Sunday, May 13, 2012

Haven: The Complete First Season

  • Condition: New
  • Format: DVD
  • Box set; Color; Dolby; DVD; Widescreen; NTSC
FBI Agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) travels to Haven, Maine to investigate the murder of a local ex-con, but soon discovers that the small town is a refuge for people with supernatural afflictions. Now, it’s up to her to unlock Haven’s mysterious secrets, including the hidden truth about her past.Loosely based on the Stephen King pulp novel The Colorado Kid, the 13 first-season episodes of Syfy's Haven bear obvious hallmarks of the über-author's style: picturesque Maine setting, town filled with odd characters with old secrets, spooky (and often deadly) goings-on. But this one's a little different. "King lite," you might call it. As the season opens, FBI agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) has been dispatched to the scenic coastal town of Haven to find a recently escaped convict. He's my! steriously dead by the time she finds him, but other weirdness--huge cracks in the road, sudden and dramatic changes in the weather, and especially an old photo of a woman whom Audrey, who was raised by the state, believes might be her mother--keeps her in town, where she partners with taciturn local detective Nathan Wuornos (Lucas Bryant). Sometimes aided, and hindered, by cocky "importer" Duke Crocker (Eric Balfour), our heroes soon realize that a series of supernatural phenomena known as "the troubles" has returned to plague Haven. Each new incident can be traced to a single "troubled" local. Hence episodes about an adopted teenager who unleashes telekinetic powers on anyone who threatens to splinter his family; a restaurateur whose food rots instantaneously when he's upset; a young woman whose uncontrollable pyrokinesis turns folks into crispy critters; and a taxidermist whose suddenly re-animated trophies seek and destroy the hunters who killed them.

Some of these ! story lines are intriguing, others are every bit as silly as t! hey soun d, and none is very scary (The Shining is referenced, but chill-seekers should stick with the real deal). This show has a much lighter tone, favoring cutesy flirtation and smart-alecky one-liners delivered by lead actors who are photogenic but bland. Technically, it looks great--cinematography, sets, effects, et al. are top-notch. And the writers have clearly mapped out what they expect to be a several-season arc, killing off a character here and there or tossing out a few big revelations about the principals (Audrey's search for her mother is a steady through-line this season), but still leaving plenty of possibilities for season two and thereafter.

Special-features highlights include a half-hour's worth of detailed and informative making-of featurettes, audio commentary on a dozen episodes, and a look ahead to the next season. --Sam Graham

Friday, April 27, 2012

Boiler Room

Saturday, April 7, 2012

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

  • Condition: New
  • Format: DVD
  • Closed-captioned; Color; DVD; Widescreen; NTSC
With The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Woody Allen pays another visit to his idealized past, and his retro blend of humor and nostalgia will surely satisfy the filmmaker's most loyal fans. Like The Purple Rose of Cairo, Radio Days, and Sweet and Lowdown, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is physically impeccable: its period-perfect costumes and sets capture 1940 New York with splendid authenticity and are further enhanced by the burnished glow of Zhao Fei's cinematography. And like those earlier films, Jade Scorpion mines comedic gold from its timeframe, molding it into a plot laced with expert zingers that could only spring from a keen awareness of comedic tradition. Add an appealing roster of costars (including Elizabeth Berkley and Charlize Theron) and you've got v! intage Woody that perks right along.

