Don't Look Back

• DON'T LOOK BACK (DVD MOVIE)

An exquisite tribute to Italy’s most important contemporary model and actress. As a model, Monica Bellucci graced the covers of magazines such as Elle and Esquire before achieving success as an actress whose notable appearances include roles in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Matrix Reloaded, The Passion of the Christ, and The Matrix Revolutions. This glamorous volume features 150 of the most exquisite, sensual photographs of Bellucci throughout her twenty-year career taken by the world’s most important photographers, including Peter Lindbergh, Helmut Newton, Fabrizio Ferri, Richard Avedon, and Ellen von Unwerth. Monica Bellucci will appear in the 2010 Disney film The Sorcerer’s Apprentice with Nicolas Cage.IRREVERSIBLE - DVD MovieIrreversible begins with the closing credits running backwards before the film begin! s (or ends) with Marcus (Vincent Cassell) and Pierre (Albert Dupontel) being escorted out of a gay S&M club by the cops, Marcus with his arm broken and Pierre in handcuffs. The "story" proceeds to unwind in a series of single-take scenes that unfold Memento-style, with each scene giving more context to what we have seen previously. Each scenario depicts actions, dialogue, incident, behavior, and circumstances that the lead characters might have wished didn't happen, ranging from extreme violence through awkward social situations to mild embarrassment. The central character (and possible dreamer of this whole what-if story) emerges as Alex (Monica Bellucci), who suffers the worst in a very hard-to-watch rape sequence in an underpass. Semi-improvised, the scenes all have attack and power as themes, with later/earlier conversational sequences that suggest life isn't all sexual assaults in the dark, showing equal cinematic imagination with the horrors. Arguably, this is! not a film most would subject themselves to twice, but it is ! somethin g that stays in the mind for days after viewing, sparking far more ideas and emotions than most wallow-in-nastiness pictures. --Kim NewmanThe latest triumph from Giuseppe Tornatore, the writer and director of the Academy Award(R)-winning CINEMA PARADISO, MALENA is an utterly unforgettable story of a boy's journey into manhood amid the chaos and intolerance of World War II. In a sleepy Italian village, the most beautiful woman in town, Malena (Monica Bellucci), becomes the subject of increasingly malicious gossip among the lustful townsmen and their jealous wives. But only her most ardent admirer, young Renato Amoroso (Giuseppe Sulfaro), will learn the untold true story of the mysterious and elusive Malena! In a captivating motion picture nominated for two Academy Awards, the eventual struggles and hardships that Malena must bravely endure serve to inspire Renato to new heights of compassion, courage, and independence!When 12-year-old Renato, riding through his small I! talian town on his new bicycle, sees the voluptuous Malèna, little does he know he's launching on an infatuation that will carry him through the tumultuous days of World War II. Malèna begins as an enraptured depiction of Renato's adolescent mind--the way he stares, hypnotized, at Malèna's garters pressing through the material of her tight skirt, or his frustrated rebellion against the indignity of wearing short pants--but soon transforms into a portrait of small-town prejudice. Malèna's looks spark lust and envy in the townspeople; when her husband dies in combat, the gossip only intensifies, to the point that Malèna is dragged into court to defend herself against accusations of adultery. When the women of the town refuse to sell her edible food at the market, Malèna has little choice but to become what she's been unjustly accused of being. At the end, a twist of fate turns this tale of longing and jealousy into a heartbreaking love story. Monica Bellucci exud! es the can't-help-it eroticism that makes Malèna such a light! ning rod for everyone's desires; she's like a more zaftig Isabelle Adjani. The movie seems to wander at times, but the ending has a powerful emotional impact. From the director of Cinema Paradiso. --Bret FetzerMarch 2004 (#94) issue of DT (Downtown) MAGAZINE featuring MONICA BELLUCCI on the cover and inside for a 10-page photo romp in various stages of undress. Published in Spain, issue also features the CARMEN ELECTRA for 6 pages in and out of lingerie and former Miss Spain MARIA REYES.REMEMBER ME MY LOVE - DVD MovieFollowing on the heels of his blockbuster Senses, Frank De Mulder brings us Pure. In this provocative new collection, the top glamour photographer offers us pure beauty, pure erotica--and some barrier-breaking pure naughtiness as well! The reader experiences these erotic vignettes as an authentic participant--no camera effects or complicated technique to mar the intensity. There's a whole world of sensual delights to discover with natural locations as v! aried and unspoiled as the Namibian desert to the Midwestern prairies.French director Marina de Van follows her boldly audacious debut In My Skin with the thriller DON'T LOOK BACK, another brave, disturbing plunge into darkness that plays with identity and body doubles a la David Lynch s Mulholland Drive and David Cronenberg s Dead Ringers. Author Jeanne (Sophie Marceau of The World Is Not Enough and Braveheart) has her new novel turned down and then begins to question everything. Was that table really located in that corner? Is this my husband? Is that my child? In a daringly cinematic moment that employs state of the art special effects, the character morphs into an entirely different actress (the luscious Monica Bellucci of The Matrix Reloaded, The Sorcerer s Apprentice, and The Passion Of The Christ,) and embarks on a determined quest to uncover the secret hidden in her past that has undermined her world. DON'T LOOK BACK marks the next stage of a truly unconventional ta! lent.

