[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 171 Public Opinion Center

"It seems that I will definitely go to Cannes in May. I don't know if I have a chance to be called back to the closing ceremony by the organizing committee."

Eve sighed while browsing the webpage.

Before, I was worried about whether I could be shortlisted, but now I started to worry about whether I could win an award.

Basically, the crew with the possibility of winning will go back to Cannes under the hint of the organizing committee. Otherwise, no actors or directors will stay on the small island of Cannes for a full two weeks, and almost all of them will leave after attending a few activities for a short time. .

Keanu carefully analyzed beside him: "The actresses in this year's shortlist are all very strong, and the difficulty of winning the best actress is too low, but the probability of your entire crew of "Mulholland Drive" winning the award is very high. No Speaking of the highest award, the jury award, or the best director and best screenwriter, there should be one, the story is so exciting."

The selection of the film festival is actually more subjective than the Oscars. Because the number of votes for the Oscars is tens of thousands, even if the winners are upset, that is what everyone expects.

And there are only eight judges in the film festival. If they prefer a certain movie or a certain actor, they will definitely fight against all opinions, so there will always be various upsets.

Even an actor who used to be an Oscar winner or queen, most of the time at the film festival, he will be overthrown by some unknown actor in the world.

Here, they don't consider fame, and sometimes they don't even consider it if they are too famous. Instead, they want to give the awards to those ordinary actors.

Eve has seen many familiar figures and names among these shortlisted films, but there are also some films whose information is not perfect at all, no relevant information can be found anywhere, only the director's name is known.

As one of the producers, it is an honor whether she wins an award or a film. She only hopes that the word-of-mouth of the film can be the same as in her previous life, so that her 5% of the total copyright share will really flow slowly, maybe it can cover The fuel bill for that plane.

At this time, there are a lot of discussions about movies on the Internet. The earth has really become a village, and movie lovers from all over the world gather together.

"Why are two films still in production and can be shortlisted?"

"The Berlin Film Festival is too boring, but Cannes has something to watch."

"Unbelievable, this is an invasion of Asian cinema!"

"I finally got to Cannes, I really want to see these wonderful and interesting movies."

"We don't even have a single movie in the UK?"

"What is Cannes doing? Why are those two films nominated? Is it because the director has a good relationship with Cannes?"

"I'm looking forward to this year's Cannes Film Festival!"

"I have already bought the ticket, and I can't wait to participate."

Most of the netizens are actually quite rational and are looking forward to the holding of this year's film festival. Only a few people expressed doubts and dissatisfaction with this list.

First of all, of course, "Mulholland Drive" and "In the Mood for Love" were gang-beaten, and secondly, Asian films and even Chinese-language films were rejected. "In the Mood for Love" had both minefields, and it was severely criticized.

When the netizens were arguing, the reporters on the front line were naturally full of questions. It happened that Fu Mao and others were about to hold a press conference, and the questions in everyone's minds would naturally wait for answers later.

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Jonathan is an ordinary office worker in the UK. Unlike his colleagues around him who like to go to the bar for a drink, his biggest hobby is to stay at home and watch movies, and discuss the mysteries behind movies with netizens from all over the world on the Internet.

Compared with commercial masterpieces such as "Star Wars" and "007", he prefers literary films with British characteristics, such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral", etc. He is very impressed by art films in the United States and the rest of the world. interest.

The Berlin Film Festival, which just ended last month, still has many films that have not been released in the UK. Jonathan can only buy discs of a few of them to satisfy his hunger.

For example, "Magnolia" directed by Paul Thomas Anderson won the Berlin Golden Bear Award, and the tickets for its UK premiere this week have already been bought. Another Chinese film "My Father and Mother" is obviously highly praised, but its release time is far away no period.

Jonathan has always had a fondness for foreign cultures. He really wanted to read the love stories of his parents' generation in the far east. He didn't know how it would be different from England.

Unexpectedly, less than a month after the end of the Berlin Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival announced the list of nominations non-stop, attracting all the attention and discussions from the Berlin Film Festival.

Among the films announced so far, Jonathan actually has the same thoughts as netizens. He is very curious about the thoughts of the Cannes Film Selection Committee. He actually selected two films that are still in production. How can they stand out among thousands of films? , just because of the director?

It is undeniable that he has a good impression of Wong Kar Wai's "Happy Time" and also thinks that David Lynch's "Twin Peaks", "The Elephant Man" and "Blue Velvet" are rare and good films , but these are all capital.

The previous movies were good, but it doesn't mean they are good now.

