这部音乐剧DVD取材于耶稣的生平事迹,韦伯创新地将严肃的宗教故事和前卫的摇滚音乐联系起来,是一部艺术表现非常大胆、思想性也极为深刻的作品。如果说《约瑟夫与神奇彩衣》是对圣经故事的图解,那么《万世巨星》从表面上看简直就是对传统的颠覆与反动:上帝的儿子耶稣不再时刻带着圣哲的光环,他有软弱,有动摇,更多的人性代替了神性;犹大卖主也不是出自贪婪,而是出自上帝安排的命运,自杀后的犹大穿着白袍带领一个天使唱诗班向耶稣提出几个哲学问题,耶稣竟然也不知道答案。细心的读者不难看出这样的情节安排和电影《耶稣基督的最后诱惑》的相似之处,与后者一样,该剧刚一推出,便遭到了正统宗教人士的强烈抗议,这反而增加了它的知名度,其插曲《我不知如何爱他》(I don\'t know how to love Him)、《万世巨星》(Superstar)长时间徘徊在各大唱片排行榜上。 笔者感觉此剧的本意和《耶稣基督的最后诱惑》一样,并不在于离经叛道,而是通过曲折的形式表现殉道者对神的服从,因为在该剧的最后,耶稣依照神的安排为人类的罪舍身又复活,并在原谅了他的敌人后升天而去。如果你对基督教有较深了解的话,相信该剧还是能够给你一些不同角度的思考。当然,撇开背景不谈,即便单单作为一出摇滚音乐剧来欣赏,这盘DVD也是不容错过的。该剧的另一个版本是1973年由环球影片公司出品的同名电影。 式圣经片给人更亲切的感觉。安德鲁.莱特韦伯创作的插曲优美动听,全片摄影和剪接都具一流水准。
An expert at sleight of hand and with a keen eye for identifying charlatans and tricksters, our story begins as Harry has fallen on hard times in recent years, professionally and ethically losing his way. He’s resorted to making his living as a fake medium and fraudulent ghost hunter, conducting séances for unsuspecting families who think their lives have been made a misery by ghostly mischief making. Harry’s duplicitous lifestyle has also had serious consequences when after leading a séance for a tragic soldier a young man commits suicide on the doorstep of Harry’s home. A couple of months later, Harry is offered the chance to investigate the haunting of a local MP’s home as the case threatens to ruin the politician’s reputation. With the prospects of leading his political party, Edward Curtis can ill-afford the scandal as his wife Grace begins to hallucinate and act bizarrely and very much out of character as she believes their family home to be haunted. There’s a possibility Grace may be committed to an asylum in scandalous circumstances if Harry doesn’t take on the investigation. Ghosts from Harry’s past influence his decision to take the case and he begins to think it might be time to take a new path. Together with the Curtis family maid, Sarah Grey, whose own mother has fallen prey to con artist mediums in the past, their detection and investigative skills complement one another and they make a formidable partnership. Smart, driven and open-minded, Sarah is a strong-minded woman who can handle herself when unravelling the mysteries behind the hauntings, which are seriously affecting Grace’s health and well-being. Harry also calls on the services of his old friend, Albert, during the investigation. An African pharmacist with a sideline in voodoo con-artistry, Albert has a keen interest in medical and scientific discoveries, which Harry exploits to the maximum. Journalist Vernon Wall also finds himself in Harry’s orbit. Cynical and hard-bitten, although clever at winning the trust of the people he’s interviewing, Vernon is keen to learn about Harry’s techniques and sensing a political scandal sets out to inveigle his way into his life by extracting information from Sarah.
