巴比伦：与魔鬼同床

　　以实验电影闻名海外各大电影节的知名导演辉旭（朴智勋 饰），为了拍摄以舞蹈为主题的新作品，将与新人演员诗映（金允慧 饰）、彩允（宋伊才 饰）一起在废弃学校的屋顶上进行拍摄。以破格、粗暴的舞蹈动作开始进行拍摄后，演员和制作人们被一股神秘力量吞噬，拍摄现场瞬间陷入惨不忍赌的情况。「活尸苏醒了！」面对不该醒来的存在，他们的命运将会如何……

　　博兰顿（约翰•达尔John Dall 饰）和菲利普（法利•格兰杰 Farley Granger 饰）都是哈佛的高才生，一天，都是同性恋的两人合谋杀害了同学戴维，并藏尸于一个大箱子中。或许是出于炫耀，他们做出了一个惊人的举动。那就是用装着戴维尸体的箱子当餐桌，邀请了戴维的父母、未婚妻、同学和茹伯特教授（詹姆斯•斯图尔特 James Stewart 饰）来赴宴。他们谎称戴维外出了，和客人们在戴维的“棺材”上进行着宴会。胆小的菲利普从宴会开始就开始坐立不安，但是博兰顿却不慌不忙，在客人中滔滔不绝。然而，聪明的茹伯特教授从博兰顿的谈话中渐渐察觉出事有蹊跷……

　　当10个年轻人去探索一家废弃的比萨店时，他们很快就知道，他们将不得不为自己的生命而战，同时试图揭开比萨店令人不安的历史。

 麦克（斯蒂芬·多尔夫 Stephen Dorff 饰）是一名心怀大志的警探，最近，一宗连环杀人案件吸引了他的注意，已经有四人成为了残酷凶手刀下的猎物。在搭档泰瑞（娜塔莎· 麦克艾霍恩 Natascha McElhone 饰）的帮助下，麦克开始了对案件的调查。 随着调查的深入，一个惊悚的网站逐渐浮出水面，四名受害者在死前48小时都登陆过这个网站，在一个代号为“黑寡妇”的神秘女人的支配下，他们似乎用生命做赌注加入了一场游戏。为了查明真相，麦克决定以身试险，他登入了网站，与此同时，他生命的最后48小时开始了倒数，麦克必须在此时限内将真凶绳之于法，否则，他的结局会和先前的那四个人一模一样。

　　在一场艺术品拍卖会上，汤姆（丹尼斯·霍珀 Dennis Hopper 饰）遇见了名为乔纳森（布鲁诺·甘茨 Bruno Ganz 饰）的男人。乔纳森患有血液方面的疾病，这对于他那并不富裕的家庭来说无异于雪上加霜。黑手党找到了汤姆希望他能够帮他们完成一项暗杀任务，不愿意铤而走险的汤姆想到了乔纳森。
　　汤姆向乔纳森保证，如果后者能够代替他完成任务，那么汤姆的家庭将会得到一大笔的报酬，与此同时，汤姆贿赂了乔纳森的主治医师，两人合伙蒙骗了乔纳森，让他以为自己的病情发生了急速恶化。就这样，心中充满了痛苦和绝望的乔纳森走上了一条不归路，而看着乔纳森苦苦挣扎的模样，汤姆的心中竟然也产生了一种说不清道不明的情绪。

　　故事发生在1964年的6月，一辆载有三位民权主义者的车辆被三K党所劫持，之后一行人音信全无。鲁帕特（吉恩·哈克曼 Gene Hackman 饰）和艾伦（威廉·达福 Willem Dafoe 饰）是两帮调查局的探员，他们被指派调查这起恶劣的事件，然而，当两人到达小镇开始调查时，却发现他们的工作遭遇了重重的困难，没有人愿意相信他们，更没有人能够提供有价值的线索。
　　皮尔（布拉德·道里夫 Brad Dourif 饰）是小镇的副镇长，同时亦是一名坚定的三K党成员，个性粗暴邪恶的他常常将软弱温和的妻子（弗兰西斯·麦克多蒙德 Frances McDormand 饰）揍得遍体鳞伤。鲁帕特十分同情皮尔妻子的遭遇，随着时间的推移，皮尔的妻子渐渐对鲁帕特产生了感情，这让鲁帕特和艾伦看到了案件的突破口。

