"If it takes two weeks, I will make arrangements..."
After setting a time, Ronald and Bob Reiner discussed the filming arrangements again. He completely abandoned Ovitz's packaging arrangements. Although CAA still occupied most of the actors, after all, he had more
The freedom of choice. And Jack Nicholson is more powerful than James Wood. Working with him is a very exciting choice for the director.
"Nicholson is a theater geek. You don't have to worry at all. I convinced him just because he read the script and you were the one to direct. Just go ahead with the rehearsals and script reading as normal..."
Allowing the project to proceed smoothly without interfering too much with the director is the most appreciated quality of a producer. Ronald himself has also begun to run for some film critics awards and union awards, hoping to attend the upcoming Golden Globe Awards.
Together, let’s build some momentum for the two films that are competing for Oscars.
A series of film critic awards begins with the Boston Film Critics Association Awards. The film critics here are the fifth most influential in the United States, ranking behind Chicago, New York, Dallas, and Los Angeles. We can see the influence of the media on film critics.
The size of the force is most important.
The reason why Chicago has become the number one center for film criticism is mainly because of Roger Ebert and Gene Sisco's weekly film review program. Television film reviews syndicated across the United States are the first guide for many viewers to choose movies.
The New York Film Critics Association Awards rely on four nationally distributed newspapers and two newspapers in the Washington area. The main spread of fame is through newspapers. Many old-school people still maintain the habit of reading the film review columns of newspapers to choose movies.
However, a lot of it has been cannibalized by television media.
Just like the two cities of Dallas and nearby Fort Worth, they are not top in the film exhibition industry and traditional media industry, but they have Bobbi Wygant's star interview program, and every movie has the ambition to gain something at the box office.
, it is impossible not to be on her talk show.
As for Los Angeles, perhaps commercial movies occupy the most media attention, with gossip news ranking second. Serious film reviews are not very popular with the media. People here prefer to wander to commercial centers and make decisions by looking at celebrity posters.
What movie to watch.
And Boston, which is second-rate both on TV and in newspapers, can barely qualify for the Film Critics Association Award.
…
"Los Angeles is still Ovitz's territory, his domain..."
While waiting to fly to Boston to attend the Film Critics Awards, Ronald received the list of winners of this year's Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards are the first to do this. They are fully aware that these awards are not important to big stars. They are the kind of awards that I go to the scene. It’s okay, but don’t think that I won’t win the award to give it to you.
Increase the level of the topic.
In order to avoid embarrassment for everyone and allow the award-winning stars to attend, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association will announce the list of winners one month before the awards.
At this year's Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, the biggest winner was "The Big Brother". Best film, best director, and best screenwriter were all awarded to this gangster movie.
Best Actor and Best Actress did not win, but they both received second place results (usually they will announce them). So Warren Beatty and Annette Bening can also attend the awards.
In "The Silence of the Lambs", only Jodie Foster won the second place for Best Actress. There was also a second place for Best Score.
Since Ovitz and Warren Beatty want to win the award season at the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, Ronald and the "Silence of the Lambs" crew will not go to the awards ceremony. They will sit on Ronald's
Plane, go to the East Coast for support.
This time in Boston, Silence of the Lambs won four awards. Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor.
Yes, Anthony Hopkins did not win the leading actor, but the supporting actor. This is easy to understand. The Hannibal he played only appeared for less than half an hour in total. As a supporting actor, it is completely acceptable.
Of course, Ronald still applied for the leading actor Oscar and Golden Globe Award. However, the Film Critics Award and the Guild Award do not rely on application, but are selected by members, so it is inevitable that the line will be drawn based on time.
The best actress award went to Geena Davis in "Thelma and Louise". If nothing else, Geena Davis is from Massachusetts and a student at Boston University. Jodie Foster won the first place.
Two names.
Several members of the crew were present, and Ronald took them to a collective appearance. The Boston Film Critics Awards awarded awards to the crew so intensively that it naturally became the best place to start the awards season.
"Thank you to the Boston Film Critics Association and the Boston audience. This is a blessed place for me. I like it very much..."
