Posted by Notcot on Dec 24, 2012 in
Cult Film
Now over twenty years old, the original edition of Nightmare Movies has retained its place as a true classic of cult film criticism. In this new edition, Kim Newman brings his seminal work completely up to date, both reassessing his earlier evaluations and adding a second part that analyses the last two decades of horror films with all the wit, intelligence and insight for which he is known. Since the publication of the first edition, horror has been on a gradual upswing and has gained a new and stronger hold over the film industry. Newman negotiates his way through a vast back catalogue of horror and charts the on-screen progress of our collective fears and bogeymen, from the low-budget slasher movies of the 1960s, through to the slick releases of the 2000s. Nightmare Movies is an invaluable companion that not only provides a newly updated history of the darker side of film but also acts as a truly entertaining guide with which to explore the less well-trodden paths of horror and rediscover the classics with a newly instructed eye.
Price : £ 24
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Posted by Notcot on Sep 27, 2012 in
Gadgets
Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box The Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box is for coffee and tea enthusiasts across the land! If you’re a constant sipper or forever making a brew, you’ll adore the Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box! No need to worry about pitching up in a greenhouse for the next few months or moving to an exotic country, the Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box can be planted and grown in your own home! Why not invite your guests over, make a sneaky brew of Kenco or Tetley then point at the Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee plants and subtly hint at your hard efforts! A delightful gift to give, receive, grow and enjoy, the Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box is beans full of brilliant fun! About The Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box The Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box is a wonderful gift that enables you to grow your own tea and coffee plants! The Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box includes everything you need to grow your own separate tea and coffee plants! Included in the pack is a packet of coffee plant seeds, a packet of tea plant seeds, 5 starter growing pots made from coconut husk, 5 natural coconut husk compost discs which expand when watered, 5 wooden plant markers and a tea and coffee plant growing booklet! The Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box contains enough seeds to have 2 attempts at growing your tea and coffee plants The Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box includes seeds which may take a while to germinate so please be patient! The Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box should be planted as soon as possible and need plenty of light and water The Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box include full sowing instructions The Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box measures approximately 16.5 cm x 12.5 cm x 9.5 cm The Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box is a novelty gift and must be regarded as such Tea bags, Tea leaves, herbals, blends and buds. There’s no denying it, the world of Tea can be terrifically confusing! But what if there was an easy way to grow your own tea and coffee? Put your baskets and hand-woven garments down because we’ve stumbled upon the most fabulously cute way to grow tea and coffee! With everything included in the pack, you’ll be talking about your coffee beans and tea bushes like a pro in no time! Sow, sow, sow your beans gently in their pot, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, you’ll be amazed at the results you’ve got! The beauty of the Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box is how fascinating and intriguing they are – friends, relatives and partners will be astounded and instantly want to know more about your mysterious little plants! Entirely natural, sustainable and biodegradable, the Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee plants feature starter growing pots made from authentic coconut husk and compost discs which expand when watered! There are even 5 wooden plant markers included so you can measure your progress! We still can’t believe tea has been around for centuries, yet it’s taken them this long to conjure up this magical gift so don’t T-lay and start looking forward to caring for, growing and nurturing your lovely little Tea & Coffee plants today by purchasing the Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box! What’s in the Grow Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box? 1 x Packet of coffee plant seeds 1 x Packet of tea plant seeds 1 x Tea & coffee plant growing booklet 5 x Starter growing pots made from coconut husk 5 x Natural coconut husk compost discs which expand when watered 5 x Wooden plant markers Why You Should Buy From Us! 30 day money-back guarantee Low-price guarantee Loyalty points discount off future orders Huge range of unique gift ideas for all occasions Excellent customer service Next day delivery available Grown Your Own Tea & Coffee Gift Box
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Posted by Notcot on Aug 4, 2012 in
Gadgets
Whether it’s Ballroom Salsa Le Roc or Tango – a great introduction to the world of dance. With locations across the country and tutors who are experts in their field this is a great chance for you to strut your stuff in a small group before impressing your friends at the next opportunity. Further lessons are bookable directly and the relaxed and friendly atmosphere makes it easy to make rapid progress and pick up the new skill. Prepare to have great fun and pick up a new skill. ; Location: Available UK Wide ; Agenda: Courses generally run on weekday early evenings. On arrival you will be introduced to your teacher and the lesson begins. Your introductory class will be suitable for first-time dancers and fun will follow as you explore the basic moves and discover a new world of dance with your class-mates. Afterwards you will have the opportunity to join in the fun and enjoy some general dancing or an opportunity for a further class depending on the programme at your chosen location. ; Notes: On purchasing this experience you will be issued with a voucher valid for ten months. You will be joining a group of other dancers with a similar interest in the dance style. You are encouraged to book further lessons if you enjoy your introductions. Partners are rotated in the class so you will have the chance to meet and dance with many of your class-mates. This is a fun introduction no previous experience necessary. Suitable for anyone over the age of eighteen. There are no height or weight restrictions but you must be mobile to make the most of the moves.
