Diane told a lot of interesting things about filming "Big". The actor Tom Hanks has excellent comedy talent, which often inspires her acting skills. Director Penny Marshall understands the actress's mentality, and one look in her eyes can
It can improve her performance status.
Ronald had been flying and participating in various activities in the past two days. He gradually couldn't keep up with Diane and could not respond immediately to her excited stories. Soon, his eyes became increasingly difficult to open.
Ronald's breathing gradually became heavier and he fell asleep...
"Ronnie, Ronnie..." Diane noticed something strange about Ronald and pushed him but he couldn't wake him up. Diane covered her forehead and said, "I forgot that you just finished filming the movie and you were feeling tired.
"She pushed Ronald straight, then picked up the quilt and covered him.
Ronald, who was very tired from many things, slept until ten o'clock the next morning.
"Well, are you awake? Do you want to go down for brunch with me?" Diane put on her casual clothes and looked at Ronald at the bedside. He was sleeping so deeply.
"Well, why did I fall asleep? Sorry, I was probably too tired last night. I didn't sleep well on the plane." Ronald rubbed his eyes and stretched. With enough sleep, his whole body seemed to be repaired automatically.
For a moment.
"You're just too tired. You work more than ten hours a day while filming a movie, and you have to attend the press conference afterwards..." Diane pressed his nose with her finger. The director's work intensity was actually much more intense than that of the actor.
"Let's go, I'll take you to eat a Japanese-Japanese mixed restaurant..." Ronald rinsed quickly, came out, changed into a polo shirt, put on a navy jacket, and took Diane's hand to go out to eat. He was there
While waiting for the elevator, he even kissed Diane on the mouth.
He had dated many beauties, but there were not many who could sleep so late and then go out to dinner holding hands. Ronald enjoyed this feeling very much.
Diane wore light makeup, a simple white shirt and jeans, and a white sailor's hat tilted on her head, which just met the dress code for women going to high-end restaurants.
The dress code for men in high-end restaurants is relatively rigid and simple. T-shirts can only be worn with polo shirts, and round-neck pullovers are not allowed. Leather shoes can be relaxed to boat-shaped shoes at most, and open-toed sandals are not allowed.
The requirements for women are to be more modest. Normally, wearing jeans is not acceptable, but Diane's white shirt has a hand-embroidered wide collar and a very elegant sailor hat, which can be regarded as meeting the requirement of "tasteful"
.
"Ronald San, please try this appetizer of Chinese chicken salad."
This restaurant is called ain. The founder and chef is Royin Yamaguchi, a Japanese-American chef who was born in Hawaii. Ronald's "Longwei Kid" series has made more people know about the history and culture of Japanese-Americans in Hawaii. Yamaguchi
The chef respected Ronald very much and personally introduced every dish he served.
"Thank you, it tastes very good." Ronald took a bite. The sauce made of sesame paste, oyster sauce, and vinegar was paired with chopped chicken and lettuce. It tasted surprisingly good.
"Please use it slowly..." Luo Yin Yamaguchi smiled and walked out. There is a small circle of Japanese chefs in America, and everyone communicates with each other. This Ronald San, and Sony's president Norio Ohga can
Eating alone at the most upscale sushi restaurant in New York, satisfying him and the lady was the most important thing today.
“Spicy shrimp and tuna tartare are made in French style, mixing ingredients from southeastern China and the west coast of California...”
“Grilled lamb chops with coriander mint vinaigrette…”
“Yellow cod marinated in Miso sauce…”
For each dish, Chef Yamaguchi personally introduced the ingredients and cooking methods. Ronald and Diane were very satisfied with the meal. The last staple was fried rice with onion, ginger and eggs, served with Thai hot and sour sauce. All kinds of dishes in this restaurant are delicious.
It is made from ingredients and seasonings from all over the Pacific Rim, combined with European cooking methods, and it tastes good.
"I wish you great success at the Oscars." Chef Yamaguchi knows exactly what to say at this time.
