hollywood melon man

Chapter 257 Sundance Film Festival
After World War I, the United States experienced rapid economic development, and it was also an era of wealth and wealth.

This era is also known as the Jazz Age, with its profligate spending, sensuality, indifference and despicability of human nature, gangs, transactions, cheating, and entertainment to death.

Chicago at that time could be said to be a microcosm of American society as a whole.

Little Gilbert has not experienced that era, but the current situation in American society after a big furry bear falls is not much different from that era.

Reflecting reality through a story about Chicago in the 1920s will surely resonate with many viewers.

Of course, many viewers come to the cinema and do not want to think about too many serious and complex issues. They just want to be happy.

And "Chicago" has also achieved this. The plot has ups and downs, and the two heroines are extraordinary and beautiful, with beautiful singing voices and enchanting dancing.

Billy, played by Tom Cruise, is very charming in a crisp suit.

In short, both male and female audiences can find what they want to watch.

The post-production progress is very fast. The film "Chicago" basically has no special effects, mainly the editing and color grading of the film. Little Gilbert and editor Mehdi were busy for most of the month, and finally completed post-production in early December.

"Joseph, starting from tomorrow, you and Gwen will live together, and we will hype up your scandal."

At Miramax Pictures, the Weinstein brothers are discussing awards season promotion strategies with the creators of "Shakespeare in Love."

It is a very common method for the male and female protagonists to develop feelings for each other during filming. The two couldn't break up before all the work on the film was over.

Gwyneth Paltrow did not come to the meeting today, but Harvey said not to worry: "I will tell her that she must cooperate if she wants to win the Oscar."

Harvey was not worried: "Bob, don't worry, we at Miramax have always operated independently and there will be no problems."

Miramax has sufficient experience in winning awards, but it is a pity that "Chicago" was not handed over to Miramax, although Miramax is a subsidiary of Disney.

Joseph was relieved: "Okay, I will definitely cooperate with the crew and complete the publicity work."

As someone has said, given Gilbert's current position, it's okay to miss once in a while. What's more, it's a musical, so it's normal to miss.

Later, when Michael Ovitz was kicked out, Harvey gave up the idea.

Harvey had proposed this plan before, but it was flatly rejected by Gwen. She thought Joseph was not good enough.

But this is just a 20 million-dollar film, and it's going for an Oscar, so little Gilbert isn't under much pressure.

This was the condition when Miramax accepted Disney's acquisition, to ensure its independent operation and not be interfered by Disney.

Harvey Weinstein's fat body sank into the sofa, which was overwhelmed and groaned in pain.

Harvey's implication is that Disney will basically not give any help anyway, and they don't have to worry about interference from Disney.

But Harvey forgot one thing. He was ambitious for a while and wanted to own Disney, so he actively participated in Disney affairs.

Most of these on-screen romances are fake. Of course, some actually get married, such as Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

For a commercial film, this pace is a bit too tight, because the film will be screened in late December.

But now that you are involved, it is not that easy to withdraw and ensure your independence.

Joseph Fiennes, the star of the film "Shakespeare in Love" nodded, and then said worriedly: "I'm afraid Gwen won't cooperate!"

Bob Weinstein is also worried about this: "I'm worried that Disney will fully support Gilbert Jr.'s "Chicago" and we at Miramax will not have any advantage in terms of media resources."

But now that "Chicago" is coming, Harvey has to communicate with Gwen, asking her to put aside her prejudices temporarily and cooperate with the crew.

Sure enough, as if there was a spy, in the middle of the meeting, Robert Iger called.

"It belongs to Mr. Egger." Harvey looked at the caller ID and looked at Bob.

Bob raised his eyebrows and took the phone: "Mr. Egg, it's me, Bob. What did you say? Yes, but...I understand..."

"What's going on?" Harvey asked.

Bob's face was not very good: "Mr. Egger asked us to put the work on "Shakespeare in Love" aside. He said that the focus of public relations this time is on "Chicago" and Disney does not support our work during the awards season."

"This hateful electric guy is Michael Eisner's dog. What qualifications does he have to order us?" Harvey had always had a bad temper and immediately became furious after hearing this.

Jackpot is the nickname Harvey gave to Robert Iger, which means a person from a TV station who has no ability, only one skin, and no ability.

Robert Iger used to work at ABC TV. After ABC TV was controlled by Disney, Robert Iger entered the Disney Group from the television industry. "So what do we do now?" Bob asked.

