King of Hollywood

Chapter 142 The Dispute Remains

Due to the need for publicity, the debate about "Eyes Wide Shut" in the media has not stopped for a moment. Similar to the original situation, most people—whether well-known directors or well-known film critics—are still not optimistic about Adrian. In particular, those few fans who are loyal to Kubrick are quite displeased with him. The adjective "overbearing" is already the best thing in their mouths. Many people agree with that Marlene Maggie. According to Shakespeare, he was able to take over the film and still be able to release it under that kind of contract, and it was 100% that United Warner fooled Kubrick.

Warner not only did not refute similar remarks, but kept silent and conniving. The secluded outskirts may not mean to avoid them. Although some reporters went to stay outside the small manor, they did not get any news. As for Adrian, many media sent invitations for interviews, but he declined them all. His own tb and He are no exception. Of course, there are also reporters staying outside his villa, but they also get nothing. As early as two years ago, the paparazzi had already dared not restrain themselves a lot in front of him, let alone now.

It is actually normal for such public opinion to be biased towards Kubrick. Although it took only 6 years for Adrian to achieve such dazzling achievements, he even broke the record and became the youngest director in Oscar history. It is absolutely fine to be a newcomer, but someone with no previous history, but in the eyes of many people, some things cannot be compared.

Kubrick has directed just over ten films so far, but each one is a classic in the eyes of those who regard art as everything, including the more commercial "Spartacus". Some critics even believe that whenever Kubrick chooses a subject, no one can surpass him on this subject.

Adrian's works have also involved many subjects, and he has a good balance between business and art, but in the eyes of these people, his films are always inferior to Kubrick in terms of depth of thought, so even if he is a genius and good at creating miracles, Nor does it prove that he can reach Kubrick's level now.

Such nitpicking, coupled with the unprincipled defense of one's idols - no matter what, fanatics are always unreasonable - coupled with Adrian and Warner's non-response, even if Adrian An's loyal shadow mí fought back, but it didn't seem to matter much, so the current situation came into being.

Let it go, the situation may evolve very badly for Adrian, but fortunately, one thing that happens every year at this time has slowed down the process-the nomination list for the 69th Oscar is out.

This is another surprising and exciting list of nominations. The most nominated is undoubtedly Bosworth Production and Miramax Line, directed by Anthony Minghella, Ralph Fiennes, Rachel "The English Patient", starring Vichy and Sophie Marceau, won a total of 13 nominations including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Female Lead, Best Supporting Female, and Best Soundtrack. The second place is Dreamworks' "Saving Private Ryan", with 11 nominations including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

After this list was released, it immediately aroused countless discussions, especially Tom Hanks, who was nominated for Best Actor again after being the Best Actor for a year. Released in 1995, Hanks will definitely be nominated again, maybe he will win the Best Actor three times in a row, such glory is unparalleled.

Of course, these are all assumptions, but even after a year, if he can win the best actor for the third time, it will be a figure that is far behind. The same is true for Spielberg. It has only been two years since he won the best director. It is not easy to win the best director twice in such a short period of time.

As the main rival of "Saving Private Ryan", "The English Patient" should not be underestimated. Although the box office of this movie is not very good, its reputation is surprisingly good. Most of the critics have praised this movie. Plus, whether it's Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, or Sophie Marceau, the three protagonists are all impressive, especially Sophie, the nurse at the beginning of World War II is very moving , the acting skills seem to have improved a lot, if the best supporting actress won by "Braveheart" is still a bit controversial, then the performance in "The English Patient" should be well deserved.

But more importantly, anyone who knows more details knows the relationship between these two movies and Adrian. Although "Saving Private Ryan" was produced by DreamWorks, the script was first provided by Adrian, and Tom Hanks was also recommended by him. "The English Patient" is even closer. Not only did he buy the script early, but he appointed everything from the director to the actors.

What's more, in addition to these two films, "Mr. Sweetheart", jointly invested by Bosworth and Tom Cruise's production company, not only has a box office of over 100 million, but also won several Oscars this year. Cruise finally won the best actor nomination again after "Born on the Fourth of July".

When it comes to Adrian’s miscellaneous things at the Oscars in the past few years, countless directors and producers are both envious and aggrieved. This is really annoying. Why can the movies he handles make a lot of money? Get a lot of honor if you can become popular? If it weren't for the relatively fair awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and many people are also members, I am afraid someone would have initiated an investigation.

Even so, many tabloids are still enthusiastically speculating about all kinds of shady things, such as "Adrian bought all the judges" and other inconspicuous gossips abound. This is also one of their strategies. What they write is fake at first glance, and it is the kind of thing that even a little IQ would not believe. It attracts attention and does not offend Adrian too much. Why not do it?

