UK Import Blu-Ray/Region All Pressing. When the Royal National Gallery of London is asked to send their finest scholar to oversee the unveiling of Whistler's Mother in California, they send their most inept and detested employee, in a desperate attempt to get him out of their lives. That employee is Mr. Bean - the master of disaster! Special Features: Bean Scenes Unseen Mr Bean's Hoilday Sneak Peek Running Time: Feature: 1hr 29mins approx Bonus: 26mins approx. Picture Format: Widescreen Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Technical Info: Feature Soundtrack: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese DTS Surround 5.1 Subtitles: English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Traditional Mandarin

"Four must make their sacrifice. In the realm twixt fire and ice . . . The quest unites both life and death." The wise woman Sheba's ominous words haunt Rowan. The bitter winter has lasted far too long and won't loosen its deadly hold on the land. As food stores dwindle, the people of Rin flee to the warmer coast. Rowan and two friends -- and a shadow -- journey up the mountain that towers over Rin to seek the source of the unending cold. Rowan knows from past experience that the mountain is unpredictable and harbors many dangers. But now waves of freezing air stream down its sides. And ferocious ice creepers -- giant eyeless creatures with gaping jaws and teeth like shards of ice -- slither from its shadow eager to devour any warm being. Will Rowan and his friends somehow be able to bring spring -- and life -- back to the land? Can they survive the perils of the mountain and the attacks of the ice creepers?

"Peter Nichols has crafted a terrifyingly relevant historical narrative...A terrific read." -Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In The Heart of the Sea In 1871, America's last fleet of whaling ships was destroyed in an arctic ice storm. Miraculously, 1,218 men, women and children survived, but the disaster was catastrophic at home. Oil and Ice is the story of one fateful whaling season that illuminates the unprecedented rise and devastating fall of America's first oil economy, and the fate of today's petroleum industry.

The Prehistoric Disasters DVD follows the catastrophic events that have molded the earth over time. From the birth of the planet to the melting of ice burgs to asteroid strikes each of the effects has created massive destruction to life on earth. The earth DVDs Prehistoric Disasters goes in depth to reveal the evolution of earth.The Prehistoric Disasters DVD is exclusive to the Discovery Channel Store.Since the Earth's creation 4.5 billion years ago the planet has been struck by a series of catastrophes each one pushing life to the edge of extinction. The Earth DVDs show that from disaster comes new life - and while the dominant species on the planet were wiped out hardier creatures survived and thrived moving into the vacuum left by the extinction. These creatures in turn took over the planet until they themselves fell victim to yet another mass extinction. The Prehistoric Disasters science DVDs show that Earth's history is rife with prehistoric disasters that have molded the planet and changed the course of evolution. But with each disaster came another leap forward on the evolutionary trail from single celled bacteria to humankind itself. During the Prehistoric Disasters Discovery DVDs you learn that without this series of events neither mankind nor any of the life we see around us would be here today. 1 Birth of the Planet: 30 million years after Earth's birth a cataclysmic collision almost destroyed the planet completely. Instead this chance collision formed the moon triggering an extraordinary sequence of events that formed this unique planet teaming with life. 2. Snowball Earth: In the Australian outback a smooth gray stone stands out in the parched red earth. It is over 630 million years old and proves that Australia used to be buried under ice. Could this controversial theory be the key to the evolution of mankind on Earth? 3. Planet of Fire: 250 Million years ago Earth's only continent Pangea was a lush oasis swarming with life. Then a massive extinction wiped out 95% of life on earth. Now scientists believe they have uncovered the event responsible for the largest extinction in history. 4. Asteroid Strike: Dinosaurs arose as rulers of the Earth 250 million years ago but their reign soon ended in catastrophe paving the way for mammals and eventually humans to flourish. Evidence shows that a cosmic impact was responsible but where did it hit Earth?Shop for the Prehistoric Disasters DVD and watch as catastrophic events shaped the planet to what it has become today.

