[US Entertainment] 1994

On the set of "The Shawshank Redemption", Josh let the makeup artist smear on his face and fiddled with it. After sitting for a long time, he felt that he had become an unconscious sculpture, and all his emotions were written on the wrinkles constructed by the makeup artist. inside.

But the moment he saw his face in the mirror, Josh let out a strange cry of surprise and gave the makeup artist a big hug: "Wow, Blake, your fingers are simply miraculous!"

The makeup artist gently rubbed his hair, and there was still paint-like cosmetics between his fingers. Hearing Josh's praise, he showed a shy smile, but the joy in his eyes still revealed his emotions.

Josh has always thought that film makeup artists are a group of amazing people. They can conjure up completely different makeup looks like magic. In many cases, even audiences who are familiar with movies can hardly easily distinguish the actors of some roles as the same person.

For example, Ralph Fiennes, who played the role of Amon Goss in his previous life, if he didn't deliberately understand, few audiences can compare the cruel Nazi officer Amon Goss with the "Harry Potter" series. The great villain Voldemort.

The plot of "The Shawshank Redemption" is not complicated, but the time span of the plot is also 20 years long. Compared with Andy's age in the original book, Josh's face is a bit immature, and 20 years later, Andy also changed from A young banker has turned into a middle-aged and elderly person. It is inevitable that Josh wants to better control the role and pay more attention to makeup.

Fortunately, Josh's performance has always been considered good, which makes Andy's role look natural, smooth and unobtrusive.

"Wow, Josh is one year older today than yesterday!" Bob Gunton laughed, "We are going to drink some beer after waiting for a while, Josh, do you want to come together?"

When he heard about drinking, Josh's mouth became a little sour, and he quickly waved his hands: "You guys go, I won't go."

"Haha, I'm afraid this kid's legs are weak from fright, let's go!" Morgan Freeman winked at Josh, "But to be honest, Josh, you are the one I've seen drinking Worst actor ever, not even my step-granddaughter!"

Josh smiled slightly, and the so-called scandal between Morgan Freeman and his step-granddaughter that Josh had heard suddenly slipped into his mind, and he couldn't help shaking his head slightly.

Morgan Freeman is a typical late-blooming actor. His peak career is undoubtedly in the second half of his life. Compared with the stereotyped role composition of other black actors, Morgan Freeman has a wider range of roles and more diverse roles. It can even break through the limitation of skin color.

He can play a series of roles that seem to have nothing to do with blacks, such as the president of the United States, God, and scientists, but these roles often have no sense of disobedience, and are favored by American audiences.

And the scandal between him and his step-granddaughter has been popular in Hollywood for a long time. It was not until the other party passed away that the rumors gradually subsided.

When the filming was coming to an end, Josh took the time to return to Los Angeles and began to assist in the promotion of "Schindler's List".

In the 90s, the promotional methods of Hollywood movies were relatively simple, and there were not as many awards ceremonies as later generations. The Screen Actors Guild Awards, which have been on par with the Golden Globe Awards decades later, have not yet appeared. Sundance Films, which recognizes independent films and discovers emerging directors Although the film festival has been established, it is still the big production companies that have formed a monopoly in Hollywood, and the power of independent films is not large enough.

Therefore, at the beginning of the awards season, Josh only needs to cooperate with the PR company's PR operations.

Compared with the status of his first two films in the awards season, although "Schindler's List" was not favored by professionals and the media at the beginning of filming, the director of this film is Steven Spier after all. Berg, the leading director in Hollywood has always been the guarantee of film quality.

Even the most bitter film critic, the focus of his evaluation is not the quality of the film, but the subject matter.

From this perspective, "Schindler's List" is a movie destined to be cold.

The oppression of the Jews by the Nazis in World War II may have attracted the attention of the Jews and even the Germans, but the United States——

This is a pure land far away from right and wrong. During World War II, apart from the Pearl Harbor incident, the flames of war that ignited the entire Europe did not sweep across the continental United States, so it was difficult for Americans to empathize with the Jewish people.Judging from the original work of the film, "Schindler's List" is another film with a gloomy tone. Looking back at the box office rankings in the past two years, the top-ranking films are either animation productions such as "Aladdin" or "Schindler's List". Sci-fi giants like Jurassic Park, and even comedic and romantic movies like "The League of Pink" and "Sleepless in Seattle" can get a piece of the pie, and movies with a heavy atmosphere have never been the preferred genre for American audiences.

