Bugsy (Bugsy), which was as loud as the movie, with ten nominations leading the Oscar nominations, is the biggest hit movie this year.
Mike Medavoy, president of TriStar Pictures, said that this result will be a huge boost to the box office of "The World", which is still in theaters. The number of theaters showing next week will drop from less than 500 to 1,000.
More than a hundred.
Mike Medavoy said: "The nomination gives us an extraordinary boost and gives the film a second life."
His boss, Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Peter Guber, was delighted that films produced and distributed by Sony, including TriStar, received a total of 36 nominations, one of the highest totals ever for a Columbia studio.
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“It’s validation from our peers,” he said. “The emotional and psychological rewards — knowing you performed well — are critical to our company.”
"It's so shameless..." Mike Medavoy complained to Ronald in his garden. It was dozens of meters away from the nearest room, surrounded by Ronald's land, plus
With the inspection by professional bodyguards, there is no chance of anyone eavesdropping.
What Medavoy complained about was that Guber came to pick peaches. He was nominally in charge of Columbia and TriStar Pictures, so the nominations won by TriStar Pictures were also counted on his head. Regardless of the fact that he rejected many movies at the time
of distribution and production, and now they’re here to grab the credit.
"Stop complaining, you've made a lot of money..."
Ronald grabbed a can of Original Coke from the portable mini-fridge and handed one to Medavoy. The guy had been interviewed for a Warren Beatty movie, much to his dissatisfaction.
"Didn't I also say good things about Silence of the Lambs? The media doesn't understand and always thinks that the one with more nominations will win..." Mike Medavoy took a big sip of coke and didn't dare to reply. The box office of the movie he needs to release
, to prove that he and Frank Price's old method of gaining recognition by making a good movie still works.
"What I really care about is Diane's nomination. You have to help me..." Ronald glanced at him. The internal fighting at Sony also spread to America's branch. His kind of leadership from United Artists and Orion
The old practice of selecting suitable projects based on scripts is still outdated in this era of stars.
"I'm trying my best to get you tickets, and I've been hanging around those old guys' houses in Beverly Hills like a Fuller brush salesman."
"I appreciate it……"
Ronald waved his hand and asked someone to bring the snacks. The two of them pretended to be admiring the Chinese-style decorations, but in fact they were still sprinting around the upcoming Oscars.
"So this signature?" Mike Medavoy had not forgotten the purpose of his visit.
"No problem, this is what should be done..."
Ronald signed both documents and handed them to the other party.
These are two of the many controversial events at this Oscars. The first is that "Beauty and the Beast" was nominated for Best Picture.
This really hurt many judges, especially the actor judges. A live-action film was deprived of a nomination position by an animated film for no reason. How can it be embarrassing for those who hang out in Hollywood every day and just look forward to an Oscar nomination?
Therefore, many people have launched a letter of intent to add an award to the Oscars-"Best Animated Feature Film Award". This way, traditional animation manufacturers like Disney do not have to pour their mouths into the big trough of Best Picture.
They grabbed food and ate it.
Of course, animation manufacturers like Disney are also happy to see this happen. Because it is not every year that there is a masterpiece like "Beauty and the Beast" that is loved by children and appreciated by adults. In the future, the best animated feature film will be added
, isn’t it equivalent to setting up a prize for yourself?
Ronald knew their attitude after talking to Katzenberg on the phone, so he happily signed the letter of intent.
Another letter of intent was more tragic.
Howard Ashman, the composer of the episode "Beauty and the Beast", died in March 1991 before the movie was released. He was diagnosed with the disease in 1988, and Katzenberg praised his talent.
I admire him so much that I still use him to compose the music for Disney's Aladdin.
He was also the main composer and arranger of the subsequent "Beauty and the Beast". In order to prevent his body from being too tired, a separate studio was opened for him near St. Vincent's Hospital in New York where he was receiving medical treatment.
Work.
Although he received the latest treatments, his condition worsened quickly. Therefore, he did not wait until the movie was released and became very popular and was nominated for best original song.
Oscars are generally not awarded to deceased people. In the past few exceptions, most of them died after the winners were nominated. The only exception was James Dean in his early years. After his death in 1955, he continued to win awards.
Nominated for two years.
Ronald also learned about this from Katzenberg, and the Oscars are likely to make an exception for him this time. However, necessary procedures still need to be done, such as many Hollywood people petitioning the Academy on his behalf, etc.
Of course, Ronald agreed to this kind of icing on the cake. After all, the song he wrote for "Beauty and the Beast" was obviously of a very high level, and he deserved the award.
"Hey... these (minority-oriented) artists, I wonder if God had something special when he created them. Their level is very high..."
Mike Medavoy took the signed letter of intent and sighed. He has been in Hollywood for so many years, and of course he knows that many early stars were... It's just for the audience's perception, and the studio arranged for them.
