In the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the members of a PT boat squadron patrol Philippine waters and attack Japanese ships. The PT boat initially had little respect from senior Navy officers but their maneuverability and speed however quickly change their minds. As the Japanese advance across the Philippines, the PT boats become essential in evacuating the se...
A retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. In modern Greece, Alexis's father, an extremely wealthy shipping magnate, marries the younger, fiery Phaedra. When Alexis meets his stepmother, sparks fly and the two begin an affair. What will the Fates bring this family Alexis's roadster and the music of Bach figure in the conclusion.
When grief-stricken Mareta (Anapela Polataivao) takes a substitute teaching role at an elite prep school, she forms a choir to unite the privileged yet disconnected students. As they prepare for an all-school competition, her passion for life is reignited, transforming her students forever in this rousing crowd-pleaser.
The last year of life of the Italian-French painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) who died with 36 years, was played by Gérard Philipe, who was lethally sick during the shooting of this movie and died shortly after its release, 1959, with 36 years - on one of the two diseases that Modigliano had himself and exactly in his age. Further, this movie was directed by Jacques Becker - after the sudden death of Max Ophüls. Becker, too, died only 2 years after this movie.
Edith Hardy uses charity funds for Wall Street investments in hopes of buying some new gowns. She loses all the money and borrows from wealthy oriental Tori. When her husband gives her the amount she borrowed, Tori won't take it back, branding her shoulder with a Japanese sign of his ownership. She shoots him. Her husband takes the blame. In court Edith reveals all to an angry mob. Written by Ed Stephan {stephan@cc.wwu.edu} Richard Hardy, a hardworking stockbroker, labors overtime to keep up with the ruinous bills incurred by his beautiful but irresponsible wife Edith, a venal, spoiled socialite who is impervious to his pleas for fiscal restraint. Acting on what she believes to be an insider information, she impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the Red Cross charity she chairs for a stock tip. When she finds the money has been lost, she desperately turns to a Japanese ivory trader with whom she has been thoughtlessly flirting and persuades him to replace the money in exchange for an assignation. When her husband's long-awaited business deal finally materializes, she desperately tries to withdraw from their agreement by replacing the money. Angered and disappointed with her resistance to his advances, he uses a branding device to mark her shoulder as his property. Feeling violated, Edith shoots him in the shoulder and leaves. In order to protect his wife's reputation, Richard confesses to the crime and faces trial for attempted murder. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
19世纪末,威名四震的“虎豹小霸王”布奇(保罗·纽曼 Paul Newman 饰)与搭档太阳舞小子(罗伯特·雷德福 Robert Redford 饰)在美国西部的一个小镇上四处抢劫银行,与对手凶残搏杀,与警察机智周旋。一次,两人抢劫“飞人”公司邮车,引来警长与当地居民的追捕。但他俩依旧我行我素,与女教师埃塔(凯瑟琳·罗斯 Katharine Ross 饰)逍遥自在地过着快乐时光。当他们再次抢劫“飞人”邮车后,招来一队骑警,对他们紧追不舍,展开天罗地网的搜捕,迫使布奇和太阳舞小子展开了逃亡之路。从悬崖跳下逃命的两人找到埃塔,商议去玻利维亚谋生。在异国他乡,他们尝试金盆洗手走上正道,终究还是认为这种生活不适合他们,于是重操旧业。埃塔一气之下,抛下他们重回美国。他们在一座小镇不慎暴露身份,被追捕的警察重重包围。前有拦截,后有追兵,虎豹小霸王是否能够在重重夹击之下浴火重生? 本片获得第42届奥斯卡最佳原创剧本奖、最佳摄影奖、最佳原创歌曲奖、最佳配乐奖等