莉莉(苏珊·萨兰登 Susan Sarandon 饰)是一个非常忠于自己内心的女人,所以,当她得知自己患上了不治之症命不久矣之后,做出了一个疯狂的决定——赶在自己还能够主宰自己命运的时候自杀。
为了宣布这个决定,莉莉将两个女儿安娜(米娅·华希科沃斯卡 Mia Wasikowska 饰)和珍妮弗(凯特·温丝莱特 Kate Winslet 饰)召回了身边,一起来的还有莉莉的发小利兹(琳赛·邓肯 Lindsay Duncan 饰)。家人们当然不可能支持莉莉的自杀计划,安娜和珍妮弗开始想尽一切办法从中作梗。与此同时,詹妮弗亦震惊的发现,原来自己看似老好人的父亲,其实和利兹有着一段不为人知的地下恋情。
Dr Geoff Burton takes up a position at a new institute in wintry Dresden, Germany. His contribution to a former colleague’s important project, a human regeneration gene, has the potential to make something miraculous out of a personal tragedy that has haunted him for years. Errors of the Human Body is a psychological thriller about one man’s quest for redemption from his own di...
有舞王之称的DJ·威廉斯(哥伦布·绍特 Columbus Short 饰)就刚刚经历了一场因为飙舞而引起的社团争斗,他一直呵护的弟弟在这场流血事件中意外丧生。身心俱疲的他来自洛杉矶,到来亚特兰大一所黑人学校进修。
在新环境里感到非常不适应的他,自从加入了一个街舞爱好者同盟会之后,生活开始有了翻天覆地的变化。他的出众舞技在这里得到施展,同盟的人在景仰之余,都期待他能帮助同盟会夺取大家垂涎已久的全国街舞大赛冠军。然而他们不知道的事,纵然有出神入化的舞技,在成为同盟会最有竞争力的主心骨之前,DJ必须面对的是如何抛开残酷的往事带给他的种种阴影。DJ是否能够重新站起身来,正视前方的道路,在这条自己曾经深深热爱的街舞道路上勇往直前呢?
Sixty Glorious Years is an exercise in the creation of iconography, both for Victoria and its star, Anna Neagle (who subsequently became known as 'Regal Neagle'). Just as Elizabeth I commissioned artists to create flattering iconic images for public consumption, so this film performs a similar function, for Neagle is more beautiful than the real life Victoria. Controversial events (such as the 'Irish problem') are omitted and unpleasant aspects of Victoria's character (her petulance, arrogance, favouritism and 'right to privilege') are glossed over as endearing little 'whims'. Albert acts as a moderating influence when she goes too far. The film followed a year after the highly successful Victoria the Great (d. Herbert Wilcox, 1937). Again the screenplay is by Miles Malleson and Robert Vansittart, and many of the supporting cast (the cream of acting talent of period) repeat their roles, this time for the colour cameras. This was the first full length Technicolor film of cinematographer Freddie Young, who captures the spectacle of royal weddings, grand balls and opulent interiors, with scenes actually filmed at royal palaces. Vivid battle scenes, set in Alexander Korda's empire territory (Sevastopol and the Sudan), rival those in The Four Feathers (d. Zoltan Korda 1939). The title music sets the tone a regal choir sings over a shot of the crown. Elgar's 1901 'Pomp and Circumstance' march is heard during the diamond jubilee celebrations and, as Victoria's coffin lies in state, the film concludes with Anthony Collins' stately music accompanied by the text of Rudyard Kipling's 'Lest we forget'. Combined with the emotional appeal of scenes of Victoria connecting with her 'ordinary folk', this is stirring stuff. The film connects with contemporary events of 1938. The release of two celebratory royal films was intended to boost public affection for the monarchy in the wake of Edward VIII's abdication. Anglo-German relations were another touchy subject. With another war on the horizon, influential voices wanted appeasement, and the film could be seen to fit that agenda. Victoria herself was of mainly German descent, nicknamed 'the grandmother of Europe', while Albert is a 'good German', charmingly played by Anton Walbrook as a cultured, decent man. Sixty Glorious Years now seems unduly formal and reverential. Had movies existed during Victoria's reign (they only emerged at the end) this might have been the kind of film produced. Unlike Mrs Brown (d. John Madden, 1997), it is all so very 'Victorian'. Roger Philip Mellor
越战期间,美国克莱顿镇5个经常一起打猎野鹿的好朋友中的三人尼克(克里斯托弗•沃肯 Christopher Walken 饰)、史蒂芬(约翰•萨维奇 John Savage 饰)和迈克尔(罗伯特•德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰)即将奔赴前线。离开前夕,史蒂芬和另一个好友兼女友安吉拉结了婚,婚礼就是他们的告别会。
三个年轻人在战场上被越军俘虏了,残忍的越军逼他们玩“俄罗斯轮盘”游戏,迈克尔乘机夺了越军士兵的枪。虽然顺利三个好友逃了出来,但在逃亡过程中他们失散了。迈克尔和史蒂芬最终顺利回到了美国,但史蒂芬终身残废了,住在疗养院不愿回家拖累家人。越战结束前夕,迈克尔从史蒂芬处得知他经常受到从西贡寄来的匿名的汇款,迈克尔断定一定是尼克。为了找回好兄弟,迈克尔决定再次冒险闯荡越南。