Oscars 2013 results

In share-the-wealth mode, Oscar voters spread Sunday’s honours among a range of films, with “Argo” winning three trophies but “Life of Pi” leading with four.Daniel Day-Lewis became the first person to win three best-actor Oscars, the latest coming for “Lincoln,” while “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence triumphed in Hollywood’s big games as best actress for “Silver Linings Playbook.”Ang Lee pulled off a major upset, winning best director for the shipwreck story “Life of Pi,” taking the prize over Steven Spielberg, who had been favoured for “Lincoln.” It was the second directing Oscar for Lee, who also won for “Brokeback Mountain.”The supporting-acting prizes went to Anne Hathaway for “Les Miserables” and Christoph Waltz for “Django Unchained.” It was Waltz’s second supporting-actor Oscar in a Quentin Tarantino film after previously winning for “Inglourious Basterds.” Tarantino also earned his second Oscar, for the “Django” screenplay, a category he previously won for “Pulp Fiction.”From the White House, first lady Michelle Obama joined Jack Nicholson to help present the final prize to “Argo.”“I never thought I’d be back here, and I am because of so many of you in this academy,” said Affleck, who shared a screenplay Oscar with pal Matt Damon 15 years earlier for their breakout film “Good Will Hunting.”Among the wisdom he’s acquired since then: “You can’t hold grudges — it’s hard but you can’t hold grudges.”Kind words for an academy that overlooked him for a directing nomination, making “Argo” just the fourth film in 85 years to win best picture when its director was not in the running.Lawrence took a fall on her way to the stage, tripping on the steps.“You guys are just standing up because you feel bad that I fell,” Lawrence joked as the crowd gave her a standing ovation.At 22, Lawrence is the second-youngest woman to win best actress, behind Marlee Matlin, who was 21 when she won for “Children of a Lesser God.” Lawrence also is the third-youngest best-actress contender ever, earning her first nomination at age 20 two years ago for her breakout role in “Winter’s Bone,” the film that took her from virtual unknown to one of Hollywood’s most-versatile and sought-after performers.With a monumental performance as Abraham Lincoln, Day-Lewis added to the honours he earned for “My Left Foot” and “There Will Be Blood.” He’s just the sixth actor to earn three or more Oscars, tied with Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Ingrid Bergman and Walter Brennan with three each, and just behind Katharine Hepburn, who won four.“It’s funny, because three years ago, we agreed to do this swap. I had actually been committed to play Margaret Thatcher,” a role that earned Streep her third Oscar last year for “The Iron Lady,” Day-Lewis joked. “And Meryl was Steven’s first choice for Lincoln. I’d like to see that version.”On a not-so typically predictable Oscar night, given Lee’s win and Obama’s appearance, the emcee duties came off stylishly as crude-humour master Seth MacFarlane was on his best behaviour — mostly — as host.And “Argo” completed a quest that took it from populist underdog to Hollywood titleholder in an awards-season journey as quixotic as the film’s story line.In Greek mythology, Argo was the name of the ship that took hero Jason and his Argonauts on their unlikely quest for the Golden Fleece that would elevate him to his rightful kingship.

The real-life thriller “Argo” borrows the name as title for a phoney sci-fi movie concocted by the CIA as cover to spring six U.S. diplomats from Iran during the hostage crisis that erupted in 1979.Like the voyage of Jason and the rescue of the Americans, the Oscar journey of “Argo” was filled with obstacles.It was a slick, optimistic film in a best-picture race that often favours sober, gloomier stories. Best-picture doom seemed to chime for “Argo” after Affleck missed out on a directing nomination.Leading the Oscars with 12 nominations, “Lincoln” initially looked like the default favourite. Then “Argo” started collecting every prize in sight, winning top honours at the Golden Globes and guilds representing Hollywood directors, actors, producers and writers. Everyone loved “Argo,” which managed to dominate awards season while coming across as the deserving underdog because of the directing snub for Affleck, who played nice and spent the time proclaiming his respect for the academy and endearing himself with self-effacing humour and humility.Hathaway is the third performer in a musical to win supporting actress during the genre’s resurgence in the last decade.“It came true,” said Hathaway, who joins 2002 supporting-actress winner Catherine Zeta-Jones for “Chicago” and 2006 recipient Jennifer Hudson for “Dreamgirls.”

