Kevin Murray

Like a good dream, Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation envelops you with an aura of fantastic light, moody sound, head-turning love, and a feeling of déjà vu, even though you've probably never been to this neon-fused version of Tokyo. Certainly Bob Harris has not. The 50-ish actor has signed on for big money shooting whiskey ads instead of doing something good for his career or his long-distance family. Jetlagged, helplessly lost with his Japanese-speaking director, and out of sync with the metropolis, Harris (Bill Murray, never better) befriends the married but lovelorn 25-year-old Charlotte (played with heaps of poise by 18-year-old Scarlett Johansson). Even before her photographer husband all but abandons her, she is adrift like Harris but in a total entrapment of youth. How Charlotte and Bill discover they are soul mates will be cherished for years to come. Written and directed by Coppola (The Virgin Suicides), the film is far more atmospheric than plot-driven: we whiz through Tokyo parties, karaoke bars, and odd nightlife, always ending up in the impossibly posh hotel where the two are staying. The wisps of bittersweet loneliness of Bill and Charlotte are handled smartly and romantically, but unlike modern studio films, this isn't a May-November fling film. Surely and steadily, the film ends on a much-talked-about grace note, which may burn some, yet awards film lovers who "always had Paris" with another cinematic destination of the heart. –Doug Thomas

This 5-CD showstopper not only brings you the best-loved songs from Webber's decades of Broadway blockbusters, but also many superstar interpretations and a CD of rare and unreleased material. You'll hear songs from Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Song and Dance, Starlight Express, Requiem, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, By Jeeves, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle down the Wind and The Beautiful Game. Then, you'll hear wonderful Webber performances by Barbra Streisand (As If We Never Said Goodbye), Betty Buckley (Memory), Madonna (You Must Love Me), Boy George (Try Not to Be Afraid), Tom Jones (The Vaults of Heaven), Kiri Te Kanawa (The Heart Is Slow to Learn), Petula Clark (With One Look) and more including, just weeks before his death, Elvis Presley (It's Easy for You)!

Packed with 60 fabulous sing-a-long 80s classics (including a few forgotten gems) on 3 CDs!‘The Best 80s Car Songs Album In The World… Ever!’ invites you to re-imagine the school run, the trip to the shops or a chase around Miami in a white jacket in your dream red sports car. OK, so you may not have the car, the clothes or be in Miami (and it may be 30-something years later!!!!) but what you can rely on as you come back down to earth is the 100% quality of the music - hit after hit on this amazing collection.

Editorial: Los héroes más grandes de las novelas de aventuras (Mina Murray, el capitán Nemo, el doctor Jekyll, Mina Murray y Allan Quatermain) se unen en un grupo sin precedentes en la historia de la literatura: la Liga de los Caballeros Extraordinarios. Alan Moore y Kevin O´Neil forman equipo en este volumen y nos otorgan una oportunidad única para disfrutar de este hito de la historia del cómic.

How did the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime look from the Iraqi perspective? That question triggered the Iraqi Perspective Project (IPP), sponsored by the U.S. Joint Forces Command and the National Intelligence Council. The effort was named “Project 1946,” inspired by the methodology used by U.S. Army historians and intelligence officers working with former members of the German General Staff to develop an understanding of World War II from the German perspective.