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The CSS Hunley: The Greatest Undersea Adventure of the Civil War

csshun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:58 +0000

Drawing on historical documents and riveting eyewitness reports of the Hunley exploits, and illustrated with more than 120 photographs, this book uncovers the fascinating drama and pioneering impact surrounding the Confederate submarine.

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Code of Silence

csshun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:57 +0000

From the director of The Fugitive comes a riveting, turbo-charged crime thriller starring international action star Chuck Norris (“Walker, Texas Ranger”). Exploding with heart-stopping chases and lethal martial arts confrontations, it’s a “daring” (Washington Post) and “suspenseful” (Boxoffice) adventure that pits an honest cop against two vicious crime lordsand his own department. Eddie Cusack (Norris) is a Chicago detective who plays by his own rulesa dangerous habit, especially when he breaks the force’s “code of silence” to blow the lid off a deadly police cover-up. Now an outcast, he receives little help from his embittered fellow officers when he’s hurled into a blistering battle against rival drug kingpins. But Cusack is a one-man army, waging war on the criminals with his razor-sharp wits, lighting-fast karate moves and a special surprise: “Prowler,” a remote-controlled, rocket-equipped tank!

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Mahjongg Investigations: Under Suspicion

csshun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:56 +0000

In Mah Jongg Investigations: Under Suspicion you’ll fight the organized crime taking over Metro City! As a mahjongg Master Detective, you must use your matching skills to unearth clues and bring the criminals to justice. Collect and match evidence tiles to pinpoint perpetrators.

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Macworld

csshun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:55 +0000

This magazine is editorially aimed at the Macintosh owner and user. It contains information on Macintosh software for education, recreation and home and business productivity. As well, it reviews state-of-the-art commercial software.

Many magazines devoted to Macintosh computing have come and gone over the years, but Macworld has aged gracefully and become the premier resource for news, reviews, tips, and chatter for the Apple crowd. But far from being a stale grande dame, Macworld continues to pepper its articles and monthly columns by Andy Ihnatko and Christopher Breen with zest, humor, and unbiased viewpoints. The magazine also regularly attracts some of the best writers in the Mac universe, including Photoshop and prepress wizard Bruce Fraser, Quark guru David Blatner, and Adam Engst, editor of the popular TidBits e-newsletter. Their insight and invaluable step-by-step tips help you get the most out of your Mac. But Macworld‘s bread and butter comes from its heaping helping of reviews on the latest hardware systems, software, monitors, add-on gadgets, and more. They cut to the chase without a lot of fluff, offering review summaries with pros and cons, buying advice, and a rating scale of one to five mice (computer mice, that is). –Agen G.N. Schmitz

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A Man for All Seasons (Special Edition)

csshun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:54 +0000

In 16th-century England, the corrupt King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) betrays the Roman Catholic Church to divorce his wife and marry his latest conquest Anne Boleyn (Vanessa Redgrave). Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) is then forced to choose between his principles and duty to his heretical king, who has begun executing the treasonous with increasing frequency. The historically profound battle of ideals also involves Cardinal Wolsey (Orson Welles), Thomas Cromwell (Leo McKern), and More’s valiant wife (Wendy Hiller).

Robert Bolt’s successful play was not considered a hot commercial property by Columbia Pictures–a period piece about a moral issue without a star, without even a love story. Perhaps that’s why Columbia left director Fred Zinnemann alone to make A Man for All Seasons, as long as he stuck to a relatively small budget. The results took everyone by surprise, as the talky morality play became a box-office hit and collected the top Oscars for 1966. At the play’s heart is the standoff between King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw, in young lion form) and Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield, in an Oscar-winning performance). Henry wants More’s official approval of divorce, but More’s strict ethical and religious code will not let him waffle. More’s rectitude is a source of exasperation to Cardinal Wolsey (Orson Welles in a cameo), who chides, “If you could just see facts flat on without that horrible moral squint.” Zinnemann’s approach is all simplicity, and indeed the somewhat prosaic staging doesn’t create a great deal of cinematic excitement. But the language is worth savoring, and the ethical politics are debated with all the calm and majesty of an absorbing chess game. –Robert Horton Robert Bolt’s successful play was not considered a hot commercial property by Columbia Pictures–a period piece about a moral issue without a star, without even a love story. Perhaps that’s why Columbia left director Fred Zinnemann alone to make A Man for All Seasons, as long as he stuck to a relatively small budget. The results took everyone by surprise, as the talky morality play became a box-office hit and collected the top Oscars for 1966. At the play’s heart is the standoff between King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw, in young lion form) and Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield, in an Oscar-winning performance). Henry wants More’s official approval of divorce, but More’s strict ethical and religious code will not let him waffle. More’s rectitude is a source of exasperation to Cardinal Wolsey (Orson Welles in a cameo), who chides, “If you could just see facts flat on without that horrible moral squint.” Zinnemann’s approach is all simplicity, and indeed the somewhat prosaic staging doesn’t create a great deal of cinematic excitement. But the language is worth savoring, and the ethical politics are debated with all the calm and majesty of an absorbing chess game. –Robert Horton

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The Fifth Element (Remastered) [Blu-ray]

csshun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:53 +0000

New York cab driver Korben Dallas didn’t mean to be a hero, but he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years: A perfect beauty, a perfect being, a perfect weapon. Now, together, they must save the world. Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, and Gary Oldman star in acclaimed director Luc Besson’s outrageous sci-fi adventure, an extravagantly styled tale of good against evil set in an unbelievable twenty-third century world.

