陈咏薇

《父母心》是獨立電影人約翰．卡薩維蒂於六十年代遇上荷里活製片之產物。故事講及精神科醫生畢蘭加士打聘請了來自音樂學院的朱迪．格蘭，於兒童精神病院利用嶄新手法教導外界認為無可救助的精神病兒童吉娜．羅蘭茲。片中兒童皆來自加州其中一間兒童精神中心，將這班被遺忘的一群真實地呈現在觀眾面前。都市人面對種種生活壓力，大量社會問題備受關注。當面對社會的陰暗面時，主流社會最初會以迴避的態度面對，而經過大量之社會運動、媒體報導等以令社會更多元、開放，以積極的態度去面對。這種社會心態轉變可能用上半個世紀，甚至更長時間。其中兒童問題從來都是一個敏感議題，而卡薩維蒂早在六十年代已利用光影之間揭示社會鮮為人知的一面，廣泛引起主流社會討論。卡薩維蒂是一位極具才華的獨立電影導演，游走於荷里活製作和獨立電影之間，利用偏鋒路線打破固有荷里活電影記事模式，注重強烈的演員性格去反映現實社會。本片被評為卡氏最為大膽作品之一，其寫實性令人嘆為觀止，創新起用精神病兒童在作品中表演。深刻地勾勒出這批非主流兒童的困境，打破大眾對他們的形象。而憑藉這齣先驅作品，我們更可以反思現時香港社會在這方面的缺失。As a result of co-operation between Cassavetes and Hollywood's producers, A Child is Waiting was shown in the 1960s. Burt Lancaster, a psychiatrist, hires Judy Garland to work at a psychiatric facility for children. Garland uses an innovative method to teach a mentally retarded child, Gena Rowland, who the world has turned its back on. Patients in the film were from a real life psychiatric institution, where this group of forsaken children was being honestly presented to the audience.City life is filled with all sorts of stress and problems. When facing the dark side of society, the mainstream community usually takes refuge in escapism. It is only after waves of social movements and media coverage that the people's attitudes about these problems would change and that they would take affirmative action about it. This process might take half century or longer. Children issue has always been a sensitive subject, yet Cassavetes has already chosen to show its untold stories in his film in the early sixties to arouse public discussion.Cassavetes was a talented independent filmmaker who also engaged in Hollywood productions. His works emphasized on his actors, and through their characters, instead of traditional storytelling techniques, explored the realities of society. This film was hailed as the most daring piece of Cassavetes' works. Its realism was praised, especially of his inclusion of real life patients. The patients' difficulties were profoundly illustrated so as to eradicate the public's prejudice against them. From this avant-garde work, we can even reconsider the situation of these issues in Hong Kong.source: Hong Kong Arts Centre

《黑色迷墙》是第一部香港出品的三级血腥电影。阿邦的叔父是警探阿六，他非常宠爱阿邦。阿邦是黑帮头目二爷属下的杀手。他和二爷手下另一头目丧亨不和。因丧亨贩毒，阿邦憎恨贩毒。阿邦爱上了被丧亨抛弃的歌星阿芳，她跟丧亨前，他们曾经相爱过。二爷在丧亨的主使下，蒙骗阿邦去刺杀阿六，还杀死了阿芳和他的手下。阿邦悲愤之极，即往找二爷和丧亨算帐。结果他先后把二爷和丧邦杀了。替叔报仇。

《应承》讲述的是小人物践行一诺千金的感人故事。何二寡妇的养女豆儿考上了大学，她终于要和老情人许二瓜要走到一起了，车祸却击溃了他们期盼了多年的幸福，临死前，何二寡妇将豆儿托付给许二瓜，要许二瓜每月给豆儿汇五百元生活费。哪知许二瓜第一次给豆儿汇生活费，何二寡妇留给他的钱就被小偷偷得一千二净。为了能给豆儿顺利凑齐生活费，许二瓜靠捡破烂为生，并和邻居刘顺成为了朋友，豆儿也渐渐接纳了许二瓜，并喜欢上了帅气的刘顺，然而一次意外却让许二瓜知晓了刘顺的真实身份....

故事发生在一栋老式公寓内，房东（任达华 饰）贴出了招租启示，以极低的价格将公寓里的6间房租了出去，然而，天底下哪有白捡便宜的道理呢，被低价吸引而来的租客想要在这里生活，自然还要付出金钱之外的东西。整天嬉皮笑脸的体育老师老张（庄凯勋 饰）、贪玩好色懒惰的废柴大学生伯彦（侯彦西 饰）、带着正在念四年级的女儿的单亲爸爸王先生（游安顺 饰）、拥有天使外貌魔鬼身材的陈小姐（李杏 饰）、同性恋情人令狐（森竣 饰）和郭力（李康生 饰）、神秘美女颖如（邵雨薇 饰），很快，6间房均迎来了它们的住客，等待着这些人的，除了崭新的生活外，还有房东给他们安排的针孔摄像机。