DVD)
Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery, …
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Clint Eastwood's first half of the Iwo Jima saga. Based on the book
by James Bradley and Ron Powers, it is February 1945, and even as
victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war in the Pacific
raged on. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the war
was the struggle for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with
what would become one of the most iconic images in history: five
Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount
Suribachi. But the surviving flag raisers had no interest in being
held up as symbols and did not consider themselves heroes; they
wanted only to stay on the front with their brothers in arms who
were fighting and dying without fanfare or glory.
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas star in this sci-fi
action movie following the Marvel Comics superhero. Decades earlier
scientist Hank Pym (Douglas) invented a special suit that would
allow him to transform to the size of an ant and give him super
strength. The ageing hero approaches petty thief Scott Lang (Rudd)
and, with the help of his daughter Hope Van Dyne (Lilly), Hank
trains him to become the new Ant-Man. After Darren Cross (Corey
Stoll) takes over his former mentor Pym's business he produces a
similar suit to be worn by the military as well as a more powerful
suit for himself, transforming him into Yellowjacket. This results
in chaos and it's up to Ant-Man to use both his thieving skills and
his newfound abilities to save the day.
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