The premiere in London was reported in many newspapers the next day. The media density in London may be the highest in the world. With fierce competition, any news related to the royal family will be broadcast from various angles.
"Her Majesty the Queen watched her favorite Hollywood director Ronald Lee's new film and had a great conversation at the premiere." This was the caption accompanying the photo of Ronald greeting the Queen.
"Two princesses and two Hollywood female stars exchange greetings..." This was another title after the two princesses and two heroines were photographed.
"Prince Charles is not impressed by working women." This was another headline framed by the media using "mind reading" after poor Prince Charles showed his characteristic crooked smile.
Ronald looked at these reports and was very happy. The box office and attendance in Britain were satisfactory. Audiences in continental Europe were more interested in the story that took place in America than the local audience.
However, Ronald is also unhappy. In the Oscar nominations announced last night, his "Working Girl" was upstaged.
Working Girl received six nominations in five categories: Best Picture, Best Actress for Melanie Griffiths, and two Best Supporting Actress nominations, for Sigourney Weaver and Joan Cusack for playing the secretary
.Also, the best director that Ronald wanted to see the most was also successfully obtained. The last item was the best original song for Carly Simon.
But two key awards, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, were not nominated. According to Oscar tradition, the four awards of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing are very closely related.
together.
Those who have historically won the Best Director Award will also win most (if not all) of the other three awards. This is because in many cases, it is difficult for outsiders to distinguish the contributions of the three positions of director, screenwriter, and editor.
of.
In a certain plot, the actors' performances are outstanding, the shots are arranged smoothly, and the story is touching. Is it because the director directed it well, or the script was originally well written, or because the editor took it from the waste and cut it into the final outstanding work?
Since it is difficult for outsiders to understand, they often recognize all the awards when voting to show their appreciation.
This time, "Working Girl" only received two nominations. Ronald couldn't help but worry, was I being treated as a consolation prize?
In addition, "Working Girl" was only nominated for five awards in total, and there were many other works that Ronald thought were very good, such as the best aerial photography in a helicopter, the seamless long shot grafting in the editing,
There are also clothing configurations that are very realistic for professional women in Manhattan, but they have not been recognized.
At the same time, several movies that Ronald disliked received more nominations.
For example, "Rain Man" received eight nominations. Regardless of the major awards, even the mediocre photography director and art director also received nominations. Could it be that images reflecting suburban life are better than Ronald's reflecting Manhattan?
Were the images taken well?
For another example, the movie "Dangerous Liaisons" also received seven nominations. Even Michelle Pfeiffer, who was troubled by scandals, also received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Although costume films generally win in the Best Costume Awards
I took advantage of it, but the costumes in this movie are all old-fashioned Hollywood methods, squeezing the actress's breasts and matching them with a big skirt with bustles.
This kind of costume, which has no resemblance to the costumes worn by Tao Kuni at that time, can also be nominated, which really makes people feel the low artistic level of the judges.
Another film that received seven nominations was "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" directed by Robert Zemeckis. This film, which combines live-action and animated images, in addition to a lot of technical awards, also won the most
Nominated for Best Editing and Best Cinematography, it also broke many conventions of animated films.
What makes Ronald most unhappy is another movie that received seven nominations, "Mississippi Burning."
British director Alan Parker is the director of the film that made Ronald enter the industry and joined the Writers Guild. He is a "famous" director. The two of them also have a long "history" that can be traced back.
In addition to being nominated for Best Picture and Best Director, this film, which reflects the brutal oppression of black people, also has Gene Hackman, the leading actor, Frances McDormand, the supporting actress, and Best Cinematography.
and two important nominations for Best Editing.
Ronald was still bitter about Gene Hackman's refusal to transfer the filming rights to "The Silence of the Lambs" to him. The thought that both he and Alan Parker might win made Ronald feel unhappy.
The Academy Awards ceremony is broadcast live. The TV station will also create a picture-in-picture special effect before announcing the winners.
When the award presenter reads the name of each nominee, he will give a close-up of the nominee's face. At the moment of announcement, the facial expressions of the five nominees will be displayed side by side on the TV screen to hundreds of millions of viewers around the world.