Price : £ 27.00
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Posted by Notcot on Jul 8, 2012 in
Cult Film
Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and works on Wall Street; he is handsome sophisticated charming and intelligent. He is also a psychopath. Taking us to a head-on collision with America’s greatest dream – and its worst nightmare – “American Psycho” is a bleak bitter black comedy about a world we all recognize but do not wish to confront. “Serious clever and shatteringly effective.” – “Sunday Times.” “”American Psycho” is a beautifully controlled careful important novel…The novelist’s function is to keep a running tag on the progress of the culture; and he’s done it brilliantly…A seminal book.” – Fay Weldon “Washington Post.” “For its savagely coherent picture of a society lethally addicted to blandness it should be judged by the highest standards.” – John Walsh “Sunday Times.” “That the book’s contents are shocking is downright undeniable but just as Bonfire of the Vanities exposed the corruption and greed engendered in eighties politics and high living “American Psycho” examines the mindless preoccupations of the nineties preppy generation.” – “Time Out.”
Price : £ 6.31
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Posted by Notcot on Jul 6, 2012 in
Cult Film
Now over twenty years old, the original edition of Nightmare Movies has retained its place as a true classic of cult film criticism. In this new edition, Kim Newman brings his seminal work completely up to date, both reassessing his earlier evaluations and adding a second part that analyses the last two decades of horror films with all the wit, intelligence and insight for which he is known. Since the publication of the first edition, horror has been on a gradual upswing and has gained a new and stronger hold over the film industry. Newman negotiates his way through a vast back catalogue of horror and charts the on-screen progress of our collective fears and bogeymen, from the low-budget slasher movies of the 1960s, through to the slick releases of the 2000s. Nightmare Movies is an invaluable companion that not only provides a newly updated history of the darker side of film but also acts as a truly entertaining guide with which to explore the less well-trodden paths of horror and rediscover the classics with a newly instructed eye.
Price : £ 21.1
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Posted by Notcot on Jun 23, 2012 in
Cult Film
The story revolves around the comings and goings at No. 44 Scotland Street a fictitious building in a real street in Edinburgh. Immediately recognisable are the Edinburgh chartered surveyor stalwart of the Conservative Association who dreams of membership of Scotland’s most exclusive golf club. We have the pushy Stockbridge mother and her prodigiously talented five-year-old son who is making good progress with the saxophone and with his Italian. Then there is Domenica Macdonald who is that type of Edinburgh lady who sees herself as a citizen of a broader intellectual world. In McCall Smith’s hands such characters retain charm and novelty simultaneously arousing both mirth and empathy. 44 Scotland Street is vintage McCall Smith tackling issues of trust and honesty snobbery and hypocrisy love and loss but all with great lightness of touch. Clever elegant and funny this is a novel that provides huge entertainment but which is underpinned by the moral dilemmas of everyday life and the characters’ struggles to resolve them.
Price : £ 5.99
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Posted by Notcot on Jun 18, 2012 in
Gadgets
We’ve all heard the saying “too much knowledge can be dangerous”, and poor Mark learned his lesson the hard way when he was tragically squished flat by an enormous pile of encyclopeadia’s. On the bright side Book Mark’s sorry squashed form can now be put to good everyday use marking the progress you have made in your latest tome.
Price : £ 7.95
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Posted by Notcot on Jun 18, 2012 in
Gadgets
We’ve all heard the saying “too much knowledge can be dangerous”, and poor Mark learned his lesson the hard way when he was tragically squished flat by an enormous pile of encyclopeadia’s. On the bright side Book Mark’s sorry squashed form can now be put to good everyday use marking the progress you have made in your latest tome.
Price : £ 7.95
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Posted by Notcot on Jan 3, 2011 in
Cult Film
It may not stand up as an art-house film (the opening and closing shots of a mime playing tennis belong in the Pretentious Metaphor Hall of Fame), but this head scratcher is an absorbing travelogue of swinging London circa 1967, courtesy of auteur tourist Michelangelo Antonioni. Blow Up is also a meticulous, paranoid murder mystery that has left its fingerprints on dozens of later films, from Coppola’s The Conversation to the recent cult item The Usual Suspects. The efforts of a fashion photographer (David Hemmings) to analyse a photo snapped off-the-cuff in a public park, which may have recorded a crime in progress, resonated at the time with conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination. From here it looks like an anticipation of up-to-the-minute anxieties about the filtering of perception through metastasising media. The movie marked the film debut of Vanessa Redgrave, and in the justly celebrated purple-paper scene, expat chanteuse-to-be Jane Birkin. –David Chute
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Posted by Notcot on Jul 8, 2010 in
Gadgets
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When the standard lightbulb was invented, naturally, we applauded. But science means progress – and the world is now looking for alternative ways to light up our homes. This is one of the best we’ve found. Inside the Sun Jar is a highly efficient solar cell, a rechargeable battery and three low energy LED lamps. When the jar is placed in direct sunlight, the solar cell creates an electrical current that charges the battery over a few hours. When it gets dark or lights are turned off, this energy powers the three natural-coloured LED lamps inside the jar. The frosted glass of the jar then diffuses the light, giving the appearance of trapped sunlight.
- Solar panel
- Beautifully designed into a traditonal masons storage jar
- The solar panel charges the light during the day and sensors switch on at dusk to create a warm mood light
- Suitable for both indoor and outdoor usage
- 105 x 105 x 160 mm frosted jar
- Water proof
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