Frailty

Play Blues Now

This DVD is a superb teacher to all guitar pupils learning Blues techniques. It includes instructions on shuffle patterns, turnarounds, targetting and root and chord tone. Play like Eric Clapton or Peter Green in no time!.

Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker, The - Royal Ballet/ Royal Opera House Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's unforgettable score combines with the magical choreography inspired by Lev Ivanov in an atmosphere of fantasy and the supernatural. Hoffmann's Christmas story unfolds with breathtaking splendour and beauty in the most festive and enduring of all ballets. The Royal Ballet, whose Director, Sir Anthony Dowell, plays Drosselmeyer, is joined by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.

John Sebastian - Welcome Back

Live performance from John Sebastian at the Iowa State University. Tracklist includes: Mobileline, Welcome Back, Kotter, Jug Band Music, Loving You, Did You Ever, (Have To Make Up Your Mind), What A Day For A Daydream, Blow The Blues With David Bromberg, Darling, Be Home Soon, Nashville Cats, Younger Girl, Stories We Could Tell, Dixie Chicken, Wild About My Loving and Tar Beach.

Anthony Minghella

Three films. Cold Mountain - Epic love story set against the sweeping backdrop of the American civil war. A weary Confederate soldier deserts the battlefield and seeks refuge in a remote farm in Cold Mountain. His plight strikes a chord with the young owner of the farm, Ada and the pair are drawn strongly together. Renee Zellweger received the Oscar (c) at the 2004 Academy Awards (c) for Best Supporting Actress as well as the (c) BAFTA 2003 award for Actress In a Supporting Role. The film also received The Anthony Asquith Award For Achievement In Film Music. The Talented Mr Ripley - A chilling psychological thriller, which unfolds in the glorious surroundings of 1950s Italy. Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith it follows social climber Tom Ripley, sent to Italy by a shipping tycoon to find his playboy son Dickie. However, he finds Dickie and his girlfriend Marge so welcoming that he becomes part of their circle. Eventually Ripley is so seduced by their way of life that when the opportunity arises to become Dickie he takes it. The English Patient - The passionate and epic drama of two haunting love stories set in North Africa and Italy before and during World War II, based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Michael Ondaatje and winner of seven Oscars. The story is told in retrospect through the history of four characters who find themselves in a ruined monastery in Italy at the end of the war. Each is a victim, damaged in some way by the events of the war. Slowly they reveal their stories and we discover the history of each character.

Last Samurai, The/ Young Bruce Lee, The/ Master Of Death

THE LAST SAMURAI: A Japanese multi-millionaire journeys to the African country of Imtazi in a quest to find the spirit of his Samurai ancestors. The country is experiencing troubled times and the visitors find themselves captured by rebel guerrillas. Could the spirit of the Samurai be found in their mercenary guide Johnny Congo? THE YOUNG BRUCE LEE: Bruce Lee and his double Bruce Li star in this exciting chronicle of the Little Dragon s life story. Follow his struggle to become the best of the best. Featuring many exciting fight scenes, The Young Bruce Lee is a fitting memorial to the king of martial arts. MASTER OF DEATH: AA young man is set on avenging the savage killing of his father and the rape and murder of his mother. His passion for revenge drives him to the best martial arts teachers in the province to learn the skills he will need to succeed. This brutal story builds up to an incredible climax where gruesome Kung Fu beatings are inflicted.... and our hero takes his dues.