his is a story of a youth culture that changed a generation and influenced songwriters, producers, DJs and designers for decades to come.
　　This is the story of Northern Soul.
　　Award-winning director Elaine Constantine has recently completed filming her first feature-length film Northern Soul, with an intended cinematic release in Spring / Summer 2013.
　　The film tells the tale of two Northern boys whose worlds are changed forever when they discover black American soul music.
　　Northern Soul was phenomenally popular with British youths in the 1970s, taking the North of the country by storm. Northern Soul the film intends to appeal to those generations of fans while attracting a modern audience who can relate to youth culture from another era. If you were there, you’ll know. If you weren’t there, you’ll wish you had been.

　　A mysterious man, Dean, returns to his hometown of Grimsby after many years abroad in the Army. His arrival is met with animosity, particularly from his father, an avid pigeon racer. Dean is drawn back to confront his demons, and confess a secret to a childhood friend, Jess, only to discover she has been struggling since the untimely death of her husband. Whilst attempting to raise her child and battling a crumbling economy and dearth of opportunities, she is pulled into a harsh underworld. Dean must help her, throw her a lifeline, but the situation only darkens. When their lives are threatened he will do all it takes to make sure she is safe.

　　马蒂亚斯（凯文·克莱恩 Kevin Kline 饰）继承了父亲的房子，他来到巴黎，想要将房子卖掉，以弥补经济上的捉襟见肘。然而，当他来到自己的房子里是，面对的却是两个陌生的女人——马蒂尔德（玛吉·史密斯 Maggie Smith 饰）和她的女儿克洛伊（克里斯汀·斯科特·托马斯 Kristin Scott Thomas 饰）。
　　原来，两人是父亲生前的房客，按照法律规定，如果马蒂亚斯坚持将房产变卖，那么他就必须按月向马蒂尔德支付房租。马蒂亚斯和马蒂尔德达成了暂住协议，却依旧没有打消卖房子的念头，克洛伊对看似狡猾的马蒂亚斯充满了戒备，然而，随着时间的推移，两人发现了彼此之间的共同点，一种奇妙的感情油然而生。

　　乔恩（多姆纳尔·格利森 Domhnall Gleeson 饰）是一个热爱音乐的年轻人，某天误打误撞加入了一支有点神经质的地下乐队，乐队的主唱兼灵魂人物是弗兰克（迈克尔·法斯宾德 Michael Fassbender 饰）——既是才华横溢的天才、又是终日戴着一个硕大头套的 怪人。乔恩跟着乐队到爱尔兰某个偏僻的小木屋里录制专辑，他们在此过上几近与世隔绝的生活。这一年来，乔恩一直私自将他们的生活以视频的形式发布在社交网络上。终于，乐队的奇特经历引起了某个音乐节主办方的关注，乔恩说服成员们远赴美国参加这个叫西南偏南（SXSW）的音乐节，藉此成名。
　　本片根据乔恩·强森的回忆录改编。片中的乐队领袖弗兰克以Chris Sievey为原型。Chris Sievey在七八十年代红极一时，他同时是个风趣演员，以喜剧形象“Frank Sidebottom”驰誉。在弗兰克身上还能看到Daniel Johnston、Captain Beefheart等特立独行的音乐人的影子。

　　历史传记题材电影《塞尔玛》由阿娃·杜威内执导，蒂姆·罗斯、大卫·奥伊罗、小库珀·古丁、汤姆·威尔金森主演，影片聚焦美国民权斗士马丁·路德·金1965年组织的“由塞尔玛向蒙哥马利进军”行动。

　　这是一个魔法司空见惯的神奇世界，青年托马斯·沃德（本·巴恩斯 Ben Barnes 饰）的父亲排行第七，他也是父亲第七个儿子。他生来拥有奇怪的能力，总能在昏迷中看到未来即将发生的事情。某天，一个神秘之人找上门来，对方正是大名鼎鼎的猎魔人格雷戈里（杰夫·布里吉斯 Jeff Bridges 饰）。在过去的岁月里，格雷戈里已经失去了许多个徒弟，因此他找到作为第七子的托马斯，带他走上前所未有的修行之路。与此同时，黑暗女王马尔金（朱丽安·摩尔 Julianne Moore 饰）正耐心地等待血月之夜的到来。届时她的能力将会极大增强，而死对头格雷戈里绝不会对此坐视不管。
　　时间一分一秒流逝，托马斯必须尽快变得更强……