 Hathaway had warm thanks for “Les Miz” co-star Hugh Jackman, with whom she once sang a duet at the Oscars when he was the show’s host.“Life of Pi” also won for Toronto composer Mychael Danna’s multicultural musical score that blends Indian and Western instruments and influences, plus cinematography and visual effects.“I really want to thank you for believing this story and sharing this incredible journey with me,” Lee said to all who worked on the film, a surprise blockbuster about a youth trapped on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.“Argo” also claimed the Oscar for adapted screenplay for Chris Terrio, who worked with Affleck to create a liberally embellished story based on an article about the rescue and part of CIA operative Tony Mendez’s memoir.Terrio dedicated the award to Mendez, saying “33 years ago, Tony, using nothing but his creativity and his intelligence, Tony got six people out of a bad situation.”The foreign-language prize went to Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke’s old-age love story “Amour,” which tells the agonizing story of an elderly man (Jean-Louis Trintignant) tending his wife (Emmanuelle Riva) as she declines from age and illness. Montreal’s Kim Nguyen had also been nominated in the category for “Rebelle” (“War Witch”).Haneke thanked his own wife for supporting him in his work for 30 years.“You are the centre of my life,” Haneke said.The Scottish adventure “Brave,” from Disney’s Pixar Animation unit, was named best animated feature. Pixar films have won seven of the 12 Oscars since the category was added.The upbeat musical portrait “Searching for Sugar Man” took the documentary feature prize. The film follows the quest of two South African fans to discover the fate of acclaimed but obscure singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who dropped out of sight after two albums in the 1970s and was rumoured to have died a bitter death.There was a rare tie in one category, with the Osama bin Laden thriller “Zero Dark Thirty” and the James Bond tale “Skyfall” each winning for sound editing.William Shatner made a guest appearance as his “Star Trek” character Capt. James Kirk, appearing on a giant screen above the stage during MacFarlane’s monologue, saying he came back in time to stop the host from ruining the Oscars.

“Your jokes are tasteless and inappropriate, and everyone ends up hating you,” said Shatner, who revealed a headline supposedly from the next day’s newspaper that read, “Seth MacFarlane worst Oscar host ever.”The performance-heavy Oscars also included an opening number featuring Charlize Theron and Channing Tatum, who did a classy dance while MacFarlane crooned “The Way You Look Tonight.” Daniel Radcliffe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt then joined MacFarlane for an elegant musical rendition of “High Hopes.”Halle Berry introduced a tribute to the Bond franchise, in which she has co-starred, as the British super-spy celebrated his 50th anniversary on the big-screen last year with the latest adventure “Skyfall.” Shirley Bassey sang her theme song to the 1960s Bond tale “Goldfinger.” Later, pop star Adele performed her theme tune from “Skyfall,” which won the best-song Oscar.A salute to the resurgence of movie musicals in the last decade included Oscar winners Zeta-Jones singing “All That Jazz” from “Chicago” and Hudson doing “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” from “Dreamgirls.” Hathaway and Hugh Jackman joined cast mates of best-picture contender “Les Miserables” to sing songs from their musical.Academy officials said all performances were sung live.Fans had pondered how far MacFarlane, the impudent creator of “Family Guy,” might push the normally prim and proper Oscars. MacFarlane was generally polite and respectful, showcasing his charm, wit and vocal gifts.MacFarlane did press his luck a bit on an Abraham Lincoln joke, noting that Raymond Massey preceded “Lincoln” star Daniel Day-Lewis as an Oscar nominee for 1940’s “Abe Lincoln in Illinois.”“I would argue that the actor who really got inside Lincoln’s head was John Wilkes Booth,” MacFarlane wisecracked, earning some groans from the crowd. “A hundred and 50 years later, and it’s still too soon?”

