The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Premise
Adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, follows a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards.
Production
As early as summer 1994, Maryland Film Office chief Jack Gerbes was approached with the possibility of a film adaptation of the 1922 short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which takes place in Baltimore.[2] In October 1998, screenwriter Robin Swicord wrote for director Ron Howard an adapted screenplay of the short story, a project which would potentially star actor John Travolta.[3] In May 2000, Paramount Pictures hired screenwriter Jim Taylor to adapt a screenplay from the short story. The studio also attached director Spike Jonze to helm the project.[4] Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman had also written a draft of the adapted screenplay at one point.[5] In June 2003, director Gary Ross entered final negotiations to helm the project based on a new draft penned by screenwriter Eric Roth.[6] In May 2004, Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures joined to co-finance the project, with Paramount Pictures marketing the film in foreign territories and Warner Bros. handling domestic distribution (those were eventually switched). In the same month, director David Fincher entered negotiations to replace Ross in directing the film.[7] In May 2005, actors Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett entered negotiations to star in the film as Benjamin Button and Daisy, respectively.[8] In July 2005, Fincher negotiated a deal with the studios to direct Benjamin Button and Zodiac back-to-back, with Zodiac being produced first. For Benjamin Button, New Orleans, Louisiana and the surrounding area was chosen as the filming location for the story to take advantage of the state's production incentives, and shooting was slated to begin in October 2006.[9]
In September 2006, actors Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng, and Taraji P. Henson entered negotiations to be cast into the film.[10] The following October, with production yet to begin, actress Julia Ormond was cast as Daisy's daughter, to whom Blanchett's character tells the story of her love affair with Benjamin Button.[11] Filming of Benjamin Button began on November 6, 2006 in New Orleans. The following December, actor Ed Metzger was cast to portray President Theodore Roosevelt.[12] In January 2007, Blanchett joined the shoot.[13] Fincher praised the ease of accessibility to rural and urban sets in New Orleans and said that the recovery from Hurricane Katrina did not serve as an atypical hindrance to production.[14] In March 2007, filming moved to Los Angeles for two more months of filming.[2] Principal photography was targeted to last a total of 150 days, excluding the time it would take to create the visual effects for the metamorphosis of Brad Pitt's character to the infant stage.[15] The director used a camera system called Contour, developed by Steve Perlman, to capture facial deformation data from live action performances.[16] This data then was filtered into a new physically accurate character rigging system created just for the film, called "AnEmotion", which assisted with the placing of Pitt's prosthetic-applied face onto younger actors to illustrate the reverse aging of Pitt's character.[17] Overall production was finished in September 2007.[18]
Music
The score to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was written by French composer Alexandre Desplat, who recorded his score with an 87-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage.[19] The film's first trailer featured the "Aquarium" movement of Camille Saint-Sa?ns' Carnival of the Animals (previously adapted by WB for a television special starring two of that studio's most popular cartoon characters, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck). The choir singing in the trailer is Libera, a group of boys from South London.
[edit] ReleaseThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button was originally slated for theatrical release in May 2008,[20] but it was pushed back to November 26, 2008.[21] The release date is now December 25, 2008.
Reception
Todd McCarthy of Variety gave the film a positive review after seeing it at an early screening, calling it a "richly satisfying serving of deep-dish Hollywood storytelling".[22].
Revolutionary Road
【演员】
Leonardo DiCaprio
Kate Winslet
Kathy Bates
Michael Shannon
Ryan Simpkins
影片介绍
1955年的美国康州，在一处名叫革命山庄的新兴郊外住宅区里，住着自视与邻居不一样的惠勒夫妇。妻子爱普莉一心要迁居巴黎，过一种充满希望和激情，与庸俗现实完全不同的生活。她以为丈夫弗兰克能讲一口流利的法语，事实上，那不过是他有一回喝多了，乱吹而已。弗兰克也曾雄心勃勃，但是被无聊的职员工作所困，只好借酒浇愁，不仅经常烂醉，还欠下一笔风流债。事实上，两个人的内心深处都渴望着全然不同的生活——一种能够满足他们艺术感觉的生活。于是他们决定搬往法国，但是随着两人关系陷入争吵、嫉妒、指责的恶性循环，他们的旅行和实现自我的梦想也受到了威胁……
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