Klash (1995)
Kingston Burns Tonight
ジャンル : 犯罪, ロマンス, スリラー
上映時間 : 1時間 35分
演出 : Bill Parker
シノプシス
Reggae music is featured in this romantic thriller set in Jamaica. Stoney (Giancarlo Esposito), a photojournalist, is assigned by a U.S. music magazine to cover a battle of the bands in Jamaica. There he becomes involved with the seductive Blossom (Jasmine Guy) who works for Mr. Lee (Lucien Chen), a crime boss. Lee is planning to rob the concert box office. Blossom tries to convince Stoney to help her steal the money from Lee and escape to another island paradise. Interspersed amongst the action are many clips of the reggae bands as they musically battle it out.
17世紀、海賊たちが大海原を荒らしまわっていた遥かなる時代。カリブ海の港町ポートロイヤル。美しい総督の娘エリザベスはかつて海上で助けた少年ウィルが身につけていた黄金のメダルを手に入れ、今も密かに保管していた。そんなある日、突然ブラックパール号に乗ったキャプテン・バルボッサ率いる冷酷な海賊たちが町に現われ、エリザベスがさらわれてしまう。海賊の目的は、彼女がその時身につけていた例のメダルだった。一方、鍛冶屋で働く逞しい若者へと成長したウィルは、幽閉されていた元ブラックパール号船長で一匹狼の海賊ジャック・スパロウと手を組み、エリザベスの救出に向かうのだが…。
マサチューセッツ州の漁港を出たアンドレア・ゲイル号は、今日も漁に恵まれない。魚が豊富な北大西洋まで船を回すことにしたが、そこには100年に1度の史上最大の嵐が渦巻いていた！ 実話をもとにしたジョージ・クルーニー主演のパニック・アクション。
常夏の地・ジャマイカから無謀にもボブスレーチームを組んで、88年カルガリー冬季オリンピックに参戦した男たちの実話を描いたスポ根コメディ。幼い頃から100m走でオリンピックを目指していた主人公が選考会で転倒の巻き添えを食い、出場不可能になってしまう。それでもオリンピック出場の夢を見る彼は冬季五輪のボブスレー競技のことを知り、幼なじみのお調子者や転倒事故で同じく夢破れた2人を巻き込んで、過去に2度金メダルを取ったアメリカ人選手をコーチに招いて練習を開始するのだった……。
映画史に刻まれるスパイ・アクション映画の金字塔、007シリーズの記念すべき第1作！宇宙ロケットを妨害する怪電波の調査に当たっていたイギリス諜報部員がジャマイカで殺された。早速現地に派遣されたのは、コードネーム＝007ことジェームズ・ボンド。そこで彼はドクター・ノオと名乗る中国人博士が所有する謎の島に秘密が隠されていることを知る......！
ブードゥー教でハーレムを支配し、ソ連・スメルシュの一員でもある黒人犯罪王ミスター・ビッグは、海賊“血まみれモーガン”の財宝の金貨をアメリカ国内に持ち込み資金源としていた。イギリス秘密諜報部員007ジェームズ・ボンドはニューヨークに派遣され、FBIのデクスター主任やCIAのフェリックス・ライターと協力して調査を開始するが、すでにその情報を掴んでいたミスター・ビッグから手荒い歓迎を受ける。だが、霊感能力を持ち、ミスター・ビッグが妻にしようとしているソリテールが寝返り、ボンドは彼女とセントピーターズバーグへ向かうが、そこで彼女は奪い返され、フェリックス・ライターも鮫に片腕・片脚を食いちぎられた姿で送り届けられる。怒りに燃えるボンドは、ジャマイカでミスター・ビッグと最後の対決を行う。
一獲千金を夢見るバーテンダーが、真実の愛に目覚めるまでを描いた青春映画。軍隊を除隊したブライアンはエリートビジネスマンになろうとニューヨークに降り立った。しかし学歴のない彼を雇う企業はどこにも無く、通りすがりにバーの求人をみつけアルバイトをしながら大学に通う事にするが……。
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