Chapter 416 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 had a grand opening here.
The two leading actors, Tom Hanks and Gregory Peck, both took time out to attend the premiere. One of them was enjoying the joy of having a baby boy, and the other was already preparing to star in Director Huang's new film.
The main audience of the movie is not teenagers who like celebrities, so this time Daydream did not premiere with a lot of fanfare. It mainly focuses on a film that has many people in the industry, and many acting schools have praised it.
For this movie, Ronald really hopes to earn an Oscar nomination for his wife, but the recently released "Thelma and Louise" has aroused rave reviews from film critics. The most important thing is that both heroines have been praised by people.
Praise enthusiastically.
This is a headache. It is very difficult to nominate awards that are too competitive. But if Diane is applied for Best Supporting Actress instead, it seems that she is avoiding it, and Diane may not be willing to do so.
However, Diane has gone through the process of the Golden Globe Awards after all. She values the possibility of nomination more than the differences in categories. After all, this is a great recognition of her acting skills.
"Tom, Rita..."
Today, Tom Hanks is wearing a dark suit and titanium glasses, looking like a Wall Street elite. His wife, Rita Wilson, is wearing a red dress, much like a Wall Street couple.
"Ronald, Diane..." Several people hugged and said hello, as if you are very good, you are great. The reporters who took the photos were very satisfied. This kind of clothing is photogenic, and it can also drive some sales when the magazine comes out.
For example, you can use a title like "The masterpiece of two Hollywood couples..." to attract readers, and then tell some anecdotes about the filming period provided by Daydream, and a delightful article can be published quickly.
"Can your Chet crawl?"
"Ah, he likes to climb. He is an athlete..."
In fact, the four of them were not talking about movies at all, but about the children of two families. Rita Wilson had just given birth to a son for Hanks, named Chet. This is Tom Hanks’ third child.
The child is also his and Rita's first.
In order to marry her, Hanks divorced his first wife, and joined the Greek Orthodox Church that Wilson believed in, before he got his beauty back.
"Hi, Ronald, you're here..."
Another leading actor, Gregory Peck, is wearing very simple clothes today, with corduroy pants and a gray top, looking like a World War II veteran. This is the temperament he has in Director Huang's new film "Hey, Frank"...
It had been a long time since the photographers had seen Gregory Peck dressed in such old-school style, and they immediately came over to take photos. Some journalists also took the opportunity to interview him about his evaluation of "other people's money."
"Hahaha, I really like this movie directed by Ronald. He made me relive the scenes of those court speeches back then. It was very enjoyable..."
"Tom, Gary, what do you think about the business ethics issues in movies? Which side do you agree with?" The debate among university professors is still limited to academic circles and business reviews, but some of the views of film critics are already known to them.
, so I want to hear what the two protagonists have to say.
"I think both are manifestations of America's entrepreneurial spirit. In the end, both parties found common ground and reconciled..." Tom Hanks relaxed with a Tai Chi to resolve.
"Do you know where the name of this movie comes from?" Gregory Peck is very experienced and can show it off.
"This is the name of a book I read when I was young. The meaning of "other people's money" is that the banker, which is the role played by Tom, has a fiduciary responsibility to the owner of the collected money.
They are responsible for investors and want to add value to their investment. Not only do they make money for themselves, they also make money for all of our pension and education funds. Tom is right, this is what makes America different from other places
, the entrepreneurial spirit upon which success is based.”
"Director Luo, are all your American movie premieres so lively?" Ronald was beside Mrs. Zhao, who also came to attend the premiere to experience Hollywood-style marketing...
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 with Gregory Peck to find someone to take a few photos, and then
Accept an interview on Chinese TV and do some warm-up for the movie in an area dominated by Chinese.
"More or less, here, movies are also a commodity, no different from other commodities, and they also need to be advertised. If you can't be responsible for the box office, the producers will lose money, and there will be no money to make movies..."
