粵劇的「舊」,為「新浪潮」提供了上佳的戲劇背景。許鞍華的第二部作品以戲班後台作為舞台,泡製出一個寓風格於現實的故事。長洲可說是一個大型的後台,其古樸的離島風貌,配合了粵劇肖象性的化妝、絢麗的服飾及富於感觀性的舞台表演,營造出一股詭秘妖異的氣氛。兩代恩怨竟牽涉商業騙局及軍政大事,陰與陽、人與鬼、新與舊、老與少、真與假,錯綜複雜。蕭芳芳的演出收放自如,演活了「十三點」的鬼馬二幫花旦。導演許鞍華充滿獵奇意味的筆觸,更為粵劇描繪出一種特殊的魅力。
德华(刘德华饰)喜欢打牌,以打牌为生的他出名好牌技好牌品,与他相恋多年的咏琪(梁咏琪饰)因为牌品差,始终没能与德华结为连理,令她顿足。德华的弟弟天乐(古天乐饰)知道哥哥要以打牌为生养活患有痴呆症的母亲和正在读书的自己,决定跟青云(刘青云饰)打牌比试,谁知连连落败。 一次牌局中,咏琪不甘被德华以牌品的问题多次推搪婚约,便咀咒他从此“一世摸烂牌”,跟着同样拜师不成的青云离开了。 咀咒真的灵验了,使德华家道中落,但一向乐观的他深信自己的“好朋友”会回来的。在弟弟公司举行的麻将大赛中一路稳打稳扎,与青云再次对垒,最后能否获胜呢?
The summer before college, bright-yet-irreverent Elliott comes face-to-face with her older self during a mushroom trip. The encounter spurs a funny and heartfelt journey of self-discovery and first love as Elliott prepares to leave her childhood home. Writer-director Megan Park’s tender, surprising sophomore feature cleverly uses its high-concept premise of a visit from one’s future self to launch a refreshing, nuanced exploration of the uncertainties of young romance and coming of age. My Old Ass is a sweet teenage love story, a lively contemporary comedy, and a quirky riff on time-travel films all in one. Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza have a terrific unlikely chemistry, as the sass and self-assuredness of the young Elliott, as played by Stella, blends and overlaps with Plaza’s sardonic humor as a more mature Elliott. The care and affection shown in the film’s depiction of Elliott’s rural hometown in her last days before taking off for adulthood visually highlights her emotional journey, evoking a nostalgia for days that haven’t even ended yet.—HZ
农村姑娘于小艳来到大城市海城,几次受骗后,偶然的一次机会,她来到了大信集团董事长的家里,工作就是监督不成器的富家子弟王梓,在于小艳的帮助下,王梓逐渐开始自食其力,最终当上了集团董事长。
故事围绕着一种在街头被称作“Soy Sauce”的毒品展开,传说,此种毒品的使用者可以获得极其美好的迷幻体验,但相应的,它也会让沉迷者变得“非人类化”。此时,一个无声世界的入侵也在悄悄的进行,人类需要一个新的英雄。而责任似乎落在了John和David,这对仅有个糊口工作的大学生身上。他们能够阻止恐怖的降临并拯救人类么?不,不,他们不能。
这部黑色幽默、风格另类的谋杀悬疑片,灵感源自《妙探寻凶》和《利刃出鞘》。影片由肖恩·杨(《银翼杀手》)、黛博拉·特维斯(《海扁王》)和腹语表演者乔纳森·格夫纳主演,将一家阴森的旅馆变成了一个扭曲的谋杀和疯狂舞台。——乔纳森·格夫纳