Even if Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" still flaunts the magic of prehistoric behemoths at the box office, the Jurassic is the Jurassic, and the Jews are Jews, and the two have nothing to do with each other.

Steven Spielberg thought that Josh would be very depressed. After all, it is usually young people who are knocked down by bad reviews. However, the moment they met, the director showed a relaxed smile.

Josh was wearing a light blue denim jacket with a baggy shirt inside, no different from the most common boys on the streets of the United States. The sun was a little bit hot, and Josh also specially wore a straw hat. The whole person looked Like a hip-hop cowboy.

Spielberg patted Josh on the shoulder with a smile: "Put on some more makeup, maybe Costner will consider handing over the protagonist of "Dances with Wolves" to you."

Josh heard the ridicule hidden in the director's words, and he couldn't help but smile: "I was still studying at that time, if I had this kind of luck, I would have known you earlier."

Kevin Costner is undoubtedly one of the most popular actors in Hollywood at the moment. "Dances with Wolves" is a typical western film. It was not well received before the film was released, but it was shortlisted for many Oscars after its release. , It also allowed Kevin Costner, a novice in the director world, to successfully win the statuette. After "Dances with Wolves", films such as "Assassination of Kennedy" and "Bodyguard" starring Kevin Costner were very successful, but after 1995, "Future Water World", which lost nearly 2 million US dollars, made Universal The film industry lost a lot of money, and Kevin Costner fell into a slump, and has since disappeared from the list of first-line actors.

Spielberg said with a smile: "I'm very glad that you didn't wear the ripped jeans in today's promotion, otherwise the focus of the audience must be you."

Josh rubbed his hair: "Mr. Director, are you not satisfied with my clothes?"

"I didn't mean that, but some time ago, Max suddenly showed me a photo of you." Steven Spielberg pushed his glasses, "Then I saw your shape..."

"What's the comment, shocking? Feeling intimidated?"

Mr. Director shook his head: "Josh, you've been scaring me, I'm not that timid."

Spielberg was just surprised. In any case, it was difficult for him to connect the rock youth wearing ripped jeans as if he was about to start twisting his ass in the next second with the frightening Amon Goss in the film. .

The contrast is terrifying.

The two chatted for a while, and then Liam Neeson arrived. I don’t know what Liam did during this period. Liam was just a little tall and strong during his appearance in "Schindler's List". I haven't seen him for a few months. His figure is actually It has developed towards the horizontal axis, and the buttons of the suit are tightly buttoned.

But Liam didn't seem to care about his figure at all, and he looked very relaxed. The moment he saw Josh, he greeted Josh naturally with a smile on his face.

"Hey, Josh, long time no see!"

"Hey Liam, you look very happy!"

"Thank you." Liam Neeson lightly punched Josh on the chest. After filming the movie, he spent all his time dating Natasha. In a short time, the two traveled all over the world. After leaving Europe, Liam Neeson unrestrainedly cooked a lot of food that Natasha liked. As a result, both he and Natasha gained weight.

Not long after, almost all the main creators of the crew arrived. This was the first meeting of the main creators after the filming was completed, because it was in the early stage of public relations. Participating in different awards season events, it is difficult to get the number of people together.

In this year's awards season, the first to announce the results are still several major Film Critics Association awards. These awards have now reached the stage of selection, but there is still a long way to go before the final announcement of the winners.The judges and film critics in New York, Los Angeles, and the National Board of Review all play a pivotal role in the direction of the entire awards season. It can be said that if "Schindler's List" can win awards at several major Film Critics Association awards, the film will win an Oscar. The probability is also high.

At a pre-awards season reception in Los Angeles, Josh spotted an acquaintance.

Young Leonardo DiCaprio.

When we met before, DiCaprio was still Rui Fan's little tail, and in the blink of an eye, he had already made his mark in the awards season.Josh raised his eyebrows, and suddenly remembered that Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp seemed to have collaborated on "A Different Sky" at this time. In that movie, DiCaprio The critically acclaimed performance almost stole Depp's thunder.

Following Christian Bale, Hollywood agents seemed to have discovered this seedling for planting overnight, and DiCaprio quickly became a sought-after hot figure.

What Josh was thinking was that he played a supporting role in "Schindler's List", and DiCaprio also played a supporting role in "A Different Sky". Doesn't that mean——

Are they going to match up soon?