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The Ring: It begins as another urban legend - the whispered tale of a nightmarish videotape that causes anyone to watch it to die seven days later. But when four teenagers all meet with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching just such a tape, investigative reporter Rachel Keller tracks down the video and watches it. Now, the legend is coming true...the clock is ticking...and Rachel has seven days to unravel the mystery of The Ring. Also stars David Dorfman, Jane Alexander, Brian Cox and Daveigh Chase. The Ring 2: To escape their haunting memories, Rachel and her son start a new life in a small Oregon town. But when evidence at a crime scene reveals a mysterious unmarked videotape, Rachel realises the relentless cycle of horror is going to continue and only a life-or-death battle can decide things once and for all. Also stars David Dorfman, Elizabeth Perkins, Gary Cole and Sissy Spacek. -
Danny Valddesechi is an intelligent, handsome, charming boy who happens to be blind. Not that he's letting that hold him back - for the most part, Danny refuses to let his blindness get in the way of anything. He's one of the most popular guys in town. Which is why Danny's girl-crazy brother Larry is astounded to discover that Danny's not only shy and nervous when it comes to the opposite sex - he's still a virgin. Determined to help, Larry sets Danny up with a series of hysterically disastrous blind dates with shallow girls none of whom can get past his blindness. Danny's about ready to give up on love, until he meets pretty young East Indian nurse Leeza. They seem to be made for each other - but Leeza's been promised to another man in an arranged marriage. Also starring Jane Seymour and Jayma Mays. -
Kings from across the continent of Westeros vie for the Iron Throne. As winter approaches, the cruel young Joffrey sits upon the throne in King's Landing, counselled by his conniving mother Cersei and his uncle Tyrion, who has been appointed the new Hand of the King. But the Lannister hold on power is under assault on too many fronts, with two Baratheons donning crowns and Rob Stark fighting as the King in the North. A new leader is rising among the wildlings north of the Wall, adding new perils for Jon Snow and the Night's Watch, while Daenerys Tagaryen looks to shore up her depleted power in the East with her three new-born dragons. -
Blu-ray DVD – Game of Thrones, Complete Seasons 1 and 2
$10.00–$15.00Based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling series, A Song of Ice and Fire. -
The Godfather: chronicles the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone, highlighting the transformation of his son Michael from reluctant family outsider into a ruthless Mafia boss. Stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Diane Keaton. The Godfather II: the film is both sequel and prequel to The Godfather, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone, the new Don of the Corleone family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City. Stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and Robert De Niro. The Godfather III: The final chapter of the story of Michael Corleone, the patriarch of the Corleone family and his attempts to legitimise his criminal empire. Stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Eli Wallach, Andy Garcia and Bridget Fonda. -
One man is dead, two are accused of murder and the entire Marine Corp is on trial. A powerhouse drama about the dangerous difference between following orders and following one's conscience. -
Adapted from the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The story is the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill, his friends and family from 1955 to 1980. In 1955, a young Henry becomes enamored of the criminal life and Mafia presence in working class Italian-American Brooklyn. He begins working for local caporegime Paul "Paulie" Cicero and his associates: James "Jimmy" Conway, an Irish truck hijacker and gangster, and Tommy DeVito, a fellow juvenile delinquent. Henry begins as a fence for Jimmy, gradually working his way up to more serious crimes and into the quasi-glamorous life of the mobster. Also by Nicholas Pileggi: https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/wp-admin/post.php?post=18143&action=edit -
A tough cop, a clever bank robber and a power broker play a dangerous game of cat and mouse full of hidden agendas and explosive surprises. A perfectly co-ordinated gang, led by Russell, commit a heist on a bank and take the staff hostage. Police surround the bank and chairman of the board of directors and founder, Arthur Case, hires power broker Madelaine White to try and protect the contents of his mysterious safe deposit box which may contain evidence that the bank was founded on money received from the Nazis in World War II, possibly causing the deaths of thousands of Jewish people. Madelaine tells Russell that Case will pay a very substantial sum if he destroys the box. But will either man keep his word? Also starring Christopher Plummer. -
