Chapter 521 (1/2)

This year's Sundance Film Festival opens on January 15.

Robert Redford personally called Simon to attend the opening ceremony of the festival, which happened to be Friday, and planned to take Janet to park city for the weekend.

The westero system is so huge that Simon can never finish his work now. Therefore, on weekdays, although we will arrange more work schedules as much as possible, we are no longer fully engaged, but reserve enough rest time.

The opening ceremony is normally held at 1 p.m. on Friday, still at the Egyptian theater in park city.

However, compared with Simon's first appearance in Park City, Sundance is not what it used to be.

In the past six years, the Sundance Film Festival has witnessed the emergence of ”Lola Run”, ”sex, lies and videos”, ”some girls”, ”metropolises”, ”water dogs” and other films that are either good or well received. Even the original super popular classic love film ”pretty girl” was originally written by Sundance. At the same time, the festival also trained a large number of new and cutting-edge filmmakers, including Simon.

All of these make the attention of Sundance Film Festival continue to increase, and thus form a virtuous circle, attracting more and more filmmakers to participate.

Simon and Janet arrived at the Egyptian theatre ten minutes ahead of schedule. Compared with the desolate exhibition of ”Lola Run” in memory, the Egyptian theatre was bustling. Although there is still no red carpet, it does not hinder the gathering of media reporters and a large number of fans.

As soon as he entered the theater, Robert Redford came to meet him in person, as well as Robert Redford, who also came to the festival.

When he called to invite him, Redford had no expectations at all.

Simon's status is not what it used to be. Even with the rapid development of Sundance Film Festival, it's hard for him to have too much confidence in front of this young man.

I didn't expect Simon to agree.

Nature is overjoyed.

As Simon is now, as long as he shows up in Park City, even if he doesn't do anything, it can bring a very strong advertising effect. This not only means that the style of Sundance will be greatly improved, but also many things that the film festival wants to promote will become easier.

After all, westero is here. What's impossible?

After a brief hug and greeting, we temporarily moved to the backstage.

Then there was a series of greetings.

Robert De Niro's appearance this time is mainly due to the fact that one of his films will be the opening film of the festival, which is called ”boy's life”.

This is a biographical feature film, about a pair of dependent mother and son moved to Seattle after a series of stories.

Simon, who plays ”boy” Toby in the film, is also very familiar with Leonardo DiCaprio. The actress who plays the boy's mother is Alan Bakin. Simon also knows her. Last year, gaomen pictures bought the copyright of ”in the name of my father” from Bakin's husband Gabriel Bourne.

The opening ceremony will begin soon.

You enter the screening hall and sit down. Radford is in charge of the show as usual.

Simon has seen the relevant information of this year's Sundance Film Festival in advance.

In this year's competition, there are two films belonging to gaomen pictures.

One is invested and produced by gaomen film company. It's called ”youth of fire”, starring Tim Ross, Phoebe Katz, Bridget Fonda and other stars. It tells the love, desire, promise and life of young people in several small towns in Arizona.

The production cost of ”hot youth” is 2.5 million US dollars, which is not a key project of gaomen film in 1993.

Simon saw the film, not bad, not good, but very in line with the atmosphere of Sundance.

Of course, the possibility of winning a prize is not too great.

Because there are several other very good movies this year.

The other one is called ”killer Elegy”.

This is a new Mexican director, Robert Rodriguez, who raised $7000 to complete the work.

Because of the close cooperation between danilisi entertainment and gaomen film, when the film was just submitted for selection, it was noticed by gaomen film team and bought for $100000 in advance. Not only that, danilisi entertainment also signed the next film contract with Rodriguez in advance.

In addition to the two danylis entertainment films, Simon also pays attention to a ”beauty in the box” and another new director, Brian singer's debut feature film ”media.”.

”Beauty in the box”, starring Julian sanders and Shirley Finn, tells the story of a surgeon who Amputates each other's limbs and raises them in a box in order to get the infatuated woman.

As for ”media storm”, I remember the award-winning works of this session of Sundance jury.

Simon actually noticed the film produced by an independent film company in advance, but didn't instruct gaomen film to buy the copyright.It's mainly about Brian singer.

It's not because of Brian singer's private affairs. There are so many worse people in the circle.

After all, Hollywood is largely a hunting ground, with a cruel top-down food chain. If you can't climb to the top of the food chain and become a hunter, and you don't want to leave this circle, you have to accept your life.

Simon just doesn't like Brian Singh mixing too much personal interest in his films.

For example, in the X-Men series, not to mention the leading role, the supporting role in the film is full of beautiful guys who are haunted everywhere.

Because there was no other arrangement, Simon did not leave after the opening ceremony and continued to watch the opening film in the Egyptian theater.

In the evening, they left the Egyptian theater, had dinner with Radford and others, and then went to the Sundance college at the foot of the ski resort on the west side of Park City to attend the opening party.

”It's a pity this time, Simon. I'm more inclined to do it with Denise. However, Michael is in charge of the project, and you know his relationship with Eisner. ”

At the party scene full of people, Redford and Simon talk about his next movie with a little apology.