"That's interesting. When I sang Pingju opera when I was young, I had to pick out the top performer Xin Fengxia at the entrance of the theater to attract people to watch. Is this the same meaning?"
"It's almost the same, but this time, it's up to you to choose the brand..." Ronald didn't know who the Xin Fengxia she was talking about was. She must be a heroine, right? This time, Ms. Zhao was asked to be the protagonist of the promotion.
I want to take advantage of her appearance in the so-called Spring Festival Gala and gain some popularity among the Chinese audience.
When it comes to marketing the movie to mainstream white audiences, it's better to go back to Gregory Peck.
"That's a good relationship. I didn't expect that I could still play a leading role when I'm old..."
"I heard that Marty's new movie Cape Fear has also been postponed until the end of the year?" After entering the theater, Ronald sat down with Parker and chatted with him about some things in the industry.
"Yes, they want Oscars..." Gregory Peck is very emotional about this movie. This is a remake of the old movie he was a producer. He and Robert Mitchum starred in it.
The movie was a box office failure.
This is mainly because the original novel contains a scene in which the heroine is forced. Although they cut this scene out of the novel before filming started, it still received great criticism.
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The favor of the award directly led to the end of his career as a producer.
So in this reshoot, Gregory Peck wanted to prove that it was just environmental factors and the movie itself was well made.
This time it is directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange. The first two recreated the films of Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum respectively.
Role.
Because of Gregory Peck's attachment to the film, he and Robert Mitchum also had a small cameo role, so they knew the progress of the film.
This time Scorsese was hired by Spielberg's Amblin Pictures to direct the film, and he was considered an old brother of the New Hollywood Movement to stay together.
After watching the finished film, they were very satisfied with the quality of the film, which has the potential to win Oscars. In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of Ronald's Silence of the Lambs, they decided to postpone the release until the end of the year, so that the Oscar judges are still enthusiastic.
impression.
"Tsk..." Ronald curled his lips when he heard the news. Many movies this year clearly don't want box office and just want to go for Oscars.
In addition to this "Cape Fear", there are three other films that have good reputations in the industry and are scheduled for the end of the year, making it clear that they are aiming to compete for Oscars.
The first is Bugsy, the romance between Annette Bening and Warren Beatty. It tells the semi-biography of Bugsy, a gangster who laid the foundation for the business of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.
piece.
This is another movie that Warren Beatty wants to challenge for Best Director and Best Actor. He has been going around in circles for several years, but he still wants to understand that he needs to make this kind of gangster love epic that suits him.
Filming started at the beginning of the year and was not completed until the end of May. It was during this filming period that Annette Bening became pregnant and sadly lost the heroine of the Batman sequel.
Of course, in the end, Warner Bros. did not give Sean Young any chance, but found Michelle Pfeiffer to take over the role of Catwoman.
Warren Beatty also understands that the story of this movie is not very complete. Semi-biographical films have such limitations and cannot significantly modify the characters' lives for the sake of the completeness and drama of the movie's story.
However, last year's "Dances with Wolves" did not tell a very mature and beautiful story. Instead, it relied on the epic background, the audience's nostalgia for western movies, and current events to create an award-winning legend.
Therefore, they wanted to follow suit this year and set the release date at the end of the year.
The second film is The Prince of Tides, starring Nick Nolte, and the heroine and director are both Barbra Streisand. This is also her first time directing a movie.
The story does not have much dramatic conflict. Barbra Streisand plays a psychiatrist who works with the client's brother, Tom, who comes to New York from the South, to help his sister Savannah get rid of the urge to commit suicide, and finally reveals the twins.
The secret of a sibling's childhood trauma...
This movie is distributed by Colombia and is preparing to compete for awards.
All the elements are present, with big stars starring. It fully explores the conflict between the conservative family culture of the South and the modern and open culture of New York, and analyzes the human heart.
All of them are in the favor of the Oscar judges. The only weakness is that the director of this film, Barbra Streisand, is the first film after a famous actress turned director. I don’t know who gave her the courage.
