[US Entertainment] Kise's Hollywood Diary

The European release of "Brokeback Mountain" is going smoothly, leaving nothing to say. The imdb score has climbed to 7.9 points with the extension of the release time. This score itself has broken through the scores of all works directed by Ang Lee. As of now Currently in early December, "Brokeback Mountain", which was released in early November, has earned a box office of 12 million US dollars in the four European countries in less than a month, and at this time there is still less than half a week before the film is released.

This is undoubtedly a very gratifying achievement. Ang Lee even joked, "With the income from this movie, I can probably live for three lifetimes."

Because of Ang Lee's identity, the movie "Brokeback Mountain" is also famous in China, but because of the taboo of the subject matter, it has no chance to be released in mainland China.However, this does not affect the large number of Chinese netizens who have access to resources through the Internet.

Now is the period when the popularization and use of the Internet in China is entering a period of peak development. Although the number of teams is not as fast as the huge traffic in North America, it is only a matter of time before they catch up with the huge population base.

Although Ang Lee wanted to share this honor with the people of the country, he couldn't hold back that the subject matter would not give any promotional opportunities at all-from the experience that most taboo films and large-scale films can only be released in the Hong Kong area, Li An An almost gave up the idea of ​​returning to China for publicity without hesitation.

By the time "Brokeback Mountain" was released from Europe and the whole crew left for the United States to promote the premiere, it was already close to mid-December.This year's snowfall is particularly heavy and thick, and snowflakes like goose feathers fall from the sky one by one.When I raised my head, there were numerous snowflakes until I was covered by a big black umbrella.

"It's cold, don't catch a cold." The visitor was also wearing a coat, holding a big black umbrella with his bony hands, and only Vincent's shadow remained in his eyes. "Where's Frank?"

Vincent held Finny's cat bag and looked towards the other end of the exit, "He went to pick up the car."

The atmosphere was a bit stiff, and it wasn't until Frank drove over that Vincent wrapped the cat bag in a coat and walked quickly to the car door.

When the cat bag was opened and Finny got out, he rolled down the window and waved to the man standing in the snow with an umbrella.The other party's thin lips were slightly pursed into an arc, and those eyes watched the window slowly rise until nothing could be seen, and the car drove away.

"Do what you say?" The manager turned up the heating in the car a little, and glanced at the color of his boss, "Men are always better at recovering than women, but sometimes they are more fragile than you can imagine. .”

Vincent sat in the back seat with Finny in his arms, and glanced at Frank, "Do you have an opinion on this?"

Frank shrugged, "No, this is between you two, I'm just complaining. Since you dislike my job as a relationship consultant so much, I have to consider stopping this extra service."

"Let's talk about something else. Look at the drafts that are flying all over the sky. I want to say that Clint and Paul's tricks are very high, and Ang Lee doesn't show much. A "Million Dollar Baby", a "Million Dollar Baby" "Crash" Paul wants to make a big hit. According to me, if "Brokeback Mountain" is postponed until next year, I can guarantee that the movie "Crash" that is too offensive will cause a sensation It will definitely not be less than "Brokeback Mountain". Of course, if "Brokeback Mountain" and "Crash" are selected for Oscars at the same time, it may be "Crash" that will benefit more. Between so many Hollywood movies, most of them are not true Filmed in Los Angeles."

"And most of the judges of those colleges are actually local people in Los Angeles. They may have some such complexes. "Brokeback Mountain" is too challenging the psychological bottom line of conservatives. It takes great courage to set a precedent. Once the new judging criteria are introduced, it will be a big shock within the academy."

Frank could think clearly about the problems Vincent couldn't see. The directors also communicated with each other. Although they were competitors, everyone had confidence in themselves at this level.But to be honest, these directors are also afraid of "crash".Compared with actors, they have more things to consider. Most of the time, they don't want to win any awards, but more often they want to challenge those rules.

Vincent, who participated in the two-step film, himself was quite afraid of Ang Lee and Paul Haggis' "crash".Although the two films have their own merits, if one of them is to be discarded like "Forrest Gump" and "Schindler's List", it will inevitably become an unforgettable regret.

Well now, "Brokeback Mountain" has been launched ahead of schedule, and "Crash" has been postponed-it's quite the best of both worlds.But what should hit is still hit, "Crash" does not collide with "Brokeback Mountain", and "Million Dollar Baby" replaces "Crash" to "crash".

Before the full list of nominations for this year's Golden Globe Awards came out, "Brokeback Mountain" collided with "The Aviator" first-two steps were also released at the end of the year, and "Brokeback Mountain" seemed to have taken the lead.Between the various Film Critics Association Film Awards and Independent Spirit Film Awards held in November and December, they all awarded the best film to "Brokeback Mountain". Movie interest.

What kind of movie can make professional filmmakers and film critics abandon taboos and prejudices, and award such an important award to "Brokeback Mountain"?