The movie's also as trivial as it is engaging; hack off 30 minutes and it might have had the delirious precision of early Marx Brothers classics. Instead, Allen's goofy conceit--enemies falling in love by hypnotic suggestion--is stretched to absurdity when efficiency expert Betty Ann "Fitz" Fitzgerald (Helen Hunt) is hypnotically attracted to seasoned insurance investigator C.W. Briggs (Allen), despite their office enmity. Plus, a jewel-heist caper masterminded by the nightclub hypnotist (David Ogden Stiers) casts them both as suspects! Woody harvests a bumper crop of old-fashioned laughs from this predicament, and despite their conspicuous age difference and occasional awkward delivery, Hunt and Allen exchange volleys of dialogue like a seasoned comedy team. Dan Aykroyd is also good in a stodgy supporting role, but Jade Scorpion remains a mixed blessing--a welcomed throwback to comedy's yesteryear, from a master funnyman who! 's struggling to maintain relevance in the present. --Jeff ! Shannon< /I> Putting his own comic spin on a mix of "His Girl Friday" and "Double Indemnity," writer/director/star Woody Allen plays a crack insurance investigator in '40s New York. His feud with company efficiency expert Helen Hunt takes an unexpected turn when a nightclub magician hypnotizes them into revealing their true attraction to each other--while at the same time compelling Allen to commit a series of jewel thefts for him. Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth Berkley, David Ogden Stiers, and Charlize Theron also star. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.With The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Woody Allen pays another visit to his idealized past, and his retro blend of humor and nostalgia will surely satisfy the filmmaker's most loyal fans. Like The Purple Rose of Cairo, Radio Days, and Sweet and! Lowdown, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is physically impeccable: its period-perfect costumes and sets capture 1940 New York with splendid authenticity and are further enhanced by the burnished glow of Zhao Fei's cinematography. And like those earlier films, Jade Scorpion mines comedic gold from its timeframe, molding it into a plot laced with expert zingers that could only spring from a keen awareness of comedic tradition. Add an appealing roster of costars (including Elizabeth Berkley and Charlize Theron) and you've got vintage Woody that perks right along.

The movie's also as trivial as it is engaging; hack off 30 minutes and it might have had the delirious precision of early Marx Brothers classics. Instead, Allen's goofy conceit--enemies falling in love by hypnotic suggestion--is stretched to absurdity when efficiency expert Betty Ann "Fitz" Fitzgerald (Helen Hunt) is hypnotically attracted to seasoned insurance investigator C.W. Briggs (Allen), ! despite their office enmity. Plus, a jewel-heist caper masterm! inded by the nightclub hypnotist (David Ogden Stiers) casts them both as suspects! Woody harvests a bumper crop of old-fashioned laughs from this predicament, and despite their conspicuous age difference and occasional awkward delivery, Hunt and Allen exchange volleys of dialogue like a seasoned comedy team. Dan Aykroyd is also good in a stodgy supporting role, but Jade Scorpion remains a mixed blessing--a welcomed throwback to comedy's yesteryear, from a master funnyman who's struggling to maintain relevance in the present. --Jeff Shannon

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Red Devil 3050 2.5-Inch Double-Edge Plastic Scraper

