影片聚焦布拉德·皮特饰演的特技演员克利夫·布斯，讲述他作为片场问题处理人在好莱坞斡旋的故事。

As a teenager growing up with dreams about making it as a writer or an actor in Hollywood or on Broadway, I was obsessed with the 1940’s and 50’s when everything seemed so much more magical, powerful and most of natural. 　　My fascination with James Dean eventually brought Montgomery Clift to my attention and during those pre-internet years I devoured every little bit of information on him I could find and it still wasn’t enough. 　　Although he starred in only 17 films during his short life, they were incredibly hard to find and I mostly had to rely on them being broadcast on television to record them onto VHS. I still have them, minus the ones I never caught or simply weren’t shown during that time, like Freud: The Secret Passion (1966), The Defector (1962) and Lonelyhearts (1958). 　　Biographies were also difficult to track down, including those by Patricia Bosworth, Robert La Guardia and Barney Hoskins. Yet one day, while browsing the documentary shelves at the Buy, Sell & Exchange in Camden, I spotted a VHS tape and literally had to rub my eyes not once, but twice, just to check I was seeing right. It was a feature length documentary on my idol, Montgomery Clift, for £1. 　　Written and directed by Claudio Masenza, who had previously documented the lives of Brando and Dean, and featuring an impressive interview cast, this was an incredible find. As Masenza retraces Clift’s life, from his toddler years, through to his Hollywood years beginning with The Search (1947) and ending with The Defector (1966), we get some very rare insights into the life of this enigmatic actor with previously unseen home footage shot by family, friends and Clift himself. 　　What we also learn about him is that he was something of a daredevil, a kind soul and a sensitive man, one who couldn’t bear the thought of others suffering. We also hear from his friends how his personality would change at the blink of an eye, either when he drank or when the mood would hit him. 　　The documentary dwells heavily on this side of him, as most biographies on Clift do. As someone who has looked up to him for so long, it saddens me to hear his life told with such tragic tales, as if he was born destined for loneliness and suffering. This is why the home footage struck me as so amazing; here he is smiling, laughing, fooling around and enjoying himself. This is the Clift I like to think of. 　　It’s a great documentary for anyone who is a fan of this remarkable and talented actor. It offers a truly extraordinary glimpse into what he was like with his friends and he looks extraordinarily handsome in the home footage. Good luck in finding it though, it has never been available on DVD and the VHS has become a rare find, although you might still find the odd copy at Amazon.

威克里夫是约翰胡司与路德的思想前驱，早在马丁路德发动改教之前的14世纪，威克里夫就在牛津大学发起了针对天主教会腐败的改革呼声。他是当时整个英国最博学的人，也是《圣经》研究的权威，他首先发起将《圣经》译成英文，以使平民百姓都可以阅读。他抨击天主教的奢华腐败以及对人民的愚弄盘剥。 　　威克里夫主张圣经的权威高于教会，信徒应服从基督而非教会，1384年死于莱斯特郡。三十年后其作品被教会销毁。在他死后教皇对他的理念或是教训深恶痛绝，因此在他死后三十年举行了康士坦会议，颁发了底下的谕令：“……，本神圣会议表明立场，并宣告威克里夫乃声名狼藉之异端者，至死顽梗不化，不但被逐出教会，而且他所有对他的追思都是有罪的，当将他的骸骨挖出，丢在教会墓园之外，将其他忠诚之死者以示区别。”十二年后，有一位教皇发现此令尚未执行，乃于一四二八年将他的骸骨挖出并焚烧，且经他的骨灰丢至史威福（Swift）溪中。虽然威克里夫死后仍遭到这样的对待，但是老汤姆福勒（Tom Fuller）在他的教会历史里写道：“他的骨灰流至亚芬河（Avon），又流至塞芬河（Severn），然后流入海峡，流入汪洋大海。就这样象征威克里夫之教义的骨灰，如今已散布至各地。

