Tim Curry
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Every human being has asked the questions: who am I, what is my purpose, why am I here? The answers are in the sustaining allegories of myths that have been passed from generation to generation. With gorgeous stop-motion animation by the creators of The dark crystal and Labyrinth and stimulating interviews with Deepak Chopra and other spiritual leaders, Mythic Journeys reveals the power of myth to transform lives into journeys. With the voices of...
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old orphan Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards, The Golden Compass) is sent away to live with her eccentric uncle, Sir Benjamin (Ioan Gruffudd, Fantastic Four) at the mysterious Moonacre Manor. Although crumbling apart, Moonacre Manor and the surrounding lands are a place of magic and wonderment, and before long Maria finds herself a part of an ancient feud with the sinister De Noir family. As she unravels ever more of the mystery...
7) Burke & Hare
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in the 1820's. William Burke and William Hare luck into some easy money when they discover they can sell a fresh cadaver to Dr. Knox at Edinburgh Medical College for dissection. However, the next cadaver is not quite so easy to obtain, and when word gets out of how profitable the trade is, the duo find themselves blackmailed and in dire need of more bodies. Based on a true story.