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Donnerstag, Mai 31, 2012
Cannes 2012: Press Preview Report – Spring Breakers
Despite being mysteriously listed in the Cannes schedule as simply ‘séance spéciale’, word quickly spread online and at Cannes that the festival had organised a special preview of exclusive footage to be shown to the press attending.
Described on the night by master of ceremonies Thierry Fremaux as an experiment (this was gleamed from the small amounts of French that I was able to understand) the event was a one off screening of trailers, teasers, clips and footage of upcoming films. These included a number of trailers that I won’t go into detail about here as they were all trailers already available online, such as Frankenweenie, Chimpanzee and The Brave but there were also a few exclusives too.
All the clips that played in the presentation had played in the preceding week in the market, in screenings that the press were denied access too. In fact, I had made efforts to see The Grandmasters footage at a showreel presentation by Wild Bunch but was informed by their representative that they weren’t willing to show it to press at that time. Luckily though this footage was included in the press presentation, along with exclusive footage from Nicholas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives and a sizzle reel from Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers.
Both The Grandmasters and Spring Breakers had a very strong presence at the festival this year, with large banners for each greeting you as you left the Palais. Oddly the banner for Spring Breakers resulted in what seemed to be the most chatter with many simply wondering what on earth this film was.
The images on the banner look very much like a somewhat trashy raunchy comedy, something in the vein of Todd Philips perhaps, but the stars are pulled from safe and squeaky clean television shows and then right below the title is Harmony Korine’s name. None of these facts when brought together seem to quite fit but they certainly are intriguing. At the press preview we were treated to a three minute sizzle reel (official reports said five minutes but my watch told a different story) and it certainly did nothing to shake that intrigue.
The reel was created originally for the market so there was a strong sense that the footage included wasselling the film, highlighting the most marketable moments. The reel was made up of a large number of very brief clips and appeared to be presented in chronological order from the film, giving one an idea of what the story may be. Beginning with the introduction of the main girls in the film – played by Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine – who want to go on spring break but don’t have the money to do so. From what we saw it appears that they then rob a bank, successfully, and make their way to celebrate spring break.
Enter James Franco’s character Alien, with braided hair and a slimy grills filled grin, who gets involved with the girls spring break and things appear to get even more wild than they already were. Korine has a history of graphic content in his films and his writing work for director Larry Clark has included scenes involving a lot of sex between teenagers (Kids and Ken Park). Nothing in the sizzle reel shown hinted at anything as graphic or indeed strange as Gummo, Kids, Ken Park or Trash Humpers but there were a number of scenes involving drinking, drug taking, some minor nudity, arrests and a lot of guns. Also, the main stars were in bikinis throughout the reel, including a scene in a shot in a courtroom, and it seemed clear that Korine was making the most of the young actresses seemingly shedding their former clean cut Disney personae.
The whole reel looked very glossy and commercial, two words not generally associated with Korine, but producer Gregoire Melin has commented that Korine was able to “make it feel totally real” and there was a bit of an anarchic sense to some of the clips, including scenes of the girls in masks running about with guns. Apart from the novelty of the main stars and Korine’s name associated with such a commercial looking feature there was little in the reel that was actually particularly interesting or surprising though, but the intersection of a number of disparate factors make this still a film that I am oddly fascinated by.
Currently slated for release in 2013 and with a number of buyers reportedly interested in the film Spring Breakers is certainly an intriguing prospect, even if nothing about the reel shown was particularly arresting or interesting, and with the high profile actors involved it is sure to be a film that you’ll be hearing a lot about.
The official synopsis of Spring Breakers is as follows,
Brit, Candy, Cotty, and Faith have been best friends since grade school. They live together in a boring college dorm and are hungry for adventure. All they have to do is save enough money for spring break to get their shot at having some real fun. A serendipitous encounter with rapper “Alien” promises to provide the girls with all the thrill and excitement they could hope for. With the encouragement of their new friend, it soon becomes unclear how far the girls are willing to go to experience a spring break they will never forget.
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Sonntag, Mai 27, 2012
F1 Monaco Grand Prix [Pictures]
Vanessa war Heute beim großen Preis von Monaco der Formel 1 dabei.
Mit dabei war auch ihr Schatz Austin Butler.
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Samstag, Mai 26, 2012
Nessa in Cannes
Hier sind wieder ein paar neue Bilder von Vanessa. Unter anderem die als sie in Monaco auf einem Event war. Sie sah einfach klasse aus.
