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WH Smith Books • WH Smith Music • WH Smith DVD & Video • WH Smith Games • WH Smith Stationery • WH Smith Magazines • WH Smith Special Offers • WH Smith Bookshop • WH Smith Internet Store Toy Story 2 - (VHS) Originally intended as a direct-to-video cash in to follow up the commercial and critical hit Toy Story Disney were suitably wooed by early footage of this sequel to put down enough money to spruce it up for a cinema release. Good plan despite being a sequel Toy Story 2 was one of the most breathlessly enjoyable films of the last year. Rather than simply retreading the original story (as many sequels do) the sequel offers a new story: Woody the cowboy doll is stolen by a greasy toy collector who needs him to complete a set of toys based on characters from a defunct fifties kids TV show ‘Woody’s Round-Up”. While Buzz and the other toys launch a dangerous rescue mission Woody finds he has a serious dilemma on his hands – namely should he go back to his friends knowing that he’ll be forgotten when his owner gets too old for him or should he agree to some kind of immortality in a Japanese museum? This is pretty deep stuff for a kids film (if you really wanted to you could argue that it was an allegory for death – but lets not get into that now
) but it's all handled with such a light touch that the kids will lap it up. While Woody is struggling with his morals Buzz Slinky Mr. Potato Head Ham and the rest embark on an epic journey to rescue him. This in itself works as a brilliant action comedy. Oversize obstacles are handled with Buzz’s usual adversity. Even for an adult audience this is exciting edge of the seat stuff. Armed with the witty script you would expect and topped off with a priceless Empire Strikes Back spoof and a string of genuinely hilarious mock “out-takes” Toy Story 2 is that rare beast a sequel which manages to be superior to its original. DVD version of the hit sequel includes 1. Complete set of “out-takes” 2. ‘Woody’s Round-Up’ video 3. ‘Coolest Toy’ feature 4. Character featurette 5. ‘Lux Jr.’ Animated short from Pixar 6. ‘Monsters Inc’ sneak preview. ... Going Off Big Time - (DVD) Mark Clayton is in the wrong place at the wrong time and finds himself doing four years. He adjusts to prison life and begins to stand up for himself against the system that failed him. ... Death-devoted Heart Sex and the Sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde A tale of forbidden love and inevitable death the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde recounts the story of two lovers unknowingly drinking a magic potion and ultimately dying in one another's arms. Critics have lauded Wagner's Tristan und Isolde for the originality and subtlety of the music but have often viewed the drama as a 'mere trifle' about Wagner's own forbidden affair with Matilde Wesendonk the wife of a banker who supported him during his exile in Switzerland. In 'Death-Devoted Heart' Roger Scruton aims to vindicate the stature of the drama presenting it as more than just a sublimation of the composer's love for Wesendonck or a wistful romantic dream. Scruton argues that Tristan und Isolde has profound religious meaning as relevant today as it was to Wagner's contemporaries. Both philosophical and musicological Scruton's analysis touches on the nature of tragedy the significance of ritual sacrifice and the meaning of redemption. Scruton provides a guide to the drama while offering insight into the nature of erotic love and the peculiar place of the erotic in our culture. ... Smallville Music From The Talon TV OST The soundtrack features an intriguing blend of several of today's most absorbing artists including Remy Zero The Flaming Lips Weezer Ryan Adams Eva Cassidy Sixpence None The Richer VonRay and Steadman. ... Pure Style Outside In a follow-up to }Pure Style{ leading stylist Jane Cumberbatch presents a host of ideas on how to make the most of your exterior space whether it be a balcony roof terrace or country garden. 300 colour photos. ... Girl With A Pearl Earring ...