Ben Robinson retraces the dramatic last days of King John, England's most disastrous monarch, and uncovers the legend of his lost treasure. Ten days took King John from ruler of an empire to sudden death, and left the kingdom in ruins. John is famous for the creation of Magna Carta, which inspired our modern democracy. Ben follows in the footsteps of the King's epic last journey, from the treacherous marshes of East Anglia, through Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, to his final resting place in Worcester. He is joined by medieval historian professor Stephen Church. Together they examine the truth behind the legend that has lived on for 800 years. Did the crown jewels really end up in the mud of the Wash Was the King poisoned Does he deserve his reputation as our most disastrous monarch Thanks to unique documents, we can tell this epic tale in the King's own words. Not only can we get into the mind of the Magna Carta King, we can reveal in fantastic detail how and where he travelled. Ben reveals what happened when treasure seekers attempted to find the King's lost jewels with the help of a diviner. And using the latest technology reveals how we can actually see back in time to reveal the landscape as it would have looked when King John made his last journey 800 years ago.
An inspirational survival story of Deepika Kumari who, as a girl born on the roadside to abject poverty in rural India, went in search of food, stumbled upon archery, and within 4 years became the Number One archer in the World.
如果这些墙壁可以唱歌,这是著名的伦敦录音室90周年纪念。环球音乐集团最近成立的制作公司水星工作室宣布了一部关于艾比路工作室的纪录片。If These Walls Could Sing将在今年11月Abbey Road成立90周年之际,探索这家传奇录音室的历史。这部电影由约翰·巴特塞克制作,保罗和琳达的女儿、电影制作人兼摄影师玛丽·麦卡特尼执导。玛丽·麦卡特尼在一份声明中说“我小时候最早的一些记忆来自于在艾比路度过的时光。“我一直想讲述这个历史悠久的地方的故事,我不能与约翰和水星工作室更好的团队合作,让这个创造性的雄心成为现实。”
Arach is a baby caiman. His father, Akam the valiant is a legend not only is he the greatest hunter of the Great Kingdom but he is also the first caiman who decided to have a family. As Arach tells us how this all happened, we set off on a magical journey throughout mesmerizing Amazon. A tale of hope, love and family where animals talk and nature unveils its’ finest marvels.
