Superstar

In the summer of 1992, the air in Los Angeles was filled with suffocating heat. The Rodney-King incident intensified and has become a political event of global attention, which deeply reflects the intricacies of the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural in the United States; Instinct. Ability, "Lethal. Weapon. 3", "Patriot. Games", "Batman. Returns", "Unforgivable (iven and other movie compositions Summer vacations are also very hot, especially the "instinct. Ability" that won five weeks of championships around this summer and created countless topics lit up the entire movie market in 1992.

　　 After entering the autumn, the film market has obviously gradually settled down. The lack of fist products to drive the audience makes the film market in September and October seem a little bleak.

In fact, Thanksgiving and Halloween have not been taken seriously in the history of North American film, or more accurately, the audience did not have the habit of going into the cinema. This situation continued until 2001 in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". (Harry. Potter. And. The. Sorcerer's. Stone) was released, which developed the box office potential in November and has since become a new cornucopia in the North American film market.

On the other hand, in 1998, "Shakespeare. In. Love" under the operation of the Weinstein brothers (Weinstein. Bro) defeated the absolute favorite "Save Private Ryan" under the circumstances that everyone was not optimistic. (Saving. Private. Ryan, won the best picture of the 71st Oscar. This result has so far been hailed as one of the humiliations in the history of Oscars, which also brought out the definition of the awards season. From October to December, many art films were released in succession, in order to achieve good results in major awards ceremonies and aspirations. Oscar little gold man and painstakingly managed. This also makes the movie market at the end of the year have a lively scene.

　　 But now in 1992, there is neither the outbreak of Thanksgiving nor the noise of the awards season. In the three months before Christmas, the movie market was completely lonely. Therefore, for professional film magazines, any disturbance can become the focus of the report.

For example, the new work "Scent of a Woman" by the current winner of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor, Hugo Lancaster, will be released on October 16th, and it is still graduating with recent developments. Sino cooperation, coupled with the director Martin Brest, who has been silent for eight years, is a combination that is very interesting; for example, a week ago, "Dahe Love" had just been released, people in the circle Everyone knows that this movie was produced by Tracy Jacobs, and Hugo was eliminated and Brad Pitt was selected in the audition stage. This matchup is also interesting.

　　 "Los Angeles Times" reporter Nicholas McLennan is naturally unwilling to miss such a great topic. He started planning early a week ago and predicted the release of "Scent of a Woman" as soon as possible.

"Brest once showed his amazing talent for comedy in the'Beverly Hills Detective', but unfortunately such talent is not much left with the passage of time, and this time Brest actually challenged The drama, which made us quite stunned. Adapted from the Italian work of the same name in 1974, "Scent of a Woman" is a heavy and profound film. Under the lens of Brest, it is difficult for us to have more When I look forward to the film, I don’t know where I should focus, whether it is the humor of the drama or the seriousness of the comedy.

Bristol is not a smart acting teacher and must rely on the individual performance of the actors.'Beverly Hills Detective' benefited from the wonderful performance of Eddie Murphy (Eddie. Murphy), and this time he put Hope rested on Pacino and Lancaster.

　　 Pacino’s brilliance does not need to be repeated. Although'The Godfather 3'is difficult to exceed the classics, his personal acting skills are still beyond doubt. Pacino's great acting suddenly burst out of calmness, and it has become the biggest attraction of this work. However, how much Pacino can contribute to the control energy, one has to wonder, don't forget the terrible'Frankie and Johnny (Frankie. And. Johnny)' last year, although Michelle- Pfeiffer (Michelle. Pfeiffer)'s acting has received some praise, but Pacino is almost swallowed up by the whole movie.

So, what kind of performance can Pacino show-and how much energy can burst out of a blind character, this is a huge question mark, I have reason to believe that Brest and Pacino are both frightened. Worried about the movie’s reputation not only because they lost control, but also because of the most unpredictable third party in the movie: Lancaster.

It’s been a long time since Lancaster’s resume has not seen any impressive works. To be more precise, after the'Death Poetry Society', Lancaster was self-destructing. The Golden Raspberry Award The bad male protagonist can be said to be well deserved, and his inability to do it when he won the prize, we can also understand that Lancaster, who has nowhere to go, is on the verge of collapse.

