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Constantlyonthehuntandsufferingfromhallucinationsthatdrivehisviolentnature,anunnamedmaniscapturingwomenandsavagelybeatingthemtodeath.Meanwhile,awomanisluringmenintoaviolentend,bywayofherknife.Drivenbythesameforcetomaketheoppositesexsuffer,thekillers’fatesintertwine.Thetwomustfaceoffinabattletothedeath,inwhichtheyareforcedtorevealthehorribletruthbehindtheiraddictiontomurder.“Brutal”takesaninterestingapproachtoitsvisuals,drawingheavyinfluencefromWestern“Grindhouse”films,usingafiltertomakethefootageappeargrainy,damaged,andwithlightandcolorfluctuations.Unfortunately,thevisualstylingendsupfeelingmisguided,asotherthanapplyingthefilteritdoesnotimitateanyotheraspectsofthe“Grindhouse”genre.Despitetryingtodirtyupthefilm,itisapparentitwasshotondigital.Thecinematographyisalsoastepabovemost“Grindhouse”productions,withTakashiHiroseprovinghehastalentbehindthecamera.Exteriorshotstothosetakingplaceinsmallspacesareallcompetentlyframed,lit,andtransitionwell.Thedecisiontoaddaneffectontopoftheworkhurtsthefilm’simageryandevengivesasenseofdesperationtotrytocaptureacertaintypeofnostalgiawiththeaudience,insteadofrelyingonitsownstrengths.Itisunfortunatewhenonecreativechoicecanhurtaproductionsomuch.Thestoryof“Brutal”issimplebuteffective,itdoesattemptsomesortofsocialcommentaryabouttheviolentnatureofmenandwomen,butitdoesnotofferenoughdepthintothesubjecttojustifytheamountofviolenceondisplay.Thefilmdoesendonastrongnotewithaninterestingtwist,witharevealthatisboundtogrosssomeout,whilegivingothersachuckle.Inspiteofitssimplenature,thosewhoenjoyfilmsthatmakethemsomewhatuncomfortableandenjoythechallengeofgettingthroughsomeultra-violence,“Brutal”posesafunandentertainingchallengeinthatregard.

Paris1895;PierreisaParisiandandyandpoetonthevergeoffame.HeandhispoetfriendHenriarebothmadlyinlovewithMarie,thecheekydaughteroftheirmentor,Franco-CubanpoetJosé-MariadeHeredia.AlthoughshelovesPierre,obeyingherfathershemarriesHenritopayoffherfathersdebtandinsearchofabettersocialposition.ThereuponPierredecidestofleetoAlgeriaandtheremeetsZohar,withwhomhesharesapassionforeroticphotography.ReturningtoPariswithhertwoyearslater,hefindsMarieagain,whoconfessesthatheistheonesheloves.TheystartacaseagainstthebackdropofParisseroticphotography,inacat-and-mousegamewithpeoplewhoinvolvetheirlivesandbreakingthecodessetbysocietywhichwillwillmakethemoneofthebest-knownwritersandpoetsof19th-centuryFrance.Writtenbylament

Belgiandirector/screenwriterBertScholiersjumpsallovertheplaceinhisimaginativefeaturedebut.OnemomentweareinanAntwerppub,thenextwearewalkingacrossanexpanseofsnow,theninacosmicblackholeorchasingaflyingpineapple.ThisishowbestfriendsCharlieandHannah’sdrink-fuellednightpansoutafterswallowingamagicalsweetthatchangestheworldsurrealistically–alsoforeveryonearoundthem.Thelaconictwenty-somethingsrespondtotheseeventswithamusedamazement(whethertheywindupinapre-warbrothelorareblowntosmithereensbyanatombomb),allthewhilesaunteringalonganddiscussingthereallyimportantstuff:dealingwithexesandrelationships.LikeatrippingWoodyAllenorNoahBaumbach,Scholiersplayswithform,usinginventivevisualhumour,colourandblack-and-white,switchingaspectratiosandreferringtosilentmoviesandItaliangiallohorror.

黄河中游的三门峡湿地,是野生大天鹅主要的越冬栖身地。每年吸引一万余只越冬的大天鹅。一只雌性大天鹅“美峡”同党受伤,不得不永远留在越冬地。在这里,它与另一只受伤的天鹅组建家庭并孵化出了7只幼崽,这是野生大天鹅在黄河道域越冬地天然滋生胜利的首例。随后的五个月里,美峡先后得到 老公跟一个孩子,家庭遭遇伟大变故。单亲母亲难题重重。秋末,大天鹅连续到达黄河中游的越冬地。美峡的领地也遭到了挑衅。第二年春季,越冬的天鹅开端飞回南方滋生地。面临迁移,六个孩子又将何去何从呢！ "A female swan Meixia, whose wings were injured and could not fly, had to stay permanently in the wintering grounds, where she and another wounded swan fell in love, then started to breed and rear their young. However, Meixia lost her husband and one child sequentially in five months, the single mother suffered deeply from her family lost and life bristled with difficulties for her unexpectedly. At the end of autumn, the wintering ground in the Yellow River Basin is crowded with other swans which means Meixia’s territory is facing challenge. Next year spring, swans are flying back to their breeding grounds. When facing migration, what will be the destiny of her six children?"

