Cairns

莱尼（安吉丽娜·朱莉 Angelina Jolie 饰）年轻貌美，是电视台的当家花旦，靠着自己的不懈努力，她终于爬到了如今的位置，高薪的工作、舒适的住宅、宽裕的经济条件和英俊帅气的男朋友卡尔（克里斯蒂安·凯恩 Christian Kane 饰），坐拥着这令旁人羡煞的一切，莱尼觉得自己或许就是世界上最幸福的女人。　　在一次采访中，莱尼的采访对象是一位善于占卜和寓言的流浪汉，令莱尼感到惊讶的是，流浪汉竟然寓言自己将会在一周之内死去。流浪汉的寓言点醒了莱尼，她开始思考起自己人生真正的意义。与此同时，一件令莱尼心烦的事情发生了，那就是她必须跟向来不合的摄影师皮特（爱德华·伯恩斯 Edward Burns 饰）一同工作，站在人生的低谷中，莱尼会怎样处理自己和皮特之间的关系呢？

Hodjaisadreamer.Hewantstoexperiencetheworld,buthisfatherinsistshestayshomeandtakesoverthefamily’stailorshop.Fortunately,HodjameetstheoldrugmerchantElFaza,whogiveshimaflyingcarpet.Inexchangehehastobringtheoldman’slittlegranddaughter,Diamond,backtoPjort.ElFazacan’ttraveltotheSultancityhimself,asthemightyrulerhasimposedadeathsentenceonElFaza,onthegroundsthathehasstolentheSultan’scarpet.However,citylifeisn’tquitewhatHodjaexpected,andheonlysurvivesbecauseofEmerald,apoorbutstreetsmartgirl,whoteacheshimhowtomanageinthebigworld.ButwhenHodjaloseshiscarpettothepower-hungrysultan,hisluckseemstorunout.Willhecompletehismission,findElFaza’sgranddaughterandreturnsafelybacktoPjort?

PANIC BEATS begins with a totally nude woman with welts on her body, running through a misty forest full of decayed skeletons. A knight on horseback is chasing her, and we soon learn that he is Alaric de Marnac (a wicked character Naschy first created for HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB), viciously killing her for her unfaithful ways. After the credits role, we are taken to the present where a descendent of Marnac named Paul (Naschy) is married to the wealthy Geneviève (Julia Saly) was has some serious heart problems. Paul decides to take her to his ancestral home in the country for some peace and quiet, but the superstitious-filled setting opens a Pandora’s Box of terrible occurrences.　　We soon discover that Paul is a real son-of-a-bitch who plans to scare his wife to death, planning to control her fortune and continue his secret affair with seductive bad girl Mireille (Silvia Miró), who happens to be the niece of the tarot card-reading housekeeper, Mabile (Lola Gaos). Paul’s malevolent scheme works, but he still has to worry about an additional money-hungry mistress (this guy really gets around!), the unforgiving Mabile, as well as new fianceé Mireille who might be hiding a thing or two herself. More grisly murders follow, and the ghost of Marnac returns from hell to punish the most despicable human character in the film.　　PANIC BEATS was also written by Naschy (under his real name Jacinto Molina) who injects the film with an old-fashioned spooky house motif, beefed up with a modern movie sense of violence and sexuality. The film offers nothing too innovative storywise, and even Naschy admits on the disc’s extras that it was partly inspired by GASLIGHT and REBECCA, but he seems to just toss in a hodgepodge of exploitation and horror ingredients, while delivering a stylish and enjoyable effort with a number of twists and some genuinely chilling moments. The camera shots and lighting are both effective, and there's even does a cool set-up (much like what Freddie Francis did in THE SKULL and THE CREEPING FLESH) where we see the point of view of Marnac through his dark helmet as he stalks his female prey. Graphically, we are exposed to everything from a plate of bloody eyeballs, to victims being beaten relentlessly with the various Medieval weapons affixed on the house’s walls (for example, someone is axed in the stomach, followed by the soaked entrails oozing out!). Naschy’s most frequent 1980s leading lady, Julia Saly, is not given much to do, but with her offbeat looks, is a nice presence nonetheless. The prominent female star here is Silvia Miró who is seen in the buff frequently, and she certainly makes for some well-appreciated Euro starlet eye candy. Naschy himself is very good in the film, putting on conniving facades, carrying a number of women on a string,

InDiciannove(translatingtoNineteen),GiovanniTortorici’selegant,heartfelt,anddaringdebut,acuriousstudentlearnsthattheroadtoself-discoveryisworthwhile,ifnotnecessary,nomatterhowunfamiliarordauntingthepath.Eagertoescapehisoverbearingmotherandtheonlylifehe’sknown,19-year-oldLeonardo(ManfrediMarini,whogivesanexceptionalperformance),leavespicturesquePalermotostudyinbustlingLondon.HislandingisbufferedbyhissisterArianna(VittoriaPlaneta)andherroommateGrazia(DanaGiuliano),thoughtheinitialexcitementoflivingabroad—andunrestrictedpartying—wanesquickly,andLeonardofindshimselfenrollingattheUniversityofSiena,focusingonItalianliterature.Backinfamiliarsurroundings,hefallsinlovewiththemedievalcity,butisnotsokeenonhisliteratureprofessor.Seekingthatindescribablefeelingofknowingyou’vefoundyourplace—beyondjustgeography—Leonardodelvesintotheclassicsindependently,spawningasoul-searchinganddeepinterestinearlymodernauthorslikePulci,Segneri,andLeopardi.Surroundinghimselfwithbeauty,vibrantyouth,andnewideas—aswellasimageshe’dpreviouslyrepressed—hisworldblooms.Ayearintohisunboundjourney,LeonardotravelstoTorinowherehemeetsamanwho,thoughmucholder,mayfinallybeacontemporary—ifnotthekeytounlockinghisinnermostdesires.