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London

• English and French language with subtitles in English and French
• Special Features
• Audio Commentary with Director Hunter Richards
• Deleted Scenes
• Behind the Scenes Featurette

On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide. Jessica Biel, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker and Eddie Redmayne lead a top-notch cast in this powerful thriller about an overwhelmed erotic dancer, a grieving husband who has lost his will to live, a terminally ill ex-con and a pathologically shy mortician. With Kris Kristofferson, Lisa Kudrow and Patrick Swayze in unforgettable supporting roles, this film movingly chronicles the imperfect lives of people teetering on the edge of despair and the miracles that bring them back.

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Jessica Biel, Colin Firth, Kristin Scott Thomas and Ben Barnes bring Noël Coward's witty comedy of manners magnificently to life in this "deliciously cheeky" (Ella Taylor, The Village Voice) adaptation from director Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert). When British playboy John brings his new wife Larita - a race car-driving feminist from Detroit - home to meet! the family at their country estate, pretty much everyone's ex! pectatio ns are disappointed. His snooty mother is offended by Larita's carefree American ways, while Larita does everything she can to get her mother-in-law to loosen up, which only annoys her even more. John's sisters have diametrically opposed feelings about their new sister-in-law, but his father is intrigued to have finally found another who sees through the family's façade - and takes great perverse pleasure in watching his wife meet her match.A lighthearted adaptation of a Noel Coward play set in the late 1920s, Easy Virtue stars Jessica Biel as Larita, an adventurous American who marries John, the naive, British heir (Ben Barnes) to a crumbling family estate. Whisked into the less-than-receptive bosom of John's kin, Larita soon finds herself drawing the scorn of her mother-in-law (Kristin Scott Thomas), who would have preferred John marry a longtime sweetheart from his own genteel community rather than a brash Yankee. Eager to move to London, Larita knows the longer a! post-honeymoon John visits his family the harder it will be for the newlyweds to live on their own terms, and she's right. Giving up on any notion of fitting in, Larita suffers a few embarrassments before fighting back. But nothing can help her once a past scandal encroaches on her dream of happiness.

