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Blackholesstandatthelimitofwhatwecanknow.Toexplorethatedgeofknowledge,theEventHorizonTelescopelinksobservatoriesacrosstheworldtosimulateanearth-sizedinstrument.Withthistooltheteampursuesthefirst-everpictureofablackhole,resultinginanimageseenbybillionsofpeopleinApril2019.Meanwhile,Hawkingandhisteamattacktheblackholeparadoxattheheartoftheoreticalphysics-Dopredictivelawsstillfunction,eveninthesemassivedistortionsofspaceandtime?Weavingthemtogetherisathirdstrand,philosophicalandexploratoryusingexpressiveanimation."Edge"isaboutpracticingscienceatthehighestlevel,afilmwhereobservation,theory,andphilosophycombinetograspthesemostmysteriousobjects.

Whenamysteriousplanetcrossesthesun,globalcatastrophesareunleashed.Aroguescientististhekeytodecipheringthesymbolsandhumanity’sonlychanceatsurvival.

In2261,theVorlonsjointheShadowWar,buttheirtacticsbecomeaconcernforthealliancewhentheVorlonsbegindestroyingentireplanetswhichtheydeemtohavebeen"influenced"bytheShadows.Disturbedbythisturnofevents,Babylon5recruitsseveralotherpowerfulandancientraces(theFirstOnes)totheircause,againstboththeShadowsandtheVorlons.CaptainJohnSheridanreturnstothestationafterescapingfromZ’ha’dum,butataprice:barringillnessorinjury,hehasonly20yearslefttolive.HeisaccompaniedbyamysteriousaliennamedLorienwhoclaimstobetheoldestsentientbeinginthegalaxy.HoursbeforeSheridan’sreturn,Garibaldiisrescuedandreturnedtothestation,inratherdubiouscircumstances.HeismarkedlymoreparanoidandsuspiciousofotheralienracesandofSheridanthanhewasbefore.CentauriEmperorCartagiaforgesarelationshipwiththeShadows.LondoMollariengineerstheassassinationofCartagiaandrepudiateshisagreementwiththeShadows.LondokillsMr.MordenanddestroystheShadowvesselsbasedontheCentaurihomeworld,inanattempttosavehisplanetfromdestructionbytheVorlons.Aidedbytheotherancientraces,andseveralyoungerones,SheridanluresboththeVorlonsandtheShadowsintoanimmensebattle,duringwhichtheVorlonsandShadowsrevealthattheyhavebeenleftasguardiansoftheyoungerraces,butduetophilosophicaldifferences,endedupusingthemaspawnsintheirendlesswarsthroughouttheages.Theyoungerracesrejecttheircontinuedinterference,andtheVorlonsandShadows,alongwiththeremainingFirstOnes,agreetodepartthegalaxyforever.AftertheShadowsaredefeatedGaribaldileaveshispostassecuritychiefandworksonhisownasa"providerofinformation".HebeginsworkingforoneWilliamEdgars,aMarsTycoon,whoismarriedtoGaribaldi’sformerlove.WhileheworksevercloserwithEdgars,hebecomesincreasinglyaggressivetowardsSheridanandeventuallyleavesBabylon5.MinbarisgrippedbyabriefcivilwarbetweentheWarriorandReligiouscastes.DelennsecretlymeetswithNeroonoftheWarriorcasteandconvinceshimthatneithersidecanbeallowedtowin.Shetellshimthatshewillundergoaritualwhereinshewillbewillingtosacrificeherself,butwillstoptheritualbeforesheactuallydies.WhenNeroonseesthatsheactuallyintendstogothroughtheentireritual,herescuesherandsacrificeshimselfinstead,declaringthat,althoughhewasbornWarrior,inhisheartheisReligious.AspartoftheongoingconflictbetweenEarthandBabylon5,GaribaldieventuallybetraysSheridanandarrangeshiscaptureinordertogainEdgars’trustandlearnhisplans.GaribaldilaterlearnsthatEdgarscreatedavirusthatisdangeroustoonlytelepaths.Itisthenrevealed,thatGaribaldiwasactuallyabductedbythePsi-CorpsattheendofSeason3andre-programmedbyBestertoprovideinformationtohimattherighttime.BesterreleasesGaribaldiofhisprogramming,andallowshimtoremembereverythinghehasdonesincebeingkidnapped.Edgarsiskilledandhiswifedisappears,butisreunitedwithGaribaldiaftertheendofthewar.GaribaldihelpsfreeSheridanandreturnhimtothecampaigntofreeEarth.AnallianceledbyBabylon5freesEarthfromtotalitarianrulebyPresidentClarkinashortbutbloodywar.ThisculminatesinClark’ssuicideandtherestorationofdemocraticgovernment.Marsisgrantedfullindependence,andSheridanagreestoresignhiscommission.TheLeagueofNon-AlignedWorldsisdissolvedandreformedintotheInterstellarAlliance,withSheridanelectedasitsfirstPresidentandcontinuinghiscommandoftheRangers,whoaretoactasagalacticequivalentofUnitedNationspeacekeepers.Intheseasonfinale,theeventsof100,500,1000,andonemillionyearsintothefutureareshown,depictingBabylon5’slastinginfluencethroughouthistory.Amongsttheeventsshownarethepoliticalaftermathofthe2261civilwar,asubsequentnuclearwaronEarthinvolvinganewtotalitariangovernmentintheyearAD2762,theresultingfallofEarthintoapre-industrialsociety,thelossandrestorationofhumanity’sknowledgeofspacetravel,andthefinalevolutionofmankindintoenergybeingssimilartotheVorlons,afterwhichEarth’ssungoesnova.

