简介：Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisonerpenitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone (I'm a mechanic), yet the symbolism is rich he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . You need a woman not a girl) is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly arty and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual am notare too argument).Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the unbelievable truth of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
简介：1967 年,四位 CIA 探員以拍攝紀錄片的名義,欲揭穿 NASA 阿波羅計畫,卻意外將自己一步步推向凶險的邊際。「阿波羅登月」被認為是美國最大的陰謀之一,不少人相信阿姆斯壯根本沒有踏上月球,導演以偽紀錄片形式讓觀眾親臨這段爭議歷史,更將正在拍《2001 太空漫遊》的庫柏力克也拉進陰謀論的說法裡。玩弄真實與虛構的界線,暗藏對冷戰時期的嘲諷。
简介：杰克（迈克尔·基顿 Michael Keaton 饰）是一位功成名就的音乐家，在事业上取得了硕大的成功，这也就意味着，他牺牲了大部分陪伴家人的时间，杰克的儿子查理（约瑟夫·克罗斯 Joseph Cross 饰）对此一直感到闷闷不乐。某日，杰克回到家，和查理一起堆了一个大雪人，杰克送给查理一只口琴，父子之间许下承诺。圣诞节将至，杰克决心和家人们共同度过这个温馨的节日，然而，就在他驱车回家的路上，发生了严重的车祸，杰克亦因此丧命。失去父亲的悲痛和绝望笼罩着查理，整整一年，查理的家庭都生活在悲怆而又压抑的气氛中。一晃眼，圣诞节又到了，查理想起了和父亲的约定，他堆了一个雪人，然后吹响了父亲送给他的口琴，希望父亲能够如同承诺的那样，再度回到他的身旁。