Hollywood Hunter

After reading the fax in his hand, Simon called Amy to talk about some of his opinions, and asked about the progress of the cast of the actor of "Batman".

Speaking of which, there is not much interest in Simon’s participation in this year’s Cannes Film Festival. He did not arrange the viewing plan as he did in Sundance, but planned to use the next two weeks. Carefully organize your thoughts about the "Batman" script.

Although this superhero movie is scheduled to start shooting next year, the time is actually not so ample.

In the next six months, in addition to the script, Simon will also solve the problem of various high-tech props in the film, such as the bat car, these are vehicles that really need to be able to run on the road, not just some models, from From design to assembly, half a year may not be enough.In addition, many of the special effects and special effects planned in the film also require a lot of time to prepare.

In the following days, Simon basically stayed in the hilltop mansion in the Le Cannet district to conceive the script, and it continued from time to time with the United States.But two women, Janet and Jennifer, ran the entire Cannes. Janet really made friends with Natasha Kinsky. Although she didn’t stay overnight like that night, but at noon on Saturday, Natasha Kinsky came back to lunch with Janet again, but the woman's attitude towards Simon has always been lukewarm.

On the other side, various activities of the Cannes Film Festival were also in full swing after the opening ceremony.Of course, it is mainly the screening of various types of films.In addition to the official competition and non-competition screenings of the film festival, there are many movie screenings arranged by film companies at their own expense in theaters, beaches, auditoriums and other places around the city. Movie event.

However, the official films of the festival are undoubtedly the most concerned by the media.

The organizer also has a clear rhythm in the arrangement of the screenings of each competition unit, which is usually scheduled according to the film's reputation or fame, so that the twelve-day film festival will not be too bland."Pulp Fiction" is arranged on the Sunday of the first weekend of the film festival for this reason.A few days before the "Pulp Fiction", the detonation media discussed Kieslovsky's "Killing Short Film" and the British production company's film "Patty Hurst" based on real events.

The Polish director Chieslovsky has not yet reached the peak of the later "red, blue and white trilogy", "killing short film" can be regarded as his famous work.The media of all parties praised the film naturally, and some even predicted that "Short Film" will be the most powerful competitor of this year's Golden Palm.

The other "Patty Hirst" is based on a kidnapping incident that caused a sensation in the 1970s.

After being kidnapped by the mob, Patty Hurst, a daughter of the American media family Hurst family, suffered a brutal insult, abuse and brainwashing. She accidentally joined the mob organization and participated in the subsequent bank robberies.

Patty Hirst has therefore become the most typical patient of'Stockholm syndrome'.

After being arrested, the Hirst family used a lot of resources and even the presidential amnesty to successfully remove the young lady who had been sentenced to 35 years.

Relative to the one-sided praise of "The Killing Short Film", the media was extremely mocking about "Patty Hirst", obviously considering the influence of the Hirst family. Although the producer chose this very sensitive theme However, the treatment of the whole story is still obscured. For example, when the mob trains the members of the organization, even if the other female members are naked, the Patty Hirst with the hostage identity is neatly dressed.

The critic of the French newspaper "Le Figaro" wrote in a mocking tone of "Don't dare to shoot, don't shoot": "According to the description of this film, I only saw the extreme of the mob against the Hearst family Respectfully, according to this logic, Miss Hirst should be released immediately, not brainwashed as part of them."

In the eighties,

So until May 15th, Sunday.

The red carpet field premiere of "Pulp Fiction" is scheduled at nine o'clock in the morning.

Although the quality of the film is still unknown, as Simon's second film after the creation of the "Lola Run" with more than 400 million US dollars at the global box office, "Pulp Fiction" is undoubtedly the most anticipated film of this festival.

Less than eight o'clock, the cinema is already very lively outside. The media reporters attending this premiere are no less than the opening ceremony of the film festival. Many fans who did not get the invitation letter openly held the high-priced bid to look forward to Get a movie ticket before the opening.

In addition to the "Pulp Fiction" crew, most of the judges in the main competition unit and many Hollywood stars who came to Cannes this time also confirmed their presence.

Seeing such a grand event, Simon and others did not have much pressure, but Orion Pictures President Mike Medova seemed very nervous.

As of now, Orion has released six films this year. Although it was relatively low season, only the "Color Rattlesnake" starring Robert Duvall and Sean Pan were relatively successful. Others All five ended in failure.

These six movies have accounted for less than half of Orion’s total release plan this year. It is conceivable that if no other explosions occur throughout the year, Orion will probably lose money again, even experiencing a crisis that is even more serious than it was two years ago. .

You know, it can be different from two years ago.

After the stock market crash last year, the hot money pouring into the entertainment industry is like a spring on the verge of drying up. Even the seven major film companies have begun to have a crisis. It is said that Coca-Cola has privately negotiated with Sony to sell its stock of Columbia Pictures. The operating conditions of Universal, which performed fairly well in the past two years, are also deteriorating. I only hope that the next sequel to "Back to the Future" will restore the overall situation.

In this case, once in a crisis, Orion will never be able to turn over like it did two years ago.

"Pulp Fiction" is precisely the most promising movie to support Orion's performance this year.However, compared to those commercial films that are suitable for all ages, "Pulp Fiction" is really a bit too aggressive.Due to Simon's strength, Orion has no way to intervene in this project as he wishes.

