康纳（基努·里维斯 Keanu Reeves 饰）是一个游手好闲的赌徒，报恩无论什么事情，报恩只要是和赌沾上边的，都能够引起他的兴趣，令他对其一掷千金。但相对的，康纳并不是一个运气特别好的人，着对于一名赌徒来说是致命的缺憾，在接二连三的落败后，康纳负债累累。当他想向朋友蒂奇（约翰·浩克斯 John Hawkes 饰）借钱时，后者提出了一个要求，如果康纳能够前往芝加哥贫民区，去那里执教一支棒球队，那么自己就借钱给他。无奈之下，康纳只得结下了这个任务，刚开始，贫民窟里群龙无首的孩子们让康纳十分的头疼，但随着时间的推移，他们身上虎虎的生气和蓬勃的生命力让康纳开始重新审视起自己一团烂泥一般的生活。
回复 :Creation Stories tells the unforgettable tale of infamous Creation Records label head Alan McGee; and of how one written-off young Glaswegian upstart rose to irrevocably change the face of British culture.
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回复 :三年前，年迈的母亲打来电话，让“我”给她拍张照片当遗像。父亲沉迷彩票，家产散尽。最离奇的哥哥，他从小就认为自己可以通灵，是神明的媒介。面对死亡的时候，“我”是否准备好失去父母？带着隔阂与心结，导演回了一次家。而随着拍摄与生活，他发现自己与家庭的关系竟发生了变化。导演以自身家庭为素材，缓缓讲述这个让他二十多年间不愿踏入的家族故事。本片入围瑞士真实影展，获台北电影节最佳纪录片、最佳剪辑、观众票选最佳影片，评审团全票通过获得百万首奖。“拍出家人、土地和神明间的渴望与拉扯，不煽情却无比动人。”
回复 :NOVA: Mysteries of Sleep Like virtually every other animal, humans need sleep to survive. But why? What do we gain from spending nearly a third of our lives in such a defenseless state? And what's at stake if we sleep poorly? The functions of sleep have long been something of a mystery. But now scientists are peering deep into the brain to see what happens while we snooze. One study reveals that well-timed bursts of pink noise can nudge a person's brain waves, extending periods of slow-wave, or deep, sleep. And toddlers learning new words show that taking even a short nap after learning something new can help the information stick. And when it comes to sleeping poorly, it may turn out that having interrupted sleep can be just as harmful as missing sleep altogether. As scientists come to understand the powerful role that sleep -- or lack of it -- plays in everything from memory to trauma to emotion regulation, one thing is clear: This biological function is as crucial as it is complex.
