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Double bill of adventure films. 'Percy Jackson and the Lightning
Thief' (2010), based on the children's books by Rick Riordan,
follows the adventures of 12-year-old New Yorker Percy Jackson
(Logan Lerman). When Percy discovers that he is the descendant of a
Greek god, he sets out on a cross-country adventure to settle an
ongoing feud between the 'Big Three', Zeus (Sean Bean), Hades
(Steve Coogan) and Poseidon (Kevin McKidd), and unravel a mystery
more powerful than the gods themselves. 'Eragon' (2006), based on
the best-selling novel by Christopher Paolini, follows the fortunes
of an orphaned farm boy, Eragon (Edward Speleers), whose life is
changed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper.
When the stone turns out to be an egg from which a baby dragon is
hatched, Eragon realises he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as
old as the Empire itself. With only an ancient sword and the advice
of an old storyteller (Jeremy Irons) for guidance, Eragon and the
fledgling dragon (voiced by Rachel Weisz) must navigate the
dangerous terrain of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no
bounds.
A warm and funny novel about folk musicians, by one of Britain's
most popular radio broadcasters. Having been sacked from his
university teaching job, Ed has returned to his home town to pick
up the threads of his old life with his friends and ex-girlfriend,
Jeannie, in the Northern Sky folk music club. His dream is to play
with them again, making music like his hero Nick Drake - and maybe
even a little money. But know-it-all Matt O'Malley is now running
the club and has ambitious plans for them that involve contracts
and record deals. Can Ed get in on the act, or does O'Malley have a
hidden agenda involving the less talented but more photogenic Lane
Fox? And can Ed win Jeannie back - or will his legendary temper
prevent him from getting anything right? This is a funny and
touching novel, written with real Northern soul by one of the
country's most popular and knowledgeable commentators on music. It
will appeal to anyone who loves music, anyone who's ever been young
and ambitious, and anyone who's ever fallen out with someone over
the one thing that unites them.
Having been sacked from his university teaching job, Ed has
returned to his home town to pick up the threads of his old life
with his friends and ex-girlfriend, Jeannie, in the Northern Sky
folk music club. His dream is to play with them again, making music
like his hero Nick Drake - and maybe even a little money. But
know-it-all Matt O'Malley is now running the club and has ambitious
plans for them that involve contracts and record deals. Can Ed get
in on the act, or does O'Malley have a hidden agenda involving the
less talented but more photogenic Lane Fox? And can Ed win Jeannie
back - or will his legendary temper prevent him from getting
anything right? This is a funny and touching novel, written with
real Northern soul by one of the country's most popular and
knowledgeable commentators on music. It will appeal to anyone who
loves music, anyone who's ever been young and ambitious, and anyone
who's ever fallen out with someone over the one thing that unites
them.
Standing at the crossroads - the Mississippi crossroads of Robert
Johnson and the devil's infamous meeting - Mark Radcliffe found
himself facing his own personal juncture. Aged sixty, he had just
mourned the death of his father, only to be diagnosed with mouth
and throat cancer. Together these events led Radcliffe to think
about pivotal tracks in music and how the musicians who wrote and
performed them had reached the crossroads that led to such
epoch-changing music. Crossroads is a warm, intimate account of
music and its power to transform our lives, as Radcliffe takes a
personal journey through these key tracks.
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Mrs. Doubtfire (DVD)
Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Mara Wilson, Harvey Fierstein, …
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R248
Discovery Miles 2 480
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Ships in 15 - 30 working days
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Robin Williams stars as difficult actor and husband, Daniel
Hillard, who separates acrimoniously from his wife (Sally Field)
and receives a court order limiting his visits to his children. As
a result he dresses up as a Scottish nanny and gets gainful
employment with his ex-wife looking after his own kids! Directed by
Chris Columbus ('Home Alone').
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Monkeybone (Blu-ray disc)
Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Chris Kattan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, …
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R428
Discovery Miles 4 280
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Ships in 15 - 30 working days
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Comedy directed by Henry Selick based on Kaja Blackley's graphic
novel and starring Brendan Fraser and Bridget Fonda. Happy to have
just sold his character Monkeybone to a television company, cartoon
artist Stu Miley (Fraser) is getting ready to propose to his
girlfriend Julie (Fonda) when he is involved in a terrible
accident. Sinking deep into a coma, Stu is then joined by
Monkeybone (voice of John Turturro) in an unlikely journey in a
bizarre nightmare realm. But Monkeybone escapes from the dream and
begins creating all kinds of libidinous havoc in the real world.
Can Stu somehow find a way back and put a stop to this animated
simian chaos?
Triple bill of the comedy franchise starring Ben Stiller. In 'Night
at the Museum' (2006), Larry Daley (Stiller) is a kind-hearted
dreamer who always knew that he was destined for greatness. In need
of money he takes a job as a lowly graveyard-shift security guard
at the Museum of Natural History in order to provide a more stable
life for his ten-year-old son. On his first night on the job,
however, he finds that the guardianship of the museum is far from
stable. At nightfall an Egyptian spell brings the artefacts and wax
figures to life. With Attila the Hun (Patrick Gallagher) charging
through the hallways, miniature Romans and cowboys embroiled in a
deadly feud, and a two-ton Tyrannosaurus Rex nagging to play fetch,
Larry turns to a wax replica of President Theodore Roosevelt (Robin
Williams) for a little advice on keeping things intact. In 'Night
at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsmonian' (2009), Larry
receives news that the Museum of Natural History is to be closed
for renovations, and the exhibits moved into federal storage at the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where the collection
includes artefacts associated with many of the great figures of
American history including Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams), General
Custer (Bill Hader) and Al Capone (Jon Bernthal). Larry must
infiltrate the museum's tight security to rescue Jedediah (Owen
Wilson) and Octavius (Steve Coogan), who have been shipped there by
mistake. In 'Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb' (2014), as
the magic of the Tablet of Ahkmenrah begins to fade, Larry travels
around the world in order to reunite members of his museum crew
including Roosevelt, Jedediah and Octavius and, of course,
Ahkmenrah (Rami Malek) to try to save the magic before it's too
late.
Triple bill of the comedy franchise starring Ben Stiller. In 'Night
at the Museum' (2006), Larry Daley (Stiller) is a kind-hearted
dreamer who always knew that he was destined for greatness. In need
of money he takes a job as a lowly graveyard-shift security guard
at the Museum of Natural History in order to provide a more stable
life for his ten-year-old son. On his first night on the job,
however, he finds that the guardianship of the museum is far from
stable. At nightfall an Egyptian spell brings the artefacts and wax
figures to life. With Attila the Hun (Patrick Gallagher) charging
through the hallways, miniature Romans and cowboys embroiled in a
deadly feud, and a two-ton Tyrannosaurus Rex nagging to play fetch,
Larry turns to a wax replica of President Theodore Roosevelt (Robin
Williams) for a little advice on keeping things intact. In 'Night
at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsmonian' (2009), Larry
receives news that the Museum of Natural History is to be closed
for renovations, and the exhibits moved into federal storage at the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where the collection
includes artefacts associated with many of the great figures of
American history including Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams), General
Custer (Bill Hader) and Al Capone (Jon Bernthal). Larry must
infiltrate the museum's tight security to rescue Jedediah (Owen
Wilson) and Octavius (Steve Coogan), who have been shipped there by
mistake. In 'Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb' (2014), as
the magic of the Tablet of Ahkmenrah begins to fade, Larry travels
around the world in order to reunite members of his museum crew
including Roosevelt, Jedediah and Octavius and, of course,
Ahkmenrah (Rami Malek) to try to save the magic before it's too
late.
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