After dinner, Ronald and Diane went shopping at the boutique shopping street at the foot of Beverly Hills.
"Ronald, this is the dress you ordered for the awards show." Armani's custom shop was also here, taking out the dress that had been prepared long ago.
After Diane acted like a costume assistant, she smoothed out the wrinkles caused by the clothes on the back of Ronald's jacket. She looked at Ronald in the mirror and said, "He looks so much like an Oscar-winning director..."
"Hahaha, I'm just running with you." Ronald smiled and looked in the mirror. Although it was unlikely, he still put on his award-winning dress. When the time comes, he would also be photographed in close-up, and tens of millions of viewers would see it.
Besides, what if?
"What color is your female companion wearing?" Diane asked.
"Black..." Ronald motioned to the staff, and after a while he brought over a black V-chest sleeveless dress...
"Oh, it matches your dress very well." Diane stepped forward and took a look happily. There were a lot of hand-made embroideries on the low-key clothes, which could not be seen until they were up close. She learned about Ronald's dress from her good friend.
When it comes to Helen Slater's investment in filmmaking, compared to him simply recommending other people's projects, the status of the two of them in his heart seems to have become higher and lower.
"Why, don't you give it a try?" Ronald said with a smile as he watched Diane step back.
A look mixed with surprise, sweetness, and jealousy stared at her, "For me?" Diane hesitated for a moment, but went to the fitting room.
Ronald touched his head. He kept Diane's body measurements here. This dress has been made for a while, and it just happened to be given to Diane now.
Helen has a strange mind and is unwilling to wear a custom-made dress. She will wear second-hand or ordinary clothes. To be honest, it is not suitable for Ronald to be nominated this time. Fortunately, she was disgusted by the Jewish marriage proposal.
I haven’t been seeing Ronald much lately.
Just looking for Diane to be a female companion temporarily seemed to be a bit contemptuous of her, and Diane was a little aware of it just now.
"Fortunately, I have a secret weapon." Ronald took a jewelry box from the assistant in the store.
"Oh, you are so beautiful." Ronald exclaimed as he looked at Diane who had put on her skirt. The cut of this skirt was very able to reveal Diane's typical curves of an American woman...
"Does it look good?" Diane happily turned around and looked at herself in the mirror.
"Very beautiful, a bit like the school beauty you used to shoot in "The Naughty Child" has grown up..." Ronald mentally found some faults with Diane. The advantage of an American woman's figure is that it is round, but the disadvantage is that she has a housewife look.
Her temperament is not like that of British women. On the contrary, her temperament is better than her figure.
"It will be even more perfect if you add this." Ronald took out the jewelry, which was a pair of large earrings inlaid with diamonds.
Diane happily took it over and put it on. These exaggerated earrings just balanced some of her temperament and accentuated the aristocratic temperament of the dress. Ronald's eyes kept lingering on her body.
"Thank you..." Diane hit Ronald gently, which was considered intentional.
"Donna will come over tomorrow. She has also finished her clothes here." Ronald told Diane the news that his family came to encourage him. This made Diane fly over with a half-surprised, half-complaining look.
It was only because Donna came that I thought of myself, huh.
Diane changed out of her dress and put on another skirt suitable for ordinary occasions. Diane did not take off her earrings. It seemed that she liked them very much.
Ronald took her arm and they went to dinner together.
Before the Oscars, it is customary to host a banquet for those who were nominated for the film. Ronald had two movies selected, so he invited the old cast of "Dirty Dancing" and "Dirty Dancing" to a high-end hotel in Los Angeles.
spago restaurant.
This is the restaurant of the famous chef Wolfgang Puck. It has become more and more upscale in recent years, and many celebrities will choose it for high-end banquets.
The leading actors and actresses of Dirty Dancing, Patrick Schwytz, and Jennifer Gray all attended with their families. They are going to serve as award presenters at the Oscars and have arrived in Los Angeles.
"This girl is also a movie actress. She is not the one who came to visit us while filming Dirty Dancing..."
