Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Chapter 1275 The competition for the next Oscar is extremely fierce

At the famous Beverly Hills Cinema in Los Angeles, "Other People's Money" directed by Ronald and starring Diane opened here grandly.

Both male actors Tom Hanks and Gregory Peck took time out to attend the premiere. One of them was enjoying the joy of having a baby, and the other had already started preparing to star in Director Huang's new film.

The main audience of the movie is not those teenagers who like stars, so this time Daydream did not have a big premiere. The main point is that there are many people in the circle, and many acting schools have received good reviews.

For this movie, Ronald really hopes to earn an Oscar nomination for his wife, but the recently released "Thelma and Louise" has set off a wave of good reviews in the film critics circle. Most importantly, the two heroines have been enthusiastically praised.

This is a headache. It is very difficult to nominate for awards with too fierce competition. But if Diane is applied for the Best Supporting Actress instead, it seems to be suspected of evasion, and Diane may not be willing.

However, Diane has gone through the Golden Globe Awards process after all. Compared with the different categories, she pays more attention to the possibility of nomination, after all, this is a great recognition of her acting skills.

"Tom, Rita..."

Today, Tom Hanks wore a dark suit and titanium glasses, looking like a Wall Street elite. His wife Rita Wilson wore a red dress, looking like a Wall Street couple.

"Ronald, Diane..." Several people hugged and greeted each other, looking like you are good, you are great. The reporters who took the photos were very satisfied. This kind of dress is photogenic, and the magazine can also drive some sales.

They are responsible for investors and want to increase the value of their investment. They not only make money for themselves, but also for the pensions and education funds of all of us. Tom is right, this is the entrepreneurial spirit that makes America different from other places and relies on its success. "

"I think both are manifestations of America's entrepreneurial spirit. In the end, both sides found common ground and reconciled..." Tom Hanks easily performed Tai Chi to resolve it.

"Can your Chet get up? ”

Director Huang’s “Hi, Frank” has been confirmed to be released in America, but no one knows her. This time, she took the opportunity to attend the film with Gregory Peck, asked someone to take a few photos, and then accepted an interview on Chinese TV to warm up the film in the Chinese-dominated areas.

In fact, the four people were not talking about the movie at all, but about the children of the two families. Rita Wilson just gave birth to a son for Hanks, named Chet. This is Tom Hanks’ third child and the first for him and Rita.

Another starring Gregory Peck Today he is wearing simple corduroy pants and a gray top, looking like a World War II veteran. This is the temperament of Director Huang's new film "Hi, Frank"...

For example, you can use a title like "The masterpiece of two Hollywood couples..." to attract readers, and then talk about some gossip and anecdotes during the filming provided by Daydream, and a popular article will be ready soon.

"This is the name of a book I read when I was young. The meaning of this "other people's money" is that the banker, that is, the role played by Tom, has a fiduciary responsibility to the owner of the raised money.

"Tom, Gary, what do you think of the business ethics issues in the movie? Which side do you agree with?" Now the debate among university professors is still limited to academic circles and business reviews, but some of the views of film critics have been known to them, so they all want to hear what the two protagonists have to say.

"That's quite interesting. When I was young, I would also find the top star Xin Fengxia to stand at the entrance of the theater to attract people to watch. Is this similar to what you mean?"

"It's similar, but this time, it's your turn to choose the star..." Ronald didn't know who the Xin Fengxia she was talking about was. She must be a female lead, right? This time, Ms. Zhao was chosen as the main character of the publicity, and she was also wanted to take advantage of her appearance on the so-called Spring Festival Gala to gain some popularity among Chinese audiences.

"That's great. I didn't expect that I could still play a top star when I'm old..."

"Hahaha, I like this movie directed by Ronald very much. He made me relive the scenes of those court speeches back then. It was very enjoyable..."

The photographers hadn't seen Gregory Peck dressed like this in a long time, and they came to take pictures immediately. Some writers also took the opportunity to interview him about his evaluation of "other people's money".

