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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,

ThreeyearsafterthelossofhisbrotherVittorio,withwhomhesharedhisentirecareer,PaoloTavianireturnstotheworksofLuigiPirandello,whichthepairadaptedin1984(Chaos)and1998(YouLaugh).InkeepingwiththeSicilianplaywright’svision,thefilmisnotatallwhatitappearstobe.Thetitlemaycomefroma1910novella,butthereisnotraceofthatbook’sjealousy-riddledplot.Instead,thefocusisonPirandellohimself,orrather,hisashes,whicharetransportedfromahastyburialsiteinfascistRometoapermanentrestingplaceinSicily,onatrekthattakesusthroughpost-warItalyanditsfilmedmemories,asseeninnewsreels,amateurfilmsandfragmentsofNeorealism.Havingburiedthemaster,Leonoraaddiothenshiftsgearfromroadmovietofilmadaptation,buthereitpicksadifferentPirandellostory,namelythelastone,writtenshortlybeforehisdeathin1936.Fromthefarewellofthetitletoitsreturntothewriter’slastwords,itishardnottoreadthiswork,sofreeandyetsomuchapartoftheTavianiworld,asamovingbrotherlyfarewellwhich,justasin2012’sGoldenBearwinnerCaesarMustDie,onceagainusescinematogivevoicetoliteratureandhistory.

Awomanvanishes.Twomentaketotheroadinsearchofher:theybothloveher.Whydidsheleave?Eachoneofthemhashisownsuspicions,andhidesthemfromtheotheronewho—mysteriously—nevertrulybecomeshisrival.Neitherisright—butisanyone?Thissuddenrunawaybecomesthehiddencoreofanumberoffictionsthatthefilmdelicatelyweavestogether:thesecretoftheheartofanotherwoman,lostaswell,manyyearsago;thesecretofthelifeofavillageinthecountryside,governedbyasupernaturalincidentthatnobodyseemstoperceive;thesecretoftheplains,whichneverceasestospreadanddevoureverything,liketheshadowsthatinvadetheworldafterthetwilighthour.

A graduate of the Offenbach College of Design, Piotr J. Lewandowski has made his directorial debut with JONATHAN (working-title) based on an award-winning screenplay. The moving drama about family secrets and the obstacles to achieving one’s own happiness features Jannis Niew?hner, one of this year’s European Shooting Stars, in the title role of the 24-year-old Jonathan. The young man is caring unstintingly for his terminally-ill father Burghardt, but then sees his life in a new light after falling in love with Anka, who has come to nurse his father. However, the story takes another twist when Ron, Burghardt’s long-lost friend from his youth, re-appears — and a well-kept family secret is uncovered....

Starz过去宣布直接预订《暮光之城Twilight》作者StephanieMeyer负责的新剧《替身TheRook》，现定于美国时间6月30日首播。该剧由DanielO’Malley所著的同名小说改篇，讲述年轻的女主角MyfanwyThomas在伦敦的千禧桥醒来，但失去了记忆。紧接她被有超自然能力的敌人追杀，发现自己也有超自然能力的她得在英国秘密情报局「Checquy」中找回失去的记忆，并在叛徒达成目的前找出幕后真相。EmmaGreenwell饰演女主MyfanwyThomas﹑JoelyRichardson饰演「Checquy」的领导人Farrier夫人，女主的导师兼盟友，不过她亦会捍卫自己的秘密。OliviaMunn饰演MonicaReed，美国情报官的她有着超自然力量，因为调查前爱人的死而与