LovingHighsmithisauniquelookatthelifeofcelebratedAmericanauthorPatriciaHighsmith.Thefilm’snarrativeisbasedontheunpublisheddiariesofthebestsellingnovelist.Focusingonherquestforidentityandhertroubledlovelife,thefilmshedsnewlightonherwriting.Family,friends,herownvoiceandbeautifullyinterweavedarchivematerialdrawavividportraitofoneofthemostprolificfemaleauthorstodate.Highsmithwroteover22novels,manywereadaptedtothebigscreen:bestknownareStrangersonaTrain,adaptedbyAlfredHitchock,TheTalentedMr.RipleyadaptedforthescreenbyRenéClément,WimWendersandAnthonyMinghella,andCarol,apartlyautobiographicnovelonalesbianlovestory,byToddHaynes.

Thegrippingtruestoryofayoungman’sjourneyfromherotoallegedwarcriminal,thedeterminedlawyeronhistail,andtheirsearchfortruthinthefogofwar.AnthonyBoyleplaysthereal-lifesoldierBrianWood,accusedofwarcrimesinIraqbythetenacioushumanrightslawyerPhilShiner,playedbyTobyJones.Thetwomengoheadtoheadinalegalandmoralconflictthattakesusfromthebattlefield-atso-calledCheckpointDannyBoy-tothecourtroom,andoneofBritain’sbiggesteverpublicinquiries,theAl-SweadyInquiry.Memory,evidenceandtraumacollide,asBrianfindshimselfcaughtonthefinelinebetweenwarandunlawfulkilling.AfterhisserviceinIraqandyearsoflegalinvestigation,willheeverbeabletolookhisfamilyintheeyeagainandbethehusband,father,andson,theyneedhimtobe?DannyBoyisanurgentandthought-provokingdramathatquestionswhatweaskofthosewhofight-andkill-fortheircountry.DannyBoyismadebyExpectationfortheBBC.ItiswrittenbyBafta-winnerRobertJonesanddirectedbySamMiller,andalsostarsAlexFerns,LeahMcNamara,PaulineTurner,KiranSoniaSawar,andTomVaughan-Lawlor.ExecutiveProducersareColinBarrandSusanHorthforExpectation,withLucyRicher,JoMcClellanandClareSilleryfortheBBC.

Having witnessed his junkie father killed Russell Stevens grows up to become a policeman and make a difference. When he is offered an undercover job by Gerald Carver he accepts and begins to build a relationship with David Jason in order to get to the main dealers. However as he is forced to deal drugs and kill to keep his cover he finds the lines between cop and criminal being lost – is he a cop pretending to be a dealer or a dealer pretending to be a cop　　Larry (as he was then) Fishburne's first lead role was a typically dark vehicle. The story is the usual one of cop losing himself when undercover, however it manages to be more than that for most of the time. Co-written by Tolkin, who wrote The Player, this naturally has a nice cynical edge to it when it looks at the US's hypocritical approach to drug control and the political links between the street hustlers and the political high rollers who court respectability. The story does eventually settle into a traditional setting but even then it works well as a thriller.　　The multi-talented Bill Duke directs well with a gritty feel and a few nice touches. However several things are a bit iffy. For most of the film Fishburne's narrationvoice over is a bit like a cross between Apocalypse Now and Blade Runner – it comes across as a little too dark and heavy and also explains things like we can't figure it out ourselves. However once you get into the film it's not as big a deal. My main problem lies with the characters.　　Fishburne is excellent, a real model of underlying anger and violence, Goldblum is good but perhaps a little OTT on the yuppieviolence thing, but there's good support from Smith and Spin City's beautiful (and often underused – but not here) Victoria Dillard. However the two main white characters (Goldblum and Smith) are both smeared with racist insinuations – Smith appears to insult his black officers and doesn't care about the junkies, while Goldblum is fascinated about all things black and talks about them as wild beautiful beasts and loves having sex with black'. These things aren't a major problem, but with basically only two white characters in it, it's a little worrying that both are given that edge.　　However these are minor complaints that get lost with a good thriller. Fishburne excels and Duke delivers a story that is a good thriller but also has a jaded, subversive edge.

　　16 year old Rocco's two aims in life are to get laid and to see his favourite pop star in concert with his best friends, sassy and tomboyish Maria and nerdy and quiet Mauri. When a bullying incident at school forces Rocco to come out to his divorced middle-class parents their liberal leanings are severely tested. Luckily his two friends stand by him and join him in running away from home (in his parents stolen car) to see their favourite singer in concert, followed hot on their heels by his neurotic mother and eccentric gran to hilarious effect.  A vibrant , funny coming out tale,, A Little Lust is both immersive and totally life-affirming.

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　　Edwin and Netta with their two children, Adam and Sekar going to Netta's hometown at Temanggung. Netta were suspected as the cause of Lampor terror at her hometown, a demon who bring a flying casket.