Thursday, March 8, 2012

All About My Mother

  • Widescreen
  • Exclusive Interview with director Pedro Almodovar
  • Subtitles in English and French
  • Director's production notes
  • Talent files
When her teenage son is run over and killed, Madrid nurse Cecilia Roth sets out to fulfill the boy's wish to find the father he never knew. Roth's quest to locate the father--now living as a transvestite prostitute in Barcelona--brings her into the lives of a variety of fellow "lost souls," from an old friend and transsexual hooker to a nun pregnant with the missing man's baby. Winner of the Best Foreign Film Academy Award, Pedro Almodovar's "screwball drama" paean to motherhood (in all forms) also stars Penelope Cruz, Antonia San Juan. 101 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles: English, French.In Spanish with English subtitles.After her son is killed in an accident, Manuela (Cecilia Roth) l! eaves Madrid for her old haunts in Barcelona. She reconnects with an old friend, a pre-op transsexual prostitute named La Agrado (Antonia San Juan), who introduces her to Rosa (Penélope Cruz), a young nun who turns out to be pregnant. Meanwhile, Manuela becomes a personal assistant for Huma Rojo (Marisa Paredes), an actress currently playing Blanche DuBois in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire. All About My Mother traces the delicate web of friendship and loss that binds these women together. The movie is dedicated to the actresses of the world, so it's not surprising that all the performances are superb. Roth in particular anchors All About My Mother with compassion and generosity. But fans of writer-director Pedro Almodóvar needn't fret--as always, Almodóvar's work undermines conventional notions of sexual identity and embraces all human possibilities with bright colors and melodramatic plotting. However, All About My Mother approach! es its twists and turns with a broader emotional scope than mo! st of Al modóvar's work; even the more extravagant aspects of the story are presented quietly, to allow the sadness of life to be as present as the irrepressible vitality of the characters. Almodóvar embraces pettiness, jealousy, and grief as much as kindness, courage, and outrageousness, and the movie is the richer for it. --Bret FetzerAfter her son is killed in an accident, Manuela (Cecilia Roth) leaves Madrid for her old haunts in Barcelona. She reconnects with an old friend, a pre-op transsexual prostitute named La Agrado (Antonia San Juan), who introduces her to Rosa (Penélope Cruz), a young nun who turns out to be pregnant. Meanwhile, Manuela becomes a personal assistant for Huma Rojo (Marisa Paredes), an actress currently playing Blanche DuBois in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire. All About My Mother traces the delicate web of friendship and loss that binds these women together. The movie is dedicated to the actresses of the world, so it's not s! urprising that all the performances are superb. Roth in particular anchors All About My Mother with compassion and generosity. But fans of writer-director Pedro Almodóvar needn't fret--as always, Almodóvar's work undermines conventional notions of sexual identity and embraces all human possibilities with bright colors and melodramatic plotting. However, All About My Mother approaches its twists and turns with a broader emotional scope than most of Almodóvar's work; even the more extravagant aspects of the story are presented quietly, to allow the sadness of life to be as present as the irrepressible vitality of the characters. Almodóvar embraces pettiness, jealousy, and grief as much as kindness, courage, and outrageousness, and the movie is the richer for it. --Bret Fetzer

Saturday, February 25, 2012

The Devil Came On Horseback

  • An up-close, honest, and uncompromising look at the crisis in Darfur, THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK exposes the ongoing tragedy in Sudan as seen through the eyes of one American witness. Using the exclusive photographs and first hand testimony of former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, the film goes on an emotionally charged journey into the heart of Darfur, Sudan, where in 2004, Steidle became
The Devil Came on Horseback is an intense, vivid autobiographical report from the heart of violent Darfur and a call to action by a former American Marine who became a military observer for the African Union. The first extensive on-the-ground account of the genocide in Sudan, it leads us through the tragic impact of an Arab government bent on destroying its black African citizens and the frustrating complexity of international inaction. At the same time, it is a powerful memoir of one soldier's ! awakening to conscience and his awkward, heroic transformation from Marine to humanitarian. While bearing witness to unmentionable atrocities, this compelling story offers evidence that the actions of just one committed person have the power to transform the world.
Former United States Marine Brian Steidle served for six months in Darfur as an unarmed military observer for the African Union. There he witnessed first-hand the ongoing genocide, and documented every day of his experience using email, audio journals, notebook after notebook and nearly 1,000 photographs. Gretchen Steidle Wallace, his sister, who wrote this book with Brian, corresponded with him throughout his time in Darfur. Fired upon, taken hostage, a witness to villages destroyed and people killed, frustrated by his mission's limitations and the international community's reluctance to intervene, Steidle resigned and has since become an advocate for the world to step in and stop this genocide.

The De! vil Came on Horseback depicts the tragic impact of an Arab! governm ent bent on destroying its black African citizens, the maddening complexity of international inaction in response to blatant genocide, and the awkward, yet heroic transformation of a formerMarine turned humanitarian. It is a gripping and moving memoir that bears witness to atrocities we have too long averted our eyes from, and reveals that the actions of just one committed person have the power to change the world.

Former United States Marine Brian Steidle served for six months in Darfur as an unarmed military observer for the African Union. There he witnessed first-hand the ongoing genocide, and documented every day of his experience using email, audio journals, notebook after notebook and nearly 1,000 photographs. Gretchen Steidle Wallace, his sister, who wrote this book with Brian, corresponded with him throughout his time in Darfur. Fired upon, taken hostage, a witness to villages destroyed and people killed, frustrated by his mission's limitations and the inte! rnational community's reluctance to intervene, Steidle resigned and has since become an advocate for the world to step in and stop this genocide.

