"Your new film is very different from the past..."
"Yes, I want to bring something new to Hollywood. Different from old-fashioned dramas, nor the latest and most dazzling special effects spectacle blockbusters, the audience needs to be moved, relaxed, and laughed.
Sisters Are Crazy is such a movie, and I guarantee the audience will get what they want. Yes, just go and watch it, I promise you will be happy."
"Thank you...Ronald, it's a pleasure to be interviewed by me." The Hollywood Reporter put away the tape recorder. Having the opportunity to interview the Oscar winner for Best Picture was considered a moderate achievement.
Ronald, who has always avoided the media before, has recently accepted numerous media interviews for the first time for two new movies.
He didn't filter the questions, so it was very interesting to conduct such an interview.
In the interview, Ronald not only reviewed his Hollywood career, but also talked about some experiences with his wife Diane. What is even more surprising is that he responded head-on to some of the recent accusations in Hollywood about his use of videotapes to compete for awards.
First of all, this does not violate the rules of the academy. In America, where the concept of doing things without legal regulations is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, this statement is very reasonable. You didn't expect this game, but I thought of it first, and the effect is very good after using it.
I’ve defeated you all, what’s the problem?
These voices accusing him of using this trick are nothing more than the words of boring people. The Oscars are not absolutely fair. If it is illegal to send video tapes, then those films that are specifically scheduled to be released at the end of the year to impress the judges will
Isn’t it equally unfair?
"What I am doing now is to make the awards fair again, and let the judges judge the award based on the quality of the performance and director, rather than the distribution ability of a distributor or agent during important periods, and the memory of the judges.
Let’s decide…”
This kind of statement will definitely cause major discussion in Hollywood after it is published in the newspapers tomorrow. There really should be more producers like this, otherwise it will be too boring for the dull entertainment media to only report some mutual praise.
This leads to Ronald's second argument. Far from unfair competition, what he did made the selection more fair. The judges all had the opportunity to re-evaluate the actors' acting skills and the director before voting.
ability, the award evaluation has returned to the basis of fairness.
"I even think that two weeks before the award nominations and the final award voting, it is necessary to hold a re-screening of this year's award-winning films in some specific locations in Hollywood that only the judges can attend. In this way, those films that were released at the end of the year can be
The unfair advantage gained is smoothed out... everyone watches all the nominated movies at the same time. With comparison, memory errors will not occur, so that there will be no such injustice as Barbra Streisand missing out on the Best Director nomination.
What should have happened..."
As for the third point, which Ronald rebutted most fiercely, it was a refutation of the attack on his wife Diane Lane's Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
"I know that when she was fourteen, her acting skills were praised by the great British actor Laurence Olivier. Several subsequent youth movies were also selected by directors like Francis Coppola.
I hate people who say she won awards because of me. In fact, because she wanted to be better at being my wife, we didn’t shoot a movie together for a long time. And because I was often out shooting movies, so
When she was needed at home, she missed a lot of good scripts.
Such a statement is extremely unfair to her..."
"How was my answer?" Ronald asked his public relations consultant, Pat Kingsley.
"Very good, your answer is very contagious. I think it would be good for you to become an actor. This not only respects those independent women (supporting their wives' careers), but also satisfies traditional women (protecting their wives from being attacked).
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Generally speaking, you are still calling for fair competition and letting the quality of the film determine the award, which will be recognized by most of the bottom actors and audiences..."
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"Hahaha, you are really interesting. I think those Jews are going to be mad at you..."
The interviews with various media outlets were published the next day, and the first person to call was Jack Nicholson. This star with a perverse personality could make the Jews so angry that they could not speak, and burst out laughing when he saw someone talking.
laugh.
"I didn't say anything wrong with the Jews...don't say that..." Of course Ronald knew that Barbra Streisand's award-winning film "Prince of Waves" was all produced by Jewish actors, and that Warren Beatty's
This "robust" movie cannot be separated from the support of Jewish executives. After all, the protagonist of the biographical film "Bugsy" is the most famous Jewish gangster in Hollywood's early years.