　　Abuse. Alcohol, car accident, poison. Product, peach. color. The scandal... Lancaster’s body has reasons for everyone to lose confidence. What’s more serious is that Lancaster’s acting talent seems to have lost all its light. Under such circumstances, he needs to fight with Par Xino starred in a rival drama, which makes people unable to hold any hope at all, and the film also needs to rely on Lancaster and Pacino to explode enough energy to attract the audience and face the contribution of the "Hudson Eagle". Lancaster, who has been impetuous, greasy, ridiculous, and comical, must have had more emotions than disappointment.

　　Before "Smelling Fragrance and Knowing Women", Lancaster participated in the audition for "Dahe Love", but it failed. Last week, "Lover on the River" officially held a movie in twelve theaters and won a lot of applause. What's more gratifying is that Pete, who finally won the role, contributed an eye-catching performance, which also proves The wise choice of the crew.

Compared with the rising Pete, Lancaster can be compared in addition to his handsome appearance, but all other aspects-temperament, acting, word of mouth, style, etc., are all down. It is foreseeable that this The prospects of the two actors in the film road are likely to be opposite development paths.

Back to the “scent of a woman”, Brest and Lancaster will become the weakness of the film compared to Pacino’s dominance, especially Lancaster’s negative influence. Will have fatal side effects on the film.

　　 The "Scent of a Woman" issued by Universal Pictures will be screened in 20 theaters in the first week. The box office of the single library is expected to be around US$8,000. It is difficult to achieve better results. "

In this report, Nicholas almost completely denied "Scent of a Woman". Although Nicholas gave some positive portrayals of Hugo after entering the crew interview before, Nicholas's disinterest in movies has never changed. Over.

In fact, Nicholas’s view is only a drop in the universal sigh of the major media across the United States. Before the release of "Scent of a Woman", seven media paid attention to this film and made advance predictions, but among them The six media were not optimistic about the prospects of the film, and even believed that the film would suffer a devastating blow; the last one was also very cautious in its wording, but expressed more expectations of Al.

As for Hugo’s views, the seven media consistently expressed suspicion, and the endless negative impact of the Golden Raspberry Award is truly reflected at this moment; the "Hudson Eagle" last May After the release, it suffered a devastating fiasco. This not only made Hugo unemployed for eight months, but also brought a series of bad results, including the Golden Raspberry Award. No one is optimistic that Hugo can turn over, only hope Hugo don't destroy a movie for the fourth time in a row.

　　 From the "Boston Globe (The. Boston. Globe prediction even jokingly said, "The nomination for the 13th Golden Raspberry Awards is not far away. I pray Al will not be implicated by Hugo."

In addition, in terms of box office forecasts for "Scent of a Woman", since the film did not go to a large-scale release, it followed the model of an art film, and took the lead in screening in a small area, and then based on the feedback from the audience and professional film critics. Developed an expansion strategy ~www.wuxiahere.com~ Therefore, only three of the seven media outlets predicted the box office data of the single library at the time of screening. The highest of them was the $8,000 from the Los Angeles Times, which seemed to be allowed at the time. Nicholas's exclusive interview with the crew still played a role.

　　 In short, the media is lamented about the prospect of "Smelling a Woman". Even with Al's blessing, it is difficult for the media to give more trust to the film.

But the views of the media are the same thing. For Joseph, doing his own job is the most important thing. Unlike the previous "Final Analysis" premiere, this time it is Hugo's own work, and it was last May. After the fiasco of "Hudson's Eagle", Hugo's work was released again after a lapse of seventeen months, which really made Joseph have to pay attention to it.

As for Hugo himself, he feels that everything is so magical. He traveled over in January and was busy shooting two movies. Then he gave himself a long summer vacation. After some rest and adjustment, he was the first of his life. Movies in the true sense are about to land in major theaters, and it is still the center of the global film market. The North American film market is still a dreamless dream for Hugo, even if he is already in this era of this land. Stayed for more than six months, but when Joseph told him that "Scent of a Woman" was about to be released, Hugo still shook his head.

Compared with the "Final Analysis" premiere, with the approach of the "Scent of a Woman" premiere, Hugo's inner tension is like a tide, appearing two to three times a day on time, making Hugo completely in A state of restlessness, this is really a kind of suffering.

　　 "It's like pancakes." Hugo said.