[US Entertainment] Actor

"Um……"

The sunlight was too glaring, Leonardo's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he opened his eyes slowly after a while. He subconsciously glanced at the pillow, and kicked his legs on the bed. Sure enough, Ebert was no longer there. up.

His head was still a little empty, but his body was a little weak. Some fragments of what happened last night flashed through his mind. Leonardo feebly raised his hands to cover his face. Sure enough, Ebert used practical actions to explain what is called animal nature. His strength does not match his pale face at all. Even Leonardo, who has been in excellent physical condition during this period, feels overwhelmed.

"Uh uh uh..." His voice was so hoarse that he could only make some meaningless tones, and his body was so sore that he just wanted to lie on the bed and couldn't get up. The extremely intense sex made Leonardo suspect that Ebert was It's not that he wants to kill him in bed so that he can lose a strong competitor in the award season, well, blaming Ebert is the second, Leonardo just feels a little embarrassed... He doesn't want to admit that the one who was It was him who Ebert fainted, this feeling... too bad, even if he made up an excuse to get angry at Ebert, it seemed that he was making trouble for no reason.

They were all men, and he didn't want to admit the gap in strength between himself and Ebert.

The work of the two of them is not too busy these two days. Although the awards season is still in full swing, the results of most awards have already been determined.From October to December, the results of awards, large and small, did make the two feel happy and disappointed, but the most important awards, the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Oscars, have just started to ignite. , both of them have to start accumulating energy for future awards.

The National Academy of Critics Awards, the National Society of Film Critics Awards, the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, the Boston Film Critics Association Awards and the New York Film Critics Association Awards have announced the award-winning results before the arrival of 2007.

Forrest Whitaker won the National Board of Review Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Society Award, Chicago Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor and Ebert won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for "The Last Dictatorship" , the Best Actor Award at the National Society of Film Critics Awards, as for Leonardo, he won the Best Actor Award for "Blood Diamond" at the Boston Film Critics Association Awards. In terms of award nominations, Forrest Whittaker's advantage is far greater than that of Ebert and Leonardo.

However, the tastes of film critics and judges are still different, and Ebert has never been very convinced by the results of the skirmish.

Just like "Sideways" a few years ago, Paul Giamatti stole the limelight throughout the awards season, but in the end he didn't even get an Oscar nomination, and won the best actor with "Soul Singer" Jamie Foxx, he didn't get many awards throughout the awards season. "Soul Singer" was not even nominated for best picture, but in the end, Oscar just awarded him the most important actor award.

Pushing open the door, Leonardo was already awake, staring at the ceiling absently.Seeing Albert come in, he blinked his eyes lightly, and covered the quilt in the next second, leaving only a small gap for ventilation.

Ebert sighed silently. Although he knew what he would face after opening the door, he still couldn't help laughing when he saw Leonardo like this.

He walked to the door silently, closed the door gently, and then stood at the door moving, but his eyes were fixed on Leonardo on the bed.

One, two, three, four, five, six... Before counting to ten, the person wrapped in the quilt on the bed wriggled gently like a big silkworm, and then slowly poked his head out.

Immediately, Leonardo saw Leonardo standing at the door, looking at him with a half-smile.

He rolled his eyes a little discouraged, and kicked the quilt twice with his feet indiscriminately: "Why haven't you left yet?"

Ebert smiled: "If I leave, I won't be able to see this scene."

Lifting Leonardo's quilt, Ebert sat on the edge of the bed: "I apologize, Leo, I was just too excited last night, and subconsciously did something wrong. Where are you feeling uncomfortable, I will rub it for you. "

Leonardo turned his head away: "Let's forget it, I don't believe you, an intemperate guy, and don't forget how we started last night."

When he said this, Leonardo subconsciously forgot that if he hadn't touched Ebert's body, Ebert's impulse might not have been aroused.

Lying awkwardly on the bed until almost noon, Leonardo slowly got up from the bed.The weather has gradually cooled down, and the breath of Christmas is approaching. Although the heat of the awards season will not dissipate because of the arrival of Christmas, Ebert and Leonardo are already planning how to spend Christmas.

"Blood Diamond" was just released in the United States some time ago. As the protagonist, Leonardo naturally put a lot of effort into the promotion of the movie. This bloody and violent movie is not very suitable for the family fun time of Christmas.