However, in the eyes of some people, Adrian's almost miraculous vision has become a place of criticism.

"Yeah, he's a great guy, he can see potential in actors, he can get them an Oscar, he can make movies that are a bit artistic and popular, so -- don't expect him to understand Ku Brick’s thoughts, let alone Kubrick-style works, Adrian’s making movies is more to cater to the Oscars and the public, and Kubrick’s making movies is to think, such a gap It’s not that you can leap if you want to.” When a non-mainstream mean film critic talked about Oscar and Adrian, he casually talked about the dispute caused by the miracle director taking over the legendary director’s new work.

Clearly, this is yet another Kubrick-biased guy who is still blah blah blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But that's about it for them. A week after the nominations came out, the excitement had worn off, and Eyes Wide Shut finally opened in Florence theaters at the end of February.

The scale of the screening is very small. From the beginning of the preparation of this film, Warner has been prepared to lose money, otherwise it would not have been released in a hurry after only one month of promotion, even if Adrian's name and the problems caused by it from the beginning The controversy has added a lot of gimmicks to the film, and being noncommittal about those biased remarks is also to maximize the effect of publicity.

Even so, a lot of reporters came outside the theater. Those disputes were raging during this time. Even if the Oscar nomination list was announced, they only stopped for a moment, and neither Warner nor Adrian responded to it. , now that the movie has already been screened, they should not continue to keep silent, right?

To their disappointment, Adrian wasn't seen until near the start of the movie, isn't he planning to participate?

"I'm just afraid of trouble. Countless people are making irresponsible remarks before the movie is released. Can't they talk about it after watching it?" Adrian said to Tom Cruise while walking to the screening hall .

He came to the theater early, and it was impossible for the reporters to catch him if he didn't walk right.

"So you let us deal with those guys outside?" Cruise said a joke.

"Sorry, I should call you and invite you to come in from the back together." Adrian said solemnly, and then glanced at Nicole who was holding Cruise's arm.

She was wearing a big red è one-shoulder evening dress, and her reddish-gold hair was pulled straight. She was still so touching, but she was similar to Charlize who was holding her arm, with a deadpan look.

"I thought you would come here alone, or bring a miracle N Ruth said so suddenly, looking at Charlize with a bit of disdain in his eyes, and he has fought with Adrian a lot, of course he It is clear that this blond and blue-eyed Meilang in a black è thin-shouldered dress is Adrian's secretary and assistant. Of course, he must have fucked him.

"I really wanted to, but they all have something to do, and I have something to do, so I just took Charlie with me, and I can discuss it with her when I have time." Adrian said with a smile, and then looked at Charlize, "Don't Look down on Charlie, she's the best assistant in the world, without her, a lot of my things would be messed up."

Then before Cruise could speak, he changed the subject: "By the way, congratulations on your Oscar nomination for Best Actor. I said you definitely have the ability."

"Thank you." Cruise immediately looked happy. After all, which actor who works hard in Hollywood doesn't want to get a statuette? What's more, he has been said to rely on his appearance for almost ten years.

"In my opinion, you have a good chance of winning the best actor this time."

"Really? Why?"

During this talk about Oscar's prediction, four people followed the crowd to the second floor and finally entered the box. The Florence Cinema is one of the earliest cinemas established in Hollywood. Like the Chinese Theater, you can know what kind of cinema it is from the name. However, unlike Chinese theaters, Americans know more about Europe, so the construction of theaters is not as nondescript as Chinese theaters.

The interior of the entire theater is completely decorated in European style, classical and gorgeous, and there are still small boxes similar to opera houses on both sides, and Adrian and Cruzoff fù are sitting in one of them.

Soon, the seats were almost full, and after a few more minutes of pleasantries, as the lights were turned off, the film, which was prepared by Kubrick and taken over by Adrian, finally began. In just a few seconds, there was a murmur of astonishment in the screening hall, because Nicole took off her dress with her back to the camera at the beginning, and her smooth back and round pout were unusual.

Cruise, who was sitting next to Nicole, suddenly looked a little unhappy, and his previous good mood seemed to have disappeared. After all, the test screening and the public screening are two different things. But he quickly adjusted and continued to maintain a calm demeanor.

The story unfolds quickly, as colorfully as any Kubrick-style film, with well-known pieces in the background and a rather slow pace. At the reception, the two models entangled the male protagonist, the old man raped the female protagonist's 1ù bone, and the boss caused an accident for the male protagonist to solve, and the female protagonist misunderstood the male protagonist because of this, etc.

