Movie Master - Chapter 1008

“You know, not long ago I chatted with…uh, a few friends about this work.” John paused, did not name the “friends”, seemed a little reserved, “They did show some rejection sentiments—you have to admit, Lance is really bold, aren’t you? But I believe, it’s all a misunderstanding, and those controversies have calmed down now, right? Trust me, as long as Lance is in an event like this , His charm can definitely conquer the audience.”

“I never doubted that.” Cole nodded with a smile in agreement, “He should be more attractive than Lee/Ann.”

A few superficial words are enough for John. “Brokeback Mountain” is more than a little better than “Fury Road” last year, but what is the result? In fact, the real industry veterans know that “Brokeback Mountain” is impossible to win awards. From the beginning, because this work touched the bottom line of the old diehards in the academy, they even refused to watch this movie. This year, it is estimated that the old diehards have watched the work “Fury Road”, but they hardly like it. In addition to the so-called gender controversy, the cult style of “Fury Road” also made it difficult for many conservatives to accept-a rock musician standing on a carriage and playing a guitar? God, this is literally a thorn in the ass.

John nodded meaningfully, but avoided the topic, but said politely, “Don’t worry, at least Lance has my vote, I’m sure!”

The friendship between John and the Coen brothers is very strong, which is the main reason why Cole and John got on the line. The Coen Brothers’ support for Lance is not only friendship, but also support for independent films and cult films, and John has always agreed with the Coen Brothers’ ideas, so John is willing to vote for Lance, which is not What a strange thing.

“Ha, aren’t you worried about those feminists coming to your door?” Cole teased, which made John laugh heartily. Afterwards, Cole changed the subject, and the two chatted for a while before he left. , turned around and walked towards Alec-Bladwin (Alec-Bladwin).

John stayed where he was, his thoughts turned quietly in his head, and then a voice greeted his ears, “John, you look a little out of control.” John turned his head, and then saw Denzel- Washington walked over, “Why, don’t tell me that you are looking for prey. On an occasion like today, it is not easy to hide from Annabeth.” Annabeth-Hartzog ), John’s wife, the two are a very low-key loving couple in Hollywood, and they have been married for more than seventeen years.

“Did you say what’s on your mind?” John’s retort made Denzel laugh, “No, I was thinking about how many people would vote for ‘Fury Road’ and how many women would I’m happy to see this result.” The failure of “Fury Road” was a victory for feminism, or a victory for the conservatives in the academy, John suddenly felt that things became interesting.

Denzel pursed his lips and thought for a moment, “I think those men who like explosions, racing cars, and adrenaline should all be willing to vote. There aren’t many retro action movies anymore.”

John rubbed his chin and chuckled, “Why, you don’t mind voting for Lance?”

Denzel shrugged noncommittally.

For men in Hollywood, it’s a question of choice: whether to side with the academy conservatives, resisting wild cult classics like “Fury Road”; Confrontation, opposition to art films, in order to preserve the status of bare-bones, direct, bloody, and violent action films like “Fury Road”, express support.

Everyone must have their own measurement in their hearts. It can be seen that the strategies of Cole and Dorothy are different. The disadvantages of women are very obvious in Hollywood. What Dorothy needs to do is to awaken their sense of identity; but men are the dominant side. Cole not only needs to use feminism to stimulate these conservatives to jump out of their own thinking limitations and choose to vote for the common good, but also needs to emphasize the masculinity of “Fury Road”. action movie.

As “Variety” magazine said, “Fury Road” is a very mixed movie. There are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand viewers. What the radicals see is the contradiction between rights and discrimination… Knowledge background, quality education and personality background will determine their views on things, and also their views on “Fury Road”.

Due to the huge number of men in the college, they have an absolute advantage. It is naturally impossible for Cole to convince every man to decide to vote, so what he needs to do is to awaken this “difference”, give up those stubborn votes, and focus on those men who remain in the middle, and see that Lance wants What they see, then vote on.

