Hollywood Secret Garden

"Listen, guys! We have to work harder now! I won't allow any mistakes until it's done! Understand! No mistakes will be allowed!" Amidst Angela's angry roar, the members of the temporary studio all They couldn't help but feel their scalps tingling, they didn't understand why Miss Genius would become so hot after the Thanksgiving holiday - pungent!

No way, it's hard for the staff to describe her current state. It can't be said that Miss Genius is gnashing her teeth indistinctly like a man, right?And even if he gnashed his teeth like a man, it should be a very beautiful man gnashing his teeth.

"I hope that when I go back to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of "Never Compromise", I can take "American Beauty" there for the final composite recording!" Angela was still nagging, and Alizee, who was sitting in the corner, glanced at He glanced at her and shook his head imperceptibly and continued to help sort out the manuscripts.

Angela's appearance like this is of course related to the trial screening of "Never Compromise". Although there are still logos at the beginning of the film and letters at the end of the film, etc., the tail has not been cleaned up, but the film is indeed shot very well, and the whole story is told humorously. And it's still very relaxed, and Julia's performance of the strong, pungent but always swearing-mouthed Irene is very good, so that the inspirational flavor of "Never Compromise" is brought into full play.

"In fact, I almost fell in love with the strong and self-willed Irene - of course, the Irene in the movie, and those swear words are not included." Frank, who accompanied his wife to the screening, said at the dinner that day Having said that, as for whether you are sincere, you can see Julia's reaction.

In short, just the performances of Julia and Albert Finney are enough to give this movie a 60 points, and then Soderbergh's camera can score another 30 points, even if he has just begun to transform, he still makes this film The film is well controlled, especially the few sermon scenes completed in a relaxed and entertaining atmosphere, and the court scenes at the beginning were also shot very skillfully. The only thing that didn't work out was that the emotional scenes were a bit weak, but the flaws did not hide their strengths. Still an excellent movie.

Of course, Angela would only be happy with that, but she always wanted to know how Soderbergh managed to complete the production in nearly 6 months.

"It's very simple." To her question, Soderbergh, who has restored his gentlemanly appearance, replied very readily, "There is no need to consider special effects in post-production, which saves a lot of time."

Of course, Angela would not be satisfied with this answer, and the special effects of "American Beauty" may not have many, even if there is a hindrance in the soundtrack, there will not be such a gap, right?

"Remember our argument? Your opinion inspired me a lot, so I think my posturing on the first video call was worth it." Soderbergh continued with a gentlemanly smile down.

Angela immediately rolled her eyes, dare you tease me just to observe the reaction of "Miss Genius"?Well, even so, what do you mean I inspired you a lot?I don't think you like to listen to other people's opinions with such a personality, so there must be a reason, and I need to know the reason!

Of course Soderbergh understood what she was thinking, so he quickly opened his mouth: "Speaking of which, I want to thank you, without such detailed information you collected - even many of them have your comments on them. I definitely wouldn't You did it so fast and so well. After comparing your thoughts with your script and storyboards, there are indeed many novel ideas and many of them have not been used in "Never Compromise", so you are indeed very smart. Very smart."

He made it so quickly with the help of the materials he collected.This fact should make Angela very happy. In fact, she was quite complacent at the time but she didn't show it, but after she calmed down, she suddenly became depressed.Angela has accumulated a lot of experience in film production. She knows very well that if she wants to shoot a brand new movie by herself, even if there are detailed materials for reference and even if someone discusses with herself, she wants to achieve such a speed. It is still an impossible character, although she knows that Soderbergh can do it has nothing to do with his excellent mind, think about it, this guy can win the Palme d'Or at the age of 26, but Angela cares more about herself This is still the child who needs support to walk.

Yes, if it wasn't for the accumulation of her previous life, could she have created so many miracles?Maybe she still has room to play in music, but Angela is still a child who needs support in film production. When will she grow up?

Angela, who was troubled by this kind of thinking, seemed really depressed, but she wanted to hide it so that no one could see it, so the employees of the temporary studio became victims in such an awkward mood.Fortunately, this situation did not last for too long. After all, Angela still had her own plans and goals, and only by adjusting her mentality could she accomplish them better.

"You can't become a fat person by eating one bite, and my mouth is not big, so let's eat one bite at a time." Angela said to herself. After returning to Boston after Thanksgiving, she began to spend all her spare time I put it all into work, and I often work until 10 o'clock in the evening, so I often live outside, and I rarely come back to the dormitory.

"It seems that you are really busy, or you should just live outside, so as not to run around sometimes." Benita suggested this when she rarely returned to the dormitory to rest.