Co-writer and director Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) keeps everything breezy and fun, though the clashes between Larita and her malicious mother-in-law are keenly felt. Elliott's period sensibility is very strong, not least of all his appreciation of John's father (Colin Firth), a restless intellectual and member of the so-called Lost Generation of World War I veterans. Firth's performance as a man distanced from his family's preoccupations and material woes is a real highlight of Easy Virtue. When he dances a tango, late in the story, one can see years of repressed desire erupt in him. --Tom Keogh


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LONDON - DVD MovieLondon, a film written and directed by Hunter Richards, warns against the allure of cocaine as protagonist Sid (Chris Evans), loses his girlfriend, London, and also loses his mind from drug use. Set mostly in a bathroom at London's going away party, the film features Sid doing coke with various model-type chicks, while mustering up courage to go downstairs and make peace with his ex-girlfriend. London (Jessica Biel) ins! tigates their breakup after sleeping around and failing to hel! p Sid's depression, culminating in his suicide attempt. Sid's angst builds in the bathroom, as he gets higher, creating a tortured scenario reminiscent of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Finally, Sid faces London and starts a chaotic brawl. A side-plot involves Bateman (Jason Stathham), the coke dealer devoted to counseling Sid. Bateman soothes Sid's pain by describing the real frustration of impotency, manifesting itself in a love for S&M clubs. With such a simplistic plot, London is as devoid of logic as the lifestyle it glamorizes, making its pointlessness ingeniously vapid. Sid's quest for sanity is difficult to empathize with, since he’s an egotistical, drug-addled loser. Sid repeatedly questions the existence of God between scenes of his failed relationship with London, obviously linking his heartbreak and his loss of faith. At its worst, London portrays a shallow, juvenile couple's inability to resolve personal issues. At best, London cleverly pi! ts cocaine's sex appeal against the doomed fates of those who fall prey to it.--Trinie Dalton

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Muriel's Wedding Poster Movie B 11x17 Toni Collette Bill Hunter Rachel Griffiths Jeanie Drynan

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TWO SHADES OF BLUE - DVD Movie2004 Issue of April Playboy!Ross is an out-of-work actor, minimum wage pizza delivery drone, and a really good bowler. His animal-care girlfriend Lindsay has just been fired for causing a crazed penguin orgy. But when their stoner roommate suggests they hit the highway as polyester pimps ‘Ross Vegas’ and ‘Lil’ Reno’, the trio takes the alleys and gutters of the professional bowling tour by storm. Will the pressures of stardom now split their friendship forever or is that just how a playa rolls? Strike is a comedy a! bout big balls, best buds and the cutthroat world of badass bowling.Ross is an out-of-work actor, minimum wage pizza delivery drone, and a really good bowler. His animal-care girlfriend Lindsay has just been fired for causing a crazed penguin orgy. But when their stoner roommate suggests they hit the highway as polyester pimps ‘Ross Vegas’ and ‘Lil’ Reno’, the trio takes the alleys and gutters of the professional bowling tour by storm. Will the pressures of stardom now split their friendship forever or is that just how a playa rolls? Strike is a comedy about big balls, best buds and the cutthroat world of badass bowling.

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Playboy Magazine April 2004 Table of Contents COVER STORY Rocker Rod Stewart's most famous song asks "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Well, not really, Rod. We much prefer his ex-wife, cover girl Rachel Hunter. The New Zealand beauty became famous modeling swimwear. Now the super-model takes off her bikini and shows off her super body for photographer Sante D'Orazio. Our Rabbit helps give Rachel a boost. FEATURES 80 YEAR IN MUSIC 2004 OutKast became an in-crowd favorite, Coldplay burned bright, and Johnny Cash made one for the ages. Now our readers cast their votes on the past year's music scene. Plug into the winners of our annual poll, plus deep thoughts from Kelis, the Strokes and Lucinda Williams. That's music to anyone's ears. 136 20Q KEVIN SMITH The Jersey-obsessed director explains why Bennifer won't curse his new movie, fantasizes about watching his wife with another man and tells fans whether they'll ever see the return of Jay and Silent Bob. BY PAUL YOUNG FICTION INTERVIEW 61 50 CENT For a hip-hop star, nothing earns respect like getting shot nine times. In a loaded Playboy Interview, 50 Cent shoots back with no-bull answers on everything from his drug-dealing past to his high-flying current life-and why his many enemies should still fear him. BY ROB TANNENBAUM PICTORIALS 72 BEAUTY AND THE BEAT Seven sexy DJs spin out of their clothes on our dance floor. They've got grooves. 94 PLAYMATE: KRISTA KELLY Krista is living proof of Canada's valuable natural resources. 126 RACHEL HUNTER Many rock stars have fallen for her. Now we know why. NOTES AND NEWS 15 HEF TAKES NEW YORK The Man and his girlfriends visit the Big Apple to celebrate our 50th anniversary with Donald Trump, Hugh Jackman and Lara Flynn Boyle. 163 PLAYMATE NEWS Pam Anderson hits the mike as a shock jockette, and Anna Nicole goes from full to fit. REVIEWS 37 MUSIC Get into the swing with the Vines, plus Alanis Morissette and Ghost-face Killah.Muriel's Wedding reproduction Approx. Size: 11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm Style B mini poster print

