Short Film

In the bustling town of Larkspur, Detective Raymond "Ray" Marshall is known for his unwavering pursuit of justice. But when a series of mysterious murders plague the town, even Ray is baffled by the elusive shadow orchestrating these crimes. As he delves deeper into the investigation, the lines between personal and professional blur.

Dudley Hood presents his listeners with a cornucopia of excitement, thrills and romance in his six-part Flashbacks and Film Scripts. Dudley has a fascinating story of his own, which he shares at the beginning of the book, and there are echoes of his life in some of the novellas he has written to entertain his audience.

Henry Park was born watching movies. Born in a California multiplex to Soo, a Korean immigrant, and film buff, his path was forged in the flickering light of the silver screen. As Henry grows into a movie-obsessed young man, he makes a calculation that will change his life and commit him wholeheartedly to his passion: He sets the absurdly ambitious goal to watch 100,000 movies in his lifetime.

When Tania and Jade get parts in an exotic film, they are awed by each other's glamorous costumes. The slinky outfits could bring out a whole new side to their friendship. But it's when the costumes come off that the real sirens emerge.

Desperate to earn some extra money, Reena applies for a photo-shoot advertisement she sees online. The money is good, and the work is easy, but curiosity gets the better of her as she hears seductive moans and unrelenting screams in the room next door to to the photographer’s studio. A quick peek through the keyhole and a few questions later, and the busty woman is surprised to hear of the ridiculously large sums of money she could earn starring in an adult movie.

Ich habe keine Lust, das Telefon abzuheben. Das Läuten brennt am ganzen Körper. Gleichzeitig laufen zehn Tonbänder in meinem Kopf; es gibt keine Regler, sie abzustellen.

In "The Dunwich Horror" (1928), Wilbur Whateley, the son of a deformed albino mother and an unknown father, matures at an abnormal rate, reaching manhood within a decade. All the while, his sorcerer grandfather indoctrinates him into certain dark rituals and the study of witchcraft. "The Thing at the Doorstep" was written five years later. Confessing to the killing of his friend Edward Derby, Daniel Upton hopes his account will prove he is not a murderer.

Maui's rich history and culture are the foundation of these new, original short stories by Maui's award-winning author/playwright. Under Maui Skies, and Other Stories presents seven Maui tales in different genres set in a variety of Maui locales ranging in time from pre-contact Hawai`i to the 1960s. In "The Cave of Whispering Spirits", a couple and family face the wrath of the goddess of fire, Pele, in the last eruption of Haleakala.

Negli ultimi anni abbiamo assistito all'ascesa irresistibile delle serie TV, un genere tradizionalmente considerato di serie B che oggi raggiunge spesso il prestigio e la considerazione che tradizionalmente venivano riservati al cinema. E non c'è sa stupirsi se le trame e le riprese sono sempre più curate, e gli attori migliori fanno a gara per partecipare a questi format televisivi.

"War Machine" è un film statunitense girato nel 2015, acquistato da Netflix per distribuirlo a partire da fine maggio 2017. Il regista australiano David Michôd ha scritto la storia e diretto le riprese. A fornire lo spunto è stato un libro-inchiesta del giornalista Michael Hastings, "The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan", pubblicato nel 2012.

Quand on est aussi coquette que la princesse Éliette et qu'il fait froid, que faire ? Mettre ses grosses chaussettes, son pantalon à bretelles, son manteau à poils de chameau et ses bottes d'esquimau ? Ou bien ses collants de danseuse, sa robe à fleurettes et ses souliers à rosettes ? Pour aller jouer avec sa cousine Alice sous la neige, Princesse Éliette a des idées plein la tête...

Comme chaque soir, la nuit se couche sur l'étang. Et, comme chaque soir, Jérôme a peur. Papa lui lit une belle histoire puis l'embrasse. Maman vient lui faire un dernier câlin. Jérôme se retrouve tout seul dans sa chambre. Tout seul dans son lit, tout seul dans son coeur. Je crois que j'ai entendu un bruit.

Wilkie Collins was an early master of the mystery and detective story and the first English novelist to write in this genre. "Blow Up with the Brig" is a short story written in 1859, just a year before he wrote his famous novel The Woman in White.