Personal Photos > Vanessa with Friends and Family
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Personal Photos > Facebook & Official Site Pictures
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Personal Photos > Just Vanessa
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Candids > 2012 > 25.05. Out and About in Monaco, Cannes
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Appearances & Events > 2012 > 25.05. Amber Lounge Fashion Show
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Freitag, Mai 25, 2012
GLAM Chat with Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens is ready for a change! After being catapulted into the limelight at the age of 17 when she starred in High School Musical, she has ever since lived with the reputation that comes with being a young Disney star. Now Vanessa is looking to make the hazardous passage from child-star to adult actress.
Starting with her most talked about new role as crazy party girl in Spring Breakers, a new film from the provocative indie director Harmony Korine. The movie is set around four best girlfriends (one of which is Selena Gomez) who live together in a boring college dorm and are hungry for adventure. To get their shot at having some real fun, they need to save enough money to go on spring break. A serendipitous encounter with a rapper "Alien" (played by hearthrob James Franco) promises to provide the girls with all the thrill and excitement they could hope for. With the encouragement of their new friend it soon becomes unclear how far the girls are willing to go to experience a spring break they will never forget.
While numerous fans and paparazzi tried to track her down during her time in Florida on the set of Spring Breakers, we were granted exclusive behind-the-scenes access and got to spend 4 days with the 23-year-old actress. We talked to her about this new stage in her career, the necessity of a good party, and why she is completely in love with and in awe of James Franco (aren't we all?)
Vanessa, in Spring Breakers things get completely out of hand, to the point where you even end up robbing people! Not really a role anybody would expect from you…
Vanessa: I’ve been recently doing a few projects that are darker, deeper and heavier. Reading these situations in the movie where our characters rob people, which has such a harsh and hard element, was something that I just liked. I felt like I would be in my element and as though I’ve had a taste of it. It’s so much fun and I wanted more of it. My character seems like the one who, even though she’s bad-ass and tough and hard, still has a sweet, fun side underneath it all. She's like a bubbling little girl, who is just so excited about everything. I feel as though that’s partly who I am: Under these deep, dark, and heavy characters I’m inside of myself just jumping for joy at the fun that I’m having.
How did you first hear about this project? Were you familiar with the director Harmony Korine’s work beforehand?
A little bit. My manager has Rosario Dawson as one of his clients, and Harmony worked with her on Kids, which was actually one of my dad’s favorite movies. He was a fan of Harmony’s work so when this came along he was really excited.
Was anybody already attached to the project?
James Franco was already attached and I’m such a big fan of his. I’m such a believer in putting things out in the universe, and eventually if you want it bad enough it all happens. So for months I was saying, “I need to work with James Franco, I want to work with James Franco,” over and over again and when this came up I thought, “Shut up, we need to make this happen!”
Did sharing the screen with him live up to your expectations?
I love him so much! He’s so ridiculously amazing! I’m really just like in awe and blown away. He creates these strong, fully developed characters with so much depth and background. He loves taking risks, he’s not afraid to take a scene and turn it into what he wants and he comes to set extremely prepared. He really did a lot of work on his character and really commits. I just love him.
During the shoot of this film you have been constantly chased by paparazzi. Does that kind of media presence scare you? Especially when you play such an extreme part as this one?
It used to bother me. I used to be so conscious about it and it used to really affect me and my work, but there came a point when I thought, “I’m not killing anybody in my spare time!” If it’s just me dancing around or doing whatever, so be it! If anything, it just raises eyebrows and makes people more interested in the film. I never want that attention to affect my work.
You built your fan base as the star of Disney's High School Musical. Are you afraid that your fans might be a bit shocked when they see you in such an explicit part?
I always wanted to do things that are completely different. I want people to watch movies and think, “Wow, that was Vanessa Hudgens?” My younger fans, of course, are not going to be able to watch this film. I try to put it out there that you need to do what makes you happy. You can’t worry about what everybody else thinks, because there are always going to be haters. You have to do things for yourself, not for anybody else. I am doing this movie for myself and I think the people who are genuinely my fans are really going to enjoy it.
Harmony Korine is known for creating these extremely realistic portraits of American youth culture, a world that is very different to the ones your fans probably live in…
Even though the image is different it is still a world in which all teenagers’ lives which is so familiar. Everybody has had those times in their life when they think, “that was a crazy time.” When you’re in that space, there’s nothing else in the world that is better than that.
