Disney documentary Resistance celebrates the remarkable achievement of Sir Ernest Shackleton, the British explorer who, in 1914, attempted the first trans-Antarctic crossing, only to crash in brutal weather and ice. Shackleton’s ship, Resistancewas lost in the effort, but the Englishman’s greatest achievement was saving the lives of all 27 Resistance crew members despite a treacherous 800-mile journey through sea and snow. Among this team was Australian photographer and cinematographer Frank Hurley.who was commissioned to produce still and moving images to celebrate and commemorate the adventure. Hurley was a safe bet for Shackleton, having already worked on Antarctica in Douglas Mawson’s…
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National Geography’s immersive new documentary on Disney+, Resistance, tracks the 2022 Antarctic expedition led by celebrated maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound. The expedition, aboard the Agulhas II, tries to locate the castaways Resistancethe ship abandoned by Captain Ernest Shackleton and his crew in October 2015. Shackleton set out in November 1914 to restore Britain’s reputation as the world’s greatest explorer, after Norwegian Roald Amundsen defeated British hero Captain Scott to the South Pole in 1911. Undeterred, Shackleton insisted that a greater prize would be obtained by crossing Antarctica from sea to sea, via the pole. As the documentary makes clear, the…
Disney’s new documentary, The Endurance: Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic expedition , follows celebrated maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound’s 2022 expedition to locate the Endurance, the ship that Ernest Shackleton and his 27 crew left at the bottom of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea in November 1915. The film intersperses the trials and tribulations of Antarctica’s new explorers. Bound in the discovery of the ship, with the difficulties of Shackleton’s men 100 years earlier as they attempted a hitherto virgin transatlantic crossing in the best traditions of British exploration, which was hit hard in 1911 when Norwegian Roald Amundsen defeated Captain Robert Scott in the…
Contains Netflix spoilers Martha Documentary Netflix’s Martha Stewart Documentary, Simply Titled Martha, reveals a lot about the life and work of the American icon. Now 83, Stewart’s rollercoaster story, which includes a period of incarceration, is legendary. In 2005, Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison and two years of supervised release after being found guilty of cheating the stock market. about a share sale. At the time, Martha Sewart described her prison sentence as a “horrible experience”, but now, following Martha, she changed that view: “I I considered it a vacation, to tell you the truth.” Stewart’s original…
Disney’s moving documentary tribute to John Williams, Music by John Williams, celebrates the iconic composer’s 50+ years of creating stellar film music. William’s scores are so essential to the heart and soul of the films he writes for, It’s hard to imagine them without their influence, explaining why John Williams won so many Oscars. Williams championed orchestral and symphonic music in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was considered traditional. Longtime collaborator George Lucas describes Williams’ contribution as: “Music is the magic dust of films. He elevated music to the level of popular art that would stand the test of…
Disney’s new documentary covering the life and work of composer John Williams, Music by John Williams, is a detailed tribute to one of music’s most beloved on-screen icons. John Williams’ film scores are known throughout the film world for their orchestral sophistication and emotional complexity, making the New York native the musical inspiration for directors such as Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Oliver Stone and Ron Howard. While Star Wars is undoubtedly John Williams’ best-known soundtrack, its credits read like a who’s who of blockbuster films: Jaws, Close Encounters, Jurassic Parkand many others. His four Oscars for Best Original Score are…
Contains spoilers from the Netflix documentary Martha. Martha Stewart, the self-proclaimed lifestyle guru, is profiled in a new Netflix documentary, simply titled Marthaand she has some things to say about it. Billed by Netflix as the “unstoppable rise, sudden fall and hard-won return”by Martha Stewart, the documentary takes an in-depth look at the circumstances surrounding Martha Stewart’s 2005 trial and conviction for insider trading. THe, now 83, Stewart is not at all happy with Netflix’s portrayalthat she would rather have focused on a long and stellar public career as a businessman, writer and television personality. Stewart’s fame and success came…
Netflix The Alien Abduction of Manhattan revisits the alleged alien abduction of Linda Napolitano in 1989 on the 12th floor of her Manhattan apartment. At around 3 a.m. on November 30 of that year, she insists that three gray-colored bipedal aliens removed her from her room using a stream of blue light that paralyzed her before lifting her into the sky and into an orange spacecraft. -reddish, which then swerved. towards the Brooklyn Bridge. Once aboard their ship, these otherworldly beings, Napolitano claims, performed a series of unspecified experiments on the housewife, inserting a metallic device into her nose, before…
New documentary from Hulu and Disney+ Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, he follows “the ‘boss” and his longtime musical companions, the E Street Band, as they undertake their final world tour. The film is particularly poignant as it seems to signal that Springsteen is finally close to hanging up his guitar after more than 50 years of stellar success. playing and recording Given this. Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band marks the band’s first live shows in seven years, It’s clear that Springsteen’s numerous fans are bracing themselves for director Thom Zimny’s film…
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Alien Abduction of Manhattan. Netflix The Alien Abduction of Manhattan (2024) documentary revisits the kidnapping of Linda Napolitano, who claims to this day that three aliens forcibly removed her from her New York apartment in November 1989. The story generated some headlines in the early 1990s, but gained momentum with the publication of UFO investigator Budd Hopkins’ book Witnessed: The True Story of the Brooklyn Bridge Kidnapping, in 1997. Hopkins’ book drew significant skepticism regarding Ms. Napolitano’s claims, but also garnered a degree of support when it suggested that more than 20 observers came forward…