Phil Joanou — Director (11)

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Entropy (1999)
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other title: 崩潰 / 崩溃 …
Entropy is a semi-autobiographical film which tells the story of a young director struggling to make a film for a despotic studio while his life falls apart around him. Along the way, he goes on tour with U2 to help them make a music video, gets married in Vegas, and has a conversation with his cat.

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Three O'Clock High (1987)
Three O'Clock High
other title: 3시의 결투 / Te Pego Lá Fora …
Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell. When Jerry accidentally invades Buddy's personal space and touches him, Buddy challenges Jerry to an afterschool fight in the parking lot, which Jerry tries to avoid at all costs.

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Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
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other title: 猎杀大行动 / 冷血复仇
A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.

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14 Up in America (1998)
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other title: 美国人生七年2
US adaption of a classic UK documentary series called "Up". Part 1, made in 1991, followed a group of economically, racially and socially diverse 7-year-olds growing up in the early 90s America. They are now 14.

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State of Grace (1990)
State of Grace
★ 7.1 7 ratings
Phil Joanou / 菲尔·乔安诺 actor: 西恩·潘 / Sean Penn …
other title: 优雅之邦 / 魔鬼警长地狱镇(台) …
Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.

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Age 7 in America (1991)
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other title: 美国人生七年1
US take on the classic UK documentary series "Up". This first US entry follows a group of economically, racially and socially diverse 7-year-olds. The idea was to make followup films on them every 7 years but the project ended in 2006.

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U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
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other title: U2:美国巡演 / U2神采飞扬 …
Rattle and Hum是U2在美國巡迴時候的記錄片,除了在台上的表演之外,也包括了他們在美國探訪了搖滾樂之王「貓王」的成名地曼菲斯,還有在黑人音樂的聖地紐約哈林區看街頭藝人的演出,他們甚至在因為貓王而成名的錄音聖地Sun Studio錄製了幾首歌。這一部記錄片,有絕大多數在討論著,美國的許多音樂和文化帶給他們團員如何巨大的影響。Joshua Tree的封面拍攝地在美國西部加州的Joshua Tree國家公園,Rattle and Hum的同名專輯也收錄了他們翻唱美國民搖搖滾詩人Bob Dylan的名曲All Along the Wathtower,另一首U2的名曲I Still Haven't Found What I Am Looking For甚至在演唱會上找了個黑人福音團合作,整首歌改編得像是電影「修女也瘋狂」當中唱詩班那樣極具美國黑人風格的福音清唱版本。專輯中的When Love Comes to Town這首歌,也找來了美國的藍調吉他大師B.B. King一起合唱並彈奏吉他。Angel of Harlem這首歌則是為了紀念美國爵士天后Billie Holiday所寫的。