简介:A group of friends attempt to repair their strained relationship by celebrating a birthday at a remote desert home falls apart when one disappears and their lives are changed forever.
简介:A strikingly intense portrayal of a dire situation, Cries from Syria serves as a potent record of the events that have transpired there since 2011. Inspired by the Arab Spring, Syrians were hopeful they could end their country’s 40-year reign of brutal dictatorship. Instead, their efforts yielded horrific consequences as the government swiftly punished those in opposition, demonstrating their ruthlessness by targeting and torturing children. As peaceful protests were held, the government retaliated with extreme force, resulting in a full-blown civil war. From cutting off the food supply to the use of chemical weapons and targeted airstrikes on hospitals and schools, those fighting for freedom have endured a grave humanitarian crisis.
简介:Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the story of Bacchus, god of wine, revelry, theatre and excess, travelling to Georgia, Jordan, Greece and Britain to discover his origins and his presence in the modern world, and explore how losing oneself plays a vital role in the development of civilisation.
简介:伊桑·霍克将主演、编剧和执行制作新剧《上帝鸟》(The Good Lord Bird),改编自作家詹姆斯·麦克布莱德的同名小说,从小男孩亨利的视角讲述:1857年,他是堪萨斯的一名黑奴,他的主人与著名废奴主义领导人约翰·布朗起了冲突,布朗带走了亨利,以为亨利是女孩,给了他一条裙子穿,并给他起了小洋葱的外号。途中亨利挣扎求生,并逐渐融入布朗的大家庭中。直到1859年,他参与了布朗发起的著名事件:哈普斯渡口袭击,这是美国南北内战的主要导火索。 小说以幽默轻松的语言,塑造了布朗这个坚定的起义领导人和逐渐成长的少年亨利的形象。霍克表示这是自己很有热情的项目,是他最爱的书之一,他将饰演布朗。 Showtime已订下整季8集,安东尼·海明威(《无耻之徒》《火线》《美国犯罪故事:公诉辛普森》)执导,制作方是Blumhouse电视。
简介:There are few families in history who have accumulated more wealth, collected more art and given away more money than the Gettys. With unique access to the family’s inner world, this programme unearths the lasting cultural impact of three generations. The late patriarch J. Paul Getty, founder of the Getty Oil Company and art collector, made the family incredibly wealthy and was once described as the richest living man in America. On his death, he left the largest endowment in history to an art museum, and the billion dollar gift shook the international art market to its foundation. This endowment also gave birth to the Getty Centre in Los Angeles which is now the wealthiest institution of its kind in the world. Grandson Mark Getty, who himself became the founder of the multi-billion pound media empire Getty Images, tells the story of his family and their cultural legacy. With input from other Getty family members, the programme follows three generations of this art-hungry dynasty and hears stories of personal milestones, art scandals, philanthropy and the kidnapping of grandson Paul Getty III in 1973.