This is not an easy task. Cole has been busy all night and the results are mediocre. The conversation with Alec Baldwin just now did not make much progress, but fortunately, apart from women and men, Lance’s college PR has a killer , which is enough to give Cole more confidence. Taking a deep breath, Cole took another step and walked towards Scott Rudin.

Ian Strelow took a sip of the whiskey in his hand, “No, I will vote for ‘Babel’ for the best picture, and Martin for the best director.” Immediately, he smiled gracefully, “Of course, I don’t have the right to vote, so I’m just talking.”

Harvey Weinstein standing in front of him showed a look of disbelief, looked at Ian jokingly, and said half-jokingly, “Even if you surrender, you should at least support another work of your own family. , isn’t it?” Harvey said “Queen”.

Ian smiled and nodded, “Of course. However, I don’t think we have a chance. You should know better than me that those giant crocodiles are not just talking casually.” The giant crocodiles mentioned here refer to the six major film companies , especially Warner Bros.

Harvey half-closed his eyes, examined every detail of Ian’s expression, paused for about two seconds before saying, “I thought you were ready to challenge a higher realm.”

“Ha, we are ready, no, it should be said, we have already started the challenge.” Harvey’s eyes flickered slightly with Ian’s confident expression, and then he nodded slightly in agreement, “But it is because of this The game has already started, so the difficulty we are facing is even more difficult, isn’t it? I don’t think those giants will leave us any chance, especially, Lance has really offended a lot of people now.”

The meaning of Ian’s words is very simple: the strong rise of Chaos Films has disrupted the order of Hollywood, which is the most uncomfortable for the six major film companies. The greater the threat of Chaos Films, the more competition fierce. Everyone knows that Oscar’s authority is unquestionable, but the power of public relations has the ability to influence the battle situation. Therefore, the six major film companies will definitely not let Chaos Pictures develop smoothly. This year’s awards season, “Fury Road” can be said to be full of difficulties. Relatively speaking, Warner Bros. is as powerful as a rainbow. Therefore, Warner Bros. will not let go easily, especially under the fiasco of the summer file It’s not to suppress Chaos Pictures, they also need Oscar’s victory.

No one in Hollywood understands such repression better than the Weinstein brothers. When they founded Miramax Films, they appeared almost as a comet, and were immediately rounded up by the six major film companies. In the end, it was Disney’s Michael Eisner who was the most decisive and directly acquired Miramax , This ended the precarious situation of the Weinstein brothers. Now that Weinstein Films has been established, the two brothers need to start their own business again, and they naturally empathize with the situation of Chaos Films.

“Lance is indeed a jerk, we can’t deny that.” As cunning as Harvey naturally would not directly respond to Ian’s hint, “So, has Lance already decided to give up?”

“Oh~www.mtlnovel.com~ No, of course not.” Different targets have different strategies. Ian did not change his method like Dorothy and Cole, “In fact, Lance is doing his best , but this competition is no longer a competition between works and works, between individuals, and for us now, there are still too few forces that can be mobilized.”

What Ian is alluding to is not the conflict between individuals such as actors or directors and large film companies, which is different from last year’s “Fruit Candy”; what Ian implies is the complementary relationship between the top management of the academy and large film companies .

As we all know, where there are people, there are interests, and naturally there are contradictions. The academy is actually a relatively independent institution, and the interests between them and the film company are not direct. The film company needs the award and attention of the Oscar statuette. Similarly, the academy also needs the support and advocacy of the film company.

For a simple example, if the five best film nominations for a year all come from independent film companies, and the large film companies are collectively absent, then these giants will naturally lack interest. There is also the downturn in Oscar publicity, which will not only affect Oscar’s ratings, but also affect Oscar’s authority and public foundation. In fact, in the final analysis, it is the balance between business and art. Even the Oscars are no exception. How to find a balance between catering to the public and respecting art is still a serious issue for the academy.

Therefore, the relationship between the academy and the film company is quite delicate.

What Ian is implying now is this delicate relationship. Since the strong rise of Chaos Films has disrupted the entire Hollywood situation, this Oscar game has begun to become more and more complicated. Warner Bros. isn’t willing to lose the Oscar race again, so what’s the academy’s take on Chaos Pictures?