キーワード Ambition

売れない女優とジャズピアニストの恋を、往年の名作ミュージカル映画を彷彿させるゴージャスでロマンチックな歌とダンスで描く。オーディションに落ちて意気消沈していた女優志望のミアは、ピアノの音色に誘われて入ったジャズバーで、ピアニストのセバスチャンと最悪な出会いをする。そして後日、ミアは、あるパーティ会場のプールサイドで不機嫌そうに80年代ポップスを演奏するセバスチャンと再会。初めての会話でぶつかりあう2人だったが、互いの才能と夢に惹かれ合ううちに恋に落ちていく。

新進気鋭の若き弁護士ケヴィンはその才能と野心を認められ、NYのミルトン法律事務所に夢のような条件でスカウトされる。そして次第に失われていく良心……そこは、悪魔の巣窟だったのだ。

1970年代の初頭のニューヨークで、ハーレムを牛耳っているギャングのボスの運転手をしていたフランク・ルーカス(デンゼル・ワシントン)は、ボスの亡き後、東南アジアの麻薬を密輸する計画を決行する。時に横暴ともいえる強引なやり方で財力をつけたフランクは、マフィアにも一目置かれる麻薬王として街に君臨する。

長老殺しの罪で追放されていたヴァンパイア（吸血鬼）処刑人セリーンは、ある日突如、ヴァンパイア族に呼び戻される。 ヴァンパイア族の宿敵である狼男のライカン族が新たなリーダー・マリウスの登場により猛攻を開始、ヴァンパイア族が劣勢に立たされたため、兵士の養成役として彼女が選ばれたのだ。 セリーンは行方不明になっている娘のイヴをライカン族から守るため、再び戦うことを決意する。

「ブライズメイズ　史上最悪のウェディングプラン」のポール・フェイグ監督が、同作で大ブレイクしたメリッサ・マッカーシーと再びタッグを組み、共演にサンドラ・ブロックを迎えて贈る全米大ヒット・アクション・コメディ。ボストンの麻薬組織を捜査するためコンビを組むハメになった堅物女FBI捜査官と地元の破天荒女刑事が繰り広げるドタバタ劇をコミカルに描く。

日本でも人気が高い、世界最大級のファストフードチェーン“マクドナルド”。元々は米カリフォルニア州の小さな、しかし画期的だったハンバーガー店が、どうやって世界屈指のファストフードチェーンに成長していったか、その舞台裏をリアルかつエモーションたっぷりに再現し、創業者（ファウンダー）たちが繰り広げた苦闘を実話に基づいて描いた秀作。マクドナルド・コーポレーションの創業者、レイ・クロックをマイケル・キートンが演じた。 1954年。数々の事業に失敗し、現在はミルクシェイクをたくさん製造できる装置のセールスマンをしているレイは、カリフォルニア州のハンバーガー店から装置の注文が入ったと聞き、ある兄弟が経営するそんな新進ハンバーガー店“マクドナルド”を訪問する。経営効率を重視する兄弟のシステムに感銘を受けたレイは“マクドナルド”を全米規模のフランチャイズにしないかと兄弟に提案。当初は資金調達などに苦心させられるが……。

ペンシルバニア州の鉄鋼不況に苦しむ小さな町。景気の悪い鉄工所に勤める父と兄が働けども豊かになれない姿を見ていた高校生ステフは、この町から飛び出す希望を持ち、大学の奨学金を手に入れるため部活で得意のアメフトに打ち込む。だがある試合の直後、コーチのニッカーソンと激しい口論になったステフは退部処分を受けてしまう。恋人のリサはそんな彼を慰めるが、未来への希望を閉ざされたステフは途方に暮れる。

