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Director Barry Jenkins , whose movie Moonlight won this year's best picture Oscar, is writing and directing a drama for Amazon based on a prize-winning novel about escaping from slavery.


The Underground Railroad will be adapted from the book of the same name by novelist Colson Whitehead. The novel has sold over 825,000 copies and won a National Book Award [url=http://www.barcelonafootballpro.com/Women-Luis-Suarez-Barcelona-Jersey/]Lui... Suarez Jersey , one of the US' most prestigious literary prizes.


Inspired by the historic secret network of routes that allowed slaves to reach freedom in the North in the 18th century, the novel tells the story of young African American Cora's escape from a Georgia plantation.


She finds not a metaphorical but an actual railroad in operation beneath Southern soil.


Jenkins, 37 Luc... Digne Jersey , said he was excited to be working with such rich literary material.


"Colson's writing has always defied convention, and The Underground Railroad is no different," the director said in a statement Monday.


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Amazon, which is developing the series Jord... Alba Jersey , has not given a release date for the drama, which is slated for production by the firms Pastel and Plan B, a company owned by Hollywood star Brad Pitt.




DAMASCUS， March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian army forces are confronting a new major offensive the rebels unleashed earlier on Sunday on military positions and residential areas in east of capital Damascus， witnesses told Xinhua and state TV reported.


The rebels of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front， recently known as the Front for Conquering the Levant， launched a major offensive on Syrian military positions on the outskirts of the rebel-held neighborhood of Jobar in eastern Damascus.


There were also attempts by the rebels to infiltrate residential neighborhoods east of Damascus.


The state TV said the Syrian forces were foiling the attack， targeting the positions of the rebels in Jobar and the nearby Qaboun neighborhood.


Some jihadi websites said the rebels succeeded to make progress on the Abbasiyeen Square east of Damascus and the Adawi Highway， both inside the capital， but the state TV aired live footages from the aforementioned areas， saying the rebel claims were just lies.


Meanwhile， eyewitnesses from the eastern neighborhood of Tijara， which is close to Abbasiyeen Square， said the military forces cordoned the area， and cut the roads leading to Abbasiyeen Square.


The offensive started when the Nusra Front detonated two car bombs near military positions at the entrance of Jobar， in an attempt to infiltrate toward the Abbasiyeen Square and a bus station under the same name in that area.


Residents in Tijara told Xinhua that mortar shells landed on their neighborhood as well as explosive bullets.


The Syrian army forces have recently offered deal for the evacuation of rebels from Qaboun， but the later refused， prompting the army to launch offensive to clear such areas from the rebel control.


Sunday's attack is not the first on the areas in eastern Damascus， as the rebels tried before to infiltrate， but all of their attempts were rendered flat.


Military experts said the rebels are trying to make a morale gain， and to release pressure on their comrades in other areas.


APPLE is teaming up with award-winning director Steven Spielberg for its first major push into TV programming.


The iPhone maker is bringing back Spielberg’s 30-year-old anthology series “Amazing Stories” in its attempt to build an online video subscription service to challenge the digital networks operated by Netflix , Amazon, Hulu and HBO.


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Apple declined to comment on the deal. The Wall Street Journal first reported Apple had secured the “Amazing Stories” rights.


The series aired on NBC from 1985 to 1987 and won five Emmy awards for its mixture of science fiction and horror episodes, although the series was never a big hit in the ratings.


It marked a return to TV for Spielberg, who first made a name for himself directing the ABC film “Duel” in 1971 before moving on to the movie theaters. His films include box-office blockbusters such as “Jaws Iv... Rakitic Jersey ,” “E.T.,” “Jurassic Park,” the “Indiana Jones” franchise and critically acclaimed pictures such as “Saving Private Ryan Ge... Pique Jersey ,” “Lincoln” and “Schindler’s List,” for which he won an Academy Award for best director.


Apple is planning to spend US$1 billion on original programming during the next year.


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