1429 - France is in political and religious uproar as members of the royal family battle for the throne. Then a peasant girl from a remote village gave her country the miracle it had been seeking = Joan of Arc would inspire and lead her countryman until her execution at the age of nineteen. Raised in a religious family, Joan witnessed her sister's rape and murder at the hands of an invading army. Years later, as the same war raged on, Joan stood before her king with a message she swore had come from God: Give her an army and she would, in God's name, reclaim his diminished kingdom. But is the message real - or a delusion of a girl who life had been shattered? Also stars Faye Dunaway and Dustin Hoffman. -
Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings) brings the classic Kong to life - the legendary gorilla captured on a treacherous island and brought to civilisation where he faces the ultimate battle for survival. Loads of ground-breaking special effects, terrifying creatures and heart-pounding action. -
Set in the summer of 1959 when the impact of European immigration and the rise of women's liberation is about to change Australia for ever, Lisa, aged 16, takes a holiday job at the prestigious Sydney department store, Goodes. There she meets the 'ladies in black' when she is assigned to assist sales ladies Patty and Fay. Beguiled and influenced by Magda, the vivacious manageress of the high-fashion boutique Model Gowns, Lisa is awakened to a world of possibilities. As she grows from a bookish schoolgirl into a glamorous, positive young woman, the impact they have on each other will change all their lives. Also starring Susie Porter, Shane Jacobson, Noni Hazlehurst and Genevieve Lemon. Filmed in and around Sydney, using the David Jones (formerly Mark Foy's) Department Store and the Paragon Cafe Katoomba among other ionic locations. -
Raymond Cutter, a second-generation criminal, cuts a deal with an underworld art dealer to get released early from prison to spend time with his son who has an inoperable brain tumor. He must forge a copy of Monet's Woman With A Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son and switch it with the real one, with the help of his son and father, to repay the syndicate that arranged his release. Also starring Jennifer Ehle. -
Dr. Richard Kimble, a Chicago surgeon falsely convicted of killing his wife, goes on the run. He's determined to prove his innocence by leading the police to the one-armed man who committed the crime. He is the hunted - and Sam Gerard, an unrelenting bloodhound of a U.S. marshal is the hunter who will not give up. Inspired by the classic television series. -
During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of Alan Turing - mathematician, cryptologist and war hero - to investigate a reported burglary. Instead, Turing is arrested on the charge of gross indecency - an accusation that would lead to his conviction for the criminal offence of homosexuality. Little did officials know that were incriminating the pioneer of modern day computing. Leading a motley crew of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable code of Germany's Enigma machine in World War II. -
Maverick, a hotshot flyer, is sent to the Navy's prestigious Top Gun program. But in order to become the 'best of the best', he'll need the help of his wingman 'Goose' Bradshaw and new love Charlotte. Also starring Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, Tim Robbins and Meg Ryan. -
A complex interweaving of three stories about the international drug trade in Mexico, Ohio and San Diego that cuts to the heart and soul of the fight against the drug epidemic, from the highest level of the U.S. Government to the corruption on the streets. Some aspects of the plotline are based on actual people and events. Also starring Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow) and Don Cheadle (Volcano). -
When the USS Missouri welcomes entertainers for the battleship's last voyage, the visitors throw a party. Led by a rogue C.I.A. operative and a turncoat officer, they're killer elite commandos out to hijack the ship's nuclear arsenal. They overpower the crew, except for one man - the ship's cook: ex-Navy SEAL and decorated combat operative, Casey Ryback. All hands on deck, and be ready for action! Also stars Gary Busey. -
A huge helping of chillers including 1408 - a motel room where people have the unaccountable urge to commit suicide and where a young sceptical reporter finds out that all he's heard - and more - is true; The Road Virus Heads North - A painting done by a disturbed and lately deceased man comes alive in a very horrendous fashion; Lunch at the Gotham Cafe - a recently separated couple meet with a lawyer to end their marriage, but do not bargain on the head waiter's behaviour. These and eleven other stories that no other writer would ever dream of. DVD: preloved; region 4 -
