Hollywood Road

No matter how you pay homage to the past, nostalgia is a kind of sweet sentimentality, gilding the past, expressing some kind of dissatisfaction with reality and worry about the unknown future in a tortuous and subtle way. Nostalgia is not driven by a few movies It has long been around the corner in the art world and the fashion world, and the movie is just a side verification of the collective unconsciousness that is constantly surging. In this period of Western economic recession, many people miss the good old days even more.

"The Artist" can be said to have a natural advantage in this regard.

After the nomination luncheon, everyone came to the front hall of the Regent Hotel, preparing for the super group photo that is indispensable for every Oscar nominee luncheon.

"This time is the best opportunity."

While standing together, waiting for the staff to arrange a position, Robert Downey Jr. whispered to Murphy, "We sprint with all our strength, there is still a good chance."

Murphy nodded slightly, "At this point, we don't need to stay any longer."

If the film wins an award, it will not only fulfill the wish of him and Robert Downey Jr. for many years, but also realize the wish of his friend Ross. No matter whether the reputation is good or bad, the name of Diego Ross will be spread all over the world, and the future will continue. was mentioned.

He has a general understanding of Rose's mentality. After completely turning to this road of no return, Rose can say that he has no fear, the only thing he fears is being forgotten.

Robert Downey Jr. also knew that this was his best chance, and said, "Old Robert has already started to initiate a relationship with him. If you need anything, just ask."

Murphy was not polite at all, "Do your best."

"Director Stanton..." A staff member came over and greeted, "This way, please."

Nodding to Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Murphy followed the staff to the group photo area, and then more people came over, and he quickly found that his position was quite in the middle.

This kind of group photo is not where you can stand wherever you want. Those who stand in the middle and relatively front are all prominent in the circle and the big winners on the nomination list this time. Murphy undoubtedly fits these two points very well.

Murphy looked left and right, and across from Meryl Streep was Tom Sherak, the current chairman of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

"Attention, everyone look ahead!"

When the photographer's voice came, Murphy looked away and looked at the camera ahead. The flashlight flashed three times, and the group photo ended.

Meryl Streep turned and walked away, but Tom Sherak on the other side of her turned his head and waved to Murphy.

"Hi Tom."

Murphy took the initiative to walk over and shook hands with Tom Sherak. The two had met many times at 20th Century Fox.

"Congratulations." Tom Sherak's smile was much more sincere than Harvey Weinstein's before, "This time you have received ten nominations."

"But you have to work harder if you want to win the prize." Murphy said casually.

Tom Sherak laughed and walked out of the hotel with Murphy. When there was no one around, he said, "The situation is very favorable for you. Many people in the academy, including me, are standing by to support you. From the standpoint of the film "Diego Ross."

Murphy knew that he was talking about the dispute between the film and the Catholic Church, "I didn't expect the Catholic Church to be so sensitive."

"It's become a habit for them to interfere with the secular world." Tom Sherak obviously didn't like Catholicism, "I thought they could interfere in Hollywood's affairs casually like they did in the last century."

He didn't say much, and patted Murphy on the shoulder, "Come on and work hard."

Murphy nodded, walked through the open glass door, and left the hotel.

Sitting in his car, he looked at the Regent Hotel. No matter how he looked at it, this time was the best opportunity.

Tom Sherak was born in 20th Century Fox, and he has been an executive at Fox before, and he has known him for a long time. If his position is not biased towards 20th Century Fox,

I'm afraid not many people will believe it.

Among the previous rotating chairmen of the academy, he can be regarded as a relatively tough figure. During his tenure as the chairman of the academy, he made a lot of attempts, especially the number of nominations for the best film, which has been implemented for 66 years since 1944. The five-film system was expanded to ten-film, and the voting mechanism was revised, and the Academy Council Awards Ceremony was established in 2009, and the Oscar honors were divided separately.

Needless to say here, Tom Sherak has already implicitly expressed his support for his position in private. Although the power of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rotating chairman is quite limited, no one can deny that they have considerable influence.

The phone rang, Murphy took it out and took a look, it was Gal Gadot calling.

He pressed the answer button, "Hi, honey."