"Why, don't you like living in the same room with me?" Angela, who collapsed on the sofa, asked jokingly.

"It really hurts me to say that." Benita couldn't help but rolled her eyes.

"Then why don't you rent an apartment outside?" Angela sat up and asked again with a smile, "You are already in the fourth grade."

"Why do you have to be outside? Isn't it good here?" Benita shrugged, "There are apartments here, and the distance between the apartment and the library, museum, restaurant, classroom, etc. is not as close as the dormitory. You can sleep a few more minutes, and the cost is relatively cheaper, so why should I live outside?"

"It's a good reason," Angela nodded, "Then that's why I chose to live in the dormitory."

"Don't be kidding, Angie," Benita rolled her eyes more exaggeratedly than before, "I don't believe you are renting a villa in Boston for your nanny, so let's be honest, there are many people It's all guesswork."

"It's very simple. If you don't live in a dormitory in college, then college life is undoubtedly incomplete!" Angela said seriously. Of course, there is another reason, but I can't say it out.

Benita blinked: "That's it?"

"That's it," Angela shrugged, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Of course, I promised my parents to live independently, so as I said before, the villa is for my work."

"But your work will end... well, let's forget it," Benita dropped the topic, after all, what Angela did was her business, "So, Angie, are you free this weekend?"

"Of course—no." Angela declined her invitation with a smile, "I'm sorry, my work is not finished yet, and I'm going to Los Angeles to attend a movie premiere this weekend."

She really doesn't like the parties held every three days by the sorority. Well, it can't be said that they hold parties every three days, but there are at least two or three times a month. is a regular thing.Although Angela has participated in many parties, she doesn't like the atmosphere of sororities. It's just for venting, just like some receptions are for socializing, so she and Benita attended two sororities. After the party, she began to decline in various ways, and work was the best excuse, especially during this time.

Finally, when the first weekend of December came, Angela basically finished the post-production of "American Beauty", and then hurriedly boarded the plane to rush to Los Angeles, which was the premiere of "Never Compromise" in the evening.

Time was really tight, and Angela was a little rushed on Friday night—although she knew she could go back to Los Angeles to do it—so she didn’t get up until 9 o’clock, and it was already 10 o’clock when she got on the plane, which was okay Los Angeles is three hours later than Boston, and after coming home to say hello to her mother, have lunch and get rid of the little ones, she immediately sent the master tape to the film department, but because no one was working on the weekend, she had to send it to the film department. I wrote down some important points on a piece of paper and posted them on the memo board. After going back and forth, it was already 5 o’clock when I got home again, so I hurriedly changed my clothes and went to the Chinese Theater.

It’s not too bad, you don’t need to dress too carefully, if I look like this every day, I will definitely go crazy, Angela sighed in her stomach when she got into the car, the thin-shouldered black dress and the brown belt with gold trim are enough to show off She's charming too.

The premiere is still the same, with reporters outside taking pictures, asking questions and chatting inside, communicating, no matter what movie it is, this procedure is the same.

"So unless it's a very special premiere, such as something that moved me, I'll take this as a task." Angela glanced at the well-dressed people around and said to Kate who was standing beside her.

"Don't say that, honey, you only participated in the premiere of 3 films this year, oh, there is one more, that is 4, and they are all your works, so how can it be counted as a task? If another movie invites you to the premiere, that's the job, and you have the right to say no," Kate said in a low tone, wearing a shiny leather dress with sleeves and stockings and small leather boots, also It's also black and looks very sexy.

"Yes, yes, I know, it's my responsibility, I know." Angela curled her lips, and Kate couldn't help laughing at her playful look, then leaned into her ear and whispered: "Today Stay at my house tonight."

Angela glanced at Kate with darkly charming eyes, and then it turned into regret: "Sorry, Kate, I'm going back to Boston tomorrow afternoon, so I can't go to your place tonight."

After a pause, she smiled again: "Don't worry, it will be Christmas and New Year soon, and Radcliffe College will not start until February, so I will have a lot of time."

Needless to say, the excellence of "Never Compromise" and Julia's excellence, the applause after the movie is enough to explain everything, Julia, Albert and Soderbergh all became the main guests at the press conference Object, this made Angela who was hiding in the corner greatly relieved, but unfortunately the reporters still found her at the end.

"I heard that you became interested in seeing the news about Ms. Irene Brockovich on the report, and after learning about her story from other sources, you decided to adapt it into a movie, is that true? "

"The answer is correct. Maybe I should add ten points to you, Mr. Reporter." Angela raised her eyebrows. She should have known the answer to this kind of question as early as when the movie was being promoted, right?

