1996 performance by actor/magician and David Mamet cast regular Ricky Jay, considered one of the greatest magicians alive and perhaps the greatest living authority on the history of magic. A fun show, combining bravura technique with a writerly passion for language, with Jay very much the seamy, slick character he often plays in Mamet's films. His voice, which flows steadily, i...
Season 2, Episode 12
The host for the episode is Ruth Gordon, and the musical guest is Chuck Berry. The skits for this episode are as follows: John Belushi's doctor announces that he will cut off the cast's drug supply if they don't put John in tonight's show. Barbra Streisand performs a song that's all about herself. Emily Litella visits with her sister to talk about current e...
Bart's cartoon about an angry dad is turned into "Angry Dad: The Movie" and quickly becomes a critics' favorite. When Russell Brand presents the Golden Globe to Bart's film, Homer usurps the podium and gives his own acceptance speech. The film's winning streak continues with Homer taking credit at each ceremony, so when "Angry Dad" receives an Oscar nomination, Bart keeps it a ...
英国海军的德文郡号军舰在中国领海内被遭到不明鱼雷攻击沉没。为了查明情况，英国海军决定动用武力，派出军舰前往出事海域进行反击。然而却被秘密情报负责人M（朱迪·丹奇 Judi Dench 饰）阻止，并派出代号007的情报员詹姆斯·邦德（皮尔斯·布鲁斯南 Pierce Brosnan 饰）去查清真正的原因，避免两国之间一触即发的战争。在不断深入的调查中，媒体大亨卡佛（乔纳森·普雷斯 Jonathan Pryce 饰）进入了邦德的视线。而且在卡佛举办的晚宴上，邦德遇上了前女友帕丽丝（泰瑞·海切尔 Teri Hatcher 饰），现在的卡佛夫人。在帕丽丝的帮助下，邦德利用GPS让已出动的英国军舰偏离了航道为自己的调查争取到了宝贵的时间。从卡佛处偷来的设备上，邦德发现了沉没军舰的准确位置，不过在沉船处却与中国女特工林惠（杨紫琼 饰）一起被卡佛擒获。原来，卡佛是想...
A documentary of sorts that is made up of video footage shot during the making of the film.
故事发生在车水马龙的繁华大都市洛杉矶西区，一帮“武林高手”聚集于此，经常相互切磋技艺。其中，有一个十分不起眼的男人，他的名字叫麦克（切瓦特·埃加福特 Chiwetel Ejiofor 饰）。麦克是一名防身术教练，功夫了得，然而，平日里习惯低调做人的他并不希望过多的展现自己的实力。
麦克和妻子桑德拉（艾莉丝·布拉加 Alice Braga 饰）开了一间武馆，以此维生，尽管武馆的生意一直平平，但恩爱的夫妻两人对于目前平静的生活感到十分满意。然而，一场意外的发生让麦克无奈的被卷入了利益纷争的漩涡之中，还背负上了累累的债务。为了保护家人，麦克不得不挺身而出，为自己的荣誉而战。
19世纪末，人们对科学文明还不是认识得太过清楚，于是，安吉尔（休杰克曼Hugh Jackman饰）和伯登（克里斯蒂安贝尔Christian Bale饰）的魔术，成为了伦敦城内的神奇人物。安吉尔出身贵族，魔术手段华丽丰富，是富人圈子里的表演常客。而伯登即使出身平平，争强好胜的心智和充满创造力的魔术技巧，却也令他有了名气。两人自小本是要好的伙伴，然而，现在魔术界二人各有领地，并且都有野心想成为音乐大厅里的顶级魔术师，一番明争暗斗如箭在弦上。
伯登掌握了精彩的分身术，叫座又叫好。而安吉尔见情势不妙，搬来科学家助阵——他发明的交流电有无穷魔力，保证让观众目瞪口呆。二人出招接招，一来一往，争斗在剧烈升级，友谊和道德都被抛诸脑后，一场血案在悄悄酝酿。