故事发生在1952年的英国,一次偶然中,作家杰克(安东尼·霍普金斯 Anthony Hopkins 饰)结识了名为乔伊(德博拉·温格 Debra Winger 饰)的女子和她的儿子道格拉斯(约瑟夫·梅泽罗 Joseph Mazzello 饰),很快,三人便成为了好友。 为了能够留在英国,独身多年的乔伊决定和杰克结婚,然而这段婚姻却并没能给乔伊带来幸福,她最终还是选择了离开。经过医生的诊断,乔伊患上了不治之症,得到了这个消息,杰克才猛然醒悟,原来自己的心底一直深爱着这个坚强的女人,杰克找到了乔伊,两人重新走到了一起。在往后的岁月里,杰克一直不离不弃的陪伴在病重的乔伊身边,虽然死亡步步逼近,但两人都找到了一生的挚爱。
The Second World War was the most destructive conflict in history, laying waste not only to Europe’s people but also its infrastructure, institutions and its moral foundations. Only at the war’s end was the true scale of human suffering and misery revealed, and so devastating was the scene that Europe was dubbed ‘The New Dark Continent'. But for civilians in particular, liberation often marked not the end of their troubles but the beginning of new ones, with famine and disease widespread and an atmosphere thick with ethnic tension and revenge. This film will re-examine the aftermath of the War to ask if too much stress has been laid on an optimistic view of victory in Europe with celebratory images of VE day and newsreel coverage of the liberation of places like Paris. While narratives of hope and reconciliation are important, are parallel stories showing the darker side of peace yet to receive due prominence? Liberation was bitter, bloody and vengeful, and there were profound and pervasive fears that the peace could be lost. Through rare archive and unique personal testimony, this film reveals the ‘poisoned peace’ of 1945 to throw light on a post-war Europe where civilisation teetered on the brink of chaos, but the story of the transition from war to peace forms the hinge on which modern European history turns.
在春天的佛罗里达海滩上,诞生了一只小海龟(菲比 饰)。她生来就没有母亲照顾,也几乎没有防御能力,但却有一股强劲的求生意志。努力爬越过数十公尺远的沙滩后,小海龟终于纵身跃入了海里,自此展开一趟已持续了数百万年的生命之旅。 彷彿天生就装了罗盘和地图,小海龟果决地一路朝向目的地──非洲的亚速尔群岛前进。幼小又胆小的她,却只敢和小鱼群窝在海草里,她想藉着墨西哥湾洋流,载她前往梦幻的国度-大西洋。没想到这路上诸多坎坷:她曾因过度饥饿,误食了飘浮的塑料袋,也一度遭到加拿大巨浪卷走,她更遇见过凶猛的大青鲨,所幸大青鲨并没攻击她,两人并深信未来将会有重逢的一天。 在遨游了七千公里后,小海龟也渐渐长大了。六岁的她,不但如愿来到了亚速尔群岛海域,也认识了许多新朋友,更意外和已怀孕、变得温柔了许多的大青鲨重逢,使她的旅行变得更丰收。悠游了十多年后,小海龟却决定要重新游回她的出生地-佛罗里达海滩。总计费时25年游遍整个大西洋的她,为什么一定要回游呢?她又背负着什么样的神圣使命呢?而这趟总长有一万多公里的旅行,在最后的四千公里中,又会发生哪些不可思议的事呢?《在海里飞翔》将告诉你一个从不为人知、却充满了无限勇气和传奇的感人故事…