After being interviewed by the local media, Ronald and the others took a day off locally and prepared to go to New York tomorrow, where there are two awards waiting to be received. After this period, everyone will go home for vacation until the vacation is over.
Let’s continue the awards journey.
This was also the time when Anthony Hopkins parted ways with them. Afterwards, he would go back to London to accept the nomination for the "British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA)", because it happened to coincide with the Golden Globe Awards, and he represented
The Silence of the Lambs went to accept various minor awards in Britain.
"I invite you to watch the movie, hahaha. Thanks to Ronald's help, My Efficiency Expert is showing in America..."
Anthony Hopkins doesn't have much of the energy of Hannibal when he smiles. Jodie Foster is afraid of him on the set. She probably talks more these days than she does on the set combined.
"Ronald... you are so..." Foster looked at Ronald and smiled. Her directorial debut did not go well and failed at the box office. However, her new film with Woody Allen saved a little reputation after its release.
.If her Dan Films wants to continue to receive investment, producers with distribution capabilities like Ronald must hurry up.
"Oh, I didn't care about this movie. I didn't expect it to be released."
Although he was unhappy with the director, the movie itself had nothing to do with his attitude. Ronald went to see "The Efficiency Expert" with everyone.
"Oh, this actor is very good..." Jodie Foster gave her own evaluation after watching it. Anyway, the scene was boring, so we can only look at the actor himself.
"Huh?" Ronald also felt strange. Why did so many people tell him that this actor was good and impressive?
This Australian actor has a very masculine appearance, but it is completely different from the charm of Stallone and Schwarzenegger. It is a different kind of charm.
When I went to see "Thelma and Louise" before, there was an actor who played a supporting role, Brad Pitt, who had annoyed Ronald. His masculinity was also overwhelming. But no woman around Ronald said anything about him.
I was deeply impressed. But I felt disgusted with the role of the little gangster he played.
Maybe it’s because of the cheeks?
Ronald smiled and confirmed his taste. Back then, he felt uncomfortable when he saw Brad Pitt. This big cheek must have been a preconception that this person's character was not very good.
The number three male in this "efficiency expert" has very small cheeks, so although he is very muscular, women will be attracted by his charm.
"What's his name?" Ronald became interested.
"Russell Crowe..."
"He's not bad. He's suitable for Hollywood. Better than the one in Thelma and Louise..."
"That little gangster, right? I hate him when I look at him."
"Yes, he is more suitable for Hollywood..."
Ronald once again felt the changes of the times. In the 1980s, tough guys with big cheeks were still popular. Now, maybe after Commander Mikhail came to power, the Cold War has slowed down. In this way, male hormones are overflowing and aggressive.
Cheeks are no longer popular.
Small cheeks and soft facial lines are becoming more and more popular among female audiences. Stallone and Schwarzenegger are both seeking transformation. People like Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme can only be found in action movies, so why not change them?
Genre films with a large female audience have no box office appeal.
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Immediately afterwards, they arrived in New York without stopping, where the Edgar Allen Poe Award was waiting for them to receive.
This is a film award voted for by American suspense novel writers. It is awarded annually in New York.
Suspense novels have always been Hollywood's favorite genre for adaptation. Therefore, the relationship between the two is much closer than imagined. The producer chooses to adapt the suspense novel, and the writer is also choosing the production company for the adaptation.
This award, named after the most famous suspense novel writer in America, is a good opportunity for both parties to network. Of course, many suspense novel writers are also members of the Screenwriters Guild, and some have voting rights for the Oscars. It is also a great opportunity to attend the awards here.
Great PR opportunity.
Of course, there are relatively few awards. There are only three awards related to Ronald and the others: Best Movie, Best TV Series, and Best Miniseries. Other radio dramas and stage dramas are relatively far away from Hollywood.
The Silence of the Lambs is one of the best movies adapted from suspense novels. Each of these novelists hopes that their novels can be adapted to this level.
After winning the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Picture without any suspense, the main creators were surrounded by many writers, asking for autographs and some recommending their own novels.
