Convicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break as he and a number of fellow inmates are being transferred to a new facility. The escapees storm a shopping mall and take a group of shoppers hostage (after killing many more of them) before making their demands. Only Rudy, a former mercenary and brother of one of the fugitives, can take out the criminals before more of the hostages die.

The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002.

The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002.

Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The Visitors that emerge are humanlike in appearance and extend the hand of friendship. Our planet's resources are just what these aliens need to survive. And for its future survival, unsuspecting humankind will need... a miracle!

在二十世纪六十年代，一些喜欢音乐的非裔美籍年轻人组成了一个乐队——五心合唱团。这个乐队从最初的鼓手、歌手、已经其他成员发展到了当时乐队的传奇灵魂时代，他们也从刚开始对音乐的不熟悉慢慢学习，掌握了很多方面的资料。从音乐到种族关系，五心合唱团也走出了自己对音乐，对文化的理解。

Robert Altman，美国独立电影宗师。该电影改编自舞台剧，全场景都在军营的一个宿舍里。这部83年的涉及同志题材的电影倒是非常有戏剧张力，美国社会不可调和的各种矛盾在这个小世界里彰显。一个脱离越战背景的故事，奥特曼似乎更乐于去建构一个小型的社会场域，通过不多但同时带有明显身份特征——黑人、同性恋、受过高等教育的白人、绝症的军官——的人物来反映美国社会的现实问题，那种对于身份认同和理解缺失的内在焦虑和惶恐不安，以及文化、种族区异诱发的暴力和死亡魅惑。全部是男性角色，而且都长得很帅。(
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