Female celebrities formally get married.
"I don't know if this composer's talent is related to..., but this disease has now been confirmed to have nothing to do with..." Ronald glanced at Mike Medavoy.
"Why?"
"Don't you know why Magic Johnson of the Lakers announced his retirement?" Ronald knew better than him. The news of Magic Johnson's announcement caused quite a stir within Hollywood.
Before, everyone mistakenly believed that this disease was associated with minority groups. Magic Johnson made it known for the first time that playboys who like beautiful women can also be infected.
"I really don't know what the hell, my dear, no wonder many celebrities have turned down their film appointments and gone on 'vacation' recently."
Mike Medavoy suddenly realized that these people were all lining up to go to hospitals with testing capabilities for examinations, right?
"You don't watch professional sports games when I see you, Mike..." Ronald shook his head. The Lakers lost their leader, and the New York Knicks couldn't even stop the Eastern Conference finals. Both cities where he lived were defeated.
The Chicago Bulls are stepping on them. Hey, if Jordan plays really well, why would he go to Chicago?
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"You want me to sign this too? Why should I sign it for her?"
After a while, Richard came over and gave Ronald a new letter of intent and asked him if he wanted to sign it. When Ronald saw the content, he became angry.
This is a letter from Barbra Streisand. She was very angry after the Oscar nominations were announced, because although her directorial debut "Prince of Waves" won awards including Best Actor, Best Picture, and Best Cinematography,
She was nominated for seven awards, but she was not nominated for any of her own awards.
Not to mention that her attempt to repeat Kevin Costner's miracle of winning Best Director last year came to nothing early, and she was not even nominated for Best Actress, which she thought was a sure bet.
You know, this is Barbra Streisand's first sex scene in many years...
However, it is not easy to bring this kind of thing to the table, so Barbra Streisand found a reason, saying that she was not nominated for Best Director because she was a woman, so she was discriminated against.
The logic here is quite clear, just compare last year's Kevin Costner. Costner was also a star's first director, and so did she. Costner also made a movie about the background of a big era, and so did she.
.Costner also had "set-up" directing assignments as a director of photography and a producer, and she was also...
It's the same thing, but the result is that Kevin Costner won the best director statuette. She didn't even get a nomination, and she even lost the best actress nomination. Isn't this just plain sexism?
Barbra Streisand not only publicly said on TV that the Academy's failure to nominate her was sexist, but also specifically targeted the male dominance in Hollywood for many years. In the end, she even vowed that if the Academy did not correct this mistake, she would not go to the awards show.
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"You are one of the first directors in Hollywood to shoot independent and self-reliant female characters, and now you are the favorite director of women's rights. This kind of thing must come to you..." Richard smiled, and he turned the file to the back.
Ronald was shown the many feminist organizations that Barbra Streisand was associated with.
"Just decline for me, saying that I support them and like to make films about independent women. But signing an autograph will offend the big studios in Hollywood, which is still a male-dominated society, and it might affect my filming more
A movie in which the heroine is the main perspective..."
Ronald thought for a while and explained to Richard.
It’s really hard to offend these people. Their ability to organize various protests is almost as good as those of minority groups. Ronald still remembers the protests he encountered when The Silence of the Lambs was released. It’s better not to take sides in this kind of thing...
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"Warren, you support me, right?"
At a Hollywood canvassing party, Barbra Streisand spoke to Warren Beatty. Now she has no nomination for Best Director, and the heroic Barry Levinson is the favorite. Best Supporting Actor, The Heroic One has it.
Ve Keitel and Ben Kingsley were nominated, and Kate Nelligan was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Prince of Tides. Their awards happened to be staggered. So they can become allies for the time being and canvass each other's votes.
"Barbara...of course I support you, but not going to the Oscars party is a very unfriendly behavior..."
"But as long as you support me and let the academy speak out, I will go back..." Barbra Streisand was wearing a skirt, white stockings, and a nondescript combination. One hand touched Warren Beatty's chest.
"Warren..."
Annette Bening's voice followed, "That's Oliver Stone over there, would you like to talk to him, I'm sorry, Barbara..."
Bening looked at her, really helpless. She didn't know many people in Hollywood, but every female star she knew had an affair with Warren Beatty. Every one...
"Warren, tell me, do you support it? We should be helping each other..." The nominations for the Director Award are voted for by the directors. So in this matter, Barbara has to pull Warren.
Beatty (also a Best Director Oscar winner) spoke out.
"Support..." Warren Beatty was anxious to go to other people to canvass votes, so he said something perfunctory and left.
"Honey, you are the best..." Annette Bening cast an admiring look at Warren Beatty. Only big stars can effectively canvass votes.
"Honey, do you think that many of them have never seen It's All About Us?" Warren Beatty had a bad feeling in his heart. This time, It's All About Us was a failure at the box office. If it hadn't been for the nomination, he wouldn't have seen it before.
