Chapter 342

In the calm, a storm was strangled in the cradle.

Although I don't know the specific process, Langley knows that what can make Andy lose his temper is definitely not so simple, "so how did you deal with it in the end?"

"Even if burying alive wins the nomination, Chris won't want to attend the awards ceremony." Andy's understatement revealed a chilling determination, "not only that, he's really... Stupid."

Andy hesitated for a moment on the choice of adjectives, and finally made a decision to let Lan Li on the other end of the phone smile, "the focus film industry is also jaw dropping, and his future road in Hollywood is expected to be extremely difficult."

"If a reporter asks, you don't know. Don't worry, this matter, focus film industry won't leak out. " Andy tells us that although things are under control, the whole Hollywood is a bit alarmed recently because of the disqualification of "three days of crisis". Those reporters are like hamsters, looking for loopholes everywhere. They should be careful.

"Don't worry about me." Lanli said with a smile, without any confusion. "By the way, I played a joke with an entertainment weekly reporter just now, and he would probably say that I'm dating Jessica chastan."

A short sentence, but revealed too much information, Andy opened his mouth, and finally turned into a relaxed smile, "is that true?"

"You said that if you have a date, you should be informed. It's not the time yet. " Lanli's response made Andy smile. "Well, I won't disturb your work. I still have a movie waiting for me to line up."

"Remember to publicize it." Andy asked, "otherwise, I would have been very disappointed if I had taken such a big risk and chose this movie and could not see the value."

Lan Li chuckled and hung up the phone without answering.

Andy put back the receiver of the landline and stood there thinking. It's less than a week before the announcement of the Oscar nomination list. It's still very difficult for "buried alive" to win the "127 Hours" nomination. They need a miracle, no small miracle, just like Langley's victory over Al Pacino at the Emmy Awards.

Lan Li poured the black coffee into his mouth and was ready to leave. However, his mobile phone received a text message from Andy, "delete it after you see it, and don't leave any evidence." This endless, let blue Li confused, but immediately, his mailbox received a new email.

After thinking about it, Langley opened the email.

"To the judges of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,

... Roger Ebert gave "buried alive" four full marks and gave the film two thumbs up. " Hitchcock will be proud of his talent in creating and maintaining comic tension Burying alive also won the 2010 National Review Association Award for best original screenplay

This is a film worth watching carefully and repeatedly, and the solid script foundation is amazing. I hope the judges can vote for it.

Sincerely,

Sincere Chris sparring. "

After reading this e-mail, Lan Li couldn't hold back, and the smile from the bottom of his eyes flowed to his mouth and rose gently. Now that he finally understood Andy's idea, Chris was really... Arrogant and stupid.

The college explicitly stipulates that it is strictly forbidden to send any form of letters praising the merits, achievements or originality of the film, to quote any form of film reviews from all walks of life, to mention any awards the film has won, and to ask for votes in any form.

To put it simply, Chris's email made all the college's Taboos a mistake, which was a test of the law.

Of course, is Chris telling the truth? yes.

Roger Ebert, as the most influential film critic in the United States, spoke highly of "buried alive" at the Toronto Film Festival. Relevant comments can be found in the Chicago Sun“ "Variety" magazine and other related film reviews are also true, including the sentence "Hitchcock will be proud of it".

The national Critics Association award is one of the most important awards in North America. It was established in 1909 and is listed as one of the five major film critics associations in North America along with the New York Film Critics Association, Boston Film Critics Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Association and North American Radio Film Critics Association.

Among them, the national Critics Association Award, the North American Radio Film Critics Association Award and the Golden Globe award are known as the "three wind vane of the Oscar", which shows their importance.

In the awarding season, in addition to the three major wind vanes, the actors' Union, directors' Union, producers' Union, editors' Union and screenwriters' Union are known as the five major trade union awards, as well as the film critics' Association Awards in New York, Boston and Los Angeles, which are absolutely important and play a vital role in the development of the awards.

