In May 2005, there was a sudden exorcism battle in the North American film market, and the three exorcism movies "promised" to fight to the death on June 3.

The "Emily Ross Exorcism" bombarded the North American continent with its bombardment of propaganda, and Toronto was no exception.

"The Exorcist Gaiden" is not so expensive, but it also uses the internal strength of Time Warner Group to frequently appear in the public eye.

The propaganda of "Exorcism Video" is still focused on viral warfare and word-of-mouth warfare on the Internet. But war doesn't just happen in movie theaters, Lionsgate is a lonely independent company, and even in its native Canada, it is in trouble.

The incident stems from a series of complaints from viewers to the Canadian Film Classification Office (FCO) recently, arguing that TET's current PG rating is ridiculous, that there are so many scenes of bloody violence in the film, and so many scenes that are enough to break the emotional Xù, this is not a film suitable for teenagers and children to watch at all.

After a re-evaluation, the FCO revised the rating of this increasingly popular horror film, from a PG rating that is unconditionally allowed for people of any age to watch it, to a 14A rating (14 escort rating) that allows children and teenagers to watch it, that is, audiences who are over 14 years old can watch it alone, otherwise adults need to watch it together.

This is undoubtedly a huge blow to TET! I don't know how much box office I lost all of a sudden, and I called my parents to go with me? That's not cool at all!

"This is a moment of shame for the Canadian film industry. Lionsgate was outraged and complained. However, the FCO insisted on the revision, citing that "the film's shocking psychological cruelty is not suitable for young audiences". What makes Lionsgate even more anxious is that in the United States, public opinion is also ringing about whether the TET should be revised to R-rate.

By standard ambiguity, no one cared about a pseudo-documentary before, and the MPAA rated PG-13 on the grounds that "a small amount of bloody violence, a lot of psychological horror, and parental guidance" are now in a fierce conflict of interest between Lionsgate and the Big Six......

If TET becomes R-class, it means that the boxing match was slashed ten times before the start of the body and seriously injured, Lionsgate naturally can't wait for death, and has spoken many times to put pressure on the MPAA in public opinion:

"If the film doesn't meet the PG-13 standard, why does it get the current rating? A large number of teenagers and children have already watched it, and no one has experienced discomfort, but they have all been touched by it. ”

However, according to various media reports, many children and adolescents have recently screamed uncontrollably, even cried and vomited when watching TET. Many of them believe it, because in the era of "Blair the Witch" they were just children and not even children, and TET was their first pseudo-documentary horror experience, but it was even more brutal than TBWP.

To modify the TET to R is getting louder and louder, and the MPAA has not yet made any response.

On and off the field, this exorcism battle has actually already begun.

Despite being overshadowed, TET continued to explode, and two major events occurred in the week of its fourth week of release, one is that "Star Wars Prequel 3" was released on Thursday the 19th, and it took only one day to win the weekly championship;

The exorcism controversy has not yet staged, Hollywood studios have coveted this big cake that has suddenly appeared like a new continent, and pseudo-documentary projects have quietly begun to study, and the ferocity of the future pseudo-documentary craze seems unstoppable......

may-13-19，2005――

Movies - Ranking - Number of Weeks in Release - Number of Theaters/Change - Average - Box Office of the Week - Total Box Office - Production Cost (Millions)

"Star Wars Prequel 3" - 1st place - (one day) - 3661 - 13,661 - 50,013,859 - 50,013,859 - 113

"Monster Mother-in-law" - 2nd place - 1st week - 3424 - 8,710 - 29,823,871 - 29,823,871 - 43

"Football Daddy" - 3rd place - Week 1 - 3455 - 6,795 - 23,475,005 - 23,475,005 - 45

"Episode of Exorcism" - 15th place (up 5 places) - week 4 - 10 - 117,306 - 1,173,060 - 1,679,485 - 0. 45

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Entering the end of May, a few days ago, the exterior scenes of LMS were basically filmed, leaving only the ending scene and the interior of a large scene, the hotel of the beauty pageant. This big scene is the one that requires the most actors during the filming period, some supporting roles, beauty pageant girls, parents and live audiences.

