Exploiting Hollywood 1980

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The premiere in London was reported by many media the next day. The media density in London may be the highest in the world. With fierce competition, any news related to the royal family will be broadcast from various angles.

"Her Majesty the Queen watched her new film from Hollywood director Ronald Lee and had a great conversation at the premiere." This was the caption accompanying the photo of Ronald greeting the Queen.

"Two princesses and two female Hollywood stars exchange greetings..." This was another title after the two princesses and two heroines were photographed.

"Prince Charles is not impressed by working women." This is another headline framed by the media using "mind reading" after poor Prince Charles showed his characteristic crooked smile.

Ronald looked at these reports and was very happy. The box office and attendance in Britain were satisfactory. Audiences in continental Europe are more interested in stories that take place in America than local audiences.

But Ronald is also unhappy. In the Oscar nominations announced last night, his "Working Girl" was upstaged.

Working Girl picked up five six nominations: Best Picture, Best Actress for Melanie Griffiths, and two Best Supporting Actress nominations, for Sigourney Weaver and Joan Cusack for playing the secretary. . And the best director that Ronald most wanted to see was successfully obtained. The last one was Carly Simon’s Best Original Song.

However, two key awards, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, were not nominated. Oscar tradition, the four awards of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing are very closely linked.

The man who historically wins Best Director also takes home most, if not all, of the other three categories. This is because in many cases, it is difficult for outsiders to distinguish the contributions of the three positions of director, screenwriter, and editor.

The actors' performances in a certain plot are outstanding, the camera scheduling is smooth, and the story is touching. Is it the director who directs it well, or is the script originally written well, or is it the editor who fished out the waste film and cut it into the final outstanding work?

Since it is difficult for outsiders to understand, they often recognize all several awards when voting to show their appreciation.

This time, "Working Girl" only received two nominations. Ronald couldn't help but worry, was I being treated as a consolation prize?

In addition, "Working Girl" was only nominated for five awards in total, and there were many other works that Ronald thought were very good, such as the best aerial photography on a helicopter, the seamless long shot grafting in the editing, There are also clothing configurations that are very realistic for professional women in Manhattan, but they have not been recognized.

At the same time, several movies that Ronald disliked received more nominations.

For example, "Rain Man" received eight nominations. Regardless of the major awards, even the mediocre photography director and art director were nominated. Are images that reflect suburban life any better than Ronald's images of Manhattan?

For another example, the film "Dangerous Liaisons" also received seven nominations. Even Michelle Pfeiffer, who was troubled by scandals, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Although period films generally win the best costume awards, the costumes in this film are all old-fashioned Hollywood, squeezing the actress's breasts and matching them with a big skirt with bustles.

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This kind of clothing, which has no resemblance to the costumes of the time, can be nominated, which really makes people feel the low artistic level of the judges.

Another film with seven nominations is "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," directed by Robert Zemeckis. This film, which combines live-action and animated images, was nominated for Best Editing and Best Cinematography in addition to a host of technical awards. It also broke many conventions of animated films.

What makes Ronald most unhappy is another movie that received seven nominations, "Mississippi Burning."

British director Alan Parker was the director of the film that made Ronald join the Screenwriters Guild and became "famous all over the world". They also have a long "history" to trace.

In addition to being nominated for Best Picture and Best Director. This film, which reflects the brutal oppression of black people, also features the male protagonist Gene

Hackman, supporting actress Frances McDormand, and two important nominations for best cinematography and best editing.

Ronald was still bitter about Gene Hackman's refusal to transfer the rights to film "The Silence of the Lambs" to him. The thought that both he and Alan Parker might win made Ronald feel unhappy.

The Academy Awards ceremony was broadcast live. The TV station will also do a picture-in-picture special effect before announcing the winner.

As the presenters read each nominee's name, they will be given a close-up of the nominee's face. At the moment of announcement, the facial expressions of the five nominees will be displayed side by side on television screens to hundreds of millions of viewers around the world.

In order to maintain the standard of demeanor that was passed down from time to time, Ronald will have to put on a standard smile that says, "My competitor wins a prize, which makes me happier than myself." This kind of behavior was simply a kind of torture for Ronald.