Not long ago, the National Review Association of the United States announced the list of winners of this year's awards, and "social network" swept away the army, including several heavyweight awards such as best picture, best director, best actor and best adapted screenplay. Therefore, after the Golden Globe Award, it is generally believed that this year's "King's speech" will be difficult to compete with "social network".

However, on top of the National Review Association Award, there is another big winner, which is "buried alive". This work not only shortlisted the top ten films of the year, but also won the most breakthrough performance award and the best original script award. The momentum of the award season is generally optimistic.

Chris specifically mentioned the National Review Association Award in his email because of its importance. But there is a small detail, he only mentioned the "best original script Award". As a screenwriter, this email is full of selfishness.

Although all this is true, and the momentum of "burying alive" is really excellent, such straightforward boasting still violates the relevant regulations of the college, and... It's really too cheap.

If the "social network" and "the king's speech" want to list their own praise and awards, it is estimated that an email is not enough, so they must add attachments and write them slowly in a form“ The current position of "buried alive" in the award season, not to mention compared with the two leaders, is still at a disadvantage even compared with "127 Hours", "bones in winter", "blue Valentine's Day" and other works.

Chris's self promotion, which is serious among real professionals, is really a big joke.

Even though Langley has just entered Hollywood for one year and knows nothing about the rules of the industry, he can imagine how wonderful the college judges will look if this email is sent.

No wonder Andy says that the plot is more serious than last year's Nicholas chatier. This is not only humiliating, but also illegal. Now it's just on the cusp of being disqualified for "three days of crisis", and it's certain that "burying alive" will follow suit. It's like losing watermelon, losing sesame, and being in a mess.

Looking back on Andy's outburst, Langley thinks it's completely understandable. As a bystander, lanli can also feel the tension and oppression of the coming storm. It's hard to imagine what it's like to be in Andy's life and what it's like to be in focus film.

If you think about it carefully, lanli can't remember Chris's appearance and voice. There are so many people named "Chris" around him.

Chris sparring is a thin young man, white and weak scholar. He has no distinctive features, but his neat white teeth make a lot of impression when he laughs. Those complacent eyes are always shining with the light of expectation. When speaking, they always like to bring gestures to show their self-confident ambition. It can be seen that he is full of expectation and confidence in the future.

"Buried alive" is just Chris's first screenplay, from no one's interest, to limited investment, and then to emerging. From Toronto, he has made great progress all the way, and now he even has the opportunity to enter the ranks of the Oscars. Such an outstanding achievement is absolutely unexpected at the beginning, which is enough to make everyone ecstatic and even disoriented.

Langley can feel Chris's excitement and excitement, just like he was on the stage of Emmy for the first time. His emotion is hard to restrain, even if he is a man again. What's more, Chris?

It's no surprise that the email just now was full of spirit, winning, and eager to succeed, but it was too urgent and thirsty, so rampant that it broke my head and blood.

In fact, this is a good thing. It's just like the rejection of "bad boss" and "speed and passion 5" in the original trilliuride, which gave him a slap in the face. In this Vanity Fair, each of them is a novice, growing up every day, young people have to pay some price, there is no shortcut.

In the last life, it's not surprising that "buried alive" missed the Oscar nomination. Chris's recklessness, coupled with the negligence of Lion Gate, led to a regretful result.

What about this life? Can "buried alive" make history without the interference of outside factors?

After sorting out his thoughts, he raised his hand to delete the email, and then packed up his things, Lan Li left the coffee shop and went to watch the "return from hell", praying secretly that the queue should not be too long.

In a short period of six months, Langley has participated in three film festivals: Toronto, triliuride and Sundance. Each festival has its own characteristics and style. Even in Toronto, Langley is deeply impressed by the enthusiasm of the local audience. Now, he can't help but wonder what the three major European film festivals are like?

However, compared with the distant cities of Berlin, Cannes and Venice, park city is the place where lanli needs to put all its energy into. In the twinkling of an eye, the Sundance Film Festival has entered its fifth day, and the schedule is already over half. The highlight of today's show is "crazy love"!

Can this romantic love movie with a small investment of only 250000 yuan win the hearts of these critical independent movie fans?