Ancient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, scantily-clad stewardesses, laser battles, huge explosions, a perfect woman, a malcontent hero–what more can you ask of a big-budget science fiction movie? Luc Besson’s high-octane film incorporates presidents, rock stars, and cab drivers into its peculiar plot, traversing worlds and encountering some pretty wild aliens. Bruce Willis stars as a down-and-out cabbie who must win the love of Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) to save Earth from destruction by Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a dark, unearthly force that makes Darth Vader look like an Ewok. –Geoff Riley Ancient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, scantily-clad stewardesses, laser battles, huge explosions, a perfect woman, a malcontent hero–what more can you ask of a big-budget science fiction movie? Luc Besson’s high-octane film incorporates presidents, rock stars, and cab drivers into its peculiar plot, traversing worlds and encountering some pretty wild aliens. Bruce Willis stars as a down-and-out cabbie who must win the love of Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) to save Earth from destruction by Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a dark, unearthly force that makes Darth Vader look like an Ewok. –Geoff Riley

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The Tales of Hoffmann – Criterion Collection

csshun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:52 +0000

In Jacques Offenbach’s fantasy opera, the poet E.T.A. Hoffmann dreams of three women – a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren who steals his reflection, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer – all of whom break his heart in different

Jacques Offenbach died with his masterpiece not quite finished, and that has made The Tales of Hoffmann a predestined victim for adapters who have dropped some numbers, inserted others, altered the plot, fiddled with the casting, and changed the order of scenes. It has survived and kept its essential identity through many adaptations because its music is so witty and compelling, its imagination so vivid and varied, its story of the poet Hoffmann’s unhappy loves so intriguing they can transcend such tinkering.

A critical performing edition prepared by musicologist Michael Kaye has made it possible to come close to Offenbach’s original intentions after more than a century of misunderstanding, and major companies have begun to use that edition, but so far no universally satisfying production of it has reached video. An Opera de Lyon production, using Kaye’s research but with a radically untraditional staging, has won wholehearted approval from some fans but unequivocal rejection from more.

As adaptations go, this 1951 film is the best compromise currently available on video and will always be a classic in its own right, even when a more faithful treatment becomes available. It drops some of Offenbach’s music and includes some that is spurious, and it changes the plot (Hoffman’s beloved Stella is made a dancer–Moira Shearer–not a singer). But at least it treats the story with affection, imagination, and technical expertise. The music presents only highlights of the score, but it is in the hands of a great conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham. The movie is essentially the work of the same team that produced The Red Shoes (directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger); it has the same kind of imaginative appeal and its technical resourcefulness is still exciting, still on the cutting edge despite its age. I expect eventually to add a more faithful Tales of Hoffmann to my video collection, but I will never stop enjoying this one. –Joe McLellan

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Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

csshun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:51 +0000

The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban�s backyard

Anyone who despairs of the individual�s power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan�s treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools�especially for girls�that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson�s quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.

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A League of Their Own

csshun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:50 +0000

Hanks stars as jimmy dugan a washed-up ballplayer whose big league days are over. Hired to coach in the all-american girls baseball league of 1943 while the male pros are at war dugan finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his all-girl team. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 07/19/2005 Starring: Geena Davis Tom Hanks Run time: 105 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Penny Marshall

Penny Marshall’s popular 1992 comedy sheds light on a little-known chapter of American sports history with its story of a struggling team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was formed when the recruiting of soldiers during World War II resulted in a shortage of men’s baseball teams. The AAGPBL continued after the war (until 1954), and Marshall’s movie depicts the league in full swing, beginning when a savvy baseball scout (Jon Lovitz) finds a pair of promising new players in small-town Oregonian sisters (Geena Davis, Lori Petty). The sisters are signed to play for the Rockford Peaches near Chicago, whose new manager (Tom Hanks) is a former home-run king who wrecked his career with alcoholism. They’re all a bunch of underdogs, and Marshall (with a witty script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) does a fine job of establishing a colorful team of supporting players including Madonna and (in her movie debut) Rosie O’Donnell. It’s a conventional Hollywood sports story (Marshall’s never been one to take dramatic risks), but the stellar cast is delightful, and the movie’s filled with memorable moments, witty dialogue, and agreeable sentiment. And just remember: there’s no crying in baseball! –Jeff Shannon

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Epiphany

csshun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:03:49 +0000

T-Pain opens the liner notes to his hotly anticipated second disc with a couple of helpful definitions: An epiphany is “the manifestation of a supernatural being” (definition No. 1) or “a sudden moment of insight or revelation” (No. 2), the opening page puts forth. Because most of the R&B record-buying world knows that T-Pain is not a supernatural being, but a stylish and inventive singer from Tallahassee, it would seem the second definition inspired the title–T-Pain probably felt flashes of inspiration when laying out the lyrics. A single spin ought to convince listeners a little of both factored in, though: Songs like “Bartender” and “Buy U a Drank” send out a southern hip-hop vibe silky enough to be considered a revelation (thanks partially to Akon, who pitches in on “Bartender”). And because the entire album leans hard on the vocoder, tracks such as opener “Tallahassee Love,” a nod to Tupac’s “California Love,” sound otherworldly, a la definition one. Throughout, T-Pain hands out hooks like there’s been a two-for-one sale. Maybe they came to him in a series of epiphanies. Or maybe a benevolent R&B being–some supernatural force who knows how to make a hit record–whispered them in his ear. –Tammy La Gorce

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