Mors Hus aka His Mother's House...from Norway

nice one from Norway,erotic drama film from 1974 based on the book her mother's house by Knut Faldbakken 1969. It is directed by Per Blom is a controversial Norwegian film with his depictions of incest. The film was shot in Oslo and Gjøvik and had 18-years of age when they went to the movies. It was a success in its time and the film has since appeared several times on NRK2 . The film is not yet released on DVD .The film begins with the protagonist Petter ( Svein Sturla Hungnes ) located at the University during a trial. He can not concentrate and all he gets scribbled down a naked lady. He submits the sample interrupt their studies and go to his fiance. He breaks with her and she is crying. Now Petter go home to mother, who lives alone after his father's death in a large house. He takes the train home to Gurgaon and on the train he meets Eva ( Frøydis Armand ). She just got a job as a teacher at Zoe's old school in Gurgaon. Petter is attracted to Eva and exchanges a few words during the train ride. The mother ( Bente Børsum ) goes home alone in the big house, smoking and reading magazine stories. She will be very surprised, but pleased, that his son has come home. She shows no signs of concern that Petter has interrupted his studies and broken with his fiancee.

 Now that her son is home she makes food for him, the two become more and more connected to each other again. Just as it was when Peter grew up at home. One evening she convinces Peter to sleep in his room in the double bed and Petter goes along with it. It is Christmas and they celebrate Christmas together. Petter and his mother an LP disc and dance together while the music. Petter also beginning to take Eva and the two begin a relationship. When the mother learns about Eva acute situation in the house and we understand eventually that his mother will have Petter for itself - in all ways. The mother agrees to invite Eva on coffee and Petter is torn between two women that night. Mom go away for a while and Petter hit Eva's house.

The two plays hide and sleep together in the mother's bed. One day when her mother had come home brands Petter that something is wrong. Mom found a used condom and show it to Peter. She is disappointed that Peter goes to Eva. After a while, telling Eve that she is with child. This is not suitable for Petter and he runs away. Peter runs the long way home to mom's house and her mother who lies awake in bed. The two meet on the edge of the bed and embracing each other. Petter crying and the mother hugs and holds him. Eventually it slides into kissing and it ends with the two undress each other. And located along the mother's bedroom. As the film ends, we see mother's house.

The War Zone 1999 ...Good Movie..recommended!

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The War Zone is a 1999 drama film written by Alexander Stuart, based on his novel, and directed by Tim Roth. The film takes a blunt look at incest and sexual violence in an English family.
Upon its release, the movie won nine awards and 10 nominations.
Tom (Freddie Cunliffe), an alienated 15 year old boy, finds the that opportunity for close observation of his father, after their move from London to rural Devon and the birth of a new baby, reveals a world run through with darkness and pain. Tom is unable to reconcile the life he's known what he sees with his own eyes, and blames his 18 year old sister, Jessie (Lara Belmont). Both Tom and Jessie struggle to find some path to truth and sanity as the human forces around them work in polarity with their isolation to either assist them, or destroy them.these kind of story exist and growth in our societies.


the film is directed by Tim Roth with a production of Sarah Radclyffe and Dixie Linder and its wirtten by   Alexander Stuart Screenplay by Stephen R. Pastore ,Starring Ray Winstone,Tilda Swinton,Lara Belmont and Freddie Cunliffe the film is released on 1999 exactly on 10 December

Movie realy impressed me ...Gladiator!