Schwytz was gossiping about Ronald with Jennifer Gray.
"Diane Lane was Coppola's favorite a few years ago. At that time, I could only audition for the supporting role of a schoolgirl in Red Dawn. She became the heroine in three of Coppola's films in a row."
Jennifer Gray is now proud and prosperous, and now it is her turn to be vying for the leading role in a big production, while Diane can only audition for some supporting roles.
"Is Michael Dukakis really your cousin? Will he be elected as the commander-in-chief?" Diane talked to the moonlit Olympia Dukakis, who was visiting the cast of the movie.
, so the actors are familiar with her.
"Of course, he is now gaining momentum in the primaries. A few days after the award ceremony, there will be Super Tuesday of the primaries. At that time, we will almost know whether he can qualify."
"Remember to ask MGM for the documentary filmed at that time." Ronald was talking to his agent Niceta, and the Oscar organizing committee called him. This year's best director is not very famous, and the awards ceremony
The chief planner, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., wanted to do something new.
He wanted to give each nominated director a video of him fiddling with the camera and play it during the awards ceremony. This was called to let the audience understand the director's working status.
Ronald knew that this was more to find trouble, to show that the planning work was different and that he had come up with innovative ideas.
During the filming of "Moonlight", MGM sent people to shoot some material with the team and wanted to make it into featurettes and documentaries. However, after the personnel changes at MGM's top management, the matter was dropped.
During the winning stage, Ronald mainly relied on his agent and public relations company. The big boss of MGM, the casino tycoon Kerkorian, did not deceive Ronald into going to China to become the general manager of a joint venture company.
The market and hedging prizes are neither lukewarm nor lukewarm. I am thankful that it has not been counterproductive.
Ronald didn't have much footage of his work and didn't want to make a fake one, so he asked them to go to MGM to adjust some footage.
"By the way, people are now saying that there is something wrong with the people on the set of The Last Emperor. What's going on?" Ronald remembered that several people had reminded him.
"They are crazy now. Producer Jeremy Thomas borrowed and raised funds for his filming. Now that The Last Emperor is not doing well at the box office, he is under great pressure. He wants to sell his investment share whenever he meets someone.
.He is also very creative if he is still selling investment shares for a movie that has already been released."
"Isn't it? Are they really failing at the box office?" Ronald thought of Spielberg's smile and had some realization. Being nominated for an Oscar is one thing, but the box office is another.
"Too bad, The Last Emperor is only the second movie to never crack the top five at the weekend box office, the first being Mozart."
"You should stay away from him when you see him in the future. Now everyone in Hollywood knows that their financial situation is in big trouble. Coupled with the heat of the media pursuit, it will be very troublesome. It will be even more annoying if you are touched by reporters. Then you
Don't comment on others, just talk about your own movies."
Niceta also has a headache. Recently, there has been a fierce quarrel in Hollywood due to the unusual nomination situation. Several promising and seeded contestants have exposed each other's shortcomings and attacked each other in the media, which makes it a bit disrespectful.
Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun" received six nominations, but was absent from the Best Director category. "The Last Emperor" won all the heavyweight awards, but none of the Chinese actors who played the male and female protagonists in the epic film were nominated.
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"Fatal Attraction" is a thriller and erotic film in the eyes of the public, but the leading actor and actress and supporting actress were both nominated, and Adrian Lane was also nominated for Best Director, making it a huge hit.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! James Brooks, the director of "Broadcast News", was nominated for the best picture, but was not nominated for the best director. He and Spielberg
Likewise, they are all considered to be sidekicks, and there are very few films that can win the Best Picture without the Best Director award. All of his leading actors and actresses have been nominated for acting awards.
Some people are making irresponsible remarks about Ronald's selection, because the famous British director Kubrick, whose "Full Metal Jacket" was not nominated for the best director, if he were replaced by Ronald, it would be the best director this year.
The nominees for Best Director are all foreigners.