"I'm used to it." Leonardo lay on the bed, showing his white and thin waist in front of Ebert without hesitation, "If a movie wants to win the Oscar, December is undoubtedly the best release date." period, and only then can the judges be impressed enough with the movie. "The Aviator" was released at this time, and the effect was not bad, although the crew claimed at the time that the film was deliberately chosen to be released on Hughes' birthday. , but that's just a coincidence, even if Hughes's birthday is not in December, they will choose to release the movie in December. Compared with similar films, "The Aviator" and "Blood Diamond" are not very suitable for the Christmas schedule. If the film does not achieve very good results at the Oscars, the subsequent box office potential must not keep up, and the producers will have to bear the awards. And the aftermath of a double failure at the box office.”

Ebert nodded: "The movies I make seem to prefer the summer season. "The Pentium Era" and "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind" were both released in the first half of the year."

"Maybe it's because the judges like you. Even I admire you a little bit. After all, it is still difficult for actors to have appeal in terms of acting skills and box office. The market in the past is completely different from now. The number of movies released is increasing, and no one is sure to keep the audience forever. But you—” Leonardo paused, “even if it’s a literary film, even if it’s released in the summer, it can always It’s not easy to get an enviable box office and get you nomination after nomination. The audience and the judges like you.”

Ebert touched his face subconsciously: "Is it because I'm handsome?"

Since the release of "The Departed", the box office has steadily dropped to more than 2 million. Seeing that 2006 is drawing to a close, this movie also occupies a place in this year's North American box office rankings, ranking sixth, slightly lower than "The Da Vinci Code" starring Tom Hanks is higher than the "Superman Returns" that Warner reported.This film is not a purely commercial film. In this relatively cold market this year, the box office return of 6 million undoubtedly gave Warner a reassurance.

There is no doubt that as the leading actors, Ebert and Leonardo have contributed a lot.

Warner's box office performance this year ranks mediocre among several Hollywood companies. Although the No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 films on the box office list are all Warner's films, for a film company with very successful commercial operations, the annual box office No. [-] What turned out to be "The Departed", which they hadn't put much energy into before, instead of the commercial blockbuster they had high hopes for, such a result in itself is a failure.

Of course, it is also possible that the audience is disgusted with the stereotyped routines of big companies.

The most successful movie on the box office list this year is undoubtedly "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest". Its box office performance is nearly 2 million higher than that of the No.2 "Night at the Museum", so Disney has made a lot of money. In addition, Disney's "Cars" has also made it the most profitable company among several Hollywood film companies. The North American box office of the two films is close to 7 million, far better than Sony Columbia, which ranks low on the list. and Warner Bros.

Of course, in comparison, Warner Bros. has been very successful.After all, among the top ten box office rankings, Disney occupies two, Fox occupies three, Warner also occupies three, Sony Columbia occupies two, and others such as Paramount, Universal, and DreamWorks do not occupy. A seat, the loss is not bad.

After the release of "The Departed", Ebert has starred in three movies with a box office of over 3 million, and "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind" has earned more than 8000 million in profits at the box office, even surpassing many movies with a box office of over 1 million. The box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" 2 and 1 and "White Night" have exceeded 2 million. "Pirates of the Caribbean" 3 and 2 and "Batman Begins" have set a box office of over 2 million Results, "The Departed" broke 16 million, and "The Pentium Era" was close to 7 million. After careful calculation, the total box office of all the movies he participated in has reached [-] to [-] billion US dollars, which largely verified his box office success. power.

"If Shuai could be eaten, I would have won my first Oscar." Leonardo expressed disdain for Ebert's statement, "And I can tell you that after my observation, I There was a very correct discovery."

"what?"

Leonardo raised his head and stared at Ebert solemnly: "I found that the Oscar judges have a hatred for handsome actors, and the more handsome actors are, the more worthless they are criticized in their hearts. I know why they become judges Is it? They are all guys with quite strong theoretical knowledge. As for why they engage in theory, the reason is very simple, because they are all ugly."

"And Ebert, you think you are handsome, but the Oscar judges like you very much. There is only one reason - you are actually ugly."