"Has the list of nominations come out?" Gal Gadot asked with concern, "How many did we get?"

"Ten nominations." Murphy said simply, "Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture, all of them."

"Okay!" Gal Gadot then asked, "What about the two Weinstein films?"

Murphy switched the phone to his left hand, "The Artist also got ten nominations, so it will be our biggest opponent."

"What about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2?"

Hearing Gal Gadot's words, Murphy shook his head, "The little wizard has also received some nominations, including Best Picture, but don't worry about them, they are not opponents."

"That's good." Gal Gadot was probably very busy, and said, "You go home first, I have a lot of things here, and I may have to go back later."

Murphy then hung up the phone and fell into thinking again. There is indeed a saying in the market that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will use the heavyweight Oscar to affirm the status and status of the series when the "Harry Potter series" ends. role, but this kind of statement means that laymen will believe that insiders like him are actually very clear that this is a propaganda campaign by Warner Bros.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" won't win any heavyweight Oscars, it's not "Lord of the Rings" after all, and Joanna Rowling is not John Tolkien, the recognized father of modern fantasy literature.

Moreover, Oscar's discrimination against this type of film will not change because of the summit of "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King".

In addition to technical awards, magic and science fiction films have basically no Oscars except for "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King", and very few actors have been nominated for their performances in science fiction films. The number of male and female protagonists is similar Plus, I’m afraid it’s not enough for one hand. So far, no director other than Peter Jackson has won the Oscar for Best Director for magic and science fiction movies-the Oscar judges have no love for these two types of movies. Yes, this is a historical reason, and there is basically no solution at present.

Among them, as a typical commercial fantasy film, the "Harry Potter Series" is even disliked by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. If Murphy remembers well, the entire "Harry Potter Series" films have been nominated for many technical awards. But he has not won even an Oscar statuette.

So, don't even think about "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will cause problems for "Diego Ross".

After the announcement of the nomination list, according to the regulations of the academy, all public relations actions must be stopped, but Murphy is not going to stop, he knows his competitors, and they will not stop, just turn the public relations from the obvious to the dark. .

He didn't go back directly to Wave Manor, but asked the driver to go to Century City first. Anyway, Regent Hotel is also in Beverly Hills, which is quite close to Century City.

Murphy came to the Fox Building and met with Kara Firth. Due to the busy work of Kara Firth, the two sides did not talk too much, but exchanged opinions on the next public relations promotion. Twentieth Century Fox will continue to use its resources to operate the film "Diego Ross" to hit a series of major Oscar awards.

The support of film companies is very important to achieve the desired results at next month's Oscars ceremony.

In addition, 20th Century Fox is also urging Murphy to start preparations for the second part of "City of Chaos" as soon as possible. James Murdoch also went to Kara Firth's office to meet him for this purpose.

Murphy is very clear about the fact that if you want the horse to run, you have to feed the horse, so he promised James Murdoch that the second part of "City of Chaos" will be held at the 84th Academy Awards Before that, the previous preparations began in Los Angeles.

Such a commitment undoubtedly lifted the spirits of the top executives of 20th Century Fox. Their cooperation with Murphy was not for artistic films like "Diego Ross", but for those commercial films with dark epic temperament. Giant system!

Only commercial giant productions can bring real huge profits and maximize the advantages of 20th Century Fox's industrialization.

Today, whether it is Kara Firth and James Murdoch, or other 20th Century Fox executives, one thing is clear, as long as Murphy can maintain the quality of the film, the sequel to "City of Chaos" There will be a terrible eruption.

This is because several survey data from different organizations show that "City of Chaos" ranked first among the DVD sales, rentals and online on-demand programs of all Hollywood movies last year!

In other words, outside of the theaters, this film has had a huge influence and attracted a large number of audiences.

These are the foundations of future films!

After staying in the Fox Building for more than an hour, Murphy said goodbye and left, got into the car, told the driver to go home, and on the way back, called the lawyer Robert.

After waiting for the connection, he said, "Make arrangements as soon as possible. I'm going to the state prison to meet Ross."

Since Christmas, Murphy has been busy with various jobs and has not been to the state prison. .

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