Meryl Streep, who plays the judge "Ms. Jenkins", is one of the best and greatest actresses.

Meryl Streep went to Toronto last night, and the crew gave her the highest settlement, subsidizing her to stay in a hotel with Hanks and Roberts, and the two leading actors were at their own expense. In the early morning, the three superstars arrived together, and the set outside the newly opened ceremony hall in the hotel suddenly lit up with stars.

"Good morning, Tom, Julia, good morning, Meryl, welcome to the set of Little Miss Sunshine! ”

Seeing them, Ye Wei, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted them, Ye Wei smiled excitedly, "Joanna Kramer", "Francesca", "Sarah", "Sophie", "Linda", ......!

In fact, he and Streep had only met once before, and the few other contacts had been phone calls and emails. Today he is really responsible, in addition to directing work, there is also a job of getting autographs, there are really too many people who are her hardcore, Nina, Lev, Bad ...... Dad, Mommy, Duoduo! The little girl loves "Aunt Josephine" very much.

"Good morning, Weige. Streep's smile was so refreshing that he shook his hand, "I heard your worksheet is excellent." ”

"Thank you, everyone took care of me a lot. Ye Wei smiled and said, "There is nothing to describe your performance, but as a director, I will try my best to make the movie the best in the future." ”

What he said was actually to humbly show his respect for her to everyone, and he said it first, and he gave you ng just for the movie.

"No problem, just think of me as an actor. Streep smiled and nodded. Roberts next to him grinned, "Don't believe he will scruple about it, this stinky boy doesn't drive everyone here." Hanks laughed too, "But he'll have a good reason for you to listen to him." Roberts added, "We're talking about a child prodigy." ”

After the happy greeting, everyone went to work, the actors went to put on makeup, the staff were busy with various arrangements, and today was another long day!

Standing there, Ye Wei looked around at the busyness around him, the set, modeling, photography, recording, and field affairs...... This is the scene that I built myself, what a awe!

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"The Incredible Cast" has been increasing the number of stars, like dominoes, with a few giants falling in front and can't be stopped in the back.

This beauty contest has a number of supporting roles, Mary Lane Ledgerscu who plays the "beauty pageant assistant Pan", a 34-year-old actress who has been acting for many years, and a dazzling supporting role in many movies; Kevin James, who plays "Staff Kirby", is a 40-year-old middle-aged fat man with a generous temperament, very suitable for the good guy Kirby, he has also been acting for many years, and has praised the protagonist of the TV comedy "The King of the Queen", and also acted in movies, and has just become famous because of his funny performance in "The Enemy of Love".

The "motorcyclist" is played by Michael Curlitz, who does not have many roles in the audience, but has a few important lines. The 41-year-old Kulitz is also a backbone supporting actor in the film and television industry, and the main role "Big Bull" in the masterpiece "Band of Brothers" (participated in 9 episodes). He has long had a friendship with DreamWorks and Pretong, because it is very suitable for motorcyclists, a reckless man who seems to be fierce but not fierce, seems to be bad but not bad, and has bad intentions to come to see children's beauty pageants.

The role of "Miss California" has become important, of course, the candidate must be chosen well, Ye Wei's original idea was that she should be in her early 20s, blonde, sweet, and extremely mean when she turns her head, a typical bad school girl. The crew invited Rachel McAdams, but was declined, because she didn't want to play "Mean Girl" again, and playing LMS would stereotype her screen image, which obviously did more harm than good, so it didn't work out.

There are too many actors who want to join LMS, and they don't have to worry about finding a suitable candidate, but the final decision is not a blonde. Just because Ye Wei took one aspect into account and revised the casting requirements, there are already a large number of "blondes" among those little girls, and if there is another one, there is no visual and sensory comparison, so it was changed to a girl who is obviously not good at indifferent temperament, but is very beautiful and hot, and finally Ye Wei chose Mila Kunis from the list of five.

