The Best Director

Chapter 492 Little Miss Sunshine

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

Halloween is not on the weekend this year. On Tuesday night, the 31st, many viewers seeking a scary atmosphere flocked to the theater to watch a horror movie. "The Grudge 2", shrouded in ridicule and yelling, did not look like a good meal, while "Saw 4" was is the best choice.

The moonlight was hazy, and there was a scream of terror in the cozy baby room. Wang Yang, who was wearing a brown bear puppet suit next to the baby's bed, was so frightened that his face was distorted. Keke looked confused, what was he doing? But affected by the atmosphere, she became a little scared and couldn't help hugging the bear doll in her hand.

"Hey!" Jessica called out angrily. Keke has to celebrate Halloween at such a young age. I really don't know who the child is! But she still found it quite interesting to see Keke's eyes widening. Wang Yang stared at Keke and said in a gloomy tone: "I suddenly remembered a story, tonight! I'm going to tell you a new story, a scary story." Keke blinked in confusion: "Eh, ah, Scary?" Wang Yang explained: "If you listen to it, you will be like me just now, ah ah ah -"

Keke smacked her mouth a little unhappily, as if she didn't want to be scared. Wang Yang had already cleared his throat and began to speak in a deep voice: "Once upon a time, there was a girl with black hair. She walked onto the street and was eaten by a big brown bear." He opened his mouth wide and roared, and Keke was surprised. There was an "ooh" sound.

"Yang!" Although babies should not be able to understand the plot when listening to stories now, and rely on the emotional atmosphere created by voice and body language to understand, but what if the baby can actually understand it? Jessica said angrily: "Don't really scare her! You know the importance of the subconscious mind." How could Wang Yang dare to scare her? He pushed Jessica's head and continued: "Then, she came to the big brown bear In the world of the belly, there are many people living there, and it turns out that they are all the ones who were eaten..."

In the baby room, Wang Yang's story-telling voice was sometimes low and sometimes high, sometimes laughing, and sometimes screaming "ahhh" and "ohhh--". Keke was fascinated, and so was Jessica. .

When October 27th to November 2nd passed, "Saw 4" without any suspense added another 2006 North American weekly box office championship trophy to Flame Films, with an average of 14,546 US dollars per theater in 3175 theaters, and a strong landing of 46.18 million box office. Top of the list!

Compared with the 53.63 million of "saw3", the highest in the series, "saw4" has completed the handover task very well. This gold mine that has been mined for many years has not been exhausted. You must know that the production cost of 4 is still only 10 million.

Although it failed to defend its title in the week of November 3-9, losing to 919876's highly rated hilarious R-rated comedy "Borat: Learning American Culture to Build the Great Motherland of Kazakhstan", when it won again 19.85 million (-57), and the total box office in two weeks reached 66.03 million.

According to this momentum, the North American box office is fully expected to exceed 80 million, and its global box office is even more optimistic about 160 million.

With the success of "saw4", 27-year-old Darren Lynn Bousman has made a name for himself in one fell swoop. Although he has received mixed reviews, a large portion of saw fans say he is good, while others say He ruined this series, and the film critics even scolded him bloody. However, in any case, saw4 allowed him to fully demonstrate his good ability in horror films. Most saw fans feel that in the next one or two years, he will be It's this guy.

But Flame movies are so unpredictable. Recently, ff and Bowringman announced to the media that he will no longer direct saw5! Bowlingman said: "I regret that I cannot continue to direct "Saw" because I still have many ideas, but I understand and respect Flame's decision." Bowlingman quickly found his next stop. He is working with the independent Film producer Weird Image is in talks to bring "The Genetics Opera," a stage play he directed in 2002, to the big screen.

"Darren has done a great job, but Saw needs some new blood, and we can't stand still." Shocking news for Saw fans, Flame Films announced that "Saw 5" will be directed by 25-year-old Nancy- Written and directed by Lenore.