影片根据1993年同名射击游戏改编而成。 2145年火星舰队总部接到从该地区传来的微弱求救信号,而在那里科学探测站正在进行着遗传密码破解的重要实验,一旦该地区失去控制,无疑将会造成整个人类的一场大劫难。特别行动队队长瑞博尔(卡尔·厄本 Karl Urban 饰)、士官长萨吉(道恩·强森 Dwayne Johnson 饰)带着六名队员迅速登陆以救援基地内的幸存者,可当他们进入基地时,发现实验室不仅一片狼藉,而且实验室里满是怪物。更可怕的是,这些行为怪异的生物并非来自外星,而是受到某种未知病毒感染后的人类!面对随时可能被感染的危险,萨吉必须和他的队员们利用手中的每一件武器,深入到实验室中心,找出真相,完成他们的使命。RRTSRTS惟一可以做的是把通往地球的通道用免疫隔离系统封锁,再背水一战,用尽身上每一件终极武器,将这班魔怪一一歼灭……
布兰顿(迈克尔·法斯宾德 Michael Fassbender 饰)是纽约衣着光鲜的白领。他酷爱成人电影,习惯自慰,并寻花问柳。不过,他与妹妹希西(凯瑞•穆里根 Carey Mulligan 饰)的关系却忽冷忽热。希西总给他电话留言,他却总是避之不及。然而,当希西搬来与他同住 ,他又表现出特别的关心。布兰顿和上司一同去听希西的演唱,结果上司被她的风姿所打动,而他却沉浸在她的歌声中潸然泪下。在妹妹面前,布兰顿表现的无所谓,而上司却大胆追求。这令布兰顿极为羞耻。某日,上司在与家人视频通话后,开始斥责布兰顿往电脑硬盘塞满了成人电影,称之为耻辱。气急败坏的布兰顿却对妹妹发火,令她十分伤心。布兰顿曾约会公司的黑人女秘书,却发现自己真正难以割舍的不是性瘾,而是心中惦念的兄妹之情…… 迈克尔•法斯宾德凭借本片获68届威尼斯电影节影帝
Two childhood friends get more than they bargained for when they inadvertently agree to play against each other in a deadly game of live and death called "Us or Them." - After Jude wins a luxury holiday on a mobile game app, he takes his friends and family with him including childhood BFF Andy. The two are invited to meet with a mysterious woman called The Officiator, who offers them the chance to win $20 Million if they agree to play a simple game. Eager to get his hands on the money, Jude convinces Andy to play but inadvertently signs the duo up for a deadly game called "Us or Them" where failure to agree on decisions will have dire consequences to not just Jude and Andy, but the family they have brought along with them on the trip.
希拉莉(瑞切尔•格里菲斯 饰)与积琪琳(艾米丽•沃森 饰)是一对感情深厚的姐妹。姐姐希拉莉很有吹长笛的天分,积琪琳看着姐姐拿到了许多荣耀也不甘落后,经过艰苦练习后,积琪琳的大提琴也有了很大的进步。在一次比赛中,两人分别获得了第一,但希拉莉开始嫉妒妹妹,纵使两人的感情没有受到影响,可是希拉莉的音乐之路开始触礁。 长大后的希拉莉成家了,搬到了偏远地区,这时也同样结婚了的积琪琳十分羡慕姐姐过着平常但幸福的生活,她开始厌倦到处表演。她逃到了姐姐的家中,却要求与姐夫发生关系,为了迁就妹妹,希拉莉只好妥协。终于一天,积琪琳发现姐夫爱的依然是姐姐时,她离开了,回到了丈夫的身边,正当一切进展顺利之际,她发现自己患上了不治之症。
华莉丝(莉亚•科贝德 Liya Kebede 饰)出生在索马里的沙漠和母亲过着游牧民族的生活。在三岁时,华莉丝按照索马里习俗就被施以女性割礼。十二岁时父亲为了得到五头骆驼,要将华莉丝嫁给六十岁的老叟。就在出嫁前夜,华莉丝在母亲的默许下,在沙漠中徒步很久投奔摩加迪沙的外祖母,也在外祖母那里获得了去给当时索马里驻英国大使夫人的姨妈作女佣的机会。到英国后不久,索马里爆发战争,旧政府被推翻,华莉丝趁乱再次出逃大使馆而流浪英国街头。 华莉丝在街头邂逅了收留自己的玛丽莲(莎莉•霍金斯 Sally Hawkins 饰),跟着又在打工的餐厅里遇到伯乐,最终被发掘成为世界名模,并投身于妇女解放事业。 电影《沙漠之花》是根据出生于索马里的黑人模特华莉丝•迪里的自传畅销书改编。
这部纪录片深入探讨了好莱坞偶像丹泽尔·华盛顿的生活和工作。探索他从戏剧起步到成为两届奥斯卡奖得主的成长历程。见证他如何打破刻板印象,描绘跨流派的复杂黑人角色,并永远改变电影格局。