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In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.
When a hip-hop promoter is bailed out of a hefty debt by a club owner, he becomes one of her call boys and nearly loses his life in the process.
The abduction of beautiful Helen, wife of Spartan King Menelaus, by Paris of Troy triggers a long war.
From Silence is a progressive music DVD and album by Troy Donockley and Dave Bainbridge. It is an improvised piece recorded in the setting of the Lincoln Cathedral and released in 2005.
Two members of Iona got together in the cathedral to improvise music at the instigation of Voiceprint's Bob Ayling, the result is an hour of atmospheric, Celtic flavoured, quiet music. This recording shows Troy as a multi-skilled woodwind player. His main instrument is the Uilleann Pipes adding also Low Whistles, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Keys, Cittern and Mandolin. His musical partner here is his colleague from Iona the guitarist and keyboard player Dave Bainbridge.
Legend has it that Helen's legendary beauty and sexual allure led to the destruction of Troy. This film presents a different portrait of the woman whose face famously launched a thousand ships. Scholars such as Camille Paglia and Arianna Huffington examine Helen as a woman and as a sexual being.
Legendary heroes, a beautiful woman, impassioned lovers, a vengeful husband, and a war that will ultimately destroy an entire civilization--such is the legend of Troy. Join us on a journey of discovery and uncover the truth behind the myth.
The story of the Trojan war is one of history's most enduring legends. A beautiful queen elopes with a foreign prince, which results in a decade-long battle that ends in the complete annihilation of an entire city. However, what grain of truth is there to this mythologicale tale of love and destruction?
Three friends, whose lives have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. When looking through their childhood belongings, they discover a trunk which contained details on a quest their friend was attempting. It revealed that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 that went missing with airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. They decide to continue his journey, but do not understand the dangers they will soon encounter.
Troy, a recent high school graduate, is in love with his best friend Merrick, but Merrick isn't willing to be in a relationship with him. Troy is forced to deal with Merrick's selfishness, his own aching heart, and his unfulfilling life.