On the plane flying back to New York, several female celebrities were still happily discussing how Princess Diana's royal tailor, the designer of Yin Manuel Tailoring Shop who designed her famous wedding dress, gave them The three of them made a dress to wear at the Oscars party.

"Let me see, your skirt styles are all elegant..." Diane looked at the design renderings of Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffith's skirts, both of which were white off-the-shoulder designs. A low-cut silhouette highlights the figure, and a sloping shoulder accentuates a tall frame, both of which can reveal their respective advantages.

"Let me take a look at your..." Sigourney Weaver looked at Diane's design. The lace design captured her from the youthfulness of a girl to the temperament of a mature woman. good.

"Oh...oh..." Melanie Griffith suddenly retched a few times, "I have to go to the bathroom."

"Are you okay?" After retching for a long time in the small bathroom of the business jet, Melanie Griffiths was greeted with concern by two fellow actresses.

"Don..." Melanie waved her boyfriend Don Johnson over, who handed her a piece of chocolate.

"Huh?" Sigourney Weaver is very sensitive, and actresses are not allowed to eat these freely. She looked at Don Johnson.

"Yes, Melanie is pregnant."

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"Oh, congratulations, congratulations..."

During the premiere in London, Melanie Griffiths felt nauseous several times. Unexpectedly, after a check-up at the hospital, it was confirmed that she was pregnant.

This made Sigourney Weaver extremely envious. She has always wanted to have a child, but has been postponed many times due to her busy acting career. Seeing Melanie and Tang looking at their unpregnant bellies with happy expressions on their faces, the envy in her eyes was almost overflowing.

"Oh...congratulations", Diane was also watching, she had never thought about this.

Melanie Griffiths just made some career progress with "Working Girl." But when it comes to this future child, she doesn't seem to have any worries about the impact of childbirth on her career.

"Being a mother is a happy thing." Diane tilted her head and looked at Ronald...

"This guy..." Diane saw Ronald tilting his head and falling asleep on the flat chair, as if he was still talking in his sleep.

"Someone once wanted to investigate me, so I ate his liver with broad beans and eggnog..."

When Ronald fell asleep on the plane, he was prone to dreaming about movie clips. But this time the dream seemed to be a thriller. A man with meticulously combed back hair, charming ears, and two eyes that reminded people of a mouse elegantly recounted his criminal experience in a Shakespearean dramatic tone.

The camera shows a short, but strong-chinned woman with short blond hair, opposite the man, staring at him in horror. The two were separated by a glass wall and could see each other, but they could not have any physical contact.

Even so, the woman was quite frightened. Ronald felt that he was also brought into this emotion, and the tension of this scene was created very well.

This actress is very familiar to Ronald, it is Jodie Foster who also won the Best Actress nomination for "The Pear Blossom". She was in that

In the movie, he plays a very vulnerable victim.

In this dream movie, although I was very scared, I could see the stubbornness and persistence in the eyes of this FBI detective.

"As expected of a Yale graduate, there is indeed something extraordinary about playing a woman with such a high IQ," Ronald applauded secretly. The heroine Clarisse, in addition to being excellent in all aspects of police detective assessment, is also a psychologist. I'm afraid no other actress would be able to portray the temperament of such a highly intelligent woman.

"Hissssssssssssssssssssss..."

The actor who played the criminal looked at the camera and suddenly made a creepy tongue-sucking sound, as if he was savoring the victim's liver.

"Ah..." Jodie Foster was startled by him in the movie, and she shrank back in shock.

"Ah..." Not to mention, even a weak woman like Jodie Foster, Ronald, as an audience member, was also frightened by this sudden performance. Goosebumps stood up all over his body, as if a very disgusting caterpillar was crawling in his collar, and then crawled out onto his face.

"Ronald...what's wrong with you?" Diane came over, held down Ronald's hands that were waving in the air, and touched his face with her hands.

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"Ah..." Ronald yelled and almost rolled off the flat chair. He opened his eyes, saw Diane's concerned eyes, and let out a sigh of relief. Everyone felt a lot more at ease.

"Who made this movie? It's so scary..."