The Devil Came on Horseback depicts the tragic impact of an Arab government bent on destroying its black African citizens, the maddening complexity of international inaction in response to blatant genocide, and the awkward, yet heroic transformation of a formerMarine turned humanitarian. It is a gripping and moving memoir that bears witness to atrocities we have too long averted our eyes from, and reveals that the actions of just one committed person have the power to change the world.

DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK - DVD Movie

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Rock in Harmony - Sing in the Barbershop Quartet, Volume 2 - Book and CD Package

  • 8 Great Songs Arranged for Barbershop Quartet Singing
  • Arranged for TTBB A Cappella
  • Standard Notation
  • Book and CD Package
  • 40 Pages
BARBERSHOP 2:BACK IN BUSINESS - DVD MovieIce Cube triumphantly returns as Calvin Palmer, proud proprietor of a neighborhood barbershop in Barbershop 2. The first Barbershop was a surprise smash; even more surprising is how good this sequel is. The plot isn't much--there's a corporate haircutting chain opening across the street, leading to the usual sentiments about the importance of small businesses and neighborhoods--but the well-conceived characters and the loose, genuine banter give this movie a striking richness of feeling. Barbershop 2 cuts back and forth in time, flashing back to when Eddie (garrulous Cedric the Entertainer), the shop's oldest and most outspoken barber, first came to work for Calvin's fat! her. Glimpses of black history give weight to the modern-day struggles; most impressively, this device doesn't feel forced or cynical. Also returning are Eve, Troy Garity, and Sean Patrick Thomas; Queen Latifah (Bringing Down the House) is a new face on the block. --Bret FetzerBARBERSHOP/BARBERSHOP 2 - DVD MovieFrom the producers of Soul Food comes this "warm, generous" (The New York Times) taleabout a Chicago barbershop where razor-sharp comedy never goes out of style! Starring Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve and Cedric the Entertainer, Barbershop is both a "sweet, life-affirming movie" (N.Y. Daily News) and outrageous, bust-a-gut fun!Calvin (Ice Cube) is a would-be entrepreneur with big plans and running his family's barbershop isn't one of them. But when he impulsively sells the shop to a shady loan shark, he soon realizes just how important the neighborhood parlor is to him and just how far he'll go to get it back!With enough lively ba! nter to keep its customers happy for years, Barbershop ! is a loo se, lanky comedy with its heart--and its humor--in all the right places. Ice Cube plays Calvin, reluctant heir to his late father's barbershop on Chicago's South Side--a neighborhood institution that seems like a trap for a guy with bigger dreams. But Calvin is devoted to his employees and local customers, and when he makes an ill-considered deal with a loan shark (Keith David), the future of the barbershop hangs in the balance. There's a goofy subplot involving a stolen cash machine, but what gives Barbershop its abundant charm is its compassionate, feel-good vibe for its likable characters--not just scene-stealer Cedric the Entertainer (as Eddie the veteran barber, whose shaving lesson is a shining pearl of wisdom), but the entire well-chosen cast. It may seem like a lot of casual rap, but look and listen closely, and Barbershop will reward you with its danceable rhythms of life. --Jeff ShannonSarah Jean's Uncle Jed was the only black barber in the cou! nty. He had a kind heart and a warm smile. And he had a dream.

Living in the segregated South of the 1920's, where most people were sharecroppers. Uncle Jed had to travel all over the county to cut his customers' hair. He lived for the day when he could open his very own barbershop. But it was a long time, and many setbacks, from five-year-old Sarah Jean's emergency operation to the bank failures of the Great Depression, before the joyful day when Uncle Jed opened his shiny new shop -- and twirled a now grown-up Sarah Jean around in the barber chair.