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I like this movie, i like Russel Crowe and i waited every film he play a role in it, but this was so beautiful and impressed one that deserve to talk about it a little:
In AD 180, General Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) leads the Roman army to a decisive victory against Germanic tribes at Vindobona, ending a long war on the Roman frontier and earning the esteem of the elderly Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris). Though he had a male heir, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the dying emperor wishes to grant temporary leadership to Maximus, hoping eventually to return power to the Roman Senate. When his father tells him of the decision, Commodus, already bitter that Marcus favors Maximus over him, murders his father in a fit of rage and claims the throne.Maximus realizes the truth about Marcus' death, but is betrayed by his friend, General Quintus (Tomas Arana), who reluctantly instructs the Praetorian guards to carry out Commodus' order to execute Maximus, his wife (Giannina Facio), and son (Giorgio Cantarini). Maximus manages to escape but is unable to return in time to save his family. After burying them, Maximus is found unconscious by slave traders and taken to Zucchabar, a Roman city in North Africa. There, he is bought by Proximo (Oliver Reed) and forced to fight for his life as a gladiator in arena tournaments. During this time, he befriends fellow gladiators Juba (Djimon Hounsou) and Hagen (Ralf Möller). Juba tells Maximus to have faith that he will be reunited with his family in the afterlife.Maximus proves a fierce gladiator; with nothing left to live for, he is fearless in the arena. He ultimately reaches the prestigious Roman Colosseum, where his group is contracted to fight in a tribute to the Battle of Zama. Concealing his identity with a helmet, he skillfully leads a band of gladiators to defeat an opposing chariot and archer force, earning the crowd's praise. Forced to reveal himself to a stunned Commodus in the arena afterward, the crowd votes to spare his life, and Commodus, obsessed with the people's approval, appeases them by doing so. Maximus later wins against the undefeated gladiator Tigris, as well as tigers released into the arena, yet refuses to obey Commodus' command to perform the coup de grâce. As a result, he is declared "Maximus the Merciful" by the crowd, increasing his popularity and further frustrating Commodus, who cannot kill Maximus without losing favor with the Roman people.


Following the fight, Maximus is told by his former servant Cicero (Tommy Flanagan) that his army is still loyal to him. Maximus then conspires with Commodus' sister Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and the senator Gracchus (Derek Jacobi) to rejoin with his army and topple Commodus by force. Commodus, however, suspects his sister of betrayal and forces her to reveal the plot by using veiled threats against her young son Lucius (Spencer Treat Clark). During Maximus' attempted escape, Commodus' guards attack Proximo's gladiator school, killing Hagen and Proximo. Juba and the survivors are imprisoned, but Maximus makes it to the city walls, where he is captured after a failed attempt to save Cicero.Desperate to get Maximus out of the way and prove his own greatness, Commodus arranges a duel with him in the arena. Unknown to the crowd, Commodus stabs a restrained Maximus with a stiletto to gain advantage over him before they enter the arena.During the fight, Maximus manages to disarm Commodus, while Quintus disobeys the emperor's demand for his sword and commands his soldiers to do the same. Commodus then produces the hidden stiletto, but Maximus plunges the blade into Commodus' throat, killing him.With his dying words, Maximus carries out Marcus Aurelius' wishes, calling for Gracchus to be reinstated, the slaves to be freed, and power to be restored to the Senate. As he dies, Maximus reunites with his family in the afterlife. Lucilla then reiterates his wishes and honors his memory. Some time later, Juba buries Maximus' two small figurines of his wife and son in the ground where his friend Maximus died, promising to see him in the afterlife, "but not yet".

Quella Eta Maliziosa aka That Malicious Age nice Italian one

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Napoleon responds to an advertisement as a gardener and looks at a family going on holiday to ' Elba . Napoleon dealing directly with the owner. At the end of the first day of work, exhausted, she lies in bed in his room. Is attracted by the noise coming from the house and assists without intending it, the strip of a beautiful girl, who believing in complete solitude, he left the shutters of his room open. Once you have stripped completely, though, the girl escapes and the hostess closes the shutters. The next day the lady, who is the mother of the girl, asks Napoleon to go to town with his car to buy the medicines. Along the way the gardener meets the girl from the night before and gives her a ride. The two are: the girl's name is Paola. Napoleon he instantly falls in love, he gives her an appointment but Paola does not occur. One day Napoleon sees a man who makes obscene gestures and lewd under the bedroom window of Paola. Confronts him and the two come to blows. The lady of the house, called by the noise, rushes to stop them. Then explain to Napoleon that man is a fisherman who settled in the area and is not dangerous. The landlady notice a wound eyebrow arch of Napoleon and offers to cure him. Arrived in his room, told the gardener that the fisherman is known to have a highly developed member. Napoleon asks, challenging him, if he would have the courage to undress in front of her. Napoleon, in return, asks her if she would have the courage to undress in front of him. The lady of the house is completely bare. Napoleon, admiring her beautiful body, to kiss her, but she retracts. A few days later Napoleon understand why: the car is parked outside of the mistress of the house of the fisherman and knows that the two are lovers and you attend. The lady of the house has a husband who is not the biological father of Paola. Her husband is very much attracted by the beauty of the girl.