The 22-year-old TV star is a popular TV star for the sitcom "The 70s Show" (1998-present), for which she has been nominated for six consecutive Teen Choice Awards - Best Comedy TV Actress (2000-2005). However, it didn't do anything on the screen, and the last movie was starring in "Beauty Killer 2" in 02, but it was so badly filmed that the producer Lionsgate did not release it in theaters, but directly pushed it to the disc market. The first time she became the heroine of a movie, she was pitted with a bleak future, and LMS was a good opportunity for her to turn over.

If they weren't a big star, then Stanley Tucci, who played the role of "Tournament Host," was a big name.

You must know that although the "host of the competition" is indispensable, in terms of the difficulty of the performance and the role of the story, just find a young actor who looks like the host; you must know how old the 44-year-old Tuqi is, he has won the Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award for supporting roles in film and television, and he is a capable person who can produce, direct, and write the screenplay! He is very suitable for this role, but he really succumbs.

Because the host's role is less than that of Ms. Jenkins, he only filmed for a day or two, so he can be regarded as a cameo, as long as he is paid a symbolic salary.

Tuzi's joining is also a matter of course, he is old friends with Hanks and Roberts, and has already collaborated many times, such as "The Road to Ruined Miè", "Happiness Terminal", "Gannet Report", "American Sweetheart"; This is not the first time he has worked with a Chinese director, he is the main supporting role in "Manhattan Cinderella" directed by Wang Ying.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the nobleman who played Richard turned out to be a braggart "Stan" is Brian Cranston, 49 years old, a popular TV star of the masterpiece sitcom "Malcolm's Family" (2000-present), who also acted in movies, and the nobleman and friend Hanks brought him up, "Unstoppable Miracle", "Saving Private Ryan", "Gorgeous Wasteland: A Walk on the Moon", and then this time the LMS also came naturally.

And the 42-year-old Dean Norris, who plays the car policeman, is also a backbone supporting actor in the film and television industry.

These actors are very powerful, and maybe when the time comes, they will shine with a movie or a TV series, and they will shine even more stars than they are now. Participating in LMS will undoubtedly make them more noticeable, every character has a shining point, and every role can impress the audience.

Maybe one day, these actors will become popular all over the world, and people can find their names in the cast list of "Little Sunshine Beauty".

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is worthy of Meryl Streep, being her director will have gains, her understanding and interpretation of Ms. Jenkins makes Ye Wei feel rewarded in directing and acting, and I really look forward to it, the audience has never seen such a mean and annoying Streep, he is sure as a fan, this is a big surprise.

And the chemistry between her and Hanks was great, and Richard knelt down for Ms. Jenkins to beg for that scene, even if it was just filming, everyone on the set was moved.

On the evening of the 24th, as soon as the crew finished work, Ye Wei drove to Dubov's house in Scarborough, and Nina will fly to the Czech Republic with the team tonight to compete in the World Youth Championships on the weekend. Participating in an international tournament for the first time decided the course of her athletic career, which was a major event in her life, and he certainly valued her.

When Ye Wei came to the living room of Dubov's house, Nina was ready to go, and Mihaela would go with her two suitcases.

"Yunik. Nina smiled at him, dressed in a sturdy outfit, a light red woolen jacket and black jeans, and her long hair tied into a big ponytail.

"Hey. Ye Wei approached her, but because of the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Constantine, he didn't kiss, but smiled: "You look good." ”

"There is still time until the check-in. Mihaela smiled and asked, "Why don't you go for a walk?"

The two nodded, talked about each other and went out, and soon walked on the shore of the cliff park, where Lake Ontario was bright and colorful in summer, swans were playing in the water, and tourists were strolling.

"I'm sorry I can't go with you. I used to talk about Streep almost all the way, and then Ye Wei said softly that he really wanted to go to the show, but he couldn't leave his work, and he had to go back to Los Angeles to record the MTV Awards ceremony on the weekend, so he could only watch her heroics through Guò video later.

