Chapter 253: Memory Fragments

For Michael Eisner, the resilience and resilience of Don Pictures is far beyond his imagination.

At least once the "platter investment plan" is successful, it will play a vital role in the development of the whole of Hollywood.

As a planner, Don will definitely be respected.

Recently, Michael Ovitz has completed the registration of a new company, Legendary Pictures, and is lobbying among major private equity funds and investment banks in Manhattan, New York, in an attempt to attract large sums of money.

If he really does it, then Legendary Pictures will definitely become a shining star in Hollywood, and Hollywood's giants will curry favor with Legendary Pictures in an attempt to reach a cooperation.

This is the trump card project in Donn's hands, and it is also the biggest obstacle for Michael Eisner to suppress Donn Films.

If the platter investment plan fails, everything will be easy, and with Michael Eisner's understanding of the Hollywood giants, he will definitely turn his face and deny people and put Down Pictures to death.

But once this plan succeeds, if you want to sanction Down Pictures, even if it is the media giant Disney, you have to think about three points. At least it's impossible to treat Down Pictures like DreamWorks.

So Michael Eisner jumped out of the quagmire decisively, temporarily shelved the dispute with Donn Films, and pulled Mattel into the water.

On the one hand, it relieves the pressure on Disney, and on the other hand, it can continue to target Down Pictures.

Mattel Toy, Michael Eisner didn't care at all.

Even if Don En really had a good hand and fought back at Mattel, or even killed Mattel, it had nothing to do with him.

Big people, sometimes all it takes is one sentence, and a little brother will charge into battle.

There's really no need to show up in person every time.

Donn is too difficult for Michael Eisner to calculate the gains and losses of the interests that clash with him head-on.

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a well-known academic district in the United States, home to many of the world's top universities, and has a great influence. The American Association of University Women often holds lectures, forums or events to promote women's values and life orientation.

To put it bluntly, it is to promote women's rights!

"A Beautiful Mind" was filmed in this area, and Don was a little absent-minded.

Mattel's remarks made him very unhappy.

Especially the Disney behind him, he doesn't want to let it go.

There's always a way to fight back.

According to a recent survey by the American Association of College Women, harassment of female college students at school is extremely common, with about 62 percent of female students surveyed saying they have been verbally or physically harassed.

To that end, on Sunday, September 17, the Harvard Chapter of the American Association of University Women will host a forum on the third floor of sociology, in the Academic Lecture Hall 1, where renowned feminist Ms. Gloria Marie Steiner will be present.

When Don heard the news, he immediately had an idea, the feminist forum is a good opportunity!

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On Friday, September 15, the cinema chain ushered in another wave of new film releases.

Warner's new film "Bait", DreamWorks' new film "Almost Famous", Donn Pictures' new film "Memory Fragments", Lionsgate's new film "Love to Hook You", Disney's new film "All Kinds of Love" and other 11 films will be released on this day.

If "Soul Shifter" and Donn's nominal producer will be affected to promote the box office, then Christopher Nolan's new film "Memory Fragments" will completely rely on the power of the film itself to struggle in these 11 new films.

"Memory Fragments" didn't get much publicity, and the only way to stand out was to rely on its classic Cult style.

Fortunately, the investment in this film is only $5 million, and Donn's expectations are not good, and he has no intention of competing with Warner's "Bait" and DreamWorks' "Almost Famous" at the box office.

Can be at least ......

In terms of box office data, it always surpasses Disney's "All Kinds of Style", right?

The movie "All Kinds of Style", with an investment cost of 21 million US dollars, starring Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, is a relatively inspirational musical comedy.

Whether it is in terms of cost, publicity, subject matter, or cast, "Fragments of Memory" is not the opponent of "All Kinds of Style".

There is only one magic weapon in Donn's hands, and that is Christopher Nolan, the director of "Memory Fragments"!

Nuo God is out, who is competing?

"Memory Fragments" has a low investment and a weak lineup, so what can it do?

Don believes that with the strength of the name "Christopher Nolan" alone, he will definitely be able to kill "Ten Thousand Kinds of Style" in seconds!

Disney and Towne Pictures, another battle in the field of film, is about to begin.

On the same day, Warner Movie "Bait", which was released in 2,352 theaters at the same time, received a box office of $2.34 million on the same day, second only to Universal's crime suspense film "Justice Watchman";

DreamWorks' "Almost Fame" is a very good musical drama film, with an investment cost of up to $60 million! However, the film did not choose to cooperate with Universal, and DreamWorks completed its own distribution.

As you can imagine, DreamWorks continued to be suppressed, and "Almost Famous" only received 131 theaters on the same day, but fortunately, the quality of the film was quite good, and it also received $1.18 million at the box office, which is really surprising.

The single-day box office income of $1.18 million is indeed not high, but among the new films released in the same period, "Almost Famous" is second only to Warner's action movie "Bait".

Even as soon as the film was released, it attracted widespread attention in the media and critics, and it was unanimously agreed that the film would shine in next year's awards season.

Next, it was finally the turn of Donn Pictures' new film "Memory Fragments".

Because the distributor is Universal, this cult film, which is obviously not in line with the market trend than "Almost Famous", has been qualified to open in 427 theaters, and the box office on the same day also successfully exceeded $1 million, reaching $1.09 million.

Although the box office is not high, considering that the cost of the film is only $5 million, such a box office result is enough to make any producer envious.

As for the fourth place, it finally ushered in Disney's movie "All Kinds of Love". The film was released at the same time in 581 theaters, and the box office was only $860,000 on the same day.

Disney's new film was once again overshadowed by Down Pictures, and that's not all, in the critics' circle, "Memory Fragments" received almost unanimous praise and a good box office.

And "Ten Thousand Styles" ...... Reputation is extremely poor!

The performance of Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has also been unanimously criticized by critics, and the most water-shadowed queen in history is indeed worthy of its name.

Especially the famous film critic David Thomson's comment on "The New Republic" is simply stepping on Disney's head and applauding Donn Pictures -

"Fragments of Memory is not a big production, but the young British director arranges the intricacies of the plot under the calm and sharp lens language, combining violence, mystery and many other factors. In addition, it also reveals the thinking of life philosophy and psychology, which can be called a masterpiece with a spirit of exploration. ”

""All Kinds of Love" is a musical comedy, and it is said that the songs in it are sung by the actors themselves. However, this cannot hide the fact that the film is vulgar, bland, clichΓ©d, and boring. is also a musical movie, and compared with DreamWorks' "Almost Famous", this movie can be said to have no merit. ”

"When it comes to "Fragments of Memory" and "All Kinds of Love", we have to mention the production companies behind these two films, Down Pictures and Disney. Since this summer, there has been a lot of competition between Donn Films and Disney in the film field, and the result is obvious, the old studio Disney has lost again. ”

"From "My Grand Greek Wedding" to "Wedding Proud", and then to this year's "Spider-Man", "Soul Shifter", and "Memory Fragments", it can be seen that the films produced by Down Pictures have achieved good results both in word-of-mouth and at the box office. ”

Disney on the other hand...... It may be that Disney has been involved in too many industries and neglected to control film production. I heard that Disney put all its energy into Michael Bay's "Pearl Harbor", but can that director who only explodes make such a war movie? At least Donn doesn't think so. ”

"The traditional film model is no longer in line with the trend of the new era, and there is no doubt that Don is the leader of the new era and new films. And if Disney doesn't make changes as soon as possible, it is likely to be drowned by the tide of the times, which is not alarmist......"