亚洲Co-written by lead Charlotte Kirk and Edward Evers-Swindell, the 1665 New England set horror film stars Kirk as Evelyn Haverstock, whose husband (Anderson) commits suicide, finding herself falsely accused of witchcraft after rejecting the advances of her landlord.
回复 :The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years.At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with.But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood.I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential.by D.R. SHIMON@lounge.moviecodec.com
回复 :杰罗德·亨利教授（文森特·普莱斯 Vincent Price饰）是一名醉心艺术的雕刻艺术家，他的每件蜡像雕塑都栩栩如生。他一直潜心钻研历史上的著名人物形象，尤其钟爱法王路易十六的王后玛丽·安托瓦内特。然而他的生意合作伙伴马修·伯克（罗伊·罗伯茨 Roy Roberts饰）却因为杰罗德经营蜡像院收益不佳而大为不满。为了更快的收取钱财，丧心病狂的马修烧毁了整座蜡像馆，包括所有杰罗德视如珍宝的蜡像雕塑。火灾之后，杰罗德葬身火海，神秘地失踪了，而马修则如愿得到了大笔保险金。18个月后，杰罗德竟然奇迹般地“复活”了。不仅如此，杰罗德还举办了一次全新的艺术展览，一场以死亡暴力为题，令人毛骨悚然的血腥之展。苏·艾伦（菲莉丝·柯克 Phyllis Kirk饰）本是一名普通的美丽女孩，刚刚成为杰罗德的新任助理。可随着她的好友离奇被杀之后，苏的生活开始变得危险而不安。苏怎会知道，她正是杰罗德要创作的下一个完美蜡像玛丽·安托瓦内特。
回复 :克里斯·海姆斯沃斯将参与国家地理特别节目《鲨鱼海滩》(Shark Beach，暂译)。克里斯将与海洋生物学家、冲浪者、生态环保人士、鲨鱼保护者共同在澳大利亚，揭示近年来鲨鱼袭击次数剧增的原因，并寻找人与鲨鱼共处的方法。该节目将于2021年夏季播出。