Can a debut film win the Oscar for Best Director?
The third film is about Kevin Costner's gender, "JFK". This movie is also full of elements for success in both Oscar and commercial aspects.
The most bizarre assassination case in the history of America and the one that aroused public curiosity. The leading actor who won the last Oscar played the role of the prosecutor who exposed many contradictions in the case. There is also two-time Oscar-winning best director Oliver
·Stone.
So they are also full of confidence and will release it by the end of the year.
The number of big-budget movies in a year is inherently limited. In addition, to compete for the Oscars requires stars, themes, and the cooperation of schedules and distributors, so being able to compete for major Oscar awards, especially the Best Picture award, originally
Not much.
Now these three movies are all scheduled to be released at the end of the year, which makes Ronald very depressed.
The actors vote for the Best Actor and Actor at the Oscars, and the Academy members vote for the Best Picture. These people are busy people. Even if you have nothing to do in Hollywood, you still have to pretend to be busy and attend a lot of parties to prevent anyone from watching.
It seems that you are already angry.
Under such circumstances, not many people can watch all the nominated movies. When it comes to the nomination battle at the end of the year, Silence of the Lambs may even lose its nomination because everyone's energy is occupied by the three blockbusters released.
.
"We have to think of something..." Ronald didn't have much hope for the "Other People's Money" directed by him. His directorial skills were higher than those of Jonathan Demme who could be seen at a glance.
Those who are one level above their colleagues are still far behind.
In addition, the film is a comedy and a commercial film, so the judges are unlikely to vote for him.
But "Silence of the Lambs" is a masterpiece that would be a pity if it fails to be nominated, as it is a masterpiece that he has not done a good job in. Ronald has decided that this year's public relations resources will be used to ensure that this film is
and Diane Lane nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
"Maybe we can do a re-release?" Michelle Cannold also felt that it was more difficult. It would be a pity if we lost the nomination. When we took over the film, Orion had stopped working, and many things that should be done
None of them were done, resulting in the box office slot being unavailable.
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"Okay, you can discuss it with a few theater chains. It doesn't matter if we lose a little money."
"I said, don't you want to be nominated for Best Director again?" Gregory Peck, who was standing next to him, saw what Ronald was thinking about and asked him quietly after he finished talking about his work.
"I think so too, but the judges' taste is really bad... well, it's hard to fathom..."
Ronald made a few remarks. The Oscars are actually annual summative awards in the industry. They are not entirely based on professionalism. They are just that if everyone thinks you are good, you are good.
"Hahaha, at least you will get my three votes..." Gregory Peck was referring to the three awards for which he was eligible to vote: Best Actor and Best Actor, and Best Picture.
"You'd better say the same to your friends..." Ronald joked cheekily to get votes.
"Don't push yourself too hard..." Gregory Peck said with a smile, "Actually, you don't have to be depressed at all. As far as I know, you are the youngest person to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Director, right? Twenty-eight or twenty
Nine? Not even thirty yet. In my era, I was still working as an assistant director at this age."
"The second youngest, Orson Welles, won it at twenty-six, but the silver medal may not be mine soon..." Ronald was touched by something uncomfortable again, touched his nose, and fell on the seat
not talking anymore.
Just a few weeks ago, "Boyz n the Hood," a film about the impact of violence and crime in black neighborhoods on children's growth, won acclaim.
The director and screenwriter of this movie are both one person, John Singleton. He did almost everything by himself. Except for the screenwriter and director, he did many shooting scenes and casting.
According to Mao's theory, this is a very typical auteur film.
This man was only 23 years old when he made the movie. If he successfully gets nominated, he will only be 24.
This movie tells the story of black people, and many of the crew members in the film are also black. Ronald knows the power of these people working together, and he estimates that the possibility of being nominated is very high.
"I really need to think of something..." Ronald felt that the competition for this year's Oscars might be unprecedentedly fierce.