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At the beginning of November, the temperature was getting lower and lower, and the filming location also ushered in a short-term cold wave. Some props built by the crew were crushed by the snow, which made the filming have to be delayed for a few days.

Fortunately, Ebert has mastered the method of dealing with the cold weather since "White Night". When the north wind blows, he stuffs several hand warmers in his pockets. I quickly wrapped up in a fur coat and down jacket, resolutely not in style but only in temperature.

Except for the few days of delay, the filming progress of the crew has been advancing faster than expected, and soon reached the second half of the filming.

Ebert has become more and more familiar with how to play the role of Joel.He now wears a thick black dress and Joel's iconic beanie every day, and acts out Joel's memories of Clementine step by step, changing emotions of sadness, melancholy, and silence at will.

"Good morning, Joel!" Kate Winslet, who had pink hair and a friendly smile, greeted Ebert as soon as he arrived at the studio.

"Good morning, Kate!"

"Oh, Ebert, this is a foul, why don't you call me Clementine? I called you Joel as agreed." Kate Winslet frowned, "Are you ready?"

"It's far beyond your expectations." Ebert's smile didn't change at all, and his eyes fell firmly on Kate Winslet's face. Maybe it was because the eyes were too hot, or maybe there was something wrong with Ebert's face. Attractive magic, Kate, who has worked with many handsome guys since filming, couldn't help but blush at the moment.

"So confident." Kate wrapped her down jacket tightly, "Why do you keep staring at me?"

Ebert hooked his lips: "I'm just imagining how to shoot today's scene."

The movie "The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is full of scenes of the two living together. The scene shot today is when Joel chose to clear his memory. He recalled the last time he met Clementine. A violent quarrel erupted between the two, whose personality conflicts gradually broke out.

This is how the feelings change from strong to weak.

Ebert has always found memories to be a terrible thing.Although he has never experienced a relationship, but from the text and the narration of his friends, he can understand why people love memories so much.

Just like Joel to Clementine, when all the conflicts, indignation and resentment dissipate, only good memories of each other are left.

Michel Gondry ran over to confirm the status of the actors, and after the staff got in place, today's shooting officially started.

The very different personalities of Joel and Clementine can be seen from the clothes alone.Joel's clothes are always the same, and the black wool cap appears in almost any picture taken by the camera.Clementine, she used to dye her hair exaggerated blue and pink, even colorful, when she first met, she was wearing a jacket that symbolized an adventurer.

In order to match today's shooting, the makeup artist dyed Kate Winslet's hair pink, which made Kate look like ten years younger in an instant-in fact, 28 years old is still young in Hollywood, especially in the first-line A female star, if she can maintain a high return rate like Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz, she can even continue to occupy the first-line position for more than 20 years.

As it turns out, Kate Winslet wasn't a passing meteor. After winning an Oscar in 09 with "Life and Death Reading", she was nominated for another Oscar, and the TV series she starred in also won the favor of Emmy Awards. Even playing the villain in commercial films like "Divergent", Kate The performance was also well received by the critics.

It can be said that Kate is the most popular actress in Hollywood. From Ruth, the aristocratic lady with a declining family, to various roles on the screen, this actress chose a path that many people sneered at. But it is the most correct way.

At this moment, in the dim light of the room, Ebert was wearing a nightgown, sitting on the sofa and reading a newspaper: "It's already 3 o'clock."

Clementine has just come home.

She lay down on the ground nonchalantly, and said drunkenly, "I probably crashed your car."

"Drinking and driving, it's so sad."

When the camera is close to Ebert's face, his face is full of disappointment and anger.

"I'm drunk, but don't say I'm pathetic." Kate raised her voice slightly, and she was very dissatisfied with Joel's statement.

Ebert stretched out his hand, and quickly dropped it: "It's really sad, and it's fucking irresponsible! You may kill someone, maybe you have already killed someone, do you need to turn on the TV to watch the news? I Should I pop the bumper and see if I hit a child or a small animal?"

"It's just a dent, you look like a goddamn old woman."

"Then what do you look like?"

Starting with the topic of alcoholism, Joel suspects that Clementine slept with other men because that's her "way to make people like", his rigidity and self-confidence are displayed to the limit at this moment, although he Tried to redeem, but he really hurt Clementine, she chose to leave.

Filming this scene was not easy for Ebert and Kate.

Under the dim light, the facial expressions of the two people are not particularly clear. At this time, they have to rely on movements and voices to show the conflict between the two.