野球選手としての将来を嘱望されていたファン（イ・ミンギ）は、野球賭博に絡んだスキャンダルに巻き込まれ、球界を追放されてしまう。そんなファンに興味を持った釜山最大規模の暴力団組織“皇帝キャピタル”副社長のサンハ（パク・ソンウン）は、彼の凶暴さを不安視する部下たちの制止を振り払い、ファンを組織の一員に招き入れる。野心に溢れるファンは、次第に組織の重要ポストを担うようになり、ついにはトップ争いに乗り出すことを決意する。しかし、それは自身を拾ってくれた恩人であるサンハを裏切る行為でもあった。果たして、ファンが目指す先に待ち受けているものとは―。

グラミスの柵王マクベスは、3人の魔女から「いつかスコットランドの王になる」という予言を受ける。野望に燃えるマクベスは、妻によって行動に移され、王を殺害し、王座を手に入れる。

かつては人気を極めたものの今では落ち目のレスラー、ランディ。ある日、ステロイドの副作用のために心臓発作を起こし、レスラー生命を絶たれてしまう。家族とはうまくいかずストリッパーのキャシディにも振られ、孤独に打ちひしがれる中で、ランディは再びリングに上がる決意をする。

一獲千金を夢見るバーテンダーが、真実の愛に目覚めるまでを描いた青春映画。ザ・ビーチ・ボーイズの「ココモ」、B・マクファーリンの「ドント・ウォリー・ビー・ハッピー」など、挿入歌も次々にヒット。日本では1989年に公開され、年間第3位のヒット（配収約17億円）を記録。第2位も同じくクルーズ主演の「レインマン」だった。 軍隊を除隊したブライアンはエリートビジネスマンになろうとニューヨークに降り立った。しかし学歴のない彼を雇う企業はどこにも無く、ダグという店主が経営する酒場でバーテンダーのアルバイトを始める。セクシーな魅力とダンスのようなシェイカーさばきが客たちに好評でたちまち町の人気者になるがダグとけんかしてしまい、彼とコンビを解消して店を辞めざるをえなくなる。やがて遠くジャマイカに渡ったブライアンはNYから来た画家志望の娘ジョーダンと出会い……。

戦後変わりつつある家族の関係をテーマに人間の生と死までをも見つめた深淵なドラマ。故郷の尾道から20年ぶりに東京へ出てきた老夫婦。成人した子どもたちの家を訪ねるが、みなそれぞれの生活に精一杯だった。唯一、戦死した次男の未亡人だけが皮肉にも優しい心遣いを示すのだった……。

名門のカーバー高校では、生徒会長選挙に学園一の優等生が立候補した。彼女に学校を牛耳られることを恐れた顧問教師は、成績は良くないが人気のあるアメフト部員を立候補させるが……!? ブラックな笑いが渦巻く傑作学園コメディ。

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In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians. From her debut recital at Carnegie Recital Hall to the Broadway pits of "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," Blair Tindall has played with some of the biggest names in classical music for twenty-five years. Now in "Mozart in the Jungle," Tindall exposes the scandalous rock and roll lifestyles of the musicians, conductors, and administrators who inhabit the insular world of classical music.

Set against the backdrop of massive economic growth in the 1990s, the story follows A Bao, a self-made millionaire and his journey from being a young opportunist with a troubled past to accumulating dazzling wealth in the city of Shanghai. It also follows his entanglement with four women who represent the pursuits of his life: adventure, honour, love and innocence.

Only Fools and Horses.... Is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally transmitted on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until 2003. In working-class Peckham in south-east London, ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter and his younger half-brother Rodney, explore their highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Initially not an immediate hit and receiving little promotion early on, it later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the series finale) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. The series bears a significant influence on British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language.

Two seasoned drug dealers return to the gritty street of London, but their pursuit of money and power is threatened by a young and ruthless hustler.

A figure skating Olympic hopeful struggles to balance love, family and fragile mental health as her dream of winning takes a dizzying hold.

In Ambitious Women, all levels of ambition are revealed in a plot full of greed, revenge and struggle for power, through the conflicts of three strong women with very different personalities.

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.