But the reporter didn't respond otherwise, and continued to ask: "What did you think about when you were writing the screenplay?"

God, how can there be such a problem?Angela thought depressedly, and after thinking for a few seconds, she opened her mouth: "I don't know what you think, but in my eyes, Ms. Irene is a typical American. She is very persistent, strong and Smart, and doing things much better than most men - like using your strengths!"

There was a chuckle at the scene, and everyone knew what Angela was talking about. There is a scene in the movie where Ed asks Irene: Why do you think you can walk into the Water Conservancy County and look up information as you like?Erin answered bluntly: because I have big boobs.These words are enough to tell how Irene's character is.

"It is precisely because of her persistence, strength and intelligence that she finally won 600 million compensation for more than 3 families!" After being humorous, Angela returned to the topic, "Irene is not that kind of traditional hero. Having been married twice and having three children - there is no doubt that this is a fact. The information I have collected and my understanding of Ms. Irene are far from what this small script can show. But it is such a woman who does it A lot of people think it's impossible! So I think her story deserves to be adapted into a movie, because I think her story is the best interpretation of perseverance. I am very happy that Julia and Albert are in this Two main characters and I'm delighted that Steven directed this movie, for lack of a better word, excellent is what I want to express."

Speaking of this, the host, who had already received the hint, immediately announced the end of the reception, followed Angela and slipped out amidst the noisy questions from the reporters, then quickly got into the car and drove away.

"It's finally over, what will the movie critics say tomorrow?" Angela leaned on the seat of the car and muttered to herself, "Ha, let's make a bet first, I will definitely say that I am flattering my aunt Category."

In fact, she was only partially right, because most of the film reviews the next day were positive.

"This is an era where heroes are scarce, which is why Erin Brockovich's story is so shocking, and there is also a wonderful taste of rebellion. No one would have thought that this high school dropout married twice. , A woman with three children can finally do such a deed. I don’t need to repeat the story. I just want to say that Julia’s performance is really wonderful. I was struck by this strong, smart and cute character more than once during the movie. Infected by the female characters in the film, this should be the best role played by Julia in recent years.

Albert is also remarkable, a simple and honest old man with a bit of shrewdness and philistinism. If there are no performances by them, the film will lose more than half of its color.It is worth mentioning that the director is Steven Soderbergh, who is good at black comedies. This should be his first time directing after his transformation. Even in such literary films, his performance is still quite good.Of course, this is also Miss Angela's first attempt to adapt a script based on real people and real events, and the standard is still excellent, as if there is inexhaustible inspiration in her head. ’ – The Hollywood Reporter

"Indisputably one of the best inspirational movies of the year, Erin shows us just how important it is to be strong, persistent, and respectful in life!" - Los Angeles Times

"The reason why our country is so strong is the spirit of Eileen, the spirit of never compromise and never give up for justice!" - "USA Today"

"Excellent film, excellent director, excellent actors, even if there are problems of one kind or another, they can't block the inspirational effect of the film. Erin tells us what is the most important." - "New York Times" "

It’s not surprising, Irene’s story is indeed very inspirational. Think about it, a single mother who was caught in such a predicament and was hit repeatedly has brought down a large company with a market value of tens of billions with her own enthusiasm, persistence and strength, no matter who it is Everyone will cheer for her after seeing it, after all, people's feelings tend to be weak.

In addition, Irene's story is also very consistent with the value orientation of mainstream society, such as humanity, human rights, justice, fairness and justice, and the American dream-as long as you work hard, you will succeed, so it is inevitable that it will be sought after by audiences and critics.

Of course, there are some criticisms, but most of them are limited to criticizing the editing or shooting techniques. They will think that Angela is touting Julia. Of course, they will not criticize what the movie wants to express, so they just think that Julia is very good, but it is only very good, and she should be able to do better. of.

Angela didn't care about this. In fact, she originally wanted to praise Julia. After all, this movie was for her aunt to win the Oscar for Best Actress.

Obviously, "Never Compromise" should be able to achieve the effect I want, so I will watch my "American Beauty" next, Angela, who is sitting on the Sky and getting ready to take off back to Boston, thinks so, although there is a trial screening on Monday But for the movie that she personally supervised and edited, she felt that there was no need to watch it with her. Anyway, there was still a premiere to attend, didn't she?

But at this moment, Angela's body trembled suddenly, and her brows frowned. She realized that she had been ignoring a problem all along, a big problem!