Chapter 972

"Brothers Cohen?" Lanli was a bit surprised. They only met twice. Once in Berlin, once in the Oscars, and two meet only a few words, don't say friends, even nodding friends are not.

After a careful recollection of their two brief face-to-face visits, lanli vaguely captured some clues, and then asked, "Joel, or Ethan?"

"What's the difference?" Andy and the Cohen brothers are not too familiar, so.

When people mention the Weinstein brothers, Harvey is the one who gets more attention; But when it comes to the Cohen brothers, the two brothers are more like a whole, bundling, "but it should be Joel."

"Oh." Lanli sighed. Joel, who was impulsive, shook his head with a smile. "Well, I don't know. If it was Ethan, I thought they would want to talk to me about their works; But if you think about it carefully, it's impossible. If it's a work, they can talk to you directly. " There is no need to cover up.

"So was my first reaction. But he didn't mention it. " Andy nodded and gave a positive reply. "I inquired. There was no news in the industry. Paramount and the focus didn't move. Therefore, it should not be the invitation of new works. I wonder when you got so familiar with them and called them twice. "

Cohen brothers is a big player in the independent film industry, and there is no doubt about their influence in the industry. When they were young, they were small independent companies responsible for investment and production, and fox was responsible for distribution in the 20th century, which was the case throughout the 1980s; After they became famous, their right to distribute their works caused a lot of competition.

In the past few years, the four works of the Cohen brothers have been divided up by Paramount and focus film respectively, gradually forming a stable cooperative relationship. So, to inquire about the latest developments of the Cohen brothers, Andy took the lead in inquiring about these two companies. Unfortunately, he got nothing.

Focus pictures is a leader in the independent field and belongs to Universal Pictures. The long-term cooperation between Cohen brothers and them is understandable; But why would they prefer a top company like paramount to work with the Weinstein brothers? It's a digression, but it's also a big deal in the industry.

In fact, in the years after the millennium, the Cohen brothers worked with the Weinstein brothers twice. One side is the leader of the independent film, the other is an important behind the scenes driver of the independent film. The cooperation between the two sides is absolutely a combination of power.

At that time, the Cohen brothers' works were invested and produced by small independent companies, while the Weinstein brothers, who still worked for Miramax pictures under Disney, took over the distribution. According to reason, this should be the cooperation of "one plus one is greater than two", but in fact it is a complete disaster.

After just two collaborations, they parted ways.

According to industry rumors, the cooperation between the two brothers is very unpleasant, especially Harvey and Joel, who have strong personalities. They have repeatedly clashed and even nearly fought. Although these rumors have not been exactly implemented by the parties concerned, it is not surprising that people in the industry believe them deeply.

Because Harvey Weinstein is the famous "Scissorhands" in the industry.

As a producer, Harvey's goal has never changed. Oscar is the only priority. In order to impact the Oscar, Harvey will directly intervene in the post editing and production work of the director and editor.

In fact, it's a taboo in the industry for producers to get involved in editing.

For production companies, in order to ensure the quality of finished products, they firmly control the final editing right. Only a few top directors can enjoy the privilege of final editing right, and some small directors even don't have the right to cut the first edition; But even so, producers will not directly interfere in editing, but hire editors they trust to complete all the work.

The American editors' Union has very strict regulations on the function distribution of film editing.

However, Harvey completely ignored all relevant regulations, repeatedly interfered in the work of directors and editors, and even edited his works beyond recognition. If the director doesn't agree, Harvey will even pry open the door of the editing room, and then hire another editor to complete the editing according to his own idea, even if he is shameless with the director.

For this reason, Harvey won the title of scissors, and was also tucking away and make complaints about countless directors.

However, why Harvey's position in the industry is still higher and higher? First, Harvey's toughness is aimed at the target, those little directors who are not unknown are the main victims, while Harvey knows how to be moderate for the powerful directors; Second, Harvey's public relations ability in the industry has nothing to say. With his fierce vision and accurate positioning, Harvey has created the era of award season.

Character is one aspect, but strength is another.

The most famous example is gilmo del Toro, Alfonso Caron's good friend.

