Hollywood Director 1992

In early 1993, the nomination lists for the 50th Golden Globe Awards and the 65th Academy Awards were successively released.

Unsurprisingly, "The Buried" and "Paranormal Activity" failed to receive any nominations.

However, Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama at the Golden Globes and Best Actor at the Academy Awards for "Chaplin."

Tom Cruise was nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Globes.

Robert Reiner, who had attacked Link, was also nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globes and Oscars for "A Few Good Men."

After receiving the Oscar nomination for Best Actor, Robert Downey Jr. expressed his feelings on a celebrity talk show.

He claimed that when "Chaplin" was released early last year, it was suppressed by his peers, and "Chaplin" suffered unfair treatment in terms of promotion and distribution, resulting in the film's box office performance falling short of expectations.

Now, "Chaplin" has been recognized by the Oscar and Golden Globe judges and has received multiple nominations, including Best Actor.

This fully proves that "Chaplin" is a high-quality film, and it also shows that box office performance does not represent the quality of a film.

Robert Downey Jr. was very emotional while speaking, his eyes were red, and his lower lip kept trembling, like someone who had suffered a huge injustice, endured for more than ten years, and finally had his name cleared.

"This guy is a real actor, even better than in the movies."

In a resort villa in Provo, Utah, snow was falling outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. Monica sat cross-legged on the soft sofa, holding Liu Qianqian in her arms.

Liu Qianqian nestled in her arms like a kitten, leaning against her large breasts, her big, dark eyes staring at the TV screen, motionless, letting Monica comb her hair.

"Maybe his drug addiction is acting up. The media reports that he's an addict."

Liu Xiaoli was also annoyed by Robert Downey Jr.

"Link, do you think he has a chance to win Best Actor at the Golden Globes?"

"The chances are very small. Al Pacino is among the nominees for Best Actor in a Drama, and Al has a better chance of winning this year."

Link sat in front of the fireplace, a large fire burning inside. He shook the iron rack, grilling meat for the three of them.

On TV, Robert Downey Jr. wiped his eyes and said that although "Chaplin" did not perform well at the box office, it was recognized by various film awards, while some films exploded at the box office, earning hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide, but were terrible movies.

Such films are useless except for making money and will be forgotten by the audience in a few years.

The host asked if he was referring to "Paranormal Activity."

Robert Downey Jr. shrugged, indicating that he didn't need to say it, as many people knew the film.

He also said that this kind of film sets a very bad example for his peers, causing many people to look at 'money' when making films, blindly pursuing high box office returns, and not paying attention to film quality and film art.

The success of this kind of film will not only lead to more and more bad films but will also prevent many good films from receiving attention and rewards, leading to the decline of the film industry and the unemployment of all filmmakers.

This kind of film is very, very hateful and should be banned before its release.

At the end, Robert Downey Jr. gritted his teeth, as if he had a deep hatred for "Paranormal Activity."

The host asked Robert Downey Jr. that if there were two films now, one that could earn hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office after its release, and one that could win the Oscar for Best Picture, which one would Robert Downey Jr. choose?

Robert Downey Jr. chose Best Picture without hesitation, saying that making films was because of his love for film art, not for making money, and that he didn't care about money at all.

The host also mentioned Robert Downey Jr.'s new film "Heart and Souls," asking if it would be released in March of next year, and the host congratulated him on the film's box office success.

Robert Downey Jr. interjected, saying that rather than a box office hit, he hoped that the film would be recognized by professionals after its release.

He behaved very indifferently to fame and fortune.

Link shook his head, took out the grilled beef, and shared it with Monica and Liu Xiaoli.

Although the taste was average, it felt good to grill meat and eat it in a snowy villa.

Robert Downey Jr.'s interview program on ABC caused a lot of attention.

Because he publicly criticized Link and "Paranormal Activity" on the show, "Paranormal Activity" once again became the focus of public attention more than four months after its release.

Many filmmakers publicly supported Robert Downey Jr., joined the ranks of criticizing Link and "Paranormal Activity," reiterated that Link was a garbage film director, "Paranormal Activity" was a garbage film, and suggested that viewers carefully watch films directed by Link.

Because the criticism was too loud, Link had to take some time out of his vacation to deal with the matter.

The way to respond was very simple. He had Michael Lynton accuse Robert Downey Jr. of double standards in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

Before filming "Chaplin," Robert Downey Jr. had starred in many commercial films, including "Weird Science," "Chances Are," "Less Than Zero," "U.S. Marshals," "Chances Are," and "Only You."

The quality of these films was generally average, belonging to low-budget commercial films, and Robert Downey Jr.'s performance in several films was also average, similar to a male vase.

Now that Robert Downey Jr. has made a decent art film, he is starting to criticize others for making bad films, which is typical double standards.

With his qualifications, he is not qualified to criticize anyone.

Guess Pictures' response hit the nail on the head, leaving Robert Downey Jr. speechless.

Next, Richard Gere and Dustin Hoffman and others stood up to speak for Robert Downey Jr.

They claimed that Robert Downey Jr.'s words were for the sake of the entire film industry, and the starting point was good, but someone became arrogant and conceited after success and could not listen to other people's suggestions, which was not Robert Downey Jr.'s problem.

Before Link's side could respond, Quentin Tarantino responded for him at a film event.

Quentin and several filmmakers were talking about movies when they mentioned that in May, he and Steven visited the set of "Paranormal Activity."

At that time, he saw Link filming in a villa, the main actors being a man and a woman, and thought Link's new film was a pornographic film, suggesting that Link change the script and not go astray.

But Link did not accept his suggestion and insisted on filming "Paranormal Activity."

He said at the time that Link's new film would definitely lose money, but after its release, this broken film grossed more than 600 million US dollars worldwide, an astronomical figure.

Quentin shrugged helplessly, saying that when he saw the film Link was making, he never thought that this kind of film could be a hit and sell more than 600 million US dollars worldwide.

This is simply a miracle.

Quentin said that fortunately, Link did not listen to his suggestion to modify the script, otherwise the world would have lost a wonderful thriller.

Quentin used this incident as an example to talk about the issue of independent film creation.

He believes that independent film directors have their own styles, and even if there are defects and they are not mature enough, they are their own styles, and others who do not understand film creation should not point fingers.

Moreover, Link has had two consecutive films that have been big hits, with box office returns exceeding 3000 times, and no one in the film industry can point fingers at him.

Quentin's words also caused a heated discussion in the film circle.

Amid the controversy, the media also revealed that Link and Richard Gere had a conflict at the premiere party of "Bram Stoker's Dracula."

The media claimed that Link and Richard Gere had a bloody conflict at the party, and the scene was very tragic.

This is a very big and fresh melon, and the American people have joined the ranks of eating melons.