In this case, Ebert's voice was low and full of unspeakable anger, as for Kate, she was indifferent at first, then angry, and finally sad.

After Clementine ran out, Joel hurriedly drove after her.On the side of the road, Joel, who was a little out of control, yelled at Clementine: "I am erasing my memory about you. I am very happy. It was you who cleared me up first. I can't believe you would do this to me." ,damn it!"

"You're going to disappear tomorrow morning, what a perfect ending to this shit relationship!"

But in the end, with Joel just looking around blankly at the sky above, Clementine was gone.

At this time, Joel has fallen into the conflict between reality and memory. His whole mood is broken, sluggish, flustered, and manic.

Ebert tried his best to interpret this neurotic state. Thanks to the blessings of the previous scenes, he has been able to perfectly grasp Joel's psychology, and he has entered the state from the very beginning of shooting.

However, venting emotions is undoubtedly a pressure for actors. When Michel Gondry announced the end of the performance, Ebert only felt that his back was completely soaked. He let out a long breath and calmed himself down. Feeling.

At this time, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder and handed him a handkerchief: "Wipe off your sweat, your performance is great!"

"I can testify." Kristen Dunst raised his hand and smiled at Ebert.

In fact, they think there's only one word to describe Ebert's performance -- "shocking."

Before cooperating with "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", they had heard Ebert's name many times. After all, in this year, Ebert was almost the most popular actor born in the 80s in Hollywood.Both born in the 80s, Elijah Wood and Kirsten Dunst were dismissive at first. After all, the star-making ability of Hollywood gossip media can almost rank second in the world, second only to the British sports that love to make superstars. class media.

As child stars, the two also had the experience of being called "future superstars". Therefore, their attitude towards the media's praise was very calm, and they even thought of watching Ebert's jokes-Ebert was too young, no matter in Neither the acting skills nor the number of works convinced them, but Focus Pictures finally chose him as the leading actor. They didn't think he had such qualifications.

Of course, after seeing Ebert's acting skills, they quickly changed their views.

The media is not exaggerating at all!Especially after today's performance, they were too suspicious of the "National Enquirer"'s report on Ebert. It was a blatant slander. There is no point in setting up.

Because no one is qualified enough.

Just now, Christen kept her unladylike gesture of opening her mouth slightly. She was standing closest to Ebert and could see it more clearly than anyone else. When Joel and Clementine had a quarrel, How Ebert changed his emotions through language and body.What shocked Christen the most was actually his eyes. Anger, helplessness, and grievances seemed to be under his control at will, and he could easily apply his eyes to any desired scene.

At least among the male actors Christen has worked with, except for the top acting school, she rarely sees anyone with such explosive power as Ebert.

Without knowing why, Ebert's relationship with Elijah Wood and Kristen Dunst got better day by day.

At the end of November, the filming of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" officially ended, and the actors in the crew returned home from the filming location.The moment Ebert got off the plane, he was blocked by fans chasing him. He had to lead the crowd to a corner, exchanged a few words, took photos and signed autographs before getting into the car.

It has been raining in Los Angeles for the past two days. Even though he was wrapped in a thick down jacket, Ebert still felt a chill hit him. He coughed lightly, opened the door of his house, threw his luggage in the hall, and rushed directly to the bedroom. On the bed, the body was lying horizontally in a big shape, sleeping unconsciously.

Although the plot of this movie is mainly about emotional drama, for Ebert, it consumes almost the most experience and energy since he started filming.

The reason is very simple.Letting a guy who has never been in a relationship imagine an unforgettable, heart-piercing relationship is not much worse than letting a man have a child!

Fortunately, the witty Ebert stuffed a bunch of DVDs of love movies such as "Gone with the Wind", "Roman Holiday", "Sleepless in Seattle" and other love movies in his backpack before he set off. Many movie superstars of Hanks calmly talked about love on the screen, and Ebert's self-confidence gradually built up.

His last three movies have been pretty devastating. "Pirates of the Caribbean" made him soak in the water every day, which was worse than a drowned chicken. "The Pentium Age" simply fell off the horse, and this "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" almost developed mental illness.

But Ebert has always believed in the truth that good things never happen. "Pirates of the Caribbean" broke the record of pirate movies and became one of the most successful films of this summer. , Oscar and a series of awards, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" may be able to give Ebert more expectations.

Ebert is also confident.

In December, the New York Film Critics Association Awards and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association announced the winners.Together with the Chicago Film Critics Association, these two Film Critics Association awards are listed among the three major film critic awards in the United States. The former was established in 12, and the latter was established in 1935. In the North American film critic circle, these two awards have the highest authority.

