Chapter 511 North American Circle

Of course Hollywood has its hills!

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Where there are rivers and lakes, there is power, there are mountains, and there are gangs.

It is the same in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, and everywhere.

Coppola, Scorsese, Spielberg, and George Lucas all belong to the "golden generation" of the 1970s, the founders of the new Hollywood era. They are the four famous families and the top four. They have been friends with each other for many years. They are close, supporting each other, going to various major occasions together, and weaving a network of relationships, firmly occupying the top of Hollywood.

Under them, there are Robert Altman, Sidney Pollack, Peter Bogdanovich, Milos Forman, Oliver Stone, Brian De Palma, Ridley Scott and others, lined up on the left and right.

This group of people together form a huge mainstream Hollywood arena.

There is both cooperation and competition between each other, but they all have their own bottom line - after all, we will see each other if we lower our heads but don't raise our heads...

After entering the new century, the movie boys of the past have also become old men...

It stands to reason that it should end slowly with full achievements and glory.

Think too much, this is Vanity Fair, who doesn’t want to stay a few more years?

There are so many circles that it’s hard to tell them all.

Just to give an example, Zhang Ziyi should be hanging out with Wendi Deng in Hollywood. Zhang Ziyi’s foreign boyfriend was introduced by Wendi Deng...

Later, Wendi Deng also announced the formation of her own film company - a film production company jointly established with Forsley, the wife of MGM CEO, and Zhang Ziyi.

Unfortunately, the two broke up later.

Shen Xudong wasn't very interested in these things, and he didn't live in North America, so he asked: "... Which circle are you from?"

Joseph Drake smiled: "I'm from the independent film community!"

"Then I'm also in the independent film community."

Joseph Drake reminded: "...Shen, you are Asian, you are different from me..."

"…All right."

Joseph Drake's meaning is very obvious. I am a native and am qualified to form my own group. You, a foreigner, are just making a living in the United States and don't want to join the team. What do you think?

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"Carol" officially opens for screenings on October 6th...

Same period as "The Departed".

However, the latter is a blockbuster, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring DiCaprio + Matt Dummy + Jack Nicholson. It is a super luxurious team. It does not need to be screened at all, and it will open directly in 3,000 theaters!

By the way, the North American copyright of "Infernal Affairs" was actually bought by Brad Pitt. Originally, he planned to star in it himself. Didn't he break up with Jennifer Aniston? The copyright of "Infernal Affairs" was owned by Plan B Company. In the name of Jennifer Aniston, who is also the founder of Plan B...

Later, Warner Company came forward and bought the rights to "Infernal Affairs" and directly invited Matt Du Meng to play Brad Pitt's previous role.

Bringing it back, Shen Xudong knows that the biggest winner of this year's Oscar is Martin Scorsese and his "The Departed".

"Carol" can only be named...

There is no way, Oscar has to return the favor, this year is another typical small year...

Why not give it to Martin?

"The Departed" can be said to be worse than "Infernal Affairs" even if you are blind, it is just a vulgar adaptation of the American version.

To put it bluntly: Martin's assembly-line gangster film has a new skin. The shooting, soundtrack, editing, and acting lines are all Martin style. It is almost exactly the same as "Goodfellas" and other previous films, such as the protagonists who are full of Fuck, and all kinds of classic jazz. , rock and country music as BGM.

Just like "The Revenant" gave the Leonardo DiCaprio Award: tell young actors not to always think about making money. If you want to win awards, you must have the spirit of dedication to art. Don't always make commercial films to make money. If you want to win awards, you must Make art films, even independent films.

Let's be honest, "The Departed" is far behind Martin's series of masterpieces "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull" and "Goodfellas"!

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Arrive in Los Angeles and go directly to the VIFF Center cinema, where "Carol" will premiere.

Why not go to the Chinese Theater?

Because the premiere of "The Departed" was held there!

So...there is very little media on site, nonsense, with DiCaprio reporting, who the hell cares about a lesbian movie?

When Shen Xudong saw Gong Li, he couldn't help complaining: "I'm so speechless, it actually happened on the same day as "The Departed"!"

"It was arranged by the publishing company!"

"...Why do you want to arrange it like this?"

Kristine Vachan looked unhappy: "We made the decision early in the morning, and Warner confirmed last week that it will be released today!"

Shen Xudong was also speechless...

Todd Haynes smiled bitterly: "...Well, if you think about it from another angle, he regards us as his main opponents!"

Christine Vachan glared at him: "So, we should feel honored?"

"It's not an honor..."

After complaining for a while, I still have to get off...

Shen Xudong listened to their speech. He originally thought that today's premiere would be deserted, but he thought too much. Christine Vachan is a bit thin-faced in North America, including Julianne Moore, Christian Bale, and Cate Blanchett. Including Harvey Weinstein and Quentin Tarantino.

Oh, and Todd Hines' next project is I'm Not There, a Weinstein Pictures production co-starring Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett.

In addition, the publicity for "Carol" was handed over to Harvey.

This group of people can understand...

They are in the same trench.

By the way, "Memoirs of a Geisha" also did a lot of public relations work last year. Otherwise, why would Zhang Ziyi be in the C position of "Vanity Fair" magazine?

Then, several more ladies came, and Gong Li welcomed them very warmly. The leader was Wendi Deng.

Wendi Deng is widely popular in North America because she is the wife of a media tycoon and often attends yacht parties, high-end cocktail parties, fashion conferences and even political and business meetings.

However, Shen Xudong is not too fond of her. He is not because she "relies on men to rise to power but claims to be independent", nor is it because of her status as a "legendary woman and representative of successful women".

In fact, this woman is quite average. Apart from being diligent and having strong social skills, she has no talent at all in investment and business. She is not very good at making movies. She is too flashy, and during her marriage to Murdoch, Murdoch was completely The family has always been on high alert against him...

As a result, she was considered a less trustworthy person.

Her social circle with many celebrities may just be due to her former identity as Mrs. Murdoch. Whether these social circles actually translated into her personal social circle after the divorce is uncertain.

I can only go back to my country to make a living...

After returning to China, I still consider myself to be a first-class person...

Shen Xudong didn't like her, he simply thought the woman had a bad appearance and was quite mean, a bit like the kind of aunt in the village who liked to gossip.

Of course, when we meet, we still greet you politely: "Ms. Deng!"