"No matter what, I support you. You make me feel a rare pleasure, Ronald. It's been a long time since anyone fucked them hard. Besides, you also gave me a lot of pleasure. I will have more fun in the future."
Don’t forget me about the character, it must be fun..."
Ronald put down the phone and said to himself, you better like money. After two weeks of shooting, I got five million. That means I know the goods and know how to use you (I dreamed about it).
This initiative of taking the initiative to talk about my own ideas and methods has indeed had a very good effect. At least my basic base has become more stable. Those famous non-Jewish stars, and all low-level actors, have expressed their views on Jews.
I have been angry for a long time because of Hollywood's control and the unequal opportunities created by it. However, the Jews are powerful and if they don't follow their words, there is no place for them to go in Hollywood.
Now someone comes out and advocates fairness, which is good news for these people. It doesn't matter whether Ronald's words are anti-Semitic or not. The most important thing is that they have a choice.
Whether it is winning awards or making money, there is an additional non-Jewish choice. And choice is the most important...
"Ah, what he said makes sense... When I was filming Bonnie and Clyde, I had the same idea as him. Hollywood can't continue the way it was before...
Winning? Ah, they are really great, I applaud them for winning. No, no, I think the judges are all fair, I think we are also great, but there is only one trophy..."
Warren Beatty was also interviewed, and his speech was not at all angry. Anyway, the awards have been awarded, so what's the use of talking about it now? I just happened to have a good relationship with Ronald, and I can have more opportunities in the future.
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Of course, the most important thing is that he has a son at an old age. Now he is in good spirits. He is happy to be a father with all his heart. He is thinking about working harder and having a few more children. It is not that he has not won the golden medal or something.
Pass……
Another big loser at the awards, Barbra Streisand refused to be interviewed. She was the most depressed one.
He didn't win any awards either. Ronald, this guy, is still claiming the banner of women's rights and is still complaining about not being nominated for director. There are some things he really can't say.
Although this guy is young, his speech is very sophisticated, like a politician who has been immersed in politics for more than ten years. He does not mention the Jews in every sentence, but every sentence is ridiculing the injustice of the Jews. Why is this so awkward?
The agent wanted her to come forward and suggested that the tactic of sending the video to the judges was unfair. However, after Streisand evaluated the situation, she realized that if she didn't do it well, it would be detrimental to herself.
Everyone has said that the video is to correct existing injustices. If I refute it, wouldn’t I be admitting that I have done a lot of unfair things because of the time of release and my identity as a Jew?
"Oh, I very much agree with Ronald's opinion. The Academy should seriously consider doing special screenings for judges in Hollywood and New York before deciding on nominations, so that everyone can compete on a fair horizon based on performance... try to put other
The interference of factors is reduced to a minimum.”
Martin Scorsese was the person most interested in Ronald's proposal. During an interview, he singled it out and praised it.
For Scorsese, the biggest pain is that many people on the jury are biased against some of his positions. For example, he is of Italian origin, he is a Catholic, and he is dissatisfied with Jews working together to pursue awards. All these make those
The judges were not very satisfied.
When voting, intentionally or unintentionally, he will deviate from the Jewish-led movies released that season. As long as the movie can be re-released before the awards, and screened in a screening reserved for the judges, it is a big deal for him.
good news.
Of course, not everyone likes Ronald's proposal. The college has put forward many objections. The spokesperson interviewed by reporters gave many reasons, but they all did not deviate from two words - "tradition"
The Academy and the Oscars have traditions!
This award, which was not important in the past, has now become the biggest purpose of the Academy’s existence. The reason why the Academy has so many resources and such great influence is all due to this Oscar award.
Therefore, the previous practices of any college are precious traditions and must be respected.
In short, Ronald's speech is very good. We have always regarded fairness as the highest criterion. Equality for women and ethnic minorities is also the direction we have been working hard for. Everyone has seen our progress.
As for the suggestions made by members, such as fixing a certain number of nominations for black people in each session, adding some new judges, and re-screening movies before nominations, these are all good suggestions, but the premise of respecting the profound tradition of the academy must be respected.