It will be released by theaters.
This is completely different from the last time he shined at the Oscars in "Red". At that time, everyone was talking about this movie...
"It doesn't matter, dear, they voted because of you..." Bening now particularly believes in the power of celebrities.
In the end, Warren Beatty still did not escape his love debt and agreed to speak for Barbra Streisand. He said that it was a regrettable mistake for the director of this film to be ignored by the Academy. Just like the film directed by Penny Marshall last year
"Awakening" was also ignored. Some people thought it was a slight to her because she was a woman.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Columbia's Guber also issued a written statement for "The Prince of Waves" which he directed the filming and distribution of, "Barbra Streisand was ignored as a
To be nominated for Best Director is really shocking."
"Those who are silent are also complicit in this discrimination, especially male directors who have the right to vote, because insisting on this discrimination against female directors is beneficial to them in winning awards.
That’s it for the older generation. The new generation of directors don’t have the courage to break bad habits. I’m disappointed with their silence.”
Seeing the unusual statement issued by Guber, Ronald was very angry. If you want to praise your own award-winning movie, what do you mean by criticizing me? Which movie I nominate is my professional judgment.
, it’s not your turn as a producer to make irresponsible remarks.
The reason why Barbra Streisand was not nominated was largely because her colleagues had doubts about how much of "The Prince of Waves" was directed by her.
There are many rumors from the set that Barbra Streisand spends less than one-third of her time on directing as she does on acting.
"Mike..." Ronald dialed Mike Medavoy's phone number, "What's going on?"
"Gubel wants to highlight Prince of Waves, and this is a project he has taken on himself. The money from Haoqingsihai and others comes from my and Price's Samsung Pictures label..."
"Do you have another movie called Boyz n the Hood?" Ronald suddenly remembered the black director John Singleton.
"That was also Guber's project, released by Columbia label. He felt that it was a compensation for the black star Eddie Murphy after years of complaining about the Oscars' discrimination against black people. The possibility of the boy from the block winning is very small, and a nomination is the biggest reward.
Already..."
"I said, he is also a young director, right?" Ronald knew that Singleton was nominated for Best Director at the age of twenty-four, and also took away his record as the second youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Director.
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"Hehehe, that's it..."
"I'll have someone contact you..." Ronald also smiled, Gubel, aren't you going to speak out for Barbra Streisand's sexism? Let you try to shoot yourself in the foot.
"All you have to do is add fuel to the flames for this matter. Then all you have to do is wait for the trend to become popular and accept an interview to say a few words. Your film attaches great importance to black people and women. This is your biggest advantage..."
Pat Kingsley, a public relations crisis consultant, came over to discuss the counterattack with Ronald. In her opinion, this matter only needs to give black people a platform to speak.
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"Some people think that I stole the nomination from Barbra Streisand, which is not true. In fact, I am a huge fan of hers. Boy on the Block is a black-written, black-directed, black-produced film that tells a black story.
You should not be accused like this..."
One day later, John Singleton accepted an exclusive interview with Rich Lake, a female host on a local television station in New York.
Soon this interview was widely screened by television stations such as NBC and ABC, and many black celebrities also came together to complain about Singleton. You Jews have taken so many advantages. This time we are nominated for a nomination, and you will also be jealous.
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"Ah, I have always believed that movies are a reflection of American social reality. The kind of movies we have should be based on the kind of people we have. So in my movies, I often shoot stories about black protagonists and female protagonists, which should not be ignored.
their contribution to society.”
Ronald also accepted a phone interview, and the politically correct words of not wanting money kept pouring out.
"So I also think that directors need to have women, black people and other ethnic minorities as directors. I am a fan of the works of these two directors and I have watched them several times." Ronald replied while looking at the cheat sheet in his hand.
"I attach great importance to the multiculturalism of our country, so I have also invested in two films directed by Chinese and Japanese directors. It is expected that they will be available to the audience next year. I hope everyone will remember to watch it then..."
"Honey, you didn't forget to promote your movie during the interview?" Diane came over to talk. Before the Oscars, in order to look good in her clothes, Diane specially hired a plastic surgeon to come to her home to arrange fitness and appropriate nutritious meals.
After several weeks of scientific diet and exercise, the results are outstanding. Not only does the body look better, but the skin also becomes more elastic and shiny.
However, the continuous scientific recipes still made people feel irritated, so Ronald went out with her to attend the premiere of Michael Douglas's new movie on the weekend, and had a delicious meal without counting calories as a reward for himself.
"Hey, isn't this just a matter of public opinion?" Ronald smiled and put on his coat, and the two of them walked hand in hand to the Beverly Theater... The new movie "Basic Instinct" is a thriller story, like the one after "The Silence of the Lambs"
The movie's box office performance was generally positive.