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Five feature-length action adventures based on the Marvel comic.
In 'X-Men' (2000), mutants Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) are former friends, but look set to become mortal enemies when fascist US senator Robert Frank Kelly calls for the registration of all humans with abnormal powers. While telepath Xavier, who runs an altruistic academy for superhuman 'X-Men', wishes to enlighten non-mutants and break down the prejudices which divide them, Magneto believes that the only solution is for the mutants to take over. Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) - an aggressive loner with an admantium skeleton and the ability to heal his body of any wound - and teenager Rogue (Anna Paquin), who can absorb the life force of others simply by touching them, are selected by Xavier to join his academy, but it isn't long before Magneto's followers are attempting to capture them so that they can assist in his plan for world domination.
In the sequel, 'X-Men 2' (2003), Xavier, Wolverine and the X-Men find themselves in the firing line after a failed assassination attempt on the president points the finger at the school. It was in fact the mysterious teleporter Nightwalker (Alan Cumming) who ordered it, and, in an attempt to clear their names, the X-Men are led into a trap set by the evil William Stryker (Brian Cox), a mysterious scientist apparently working for the government. As it soon becomes evident that Stryker's agenda is to destroy all mutants, the X-Men need to call in the help of many of their old friends and foes, including Magneto, if they are to stop him.
In the third film, 'X-Men: The Last Stand' (2006), the mutants are given the option of giving up their powers and becoming human after a private laboratory supported by the government finds a way to use the DNA of a powerful boy to correct the mutants. However, Magneto opposes and decides to join a force to fight against the government and kill the mutant boy. Meanwhile, Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) resurrects,
uncontrolled by Xavier, and with the personality of the powerful Dark Phoenix. She destroys Cyclops (James Marsden) and Xavier and allies herself to the evil forces of Magneto, making them almost invincible.
The fourth film in the franchise, 'X-Men: Origins - Wolverine' (2009) is a prequel to the other three films. Hugh Jackman reprises his role as Wolverine, who, some 20 years before the action of the original movie, is seeking revenge on his half-brother Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) for the death of his girlfriend, and eventually signs up to the ominous Weapon X programme.
Finally, 'X-Men: First Class' (2011) charts the beginning of the saga, following Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) through their formative years in the 1960s as they come to terms with their newfound superpowers. Initially close friends who work together to fight against evil, the two men are driven apart by a conflict of opinion that ultimately leads to the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood
and Professor X's X-Men.
Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro and Eva Green star in this
action film based on Frank Miller's graphic novel 'Xerxes' and set
before, during and after the events of '300' (2006). In 480 BC,
Athenian General Themistocles (Stapleton) leads the Greek Army in a
war against the invasion of King Xerxes I (Santoro), naval
commander Artemisia (Green) and their Persian forces. Themistocles
allies with the Spartans but they are still outnumbered by Xerxes'
men. Who will be victorious? The film was co-written by Zack Snyder
and Kurt Johnstad and also stars Lena Headey, Jack O'Connell and
Hans Matheson.
Superhero action prequel to the first three 'X-Men' movies. The
film charts the beginning of the saga, following Professor X (James
McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) through their formative
years in the 1960s as they come to terms with their newfound
superpowers. Initially close friends who work together to fight
against evil, the two men are driven apart by a conflict of opinion
that ultimately leads to the eternal war between Magneto's
Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men. Kevin Bacon, January Jones and
Rose Byrne co-star.
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Last Passenger (DVD)
Dougray Scott, Kara Tointon, Iddo Goldberg, David Schofield, Lindsay Duncan, …
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Independent British thriller starring Dougray Scott and Kara
Tointon. Lewis (Scott), an overworked doctor, is on his way home
from London with his young son Max (Joshua Kaynama). Clearly
exhausted from his work, Lewis decides to take a nap on the train
while an attractive young woman (Tointon) watches over his son.
When he wakes, all but a few passengers have alighted and he
realises that the train is not stopping to let anyone else off.
Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, Lewis goes to
investigate and finds that the train has been taken over by an
unstable driver who is hellbent on destroying the vehicle along
with all the remaining passengers on board. It falls to Lewis to
put an end to his plans...
This volume contains eighteen papers that have been collected by
the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics. It
showcases rigorously-reviewed contemporary scholarship on an
interesting variety of topics in the history and philosophy of
mathematics, as well as the teaching of the history of
mathematics.  Some of the topics explored include
Arabic editions of Euclid’s Elements from the thirteenth century
and their role in the assimilation of Euclidean geometry into the
Islamic intellectual tradition Portuguese sixteenth century
recreational mathematics as found in the Tratado de Prática
Darysmetica A Cambridge correspondence course in arithmetic
for women in England in the late nineteenth century The
mathematical interests of the famous Egyptologist Thomas Eric (T.
E.) Peet The history of Zentralblatt für Mathematik and
Mathematical Reviews and their role in creating a publishing
infrastructure for a global mathematical literature The use of
Latin squares for agricultural crop experiments at the Rothamsted
Experimental Station The many contributions of women to the
advancement of computing techniques at the Cavendish Laboratory at
the University of Cambridge in the 1960s The volume concludes with
two short plays, one set in Ancient Mesopotamia and the other in
Ancient Egypt, that are well suited for use in the mathematics
classroom. Written by leading scholars in the field, these papers
are accessible not only to mathematicians and students of the
history and philosophy of mathematics, but also to anyone with a
general interest in mathematics.
The entire fascinating story of Japan told in one exciting
manga-style volume! A History of Japan in Manga tells the
action-packed saga of Japan from its misty origins up to the
present day. Epic battles, noble Samurai and duplicitous leaders
are all portrayed in modern manga fashion! The lively stories in
this book include: The Dawn of Japan: The Birth of Buddhism and the
transition from hunters--gatherers to agricultural societies of
ancient times The Genpei Wars: Davage battles between the Taira and
Minamoto clans that led to the powerful warlord Minamoto no
Yoritomo naming himself Japan's first Shogun The Onin Wars: A
decade-long struggle for domination of Japan in which thousands of
Samurai fought and tragically lost their lives The 47 Ronin: Loyal
Samurai who vowed to avenge the death of their master, choosing
honor over surrender and being forced to commit mass ritual suicide
as a result The Satsuma Rebellion: A dramatic last stand by Samurai
loyal to the Shogun who revolted against the new Meiji government
and its plans to finally modernize Japan And many more! Dozens of
indelible portraits, manga stories, maps and info-sidebars bring
the full sweep of Japanese history to life in one easy-to-read
book!
Steve Ditko (1927-2018) is one of the most important contributors
to American comic books. As the cocreator of Spider-Man and sole
creator of Doctor Strange, Ditko made an indelible mark on American
popular culture. Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search
for a New Liberal Identity resets the conversation about his heady
and powerful work. Always inward facing, Ditko's narratives
employed superhero and supernatural fantasy in the service of
self-examination, and with characters like the Question, Mr. A, and
Static, Ditko turned ordinary superhero comics into philosophic
treatises. Many of Ditko's philosophy-driven comics show a clear
debt to ideas found in Ayn Rand's Objectivism. Unfortunately,
readers often reduce Ditko's work to a mouthpiece for Rand's
vision. Mysterious Travelers unsettles this notion. In this book,
Zack Kruse argues that Ditko's philosophy draws on a complicated
network of ideas that is best understood as mystic liberalism.
Although Ditko is not the originator of mystic liberalism, his
comics provide a unique window into how such an ideology operates
in popular media. Examining selections of Ditko's output from 1953
to 1986, Kruse demonstrates how Ditko's comics provide insight into
a unique strand of American thought that has had a lasting impact.
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