Next, consider it as appropriate...
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"Hahaha..." Ronald sat at home and felt very happy watching the reactions to his offensive. The governor of Arkansas is really a character, and if he uses his tricks and applies them in Hollywood, it will work really well.
When defending, it is as if it is sealed, leaving no room for the opponent to attack. When attacking, it is a combination of elimination and attack, eliminating the opponent's counterattack invisible.
Others can only be beaten and cannot fight back, otherwise nothing is right. If you hit one point of Ronald's remarks, other points will attack him in turn.
Alas, it was only this year, otherwise he might have won. However, I heard that if the candidate loses the general election, his future political future will not be good. It may take another ten or twenty years before he can make a comeback.
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Another good news is that "Sisters Are Crazy" was a huge success during its opening weekend.
It was released in 1,500 theaters and earned more than 12 million opening weekend results. Emile Adolino finally got the box office results he deserved.
Among the weekend movies, only the third episode of "Lethal Weapon" starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in black and white had a higher box office than them.
But it was the sequel to two blockbuster hit action movies, and Ronald, a low-budget comedy musical, was really hard to beat.
However, the sequel to another successful film series, "Alien: Episode III," suffered a 57% drop in its second week, falling below "Sisters."
"Why did Alien have such a big decline?" Ronald looked at the box office report and was puzzled. This science fiction film created by Ridley Scott was originally a low-cost horror film. But the sequel was good to him.
With the blessing of my friend Cameron, it became a space action movie. It is one of the rare sequels that has better reputation and box office than the first movie. It is very rare.
This is also the movie that directly helped Cameron gain a foothold. Why did the third movie become like this? Depending on the situation, it can only stay in theaters for three or four weeks.
"Is it still played by Sigourney Weaver? The heroine was not changed, what's going on?" Ronald originally thought that there was a casting problem on the part of the producer, but now that he saw it, it was still the original cast. How could they fall so short?
sharp?
In order to clear up his doubts, Ronald went to the cinema to watch a movie himself.
"Jim, have you watched Part 3 of The Opposite Sex?"
After coming back, Ronald looked unhappy and immediately called Cameron.
"No, I'm preparing a new script. If I can't film Terminator 3, I'll just write the script. What, does it look good?"
"It's too bad. It completely ruined your second film. I'm so angry. Why did Fox find such a new director to direct it?"
"It's not that bad, right? I heard that Ridley Scott's schedule was unavailable, and originally they were going to bring him back." Of course, Cameron has upgraded the director's salary, and Fox can no longer afford him.
"Be tolerant, Ronald. Our first movie wasn't perfect either..." Cameron felt that Ronald was a bit too harsh. I heard that the director, David Fincher, used to make commercials and was very well received.
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"Did you know? Ripley, played by Sigourney, finally discovered that there were aliens in his body, so he jumped out of the steel furnace and died with them..."
"Ah?" Cameron's face elongated. This plot is too...
He finally turned Sigourney Weaver's character into a strong and great female warrior in the second part. How come the third part is parasitized by aliens? He also put it into a steel-making furnace. This is not... the end of copying.
Or 2?
I don’t know if they borrowed his ending because of the release of Terminator 2.
"And the little girl who was saved by her..."
"Hey..." Cameron thought to himself, the second story I put so much effort into writing was screwed up, and now he was no longer interested in watching it.
"We should produce our own projects in the future, otherwise it would be too regrettable..."
This kind of thing is really unavoidable under the big studio system. Only by firmly holding the production rights of the film in the hands of the director can we avoid this kind of thing from happening...
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"Hey, Ronald, you've been very popular recently..."
"It's okay, what, what do you think?"
"Are you at home? I have something to ask you..."
"You're not coming to trouble me on behalf of the Jews, are you?"
"Jews also need to eat, Ronald. I want to discuss the new movie with you..."
Mike Medavoy from TriStar Pictures then called and wanted to visit him. His new project was in a bit of a crisis and he needed Ronald's help.