 One day Napoleon called to warn him that Paula is in bed with a fever. He does not know what to do, there are no medicines at home. The only thing I found is an ointment. Asks Napoleon to spread it on the body of Paola. After Napoleon was able to cure the fever of Paola, between the two is established a relationship of complicity. Paola make an appointment to man will pretend to go like every morning in the village (normally goes to take English lessons), but instead will go to a clearing away from prying eyes. The next day Napoleon introduces himself. Surprised, he sees a shoe first, then a few feet away his clothes. Paola is presented to him completely naked. Chases and the two make love. Meanwhile, the mother of Paula discovers that she has left the books at home. He became suspicious. After the two loved each other, Paola asks Napoleon to go to retrieve my clothes. While the man is absent, there comes a fisherman, finding Paola naked excite. The girl gets to take fright, and he took a large stone, slams him with all his strength on the man's head. At that point, Napoleon. The gardener immediately aware of the deep wound inflicted by the fisherman and orders Paola to escape. The girl runs home and tells his mother. The woman immediately presented on the site that showed her daughter and, in turn, noting that the man is dying, ordered Napoleon to run home to take some medication. However, shortly after Napoleon started, the fisherman dies. The hostess drag his body to the shore and, using a boat, throw it in the lake. When Napoleon returns he says, very cynically, that accuses him of killing the fisherman: no one will believe it was Paola. The only alternative for the gardener is to hope that the body does not return to the surface again. Napoleon realizes that the woman is serious. The next part of leaving the house, Paola and for ever.

So what do you prefer... Basict instinct 1 or 2? (Part 2)

Basic Instinct 2, also known as Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction, is a 2006 German/British/American/Spanish thriller film and the sequel to 1992's Basic Instinct. The film was directed by Michael Caton-Jones and produced by Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels, and Andrew G. Vajna. The screenplay was by Leora Barish and Henry Bean. It stars Sharon Stone, who reprises her role of Catherine Tramell from the original, as well as David Morrissey, David Thewlis and Charlotte Rampling.
The film follows novelist and suspected serial killer Catherine Tramell, who is once again in trouble with the authorities. Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her after a man in Tramell's presence dies. As with Detective Nick Curran in the first film, Glass becomes a victim of Tramell's seductive games.After being in development hell for a number of years, the film was shot in London from April to August 2005, and was released on March 31, 2006. After numerous cuts, it was released with an R rating for "strong sexuality, nudity, violence, language, and some drug content." The film was not as well received as its predecessor and fell short of commercial expectations. Compared to its predecessor, Basic Instinct 2 is lighter in nature, but still contains graphic violence and sex.