Obviously, Cannes can wait a little longer and announce when the second or third batch of shortlists are announced. This will give enough production time for the two films, and maybe they will be completed by then!

At this moment, some netizens have already found out the information of the main creators of these two films, but among so many actors, Jonathan only knows one Eve Campbell.

Apart from knowing about her love affair with a big star, what surprised Jonathan the most was that he had read all of her works.

He acted as the leading role since his debut, and he is not interested in horror thrillers, but the "Death is Coming" is well-known among movie lovers on the Internet.Unable to stand the recommendations of his friends, he finally rented a disc to watch in the downtown area. This movie with no trace of the villain in the whole process made him very addicted!

Not to mention "The Girl Who Moved Soul", the literary movie starring three beauties is his favorite. Apart from Angelina who is extremely dazzling, the scene where Daisy hangs herself is a deep memory for him.

Strictly speaking, he was not a fan of Eve, but he just happened to know that there was such a person, and he also had a little crush on him.

The cooperation between David Lynch and Eve Campbell is quite interesting, at least the acting skills are guaranteed, it depends on the story and the plot.

"Why haven't you started yet? I hope there will be an interpreter."

Jonathan refreshed the page of the chat room on the computer. Some reporters specially posted pictures and text reports on the front line. As for the live video broadcast, it can only be broadcast in France. The live broadcast signals of various overseas countries are very busy and do not target a certain conference.

The users of this chat room on the BBC official website are not only British, but also people from other European countries, the United States, Canada, Australia and even Asia and South America.

They cannot read French and can only wait for the administrator to update the English text message.

At this time, Fu Mao, the artistic director of Cannes, was holding a press conference. Reporters from all over the world gathered here, regardless of whether their own country had works shortlisted or not.

Why are there so many Asian films nominated?

Why was Italy wiped out?

Why are there so few Hollywood movies?

Why choose a digital movie?

Questions like these make netizens who are waiting hard feel bored, who cares about these things!

Finally, some native French journalists began to complain about French films, and pointed their finger at "Mulholland Drive". The imaginary enemy of European literary and artistic films has always been Hollywood, and the two always collide with each other.

[Mr. Fumao, we are all curious, why did you choose "Mulholland Drive", which is still in production, to be shortlisted?Is the criterion based on your personal relationship with Mr. David Lynch, or your optimistic expectations of the quality of the film? 】

The reason why they let Wong Kar Wai go is because this guy's overall reputation is not as good as David Lynch, and also because the name of the movie has not been announced.

After watching the administrator of the chat room write this text, Jonathan instantly lifted his spirits.

There are many netizens with the same status as him, and there are more words in the chat room.

"Finally waited."

"I'm curious about this question too!"

"I admit that he is a good director, but this standard is really problematic."

"Looking forward to Fu Mao's answer."

"Is there anything odd about this movie?"

"You guys know that's a way in Hollywood?"

"Maybe it's a good movie, but can it really catch up with the opening of the film festival?"

"If it fails to catch up, will the film festival find other films to replace it, or cancel it directly?"

One after another words came out of the chat room, and everyone was waiting for Fu Mao's explanation.Whether it is nepotism or meritocracy has to be explained.

In the release hall at Cannes, Fu Mao did not panic at all. He said in French unhurriedly: "Actually, "Mulholland Drive" has not yet been produced, but it has a very interesting script, and Excellent director, actors, and production team. I went to the United States to see their filming, and it may enter post-production within a week, and the time is relatively abundant."

"Maybe you don't know, David has already produced and filmed a TV series version of "Mulholland Drive". It was booked. However, Eve came up with a very creative idea, which is to turn this TV series into a movie. The main plot in the front is the same as the pilot episode. Originally, the pilot episode can be used directly, but the TV and the movie theater screen The camera scale was inconsistent, so reshoots were required."

"David has worked on Mulholland Drive once and will be more proficient this time around. I've seen the pilot and it's actually a really good story. It's a pity it wasn't made into a TV show, but it can be seen in theaters. It's even better if you see it!"

Fu Mao just told all the things he knew. He really liked the story of "Mulholland Drive". He was very glad that ABC TV did not invest in this TV series, otherwise he would lose an excellent movie.

After he finished speaking, the reporters in the release hall were all stunned. They didn't expect such an inside story to be hidden behind the movie, and they all applauded!

The birth of any movie will not be smooth sailing. It is not easy for David Lynch and Eve Campbell to save a good story.

Now everyone is looking forward to this suffering movie more and more!