Writers who don’t understand it all go to star Jodie Foster, and writers who do understand it go to director Jonathan Demme. Only a few of the most knowledgeable, successful writers whose novels have been acquired by Hollywood for adaptation rights, know how to surround Ronald.
Filmmakers chat...
"My name is Jack Engelhard..." A writer dressed in a French style came over to chat with Ronald.
"I heard about you. Paramount bought the rights to adapt your novel." Ronald smiled and shook his hand. The recent sales of script adaptation rights have dropped again. Since the sale of "Silence of the Lambs"
The price dropped to less than $100,000.
Every three or four years, the price of scripts will fluctuate significantly. Since the stock market crash, the hot money has declined from Hollywood, and the price of scripts has fluctuated significantly.
In this "bear market" for scripts, his novel "Immoral Trading" can still sell nearly 200,000 yuan, which is considered a very good novel.
"Now they are encountering difficulties again..."
Paramount has encountered difficulties recently, with its production business losing money, top management turmoil, and his novel has been shelved again.
"I'll see what I can do..." Ronald didn't promise anything. He asked for a signed copy of his novel, intending to use it as a reading to relieve boredom during the trip.
Another film award in New York will soon announce its nominees. This award does not have much overlap with the Oscars.
But Ronald is also very willing to participate, for no other reason than that this award is closely related to box office and audience popularity. It is the American Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Film and Television Award, commonly known as the Saturn Award.
Among the films nominated this time, in addition to The Silence of the Lambs occupying the horror film category, Cameron's "Terminator 2" also occupied the science fiction film category.
After attending the nomination ceremony, Ronald flew to Dallas to attend the last small award before the Golden Globe Awards, the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Awards.
As can be seen from the name of this award, the local film critic market is so small that only two cities, Dallas and nearby Fort Worth, can jointly host it. This year it is Dallas' turn.
"Barbie, nice to see you here."
This award is all supported by Barbie Wygant. Most of her usual celebrity interviews are recorded in Los Angeles. Only this awards show is scripted in Dallas where she works. Channel 5 is the TV station where she works and is responsible for broadcasting the awards.
"Ha, I'm very happy too. It was really a blessing to go to your house to interview Diane last time..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Barbie is also very grateful for the special treatment Ronald gave her last time. It just so happens that this time she won the Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress.
With Diane's nomination, she also came to Dallas to join Ronald and the others.
"I hope Diane can win the award this time..." Barbie Wygant hinted at the Ronalds.
"Will I win the prize?" Diane looked forward to it.
"The possibility is not small. Are you ready for your acceptance speech?"
"Hey, it's not Oscar..." Diane glanced at him, but still pressed her pockets. She must be ready to give an acceptance speech.
"Best Supporting Actress, Diane Lane, other people's money..."
Sure enough, the advertising money Ronald invested in Bobbi Wygant's show bought Diane a frontline Oscar award.
Because Bobbi Wygant is a mainstay of Dallas Channel 5 through interviews with Hollywood stars, she has great influence in this award. But also because her program is a celebrity interview, so she cannot be too biased and can only divide
Like Apple, it allocates one point to each year's popular movies.
The best actor went to Anthony Hopkins, and the best actress went to Jodie Foster. I have to say that Wygant has a sharp vision. However, the best movie went to JFK Assassination, and the best director went to
of Oliver Stone.
The best screenplay went to Thelma and Louise, the best supporting actress went to Diane, and the best supporting actor went to Tommy Lee Jones.
But all the efforts in public relations for the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles such as "The World", "For the Boys" and "The Prince of Waves" all came to nothing. Bobbi Wygant has a Texan's clear grudges and spends money on advertising to give...
"Thank you Gregory Peck, thank you Tom Hanks, and finally thank you to my husband and my children..." Diane said her acceptance speech while holding the trophy.
"The speech was very good..." Ronald moved the chair for Diane and asked her to sit down again.
"I also have the Golden Globe Award here, and..." Diane pressed her pocket.
"Uh..." Thinking of the "problem" at the Golden Globe Awards, Ronald felt uncomfortable again.