811AD,afamily,isolatedintheirhome,deepinthewoodsafewdaystravelfromBirka.Theyarepoor.Thehuntingandfishinghasbeenbadforsometime,andthefather,Joar,takesthedesperatemeasureofgoingonaVikingraid.Joardoesnotreturnforalongtime,andthefamilystartstofearheneverwill.Runa,theoldestdaughter,takesoverherfatherschoresinhisabsence.Shemisseshimdearlyandnourishesatenderhopethathe,onceagain,willreturntothem.Butinherheart,somehowsheknows,thatthesufferingofthefamilyhasjustbegun.Thereissomethingintheair,somethinginthewater,thewindandinthesoil.Runaisbecomingawareofsomethingvile,somethingdangerousoutintheforest.Onedaywhensheisouthunting,shefindsableedingman,awarrior,almostunconscious.Shebringshiminsideandthefamilytendtohiswounds.Asheheals,sherealizesheissenttoprotectthefamilyfromanapproachingevil.Andhebringsnewsofherfather.

AkidrushedintotheShaolinTempleanddefeatedsomemonksasproofhewasqualifiedforbeingadiscipleofShaolinAbbot.Shaolinmonksrefusedhisrequest.TheShaolinAbbotwastouchedbyseeinghiskneedowninfrontoftheShoalintempleforthreedays.TheAbbotsenthimtoplantvegetablefieldsasastartofkungfuskillpractice.Meanwhile,thekidwaseagertolea...

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TheoneweekendwhenMr.Mollishomealonewiththekids,absolutechaosbreaksloose.WhileworkingovertimeinthechocolatefactoryMr.Moll´skidsgetintoafightwiththeneighbour´skids–afightsurroundingsweets,homeworkandthemostfamousCircusDog.

WithhersonEdward(TomHiddleston)abouttoembarkonavolunteertriptoAfrica,dotingmotherPatricia(KateFahy)wantstogivehimagoodsend-off,andgathersherfamilytogetherforagetawaytoaholidayhomeonidyllicTresco,oneoftheIslesofScilly.Edward’sfather’sattendanceiseagerlyanticipated,thoughsisterCynthia(LydiaLeonard)appearstobethereunde...

In2262,EarthforceCaptainElizabethLochleyisappointedtocommandBabylon5.ThestationgrowsinitsroleasasanctuaryforroguetelepathsrunningfromthePsiCorps,resultinginconflict.G’Kar,formerNarnambassadortoBabylon5,becomesunwillinglyaspiritualiconafterabookispublishedthathewrotewhileincarceratedduringtheNarn-CentauriWar.TheDrakh,formeralliesoftheShadowswhoremainedinthegalaxy,takecontrolofRegentVirinionCentauriPrimethroughaparasiticcreaturecalledaKeeper,theninciteawarbetweentheCentauriandtheInterstellarAlliance,inordertoisolatetheCentaurifromtheAllianceandgainamalleablehomeworldforthemselves.CentauriPrimeisdevastatedbyNarnandDraziwarshipsandLondoMollaribecomesemperor,acceptingaDrakhKeeperunderthreatofthecompletenucleardestructionoftheplanet.(Portionsoftheendofhisreignareseeninvariousprescientvisionsthroughouttheseries;theyshowMollariandformernemesis(andlaterfriend)G’Karsixteenyearsinthefuturedyingateachother’sthroats,seeminglyoutoftheirgrudge.Itisgraduallyrevealedthattherewasamuchmorefriendlysubtext,withMollarihavingbecomeaslavetothedrakhruleandbeingtiredoflife;hisDrakhKeeperawakensandstranglesG’Karinreturn.VirCotto,Mollari’sloyalandmoremoralaide,succeedshimasemperor,freeofDrakhinfluence.SheridanandDelennmarryandmovetoMinbar,alongwiththeheadquartersoftheInterstellarAlliance.G’KarleavesBabylon5toescapehisunwantedfameandexploretherim.GaribaldialsomarriesandsettlesdownonMars.MostoftheothermaincharactersleaveB5.Nineteenyearslateronthevergeofdeath,SheridantakesafinaltriptotheobsoleteBabylon5stationbeforeitsdecommissioning.SheridanapparentlydiesbutisclaimedbytheFirstOnes,whoinvitehimtojointhemonajourneybeyondtherimofthegalaxy.Babylon5stationisdestroyedinademolitionshortlyafterSheridan’sdeparture,itsexistencenolongernecessaryastheAlliancehastakenoveritsdiplomaticpurposes.ThisfinalepisodefeaturesacameobyStraczynskiasthetechnicianwhoswitchesoffthelightsbeforeBabylon5isdemolished.

AgentsofChaos,atwo-partdocumentaryfromdirectorAlexGibney(HBO’sTheInventor:OutforBloodinSiliconValleyandGoingClear:ScientologyandthePrisonofBelief)examinesRussia’sinterferenceinthe2016U.S.presidentialelection.Featuringinterviewswithkeyplayersandexperts,classifiedinformationleakedbyinsidesources,andmore,thefilmdisentanglesthecomplexdetailsofRussia’sinterferenceinthe2016electionandhighlightsthefrighteningvulnerabilitiesinAmerica’spoliticalprocess.Thefilmisaproductofyearsofreporting.Withnever-before-seenfootageinsidetheRussiantrollfarms,andvideosunearthedfromtheRussiandeepweb,thefilmdigsdeepintoRussia’ssophisticatedplanstounderminedemocracy,raisingthealarmfortheAmericanpublic,butalsoprovingthatthese“agentsofchaos”weren’tRussiansalone;theywerealsokeyplayersintheUnitedStateswho,throughvenality,corruptionorcircumstance,furtheredPutin’sgoals,withavulnerableandunsuspectingAmericanpublicastheirtarget.