Christian Bale

War correspondent NATHAN HOLD evades questions of morality and ethics by going underground in the Maremma. While falling in love with EWA, who opens up completely new sides of life for him, the medial flood of information accusing his brother AMON of being a con artist who cheated on his investors by several hundred million, floats like a sword of Damokles above his new life. In the sudden reunion of the two brothers, past and present collide and an atmosphere of suspicion, mistrust and betrayal inevitably occurs. The threat of his own existence forces Nathan to get rid of his values and morals.

It showcases the events, choices, and relationships that shape the legacy of a Lakota family.

In the jungle, Kaa (Cate Blanchett), an enormous Indian Python who is the jungle's seer, watches as man enters the jungle for the first time. Man brought darkness and chaos to the jungle. Shere Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch), a barbaric and sadistic Bengal tiger with a crippled front leg, breaks jungle law by hunting down a family of humans, with only the child escaping. Bagheera (Christian Bale) a wise black panther, is drawn to the scene after Shere Khan had left. Bagheera rescues the man-cub, Mowgli (Rohan Chand), and takes him to a family of Indian wolves being raised by Nisha (Naomie Harris) and Vihaan (Eddie Marsan), only for Tabaqui (Tom Hollander), Shere Khan's hyena follower, to find the boy before he is chased off. They take the infant Mowgli before the wolf council and Akela (Peter Mullan), the leader of the pack, to decide his fate. Akela says that as per law 2 members of the jungle are required to speak for the man-cub. Bagheera raises his hand and buy Mowgli's life with a kill and Baloo (Andy Serkis) a firm but fair Himalayan brown bear, is strong-armed by Bagheera into agreeing. Shere Khan arrives to kill Mowgli and says that the man-cub belongs to him as he already killed his mother earlier in the day. But Akela stops him, saying the boy is now a member of the pack and forces Shere Khan to leave. Shere Khan warns that when Akela misses his prey, his leadership of the pack will end, and that is when he will return to kill the boy. The child, now known as Mowgli, is adopted by Nisha and raised with the wolves. Meanwhile, a human village is gradually established near a river running through the jungle. For many years after, Mowgli lives among the wolf pack. Bagheera teaches Mowgli how to hunt and tells him never to kill a fellow animal for sport. Baloo teaches Mowgli the 3 laws of the jungle: no contact with man, no killing of man's animals including the sacred cows, no killing of man inside the jungle. Mowgli stumbles upon the village while roaming the jungle. Baloo tells Mowgli that the monkeys do not follow the jungle law. They find a cow killed in the jungle and Baloo reports to Akela that Shere Khan is back. Akela knows that Shere Khan is challenging him. Bagheera says that the only way to avert war with Shere Khan is to send Mowgli back to the man village. One day, Mowgli goes swimming alone and encounters Shere Khan. Shere Khan had antagonized the nearby "man-village" by killing their cattle. Mowgli manages to escape the tiger after falling into a pit (a tiger trap set by the villagers) and was saved by Hathi, an Indian elephant missing half a tusk. Bagheera finds Mowgli and takes him home. Though Bagheera reveals to Mowgli that he is a human, and he will be safe if he goes to the Man-Village, Mowgli states that he wishes to be a wolf. He declares that he will only go if he fails the pack's trial called The Running, which would determine if he can become a full member of the pack. The