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Tony Moly Lip Tint #1 Cherry Pink (mini size)

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From the writers of My Girl comes the irresistible television hit You're Beautiful, which takes viewers into the exciting and hectic world of K-pop showbiz!

Taekyung (Jang Keun-Suk) is A.N.JELL's arrogant and insufferable lead singer. Guitarist Shinwoo (Jung Yong-Hwa of C.N.Blue) is too perceptive for his own good, and happy-go-lucky drummer Jeremy (Lee Hong-Ki of F.T. Island) is just plain slow on the uptake. Into the boy band mix comes A.N.JELL's bumbling newbie, Minam (Park Shin-Hye). But what the fans don't know is that he's actually a she! Roped into posing as her twin brother, Minam has to hide her real identity. But secrets have a way of coming out, especially when her bandmates start falling for her!TheBoys Over Flowers phenomenon comes to America! Join Jandi and the! Boys of F4 as they learn the true meaning of friendship and love in the hit comedy sweeping across Asia. Jandi is a brave high school girl who fights for the rights of others no matter the cost. When she defends a friend against the elite Boys of F4 (Flower 4), they target Jandi as their next victim. But nothing stops Jandi. She fights back and wins the admiration of the extravagantly wealthy boys. In a comedy filled with entanglements and adventure, Jandi never stops helping others. And F4 never stops rescuing her! The Boys of F4 may be loyal to each other, but they all lose their hearts to Jandi. Boys Over Flowers is based on the hugely popular Japanese manga, Hana Yori Dango, by Yoko Kamio. The Korean TV adaptation dominated the ratings and continues to win fans with its combination of laughter, thrills and romance. On DVD with English subtitles. A perfect fairytale - The Korea Times
An unprecedented phenomenon in South Korea's tele! vision industry. - YONHAP NEWS
Korea's #1 romantic! comedy reaches its exciting conclusion! Jandi and her family are forced out of their house by Junpyo's mother, the ruthless Ms. Gang. But the homeless clan gets help from an unexpected source Junpyo's sister hires Jandi as a maid! That s just the beginning of one exciting adventure after another as Jandi, Junpyo and Jihoo come to realize just how important family, friendship and loyalty can be. And how true love rarely comes easy.
Boys Over Flowers is based on the hugely popular Japanese manga, Hana Yori Dango, by Yoko Kamio. The Korean TV adaptation dominated the ratings and continues to win fans with its combination of laughter, thrills and romance. On DVD with English subtitles.Mini Tony Moly Lip Tint #1 Cherry pink

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The Soft Kill

• Actors: Michael Harris, Brion James, Carrie-Anne Moss, Matt McCoy, Corbin Bernsen.
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC.
• Language: English.
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
• Rated R. Run Time: 94 minutes.