Golden Globe® winner Angela Lansbury returns as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, and more people are turning up dead wherever she ventures. But, Jessica is the only one clever enough to read between the lines and see the clues nobody knew were there.

Wyatt,acynicalnarcolepticwholivesinaflophouse-likeapartment,wantstobeajournalist.HiscareerdreamsarenearlydashedwhenhenoticesamysteriousgirlnamedFernlivingonhisblockinan88ToyotaTercelhatchback.FernsfatherwentmissingandassumeddeadwhenshewasayoungchildlivinginMontana.AfterreceivingacrypticletterfromastrangernamedDr.Green,tellingherthatherfatherisaliveandlivinginLA,shedecidestogolookforhimherself.TogetherthetwosetoffonajourneytofindFernselusivedadamongthederelictcornersofthecity,whiledevelopinganotsoplatonicinterestforeachotheralongtheway.

Internationally-acclaimed,multipleawardwinningfilmmakerKimLonginotto(ROUGHAUNTIES,WorldCinemaJuryPrizeinDocumentary,Sundance,2009)returnstoSundance2013withtheWorldPremiereofhernewdocumentary,SALMA-theextraordinarystoryofawomanwhobecomesthelegendaryactivist,politician,poet,Salma.

Awealthyrais(aheadoflocaladministrationinTadzhikistan)buildshistoiletrightnexttothehouseofateacherinthevillage.Thearomasofthetoiletdisturbthelifeoftheteacher’sfamily;itisveryupsettingforthem.ButtheraisisalsoanewTadzhik(newmoney)andignoresthecomplaints.Moreover,everytimehevisitsthetoilet,heshamelesslystaresattheteacher’syoungwifeoverthefence.However,thepoweroftheraisissogreatthatnobodydarestoopposehim.Theteacherbuyscheaplyahomerightinfrontoftherais’shousefromanoldmananddecidestobuildapublictoiletthere.Itseemsthattheeraoffairytalesandlegendshasvanishedanditisnotpossibletomakefilm-parables.However,JamshedUsmonovcreatesfilm-parables.Ineveryoneofhisfilmsthereisacharactertellingalegendthatturnsthemeaningofthefilmallaround.InFlightoftheBeeitisataleaboutabee,whichsavedthelifeofanarmy:Onceuponatimeitwasacustomtokilloldpeoplewhoreachedacertainage.ButoneofthesoldiersofAlexandertheGreatdidn’thavethehearttokillhisfather.Hehidhiminhistravelingtrunkandcarrieditonhisbackduringmarches.Thearmycametoadesertandthewarriorsstartedtodiefromthirst.Nobodyknewhowtofindwater.Thefathersaidtohisson:Catchabee,tieawhitethreadtoitslegandfollowit.Itwilltakeyoutowater.Theyfoundwaterandthearmywassaved.Afterthatoldpeopleweresparedbecauseeverybodyrecognizedthemasasourceofwisdom.Thevillageteachertellsthisstorytohisstudentsatthebeginningofthefilm.ItisinterestingtonotehowinthefilmFlightoftheBeedifferentmentalitiesintermingledandco-existed.TheteacheristypicaloftheSovietintelligentsia:hewritesbooksthatnobodypublishes;helooksforjusticefromthegovernmentthathasneverbeenfairtohim.ThesurroundingsofthevillagearestillSoviet:theraishasLenin’sportraitinhisoffice;youngpeopleareidleanddrunkastheyalwayswereduringtheSovietera.Thenewcapitalists,thenewTadzhiksinthevillage,donotweardesignerjacketsanddonottalkoncellphones.Thenewmoneyispresentedinthecharacteroftherais.Ithasalmostafeudalquality;itisthepowerofalocallord.JamshedUsmonovhasauniquetalenttobalancethefunnyandserious,thesimpleandcomplicated.He,likenobodyelse,sensesthisborder,whereasimplestoryturnsintoaparableandfilmcharactersstandoutasarchetypesofdifferentperiodssettogetherinthegapoftimes.(kinokultura/GULNARAABIKEEVA)

Duringaragingsnowstorm,adrifterreturnshometotheblue-collarbarlocatedintheremoteCanadiantownwherehewasborn.Whenheofferstosettleanolddebtwithagrizzledbartenderbytellinghimastory,thenightseventsquicklyspinintoadarktaleofmistakenidentities,double-crossesandshockingviolence.YourenotgoingtobelievewhathappenedatTheOakRoom.

Scaredoflifeandlackingthecouragetobehimself,Ludovicoliveshiddenawayinhisgrandmother'soldapartment.Onenight,thewickednessoftheworldgoestovisithimintheformofJack,aboywhoisLudovico'sagebuthastheoppositecharacter:hard,determined,perhapscriminal.Theforcedcohabitationoftwohumanbeingswhocouldn'tseemmoredifferentfromoneanotherturnsintoaninitiationritetoadulthood,thediscoveryoftheirtrueandrespectivepersonalities.Andwhentheharshrealitythatismercilesslystalkingthemappearstopresentthebill,theywillhavetofaceit,bolsteredbyanewawarenessandunhoped-forcourage.