本杰明·巴顿奇事

　　Massive machines require engineering extremes.
　　The massive man-made satellite, commonly known as the International Space Station, hurtling around the Earth at 27,600 km an hour, has been a temporary home for humans for the last 20 years. The biggest land vehicle on earth, a bucket excavator titled Bagger 293, that can move 240,000 cubic meters of dirt each day. Innovation has always meant building bigger, faster, taller, longer and stronger than anything that came before. We’ve seen them in dramatic visual fashion. But how do these actually work? What sets each machine apart. What big ideas drove its evolution and what limitations did this machine overcome? What forces was it built to withstand and where is the breaking point? Using CGI and expert insights, we ‘strip down’ the design of some of the world’s unique colossal machines and reveal mechanical secrets that not only made them work, but also changed the world in a big way!
　　Each episode explores four incredible machines, linked thematically. From sea and space faring designs, to mega airborne, mining and industrial machines, we’ll break down what they can do as well as key inner mechanics and materials that make it all possible. Dynamic archival footage featuring; slow motion, aerials, and time-lapses get us past the ‘caution’ tape and up close and personal with these compound monsters. CGI provides breakouts and blueprints and a look at hidden mechanisms. Adding expertise of structural, mechanical, chemical and forensic engineers to help reveal what’s at stake when these colossal constructions are put work, and how all the pieces come together to make a big impact.
　　EPISODES:
　　S1 E1 Sea Monsters
　　S1 E2 Astronomical Engineering
　　S1 E3 There Be Dragons
　　S1 E4 Sub-Zero Supermachines
　　S1 E5 Earth Biters
　　S1 E6 Mammoth Manufacturing
　　

　　With Stranger Things: The First Shadow launching its first preview performance tonight on Broadway, Netflix has announced Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
　　Follow the cast and crew as they race against time to prepare the ambitious, critically acclaimed West End stage play, which opened at London’s Phoenix Theater in December 2023.
　　Stranger Things: The First Shadow is written by Kate Trefry (“Stranger Things”), based on an original story by “Stranger Things” creators the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), and Trefry.
　　Serving as a standalone prequel to the hit Netflix series, the Olivier Award-winning play is directed by Stephen Daldry and co-directed by Justin Martin.

　　映画『マザーレイク』が、2016年夏に公開される。
　　同作は、世界的な写真賞を受賞して滋賀に戻ってきた31歳の藤居亮介を主人公に、11歳の亮介が琵琶湖に棲むとされる首長竜・通称「ビワッシー」の存在を証明するために繰り広げた、ひと夏の冒険を描いた作品。「夢を追いかけること」と「信じること」、「夢を諦めること」と「疑うこと」をテーマに掲げ、全編にわたって滋賀で撮影が行われるという。
　　キャストには、31歳の亮介を演じる内田朝陽をはじめ、鶴田真由、高橋メアリージュン、木ノ本嶺浩、高橋ユウ、津田寛治、斉木しげる、大和田伸也、別所哲也らが名を連ねている。また、公開オーディションで選出された地元のキャストや50人以上の子どもたちも出演する。
　　監督は、高岡蒼佑の主演映画『ROUTE42』などを手掛けた瀬木直貴。脚本は、演劇作品に加えて映像作品も発表している劇団「月面クロワッサン」の代表・作道雄が担当している。