It started with a cake. A rather innocent-looking cake, too, but that cake would open the door to opportunity - and disaster - for sweet-toothed, bargain-savvy Annabelle Pleasanton. In fact, between a promotion at work, her best friend's engagement, and her discovery of handsome photographer Isaac Matthews, that little cake has managed to turn Annabelle's world upside down. Things go from complicated to downright crazy as Annabelle discovers that handling her new writing assignment and plotting her friend's surprise bridal shower isn't going as easy as she'd hoped. Okay, okay - and appearing as a graceful, charming woman in the presence of Isaac is turning out to be, well, more than just a bit of a catastrophe. Not that Rona, a gorgeous boyfriend-snatching flirt, is helping things in the slightest. And just when things couldn't get any worse, smarmy womanizer Patrique worms his way into her life. Managing her life with the two of them in the picture may be more than she can handle. Then, when a misunderstanding threatens to destroy her job, her most cherished friendship, and her relationship with Isaac, Annabelle's courage and integrity are put to the test. Will she give in to pressure and do what is easy or will she do what she knows is right? In this hilarious yet inspiring novel, The Icing on the Cake offers comical predicaments, surprising twists, and tender moments that will delight readers of all ages.

Failure is inevitable. In engineering, it can often be spectacular, and too frequently is tragic. But every mishap, from insignificant to mythic, affords a valuable opportunity to do better in the future. ENGINEERING DISASTERS 5 takes on some of the strangest and most notorious engineering failures of recent years and answers the two big questions: what went wrong, and--more importantly--what did we learn from it? Visit the south coast of Louisiana, where a misplaced oil rig caused an entire lake to be sucked into a giant underground salt mine, taking 65 acres of land, a dozen barges, and (of course), the oil rig with it. Examine the tragic 1972 Buffalo Creek dam disaster, when blatantly bad engineering led to a flood that killed 118 people in the rugged mountains of West Virginia. And revisit the Exxon Valdez disaster to unravel the chain of human and technological errors that made it inevitable. These events and more offer a sobering look at fallibility and the consequences of failure.

It started with a cake. A rather innocent-looking cake, too, but that cake would open the door to opportunity - and disaster - for sweet-toothed, bargain-savvy Annabelle Pleasanton. In fact, between a promotion at work, her best friend's engagement, and her discovery of handsome photographer Isaac Matthews, that little cake has managed to turn Annabelle's world upside down. Things go from complicated to downright crazy as Annabelle discovers that handling her new writing assignment and plotting her friend's surprise bridal shower isn't going as easy as she'd hoped. Okay, okay - and appearing as a graceful, charming woman in the presence of Isaac is turning out to be, well, more than just a bit of a catastrophe. Not that Rona, a gorgeous boyfriend-snatching flirt, is helping things in the slightest. And just when things couldn't get any worse, smarmy womanizer Patrique worms his way into her life. Managing her life with the two of them in the picture may be more than she can handle. Then, when a misunderstanding threatens to destroy her job, her most cherished friendship, and her relationship with Isaac, Annabelle's courage and integrity are put to the test. Will she give in to pressure and do what is easy or will she do what she knows is right? In this hilarious yet inspiring novel, The Icing on the Cake offers comical predicaments, surprising twists, and tender moments that will delight readers of all ages.

Genevieve Kaplan’s In the ice house offers an innovative meditation on domestic life and the physical world that surrounds it, chronicling “at least the beginnings of some disaster” taking place in a landscape that “had no symmetry.” Deftly channeling poets like Wallace Stevens and John Ashbery, as well as invoking Kaplan’s own distinct poetic sensibility, these poems reveal an atmospheric and wondrous world filled with odd and compelling images. Readers confront the menace of the ordinary, “the whale-faced spout of the drainpipe, the cluck / of the chicken-bird” and how “the light attacks / the window and the stress of the shining / does not ease.” The poet’s insistent evocation of elemental images—the birds, the ice, the water—becomes almost incantatory, as the speaker seeks escape from “the frantic outside” she’s trapped within. Kaplan’s sky “has the depth / of an ocean,” and this book deeply articulates how “silence is the only word that can replace loss.” Moving artfully between internal desires and incisive observations of the external, these stunning poems radiate with both heat and ice.

In the windswept, hostile environment of Antarctica, National Geographic's Crittercam team and Doctors Jerry Kooyman and Paul Ponganis of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography embark on a spectacular adventure of science and survival. Using Crittercam technology, they hitch a ride with the majestic emperor penguin to go places only penguins have gone before under the massive Ross Ice Shelf.