Running is a hunt where the candidate is the prey. Bagheera is the hunter and if he catches the candidate, he fails and cannot join the pack. Bagheera urges Mowgli to leave the jungle for the village, where he will be safe from Shere Khan. Watching the village from afar, Mowgli learns of the existence of fire. During the trial, Bagheera, acting as hunter to chase the young wolves and test their strength, continually chases Mowgli. Mowgli uses his ability to climb and run upright to gain the lead. Desperate to keep him safe, Bagheera unfairly foils Mowgli and is confronted by an enraged Baloo. Mowgli is kidnapped by the Bandar-log, a gang of monkeys, on Tabaqui's orders for Shere Khan. Shere Khan attempts to eat Mowgli while he is unconscious but is stopped by Baloo and Bagheera. However, during their battle with Shere Khan's minions, they are overwhelmed, and it is only the intervention of Kaa herself that saves Mowgli. Having failed the trial, an angry Mowgli rejects the friendship of Bhoot, the albino runt of the wolf cubs, and visits Kaa. Mowgli learns that Kaa has been watching him and that she believes that he has the power to change the jungle. She then directs him to face Shere Khan, who is again challenging Akela for Mowgli. While hunting, the aging Akela fails to bring down his prey, leading Shere Khan to remind the pack they must now challenge him for the role of leader. Mowgli stops the tiger and Akela's challengers with a burning branch taken from the Man-Village but shames himself in Akela's eyes and is forced to leave for the Man-Village. Mowgli is captured by the villagers, including the colonial hunter, John Lockwood (Matthew Rhys), and placed in a cage. Bagheera visits him and tells him to stay, encouraging the boy to gain their trust, as Bagheera once did to escape captivity when he was young. Mowgli slowly comes to enjoy village life, being raised by the kindly Messua (Freida Pinto) and learning hunting and life skills from Lockwood. However, Mowgli's attitude towards Lockwood changes when he sees that Lockwood hunts for sport and has killed Bhoot (Louis Ashbourne Serkis), a wolf cub friend of Mowgli. Mowgli's wolf-sibling Gray Brother informs him that the tiger has driven away the wolves loyal to Akela and continues to kill cattle, endangering all the jungle's animals, but Mowgli refuses to help. While the villagers celebrate Holi, Mowgli learns that it was Lockwood who shot off Hathi's tusk and discovers his hunting trophies, including the head of Bhoot. Returning the tusk to Hathi, Mowgli offers him the hunter in exchange for ridding the jungle of Shere Khan. Mowgli meets with Baloo, Bagheera and the wolf pack, declaring that Shere Khan must die. The animals feel obligated to remain out of the conflict as it would break jungle law to fight Shere Khan. Regardless, Mowgli proceeds with his plan and lures Shere Khan to the edge of the village, where with the help of Hathi, whose tusk was robbed by Lockwood, and other bull elephants, he mortally wounds the tiger. However, Lockwood accidentally grazes Mowgli with a bullet while trying to kill the tiger and accidentally shoots Akela when the wolf saves Mowgli from Shere Khan. Lockwood is slain by Hathi before he can do more harm, and the other animals rally to Mowgli upon seeing his resolve. Akela gives Mowgli his blessing to lead the jungle's creatures and the wolf pack before he dies. With Messua and the village watching, Mowgli returns to the jungle and slays the mortally wounded Shere Khan. Mowgli is re-accepted as a member of the jungle. Kaa goes on to say that Mowgli gave the jungle a voice, and that as long as he lived and watched over it, there was lasting peace.