On December 12, "Brokeback Mountain" received a premiere box office of more than 12 million U.S. dollars when it was shown in only 1500 theaters across the United States. On the second day of its premiere, it increased to less than 5480 big screens, but still It cannot meet the needs of the audience who come to watch the movie.With the attendance rate as high as 500% or more, Paramount Pictures had to step up contact to screen the screen.

But all viewers who have watched the movie "Brokeback Mountain" all gave high praise. With the North American film market's soaring reputation, the entire team of "Brokeback Mountain" suppressed their original publicity plan, because director Ang Lee from China Repeatedly emphasizing that "too much is not good", the director's words awakened those who were immersed in box office results and high word-of-mouth evaluations.

Everyone has rebellious bones, and the same is true for the Oscar Academy judges-you also think it is good, but I am not optimistic.Oscar has already done this kind of thing proficiently and can no longer be proficient. In previous years, those favorites who have fallen off the nomination list for the Academy Awards, there are as many as they want, those tears of regret left by "excessive" public relations Enough to flood the floor of an entire Kodak Theater.

In addition, two weeks later, "The Aviator" directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio will be released soon, and the limelight cannot be completely occupied by one person.It's time to give way, let others have a good time, and distract the firepower brought by the media attention by the way.We must know that "The Aviator" is also Martin Scorsese's ambitious work this year, and he has already made an appointment to reach an award-winning seat at the end of the year.

When Christmas comes, "The Aviator" is finally released, and "Brokeback Mountain", which has been released for three weeks, has won three consecutive issues on the North American box office chart, firmly sitting on the first place.The box office fell by only 15% in the first week and the second week, and the drop in the third week was also controlled within 30%. After nearly a month of release, the total box office has accumulated to 7180 million US dollars.

According to this momentum, "Brokeback Mountain" has even been able to be at the forefront of this year's North American box office list.

However, even if the crew of "Brokeback Mountain" changed its high-profile propaganda style in Europe and kept acting low-key after it was released in North America, it still aroused opposition and criticism from the Conservative Party and some religious organizations, such as Utah, which hates homosexuality and its nearby counterparts. In religious areas, they even organized demonstrations against the release of the film.

Paramount Pictures has taken this issue into consideration before, and had no intention of releasing it there in the first place.Those areas where media relations are tense and sensitive are not within the scope of consideration for the release of "Brokeback Mountain".

Compared with all the resistance, the current situation is already considered good.Compared with those films that were forced to be released before the release period was over, the situation of "Brokeback Mountain" is already much better than everyone expected.What can be done now is to extend the release time until the nomination list of the Golden Globe Awards is announced. Through the effect of the Golden Globe Awards, a longer screening period may be obtained.

On Christmas Eve, "The Aviator" premiered in New York.Martin - Scorsese also invited Vincent to come to watch the ceremony, the invitation naturally there is no way to refuse.

The day before Christmas Eve, there was already a Christmas atmosphere on the street, coupled with the white snowflakes, and the sound of Christmas songs from the shopping mall, Vincent couldn't help but think of the smell of turkey when he heard this singing. —especially that Christmas dinner that Mr. Landmore cooks every year.He wants to hurry up to complete the itinerary in New York, and take Finny back to Los Angeles for Christmas dinner!

Therefore, when Martin Scorsese saw the young man dressed up but with a cold face, he raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Oh, don't be such a boy. Seeing that you are about to have your first movie at the box office. For the sake of more than 3 million works, be happy!"

Vincent didn't act either, he showed a rare childish expression, pursed his mouth, "That's not the movie I starred in."

Martin laughed but said nothing, young actors always have so many scruples.But to some extent, the difference between a supporting role and a leading role is only the number of roles and the name of the trophy.If you are eye-catching and outstanding enough, who should be credited for the word-of-mouth and box office results of the film, and how can there be priority?

Leonardo came over at this time, Martin blocked Vincent's view, but did not block his view of Vincent——

The young man was wearing a light gray formal dress with a dark gray coat on the outside, which did not make people look bloated, but also perfectly set off his slender body. Standing casually with his long legs, he had his own strength of character.

The blond hair was as shiny and smooth as ever, and the back hair style fixed by hair gel made Vincent look stable and not so lifeless.The exposed full forehead and delicate and perfect face will fascinate anyone who looks at it.

At that moment, Leonardo even considered the problem of "what if all the film is taken away by this kid tomorrow", because the color and style of the overly low-key and conservative clothing specially selected by the other party today, the overall It seems that it is still eye-catching, which makes Leonardo more determined that his sports plan must not have any thoughts of slack.

"Thank you for coming to the premiere." Leonardo stretched out his right hand, and Vincent naturally reached out to shake it with him. After two swings, the two let go.

Martin raised his eyebrows: "You two can't do this. You are about to cooperate, but you are still so alien."

What Martin said was naturally to liven up the atmosphere, and by the way, remind the two young people not to relax just because the New Year is approaching and various festivals are coming.

Vincent raised his eyebrows and denied: "No, it's not because he looks unfamiliar."