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Renisonthehuntforromance,butinaworldoftinderandzerocommitment,gettingluckyhasneverbeenharder.Fullofrelateablemisadventures,MIXEDMESSAGESisafrank,wittyandcringe-worthytaleoflookingforloveinallthewrongplaces.Fromspeed-dating,tomeditationandevenakinkyworkshop,eachunsuccessfulliaisonleadstoheraskingtheultimatequestion:isitmeorthem?

马丁·贝伦斯为德国联邦谍报局任务。一天,他从他的一个接洽人那边掉掉落信息,招致无人驾驶飞机对一个被扎希里斯坦当局通缉的恐惧分子动员打击。多少天后,恐惧分子打击慕尼黑一家餐馆,抨击无人机打击,他的生涯敏捷掉控。马丁试图找出谁是此次打击的义务人,并懂掉掉落谜底就在离家不舒畅的处所。 Martin Behrens works for the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND). One day he receives information from one of his contacts that leads to a drone strike against a terrorist wanted by the government of Zahiristan. His life quickly spirals out of control when, a few days later, terrorists attack a Munich restaurant in a reprisal for the drone strike. Martin tries to find out who is responsible for the attack and learns that the answer lies uncomfortably close to home.

PANIC BEATS begins with a totally nude woman with welts on her body, running through a misty forest full of decayed skeletons. A knight on horseback is chasing her, and we soon learn that he is Alaric de Marnac (a wicked character Naschy first created for HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB), viciously killing her for her unfaithful ways. After the credits role, we are taken to the present where a descendent of Marnac named Paul (Naschy) is married to the wealthy Geneviève (Julia Saly) was has some serious heart problems. Paul decides to take her to his ancestral home in the country for some peace and quiet, but the superstitious-filled setting opens a Pandora’s Box of terrible occurrences.　　We soon discover that Paul is a real son-of-a-bitch who plans to scare his wife to death, planning to control her fortune and continue his secret affair with seductive bad girl Mireille (Silvia Miró), who happens to be the niece of the tarot card-reading housekeeper, Mabile (Lola Gaos). Paul’s malevolent scheme works, but he still has to worry about an additional money-hungry mistress (this guy really gets around!), the unforgiving Mabile, as well as new fianceé Mireille who might be hiding a thing or two herself. More grisly murders follow, and the ghost of Marnac returns from hell to punish the most despicable human character in the film.　　PANIC BEATS was also written by Naschy (under his real name Jacinto Molina) who injects the film with an old-fashioned spooky house motif, beefed up with a modern movie sense of violence and sexuality. The film offers nothing too innovative storywise, and even Naschy admits on the disc’s extras that it was partly inspired by GASLIGHT and REBECCA, but he seems to just toss in a hodgepodge of exploitation and horror ingredients, while delivering a stylish and enjoyable effort with a number of twists and some genuinely chilling moments. The camera shots and lighting are both effective, and there's even does a cool set-up (much like what Freddie Francis did in THE SKULL and THE CREEPING FLESH) where we see the point of view of Marnac through his dark helmet as he stalks his female prey. Graphically, we are exposed to everything from a plate of bloody eyeballs, to victims being beaten relentlessly with the various Medieval weapons affixed on the house’s walls (for example, someone is axed in the stomach, followed by the soaked entrails oozing out!). Naschy’s most frequent 1980s leading lady, Julia Saly, is not given much to do, but with her offbeat looks, is a nice presence nonetheless. The prominent female star here is Silvia Miró who is seen in the buff frequently, and she certainly makes for some well-appreciated Euro starlet eye candy. Naschy himself is very good in the film, putting on conniving facades, carrying a number of women on a string,

AseeminglytrivialcaseofasmallcarpentrybusinessthathasgonebankruptundermysteriouscircumstancesgetsMads'attention.ClaudiaisreleasedafteroneandahalfyearsinprisonbuthersonisinParisandtheonlyworkshecanfindisatacoffeeshop.ButthenshegetsavisitfromEnergreen'soldchairman,Mr.Christensen.NickyandBimsestillhastheautorepair...