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In order to maintain the standard of demeanor that was passed down from time to time, Ronald will have to put on a standard smile that says, "My competitor wins a prize, which makes me happier than myself." This kind of behavior is very important to Ronald.
Nader is simply a form of torture.
On the plane flying back to New York, several female celebrities were still happily discussing how Princess Diana's royal tailor, the designer of Emanuel Tailoring Shop who designed her famous wedding dress, gave them
The three of them made a dress to wear at the Oscars party.
"Let me see, your skirt styles are very elegant..." Diane looked at the design renderings of Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffith's skirts, both of which were white off-shoulder designs. A low
The breasts highlight the figure, and the sloping shoulders set off the tall frame, both of which can reveal their respective advantages.
"Let me take a look at your..." Sigourney Weaver looked at Diane's design. The lace design captured her from the youthfulness of a girl to the temperament of a mature woman.
good.
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"Are you okay?" After retching for a long time in the small bathroom of the business jet, Melanie Griffiths was greeted with concern by two fellow actresses.
"Don..." Melanie waved her boyfriend Don Johnson over, and the latter handed her a piece of chocolate.
"Huh?" Sigourney Weaver is very sensitive. Actresses are not allowed to eat these freely. She looked at Don Johnson.
"Yes, Melanie is pregnant."
"Oh, congratulations, congratulations..."
During the premiere in London, Melanie Griffiths felt nauseous several times. Unexpectedly, after a check-up at the hospital, it was confirmed that she was pregnant.
This made Sigourney Weaver very envious. She had always wanted to have a child, but she was busy with her acting career and had postponed it many times. Seeing Melanie and Don looking at their unpregnant bellies, they looked happy.
The expression, the envy in her eyes was almost overflowing.
"Oh...congratulations", Diane was also watching, she had never thought about this.
Melanie Griffiths has just made some progress in her career with "Working Girl". But when it comes to this future child, she doesn't seem to have any worries about the impact of childbirth on her career.
"Being a mother is a happy thing." Diane tilted her head and looked at Ronald...
"This guy..." Diane saw Ronald tilting his head and falling asleep on the flat chair, as if he was still talking in his sleep.
"Someone once wanted to investigate me, so I ate his liver with broad beans and eggnog..."
When Ronald fell asleep on the plane, he easily dreamed of movie clips. But this time he dreamed of a thriller. A man with meticulously combed back hair, windy ears, and two eyes that reminded him of a mouse.
Using the tone of a Shakespearean drama, he elegantly recounts his criminal experience.
Everything in the camera shows a short, but strong-chinned woman with short blond hair, opposite the man, staring at each other in horror. The two of them can see each other through a glass wall, but they cannot
Any physical contact.
Even so, the woman was also frightened. Ronald felt that he was also brought into this emotion, and the tension in this scene was created very well.
This actress is very familiar to Ronald. It is Jodie Foster who also won the Best Actress nomination for "The Pear Blossom". In that movie, she played a very fragile victim.
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In this dream movie, although I was very scared, I could see the stubbornness and persistence in the eyes of this FBI detective.
"As expected of a Yale graduate, there is indeed something extraordinary about playing a woman with such a high IQ," Ronald applauded secretly. The heroine Clarice, in addition to being excellent in the police detective examination, is also a psychologist.
I'm afraid no other actress would be able to portray the temperament of such a highly intelligent woman.
The actor who played the criminal looked at the camera and suddenly made a blood-curdling sound of sucking his tongue, as if he was savoring the victim's liver.
"Ah..." Jodie Foster was startled by him in the movie, and she shrank back in shock.
"Ah..." Not to mention, for a weak woman like Jodie Foster, Ronald, as an audience member, was also frightened by this sudden performance. Goosebumps stood up all over his body, as if there was something very disgusting about him.
The caterpillar crawled in his collar and then crawled out onto his face.
"Ronald...what's wrong with you?" Diane came over, held down Ronald's hands that were waving in the air, and touched his face with her hands.
"Ah..." Ronald yelled and almost rolled off the flat chair. He opened his eyes, saw Diane's concerned eyes, and let out a sigh of relief. He felt much relieved.
"Who made this movie? It's so scary..."
"Are you okay?" Sigourney Weaver also came over to see.
