Erstwhile Special Forces operative Doc Alexander is asked to broker a truce with the Mexican drug cartel in secrecy. When Oklahoma Governor Richard Jeffs celebrates the execution of a high-ranking cartel member on TV, his Chief of Staff and Doc inform him about the peace he just ended. But it’s too late, as Cuco, the cartel’s hatchet man, has set his vengeful sights on Doc’s daughter Dixie.
They don’t make ’em like Little Dixie anymore: honed to the bone, all gestures and actions, only a few words. Too many genre films these days try to create meaning by piling ideas and intentions on their narrative frames. John Swab, as always, works the other way around. Meaning and depth come from taking away whatever is superfluous – by reducing the plot to its bare essence and the characters to their core trades and tricks.
Ultimately, Little Dixie feels like the pulp fiction version of a Giacometti sculpture, all fearful symmetries and mirror images. A gem of crime cinema at its purest and most philosophical, proudly featuring noir’s new darling, Frank Grillo.
多年寻觅真爱不获,大龄女青年佐伊(詹妮弗·洛佩兹 Jennifer Lopez 饰)决定通过生个孩子改变自己的生活。就在她人工受孕的当天,在大街上遭遇“抢车男”斯坦(埃里克斯·奥洛林 Alex O'Loughlin 饰)。斯坦的风趣和浪漫似乎契合了佐伊对于另一半的所有幻想,可是不幸的是通过人工受孕,佐伊真的怀孕了。遭遇真爱之时,受孕成功的消息无疑成为一颗定时炸弹,佐伊不知道面前的这个男人能否接受这件事情。满怀忐忑的佐伊告诉了斯坦自己怀孕的事情,幸运的是斯坦最终选择了继续和她在一起。不过,对于即将到来的新生命,斯坦的内心依旧充满不安……
隶属于美国军方的某神秘机构,正在进行着一项隐形技术的研究。科学家塞巴斯蒂安·凯恩(凯文·培根 Kevin Bacon 饰)是这支小组的主要负责人,经过多年的努力,他们的研究在动物身上已经初见成效。急功近利的塞巴斯蒂安无视药物的不稳定性,执意在自己身上尝试。该药物的隐形效果非常出色,但是塞巴斯蒂安却无法恢复正常。为此,他的搭档琳达·福斯特(伊莉莎白·舒尔 Elisabeth Shue 饰)和马特·肯辛顿(乔希·布鲁林 Josh Brolin饰)抓紧解药的开发,而塞巴斯蒂安却越来越喜欢隐形的感觉,透明的状态让他可以为所欲为。为了保持现有状态,他变得丧心病狂……
本片荣获2001年美国科幻恐怖电影学院最佳特效奖、2000年洛迦诺国际电影节观众奖。
Madness, mayhem, and mummification rites ensue when a documentary filmmaker visits the rural commune of an Ancient Egyptian inspired cult to interview its enigmatic leader.