Rick is a slave to the Hollywood system. He is addicted to success but simultaneously despairs at the emptiness of his life. He is at home in a world of illusions but seeks real life. Like the tarot card of the title, Rick is easily bored and needs outside stimulation. But the Knight of Cups is also an artist, a romantic and an adventurer.

In 1987, wealthy New York investment banker Patrick Bateman's (Christian Bale) life revolves around dining at trendy restaurants while keeping up appearances for his fiance Evelyn (Reese Witherspoon) and for his circle of wealthy and shallow associates, most of whom he dislikes. Bateman describes the material accouterments of his lifestyle, including his daily morning exercise and beautification routine. He also discusses his music collection, with performers such as Huey Lewis and the News, Phil Collins, and Whitney Houston. His focus on a lavish lifestyle is also evident by his taste in expensive designer clothing and his luxurious apartment. Bateman is having an affair with Evelyn' friend Courtney (Samantha Mathis), while Evelyn is having an affair with Bateman's coworker Timothy (Justin Theroux). Courtney is engaged to Bateman's other colleague Luis Carruthers (who is slightly gay). Bateman and his associates flaunt their business cards in a display of vanity. Enraged by the superiority of co-worker Paul Allen's (Jared Leto) card, Bateman murders a homeless man and kills the man's dog. At a Christmas party, Bateman makes plans to have dinner with Paul, with Paul mistaking Bateman for another coworker, Marcus Halberstram (Anthony Lemke). Bateman gets Paul drunk and lures him back to his apartment. While playing "Hip to Be Square" on the stereo, explaining to Paul his opinion and interpretation of the song, Bateman murders Paul with an ax, donning a raincoat moments before, to keep blood off of his clothes. He disposes of Paul's body, then goes to Paul's apartment to stage the situation so that others believe Paul has run off to London. Bateman is later interviewed about Paul's disappearance in his office by private detective Donald Kimball (Willem Dafoe), hired by Paul's family. During the night, Bateman takes two prostitutes, whom he names Christie (Cara Seymour) and Sabrina (Krista Sutton), to his apartment and explains to them the improvement he saw in the band Genesis after they moved away from progressive rock toward a more pop rock sound beginning with the album Duke. After they have sex, Bateman tells them to stay, while taking out instruments he uses for torture. In the next scene, the prostitutes leave his apartment bruised and bloodied. In the entire sequence, Bateman makes sure that he introduces himself as Paul Allen. The next day, Bateman's colleague Luis Carruthers (Matt Ross) reveals his new business card. Bateman tries to kill Luis in the restroom of an expensive restaurant but cannot bring himself to strangle him. Luis mistakes the attempted murder for a sexual advance and declares his love for Bateman, who flees in disgust. After murdering a model, Bateman invites his secretary, Jean (Chloë Sevigny), to dinner, suggesting she meet him at his apartment for drinks beforehand. When Jean arrives, Bateman, unbeknownst to her, holds a nail gun to the back of her head while the two converse. When he receives an answering machine message from his fiance, he asks Jean to leave. Kimball meets Bateman for lunch and tells him he is not under suspicion. Bateman has a threesome with his friend Elizabeth (Guinevere Turner) and Christie at Paul's apartment. Bateman kills Elizabeth during sex, and Christie runs, discovering multiple female corpses as she searches for an exit. She is chased by a naked Bateman wielding a chainsaw, and as she is running down the stairs of Paul's apartment building, is killed by the chainsaw which Bateman drops from several levels above her. Bateman breaks off his engagement with Evelyn. That night, as he uses an ATM, he finds a stray kitten; the ATM displays the text "feed me a stray cat". As he prepares to shoot the cat, a woman sees him and tries to stop him; he shoots her and lets the cat go free. A police chase ensues, but Bateman destroys the police cars by shooting their gas tanks. Fleeing to his office, Bateman enters the wrong office building, where he murders a security guard and a janitor. In an office he believes to be his, Bateman calls his lawyer Harold (Stephen Bogaert) and frantically leaves a lengthy confession on Harold's answering machine. The following morning, Bateman visits Paul's apartment, expecting it to be full of decomposing bodies and in the middle of a police investigation, but it is vacant and for sale. The real estate broker tells him to leave. As Bateman goes to meet with his colleagues and lawyer for lunch, a horrified Jean finds detailed drawings of murder, mutilation, and sexual assault in Bateman's office journal. Bateman sees Harold at a restaurant and tries to convince him that he is a serial killer relating to the phone message he left the other night. Harold mistakes Bateman for another colleague and laughs off the phone message confession as a joke, saying he had dinner with Paul in London days earlier. A confused Bateman returns to his friends and in a final voice-over narration, he realizes he will continue to escape the punishment he deserves, that there has been no catharsis: "This confession has meant nothing".