What if I were to tell you that I know of a disaster that makes the Titanic look like chump change? And what if I were to tell you that this disaster didn't occur in just one place in one night, but it's going on right now today and it's been leaving a trail of death and destruction for centuries. This disaster is none other than The Attack of the Killer C's. People of God, the American Church desperately needs to go to war and fight the internal enemy of our souls, satan. Why? Because whether you feel it, see it, or believe it or not, the moment you got saved you entered a spiritual war against a demonic host whose sole purpose is to destroy you and extinguish your effectiveness for Jesus Christ. Therefore, The Attack of the Killer C's is a series revealing this cosmic battle we're in and exposes the seductive weapons the devil uses to keep us from becoming a mighty army for God Almighty. These attacks are as follows. The Attack of the Casual Christian, the Cultural Christian, the Compromising Christian, the Corruptive Christian, and the Counterfeit Christian. People of God, there's a war going on and it's not just abroad but it's right here in our own country. It's a cosmic battle for the souls of men and women all around us. The stakes are high and millions of lives are at risk. And if we're ever going to win this war then the American Church needs to once again shine for Jesus Christ. People, the alarm has been sounded. We are under attack! The Attack of the Killer C's. Don't let the enemy get you!

Release Date: 2006-12-14

The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a star, the noted gourmet Brillat-Savarin once wrote. If that's so, the discovery of ice cream must be worth a whole galaxy. And the name of the discoverer should be emblazoned in the heavens. The trouble is, we don't know who made that first dish of vanilla, strawberry or triple chocolate chunk ice cream. That may explain why there are candidates for the honor all over the world. Some give the ancient Romans credit for inventing ice cream, but although they did send their slaves off to the mountains to get snow, they didn't make ice cream with it.

In the "Masters of Stone 5" DVD, Dean Potter and his friends deliver a whole new level of climbing action, set to a high-quality, adrenaline-pounding soundtrack featuring Metallica. It includes Speed-Soloing El Capitan, High-Ball Bouldering, Female Freesoloing, Blind Crack Climbing, World Record Slacklining, World Record Rope Freefalling, Arctic BASE Jumping, and more.

In the "Masters of Stone 5" DVD, Dean Potter and his friends deliver a whole new level of climbing action, set to a high-quality, adrenaline-pounding soundtrack featuring Metallica. It includes Speed-Soloing El Capitan, High-Ball Bouldering, Female Freesoloing, Blind Crack Climbing, World Record Slacklining, World Record Rope Freefalling, Arctic BASE Jumping, and more.

In spring of 2000, the largest moving object ever seen on our planet began its voyage - so grand in scale it changed the earth’s rotation as it moved. Dubbed Godzilla by scientists, it had enough fresh water to supply the United States with all of its water needs for years. A special team from the National Geographic Society and the New England Aquarium are the first to employ a bold new technological approach at exploring above, below and within the ice. To get there they follow in the footsteps of early explorers, traversing the most violent seas on earth. The journey takes weeks, and once there, they must contend with the inhospitable nature of life at the bottom of the world. Their journey takes them to the edge of human endurance and beyond the boundaries of mankind’s experience. For the first time, explorers physically dive inside icebergs. Their attempts to explore lead them to a new undiscovered world. They confront life and death decisions every day. Weaving their way through the treacherous pack ice - and well beyond the range of rescue - they make a dangerous flight in the spirit of discovery. But despite the natural beauty that captivates them, they are in a race to escape the clutches of the ice. How will they get out?

Stationed in the Soviet Union U.S. spy Jeff West (Edward Albert) is betrayed by the C.I.A. and after a fixed trial sentenced to certain death at a dreaded gulag for political prisoners. He assumes the name of a dead petty thief to reroute himself to a minimum security camp where he plans his escape over the icy tundra. The suspicious camp commander Kolya plots to expose West. Locked in a final confrontation West and Kolya face off over thirty-nine miles of ice as the brutal game climaxes in a final run to freedom.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 783722735626 Manufacturer No: ARD27356