"What should we do?" Harvey was still angry: "You don't have to care about Disney's ideas. We are an independent film company and we will follow the established strategy."

Frankly speaking, Robert Egger's demands were a bit excessive.

In order to make way for little Gilbert, the subsidiary Miramax Pictures was forced to give up all work.

You must know that Miramax and Touchstone Pictures are different. Touchstone Pictures can participate in Little Gilbert's projects every year and make a lot of money.

But Miramax is counting on the awards season. If nothing is done, it means that all the efforts this year have been in vain. What will happen to the performance?
But in the eyes of Robert Iger, Miramax is obviously not as important as little Gilbert. In order to make little Gilbert happy, he did not hesitate to offend the Weinstein brothers.

But then again, it’s no secret that Robert Iger is about to take over as president of Disney. If Harvey gets into trouble with the future Disney president, he probably won't get any good results, and there will be great drama later.

After the production of "Chicago" was completed, Gilbert Jr. took the advice of Doug Walter of Warner Pictures and screened "Chicago" at the Sundance Film Festival.

The Sundance Film Festival is an important independent film festival award in the United States. It is also a stepping stone for many independent film directors to enter the mainstream commercial film industry.

The Sundance Film Festival was founded in Park City, Utah in 1984 by the famous director and actor Robert Redford. It is usually held in early January every year.

But this year is a little bit special. After the film festival was held in early January, another film festival will be held in late December, which will be extended for ten days and last until January next year.

In the minds of many North American film fans, the Sundance Film Festival is as famous as the Toronto Film Festival held in September.

The Venice, Cannes, and Berlin Film Festivals are completely inferior to these two local North American film festivals in the hearts of North American movie fans.

In fact, if possible, Gilbert Jr. would like "Chicago" to participate in the Toronto Film Festival.

Because the taste of this film festival is relatively close to that of the Oscars, there are mostly middle-aged and elderly audiences, and like the Oscar Academy judges, they are all conservatives.

But there was not enough time, so it would not be a big loss for "Chicago" to participate in the Sundance Film Festival.

Films that can cause a sensation at this film festival will generally be welcomed in the North American film market.

"Chicago" was part of the screening, because little Gilbert didn't need to sell the rights to the film, so he didn't need to please those film developers.

It's just that there are too many films screened at the Sundance Film Festival every year. At the end of this year alone, there were more than 4,000 films screened.

Even if an audience comes to watch movies every day without stopping, they will not be able to watch one-tenth of the more than 4,000 films during the festival.

This is also the reason why this year's Sundance Film Festival has been extended to 21 days. There are too many films to be screened and it can't be scheduled.

So at this time, those films with famous directors and stars usually attract a lot of attention and become the most watched films by movie fans at film festivals.

There is no doubt that "Chicago" is the most talked-about film. Gilbert Jr., Tom Cruise, and Naomi Watts are all included. I am looking forward to it.

Perhaps knowing the appeal of "Chicago" and knowing what film festival audiences like to watch the most, the organizers of the Sundance Film Festival arranged for the screening of "Chicago" on the first day of the film festival.

In order to promote the film, Gilbert Jr. also brought the film's three leading actors to the first screening, causing the first sensation at the Sundance Film Festival.

The movie theater arranged as a tent could accommodate nearly a thousand spectators.

Although it is winter and snowflakes are still falling outside, it cannot stop the enthusiastic hearts of movie fans. The first collaboration between Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise was so attractive that the audience wanted to see the film.

The wonderful performance of "Chicago" also conquered the discerning film festival audience.

The audience at the Sundance Film Festival is very different from the audience at the Toronto Film Festival. At the Toronto Film Festival, no matter whether the film is exciting or not, the Toronto Film Festival will politely applaud.

But the audience at the Sundance Film Festival is more picky. If the film does not conquer the audience, the audience will not applaud and cheer for a film.

This is one of the reasons why the Sundance Film Festival has become a springboard for many independent film directors to enter the mainstream film industry. After all, the films are well received by the audience.

On this demanding stage, "Chicago" undoubtedly conquered all audiences. ,
After word-of-mouth spread, "Chicago" was sold out at the screenings and became the most popular and most watched film at the Sundance Film Festival.

And "Chicago" has undoubtedly entered the selection unit, but it is still a little far away from the selection day.

The crew of "Chicago" only stayed at the Sundance Film Festival for two days to fully build up the hype, and will do it again during the awards ceremony.

But when little Gilbert was wandering around the film festival, he noticed someone, a director he liked very much in his previous life.

(End of this chapter)