多倫多國際電影節:五大驚喜看點
Some things you totally see coming – that Bill Murray would be a great FDR in Hyde Park on Hudson, for instance. Or that Ben Affleck's Argo, about rescuing American embassy workers in Iran, would somehow nail the Hollywood satire nail-biting escape genre. (Oh, who are we kidding? It created the Hollywood satire nail-biting escape genre – and it's getting Oscar buzz to boot.) Still, some things out of the Toronto International Film Festival continue to surprise, even now that the show's over. Here are a few:
• Jennifer Lawrence is better than you think
Sure, she was great as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, but Lawrence is even better in Silver Linings Playbook, opposite Bradley Cooper. Cooper plays Pat, newly released from a mental hospital, while Lawrence is Tiffany, the neighborhood's resident crazy chick. They're amazing together, with Lawrence showing incredible range and talent in her award-worthy performance. Which reminds me – if you've never seen her gritty drama Winter's Bone, you seriously need to invest a few hours on that one. It should satisfy a Lawrence fan's fix until Playbook hits theaters Nov. 21.
詹妮弗•勞倫斯是比你想象得更棒當然，她如《飢餓遊戲》中凱特尼斯•伊芙狄恩一樣強大，但在《烏雲背後的幸福線》裏與布萊德利•庫珀對戲的勞倫斯甚至更棒。庫珀扮演派特，剛從精神病院釋放，而勞倫斯扮演蒂芙尼，鄰居家的瘋狂小妞。他們在一起有着超默契的合作，在其值得嘉獎的表演中勞倫斯展現了她令人難以置信的戲路和天分。這提醒了我 ——如果你還沒看過《冬天的骨頭》裏她的堅韌，那麼你需要對那部電影認真地投入幾個小時。在《烏雲背後的幸福線》11月21日上映前它應該能滿足粉絲對勞倫斯的窺探。
• Cloud Atlas is still drifting in my head
I'll be honest, I still don't know what to make of the epic from the Wachowskis and Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer, based on David Mitchell's novel. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, and a host of other actors play multiple parts in the film that spans aeons. (I'm not sure when "106 winters after the fall" is supposed to be, but it sounds like a good stretch of time.) It's all visually arresting, and certainly fun, but do the stories add up to much? I'm still not sure. Do me a favor: See it when it comes out Oct. 26 and tell me what you think.
《雲圖》仍在我的腦海盤旋
說實話，我還是不知道沃卓斯基姐弟聯手《羅拉快跑》導演湯姆•提克威將如何把大衛•米切爾的同名小說拍成史詩鉅製。湯姆•漢克斯、哈莉•貝瑞、吉姆•布羅德本特、休•格蘭特和衆多其他大牌演員傾力加盟這部跨越不同時空的電影。（我不知道“秋天後的106個冬天”是何時，但它聽起來就像一段很棒的時間。）全是視覺衝擊，肯定有趣，但故事本身意味深厚嗎？我還不能確定。幫我一個忙：在它上映的10月26日看看這部片子，並告訴我你的想法。
• There's a way to make Anna Karenina feel new
Granted, not everyone will be thrilled with director Joe Wright's take on Tolstoy's classic, but you have to give the man credit for trying something beautifully inventive. This production, starring Keira Knightley, Aaron Johnson and Jude Law, is like a musical without the singing. The action often takes place on stage, the movements beautifully choreographed as if the entire film were one exquisite dance. Oh, and the costumes are stunning.
有一種辦法能使《安娜•卡列尼娜》煥然一新當然，不是每個人對導演喬•懷特重拍托爾斯泰的經典之作都很興奮，但你不得不信任這個男人因爲他在嘗試一些美好的創造性的東西。這部作品由凱拉•奈特利、亞倫•約翰遜和裘德洛主演，就像是一部沒有歌唱的音樂片。拍攝經常在舞臺上，精心編制的美麗舞蹈動作，好像整部電影就是一支優美的舞蹈。哦，服裝也華美驚豔。
• Winona's back!
No, I know Winona Ryder has had a few great roles lately. She was Spock's mom in Star Trekthree years ago, and she gave a great performance in Black Swan, as the washed-up ballerina nudged out of the spotlight by Natalie Portman. But Ryder has her best role in ages in The Iceman, a biopic about contract killer Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon). The movie is uneven, but Ryder is as talented – and as beautiful as ever – as Kuklinski's sweet, clueless wife, Deborah. Let's hope this is the (re)start of something big for Wi.
薇諾娜重回大銀幕！不，我知道薇諾娜•瑞德最近扮演着幾個重大角色。她是幾年前《星際迷航》裏史波克的媽媽，在《黑天鵝》中她表演出色，飾演一位被娜塔莉•波特曼搶去了鎂光燈的過氣芭蕾舞演員。但瑞德在《冰人》裏獲得了她這些年的最好角色，一部關於連環殺手Richard Kuklinski（邁克爾•珊農飾）的傳記影片。這部電影帶着爭議，但扮演Kuklinski甜蜜、一無所知的妻子德博拉的瑞德還是一如既往的聰明美麗。讓我們期待這是薇諾娜的重磅歸來。
• Occasionally, Joss Whedon misses
I'm a Whedon fan. I dug Firefly, sang along to Dr. Horrible and gave The Avengers four stars. But his modern-day take on Much Ado About Nothing is deeply disappointing. Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker star as bickering would-be lovers Benedick and Beatrice, and they just don't bring anything fresh or exciting to the roles. Plus, Whedon's decision to shoot the film in black and white is puzzling, since none of the lighting or composition seems conducive to it. (The play is about a wedding in an Italian villa – it ought to be a riot of color and light.) Basically, if you're a fan of the Kenneth Branagh version from 1993, I'd stick with that one.
•喬斯.韋登偶爾也犯錯我是一個韋登粉絲，欣賞《螢火蟲》，歡唱《恐怖博士》，給《復仇者》四顆星。但他拍的現代版 《無事生非》令人深感失望。埃裏克斯•德尼索夫和艾米•阿克飾演由冤家成戀人的班奈迪克與碧翠絲，他們並沒有賦予角色任何新鮮且令人興奮的東西。此外，韋登以黑白片拍攝的決定令人費解，因爲照明或構圖似乎沒有一個有利於它。（該劇是關於一個在意大利山野別墅的婚禮 - 它應該擁有繽紛的色彩和光線。）基本上，如果你是1993年的肯尼斯•布拉納版本的影迷，我會堅持選擇那部作品。