In the mid-1990s, this Mexican director began to roam in Hollywood, even earlier than his other two countrymen, because his interests and strengths were in monster movies. At that time, monster movies were the most prosperous era. Therefore, Gilmore's "mutant DNA" was appreciated by the Weinstein brothers, Signed a contract in the name of Miramax pictures and invested in production.

In 1997, after the completion of the film shooting, Harvey was very dissatisfied with Gilmore's editing version. He was tough and even locked Gilmore out of the editing room. Harvey finished the editing himself - amateur level.

Gilmore is a gentle and friendly director, but he always keeps a childlike heart under his strong body, so he later made a charming fairy tale work like Pan Shen's labyrinth; In the face of Harvey's strength, Gilmore stayed outside the editing room, watching his efforts completely destroyed, but he was helpless. At that time, he almost fell into depression and could not extricate himself.

Later, after the "mutant DNA" was released, there were a lot of bad reviews. Harvey decided to give up the work without any hesitation and went into the cold palace. Gilmore, who was still a newcomer at that time, was in the dilemma of being unable to work, and his career was almost ruined.

Although Gilmore was just a little director in 1997, James Cameron appreciated his talent very much and their personal relationship was not bad.

At that year's Academy Awards ceremony, "Titanic" swept away thousands of troops and ascended to the top; It will take another year for the "Shakespeare love story" which started the award season and college public relations to be on the stage of history. At that time, Harvey was still consolidating his career foundation step by step.

In the backstage of the award ceremony, Harvey found James and boasted about his respect for artistic creation and appreciation of independent artists, hoping to cooperate with James. Angry James mentioned Gilmore, the result of the two people in the background on the split face, fight——

James almost picked up the little golden man in his hand and smashed Harvey's head. The staff on the scene pulled apart two people in time, indicating that they were still in the live broadcast of Oscar and did not make trouble, which contained a riot.

A man's success is the end of all his bones.

Everyone is praising the Weinstein brothers for starting an era, but behind their success, they are trampling on the bodies of countless art creators. In order to impact the award season, they will buy the distribution rights of at least 30 works every year, 50 or 60 more, but only three or even less enter the sprint stage of the award season.

The Cohen brothers, with strong character, strong confidence and high reputation, not only failed to cooperate with the Weinstein brothers, but also gained the upper hand. Even without the personal authentication of the parties, the tragic scene can be expected.

The topic returns to the Cohen brothers. Since there is no news from paramount and focus, their purpose of looking for Langley is in a maze.

"Maybe they're inviting me to the Sundance Film Festival next year." Lanli said the most reliable guess.

The Cohen brothers will definitely return to the Sundance Film Festival every year and spare no effort to promote independent films; Among the younger generation in the past two years, Langley has made the most outstanding contribution in independent films, which can undoubtedly increase young people's attention to Sundance.

Andy's palm patted his belly again, and he nodded his head to confirm his guess.

For actors, the film festival is not only a platform for self presentation, but also an advanced stage. Robert Redford is the initiator of the Sundance Film Festival. Through this platform, Robert's strong contacts are displayed, and Robert's position in the industry is promoted.

Similarly, the jury members of the three major European film festivals. As long as you can be invited, in addition to the glory and attention, the industry contacts and peer recognition, the harvest is also invisible on the surface.

"Of course, it's also possible that they just want to invite me to the party." Lanli added, which made Andy laugh. "What did you do in the end? Did you give them my contact information?"

"Yes." Andy nods, pushes it away tactfully for the first time, and finally gives Roy's contact information. After all, the Cohen brothers seem to be strangers, so don't disclose lanli's personal contact information. Work matters can be completely communicated through Andy; But the second time there was no rejection.

"I'll ask again." Andy thinks that the story of Sundance is more reliable. The Cohen brothers have always done their best for the Sundance Film Festival“ In addition, the publicity schedule of the film has come down, and the Almeida theater has confirmed that there is no problem. If you are absent from the performance for two weeks, who will participate in this premiere? Please tell Nathan, and then make a guest list and send it to me. "

"No problem." Lan Li nodded and agreed.

"Tomorrow's edge" will be released soon. Langley must be absent from the Almeida theater for two weeks and return to North America for publicity.