Set in London, the film opens with American best-seller author Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) in a speeding car with her companion, Kevin Franks, a famous English football star. Tramell takes the man's hand and begins masturbating with it, all the while increasing her vehicle's speed. At the point of orgasm, Tramell veers off the road and crashes into the West India Docks in Canary Wharf. She attempts to save her partner but, as she says while being questioned by the police, "When it came down to it, I guess my life was more important to me than his."Tramell is interrogated by Detective Supt. Roy Washburn (David Thewlis) of Scotland Yard. He notes that D-Tubocurarine, a neuromuscular blocking agent used to relax muscles during general anesthesia, was found in her car and in her companion's body, and the companion wasn't breathing at the time of the crash, and that a man named "Dicky Pep" said that he sold Tramell "15 milliliters of DTC last Thursday." Tramell counters by saying that this Dicky Pep must be lying because "you’ve got him on some other charge and he's trying to deal his way out, if he even exists." Tramell begins therapy sessions with Dr. Michael Glass (David Morrissey), who has conducted a court-ordered psychiatric exam and given testimony in her case. Dr. Glass strongly suspects that Catherine is a sociopath incapable of telling the difference between right and wrong. Tramell begins to play mind games with Dr. Glass, who becomes increasingly frustrated with, yet intrigued by, this mysterious woman. Soon, Dr. Glass's own life begins a spiral of destruction.One night, Dr. Glass goes on a date with Michelle Broadwin (Flora Montgomery), and has rough, violent sex with her after dealings with Tramell. Dr. Glass receives a phone call from his ex-wife, Denise (Indira Varma), in a state of distress. Her partner, Adam Towers, a journalist writing a negative story about Dr. Glass, has been found strangled to death. Dr. Glass suspects that Tramell committed the murder and is attempting to frame him for it. More murders begin to surface around Dr. Glass as his obsession with Tramell grows and his career and life are threatened – he finds his ex-wife in a bathroom with her throat slit after they have an altercation in a bar. Later the aforementioned Dicky Pep is killed – eventually, he himself can no longer tell right from wrong, and the police begin to suspect Dr. Glass of involvement in the crimes.The situations comes to a head during a confrontation between Dr. Glass and Tramell at her apartment where, after a struggle, Dr. Glass attempts to kill Tramell. Tramell gives Dr. Glass a copy of the draft of her next novel, titled The Analyst. After reading it, he realizes that Catherine has novelized most of the recent events with herself and other people related to Dr. Glass, even himself, as characters. Then it turns out that the character based on herself is going to kill a therapist based on Dr. Glass's colleague, Dr. Gardosh (Charlotte Rampling).Glass runs to Gardosh's apartment to warn her, finding Tramell there to his dismay. Gardosh tells him that he is not in charge with Tramell's therapy anymore and that he's going to have his license revoked, due to bad practice regarding Tramell's treatment. There is a struggle between Glass and Gardosh, in which the latter is knocked out. Catherine then threatens Glass with a gun she carries, but Glass takes it away from her. When Washburn arrives at the scene, Glass shoots him because Tramell told him he had killed the girlfriend of one of Glass's patients just to "nail him".In the final scene, Tramell pays a visit to Glass at a local mental hospital where he has been institutionalized, and he learns from her that the subject of her latest best-selling novel was a man very much like him. Tramell claims that she manipulated Glass into committing all those murders for her own amusement, and flashbacks are shown of Dr. Glass committing the murders. Tramell leaves with a wicked smirk on her face, while Glass continues to sit silently in his wheelchair, stymied by frustration and rage.

So what do you prefer... Basict instinct 1 or 2? (Part 1)

