TV: KAOS, from 29th August on Netflix
Jeff Goldblum plays Zeus, king of the gods. All-powerful, cruel, occasionally benevolent… he has no idea that the plot to take him down has begun. From the Producers of Chernobyl this show is set to be gripping!
KAOS is a bold, darkly comic, contemporary take on Greek mythology: exploring love, power, and life in the underworld. Having long enjoyed his status as King of The Gods, Zeus’ reign has never been truly threatened. That is until he wakes up one morning and discovers a wrinkle on his forehead. Believing it to be the harbinger of an ancient prophecy which foretells his destruction, neurosis sets in: Zeus becomes convinced his fall is coming. As his paranoia takes hold, the God of Gods – seeing signs everywhere – starts to dangerously self-destruct. And he’s right to be worried. Zeus’ one time friend and now prisoner, Prometheus, is orchestrating a plan to bring him down. The plan involves three disparate humans, all of whom are totally unaware of their cosmic significance or the part they must play in saving the world. No pressure. (Some pressure).
The Cast also includes David Thewlis, Janet McTeer, Cliff Curtis, Billie Piper and Eddie Izzard.
Film: The Crow (cinemas from 23rd August).
This is a reboot of the tragic 1994 original starring the fatally fated Brandon Lee. With an altered storyline, starring Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs as soulmates Eric Draven and Shelly Webster who are brutally murdered. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek revenge, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.
Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus, available from 9th August.
Composer and performer Ryuichi Sakamoto performs 20 classical piano pieces, music from his vast body of work. Opus was born from Sakamoto’s desire to perform one last time, knowing that he was dying from a terminal cancer that would claim his life. The music selection spans his career – from soundtrack work for The Sheltering Sky, The Last Emperor and Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence, to adaptations of songs recorded with the electronic trio Yellow Magic Orchestra from the 1970s.
Listening to Ryuichi Sakamoto play the piano in Opus creates the sense that you are intruding upon an intimate exchange. Shared amongst Sakamoto’s compositions is a stripped-down minimalism that never feels derivative in its charm and is often deeply moving in its measured simplicity.
Perhaps the truest autobiography of an artist is exactly what can be achieved in a wordless recital of music played on a piano.
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