Sighing, Ronald didn't want to get involved in a quarrel. He asked the waiter to pay, filled in a high number in the tip column, and handed it back to him.
Although the food here is not as delicious as lunch, they are all high-end places. If Ronald is stingy with tips, word will soon spread throughout Hollywood.
Everyone got in the car in the front hall and left, with Ronald and Diane staying at the end.
"Ronald, Ronald...you are here too..."
A voice with an Italian accent came from behind.
"Roberto?" Ronald turned around and saw Italian actor Roberto Benigni talking to him. He was dancing happily, "Let me introduce to you, this is our Italian left-wing national treasure director...
"
"Mr. Bertolucci, I saw you filming in the Forbidden City..." Ronald smiled with the director of The Last Emperor who chose this expensive restaurant together.
"Ah, they are really very good people. I am very grateful to the Chinese for letting me go shooting..." When Bertolucci saw Ronald, he talked a lot about how good the Chinese were, john lone
, how dedicated the two actors are to Joan and so on.
Ronald waved to the two Chinese actors behind him. The Film Academy was also under great pressure. Many people openly or covertly accused the Academy of racial discrimination. As a last resort, the organizing committee of the awards ceremony invited
John Lone and Joan went to serve as award presenters. This was a very unusual move among actors who did not win the award in the previous year. It was a gesture.
"Director Ronald..." Joan came over to say hello to Ronald. She was not very proficient in English, but this Oriental accent was perfect for playing a Chinese female character.
"It's a pity that you didn't get a nomination. Logically speaking, an epic film uses the protagonist to present the world in his eyes and depict the scene at that time. It seems unreasonable not to nominate the protagonist." Ronald looked at John Lone.
It's even more unfair that he didn't get a nomination, as the Golden Globe award was given to him.
"Ronald, can we chat for a few words?" Producer Jeremy Thomas came over and interrupted, asking to chat with Ronald privately.
"Well, actually I'm going back soon." Ronald didn't want to be taken advantage of.
"It won't take long, and you will see that our momentum is very good..."
Producer Thomas, who was about to give a long speech, suddenly saw two people in suits and sunglasses running over from a distance.
"Well, I'll leave first and we'll talk later." He hurriedly turned back to the restaurant and disappeared into the kitchen.
"Oh God..." Upon seeing this scene, Bertolucci took out a small bottle from his pocket, poured out two small pills, and swallowed them into his mouth.
"Are you okay?" Ronald asked in surprise and concern.
"It's okay, the medicine I usually take is just like high blood pressure..." Bertolucci smiled bitterly and changed the topic. He didn't have high blood pressure because the box office was really not good, and there were some Oscars where the leading actor was not nominated.
Controversy. If he can't win a few heavyweight Oscars, it will be difficult for anyone to believe that he will make big movies in the future.
Bertolucci was already depressed, and the doctor prescribed him antidepressants. He took them for several weeks and finally got better recently.
"Bernardo, Ronald, look here, look here, take a photo of us."
The photojournalist was waiting outside the restaurant. There has been a lot of news about "The Last Emperor" recently, and as expected, they stayed there...
"Moonlight and the Last Emperor formed a private alliance, how many prizes will be divided among the others?" The reporter clicked the shutter and calculated in his mind that with such a sensational title, he could buy hundreds of dollars.
"Hey, don't take pictures. Bernardo and I met by chance in a restaurant. We just chatted about our experiences filming together in China."
"Stop peddling, just make a price." Niceta went up. He understood the process of these gossip reporters. He took the photos and sold them to the media, and then asked the celebrities who were photographed if they needed to take them back.
However, film directors who usually have little news value have become a favorite photo subject of the media amid recent calls for unfair Oscars.
Niceta negotiated a price and asked them to take out the film and expose it. After finally finishing it, she got into Ronald's car.
"How much is the total?" Ronald asked the price and asked Niceta to record it in his expense account.
"It seems that no matter who wins this Oscar, there will be a lot of controversy..."