The film will be released on June 3, and there is no doubt that the results of Cannes are very important for "Pulp Fiction".

Although I have received some information from the acclaimed judges, Mike Medova has been busy in recent days. Just last night, he also held a media press conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Cannes. The mainstream media people who will attend the festival will entertain them so that these reporters can show mercy even if they are not very satisfied with the film.

Compared to the original production cost of "Pulp Fiction" of 8 million US dollars, Orion Pictures has unknowingly invested 5 million US dollars in the publicity and public relations of this film. Next, if the film has a good reputation, it must be Will continue to invest, basically reaching the same position as the cost of film production.

In this intense anxiety, Mike Medova still greeted the guests attending the premiere without relaxing, and he didn't come to Simon to sit down until nine o'clock.

In any case, what has to be done has already been done, and then look at God's will.

In the packed Lubière hall, the lights dimmed and the screen quickly turned on.

After the opening titles of Orion Pictures and Daenerys, the original interpretation of the term "Pulp Fiction" still appeared first. Then, as soon as the picture changed, a team of robbers played by Sean Pan and Madonna appeared in In the cafe.

In the hall, seeing these two people appear, everyone was stunned.

Many senior media people still clearly remember the disaster caused by Madonna's consecutive appearances in several movies in the past two years. Therefore, the moment I saw Madonna's figure, the first thought in many people's minds was failure.

Although in the previous publicity, many people have learned that Madonna and Sean Pan will make a guest appearance on this film, but most people did not expect that Simon Westero will put them at the beginning of the film.

At this time, listening to the two chattering about the topic of robbery, although some people found that Madonna's performance did not seem to be so bad, but such a plot is still inexplicable.So until the two who had just been chatting suddenly broke out and took out their guns to start the robbery, some of the audience realized some different meanings.

Then, the plot ended abruptly.

After the subtitles, the picture has been transferred to Vincent and Jules played by John Travolta and Samuel Jackson.

Listening to the two people still chattering about the issue of burgers like two office workers, the audience who had just been in advance by the outbreak of Madonna and Sean Pan unknowingly and bored again until the two arrived at a few little bastards. The residence, then, suddenly pulled a gun to kill.

The screen switched again and came to the boxer Butch played by Robert De Niro.

It was still confusing chatter. Butch listened to the gang boss's instruction and met Vincent for the first time, which also laid some foreshadowing for the later plot.

The narrative also turned back to Vincent again, and received the entrustment of the boss. Vincent hurried to Mia's residence. With Mia's insistence, the two came to the Rabbit Baby Restaurant.Until this time, the screening of the film was actually only half an hour.

Seeing the golden age star COS in the restaurant, many audiences showed conscientious smiles on their faces.

Moreover, the direct and keen critics suddenly discovered that the nagging style of this movie still subconsciously substituted themselves into the plot of the film. With the classic swing dance of Vinson and Mia, some people even There is a feeling of irresistible, a feeling of wanting to know what will happen next.

However, unlike any movie mode in the past, except for a small number of people who have seen the movie, no one on the scene can guess the next plot of the movie.

After the dinner of Vinson and Mia, everyone basically felt that the next thing must be a ridiculous and derailed, but the plot has once again evolved into an absurd farce.Mia sucked on Vinson’s drugs and was unconscious, and the scene of adrenaline inevitably left a deep impression on the audience.

In the cold joke about tomato sauce, the date of the two also came to an end.

The story of the gold watch opens.

When Christopher Walken appeared on the screen to tell about the history of gold watches, many fans who watched "Deer Hunter" couldn't help but be amused by Simon's bad taste, especially the subsequent appearance of Butch played by Robert De Niro, Even reminded laughter in the hall.

You know, in "Deer Hunter", Christopher Walken and Robert De Niro happened to play two Vietnam War prisoners.This episode is completely related to "Deer Hunter". Christopher Walken survived from the prisoner of war camp, and then brought back the gold watch that Butch's father had worked hard to save.

Obviously, Robert De Niro played his own father.

Butch fleeing after killing his opponent fiercely on the boxing ring, he fled, and the audience who had just been immersed in the stalk of "Deer Hunter" was immediately astounded by Vera Lobos who appeared on the big screen.

In the taxi, in just a few minutes of rival play, Robert De Niro was completely at ease, but the actress who was completely unknown in a circle, fluffy hair, white face, cat-like lazy eyes, with The dangerous red lips with flames, and the strange accent that made everyone unprotected, attracted the attention of all audiences without realizing it.

Some film critics even subconsciously developed an idea that they were not willing to admit. This completely unimpressive actress actually suppressed Robert De Niro who had won two Oscars.

Perhaps Butch's performance is not much room, but the beauty, weirdness and danger between Esmetara's every move makes it hard to forget at a glance.

Even, even after the end of this episode, many people are still savoring all the details in the lens just now, and look forward to the glamorous taxi driver in the next episode.

This expectation even affected the subsequent plot of the film.

It wasn't until Butch killed Vinson and met with the gang boss that both were kidnapped and brutally abused, the audience did not recover from the profound sounds that had just stayed, and turned their attention to the plot of the film again.