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Chapter 200
Have breakfast with Edward Norton of "American X-Files" in the morning, drink tea with Cate Blanchett of "Elizabeth" in the afternoon, and go to Miramax's "Welcome to America" business reception in the evening to meet " John Madden, director of Shakespeare in Love.
All of this is basically the day-to-day for many academy judges as voting day approaches.
The practice of treating guests to dinner for canvassing votes can be traced back to the years when Oscar was just established. Compensation tickets, playing subversion, playing the bitter card, setting up dedicated people, discrediting opponents, hyping private life, etc. are also the stars of the golden age—— Especially female stars - play the rest.
A generation of superstar Bette Davis's first titled "Woman Woman", this movie is by no means her best performance, but due to the supplementary nomination event of the last "Shackles of Humanity", the public is very excited about The academy's professionalism and authority were questioned, and thus the first compensation ticket in Oscar history was produced.
Later, similar compensation tickets emerged one after another, resulting in many so-called "Oscar unjust cases", but Grandpa Oscar is still stubborn, and they always award the most suitable one, not the best one.
The award of "Suspicion" is largely due to the failure of "Butterfly Dream" last year, as well as the dramatic relationship between the sisters Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland, although there were still The incomparable Bette Davis of Little Foxes;
Greta Garbo's performance in "La Traviata" was heartbreaking, but she was at odds with MGM boss Louis Mayer, whose influence over the Academy made the screen queen miss out on the Oscars. The best actress title was won by Mayer's newcomer, Louise Reiner of "The Great Earth";
The generation I, Elizabeth Taylor, finally defeated all her opponents because of a critical bronchial surgery, and took down the statuette with a smile.
That's what Sony Columbia has done for Josie so far.
Since the filming period, they have continued to release Josie's promotional drafts of practicing piano for the film. For example, relying on at least [-] hours of practice every day, she jumped from the level of an ordinary piano lover to the professional performance level.
For professionals, such rhetoric is ridiculous and can only fool laymen.
But the general public, including many members of the academy, like this kind of character design that studies hard on acting.
Oh, no matter it's true or not, they all think that this young star is able to do her job with peace of mind, and they are also moved by her professionalism.
However, in fact, Josie did not spend so much time and energy at all, and her piano skills were not as exaggerated as described in the promotional documents.
First of all, as soon as she touched the piano, the piano teacher who signed the non-disclosure agreement knew that she was a skilled player with solid basic skills, but she hadn't practiced the piano for some time.
To use an analogy, it’s like it’s been a long time since you played a game. When you return to Novice Village to kill monsters with a full-level large phone, you are still chopping melons and vegetables.
Secondly, the seemingly miraculous piano performance in the movie is largely due to camera scheduling and editing techniques. Her own level is good, but it is far from the final film.
At the same time, Sony Columbia's film PR team vigorously exaggerated the draft that Josie was too involved in the play, so far unable to get out of the shadow of the character, and even caused some psychological problems.
Today is "Josie Horton is suffering from depression and may not be able to continue filming", tomorrow is "The popular actress Josie Horton is crazy about the show", and the day after tomorrow is "What makes Josie Horton a natural actress", this Josie always felt that she should change her name to "Daniel Day Lewis II" in these drafts.
Meanwhile, her opponents are no slouch.
Miramax's overwhelming publicity for "Shakespeare in Love" will not go into details, and Gramsy Films, the North American distributor of "Elizabeth", is not a small company that is not well-known.
This independent film company has released films such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "The Usual Suspects", "Fargo", "The Lebbian Lebowski", "Two Smoking Barrels", etc., and its publicity ability cannot be underestimated. Looking at it, "Elizabeth"'s Cate Blanchett's impressive record in the nine major film critics' selections is worthy of vigilance.
In case Columbia and Miramax are picked up by Gramsey in the melee, it is not entirely impossible. After all, Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth" is very eye-catching in the early stages of the awards season.
So except for Meryl Streep, who left the show early, the other four Oscar nominees for Best Actress did their best. "Weng Qingshi" wins with its overall quality and freshness.
And as the awards season approaches, many local newspapers in Los Angeles are emphasizing how dedicated Josie Horton of "The Perfect Victim" is, and how sympathetic she was for not winning an award last year.
What else is "Josie Horton should have won an Oscar", "She is the contemporary Vivien Leigh", "This actress has worked so hard to create this role", "Oscar is not a retirement institution based on seniority" Such drafts, sometimes even Qiao Qian herself felt that if the academy didn't give her this year's statuette, it would be too unreasonable for her.
But Josie's opponents were doing the same.
Even, what Miramax did for "Shakespeare in Love" is even more.
Gwyneth Paltrow has no dedication card or compensation card to play. Her role in "Shakespeare in Love" is inherently deficient and can only be remedied by the day after tomorrow.