"Are you okay?" Sigourney Weaver also came over to see.

"I'm fine, I just had a nightmare. I often dream when I'm on a plane." Ronald unbuckled his seat belt, then took out a notebook and pencil from his bag, and began to draw pictures of himself on the plane. Script of the scene seen in the dream.

This scene is very special. To show the dialogue between the two protagonists, the over-the-shoulder shot was not used, but a close-up of the front was used, but strangely, the entire picture was better able to convey the thrilling emotion.

"Ronnie..." Diane saw Ronald so frightened and wanted to step forward to comfort him.

"Don't disturb him. This is the artist's Eureka moment. This kind of inspiration is difficult. Let him write it down." "Sigourney Weaver knew that this was the expression of the muse kissing the artist. Many great directors in Hollywood have this moment when they suddenly discover incredible creative techniques.

"Well...that's it..." Ronald finished analyzing the lens language and knew that this was a method that was different from the Hollywood tradition and closer to the Japanese editing style. It was used in this kind of thriller to add facial expressions. The response was even better.

This movie is obviously the "Silence of the Lambs" that Ronald wanted to buy last time but Gene Hakoman was unwilling to sell. This made Ronald hate him even more. When he put away his notebook, there was a sound of closing it. There was a loud snap.

"Have you remembered it?" Diane held her chin and looked at Ronald. She had been bored for half an hour and finally came back to her senses.

"Sorry, I had some inspiration, just jot it down..." Ronald apologized to the passengers who were looking at him.

"Melanie is going to have a baby..." Diane immediately told Ronald that it was a joke.

"Wow...congratulations..." Ronald glanced at the sweet Melanie and Don. He didn't know if this baby, a boy or a girl, would inherit the looks of his parents and become an actor?

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"I feel like Ovitz has a hidden plan..." The plane stopped in New York and then flew Ronald to Los Angeles.

The first thing he did was to summon Niceta and Richard to a meeting. With only five nominations, missing nominations for screenplay and editing, Ronald was a little worried.

"Paula is also very dissatisfied. Tom (Cruise) did not receive a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. I plan to jointly protest against Michael (Ovitz)!"

Niceta is not too uneasy either. None of his agents have won all the Oscar nominations this time.

I have to say, this result is very interesting. Are you saying Ovitz didn't try his best? Nor, "working girl"

After all, it received five and six nominations, and the several awards that Ronald cared about, including Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, were all nominated without any surprise. There are also two spots for Best Supporting Actress.

But you said you got full support? Comparing "Rain Man" with "Mississippi Is Burning", you feel like you didn't enjoy that kind of support.

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"I'm worried that the lack of nominations for Best Editing and Best Screenplay will affect Working Girl's performance in other awards..."

What Ronald cares about most is the best director...

"This is not absolute... We still have several awards, including the Film Critics Association Award, the Directors Guild Award, Boston, New York, and the newly established Chicago Film Critics Association Award..."

Niceta refused to admit defeat. In the past five years, the best director, best editing, and best screenplay often came from the same movie, and it was not always accurate. Except for last year's The Last Emperor and Thousand Years of Platoon, There have also been cases where the best director and editing awards were awarded to several films.

"What's going on with Tom? Isn't his performance in Rain Man worthy of a Best Supporting Actor nomination?" Ronald asked again.

"Among actors, many people are still jealous of him..." Niceta said something but then stopped.

The so-called jealousy is of course a possible reason. Only an expert can see Tom Cruise's performance, unlike the fool played by Dustin Hoffman, which can be appreciated by ordinary actors.

However, River Phoenix, a handsome blond man who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, played the son of an unconventional couple who escaped from the FBI in "Wanted". There are not many challenging scenes.

In another movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Dean Stockwell played a gang boss, but his performance was not particularly eye-catching. Also nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Could it be that Tom Cruise was selected over his acting skills because both of them are of Jewish descent?

have no idea!

This kind of thing is so disgusting that it is so disgusting. If it is there or not, it is specious, and it is difficult for you to question it. Everyone in the Hollywood circle has a consensus, but if you want to protest, there is no basis for you to come up with. If you don't do it, you will be criticized and accused of discrimination.