Book and DVD: Dune: Frank Herbert
$8.00–$20.00The book which started a legend. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream. DVD: (1984) Kyle MacLachlan; José Ferrer; Linda Hunt; Sting; Patrick Stewart; Max Von Sydow: preloved; ex-rental; very good condition; region 4 -
Book I of The Vampire Chronicles. In a darkened room a young man tells the macabre story of his life. It is Louis' story, told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister Lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the way of the vampire, gifted with eternal life and cursed with the craving for human blood. DVD: Region 4; preloved. -
A feast for sci-fi fans of the 'Old Masters'. In this volume: Foundation (Foundation I): For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying, and only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future - to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for a future generations. He calls his sanctuary The Foundation. Foundation And Empire (Foundation II): Led by its founding father Hari Seldon, and utilising science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire - the mightiest force in the Galaxy - is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who - or what - is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation? Second Foundation (Foundation III): The Foundation lies in ruins - destroyed by a mutant mind bent on humanity’s annihilation. But it’s rumored that there’s a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established as insurance to preserve the knowledge of mankind. Now a desperate race has begun between the survivors of the First Foundation and an alien entity to find this last flicker of humanity’s shining past - and future hope. Yet the key to it all might be a fourteen-year-old girl burdened with a terrible secret. Is she the Foundation’s savior - or its deadliest enemy? The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire I): Biron Farrell was young and naïve, but he was growing up fast. A radiation bomb planted in his dorm room changed him from an innocent student at the University of Earth to a marked man, fleeing desperately from an unknown assassin. He soon discovers that, many light-years away, his father, the highly respected Rancher of Widemos, has been murdered. Stunned, grief-stricken, and outraged, Biron is determined to uncover the reasons behind his father’s death, and becomes entangled in an intricate saga of rebellion, political intrigue and espionage. The Naked Sun (Robot II): A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonisation of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations. The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection. Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on. Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities: Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots - unthinkable under the laws of Robotics - or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence... I, Robot (Robot I): A robot must not harm a human being; a robot must obey human orders; and a robot must protect its own existence - as long as that protection does not conflict with rules one and two. With these Three Laws of Robotics, humanity embarked on a bold new era of evolution that would open up enormous possibilities - and unforeseen risks. For the scientists who invented the earliest robots weren't content that their creations should remain programmed helpers, companions, and semi-sentient worker-machines. And soon the robots themselves, aware of their own intelligence, power and humanity, aren't either. As humans and robots struggle to survive together - and sometimes against each other - in earth and in space, the future of both hangs in the balance. Here human men and women confront robots gone mad, telepathic robots, robot politicians and vast robotic intelligences that may already secretly control the world. And both are asking the same question: What is human? And is humanity obsolete? DVD: Will Smith; Alan Tudyk: preloved; very good condition; region 4 -
14 darkly chilling tales from the modern Master of Horror: Includes: The Death of Jack Hamilton - a story from the days of gangsters and Prohibition; Lunch at the Gotham Cafe - a troubled couple have a lunch date with a lawyer and get more than they bargained for; 1408 - bizarre and horrible goings-on in a motel room; The Road Virus Heads North - a painting by an artist who committed suicide roars to life; and Autopsy Room Four; The Man In The Black Suit; All That You Love Will Be Carried Away; In The Deathroom; The Little Sisters of Eluria; Everything's Eventual; L.T.'s Theory Of Pets; That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is In French; Riding The Bullet; Luckey Quarter. (That's not a typo, by the way...)