威克里夫是约翰胡司与路德的思想前驱，早在马丁路德发动改教之前的14世纪，威克里夫就在牛津大学发起了针对天主教会腐败的改革呼声。他是当时整个英国最博学的人，也是《圣经》研究的权威，他首先发起将《圣经》译成英文，以使平民百姓都可以阅读。他抨击天主教的奢华腐败以及对人民的愚弄盘剥。 　　威克里夫主张圣经的权威高于教会，信徒应服从基督而非教会，1384年死于莱斯特郡。三十年后其作品被教会销毁。在他死后教皇对他的理念或是教训深恶痛绝，因此在他死后三十年举行了康士坦会议，颁发了底下的谕令：“……，本神圣会议表明立场，并宣告威克里夫乃声名狼藉之异端者，至死顽梗不化，不但被逐出教会，而且他所有对他的追思都是有罪的，当将他的骸骨挖出，丢在教会墓园之外，将其他忠诚之死者以示区别。”十二年后，有一位教皇发现此令尚未执行，乃于一四二八年将他的骸骨挖出并焚烧，且经他的骨灰丢至史威福（Swift）溪中。虽然威克里夫死后仍遭到这样的对待，但是老汤姆福勒（Tom Fuller）在他的教会历史里写道：“他的骨灰流至亚芬河（Avon），又流至塞芬河（Severn），然后流入海峡，流入汪洋大海。就这样象征威克里夫之教义的骨灰，如今已散布至各地。

Cleveland Brown是一个性格温和的好男人，每个邻居都很喜欢他。多年前，高中时代的Cleveland Brown疯狂地爱着一个叫Donna的女孩。让他感到沮丧的是，Donna对他没什么感觉，而跟别的男人结婚了。Cleveland曾告诉Donna，他会永远爱她，如果那个男人做出了对不起Donna的事，他会等Donna回心转意。 　　没想到，Donna的丈夫竟真的跟另一个女人跑了，只留下Donna和上中学的女儿，还有一个刚出生的孩子。Donna于是回到Cleveland身边，答应给他另一次爱的机会。信守诺言的Cleveland愉快地接受了邀请，带着自己14岁的儿子「Cleveland二世」来到弗吉尼亚，准备和Donna组建新的家庭。 　　但是，举止轻浮、性格叛逆的的继女Roberta；5岁就爱调戏妇女的继子Rallo；大嗓门的农夫邻居Lester；古怪精灵赶时髦的「万精油」Holt；古板而虔诚的英国信徒Tim和Arianna夫妇……这一切给Cleveland带来了很多烦恼。

《托尼》的故事改编自四名意大利移民在法国南部小镇当矿工的故事，线索由当地的警察局长提供，而后经过让?雷诺阿和一个朋友的加工共同编写成了电影剧本。影片讲述了一宗因爱生恨的谋杀案，整个故事结构仿佛多米诺骨牌，嫉妒是推动其滚动的动力，一环扣一环，最后水到渠成。虽然故事本身没有太大的新意，但是导演雷诺阿从关注小人物的真实内心世界的角度出发，展示了贫民在性格上的局限性和狭隘性，探讨了最终导致悲剧发生的整个过程及其根源。影片采用实景拍摄，由当地居民担任群众演员，遂将一个简单的故事讲得自然生动，这对后来的意大利新现实主义运动具有一定的影响。

《托尼》的故事改编自四名意大利移民在法国南部小镇当矿工的故事，线索由当地的警察局长提供，而后经过让?雷诺阿和一个朋友的加工共同编写成了电影剧本。影片讲述了一宗因爱生恨的谋杀案，整个故事结构仿佛多米诺骨牌，嫉妒是推动其滚动的动力，一环扣一环，最后水到渠成。虽然故事本身没有太大的新意，但是导演雷诺阿从关注小人物的真实内心世界的角度出发，展示了贫民在性格上的局限性和狭隘性，探讨了最终导致悲剧发生的整个过程及其根源。影片采用实景拍摄，由当地居民担任群众演员，遂将一个简单的故事讲得自然生动，这对后来的意大利新现实主义运动具有一定的影响。

托尼是炼狱中的一名低级官僚，他日复一日的审查新死人的档案，他将决定谁被送到天堂，谁被送到地狱，托尼的老板死神经常给他安排一些棘手的任务，这中间发生了许多有趣的故事。