简介:For years, Martin has been working on his great play about cloud castles, flying pirates and a feisty princess. His secret role model for the leading character is his good friend Isabel, a cheeky young woman who is waging war on genetically modified seeds around the world. And she is leaving tomorrow to go to the middle of Africa for the next three years. Low and behold, Martin confesses his love to her at the departure desk. A confession which would have meant the world to Isabel some time ago, but now comes too late to change things. But then the flight is delayed for several hours. Isabel takes off into the city to talk to Martin, but he has disappeared...
简介:Siskel and Ebert once ran a special show entitled "Movies I'm Embarrassed to Admit I Liked." I suppose that if I composed such a list of guilty pleasures, this one would be one of them . . . but upon reflection, it's really a lot better than that. Fifteen year-old science prodigy Mitch (Gabe Jarret) is recruited by ambitious college professor William Atherton (in yet another of his patented roles as a loathsome character) to work on the professor's prize laser project, not knowing that the prof is really developing a government weapon. Along the way, Mitch is befriended by Chris (Val Kilmer), another prodigy a few years his senior who teaches the Mitch how to loosen up.This could have degenerated into nothing more than just another teen revenge comedy, but there's so much more: the dialogue is laced with sharp wit; there are some lovely scenes that have nothing to do with the story yet are carefully set up, almost as blackouts (e.g., Mitch goes to a lecture at which a few students have left tape recorders instead of attending; later, at another lecture there are more tape recorders than students; and, in a final scene, one large tape recorder gives the lecture to a room populated by nothing but other small recorders!); and throw-away scenes that make you want to stop and back up the tape (e.g., Chris off-handedly cutting a slice off a bar of solid nitrogen to make a slug for the coffee machine).It's also one of the few movies to boast the presence of the memorable Michelle Meyerink -- as Jordan, the "girl-nerd" who made being smart and female something to be emulated. And there's Tears for Fears great song, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" providing the perfect coda as the closing credits begin to roll . . . . Yes: really now, what's there to be embarrassed about?
简介:故事发生在风景秀丽的托斯卡纳乡下,特修斯公爵(大卫·斯特雷泽恩 David Strathairn 饰)正在积极的准备着自己即将到来的婚礼。在这样一个充满了幸福和快乐的氛围里,传来了不和谐的争吵之声,原来,伊吉斯(伯纳德·希尔 Bernard Hill 饰)的女儿郝米亚(安娜·弗莱尔 Anna Friel 饰)不愿嫁给与她门当户对的贵族迪米特吕斯(克里斯蒂安·贝尔 Christian Bale 饰),因为她爱上了默默无闻的青年莱桑德(多米尼克·威斯特 Dominic West 饰)。德高望重的特修斯公爵命令郝米亚听从父亲的命令,郝米亚的好友海伦娜(卡莉斯塔·弗洛克哈特 Calista Flockhart 饰)也极力的劝说着倔强的郝米亚。悲痛中,郝米亚决定和爱人私奔,迪米特吕斯和海伦娜紧随其后,四人先后进入了幽暗的森林之中,在森林里,不仅有正在排练的表演团,还住着拥有神奇法术的仙王和仙后。
简介:An artist is hired by a nightclub owner to paint a portrait of his beautiful wife. When the artist and wife fall in love, the nightclub owner's jealousy erupts in violence. To save themselves, the lovers are driven to attempt his murder.