DVD: Jonathan Jackson; David Arquette; Cliff Robertson: regions 2 and 4; pre-loved; very good condition -
Maigret And The Madwoman: Maigret knew the words would haunt him to his grave. As the famous inspector stared down at the lifeless body of of the frail old lady, her last words to him kept hammering at his ears: I'm relying on you. I trust you. The little old lady had been hanging around Police headquarters for days. She insisted on seeing only her hero, Maigret. Finally, she confronted the Inspector and patiently told her story. Somebody was trying to do her harm. She didn't know who, and she didn't know why. Maigret had promised to call on her as soon as he could find a free moment. Now he felt partially responsible; how could he not? This was going to be a special case. He would find the killer if it was the last thing he ever did. Maigret And The Killer: Maigret, accompanying his physician on an emergency call, is drawn into one of his most stubborn cases yet. The victim, a son of a wealthy perfume manufacturer, had been enjoying an odd hobby before his death: collecting human voices with a tape recorder, often in the rougher districts of Paris. But his wallet and his tape recorder have been left untouched, so the killer's motive is unclear. The absence of clues begins to exasperate Maigret - until an anonymous letter reveals that he is dealing with no ordinary criminal. DVD: This set contains series 1 and 2. Each of the 12 episodes are based on a single book by Georges Simenon and filmed in Budapest as the background for post-World War II France. Also starring Geoffrey Hutchings, Jack Galloway and James Larkin. Episodes: The Patience of Maigret; Maigret and the Burglar's Wife; Maigret Goes To School; Maigret And The Madwoman; Maigret On Home Ground; Maigret Sets A Trap; Maigret And The Night Club Dancer; Maigret At The Hotel Majestic; Maigret On The Defensive; Maigret's Boyhood Friend; Maigret And The Minister; Maigret And The Maid. 4 discs; preloved; region 4; very good condition -
Book/DVD: Prince Caspian: C.S. Lewis
$5.00–$6.00Something is very wrong. Civil war is destroying Narnia and Prince Caspian, seeing the evil done by his Uncle Miraz, wants to regain the kingdom and bring peace back to the land. But Caspian needs help - Lucy, Edmund, Peter and Susan must come to his aid, but first, he must summon them by blowing on a magic horn. The battle for good and evil is about to be fought in the magical world of Narnia. Cover art and illustrations by Pauline Baynes. DVD: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell: preloved; region 4; very good condition. -
Book/DVD: Rise Of The Horde: Christie Golden
$5.00–$8.00Book II of World Of Warcraft. Though the young Warchief Thrall ended the demon curse that had plagued his people for generations, the orcs still wrestle with the sins of their bloody past. As the rampaging Horde, they waged a number of devastating wars against their perennial enemy - the Alliance. Yet the rage and bloodlust that drove the orcs to destroy everything in their path nearly consumed them as well. Long ago, on the idyllic world of Draenor, the noble orc clans lived in relative peace with their enigmatic neighbors, the Draenei. But the nefarious agents of the Burning Legion had other plans for both of the unsuspecting races. The demon-lord Kil'jaeden set in motion a dark chain of events that would succeed not only in eradicating the Draenei, but forging the orc clans into an single, unstoppable juggernaut of hatred and destruction. Cover art by Glenn Rane. DVD: Travis Fimmel; Paula Patton; Ben Foster: preloved; very good condition; regions 2,4 and 5 -
A sensational story of murder and pie-making, Sweeney Todd is a classic of British horror writing, widely adapted in print and on stage. The original tale of Sweeney Todd, first published under the title The String Of Pearls (1846) combines the story of Todd's grisly method of robbing and dispatching his victims - by way of Mrs. Lovett's meat pies - with a romantic sub-plot involving deception, disguise and detective work, set against the backdrop of London's dark and unsavory streets. This edition offers the original story with all its atmospheric Victorian trimmings. The story of Todd's murderous partnership with pie-maker Margery Lovett - at once inconceivably unpalatable and undeniably compelling - is not only about murder and meat-pies, but highlights how industrialisation removed many employment opportunities and the plight of the poor of Victorian London. Cover shows Johnny Depp in his iconic role as Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber... DVD:Johnny Depp; Helena Bonham Carter; Alan Rickman: preloved; excellent condition; region 1 -
On his 83rd birthday Eddie, a lonely war veteran, dies in a tragic accident trying to save a little girl from a falling cart. With his final breath he feels two small hands in his - and then nothing. He awakens in the afterlife, where he learns that Heaven is not a lush Garden of Eden but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by five people who were in it. These people may have been loved ones or distant strangers. Yet each of them changed your path forever.DVD: Jon Voight; Ellen Burstyn; Jeff Daniels. Preloved; Region 4; excellent condition.
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