"I'm fine, I just had a nightmare. I often have dreams when I'm on a plane." Ronald unbuckled his seat belt, then took out a notebook and pencil from his bag, and began to draw pictures of himself on them.
Script of the scene seen in the dream.
This scene is very special. The dialogue between the two protagonists is shown not with an over-the-shoulder shot, but with a close-up of the front. But strangely, the whole picture is better able to convey the thrilling emotion.
"Ronnie..." Diane saw Ronald so frightened and wanted to step forward to comfort him.
"Don't bother him, this is the artist's 'Eureka' moment, this kind of inspiration is difficult, let him write it down." Sigourney Weaver knew that this was the performance of the muse kissing the artist, many
Hollywood's great directors all have moments like this when they suddenly discover incredible creative techniques.
"Well...that's it..." Ronald finished analyzing the lens language and knew that this was a method that was different from the Hollywood tradition and closer to the Japanese editing style. It was used in this kind of thriller to express facial expressions.
It's even better.
This movie is obviously the "Silence of the Lambs" that Ronald wanted to buy last time but Gene Hakoman was unwilling to sell. This made Ronald hate him even more. When he put away his notebook, there was a sound of closing it.
There was a loud snap.
"Have you remembered it well?" Diane held her chin and looked at Ronald. She had been bored for half an hour and finally came back to her senses.
"Sorry, I had some inspiration, so I just jotted it down..." Ronald apologized to the passengers who were looking at him.
"Melanie is going to have a baby..." Diane immediately told Ronald that it was a joke.
"Wow...congratulations..." Ronald glanced at the sweet Melanie and Don. He didn't know whether this baby, a boy or a girl, would inherit the looks of his parents and become an actor?
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"I feel like Ovitz has a hidden plan..." The plane stopped briefly in New York and then flew Ronald to Los Angeles.
The first thing he did was to summon Niceta and Richard to a meeting. There were only five nominations, missing nominations for screenplay and editing, and Ronald was a little worried.
"Paula is also very dissatisfied. Tom (Cruise) did not receive a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. I plan to jointly protest against Michael (Ovitz)!"
Niceta is not very calm either. None of his agents have won all the Oscar nominations this time.
I have to say that this result is very interesting. Are you saying that Ovitz didn't try his best? No, after all, "Working Girl" received five and six nominations, and several awards that Ronald cares about are Best Director and Best Actress.
The main character and the Best Supporting Actress were nominated without any surprise. The Best Supporting Actress also occupied two spots.
But you said you got full support? Comparing "Rain Man" and "Mississippi Burning", you feel like you didn't enjoy that kind of support.
"I'm worried that the lack of nominations for Best Editing and Best Screenplay will affect Working Girl's performance in other awards..."
What Ronald cares about most is the best director...
"This is not absolute... We still have several awards, including the Film Critics Association Award, the Directors Guild Award, Boston, New York, and the newly established Chicago Film Critics Association Award..."
Niceta refused to admit defeat. In the past five years, the best director, best editing, and best screenplay often came from the same movie, and it was not always accurate. Except for last year's The Last Emperor and Thousand Years of Platoon,
There have also been cases where the Best Director and Best Editing awards and the scripts were divided among several films.
"What's going on with Tom? Isn't his performance in Rain Man worthy of a Best Supporting Actor nomination?" Ronald asked again.
"Among actors, many people are still jealous of him..." Niceta said something but then stopped.
The so-called jealousy is of course a possible reason. Only an expert can see Tom Cruise's performance, unlike the fool played by Dustin Hoffman, which can be appreciated by ordinary actors.
However, the handsome blond man River Phoenix, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, played the son of an unconventional couple who escaped from the FBI in "Wanted". There were not many challenging scenes.
Another movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Dean Stockwell, played a gangster in "Into the Gang". His performance was not particularly eye-catching. He also won the Best Actor award.
Nominations for Supporting Actor.
Could it be that the reason why Tom Cruise was selected over his acting skills is because both of them are of Jewish descent?
have no idea!
This kind of thing is just disgusting. If it is there or not, it is specious, and it is difficult for you to question it. Everyone in the Hollywood circle has a consensus, but if you want to protest, there is no basis to come up with, so it is not possible.
You were also slapped down and accused of discrimination.