Qiao Jingjing, a celebrity, and Yu Tu, an aerospace engineer were high school classmates. Qiao Jingjing confessed to Yu Tu twice but was rejected both times. Ten years later, Qiao Jingjing became a top celebrity. She wants to become the endorser of a video game but was exposed that her gaming skills are super bad. By chance, she meets Yu Tu, who is now an aerospace engineer and is currently feeling lost about his career. Under Qiao Jingjing's set-up, Yu Tu becomes her gaming coach. They slowly fall in love over time.

Late in the 10th century, the Liao dynasty is at the zenith of its power. The omnipotent Liao rule much of what is now Northeast China, Mongolia, Russia, and much of the Korean Peninsula. Prime Minister Xiao Si Wen and Princess Yan have three daughters, with the youngest, Xiao Chao, their favourite. Her heart belongs to the aspiring military commander, Han De Rang, whose family have served the Liao loyally for decades. However, her parents have other plans, sucessfully arranging her marriage to Liao Emperor, Jin Zhong, whom she eventually concedes to marry. As the Emperor’s queen, she becomes a fierce defender of the Liao by assisting in mobilizing the army, heading a 10,000-strong cavalry and providing support to the civil administration. Eventually, she will earn the title of Empress.

To survive in a dog-eat-dog world, two rival lawyers with high-class clientele tear apart anything that stands in the way of their ambitions.

Wang Xuan and Xiao Qi strike a deal for the sake of power. They marry first before falling in love and join hands to protect their homeland. She is a woman who is no less than any man while he rose from humble beginnings. The imperial family has become rotten to the core. The nobles are lavish with no regard for the people. Princess Wang Xuan and her childhood sweetheart, the third prince, become pawns of a prophecy that states, "to acquire thee is to obtain the world." Being pulled into the matters of the court, Wang Xuan is married off by her father to Xiao Qi who comes from a poor family. On the night of their wedding, Xiao Qi is forced to leave the capital. Wang Xuan is shamed and discouraged. The Helan Prince kidnaps Wang Xuan in order to seek revenge on Xiao Qi. The crisis they face becomes a blessing in disguise for the couple. Wang Xuan is moved and inspired by Xiao Qi's wish to bring peace and prosperity to the nation and they fall in love.

Gosei School has a long history. The principal of the school is highly ambitious and he tries to achieve his goals by using supernatural majin powers. Six students go up against the principal. The students are Taisei Manaka (Taisho Iwasaki), Ryuhei Domon (Ryuga Sato), Yusuke Takigawa (Yuto Nasu), Hyuma Oura (Hidaka Ukisho), Naoya Morimura (Naoki Fujii) and Ichika Sakurai (Issei Kanasashi).

After a doping scandal derails his career, former champion swimmer Tang Yibai makes a determined comeback. With the support of rookie reporter Yun Duo, who is overcoming her own fears, he fights to clear his name and reclaim his glory.

Wi Seung Hyun joins the Korean national Police University to follow in his father's footsteps but runs into hurdles as he gets involved with a woman named Go Eun Gang.

Qiao Nuo, a fresh graduate, comes across an unexpected opportunity to become an intern for the city court. Because of her lack of knowledge for what the work entails, her abilities are questioned by the judge. Qiao Nuo witnesses the intense confrontations between prosecutors and defense lawyers with her own eyes and starts to develop an appreciation for her profession. She becomes determined to become a good judge. Under the guidance of the chief judge, Zuo Dong Hai, she is unafraid to put in the hard work to search for useful clues to help a trial case, to accumulate experiences, to meet friends and to find love.

Pasta follows the dreams and successes of a young woman who aspires to become an elite chef at La Sfera Italian restaurant.

Tender Is the Night is a 1985 television drama miniseries co-produced by Showtime, 20th Century Fox Television, BBC, and 7 Network. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1934 novel of the same name, the six-part series focuses on themes of love, ambition, mental illness, and the decline of the American Dream. 1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older, married Dick and disrupting the fragile balance of the group. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to another sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them all.

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