I guess you are speaking from experience?
You have to have those times! You have to take the opportunity to get your 'crazy out', and then from there you can grow.
It might open the eyes of a few people and make them understand a bit more.
Exactly! I think everybody will be able to watch it and understand it. Whether or not you agree with it is a different story. It shows part of growing up, so everybody can take away what they want to take away.
Not only the film is very explicit but also the costumes. I hear you barely ever wear more than a bikini…
It’s really like pop art. All our costumes are so bright and in-your-face with a lot of fun graphics that contradict the way that we act. It’s a funny spin on how youth nowadays can be doing things that are really crazy, but yet they are so pure. It’s such a present-mind frame to just not think about the future and this is how our characters act. They just don’t think about the future – they are just doing what they feel is right.
How do you prepare yourself to play a girl that is willing to rob people in order to go to Florida for spring break and party with sex, drugs, and alcohol?
It starts by me just reading the script and tt takes me so long to read a script. I can’t just read it, but have to go back and read the scenes five times. Then one of the first things we did was to get close to the other girls right away, because we wanted to build an amazing bond and relationship to evoke the feeling that we had known each other for years. We then had to go past that and study girls like our characters, who are hard rough, tough and are in this other drug-like world. It really is a completely different world!
And they are pretty…
I think our characters just do whatever they need to do to get what they want. And as women they know that they’re sexy and empowered and that if you’re tough enough and you act like you know what you’re doing, then people will believe you. Together as a crew they know that they can conquer the world and get whatever they want, like the only way that they know how to get to spring break is to rob a bank.
Did you know any of the other girls before?
I actually used to go to acting class with Ashley Benson, when I was 15 or 16. We were in the same class, but we never really became friends. Our paths in life had been completely different. We just never really got to know each other at all. And it’s so funny now, coming back to that and being able to go back and really dig into each other’s past. It’s a small world.
Do you think this movie will draw a more mature audience than all the actresses generally have?
I think kids are much smarter these days. They’re neither blind nor oblivious to what goes on at college and high-school. They’re probably going to see things regardless - your parents can tell you no, but doesn’t that make you want to go see it more? (Laughs) It’s fun (the movie), it’s crazy, it’s so vivid and alive!I can’t wait to see it.
What is your background in acting? You started so young, it almost seems you did all the learning on set.
I did start out young! I started out doing a lot of community theatre when I was really young, then bigger theatre work and then doing commercials – a lot of commercials. My first big paycheck for a commercial was for an Old Navy bathing suit commercial funny enough. I was all over the place. I took a few different classes and kind of jumped around, but never found a class that really stuck. But, of course, experience is sometimes the best way to grow and learn.
School wasn’t for you?
Yeah. I don’t know. I get bored quite quickly. I like mixing it up and trying new things and learning from different people.
When you play a role like this, does it make you regret you never went to college and had those kind of crazy times as well?
Honestly, doing it now I am glad I never went to college, simply for 'party reasons'. It just seems so full-on and aggressive - it takes so much energy that I’ve been sleeping really well working on this movie!
How did you get so many Twitter and Facebook followers? Do you actually work on that?
Magic spells! Just kidding. I don’t know. I have someone who helps me out. Honestly, I’m not a big social media person.
So do you think it’s just the way that you are, the fact that you seem to have your heart in the right place?
I don’t know. Everybody is different. I just know that I follow my heart and follow my dreams. I enjoy life. I do my thing.
And that’s your message?
That’s what I want everyone to do (above). It’s so simple. Happiness is so simple.
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Mittwoch, Mai 23, 2012
Vanessa Hudgens shows us her bloopers
The High School Musical star, who runs around set in a skimpy vest top and shorts, is seen mangling her lines, messing up a fight scenes, getting the giggles and firing foam bullets at the camera.
In the video for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, she also drops out of the sky in a stunt and tries to steal a scene from co-star Josh Hutcherson, by sticking her head in shot while the camera lingers on his moody look.
Dwayne Johnson, AKA The Rock, larks about on the set of the action adventure, the sequel to the 2008 movie Journey To The Centre Of The Earth.
The movie sees hardman Hank (Dwayne) travelling to a lost island with stepson Sean (Josh), in search of the boy’s grandfather.
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Yoga Class Girl
Vanessa war gestern bei einer Yoga Stunde in Calif.
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