With James Ransome's richly colored paintings brimming with life, this is a stirring story of dreams long deferred and finally realized.Ice Cube triumphantly returns as Calvin Palmer, proud proprietor of a neighborhood barbershop in Barbershop 2. The first Barbershop was a surprise smash; even more surprising is how good this sequel is. The plot isn't much--there's a corporate haircutting chain opening acro! ss the street, leading to the usual sentiments about the impor! tance of small businesses and neighborhoods--but the well-conceived characters and the loose, genuine banter give this movie a striking richness of feeling. Barbershop 2 cuts back and forth in time, flashing back to when Eddie (garrulous Cedric the Entertainer), the shop's oldest and most outspoken barber, first came to work for Calvin's father. Glimpses of black history give weight to the modern-day struggles; most impressively, this device doesn't feel forced or cynical. Also returning are Eve, Troy Garity, and Sean Patrick Thomas; Queen Latifah (Bringing Down the House) is a new face on the block. --Bret FetzerThese great collections let men sing four-part a cappella harmony with a professionally recorded barbershop quartet. The books include TTBB parts and the CDs feature full performances. Just turn on the CD, open the book, pick your part, and sing along!. Volume 2 songs include: The Banana Boat Song * Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight (Goodnight, It's Ti! me to Go) * Happy Together * Hello Mary Lou * In My Room * The Longest Time * Silhouettes * Under the Boardwalk.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior for Women 3.4 oz Eau de Toilette Spray

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Praise for HYPNOTIC: "I love her sass, her voice, her authenticity. You have to care about Rose." ~Jacquelyn Mitchard, Oprah's Book Club, NY Times bestseller. ~ Sixteen year old Rose Heart and senior quarterback Chaz Calloway risk everything to be together. Dangerously trapped between enemy football coach fathers and torn apart by searing tragedy in sudden death overtime, it's apparent Chaz is not exactly mortal. Rose must now decide how far she'll go to save the one she loves. But can she really make the ultimate sacrifice and give a vampire her blood? ~ A first kiss has never been more breathtaking than the one in this Hypnotic excerpt: 'Chaz centers the rose in the space between our lips. "With this rose, I thee vow to wed you, Rose Heart, until death do us part." ' H! YPNOTIC is Romeo & Juliet meets the Superbowl. A heartbreaking, young adult paranormal romance about disastrously forbidden love between a vampire quarterback and a rival coach's daughter. Exquisitely written by Marja Healy, once nominated for the Pushcart Prize, many passages are so gut wrenching and spellbinding, it's impossible to choose a favorite. And you'll never find a more riveting touchdown than the one in Hypnotic. Hypnotic discusses grief in regards to the loss of a beloved parent with unusual tenderness. This is a coming of age love story like no other. Hypnotic contains no extreme language or sexual situations. Suitable for 9th grade and up. Perfect for those who enjoyed Twilight and My Blood Approves.Praise for HYPNOTIC: "I love her sass, her voice, her authenticity. You have to care about Rose." ~Jacquelyn Mitchard, Oprah's Book Club, NY Times bestseller.

~ Sixteen year old Rose Heart and senior quarterback Chaz Calloway risk everything to be toget! her. Dangerously trapped between enemy football coach fathers ! and torn apart by searing tragedy in sudden death overtime, it's apparent Chaz is not exactly mortal. Rose must now decide how far she'll go to save the one she loves. But can she really make the ultimate sacrifice and give him her blood? ~

A first kiss has never been more fatally beautiful than the one in this Hypnotic excerpt: 'Chaz centers the rose in the space between our lips. "With this rose, I thee vow to wed you, Rose Heart, until death do us part." '

HYPNOTIC is Romeo & Juliet meets the Superbowl. A heartbreaking, young adult paranormal romance about disastrously forbidden love between a vampire quarterback and a rival coach's daughter. Exquisitely written by Marja Healy, once nominated for the Pushcart Prize, many passages are so gut wrenching and spellbinding, it's impossible to choose a favorite.

And you'll never find a more riveting touchdown than the one in Hypnotic.

HYPNOTIC discusses grief in regards to the loss of a belo! ved parent with unusual tenderness. This is a coming of age love story like no other.

HYPNOTIC contains no extreme language or sexual situations. Suitable for 9th grade and up. Perfect for those who enjoyed Twilight and My Blood Approves.

