大概是法国第一部描写女同志的故事片吧。
Olivia (also known as Pit of Loneliness) is a 1951 French film directed by Jacqueline Audry. It is based on the 1950 semi-autobiographical novel by Dorothy Bussy. It has been called a "landmark of lesbian representation". Olivia arrives at a finishing school and falls in love with headmistress Mlle. Julie. Mlle. Julie feels the same, but tries to suppress her desire. For her part as Mlle. Julie, Edwige Feuillère was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Foreign Actress in 1952.
French director Audry made 18 feature films from 1944 to 1972. Her earliest films are prime examples of the French 'tradition of quality.' She favored plots adapted from French literature. Audry is most distinguished from her peers in that her films were primarily focused upon female leads, whereas traditional French cinema is centered around the lives of men. Her most notorious film was 1951's Olivia, which dealt with lesbian relationships.
39岁的布伦南•哈夫(威尔•法瑞尔 Will Ferrell 饰)无业,一直在母亲南希(玛丽•斯汀伯根 Mary Steenburgen 饰)家蹭吃蹭住。40岁的戴尔•多巴克(约翰•赖利 John Reilly 饰)也是个与父亲罗伯特(理查德•詹金斯 Richard Jenkins 饰)住在一起的大龄男,靠父亲的接济生活。南希与罗伯特一见钟情,婚后搬入罗伯特家居住,布伦南也随母亲一起搬入,从此被迫以继兄弟的身份与戴尔同处一室。二人从相互敌视逐渐成为最佳拍档,共同对付布伦南的优秀弟弟德里克(亚当•斯科特 Adam Scott 饰),玩闹得不亦乐乎。可没想到他们的胡作非为却毁了父母刚建立起来的美满婚姻,二人后悔万分,终于决定痛改前非……
作曲家以及音乐学院教授约翰•罗素(George C. Scott 饰)和妻子女儿共度假期,然而突如其来的车祸夺去妻女的性命。孤独悲伤的约翰离开纽约,来到西雅图一所大学任教。他在当地找到一栋已经空闲12年之久的旧房子,虽然破旧,但清静的环境正是和约翰的音乐创作。
但搬入后他却发现,每当早晨6点左右房子内就会传出奇怪的声音,不久后约翰更惊恐地意识到,房子里竟然还住着一个儿童的鬼魂。在鬼魂的示意下,约翰开始有意识的探究这栋房子背后所隐藏的秘密……
Set during the last days of the civil war that followed the Russian Revolution. The Crimea Peninsula is the last stronghold of the White Guard, and the Red Army is planning the final assault. The first story line of the movie follows two Red Army soldiers: unlikely friends Nekrasov and Karyakin. The second story line is about a White Guard officer Brusentsov who is devoted to Russia and his cause but sees it being destroyed day by day.
毫无征兆的夜晚,黑暗突然降临。这宛如鬼魅的黑暗,吞噬掉大都会中所有的能源。随着能源的丧失,人类也宛如蒸发了一般凭空消失,只留下衣服和随身物品,宣告着他们一曾存在。白日缩短,黑夜延长,少数的幸存者仍试图对抗逡巡四周的死神。在一家尚有光亮的小酒馆里,电视台主持人卢克(海登·克里斯滕森 Hayden Christensen 饰)、孤僻的放映师保罗(约翰·雷吉扎莫 John Leguizamo 饰)、寻找尚在襁褓中孩子的临床医师罗斯玛丽(桑迪·牛顿 Thandie Newton 饰)以及12岁的黑人男孩詹姆斯(雅克布·拉铁摩尔 Jacob Latimore 饰)聚集于此。
芝加哥似乎是他们最后的希望,他们必须想尽一切办法逃离永恒黑暗的吞噬……
酷爱歌舞表演的女服务员艾丽(克里斯蒂娜•阿奎莱拉Christina Aguilera 饰)决定离开生活的小镇,奔赴洛杉矶追寻自己的明星之梦。然而这件事从一开始便并不那么容易,她不仅被人偷走了所有积累,而且只得到在日落大道的一家滑稽戏俱乐部作服务员的工作。因为没有钱付房租,她只好借住在极具创作天份的酒保杰克(凯姆•吉甘戴Cam Gigandet 饰)的家里。俱乐部老板苔丝(雪儿 Cher 饰)是一位面冷心热的女人,此时她正面临巨额债务和俱乐部被收购的窘境,在艾丽的多次请求下,苔丝最终决定给予她上台的机会,杰出的天份很快让艾丽很快在众多女演员中脱颖而出并成为整个俱乐部的头牌舞娘。俱乐部走到了生死存亡的关键时刻,此时小有名气的艾丽开始受到各种诱惑,在情感与名利的漩涡里,艾丽最终会做出何种决择,俱乐部将会面对什么样的命运……
本片集结了克里斯蒂娜•阿奎莱拉和雪儿两位歌坛天后,华丽的歌舞场面让人叹为观止。