When rock star Johnny Boz (Bill Cable) is viciously stabbed to death with an ice pick during sex by a mysterious blonde woman, homicide detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) is sent to investigate. The only suspect is Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), a crime novelist who was the last person to be seen with Boz on the night he died. Nick and his partner, Gus Moran (George Dzundza), visit her Pacific Heights mansion, but they find only Catherine's lesbian lover, Roxy (Leilani Sarelle), who sends them to Catherine's Stinson Beach house. When they ask Catherine about her relationship with Boz, she shows little emotion at hearing he is dead. Nick and Gus, along with their superiors, discover that Catherine has written a novel about a former rock star who was killed in the same way as Boz (stabbed in bed with an ice pick, hands tied together with a silk scarf). During questioning by detectives, including Nick, at police headquarters, Catherine engages in provocative behavior, refuses to extinguish her cigarette, and re-crosses her legs , her short skirt revealing that she is not wearing underwear. Nick, who accidentally shot two tourists while high on cocaine, attends counseling sessions with police psychologist Dr. Beth Garner (Jeanne Tripplehorn), with whom he has had an affair. Nick goes to a bar with co-workers after the interrogation and is taunted by Lieutenant Marty Nilsen (Daniel von Bargen), an internal affairs investigator bent on making life difficult for Nick. Beth arrives and Nick leaves with her, and has aggressive sex with her in his apartment. Nick learns that Catherine has a troubled history: Her parents were killed in a boating accident when she was an adolescent, leaving her a fortune; one of her college counselors, Noah Goldstein, was stabbed in his sleep with an ice pick when Catherine was attending UC Berkeley, and her former fiancé, boxer Manny Vasquez, was killed in the ring during a prize fight in Atlantic City. He also discovers that Catherine makes a habit of befriending murderers, including Hazel Dobkins, a woman who stabbed her husband and children for no apparent reason. During a visit to her house Catherine taunts Nick with information that should be confidential. As a police psychologist Beth is the only person with access to that information. Nick confronts Beth and she admits that she handed his file to Nilsen, who threatened to discharge Nick if he could not evaluate him directly. An enraged Nick storms into Nilsen's office, assaults him, and accuses him of having sold Nick's file to Catherine. Nilsen then suspends Nick, who goes home and spends the evening drinking. Beth visits him but he throws her out after a heated argument. Nilsen is found dead in his car later that night, shot once in the head with a .38 caliber revolver. Nick is the prime suspect because of their recent altercation. A torrid affair between Nick and Catherine begins with the air of a cat-and-mouse game. Catherine explains that she will base her next novel's character — a cop falling for the wrong woman only to be killed by her — on Nick, while at the same time he declares his love for her and his unchanged intention to nail her for Boz's murder. A jealous Roxy tries to run Nick over with Catherine's car but is killed in a crash during a car chase. Her death reveals that she too has a murderous past — she killed her two brothers with a razor when she was a teenager (because juvenile arrests are sealed until the individual's death, this record did not turn up earlier). Catherine seems genuinely saddened by Roxy's death and Nick begins to doubt her guilt. Catherine later reveals that a previous lesbian encounter at college went awry when the girl, Lisa Hoberman, became obsessed with her. Nick identifies the girl as Beth Garner, who acknowledges the encounter but claims it was Catherine who became obsessed. It is also discovered that Beth's husband was killed in an unsolved drive-by shooting, shot with a .38 caliber revolver.

Nick visits Catherine's house. Before Catherine comes into the room he sees on a printer the final pages of Catherine's new detective book. He quickly reads a few lines, in which the fictional detective finds his partner lying dead with his legs protruding from the doors of an elevator. Catherine comes in and explains that she has finished her book, and coldly ends the affair. Upset, Nick meets Gus, who has arranged to meet with Catherine's college roommate at a hotel to find out what really went on between Catherine and Beth. As Nick waits in the car, Gus enters the hotel elevator. As he exits the elevator a hooded figure jumps out and stabs him multiple times in the neck with an ice pick. Nick figures out there is trouble brewing and runs into the building, but he arrives too late to save Gus and finds him lying dead with his legs protruding from the doors of the elevator. Hearing the floor creak, Nick grabs Gus' gun and turns to find Beth standing in the hallway, explaining she received a message to meet Gus there. Nick suspects that she murdered Gus and, as Beth moves her hand in her pocket, he shoots her. Beth tells Nick with her final breath that she loved him. A dejected Nick checks her pocket, only to find her keys. The police arrive, and in a staircase discover a blond wig, an SFPD raincoat, and an ice pick, the weapon used to murder Gus, concluding that Beth ditched the items when she heard Nick coming up. A search of Beth's apartment turns up the evidence needed to brand her as the killer of Boz, Gus, Nilsen, and presumably her own husband—the matching revolver, Catherine's novels, and photos chronicling the writer's life. At police headquarters, all the other detectives quickly piece together the story and conclude that Beth was the killer. Nick sits on his desk, confused and dejected, knowing based on Catherine's foreknowledge of the manner of Gus' death that she must actually have been the killer and that she must have set Beth up.
Nick returns to his apartment where he is met by Catherine, knowing she's the killer. She explains her reluctance to commit to him, but then the two make love. Afterward, the conversation turns toward their possible future as a couple. Nick looks wary of her. While talking Nick turns his back on Catherine as she slowly reaches for something underneath the bed. He suggests their future will comprise sex and children. Catherine says she hates children and Nick then suggests their future will then just involve sex. At this Catherine stops reaching for something under the bed and she throws her arms around Nick, convincing him, and the two resume making love as the camera slowly pans down to show what she was reaching for under the bed: an ice pick.....