For the Flames, this is a decision with no question marks. There is no doubt about Nancy’s ability. Judging from her resume, she graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts (renamed in April 2006) at the University of Southern California with a major in film and television production and a concurrent major in screenplay. The writing course can be said to be from an orthodox academic school; not to mention the assistant director of "Juno", the ones who can really take credit are "Saw", "500 Days of Summer", "Saw4", and now he is in "I" The crews of "Legendary" and "The Departed" also performed well.

Moreover, she has been Wang Yang's important assistant for many years and is one of the people he has deliberately cultivated. Her understanding and experience in all aspects of film production are far higher than those of her peers, and her understanding of saw and her ideas and intentions have also convinced all flames. people. As for age, it has never been a consideration for the Flames. The average age (based on release date) of the directors of the four Saw films is currently 27 years old and will be 26.8 years old for the five films next year.

Although Wang Yang is the USC Avenger, he is also the core figure of the USC Gang. There are many USC Gang members related to FF, not counting Mark Slant, such as Jon Zhu and Susan -Downey and others, now there is another director from the University of Southern California. Of course people are not surprised by this. The key point is that it is a female director!

Of course, there are no female directors. There are several well-known ones. FF also has a tradition of hiring female directors. So far, 6 of the 34 films released in the past years have been directed by women, accounting for 17.6%. Recently, it announced that Annie - News that Fletcher will direct "Bridesmaids", but he will be 25 years old! I have never seen such a young person before. What’s even more exaggerated is that I went to take a saw! ! Saw fans feel like their brains are short-circuited.

"I'm honored to take over the saw. This opportunity means a lot to me. I will do my best to make a saw that will surprise everyone." The new helmsman, Nancy Lenore, seems to be very ambitious. She said on the official website Saw fans expressed their confidence and revealed that Saw5 will return with more suspense and human exploration.

"What on earth is Magic Yang thinking?" Although Nancy Lenore is Wang Yang's right-hand general, in addition to the Rose Bowl game at the beginning of the year, she can also be seen in the studio photos taken by some reporters; although according to the introduction and filmmaker Information, she participated in the production of "saw" and was one of the producers of "saw4". Fans and audiences are still very unbelievable. Such a young, hot and smart female director? Shooting saw5? They just have a hard time believing it!

Some fans expressed excitement and expectations, but more of them were concerned and joking. Wesley-s replied to Nancy on the official website: "God, you won't focus on Jigsaw's romance, will you?" Glenn-m Then he wrote: "This is a good idea, the touching story of Jigsaw and his wife, I hope I cry when I see it." Justin-d asked: "Will there be a killing game?", "The thing that disturbs me the most is no longer Saw, but how violent can a beautiful girl be?", "I hope there will be no dating scenes in next year's trailer."...

Not only movie fans, but also the media have expressed doubts. This situation is even more outrageous than Favreau's "Iron Man" and Nolan's "The Dark Knight". The answer will not be known until "Saw5" is released on Halloween next year.

"Whoops! Whoops!" Nancy has been cheering excitedly these days. She's officially going to be a movie director! After so many years, she thought she wouldn’t be very excited at this moment, but it turned out that she wasn’t. When she signed the agreement to direct and direct saw5, she felt that her dream had come true. It was amazing! But she knows that her debut in Saw5 will not be an easy start. She wants to make this R-rated bloody horror film glow with new charm and meaning while maintaining its style. Good luck to you, Nancy!

"Your show is over, sweetheart!", "Hey! Hey!! Let my daughter go! Let her finish-", "Let go, help, let me go!"

"Hahaha——" Along with the brisk music, the packed auditorium in the screening hall of "Little Miss Sunshine" burst into laughter. The audience looked at the big screen with smiles on their faces. The film has reached the final stage. Olive performed a striptease on the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant stage (taught by her grandfather). The staff wanted to ask her to step down. Unexpectedly, Olive's father Richard rushed up and hugged the staff, and the scene suddenly became chaotic. confusion.

