Introductionto《RomanHoliday》RomanHoliday(1953)isadelightful,captivatingfairy-taleromanceshotentirelyonlocationinRome,andproducedanddirectedbyoneofHollywood'smostskillful,distinguished,professionalandeminentdirectors-WilliamWyler.Thefilm'sbittersweetstoryisacharmingromantic-comedy,akindofCinderellataleinreverse(withanApril-Octoberromance).Arunawayprincess(Hepburn)rebelsagainstherroyalobligationsandescapestheinsulatedconfinesofherroyalprisontofinda'PrinceCharming'commoner-anAmericanreporter(Peck)coveringtheroyaltourinRome.Thestorywasreportedlybasedonthereal-lifeItalianadventuresofBritishPrincessMargaret.《EdwardScissorhands》OnceuponatimeinacastlehighonahilllivedaninventorwhosegreatestcreationwasnamedEdward.AlthoughEdwardhadanirresistiblecharm,hewasntquiteperfect.Theinventorssuddendeathlefthimunfinished,withsharpshearsofmetalforhands.EdwardlivedaloneinthedarknessuntilonedayakindAvonladytookhimhometolivewithherfamily.AndsobeganEdwardsfantasticaladventuresinapastelparadiseknownasSuburbia.《Titanic》ThestoryoftheTitanicandtheiceberghasgrownintoalegendofthesea.Ittookherdiscoveryin1985tobegintofindthetruthbehindthemyth.OneofthethingsthatmakestheTitanicsofascinatingisthatsherepresentedthebestoftechnologywhenshesetsailonherill-fatedvoyagein1912,andittookthebestoftechnologyintheformofsonar,satellitetracking,anddeep-divetechnologytolocatehergrave73yearslater.Intheearly1900's,waterbornetransportationwasthenorm;today,satellitesaretakenforgrantedbyoursociety.Butwetendtoforgettheimmenseeffortthatthesetwotechnologiesrequiretooperatetotheirmaximumpotential.Untilrecently,thetechnologydidnotexisttolocate,photograph,andexplorethisshipthatrestedtwoandahalfmilesdownontheoceanfloor.《Waterloobridge》BasedontheplaybyPulitzerPrize-winningplaywrightRobertE.Sherwood,WATERLOOBRIDGEstarsVivienLeighasMyra,ashyballerinawhoselifeisirrevocablyalteredinwar-tornLondon.It'sloveatfirstsightwhenMyrameetshandsome,aristocraticBritishofficerRoyCronin(RobertTaylor)inthemidstofanairraid.Thecouplesoonplanstowed,butCroniniscalledtothefront,andshortlythereafteranewspaperreportshisdeath.Forcedoutofballetschool,aloneanddestitute,Myraturnstoprostitution.Whenshediscoversthatthenewspaperreportwasinaccurate,MyraisunabletotellCroninaboutherprofessionallife,andtragedyensues...This10-handkerchiefweeperwasdirectedbyMervynLeRoy.JosephRuttenberg`sphotographyisbeautiful,asistheinspiredsoundtrackbyHerbertStothart(THEWIZARDOFOZ),butwhatmakesWATERLOOBRIDGEisLeigh`sstunningperformanceandtheveryrealchemistrybetweenherandRobertTaylor.