"Director Luo, are your American movie premieres so lively?" Ronald was with Mrs. Zhao next to him. She also came to attend the premiere to experience Hollywood-style marketing...

In order to marry her, Hanks divorced his first wife and joined the Greek Orthodox Church that Wilson believed in, and only then did he get the beauty.

For the marketing of the movie to mainstream white audiences, Gregory Peck is still the main focus.

"Do you know where the name of this movie comes from?" Gregory Peck has a long history and can be used to show off.

"Almost. Here, movies are also a kind of commodity, no different from other commodities, and they also need to be advertised. If the box office is not good, the producer will lose money and there will be no money to make movies..."

"Hey, Ronald, you are here..."

"Ah, he likes to climb, he is an athlete..."

"I heard that Marty's new film Cape Fear has also been postponed to the end of the year?" After entering the theater, Ronald deliberately sat with Peck and talked to him about some things in the industry.

"Yes, they want Oscar..." Gregory Peck has a lot of feelings for this movie. This is a remake of an old movie he produced back then. The movie starring him and Robert Mitchum suffered a box office failure.

This is mainly because there is a scene in the original novel where the heroine is forced. Although they cut this scene in the novel before filming, it still received a lot of criticism.

At that time, the equal rights movement had not yet emerged, and the conservative cultural atmosphere almost banned the movie, and no marketing activities could be carried out. Therefore, there was no favor from any awards. It directly led to the end of his career as a producer.

So this time, Gregory Peck wanted to prove that it was just the environmental factor back then, and the movie itself was shot very well.

This time it was directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange. The first two reprised the roles of Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum respectively.

Because of Gregory Peck's attachment to the film, he and Robert Mitchum also played a small cameo role. So I know the progress of the film.

This time Scorsese was asked by Spielberg's Amblin Films to take charge of the film, which can be regarded as the old brothers of the New Hollywood movement huddling together for warmth.

After watching the finished film, they were very satisfied with the quality of the film and it was possible to impact the Oscars. In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of Ronald's The Silence of the Lambs, it was decided to postpone the release to the end of the year so that the Oscar judges would still have a warm impression.

"Tsk..." Ronald curled his lips when he heard the news. This year, many movies obviously don't want box office, but only want to go for the Oscars.

In addition to this "Cape Fear", there are three other movies that have a good reputation in the industry and are also scheduled for the end of the year, which is clear that they are going to impact the Oscars.

The first one was Bugsy, which made Annette Bening and Warren Beatty fall in love. It is a semi-biographical film about Bugsy, a gangster who laid the foundation for the business of the Las Vegas Sands Hotel.

This is another movie that Warren Beatty wants to compete for Best Director and Best Actor. He went around for several years and finally figured out that he needed to shoot this kind of gangster love epic that suits him.

The filming started at the beginning of the year and was not completed until the end of May. It was during this filming that Annette Bening became pregnant and lost the heroine of the Batman sequel.

Of course, Warner Bros. did not give Sean Young any chance in the end, but found Michelle Pfeiffer to take over the role of Catwoman.

Warren Beatty also understood that the story of this movie was not very complete. Semi-biographical films have such limitations. The life of the characters cannot be greatly modified for the integrity and drama of the movie story.

But last year's "Dances with Wolves" did not tell a story very maturely and beautifully, but relied on the epic background, the audience's nostalgia for westerns, and current events to create the award-winning legend.

So, this year they also want to follow suit and set the release date at the end of the year.

The second one is The Prince of Tides, starring Nick Nolte, and the leading actress and director are both Barbra Streisand, which is also her first time directing a movie.

The story does not have much dramatic conflict. Barbra Streisand plays a psychiatrist. He and the client's brother, Tom, who came to New York from the South, work together to help his sister Savannah get rid of the impulse of suicide, and finally reveal the secret of the childhood trauma of the twin siblings...

This movie is distributed by Columbia and is also ready to go for awards.

All the elements are already in place, with big stars starring. Fully explore the conflict between the conservative family culture in the South and the modern and open culture in New York, and analyze the human heart.

