土耳其共和國建國僅僅97年，差不多為一個人短短一生的時間，而兩位強人總統：凱末爾及艾爾段，執政的時間就超過40年。他們一個是帶領土耳其走向世俗化道路的土耳其之父，一個是堅持固守穆斯林傳統的伊斯蘭弟兄，路線看似敵對，卻像兩個孿生兄弟，使用相同專制高壓的手法，鞏固他們對於權力的夢想。 　　 　　這部紀錄片的拍攝意圖很直接，想要告訴世人，土耳其從哪裡來？也試圖釐清這個國家未來將走向何方？ 　　 　　本片拉出一條歷史的軸線，穿透這個從古老帝國灰燼中站起的新興國家，打破觀眾先入為主的想法、提供一窺其全貌的嶄新視角。

本片属于PBS 帝国系列（PBS Empires Series） 　　探索了历史上最辉煌的两个世纪——希腊帝国时期。

Unavailable on home video for many years (except perhaps as a grainy, nth-generation VHS bootleg), Penelope Spheeris' seminal document of the young 1979-1980 Los Angeles punk scene includes chaotic live performances by now-legendary groups like Black Flag (with short-lived lead singer Ron "Chavo Pederast" Reyes), X (giving themselves stick-and-poke tattoos) and the Germs (whose unpredictable lead singer Darby Crash would commit suicide before the film's release) interwoven with talking-head interviews with teenage punks and, most entertainingly, older club owners trying very hard to describe a growing form of music they were clearly unprepared for. The footage of Fear's confrontational set would later grab the attention of John Belushi, who snagged the band a 1981 appearance on Saturday Night Live (and resulted in $20,000 in damage to the studio). - Tom Fritsche

The third (and seemingly final) installment in Penelope Spheeris' Los Angeles music trilogy, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION III follows not the punk acts of Los Angeles from 1996-1997 but their homeless teenaged fans. Musician interviews in this DECLINE are fewer but include interesting musings from Keith Morris from the Circle Jerks and Flea (credited as the "ex-bass player of Fear"). DECLINE III lives up to its title as Spheeris explores every facet of the gutter-punk life, from their damaged upbringings (nearly all were abused or neglected as children) to the self-destructive lives they lead on society's fringe (alcoholism, homelessness and run-ins with skinheads, among others). - Tom Fritsche

影片讲述了生活在喀赞其的一群年轻人，克服重重困难，互相帮助，互相支持的创业之路，集中反映了年轻一代为梦想励志勤学，在激情奋斗中绽放青春光芒的新时代精神。

Max von Sydow plays a silenced classical composer and a survivor of the Holocaust. He is coaxed out from retirement by an inspired musicologist, Stefan, who convinces him to compose a complex symphony on his neglected piano. As a help Sydow gets his new musical secretary (Sophie Grabol). His loyal wife (Sarah Miles) reluctantly accepts her as his young lover.

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years is a documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles heavy metal scene from 1986 to 1988.

An ecology of signs lurking amid seductive 16mm travel footage echoes with post-colonial reverberations in Ana Vaz's deceptively corrosive, award-winning Occidente

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