　　由密契尔·鲍威尔等三位导演联合执导的一部历久弥新的神话片。故事取材于阿拉伯神话，内容大致描述一个会妖术的奸相贾法，用阴谋诡计把巴格达城的阿麦王拘禁起来，然后自号为王。阿麦后来得到同牢的小神阿菩相助而逃走。贾法为了得到公主，把阿麦变成瞎子，并把阿菩变成一条狗。最后得巨人相助，终于射杀贾法，让阿麦重新成为巴格达城的国王。导演手法相当统一流畅，而且对光影的运用别有一手。此外，本片有很多建筑宏伟的布景和模型，运用起来都很恰当，交互剪接之后也没有什么明显的破绽。《巴格达妙贼》（The Thief of Bagdad）是一部1940年上映的奇幻冒险电影，由路德维希·贝格尔（Ludwig Berger）、迈克尔·鲍威尔（Michael Powell）和蒂姆·威伦（Tim Whelan）联合执导。电影的主要演员包括康拉德·韦特（Conrad Veidt）、萨布（Sabu）、琼·杜普雷（June Duprez）、约翰·贾斯廷（John Justin）和雷克斯·英格拉姆（Rex Ingram）等。故事发生在古代巴格达，讲述了一个名叫阿布（由萨布饰演）的孤儿少年成为巴格达最聪明的妙贼之一。他与一位公主（由琼·杜普雷饰演）相遇并爱上了她。为了赢得公主的心，阿布必须与邪恶的大臣贾法尔（由康拉德·韦特饰演）对抗，并通过一系列冒险和魔法来证明自己的勇气和价值。电影展现了神秘的东方魔法、宏大的场景和惊险刺激的情节，营造出一个充满奇幻和仙境般氛围的世界。《巴格达妙贼》以其令人惊叹的视觉效果和精美的艺术设计而受到赞誉。电影采用了当时先进的特技和特效，包括模型和蓝幕技术，创造出惊人的场景和魔法效果。此外，演员们的出色表演也为电影增添了生动和情感。该片被视为奇幻冒险电影的经典之作，并赢得了多个奖项和广泛的赞誉。它不仅在技术和视觉上引人入胜，同时也通过讲述一个勇敢的英雄的故事，强调了正义、爱与勇气的重要性。《巴格达妙贼》将观众带入一个梦幻般的世界，让他们享受一场充满奇幻和冒险的视觉盛宴。

Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the English Reformation, the attack of the Spanish Armada and Queen Anne's forgotten legacy.

　　Alain and Marie moved to the suburb house of their dreams. But the real estate agent warned them : what is in the basement may well change their lives forever.

Constantlyonthehuntandsufferingfromhallucinationsthatdrivehisviolentnature,anunnamedmaniscapturingwomenandsavagelybeatingthemtodeath.Meanwhile,awomanisluringmenintoaviolentend,bywayofherknife.Drivenbythesameforcetomaketheoppositesexsuffer,thekillers’fatesintertwine.Thetwomustfaceoffinabattletothedeath,inwhichtheyareforcedtorevealthehorribletruthbehindtheiraddictiontomurder.“Brutal”takesaninterestingapproachtoitsvisuals,drawingheavyinfluencefromWestern“Grindhouse”films,usingafiltertomakethefootageappeargrainy,damaged,andwithlightandcolorfluctuations.Unfortunately,thevisualstylingendsupfeelingmisguided,asotherthanapplyingthefilteritdoesnotimitateanyotheraspectsofthe“Grindhouse”genre.Despitetryingtodirtyupthefilm,itisapparentitwasshotondigital.Thecinematographyisalsoastepabovemost“Grindhouse”productions,withTakashiHiroseprovinghehastalentbehindthecamera.Exteriorshotstothosetakingplaceinsmallspacesareallcompetentlyframed,lit,andtransitionwell.Thedecisiontoaddaneffectontopoftheworkhurtsthefilm’simageryandevengivesasenseofdesperationtotrytocaptureacertaintypeofnostalgiawiththeaudience,insteadofrelyingonitsownstrengths.Itisunfortunatewhenonecreativechoicecanhurtaproductionsomuch.Thestoryof“Brutal”issimplebuteffective,itdoesattemptsomesortofsocialcommentaryabouttheviolentnatureofmenandwomen,butitdoesnotofferenoughdepthintothesubjecttojustifytheamountofviolenceondisplay.Thefilmdoesendonastrongnotewithaninterestingtwist,witharevealthatisboundtogrosssomeout,whilegivingothersachuckle.Inspiteofitssimplenature,thosewhoenjoyfilmsthatmakethemsomewhatuncomfortableandenjoythechallengeofgettingthroughsomeultra-violence,“Brutal”posesafunandentertainingchallengeinthatregard.

Vasu "Nithin" is a well-educated youth who belongs to a joint family. He falls in love with Sri(Raashi Khanna) and confronts her father "Prakash Raj" about his love. On the other hand, Sri's father is a rich businessman who does not believe in old-school formalities of marriage and traditions. Rest of the story is as to how Vasu takes things into his hands and makes his wedding happen on a traditional note by changing Sri's father's mindset.