　　黛安娜在亨利-皮埃尔·沃尔夫开设的一家大型跨国公司工作。这家公司的业务范围十分广泛，从房地产到服装设计，几乎无所不包，在各个领域内都颇为活跃。沃尔夫公司经过谈判收购了一家发行新式漫画的日本公司，他们研发出一种数码三维图像漫画，这种全新的漫画将完全改变目前市场的竞争局面。
　　有两家公司争夺沃尔夫公司的这种新漫画在网上的发行权：漫画天堂和魔鬼情人。为了争取主动，漫画天堂请黛安娜做工业间谍，以获取关于魔鬼情人的情报资料。实际上魔鬼情人和一系列暴力与非法色情网页有密切关系，这势必要使它在竞争中处于不利位置，虽然目前沃尔夫公司还没有发现这一联系。黛安娜发现它也采取了相应的情报策略，而且就在她那些表面中立的同事中有它的间谍。她对这些黑暗的内幕了解得越多，渐渐成了魔鬼情人的眼中钉。
　　如今，被卷入这场复杂纠葛中的黛安娜已经无路可退，她只能退入到网络的虚拟世界中。或许，她一开始就是这个虚拟世界的一部分。

　　年轻英俊的魔术师沙飞，将西洋魔术演绎的精彩绝伦，惹来了身怀绝技却不思创新的魔术前辈沈浪的嫉妒，两人唱起来对台戏，沙飞的新魔术“移形幻影”沈浪怎么也猜不透，于是他派自己的助手宝琴假意去投奔沙飞，宝琴却爱上了沙飞，与沙飞的妻子陷入三角恋情，可是两个女人却发现沙飞拥有双重人格，沙飞在表演魔术的过程中失误将宝琴杀死，其实这一切都是沈浪设的局，最后沈浪终于知道沙飞“移形幻影”的奥秘在于他们是孪生兄弟，他害死了沙飞的弟弟想独霸舞台，结果在最后一场魔术中他输掉了荣誉，也输掉了性命。

　　As a child, Luther Watts was deeply affected by seeing a circus geek (someone who bites the heads off live chickens in a circus sideshow). Finally paroled after serving 20 years in prison, he terrorizes the residents of his hometown by making chicken noises, crowing like a rooster and attacking people. He winds up at a farm run by a woman and her daughter, where he takes them captive and then starts killing off her neighbors. The mother realizes she and her daughter must escape before he kills them, too.

　　A most pleasingly atmospheric rendition of the tale, noirishly photographed and moodily set, this is the version which probably would have delighted Conan Doyle the most. There is one important plot change which enables the beautiful Alice Brandt to enjoy both a larger role and a more intriguing part in the proceedings. This change also builds up the parts of Dr Mortimer and Lord Charles, yet at the same time provides a nice introduction to the is-he-sinister or is-he-a-good-guy Barrymore, deftly played here by Fritz Rasp.
　　Despite the sting of its well-developed story, the spellbindingly atmospheric direction and the engrossing performances delivered by the entire cast, many fans may find this version somewhat disappointing. For at least three reasons: As in the novel, the part played in the narrative by Sherlock Holmes, though vital, is minimal. And in this version, not only has no attempt been made to enlarge his role, if anything both writer and director do their best to minimize it. Holmes does not even make his entrance for half-an-hour, and when he does finally appear, he has his back to the camera. It is Fritz Odemar, as Dr Watson, who receives the more favorable camera angles. And there is a purpose in this. It is Watson, not Holmes, who figures as the main protagonist of The Hound of the Baskervilles. For the bulk of the narrative, Holmes disappears. It is Watson and Lord Henry (Peter Voss) who take up the running. The movie is almost over, before Holmes closes in on the villain. And even so, this is not the obsessed, self-important Holmes we are accustomed to see taking charge. Another problem is that the title hound itself does not figure a great deal in the action, a downgrading which will undoubtedly rate as another major disappointment for fans. And finally, it could be argued that the script gives too much attention to Conan Doyle's red herring, the escaped convict, and not enough to the real villain.
　　This said, it must surely be admitted by all, that Odemar's interpretation of Watson—intelligent, charming, level-headed, courageous and resourceful—is much closer to Conan Doyle's conception than either the bungling, inveterately stupid Nigel Bruce or the self-effacing Ian Fleming.
　　One other player deserves special mention: Erich Ponto (Dr Winkel in The Third Man) who seems exactly right for Stapleton. A difficult part, superbly played.
　　- JohnHowardReid, imdb