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Movies

War of the Worlds
From Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures comes “War of the Worlds,” directed by Steven Spielberg and starring international superstar Tom Cruise.  A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells’s seminal classic, the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting ...more
US Release: 2005-06-29
UK Release: 2005-06-29
Zathura
It is based on Chris Can Allsburg's novel, which itself is a sequel to his Jumanji book, and continues the story as the two boys are transported through space and time to the planet Zathura where all sort of adventures await. ...more
US Release: 2005-11-11
UK Release: 2006-02-03
Code 46
Code 46 is a love story set in an eerily possible near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have “papelles,” a special travel insurance. Outside cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens – people without ...more
US Release: 2004-08-06
UK Release: 2004-09-17
Catch a Fire
A political thriller that powerfully tells the real-life story of a South African hero's journey to freedom. In the country's turbulent and divided times in the 1980s, Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke) is an oil refinery foreman and soccer coach who is apolitical - until he and his wife Precious (Bonnie ...more
US Release: 2006-10-27
UK Release: 2007-03-23
Noise
Henry Bean (“The Believer”) returns to the big screen with a complete rarity in American movies today: a comedy of ideas. David (Oscar-winner Tim Robbins) is a successful lawyer who can’t stand the fact that Manhattan is a place where it’s too noisy to get a good night’s sleep, listen ...more
US Release: 2008-05-09
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City of Ember
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. ...more
US Release: 2008-10-10
UK Release: 2008-10-10
The Lucky Ones
When three very different U.S. soldiers find themselves on an unplanned road trip across America, they form a deep bond that may be the closest thing any of them has to real family. A humorous and timely drama about coming home, THE LUCKY ONES stars Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Wedding ...more
US Release: 2008-09-26
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The Shawshank Redemption
Set in 1946 the movie follows banker Andy Defresne, played by Tim Robbins, who is falsely convicted of a double murder. Defresne is sentenced to life in the Shawshank State Prison, Maine. In the prison he befriends Ellis "Red" Redding, played by Morgan Freeman. Red helps Defresne deal with the grim ...more
US Release: 1994-09-24
UK Release: 1995-02-17

DVD

Mystic River
Childhood friends Jimmy Marcus (Penn), Sean Devine (Bacon) and Dave Boyle (Robbins) reunite following the death of Jimmy's oldest daughter, Katie. Sean's a police detective on the case, gathering difficult and disturbing evidence; he's also tasked with handling Jimmy's rage and need for retribution. At the same time Dave's awful ...more
US Release: 2004-06-08
UK Release: -
Code 46
Code 46 is a love story set in an eerily possible near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have “papelles,” a special travel insurance. Outside cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens – people without ...more
US Release: 2005-06-07
UK Release: 2005-02-28
War of the Worlds: War of the Worlds
They're already here... A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic, Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. Ray Ferrier (Cruise) is a divorced dockworker and somewhat less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife (Miranda Otto) ...more
US Release: 2005-11-22
UK Release: 2005-11-14
Zathura
It is based on Chris Can Allsburg's novel, which itself is a sequel to his Jumanji book, and continues the story as the two boys are transported through space and time to the planet Zathura where all sort of adventures await. ...more
US Release: 2006-02-14
UK Release: TBA
The Shawshank Redemption (Two-Disc Special Edition)
When this popular prison drama was released in 1994, some critics complained that the movie was too long (142 minutes) to sustain its story. Those complaints miss the point, because the passage of time is crucial to this story about patience, the squeaky wheels of justice, and the growth of a ...more
US Release: 2004-10-05
UK Release: -
Howard the Duck
One of the most talked-about movies of all time, Howard the Duck, lands on DVD for the first time ever in an all-new Special Edition! From executive producer George Lucas and the pages of Marvel Comics comes this unbelievably funny comedy about a fast-talking, cigar-chomping, beer-loving duck from a parallel ...more
US Release: 2009-03-10
UK Release: 2008-02-18

Books

Tragedy and Farce: How the American Media Sell Wars, Spin Elections, and Destroy Democracy
Two of the country's foremost media analysts and founders of the national media reform group Free Press dissect the troubling trends In journalism that surfaced in 2004. This book is both an expose and a call to action. ...more
US Release: 2005-11-03
UK Release:

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