Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World (2013)
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 47M
Director : Kerry Allison
Sinopse
This Shiver (ITV Studios) documentary reveals what happened behind-the-scenes on some of the most momentous breaking news events in our lifetime - as told by those caught up in the real-life drama, those in the newsrooms and those responsible for delivering these newsflashes into millions of people's homes. News stories covered include the death of Diana, Princess of Wales (1997); the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas (1963); the coal-tip landslide in Aberfan (1966); the Lockerbie Air Disaster (1988); the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York (2001); the start of Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War (1991); the dramatic end of the Iranian Embassy siege in London (1980); and the announcement of the death of the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (2002).
Depois de perder seu emprego para sua esposa e colega, Ron reúne o time do noticiário e investe contra um novo rival. Será que o maior âncora do mundo vai ser esmagado pelo peso de seu próprio ego (e seu cabelo de salão)?
Para festejar o aniversário de uma escola, é organizada uma cerimónia em que é aberta uma cápsula do tempo que contém mensagens escritas por crianças 50 anos antes. Uma delas é um estranho mapa numérico. Quando o mapa é descodificado, descobrem que cada sequência corresponde à data e ao número de vítimas mortais de várias catástrofes e acidentes ao longo dos últimos anos. Com algumas dessas profecias ainda por acontecer, começa então uma corrida contra o tempo.
Indisciplinado baterista de hip-hop ganha bolsa em escola de Atlanta para tocar na banda marcial que anima o intervalo dos jogos
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A housewife (Perri Cummings) who becomes infected with the vitriolic words of a bigoted talk radio host, in this commentary on the culture of fear and distrust spread by the media post-9/11. Created for Drafthouse Films’ THE ABCS OF DEATH ‘26th Director’ competition.
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