"Catch her, catch her!" The competition judge lady beside the stage was furious. Olive's father, who was pulled away, shouted: "Keep dancing, sweetheart! I'm fine, keep dancing!" This is her dream, Maybe she was taught a mistake by her grandfather, but she is qualified to complete this performance, which the whole family has worked hard to win. The disco music was still playing, and Olive, who was confused over there, continued to dance happily. The judge lady was so angry that she almost cried: "Get your daughter off right away!! Now, right now!"

Olive's father slowly walked towards the center of the stage and called out: "Sweetheart." When he came behind his daughter, his head slowly moved, and suddenly he swung his buttocks and danced. Seeing this, his uncle and brother also rushed to the stage to dance, Finally, my mother also smiled and ran up to join the dance group.

"Hahaha!", "Haha, wow--" Looking at the happily dancing family, the frowning audience under the stage, and the helpless judge ladies, the audience all felt warm, moved, interesting, and inspired. Few people couldn't help but applaud and whistle, it was such a good movie!

The final result was that the police intervened, and the Olive family could not be held accountable, on the condition that they could never let Olive participate in any beauty pageants in California. Of course, they did not win the title of Little Miss Sunshine. Grandpa’s body had been sent to At the funeral home, the shroud was folded, the van was pushed and started again, and the family embarked on the journey home. The screening hall immediately burst into warm applause, and the aftertasteful audience expressed their feelings at the moment with smiles and compliments.

“‘Little Miss Sunshine’ offers a surprising mix of dark humor and emotion, as well as a strong cast.” — Christie Lemire, 34, AP; “The characterizations are flawless, Kinnear There has never been a more suitable role for 'Richard' and this one is sweetly performed and completely convincing; Akin has the best lines and provides them with a juggling act." - 34, Jack - Matthews, New York Daily News; "The funniest and most tastefully written, acted and directed, the best American family comedy so far this year." -- 4.55, Andrew Sarris, New York Observer… …

"Love this movie! From the opening scene with the family having dinner, to the final scene with the family dancing, this low-budget film is pure genius! Every second is smart and funny, but completely real and touching. Little Abigail -Breslin is so perfect, especially when she is paired with special talents. I already want to watch it a second time, Fire Movie is another good work." SuperUser film critic jamers gave it four and a half stars;

"Each actor seems to have their own unique personality, and everyone pretends to be normal, but the film is often very real. Abigail Breslin is so lovely and she shines in this film. This one The movie is excellent and irresistible." Ra gave it five stars; "An epic comedy that everyone should see!" Jack-g gave it four and a half stars; Ellie-D gave it five stars: "Excellent, all around. Brilliant, the best movie I've ever seen and it should win an Oscar."…

On November 10, "Little Miss Sunshine" landed on the big screens in 7 North American theaters and was well received! 9192 Rotten Tomatoes Freshness, 90 Audience Likeness! imdb-p250 list 8.1 points!

Definitely a big ovation! When it ended from November 10 to 16, it collected a box office of 130,000 with an average of $18,598 per theater. Then in the second week of maintaining the screening scale from November 17 to 23, the average per theater rose to $87,862, living up to expectations. 610,000 down! With such a superb reputation, its box office prospects are predictably bright. For example, FF's previous global 109 million "Crash" and 185 million "Brokeback Mountain" had a production fee of 8 million, and FF bought it out. The price is 15 million, a dark horse!

The Fire Movie is great again! Focus Movies, which had hidden the script of "Little Miss Sunshine" for many years, was dumbfounded. Other film producers were also stunned, and finally understood why the flames had an impact on the positioning of "Little Miss Sunshine". During the awards season, it is now obvious that Miracle Young is correct.

So far, this year's Sundance films have been released. In the report cards, there are only two drama films that are good hits, and only two miracles. The two films that Flame Films bought at a high price: "The Magician", "Little Miss Sunshine".

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