Business receptions that followed the warning line of the Oscar rules were held in a low-key manner several times. Paltrow's family connections were fully mobilized, and "Shakespeare in Love" directly caught up with "Saving Private Ryan".
Somewhat unexpectedly, Steven Spielberg, the director of "Saving Private Ryan", did not stand up for his goddaughter this time. I don't know whether it is because the competition between the two films has become more intense, or this pair. The relationship between godfather and goddaughter has gone wrong.
"After watching this surveillance, I can finally clear up my suspicions." In a meeting room in Geffen Manor, David Geffen with a big bald head said, sitting at the top. , "Look, it's not my problem at all."
He spread his hands as he spoke, with a slightly sarcastic expression on his expression.
As DreamWorks got on the right track, the differences between the old guys who were so close to start a business together became more and more obvious. Steven Spielberg only wanted to focus on movies, David Geffen wanted to have power, and Jack Free Katzenberg wants to soar into the sky, punching Disney and kicking Pixar.
——He still has a heart for a genius who treats himself like this with his old club Disney.
"To be fair, David, who gave you a criminal record?" Jeffrey Katzenberg raised his voice, "Don't forget, who broke our promises and made us ashamed."
With a slight smile on the corner of David Geffen's mouth, he looked coldly at Jeffrey Katzenberg who was sitting diagonally opposite, but the latter looked back without showing any weakness.
When Universal acquired PolyGram earlier, David Geffen, as one of the intermediaries, had guaranteed them that Edgar Bronfman Jr. and Lon Meyer of Universal would spin off their business after the acquisition was successful. Universal useless the overseas distribution department of Polygram Films to build a distribution channel belonging to DreamWorks.
For this reason, the Big Three of DreamWorks helped Universal to set up a bridge, which allowed Edgar Bronfman Jr. to acquire Polygram Records.
But the problem is that DreamWorks failed to get the distribution department of PolyGram in the end. Lon Meyer tried to evade, but Edgar Bronfman Jr. avoided seeing it.
—DreamWorks dreamed of wanting its own distribution channel, and David Geffen completely screwed it up.
The reason can be said that David Geffen's unscrupulous suppression of Josie Horton caused the dissatisfaction and vigilance of Hollywood giant studios, especially Fox; it can also be said that David Geffen acted fiercely and offended Some people who should not be offended, maybe a big star, or maybe a small person; it can be said that these film companies do not allow the rise of the next giant, and use this to suppress the development momentum of DreamWorks.
Therefore, it is not fair and just for Jeffrey Katzenberg to place this bad debt on David Geffen alone. However, the shackles facing DreamWorks have always been difficult to solve, and David Geffen still He was very dissatisfied with being busy eradicating dissidents.
——Everyone knows how much money Josie Horton makes now!
Steven Spielberg, who was sitting on the other side, took a breath and smoothed things over, "Well, guys, I have to say this time it's all my fault. The point now is, Peter Guber Grasping this matter and relentlessly, if he is allowed to continue to act, it will be a huge blow to my personal reputation and even the reputation of DreamWorks."
"Everything has a price." Jeffrey Katzenberg said bluntly, "Isn't Columbia just trying to promote that girl? I think it's okay."
Perhaps the Oscars are very sacred and authoritative to the public, but in their eyes, they are nothing more than an annual entertainment program.
Solving problems, forming collaborations, and befriending a future Hollywood superstar—why not?
David Geffen sneered, crossed his hands and fingers, and asked, "I guess that old fox is not so easy to get rid of, is it?"
Hearing this, Steven Spielberg raised his eyes slightly, a trace of fatigue flashed in his eyes, "Columbia wants to join Ridley's project."
It was a heroic blockbuster directed by the famous Hollywood director Ridley Scott, and it was also a key project for DreamWorks and Universal to start a comprehensive cooperation, but now Sony Columbia is going to step in.
— Triangles are not the most stable shapes for Hollywood.
Obviously, compared to curbing the rise of DreamWorks, the ownership of the Oscar queen is naturally an insignificant matter.
For a long time, DreamWorks has been built on the word-of-mouth and prestige of the Big Three in the industry. Among them, Jeffrey Katzenberg is slightly inferior and tends to be a talent for overall management, while David Geffen's earlier The golden body has been broken, and only Steven Spielberg himself is still echoed and respected.
What Peter Guber has to do is to use this matter to question Steven Spielberg for instigating the goddaughter to engage in unfair competition, pointing out that his morals are corrupt and his character is low.
Of course, the famous director can completely deny the whole thing, but the one who will face the blame next will most likely be his goddaughter Gwyneth Paltrow.
This is something Steven Spielberg doesn't want to see.