A deadly car accident brings together a group of previously unrelated people, each of whom is forced to deal with the emotional fallout.Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Alan Rickman star in this film about what happens in the aftermath of a young woman's death. Recently released from prison, Alex (Rickman) offers a ride to a hitchhiker, only to have her killed instantly when their car endures a brutal accident. Alex then approaches the girl's mother, and the events that unfold change his life and other around him dramatically.Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver form the quintessential indie-film odd couple in this intimate! ly observed drama that makes a memorable detour from the usual high-concept, special effects-laden studio fare. Rickman is in his element as Alex, a morose, laconic ex-con just released from prison. A tragic twist of fate brings him to a Canadian small town and the doorstep of Linda, a functional autistic woman with a decidedly anti-social personality. Weaver is a wonder in a fiercely committed, vanity-free performance. "I don't like normal people," Linda states, and neither does Snow Cake, the heart of which is clearly with the outcasts and misfits, including Vivienne (Emily Hampshire), Linda's vivacious, hitchhiking daughter, who bums a ride with Alex because he looks lonely ("Lonely people have the best stories," she observes) and Linda's neighbor, Maggie (Carrie-Ann Moss), a nurturing type who is very quick to take damaged soul Alex into her bed. This is a palpably heartfelt project (screenwriter Angela Pell has an autistic daughter) that--the unfortunate title ! notwithstanding--mostly manages to avoid the cloying or manipu! lative. The smiling faces pictured on the DVD cover suggest an upbeat romantic comedy, but Snow Cake is a slice of something much more filling. --Donald LiebensonSOFT KILL - DVD Movie

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The Soft Kill

• Actors: Michael Harris, Brion James, Carrie-Anne Moss, Matt McCoy, Corbin Bernsen.
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC.
• Language: English.
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
• Rated R. Run Time: 94 minutes.

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Maria Sharapova By Maria Sharapova For Women. Eau De Parfum Spray 3.4 Ounces

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Fortune Salon Poster Movie Korean B 11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm Yeh-jin Park Chang Jung Lim Hee-won Kim Yeong-hie Seo Hong-Jin Ahn Soon-chang Hong Min-seo Jeon

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In 1959 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979 it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society in the making, which would lead to a democratic breakthrough eight years later. The transformation took place during the years of Park Chung Hee’s presidency. Park seized power in a coup in 1961 and ruled as a virtual dictator until his assassination in October 1979. He is credited with modernizing South Korea, but at a huge political and social cost.

South Korea’s pol! itical landscape under Park defies easy categorization. The state was predatory yet technocratic, reform-minded yet quick to crack down on dissidents in the name of political order. The nation was balanced uneasily between opposition forces calling for democratic reforms and the Park government’s obsession with economic growth. The chaebol (a powerful conglomerate of multinationals based in South Korea) received massive government support to pioneer new growth industries, even as a nationwide campaign of economic shock therapyâ€"interest hikes, devaluation, and wage cutsâ€"met strong public resistance and caused considerable hardship.

This landmark volume examines South Korea’s era of development as a study in the complex politics of modernization. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources in both English and Korean, these essays recover and contextualize many of the ambiguities in South Korea’s trajectory from poverty to a sustainable high rate of economic g! rowth.

In 1959 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979! it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society in the making, which would lead to a democratic breakthrough eight years later. The transformation took place during the years of Park Chung Hee’s presidency. Park seized power in a coup in 1961 and ruled as a virtual dictator until his assassination in October 1979. He is credited with modernizing South Korea, but at a huge political and social cost.

South Korea’s political landscape under Park defies easy categorization. The state was predatory yet technocratic, reform-minded yet quick to crack down on dissidents in the name of political order. The nation was balanced uneasily between opposition forces calling for democratic reforms and the Park government’s obsession with economic growth. The chaebol (a powerful conglomerate of multinationals based in South Korea) received massive government support to pioneer new growth industries, even as a nationwide campaign of economic shock therapyâ€"interest hike! s, devaluation, and wage cutsâ€"met strong public resistance and caused considerable hardship.

This landmark volume examines South Korea’s era of development as a study in the complex politics of modernization. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources in both English and Korean, these essays recover and contextualize many of the ambiguities in South Korea’s trajectory from poverty to a sustainable high rate of economic growth.

This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on September 1, 2001. The length of the article is 3852 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Preparation and Characterization of Polyimide Nanocomposites Wit! h Different Organo-Montmorillonites.
Author: Jin-h ae Chang
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2001
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 41 Issue: 9 Page: 1514

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