坚强的心
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电影改编自《华尔街日报》战地记者丹尼尔•珀尔的妻子所写的回忆录。丹尼尔(丹·福特曼 Dan Futterman饰)前往巴基斯坦调查报道一桩恐怖分子的新闻,却不幸遭到绑架,不久后惨遭杀害。妻子玛林娜(安吉丽娜·朱莉 Angelina Jolie饰)却一直在祈求丈夫能平安归来,寻找丈夫的信念一直支撑着这个已有着身孕的准妈妈。  她坚毅地书写回忆录,里面布满着和丹尼尔相识相知的点滴,更令丹尼尔的新闻理想和奔赴真相的勇气跃然纸上,她要让孩子知道,自己的父亲,曾经是一个称职的新闻人。玛琳娜终于能够坚强而平静的接受丈夫的遇害,同时,她不仅要让孩子远离种族仇恨和战争烟尘,还回到法国继续自己的事业,抚养孩子长大成人。
愤怒的马赫什
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Mahesh, a photographer, gets beaten up by a stranger when he tries to solve an issue in his village. He sets out to take revenge on the stranger as he feels insulted after the incident.
炮弹专家
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美国中央情报局的特种兵炸弹专家雷(西尔维斯特•史泰龙 Sylvester Stallone 饰)因为过失引咎辞职,辞职后的他靠当职业杀手为生。这天他接到了神秘女子美(莎朗•斯通 Sharon Stone 饰)的生意,美要他杀死当地的黑社会头子。其实美就是那个黑社会头子的情妇,因他早前曾杀害了美的父母,所以美不惜一切要报父母之仇。美甚至以身体作为引诱,雷接下了这单生意,两人也暗暗互生情愫。  雷在准备行动中,发现了黑社会头子的贴身保镖就是自己当年在特种兵部队里的死对头立特,旧恨新仇交织在一起,于是一场生死大战在两个前特种兵之间展开了!
野兽天堂
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多米尼克是一个占有欲很强的父亲,与他的一同妹妹经营着一家叫做“野兽天堂”的大型宠物商店。多米尼克与妻子凯茜间的关系因家庭暴力已经无可挽回,他带着两名孩子克莱尔斯和费迪南德一道离开。他们在国境的另一边的一间冬季运动豪华度假酒店里住下,多米尼克试图建立一个幻想中的世界,用自己无条件的爱来感化儿女。
单刀直入2019
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Vasu, a young medico, after rescuing one of his patients from a murder attempt finds out that his pregnant wife is abducted, and the kidnappers demand the patient he saved in exchange for her safety.
城中大盗
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美国东部,位于波士顿近郊的查尔斯城,俨然一个被法制遗忘的失乐园。城中爱尔兰裔的工薪阶层占有很大比例,区域贫困的生活条件和令人无法喘息的压力让人们铤而走险,银行抢劫案时有发生,一切都变得癫狂无望。某个早晨,美丽的银行经理人克莱尔·吉塞(丽贝卡·豪尔 Rebecca Hall 饰)遭遇一伙头戴骷髅面具的劫匪,而她更被劫持为人质。奇怪的是,克莱尔最终意外生还,似乎这个早晨的变故从未发生过一样。一天,她邂逅了高大英俊的男子道格·麦克雷(本·阿弗莱克 Ben Affleck 饰),奇妙的缘分就此展开,两人的命运也由此改变……  本片根据库克·霍根(Chuck Hogan)的原著改编。
魂归伤膝谷
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Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee intertwines the perspectives of three characters Charles Eastman (Beach), né Ohiyesa, a young, Dartmouth-educated, Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation; Sitting Bull (Schellenberg), the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policies designed to strip his people of their identity, their dignity and their sacred land – the gold-laden Black Hills of the Dakotas; and Senator Henry Dawes (Quinn), who was one of the architects of the government policy on Indian affairs. While Eastman and patrician schoolteacher Elaine Goodale (Paquin) work to improve life for the Indians on the reservation, Senator Dawes lobbies President Grant (Thompson) for more humane treatment, opposing the bellicose stance of General William Tecumseh Sherman (Feore). Hope rises for the Indians in the form of the prophet Wovoka (Studi) and the Ghost Dance – a messianic movement that promises an end of their suffering under the white man. This hope is obliterated after the assassination of Sitting Bull and the massacre of hundreds of Indian men, women and children by the 7th Cavalry at Wounded Knee Creek on Dec. 29, 1890. Written by HBO Films
真相背后
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When their mother is hospitalized in a car accident, Pim and Putt suddenly discover that they have a set of grandparents they've never known about. But a terrifying truth has long been hidden within the walls of their grandparents’ house, a truth that gradually reveals itself to Pim and Putt through a mystical hole, unleashing hair-raising horror on their family.
魔鬼的陷阱
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In the time of Counter-Reformation, a miller and his son come under investigation by a priest of the Inquisition, when rumors spread that their prosperity comes from working with the Devil.  The Devil's Trap is a film directed by František Vláil, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vláil made during the Czech New Wave (technically he isn't really a part of the New Wave, however these films were made during the same era of artistic freedom), preceding his more well known Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Valley of the Bees (1968).  Set in the late 16th Century during the Catholic Reformation, in the Moravian Karst, situated in what is now the Eastern Czech Republic, it tells the tale of a miller (Vítezslav Vejrazka), and his son Jan (Vít Olmer), who come under suspicion and are investigated by a Jesuit priest of the Inquisition (Miroslav Macháchek), when rumors of witchcraft are spread by the local regent (Cestmír Randa), who is jealous of the miller's prosperity and degree of respect among the local populace.  As expected from Vláil, this film is a stunning experience all the way through. From the opening shot, an ominous manipulation of perspective with a close up of a mangled figure of Christ dominating the foreground against a tiny figure in black walking along the horizon, to the breathtaking confrontational finale inside the vast stalactite filled Karst caverns, it is a wonderful display of visual mastery.  Maybe not quite as impressive as Marketa Lazarová, but still full of astonishing imagery. As seen from unique angles and distinct points of view which highlight the director's remarkable sense of awareness of framing, motion, and positioning on the emotional and dramatic tone of the scene. The most memorable being a repeated shot where the camera is suspended and launched with speed through the air towards the miller's door.  The story here is a simple one and I would say more accessible than his later works. With a conventional structure emphasized as much by its plot and characters, than by its expressionistic cinematography or authentic historical detail. The events play out without much surprise, and there is a strong underlying, almost supernatural, mysterious aspect that is left unresolved, in fact barely explored, which is slightly disappointing, but only because it's so fascinating that I wish there was more.  Acting is great all around. Particularly the villains Miroslav Macháchek as the priest, casting a sinister and imposing shadow wherever he goes, and Cestmír Randa as the weasel like regent behind all the persecution. While Vít Olmer brings a charismatic leading man presence in his role as the miller's son Jan, in love with the lovely orphan girl Martina (Karla Chadimová), who becomes a dangerous object of rivalry between Jan and other young men of the village.  The film also features the evocative music of Zdenk Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vláil, his compositions are used sparingly, but to great effect, complimenting but never overpowering a scene. The best example of which can be heard in an amazingly shot celebration and dance sequence at the end of the second act.  The Devil's Trap might not be a masterpiece, but it is still a strong effort, with a fascinating straightforward story and a glorious historical setting captured beautifully by Vláil's unmistakable visual prowess. A fine work that would also be the perfect starter plate to prepare yourself for the challenging feast of Marketa Lazarová or The Valley of the Bees. It even has an easy to digest running time. It's therefore puzzling why this gem remains largely overlooked and ignored.