　　小有名气的电视人马丁（皮尔斯·布鲁斯南 Pierce Brosnan 饰）因为不小心和未成年少女发生了关系而将面临身败名裂的下场。莫莲（托妮·科莱特 Toni Collette 饰）的儿子身患残疾生活无法自理，于是，每一日，莫莲都要在照顾儿子的琐碎中度过，一步都无法离开。杰斯（伊莫珍·波茨 Imogen Poots 饰）的姐姐于多年前神秘失踪，这场意外一直如同乌云般笼罩在少女的头上。JJ（亚伦·保尔 Aaron Paul 饰）在事业和感情上都遭受了巨大打击，生活几乎无法再继续。
　　觉得生命了无生趣的四人决定自杀，就这样，机缘巧合让他们在著名的自杀圣地“礼帽大厦”顶楼相遇了。个性迥异但境遇相似的四人聊得很投机，彼此之间很快就产生了真挚的友谊，亦都暂时放弃了寻死的念头。就这样，一个奇怪的四人小团体就这样形成了。

　　A teenage boy lives with his single mum in a flat in South London. Into the flat below moves an anti-social, former Rock God who faked his death 8 years ago. The teenage boy works out who the mysterious neighbour is and blackmails him into teaching him the dark arts of Rock Guitar.

　　On a remote Scottish Isle in the 1950s, a 30-year-old woman（Andrea Riseborough）is caught between her overbearing, evangelist husband（Damian Lewis）, a Minister, and the masculine vitality of a 16-year old criminal who is delivered to them as part of a rehabilitation scheme.

　　Isolated on a farm and fighting against his family's decision, Aaron struggles to be heard as he watches his mother willingly die.

　　故事发生在1692年的美国，一个名为萨勒姆的小镇之中，在这里生活着一群思想单纯，甚至有些愚昧的村民们。阿比盖尔（萨曼莎·科利 Samantha Colley 饰）是牧师的外甥女，她爱上了名为普罗克托的男人，然而，普罗克托已经有家室了，这段感情在普罗克托的妻子伊丽莎白发现之 后，迅速走向了破灭。 阿比盖尔失败的恋情在小镇里传开了，她遭到了同伴们的嘲笑和奚落，愤怒和羞愧中，阿比盖尔在森林里举行了诅咒仪式，诅咒伊丽莎白。这场仪式被刚好经过的帕里斯牧师给看到了，虽然没有看清究竟是谁在举行仪式，但是村子里存在女巫的消息很快就传开了，整个小镇陷入了恐慌之中……

　　John Ruskin是英国维多利亚时代的艺术家、诗人、建筑师、思想家，还扶持培养了一批年轻艺术家，不过成为社会新闻的却是他与Effie Gray的婚姻，两人结婚6年之后Effie要求中止婚姻，理由是两人“从未真正成为夫妻”，这桩官司成为一时谈资。John Ruskin承认两人从没上过床，但为自己辩护说妻子的“某种状况”破坏了他的激情。Effie Gray离婚后，嫁给了受John Ruskin重视提拔的画家John Everett Millais。据艾玛·汤普森说，这部新片将从两人的新婚之夜开始，通过John Ruskin的经历和性格来解开这个谜团。
　　2011.08.17.达科塔取代西尔莎成为《Effie》女主角.
　　Dakota Fanning replacing Saoirse Ronan in Emma Thompson's 'Effie'
　　August 16
　　Source: Deadline
　　Just last November, one Casting Tidbits update revealed The Lovely Bones star Saoirse Ronan landed the title role in Effie, a biopic about Effie Gray, the wife of English art critic John Ruskin, who became entangled in a famous Victorian love triangle. Now Deadline reports Dakota Fanning will star in the period drama from writer/actres****a Thompson which chronicles the strange romance, or lack thereof, between Gray and Ruskin. Despite her beauty, Ruskin was said to be disgusted with Gray's body, did not consummate the marriage and annulled it, allowing her to marry Ruskin's protégé John Everett Millais.Though Orlando Bloom was once attached to play Millais, apparently Tom Sturridge (Pirate Radio) has stepped into the role. In addition, Thompson will also star in the film as Lady Eastlake, who takes Effie under her wing when it becomes clear the union was destroying the young woman. Her husbandGreg Wise (Johnny English) will play Ruskin while Julie Walters (Harry Potter franchise) and Derek Jacobi (The King's Speech) will play his parents. Finally, Edward Fox (Gandhi) is in talks to play Eastlake's husband Sir Charles a man who was not only fed up with Ruskin and his radical ideas, but also the main patron of the Royal Academy which held sway over what constituted fine art.
　　Richard Laxton (An Englishman in New York) is directing the film which begins shooting in Scotland on October 17th with shooting to follow in London and Venice as well. The cast has been shuffled on this project for awhile with Carey Mulligan once attached to the title role as well, but a copyright infringement claim held up the film, which resulted in scheduling conflicts for the previously attached cast members. Producer Don Rosenfeld says, "It’****a Thompson’s first original script after doing several fine adaptations, and it gets to the heart of Victorian England." Though this sounds a bit more along the lines of her work on Sense and Sensibility as opposed to Nanny McPhee, her work on the page should make for a great British drama down the road.