John S. Lyons
The Big War
With the Middle East on the brink of war, reporters witness the fault lines of Iran's repressive regime, and how its power extends through proxy groups in the region – Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis. Key figures, politicians and military insiders chime in on the challenge of defusing this geopolitical timebomb.
The Forever War
The Israel-Palestine war will be etched in the memories of generations to come: the brutality of Hamas's October 7 attack, and the ferocity of Israel's retaliation. In this Four Corners, ABC’s Global Affairs Editor John Lyons asks the tough questions; challenging some of Israel’s most powerful political and military voices about the country’s strategy and intentions.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Kunstneren og fotografen Nan Goldin, kjent for portrettene av sin eklektiske vennekrets, er representert i kunstsamlingene til noen av verdens fremste museer. De samme institusjonene mottar donasjoner fra hennes bitre fiende: Sackler-familien, som gjennom familiebedriften Purdue Pharma tjente milliarder på den amerikanske opioidkrisen. I All the Beauty and the Bloodshed vever den Oscar-vinnende regissøren Laura Poitras sammen Nan Goldin sin banebrytende kunst med hennes iherdige kamp for å få kunstverdenen til å slutte å ta imot blodpenger. Én etter én fjernes bokstavene S-a-c-k-l-e-r fra fasadene til museene. Filmen vant gulløven under filmfestivalen i Venezia.
Isn't She Great
An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top author in this biography of Jacqueline Susann, the famed writer of Valley of the Dolls and other trashy novels.
Hard Eight
Before his commercial breakthrough with Boogie Nights (1997), writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson made this low-key drama. John (John C. Reilly), a half-bright loser stranded in Reno, is down to his last few bucks when Sydney (Phillip Baker Hall), taking pity on him, buys him breakfast and offers him a few tips on making money in the casinos. Two years later, John has become Sydney's partner, but his lack of common sense goes from problematic to dangerous when he falls in love with Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow), a cocktail waitress who isn't above turning a few tricks when she needs to make money — and isn't any brighter than John. Hall and Reilly, both first-rate character actors, are cast in rare leading roles, and Paltrow is cast strongly against type as a part-time prostitute with a serious lack of street smarts.
The Big War
With the Middle East on the brink of war, reporters witness the fault lines of Iran's repressive regime, and how its power extends through proxy groups in the region - Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis. Key figures, politicians and military insiders chime in on the challenge of defusing this geopolitical timebomb.
Hackers Inc
The criminal syndicate behind one of Australia's largest-ever data breaches. Behind this threat are highly-organised criminal gangs, often based in Russia, that have dozens of employees and even HR departments. This film takes you inside the operations fighting a silent parallel cyber war and asks what can be done to stop the hackers?