nodeeeee.js

var AWS = require("aws-sdk");

//"http://localhost:8000"
AWS.config.update({
  region: "us-west-1",
  endpoint: "dynamodb.us-east-1.amazonaws.com"
});

var docClient = new AWS.DynamoDB.DocumentClient();

console.log("Querying for movies from 1985.");

var params = {
    TableName : "Movies",
    KeyConditionExpression: "#yr = :yyyy",
    ExpressionAttributeNames:{
        "#yr": "year"
    },
    ExpressionAttributeValues: {
        ":yyyy":1985
    }
};

docClient.query(params, function(err, data) {
    if (err) {
        console.error("Unable to query. Error:", JSON.stringify(err, null, 2));
    } else {
        console.log("Query succeeded.");
        data.Items.forEach(function(item) {
            console.log(" -", item.year + ": " + item.title);
        });
    }
});