ThelasttimeBritainwasamajorforceinworldcinemawasinthe1960s;adocumentaryofafewyearsbackonthesubjectwasentitled’HollywoodUK’.ThiswastheeraoftheKitchenSink,socialrealism,angryyoungmen;aboveall,thetheatrical.Andyet,ironically,thebestBritishfilmsofthedecadeweremadebytwoAmericans,RichardLesterandJosephLosey,wholargelystayedclearoftheperiod’smoretypicalsubjectmatter,which,likeallattemptsatgreaterrealism,nowseemscuriouslyarchaic.’KingandCountry’,though,seemstobetheLoseyfilmthattriestobelongtoitsera.Like’LookBackinAnger’and’ATasteofHoney’,itisbasedonaplay,andoftenseemscumbersomelytheatrical.Like’Lonelinessofthelongdistancerunner’,itsheroisanexploited,reluctantlytransgressiveworkingclassladplayedbyTomCourtenay.Like(theadmittedlybrilliant)’ChargeoftheLightBrigade’,itisahorrified,near-farcical(thoughhumourless)lookatthehorrorsofwar,mostparticularlyitsgapingclassinjustices.PrivateHampisayoungvolunteersoldieratPachendaele,havingservedthreeyearsatthefront,whoiscourt-martialledfordesertion.Increasinglyterrorisedbytheinhumanpointlessnessoftrenchwarfare,thespeedy,grisly,violentdeathsofhiscomradesandthemedieval,rat-infestedconditionsofhistrench,heclaimstohaveemergeddazedfromonegruesomeattackanddecidedtowalkhome,toEngland.HeisdefendedbythearchetypalBritishofficer,CaptainHargreaves,whoprofessesdisdainfortheman’scowardice,butmustdohisduty.Heattemptstospinadefenceonthegroundsofmadness,buttheupper-crustofficershavehearditallbefore.Thisisaverynice,dulyhorrifying,liberal-handwringing,middle-classplay.ItpanderstoalltheclichesoftheGreatWar-thedisgracefulworking-classmassacre,whiletheofficerssupwhiskey(Haig!)-figuredinsomecharminglyobvioussymbolism:Hargreavesthrowingadyingcigaretteinthemud;Hamphystericallyplayingblindman’sbuff.Thesetsarepicturesquelygrim,medieval,amoderninferno,asthesemenlietrappedinanever-ending,subterraneanlabyrinth,litbyhellishfires,withratsforcompanyandtheconstantsoundofshellsandgunfireremindingthemoftheoutsideworld.Theplay,inaverymiddle-classway,isnotreallyabouttheworkingclassatall-Hampismoreofasymbol,anessence,lyinginthedark,desolatelyplayinghisharmonica,anoteofhumanityinascoreofinhumanity.Hedoesn’tdevelopasacharacter.TheplayisreallyaboutHargreaves,hisrealisationoftheshabbyinadequacyofnotionslikeduty.Hedevelops.Thisrealisationsendshimtodrink(tastierthandying!).Likehisprolesubordinates,hefallsinthemud,justasHampissaidtohavedone;heevensaystohissuperior’Weareallmurderers’.Thisisallveryeffective,ifnotmuchofadevelopmentofRCSherriff’screaky’Journey’sEnd’,filmedbyJamesWhalein1930.Itsearnestnessandverbositymayseemalittlestiltedintheageof’PathsofGlory’and’Dr.Strangelove’;wemayfeelthat’Blackaddergoesforth’isatruerrepresentationoftheGreatWar.ButwhatIhavedescribedisnotthefilmLoseyhasmade.Heistoosophisticatedandcannyanintellectualforthat.ThefilmopenswithalingeringpanoveroneofthosemonumentalWarmemorialsyouseealloverBritain(andpresumablyEurope),asiftosayLoseyisgoingtoquestionthereceivedideasofthisstatue,thehumancost.Butwhathe’sreallyquestioningisthisplay,anditswoefulinadequacytorepresentthemanifoldcomplexitiesoftheWar.ThisisBrechtianfilmmakingatitsmostsubtle.Weareconstantlymadeawareoftheartificeofthefilm,thetheatrical-thestilteddialogueisspokenwithdeliberatestiffness;theatricalritualsareemphasised(theinitialinterrogation;thecourtscene,whereactorsliterallytreadtheboards,enunciatingthepredictablespeeches;themirror-playputonbythehystericalsoldiersandtherats;thereligiousceremony;thehorriblefarceoftheexecution).Prosceniumarchesaremadeprominent,audiencesobserveevents.Thisisaplaythatwouldseektocontain,humanise,explaintheGreatWar.Thisisahopelesstask,asLosey’sprovisionalapparatusexplains,’real’photographsofharrowingdetritusfadingfromthescreenasifeventhesearenotenoughtoconveytheWar,nevermindawell-made,bourgeoisplay.Losey’svisionmaybeapocalyptic-itquestionsthepossibilityofrepresentationatall-thevarioustagsofpoetryquotedmakenoimpactonhardmenmenwhorattledthemoffwhenyoung;theShakespeareandualityof’noble’dramacommentedonby’low’comedy,effectsnotranscendence,nogreaterinsight.Losey’scameraworkandcompositionrepeatedlybreaksourinvolvementwiththedrama,anywishwemighthaveformanlysentimentality;inoneremarkablesceneanofficertakesanAubreyBeardsleybookfromthecameraman!Thisideaofthetheatricalevidentlymirrorstherigidclass’roles’playedbythemaincharacters(Hamp’sfatherandgrandfatherwerecobblerstoo;presumablyHargreaves’werealwaysSandhurstcadets).Loseyalsotakesasideswipeatthekitchensinkproject,byusingitstools-historyhasbornehimout.