After such lukewarm swallowing, it took about ten minutes to arrive at the first tall male female protagonist. The model's entangled complaints, and his fantasies about a certain naval officer he only met once. Naturally, when the hero receives a call and needs to go out, he will inevitably have bad associations with the rental car.

As a result, the romantic scene between Nicole and the naval officer was shown on the screen. Adrian was very clever when editing, not only making it impossible to see the appearance of the actor, but also magnifying Nicole's intoxicating beauty at the same time. Therefore, there was a low sound of surprise again in the auditorium, and a hint of laughter could be faintly heard.

Adrian glanced at the two women in the box calmly, Charlize was still expressionless, looking at the screen but a little absent-minded. Nicole also kept her expressionless face, but her mouth was tightly pursed, and she tried her best to keep her dull eyes on the screen. Others may think that she performed well and devoted herself, but she knew that this was the real thing. fight.

Cruise stood up suddenly at this time, although his expression could not be seen clearly in the dark theater, but from his sudden movement of getting up, he knew that he must not be in a good mood.

"Where are you going?" Nicole asked after noticing her husband who was about to go out.

"Go out." Cruise's tone was obviously impatient.

Adrian shrugged slightly and didn't say a word, the movie continued to reflect that after the male protagonist finished his work and rejected a sudden passion, he suddenly regretted it on the way back, so he caught up with a woman by accident. But at the final stage of preparing for implementation, he woke up because he gave a phone call to his family. Although he gave money, he didn't touch the woman. However, when I went to work in the clinic the next day, I couldn't help but start to have bad associations again.

Adrian looked at Nicole again. Cruise hadn't come back yet, obviously he didn't want to read these paragraphs, but Nicole looked away in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking. Adrian chuckled softly in his heart, and glanced at Charlize again. She still had the same expression, which seemed to have never changed, so she reached out and put her hand on Nicole's big uǐ.

The sudden touch made Nicole tremble a few times, she immediately adjusted her posture and grabbed Adrian's hand, but with only a slight movement, Adrian broke free, and then on her big uǐ caressed. The space in the box was a little narrow, and Nicole didn't dare to move too much, and she had to stop after a few tugs.

The corners of Adrian's mouth turned up slightly, the scene on the screen happened to be the male protagonist's third fantasy, the female protagonist arched her bare back and let the naval officer kiss her more than ever, so he also had to take an inch to scoop up the corner of her skirt and insert it inside stick out.

Surprised and angry, Nicole carefully reached out to block it, but it was useless unless she made a big move or got up and left. However, before Nicole could make a decision, Adrian's fingers had nimbly dodged and stretched out to her crotch. When wearing an evening dress to attend various events, he usually wears a letter T inside, otherwise if the bottom ù outline is obvious It would be too embarrassing for 1ù to come out, so just grab it and gently lift it up, and then swing it left and right, Nicole's breathing suddenly became a little faster, and her body softened a lot.

Adrian, who was watching her from the corner of his eye, raised the corner of his mouth higher, and pulled the hand under the skirt further, Nicole gritted his teeth and stared at him, but there was nothing he could do. Smiling softly in his heart, he suddenly let go and stretched down. The startled Nicole clamped her uǐ unexpectedly, but she took a step too late and caught his fingers in it.

Without any hesitation, Adrian immediately dialed and deepened further. Nicole trembled like an electric shock, completely lost her size, and looked at him beggingly. Even though the light in the auditorium was dim, she could still see that her face A blush flew up. The fingers continued to penetrate mercilessly, and Nicole, who couldn't make a sound, immediately began to express a confused expression, her mouth was undulating, and her uǐ unconsciously rubbed gently.

Under the stimulation of this environment, she did not persist for too long, not to mention that the party on the screen had already reached the middle of the show, and the audience was clapping their tongues for these bold scenes, and the voices one after another made Nicole feel that everyone As if looking at her, he suddenly tightened his body, and it lasted for a while before he leaned softly on the chair again.

Adrian also took a long breath, moved his fingers back, and looked at Charlize again. Although she seemed to be still focusing on the screen, her ears were flushed.

After resting for a long time, Nicole finally regained some strength and stood up with her head turned away, as if she was planning to leave the box, but when she stood up, there was a sudden cold feeling from below, and then she heard Adrian's sincere voice with apology: "Sorry , Nicole, my hands are slippery, I hope I didn't wet your clothes."

Nicole glared at the laughing Adrian fiercely in embarrassment. His voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for the people in the boxes on both sides to hear, so several eyes came over. She couldn't say anything, so she could only keep her body steady. Xing went out.

"It seems that I pissed her off." Adrian shrugged, then put the paper cup in his hand on the seat of Nicole, who had been splashed by him, and got up and chased it out. fa.