Although the gold content of the trophy of the Film Critics Awards is not enough to compare with the Golden Globes and Oscars, film critics are an important part of the Hollywood film industry after all, and no star is willing to have a bad relationship with a influential film critic, so when the awards are announced On the day of the festival, most of the invited stars will go there.

The best film of this year's New York Film Critics Association Awards was awarded to "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King". Both the box office and the awards have been swept, achieving a perfect balance between business and box office.Best Actor went to "Lost in Translation" Bill Murray, the heroine Hope Davis, Ebert and the crew of "The Pentium Age" did not win a prize.

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association's award presentation is very different from that of the New York Film Critics Association, which also proves the difference in the tastes of film critics in the two places.The best film of this year's Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards was awarded to "American Glory", the best actor is still Bill Murray, and the best actress is Australian actress Naomi Watts, "Lord of the Rings" 3: The Return of the King won the Best Director Award.

In fact, in this awards season, Bill Murray, the actor of "Lost in Translation", has been very popular. "Lost in Translation" is the work of the new director Sofia Coppola, but Sofia is the daughter of the famous director Francis F. Coppola. She has a strong network and background in Hollywood, and Bill Murray's acting skills are really good , Therefore, in the competition for the best actor in the Oscar, Bill Murray got the help of many film critics.

However, in Ebert's impression, the Oscar winner in 04 was not Bill Murray, but the famous "bad boy" Sean Penn in Hollywood. Given Sean Penn's previous feats, it's understandable that he isn't loved by critics.

After resting for a few days, on the sofa in Uncle Johnson's not-so-spacious apartment, four big men, Mark, Bradley, Ebert, and Lynn, crowded into a row, and all their eyes were fixed on the only one in the living room. A TV—Today is December 12, the day when the nominees for the American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards are announced.

Although this award sponsored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is often caught in discussions such as non-professional members, unclear awards, and Oscars drifting away, but as one of the outposts of the Oscars, it is also the most commercialized in the United States outside the Oscars. The award ceremony with the highest rate and the most enthusiastic atmosphere, the Golden Globe Awards is also a feast for Hollywood filmmakers. For actors who are determined to make a world in Hollywood, the nomination and recognition of the Golden Globe Awards are equally important.

"Ebert will definitely get a nomination. I don't worry about it at all. The Golden Globe Awards are made up of a group of groupies who don't do their jobs."

Hollywood's most professional minds were equally scoffing at the award.A TV station in the United States recently produced a documentary about the Golden Globe Awards, "Golden Globe Awards: Hollywood's Dirty Little Secret", which pointed out that most of the members of the so-called Hollywood Foreign Press Association are some very unknown publications and network media workers , their views on the film are very exaggerated, and it is the platform of the Golden Globes that makes those views seem very important.

Of course, since the film awards are divided into two categories: drama and comedy, the wide selection of a total of 10 films can also allow the Golden Globes to provide some surprises for filmmakers.

Ebert originally planned to watch the nomination results quietly in the new house, but Mark summoned him back to the apartment with a phone call.It’s been a long time since Ebert really missed his little desserts and steaks. After the movie was finished, Lynn’s control over his weight was a little looser. In the words of the agent: “As long as your weight doesn’t change like Leon’s As amazing as Nado DiCaprio, I can allow you to eat a little bit of meat."

Ebert really wants to ask Leonardo how he feels every time he lays down the gun. You know, Leonardo often praises Ebert for having a "loose", "reasonable" and "not greedy" agent, If he knew that the perfect manager in his heart would always use him as an example to encourage Ebert to keep in shape, he might not be willing to utter a single word of those beautiful words.

Soon, the media announced the nomination list for the 61st Golden Globe Awards.

"The Pentium Era" was shortlisted for three nominations for Best Drama, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor. The nominee for best director, drama, is Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola.

"Lost in Translation" is also one of the most watched films at this year's Golden Globe Awards. It received five nominations in total and won all important awards for Best Picture in Comedy, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor and Actress in Comedy .

For this result, Ebert was actually a little disappointed.

Gary Rose's directing skills may not be as good as Oscar-level directors such as Anthony Minghella and Clint Eastwood, but since "The Pentium Era" has won the favor of film critics and audiences, it has also been shortlisted for the best film of this year. The competition for feature films shows that Gary Rose's directing level still has merit.

Gary Rose's failure to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Director undoubtedly cast a shadow over the Oscar road of "The Pentium Age".