One of our favourite natural history subjects, the good old dinosaur, gets a makeover and then some in this fantastically ambitious and groundbreaking documentary. Based on cutting-edge palaeontology and the latest fossil records, DINOTASIA presents a series of vignettes about dinosaurs - both familiar faces and some we have only found out about in the past ten years. The film uses CGI to bring the stories to life, but draws on animation's birth in silent film and early Disney to create proper, traditional visual storytelling. Werner Herzog narrates, reuniting with the team behind GRIZZLY MAN and CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS.
这是Qatsi记录片三部曲的最后一部。Qatsi是美国印第安土著Hopi语,意思是生活。 本片由于受资金困扰,2002年才得以发行,制作时间长达十年,但却没有象前面两部作品Powaqqatsi (1988)和Koyaanisqatsi (1983) 那样广受好评。 音乐仍然由Philip Glass操刀,马友友则在此片中担任大提琴独奏。 著名影评人ROGER EBERT说: “I have problems with Naqoyqatsi as a film, but as a music video it''s rather remarkable. (“Naqoyqatsi作为一部影片有不少问题,作为MTV倒相当出色。) 1983年,受IRS(Institute of Regional Study)委托,导演雷吉奥拍出了一部非叙事性的电视片,在这基础上,Qatsi系列第一部惊世之作《失衡生活》(Koyaanisqatsi)应运而生。在得到了包括卢卡斯、科波拉等人的大力支持与推广之后,《失衡生活》在当时形成了轰动性的效果。5年以后,Qatsi系列第二部《变形生活》(Powaqqatsi)诞生,尽管没有在第一部的基础上取得大的突破,但也不失为水准之作。 《战争生活》的诞生经历了许多坎坷。尽管《失衡的生活》与《变形的生活》都取得了相当好的评价,但在拍摄期间,导演仍然面临严重的资金问题。在这种情况下,尽管派拉蒙公司已经为前两部电影发行了DVD,但是雷吉奥仍然坚持收回版权,让想要购买DVD的影迷单独与他联系,单价150美金,作为对第三部影片拍摄费用的支持。最后在米拉迈克斯公司的支持下,由著名导演斯蒂芬·索德伯格(《性、谎言、录像带》,《毒品网络》,《永不妥协》)出任执行制片,历经10余年,终于完成了这部作品。 电影里充满着那些似乎无意剪接到一起的镜头,一会是冲天的原子弹,一会是变色的散发出奇异目光的多利羊,以及飘忽来去的世界地图,股票市场,数字,和人的游行……然后接着来了警察,以及挥舞的棍棒,长长的有刀的枪,还有飞过的子弹的呼啸……镜头一转,我们又看到了拳击手的攻击和倒下,本•拉登和胡子,还有变形的电脑,不停的毫无意义的争吵。接着还有什么?流动着噪音的和没有声音的阅兵,徐徐而进的汽车,布什,轮盘赌,云霄飞车,快餐,速度,网络……最后留下的是死亡,爆炸,而那些优雅环境里的键盘和字母在飞舞,汽车来了,光线亮了,车灯射过来,有人在哭泣……
作家本杰明·密(马特·达蒙 Matt Damon 饰)生性喜爱冒险,然而半年前的丧妻之痛令他至今无法释怀,儿子迪伦和小女儿洛希同样不能适应失去母亲的生活,迪伦因偷窃和阴暗的美术创作导致被学校开除,本杰明没有听从哥哥邓肯的建议,拒绝从新的爱情中获取乐观心态,也放弃了专栏写 作,筹划和儿女换到全新的环境继续生活。而本杰明的新家居然是一座荒废的动物园!因为看到了洛希和动物的友好接触,本杰明决定接收这座还收留着众多动物的野生动物园,并带领管理人凯莉(斯嘉丽·约翰逊 Scarlett Johansson 饰)率领的留守团队重新修葺动物园,希望在夏季开放之前,迎来动物园的再度营业和自己家庭的新生……
一直以来,黑人青年卡尔(小库珀·古丁 Cuba Gooding Jr. 饰)都将成为美国海军中的一员当做自己的毕生理想,然而,当他真的加入到了海军队伍中去之后,卡尔才发现,现实远不如想象中美好。在种族歧视之风盛行的军队里,卡尔理所当然的成为了众人伤害和排挤的对象,但个性坚韧的卡尔却并没有因此而退缩和气馁,正相反,他通过比别人多百倍的努力和出色的成绩证明了一个人的成功和失败与肤色无关。
比尔(罗伯特·德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰)的出现让卡尔坚定了想要进入潜水艇搜救队的信念,然而,这支秉性白人至上主义的团队中,还未曾有过黑人加入的先例。通过近两年的不懈努力,卡尔终于加入了潜艇队的训练计划之中并最终成为了其中的一员。同时,他和比尔之间的紧张关系也因为一次不幸的事故而产生了质的改变。
吉姆(克里斯·普拉特 Chris Pratt 饰)是阿瓦隆号飞船上的一位工薪阶层旅客,在飞船前往太空殖民地家园2号的120年旅途中,因一次意外,他从冷冻睡眠中醒来。发现自己有可能要在这艘巨船上独自度过89年,吉姆试着重新入睡,但最终只能在安置了5000个同行人员的睡眠舱中孤独生活,处于自杀边缘的吉姆绝望中孤注一掷,于是,他唤醒了一名女乘客奥罗拉(詹妮弗·劳伦斯 Jennifer Lawrence 饰),两人在相处的期间产生了爱情的火花。而当飞船的操作系统瘫痪,这对情侣面临着更大的问题,生命受到威胁的不仅仅是他们自己,也包括同行的旅伴,和航行本身。