艾玛的机会

　　A bit of color for once, all the better to see the red flags with, not to mention the obvious aerial file footage of Warsaw. The story concerns Jozef Malesa, the mason or bricklayer of the title. He was once the darling of the party, the son of two old party activists, a worker of heroic reputation, his own commitment to The Movement unquestioned. He was chosen to be destined for great things, specially educated and pushed forward to positions of responsibility in the Party. Eventually he decides, because of the ethical pressures which he feels from the obstructionism of the bureaucracy from above, he asks to return to be a simple bricklayer. He is disturbed with the way the Party deals with people, especially their lack of direct contact. He thinks workers know better than the leadership many times but that's not the way power flows. He is uncomfortable with the compromises to his idealism. He remains committed to social justice and joins his friends for the May Day rally where his comfort and confidence in his place in society cause him to defer to no man, certainly no rat faced men in overcoats with red armbands. His great pleasure in life moreover is laying brick. He finds the work satisfying and fulfilling which is why he was such an obviously superior worker in the first place.

　　效力于某政府机关的吉诺（柳昇范 饰），以实习生的身份随同部门其他成员参加跟踪某大人物的行动。然而他们的举动早已被对方识破，经过一番追逐，对方一辆载有神秘手提箱的车子出了车祸，报废的车子随后被开拖车的女孩尹娜美（高俊熙 饰）拖走送到了废品回收站。经营回收站的雅库布是一个非洲人，他在报废车子里发现了手提箱，而随之赶来的吉诺则在雅库布和娜美面前揭开了箱子的秘密，里面装着满满的黑钱。众人一番合计，决定吞下这笔钱远走高飞。与此同时，吉诺的上司受大人物施压被迫找寻黑钱的下落。
　　小人物的命运不知不觉中被卷入了残酷的漩涡之中……

　　该片是一部中西部哥特风电影，安东尼奥·坎帕斯(《克里斯汀》)执导，讲述俄亥俄州偏远之地Knockemstiff，男主角Willard Russell绝望地想拯救濒死的妻子，不惜屈服于牺牲，而他的儿子(霍兰德)正从一个在学校被虐待的孩子成长为知道何时出手的男人，角色包括一对连环杀手夫妇、一个考验人的信仰的传教士、一个腐败的当地警长(斯坦)。时间从二战末期到1960年代，地点从南俄亥俄州乡村到西维吉尼亚。

　　大川儿时伙伴小风的父亲，废品收购站的老板老肖因为在大川儿时的心里留下过“阴影”，而成为大川生平最害怕的人。而老肖不仅突然回到这座城市，而且他的收购站还被“群众”举报存在诸多的安全隐患。大川虽然是一万个不愿意，但是又抹不过情面，只好硬着头皮去和老肖一次又一次的交涉。在一次次的接触中，大川发现老肖并没有那么可怕，他不仅为了收购站的几个老哥儿硬撑着这摊生意，而且对儿子小风不易流露但却深厚的父爱一点点地打动着大川，但是，大川依旧无法帮助老肖脱离困境，老肖干了一辈子的收购站面临查封……
　　而就在这个时候，大川才发现，老肖一直惦记的儿子，谎称自己去特区发展的小风不仅就在城里，而他竟然就是那个举报自己父亲收购站的“群众”，他一直隐身不愿意出来帮助父亲的原因竟然是，他所在的房地产公司需要他的业绩，而这业绩就是让他父亲的收购站关门，把那块地挪出来……
　　愿意把一切都给儿子的老肖为什么即便是在收购站被查封之后也拒绝搬迁？这个收购站里埋藏着什么样的小风所不知的往事？在坍塌的废墟中，大川能否凭借自己的力量，不仅救出生命危在旦夕的老肖，并且帮助老肖和小风跨越他们父子之间的鸿沟？

　　故事描述了一位农村女孩田甜去城里看病，检查结果出来发现自己得了绝症，在一个晚上田甜走在城市街头，刚巧目睹了一起车祸，田甜把被撞伤的老人送进医院，而且用自己看病的钱为老人交了治疗押金，田甜便返回了农村老家。老人醒来后发现送自己来医院的人原来是一位患了绝症的女孩，老人和儿子从此开启了寻找恩人女孩的旅程。当今社会诚信意识受到前所未有的冲击和挑战，诚信是企业和个人的立足发展之本，影片以幽默诙谐的故事形式打造具有社会诚信教育意义的主旨思想。

　　Inspired by true events - Follows the story of two corrupt policemen Sammy Canzano (David Arquette) and Leo Beneti (Jeremy Luke) who committed a series of horrific assassinations and other crimes for the New York crime families in the mid-1980's to 1990's. Meanwhile, NYPD detectives Varrone (Kevin Connolly) and Delgado (Danny A Abeckaser) must carefully use their investigative skills to track and expose the crooked cops, ultimately bringing them to justice.