【金球奖1项获奖】最佳歌曲“You Haven't Seen The Last of Me”
【另2项提名】最佳影片(音乐/喜剧类)、最佳歌曲“Bound to You”
1348年,黑死病蔓延欧洲,诸国上下尸横遍野,饿殍满街。在这个人人自危的黑暗时代,年轻的英格兰传教士奥斯曼(埃迪·雷德梅尼 Eddie Redmayne 饰)依旧试图坚守他的信仰和岗位。适值此时,骑士奥立克(肖恩·宾 Sean Bean 饰)带领手下来到奥斯曼所在的教堂。起因是主教听说丹维兹森林附近某个村庄无一人感染瘟疫,因此派遣奥立克前去探明情况。因该村庄靠近奥斯曼成长的故乡,他主动请缨担当奥立克的向导。
事实上,奥立克此行另有企图。传说那个村庄的人民背离了上帝,笃信邪教,举行奇怪的仪式,甚至还把死人招回人间。奥立克的目标就是将领头人抓住正法。一路上危机不断,殊不知更大的考验还在等待着他们……
Arkham, 1975: Jonathan Davis' father has disappeared. His tracks lead to Germany, to the Swabian-Franconian Forest where he was stationed after the Second World War. Jonathan sets out to find him and bring him home, but deep in the woods he discovers a dark mystery from the past. Based on H.P. Lovecraft's short novel "The Colour Out of Space".
brutashell review - 'Filmed in black and white and primarily spoken in German, it is obvious that Die Farbe did not have a huge budget to work with. Effects are minimal and the cast is utterly unknown. I should point out that these are all good things, and work very much in the film's favour. There is no CGI to rely on, no name actors to carry it. Rather, the filmmakers do the unthinkable: they create a genuine atmosphere of unimaginable dread and unspeakable horror, using shadow, suggestion and rare splashes of that Nameless colour in a few select frames. In short, they did a damn good job. Die Farbe is subtle in its mounting horror, nurturing a dark dread deep in your bowels with every shot. All of the best and most stomach-turningly distressing films I’ve ever seen have come out of Germany: M, The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, The White Ribbon, and now this one. Leave it to the Germans. We know how to gross you out on the deepest psychological levels.
Lovecraft worshippers and devotees of German Expressionism alike, take heed: seek out and view this film at your earliest possible convenience. It’s a dark, noisome little gem that will squirm into your subconscious and lay its eggs in your sanity. Hey, not everyone gets the honour of being a host organism for the Elder Gods, you know.'
BBC纪录片,带领我们回顾以色列这个国家的诞生,分析了1949年引发以色列独立战争的事件,以及对阿拉伯、中东关系的影响。本片用一个小时的时间简要向我们分析了当今中东问题的历史根源。
History, Sociopolitical Documentary hosted by Jeremy Bowen and published by BBC in 2008 - English narration
Jeremy Bowen presents a look back at the creation of the state of Israel, examining the the events leading up to the Israeli war of Independence in 1949, its impact on Arab/Israeli relations and the implications for the Middle East.
This description doesn't do this documentary justice. It's a one hour crash course in some of the underlying causes of the current problems in the Middle East.