ThreeyearsafterthelossofhisbrotherVittorio,withwhomhesharedhisentirecareer,PaoloTavianireturnstotheworksofLuigiPirandello,whichthepairadaptedin1984(Chaos)and1998(YouLaugh).InkeepingwiththeSicilianplaywright’svision,thefilmisnotatallwhatitappearstobe.Thetitlemaycomefroma1910novella,butthereisnotraceofthatbook’sjealousy-riddledplot.Instead,thefocusisonPirandellohimself,orrather,hisashes,whicharetransportedfromahastyburialsiteinfascistRometoapermanentrestingplaceinSicily,onatrekthattakesusthroughpost-warItalyanditsfilmedmemories,asseeninnewsreels,amateurfilmsandfragmentsofNeorealism.Havingburiedthemaster,Leonoraaddiothenshiftsgearfromroadmovietofilmadaptation,buthereitpicksadifferentPirandellostory,namelythelastone,writtenshortlybeforehisdeathin1936.Fromthefarewellofthetitletoitsreturntothewriter’slastwords,itishardnottoreadthiswork,sofreeandyetsomuchapartoftheTavianiworld,asamovingbrotherlyfarewellwhich,justasin2012’sGoldenBearwinnerCaesarMustDie,onceagainusescinematogivevoicetoliteratureandhistory.

　　Jennifer Shannon can always find a diamond in the rough, when it comes to garage sales, that is. Whether it's a new antique to sell at her consignment shop, an Atari game for her son or a piece of furniture for her handy husband Jason to refurbish, she has made a career out of her treasure hunting prowess. When a string of burglaries hits her town, Jennifer's keen eye for detail and her natural problem solving instincts even help her see the connection between these burglaries and local garage sales! Jennifer works with Detective Adam Iverson to investigate her theory that the perpetrators of the burglaries are fellow garage sale regulars. The case escalates to dangerous levels when Jennifer discovers the dead body of her friend. Even though the deceased's husband, Ben Douglas, finds nothing missing in their house, and the police label the death as accidental, Jennifer suspects that the death may be related to the burglaries.

Lesbianprop-masterCasey(CamKillion)isabandonedbyhergirlfriendafterafightatarun-downmotel,attheheightofCOVID-19lockdownsinCalifornia.What’sworse,hergirlfriendhastakennotonlyhercar,butherdogaswell.SheteamsupwithunemployedactorAlan(JoohunLee)onaroadtriptoanauditioninCanada.CaseyisbitterlycynicalwhileAlanisblindinglyoptimistic,whichmakesforahilariousodd-coupleroadmovie.Featuringbeautifullyshotlandscapes,LaramieDennis’slaidbackdebutfeaturefilmdrawson,andqueers,theworkofSamShepard,andwilldelightfansofoffbeatindiecomediesàlathe‘90sworksofHalHartleyandAlisonAnders.

VivaaVida!isaBraziliancomedy-dramathatfollowsJessica(ThatiLopes),ayoungwomanwhoworksinanantiquesshopanddedicatesherlifetoworkandbills.Onedayatwork,Jessicacomesacrossalocketidenticaltotheonelefttoherbyherdeceasedmother.Surprisedtofindthejewel,sheteamsupwithGabriel(RodrigoSimas),whomay-ormaynot-behercousin,and...

#P.A.WORKS#原创新作TV动画《#Buddy Daddies#》制作决定！将于2023年1月播出！

　　Yiannis doesn’t have much going for him, save for his adorable dog, Jimi, and his fast-approaching date to get out of Cyprus for good. But when Jimi wanders across the U.N. buffer zone and into the section of the island Turkey seized more than forty years ago, an unregulated state unrecognized by the rest of the world, Yiannis learns, bringing a dog back over the border is not as easy as walking straight home. He enlists a mismatched band of accomplices from every side of the Cyprus dispute to find a way to get Jimi back, while never leaving the land he calls home.　　Writer and director Marios Piperides has been producing films in Cyprus for more than a decade, and his inside knowledge pays dividends in this narrative feature debut—a whip-smart comedy on legality, disputed nationality, and the frameworks that are erected to maintain a fragile peace. He demonstrates his compassion for locals on both sides of the divide, as he tenderly captures their struggle to find hope and make a living in a divided land. Such serious themes pair perfectly with Piperides’s sense of humor: As Yiannis’s efforts dip farther into absurdity, they offer a send-up of the forces that prolong a conflict that has been poorly understood and largely forgotten by the outside world.