西恩汤普森是一名出色的警察。在一次追捕偷盗名车的案件中，他的弟弟迈克尔被带回警局。但是迈克尔坚决否认自己与偷车事件有关。警方权利调查走私车辆与军火的案件，接连几名走私团伙成员被夺命掌打死。汤普森接到举报有人正在偷车，他与助手贝莉来到现场。意外碰到了迈克尔。汤普森放走弟弟，却陷入无比的自责之中。原来他与弟弟很小的时候就没了父亲，为了显示自己的坚强，他离开弟弟独自打拼…妈妈生日那天，汤普森回家为妈妈庆祝六十岁生日，没想到警察来到家中，通知他迈克尔被人打死…

　　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 Vlá?il, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vlá?il 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 Vlá?il, 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 Zden?k Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vlá?il, 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 Vlá?il'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.

　　正直善良的藤野兆治（高仓健 饰）因与上司发生分歧离开了工作多年的函谷船坞，在此之后他和妻子茂子（加藤登纪子 饰）自食其力，开了一家小酒馆。当初工厂里的朋友岩下（田中邦卫 饰）、秋本（小松正夫 饰）等人经常来此喝酒聊天，小酒馆内充满欢快温馨的气息。
　　兆治早年的恋人小夜（大原丽子 饰）如今是神谷牧场的女主人。曾经贫困潦倒的生活迫使两个相爱之人分开。时间并未冲淡留在彼此心中的情感，兆治和小夜始终依恋着对方，只因各自的家庭他们只有将这份感情深深埋藏。一场大火烧毁神谷牧场，为婚姻所苦的小夜终于解脱，远走札幌。即便如此，对恋人强烈的思念仍促使她打去一通通无言的电话……
　　根据山口瞳同名小说改编。

　　金融危机令中年男子佑作（三浦友和 饰）丢掉了工作，妻子为此选择了离开，霎时间失去了生命中一切重要之物的他想到了自杀。就在他终于鼓起勇气打算将自杀的想法付诸行动之时，一通来自老家的意外来电打断了他的计划。
　　打电话的是佑作学生时代的好友，两人已经很多年没有联络了。好友告诉佑作，学生时代一直喜欢着佑作的女孩雪子（须藤温子 饰）如今身患不治之症，时日无多了，好友希望佑作能够在雪子临死之前去探望她，了却她的心愿。就这样，佑作乘上了返回老家的火车，仔细算一算，他离开家乡已经28年之久了，此时的佑作并不知道，这趟返乡之旅将会改变他的命运。

　　商朝年间，九尾妖狐苏妲己操纵纣王祸乱朝政，周文王等人顺应天时，率领众将揭竿而起。地仙姜子牙替天行道与狐妖苏妲己大战数百回合。最终姜子牙用大法力将其封印，并命其后代姜氏一族将其镇压千年。
　　数千年后，姜氏后人姜天明（刘益兵饰）无意间解除了苏妲己（洪倩饰）的封印。解除封印的苏妲己却不能完全控制自己，每当她想对男性实行魅惑之术时就会变成胡茬壮汉。为了能够完全恢复，苏妲己需要在现代社会寻找到来自姜氏后人的真爱之吻。

　　吴彦祖、连凯、尹子维、陈子聪成立了一个名叫Alive的乐团，准备在乐坛创出自己的一片天地。然而，他们在访谈中收获了前辈极为尖锐的真知灼见：张学友坦言，技术包装害了唱片业，很多资质差的歌手也在浑水摸鱼；黄贯中表示，踏实创作的人越来越少；谢霆锋直言，唱片公司并不尊重歌手的意见；卢巧音暗讽狗仔队总是无理取闹……总之，很多人都一针见血地指出了乐坛的症结所在。事实也证明alive乐队的成长之路荆棘密布，先是主打歌曲被盗，在网上免费下载，其次是媒体总是挖空心思找他们的绯闻炒作，第三是公司对他们的包装越来越一厢情愿，第四是学舞不精，彩排偷懒，演唱会忘词等糗事，显然这支乐队距离他们的梦想越来越远……
　　吴彦祖凭借此片拿下香港电影金像奖新晋导演奖。