泰格·诺塔洛&斯蒂芬妮·阿琳(《密西西比》)执导,讲述露西(约翰逊)和简(水野)是一生最好的朋友,她们确信自己知道关于对方的一切。当简告知她将从洛杉矶搬到伦敦工作后,露西揭露了一个深埋的、长期存在的秘密。简试图帮助露西理清旧的模式和新的感情,她们的关系陷入混乱。杰梅因·福勒(《抱歉打扰》《超级甜甜圈》)、惠特默·托马斯(《美女摔角联盟》《行尸走肉》)、莫莉·戈登(《高材生》《野兽家族》)、琼·黛安·拉斐尔(《同妻俱乐部》《结婚大作战》)、西恩·海耶斯(《威尔和格蕾丝》《三个臭皮匠》)和诺塔洛参演。
《谋杀》第二季于4月1日回归,杀害Rosie的凶手也将在第二季浮出水面。翻拍自大获成功的丹麦电视剧《Forbrydelsen》,讲述的是一个发生在西雅图的少女谋杀案以及警方的破案过程。该剧是2011年初AMC为全世界奉上的犯罪剧大餐,一经推出大受评论界和观众的追捧,独特的拍摄手法和叙事手法令人眼前一亮,在罪案剧中独树一帜。第二季中主演们围绕女主角Sarah Linden警探 (米瑞·伊诺丝 饰演)依次排开,气氛犹如海报下方深不见底的冰冷湖水,阴冷、沉郁、似乎有着莫名的忧伤隐藏其中。
人类或半人,谁将幸存下来?
故事讲述截然不同的两个女性遇上了同一个骗子。Alice是一名势不可挡的私人助理,一位单亲妈妈,一个爱了麦当娜一辈子的粉丝。Caroline是一名畅销奇幻小说作家,刚刚失去了亲人,跟她的贵宾犬Goblin独居。Rob是一个古怪又有名的"生态企业家",他可能会,也可能不会试图摧毁Alice和Caroline两人。
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Amagicianembarksonaroadtripatthedawnofanapocalypse.
二战期间,四个小孩子随着父母来到乡下避战。这些乡村住宅古色古香,其中有一个房间里摆着一个大衣柜。一天,几个小孩子玩捉迷藏,露西(乔基·亨莉 Georgie Henley 饰)躲进了衣柜里,眼前却意外出现了一个神奇的世界——那里白雪皑皑,荒无人烟。她在雪地上走着走着,遇上了 人羊怪物。
其他孩子也一一进入这个魔法衣橱。他们得知里面的王国叫纳尼亚,正在被一个邪恶的女巫所统治。女巫想把这几个外来者一网打尽,同时这些孩子得知纳尼亚正在女巫的黑暗统治后,和雄狮亚斯兰并肩作战,帮助纳尼亚开始了复国之举。
黑帮老大艾迪•金策划了一起凶杀案,被偶然路过的年轻人西恩•琼斯(Nathan Phillips 饰)目击。为了在法庭上成功指控这个作恶多端的黑社会头子,警方派出资深联邦密探尼维利•费恩(Samuel L. Jackson 饰)负责保护西恩,并将其从夏威夷护送至洛杉矶法庭。为避免证人遇害,尼维利采取声东击西的策略,与西恩偷偷乘上一架普通的红眼航班。