Get hypnotized by HYPNOTIC's book trailer on Marja Healy's page, link below.

And start your adventure with XANZEER: Ghost Ship of the Living Dead, a teen urban fantasy romance.Praise for HYPNOTIC: "I love her sass, her voice, her authenticity. You have to care about Rose." ~Jacquelyn Mitchard, Oprah's Book Club, NY Times bestseller.

~ Sixteen year old Rose Heart and senior quarterback Chaz Calloway risk everything to be together. Dangerously trapped between enemy football coach fathers and torn apart by searing tragedy in sudden death overtime, it's apparent Chaz is not exactly mortal. Rose must now decide how far she'll go to save the one she loves. But can she really make the ultimate sacrifice an! d give him her blood? ~

A first kiss has never been mor! e fatall y beautiful than the one in this Hypnotic excerpt: 'Chaz centers the rose in the space between our lips. "With this rose, I thee vow to wed you, Rose Heart, until death do us part." '

HYPNOTIC is Romeo & Juliet meets the Superbowl. A heartbreaking, young adult paranormal romance about disastrously forbidden love between a vampire quarterback and a rival coach's daughter. Exquisitely written by Marja Healy, once nominated for the Pushcart Prize, many passages are so gut wrenching and spellbinding, it's impossible to choose a favorite.

And you'll never find a more riveting touchdown than the one in Hypnotic.

HYPNOTIC discusses grief in regards to the loss of a beloved parent with unusual tenderness. This is a coming of age love story like no other.

HYPNOTIC contains no extreme language or sexual situations. Suitable for 9th grade and up. Perfect for those who enjoyed Twilight and My Blood Approves.

Get hypnotized by HYPNOTIC's book trailer! on Marja Healy's page, link below.

And start your adventure with XANZEER: Ghost Ship of the Living Dead, a teen urban fantasy romance.Tropical fruit, citrusy and mango-like aromas. Light, acidic and very tart at palate entry; the midpalate is refreshing, intensely juicy and almost sour. Aftertaste leans heavily on the tartness. - Paul (8/1/2003) - 85-89: Very Good/Recommended LiquorDiscover the secrets of written persuasion!

"The principles of hypnosis, when applied to copywriting, add a new spin to selling. Joe Vitale has taken hypnotic words to set the perfect sales environment and then shows us how to use those words to motivate a prospect to take the action you want. This is truly a new and effective approach to copywriting, which I strongly recommend you learn. It's pure genius."
-Joseph Sugarman, author of Triggers

"I've read countless book on persuasion, but none come close to this one in showing you exactly how to put your readers! into a buying trance that makes whatever you are offering the! m irresi stible."
-David Garfinkel, author of Advertising Headlines That Make You Rich

"I am a huge fan of Vitale and his books, and Hypnotic Writing (first published more than twenty years ago), is my absolute favorite. Updated with additional text and fresh examples, especially from e-mail writing, Joe's specialty, Hypnotic Writing is the most important book on copywriting (yes, that's really what it is about) to be published in this century. Read it. It will make you a better copywriter, period."
-Bob Bly, copywriter and author of The Copywriter's Handbook

"I couldn't put this book down. It's eye opening and filled with genuinely new stuff about writing and persuading better. And it communicates it brilliantly and teaches it brilliantly-exemplifying the techniques by the writing of the book itself as you go along."
-David Deutsch, author of Think Inside the Box, www.thinkinginside.com

"Hypnotic Writing is packed with so much great information it's har! d to know where to start. The insights, strategies, and tactics in the book are easy to apply yet deliver one heck of a punch. And in case there's any question how to apply them, the before-and-after case studies drive the points home like nothing else can. Hypnotic Writing is not just about hypnotic writing. It is hypnotic writing. On the count of three, you're going to love it. Just watch and see."
-Blair Warren, author of The Forbidden Keys to PersuasionIntroduced in 1998. Fragrance notes: strong scent of jasmine, with lower tones of amber, almond and woods. Recommended use: romantic.
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