All hit the Oscar judges' preferences. The only weakness is that the director of this movie, Barbra Streisand, is the first work after a famous actor transformed into a director. I don't know who gave her the courage to think that her first debut work can win the Oscar for Best Director?

The third one is Kevin Costner's gender, "JFK". This movie is also full of elements of success in both Oscars and business.

The most bizarre assassination in American history that makes the public curious. There is also the actor who won the last Oscar and played the prosecutor who exposed many contradictions in the case. There is also Oliver Stone, who won two Oscars for best director.

So they are also full of confidence and must release it at the end of the year.

The number of big-budget movies in a year is originally very limited. In addition, the impact on the Oscars requires stars, themes, and the cooperation of schedules and distributors, so there are not many awards that can impact the main Oscars, especially the best picture awards.

Now these three movies are all going to be released at the end of the year, which makes Ronald very depressed.

The actors vote for the best actor and actress in the Oscars, and the members of the Academy vote for the best picture. These people are busy people. Even if you have nothing to do in Hollywood, you have to pretend to be busy and attend many parties to prevent people from seeing that you are out of date.

Under such circumstances, not many people can watch all the nominated films. When it comes to the nomination battle at the end of the year, The Silence of the Lambs may even lose the nomination because everyone's energy is occupied by the three blockbusters released.

"We have to think of something..." Ronald did not have much hope for the "Other People's Money" directed by himself. His directing level is still much worse than that of Jonathan Demme, who can be seen at a glance to be a level higher than his peers.

In addition, this movie is a comedy and a commercial film, so the judges are unlikely to vote for him.

But "The Silence of the Lambs" is a movie that will make people feel very sorry if it is not nominated. It is a masterpiece that he did not do a good job. Ronald has decided that this year's public relations resources should be used to ensure the nomination of this movie and Diane Lane for the Best Supporting Actress.

"Maybe we can have a re-release?" Michelle Cannold also felt that it was more difficult. It would be a pity if the nomination was lost. When taking over this movie, Orion had stopped working, and many things that should be done were not done, resulting in the failure to grab the box office schedule.

Now that the movie has been affected by the real case and has been in the theater for many weeks, they feel even more sorry.

"Okay, you can discuss it with a few theaters. It doesn't matter if we lose a little money."

"I say, don't you want to be nominated for Best Director again?" Gregory Peck next to him saw Ronald's worries and asked him quietly after he finished talking about work.

"I want to, but the judges' taste is really bad... well, unpredictable..."

Ronald complained a few words. The Oscars are actually an annual summary of the industry awards, not completely based on professionalism. It's the kind that everyone thinks you're good, and you're good.

"Hahaha, at least you'll get my three votes..." Gregory Peck was referring to the three awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, and Best Film, which he was eligible to vote for.

"You'd better say the same to your friends..." Ronald joked shamelessly to canvass for votes.

"Don't push your luck..." Gregory Peck said with a smile, "You don't have to be depressed at all. As far as I know, you are the youngest person nominated for the Oscar for Best Director, right? Twenty-eight or twenty-nine? Not even thirty yet. In my era, people of this age were still assistant directors."

"The second youngest, Orson Welles, won at the age of twenty-six, but the silver medal may not be mine soon..." Ronald was poked with something uncomfortable again. He touched his nose and fell on the chair without saying anything.

Just a few weeks ago, a movie that reflects the violence and crime in black neighborhoods and the impact on children's growth, "Boyzn the Hood", won a lot of praise.

The director and screenwriter of this movie are the same person, John Singleton. He handled almost everything by himself. In addition to writing and directing, he also took care of many shooting scenes and casting.

According to the theory of the Chinese, this is a very typical auteur film.

When this person filmed the movie, he was only twenty-three years old. If he successfully got the nomination, he would only be twenty-four.

This movie tells the story of black people, and many staff members of the whole film are also black. Ronald knew the power of these people banding together, and estimated that the possibility of nomination was very high.

"I really need to think of a way..." Ronald felt that the intensity of competition for the Oscars this year might be unprecedented.