"I'm also sorry I couldn't go with you to the MTV Awards. Nina said that when she saw that he didn't react, she suddenly became angry: "There's a joke here!" Because of confidentiality, she can't show up with him if she doesn't go to the Czech Republic.

"yes, I know, it's not funny. Ye Wei hugged her slender shoulder and kissed her forehead, "Nina, just do your best in the game, I will always support you." ”

"No, it's not just good to try your best, it's good to win!" Nina is very serious, serious to the point of being a little strict: "When I was very young, I was taught that athletes are meant to win. You are the captain of the football team, and you know that there is only one winner on the field, and either you tear the opponent apart or the opponent tears you apart. Don't tell me it's good to do your best. ”

"Please, some Olympic spirit?"

"The Olympic spirit is a comfort to the loser, isn't it? ”

"Please......" Ye Wei frowned when she heard this, what was she stimulated? It's not that she doesn't want her to win, it's that I'm afraid that she will be under too much pressure.

Nina's face flashed with excitement, "I'll bring back a medal, I'll give it to you when the time comes!" Ye Wei said: "You gave me a lot of gold medals." Nina hurriedly said: "Those are all petty fights, and all of them add up to a bronze medal in the World Youth Championships!

"Why, I just don't want you to have any psychological burden. Ye Wei hugged her tighter, looked at the sky, and looked at her again, "I just want to say that life is always full of various beauty contests, but success or failure is not so simple to define." You will always be my champion. ”

"No, a gold medal is a champion!" Nina suddenly shouted, clasping him tightly with both hands, sniffing his breath deeply, "Sue me, go win the competition, sue me...... I'm going to win, I'm going to win!!" She let go of him, took two steps back, and raised her hand to do a solo gymnastics start, "Yunic, I'll win!"

Ye Wei stared at her, could feel how hot her heart was longing for victory, and smiled, "Go, girl, send all your opponents to hell!"

"That's it!" Nina pointed at him, smiled, turned to the lake, raised her hands, and shouted: "Hi, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus...... I'm going to win, Nina, I'm going to win Nicolina-Konstantinova Dubov!"

A Bulgarian girl doesn't need a reason to practice gymnastics, she starts to practice at what age, she practices and practices, she suffers from a young age, she is taught from a young age, she uses an art to show her beauty to the world, her own talent!

Proving yourself and chasing medals at the World Junior Championships is not just for whom, but for your family, Yunique, yourself, not just ......

I don't know when it became a part of my soul.

My dream!

Dreams, approaching. Medals, I'll give them to you when the time comes!" Ye Wei said: "You gave me a lot of gold medals." Nina hurriedly said: "Those are all petty fights, and all of them add up to a bronze medal in the World Youth Championships!

"Why, I just don't want you to have any psychological burden. Ye Wei hugged her tighter, looked at the sky, and looked at her again, "I just want to say that life is always full of various beauty contests, but success or failure is not so simple to define." You will always be my champion. ”

"No, a gold medal is a champion!" Nina suddenly shouted, clasping him tightly with both hands, sniffing his breath deeply, "Sue me, go win the competition, sue me...... I'm going to win, I'm going to win!!" She let go of him, took two steps back, and raised her hand to do a solo gymnastics start, "Yunic, I'll win!"

Ye Wei stared at her, could feel how hot her heart was longing for victory, and smiled, "Go, girl, send all your opponents to hell!"

"That's it!" Nina pointed at him, smiled, turned to the lake, raised her hands, and shouted: "Hi, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus...... I'm going to win, Nina, I'm going to win Nicolina-Konstantinova Dubov!"

A Bulgarian girl doesn't need a reason to practice gymnastics, she starts to practice at what age, she practices and practices, she suffers from a young age, she is taught from a young age, she uses an art to show her beauty to the world, her own talent!

Proving yourself and chasing medals at the World Junior Championships is not just for whom, but for your family, Yunique, yourself, not just ......

I don't know when it became a part of my soul.

My dream!

Dreams, approaching.