Three Hundred and Forty-One Canvassing Mail

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

Although he didn't know the specific process, Renly knew that the situation that could make Andy lose his temper was definitely not that simple. "So how did you deal with it in the end?"

"Even if 'Buried Alive' finally wins the nomination, Chris doesn't want to attend the awards ceremony." Andy's understated tone revealed a chilling determination, "Not only that, he's really... stupid. "

Andy hesitated for a moment in the choice of adjectives, and finally made a decision, letting Renly on the other end of the phone not help smiling, "The inside of Focus Pictures is also dumbfounded, and his future road in Hollywood is expected to be extremely difficult."

"If a reporter asks, you don't know. Don't worry, Focus Pictures will not leak this matter." Andy warned that although the matter was under control, it was recently cancelled due to "Three Days of Dangerous Situation". As for qualifications, the whole of Hollywood is a little confused. Those reporters are like gophers, looking for loopholes everywhere, so be careful.

"Don't worry about me." Renly said with a smile, without showing any signs of panic, "By the way, I'll tell you by the way, I just made fun of an 'Entertainment Weekly' reporter, and he's very likely to say that Jesse and I Ka-Chastain is dating."

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

"You said that if you have a date, you should report it to you. It's not yet time." Renly's response made Andy chuckle, "Okay, I'm not going to disturb your work, I still have one more time. The movie is waiting for me to line up."

"Remember to promote it well." Andy urged, "Otherwise, if I took such a big risk and chose this movie, I would be very disappointed if I didn't see the value."

Renly chuckled and hung up the phone without answering.

Andy put the receiver of the landline back and stood there for a moment. There is less than a week left until the Oscar nominations are announced. Buried Alive wants to beat "127 Hours" and win the nominations. It is still difficult. They need a miracle, no small miracle, just like Amy On top of the award, Renly beat Al Pacino.

Renly poured the black coffee from the cup into his mouth and was about to leave, but he received a text message on his phone from Andy, "After reading it, delete it without leaving any evidence." At the end of the day, Renly was confused, but immediately, he received a new email in his mailbox.

After thinking about it, Renly opened the email.

"To my dear Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences judges,

...Roger Ebert gave 'Buried Alive' a four out of 10 and gave the film two thumbs up; 'Variety' praised 'Buried Alive' for its genius in creating and maintaining comedic tension, hopeful Chikki would be proud; 'Buried Alive' also won the 2010 National Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay...  

This is a masterpiece that deserves to be watched carefully and repeatedly. The solid script skills are even more amazing. I hope all the judges can cast a valuable vote for it.

Sincerely,

Sincerely, Chris Spalin. "

After reading this email, Renly couldn't hold back, the smile in his eyes flowed to his mouth, and it rose slightly. He finally understood what Andy was thinking now, Chris was really... arrogant and stupid.

The academy expressly stipulates that it is strictly forbidden to send any form of letters touting the merits, achievements or originality of the film, to cite any form of film criticism from all walks of life, to mention any awards the film has won, and to prohibit any form of voting content.

To put it simply, one email from Chris violated all the taboos of the academy, and was simply trying the law.

Surely what Chris said was true? Yes.

Roger Ebert, as the most influential film critic in the United States, was full of praise for "Buried Alive" at the Toronto Film Festival. Related comments can be found in the "Chicago Sun"; "Variety" magazine and other Relevant film reviews are also true, including the phrase "Hitchcock would be proud of this".

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

Among them, the National Critics Association Award, the North American Broadcasting Film Critics Association Award, and the Golden Globe Award are known as the "Oscars", which shows their importance.

In the awards season, in addition to the three major weather vanes, the Actors Guild, Directors Guild, Producers Guild, Editors Guild and Writers Guild are known as the five trade union awards, as well as New York, Boston, Los Angeles and other Film Critics Association awards. All of them are absolutely important and play a vital role in the trend of awards.

Not long ago, the National Critics Association Awards announced this year's list of winners. "Social Network" swept thousands of troops, taking all the heavyweight awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. in the sac. Therefore, after the Golden Globes, it is widely believed that this year's "The King's Speech" is estimated to be difficult to compete with "The Social Network".

However, there is another big winner on top of the National Review Association Awards, and that is "Buried Alive." This work was not only shortlisted for the top ten films of the year, but also won two important awards for the most breakthrough performance of the year and the best original screenplay. The momentum of awards season is generally optimistic.

Chris specifically mentioned the National Review Association Award in the email because of its importance. But there is a small detail, he only mentioned the "Best Original Screenplay Award". For him as a screenwriter, this email can be said to be selfish.

Although this is all true, and the momentum of "Buried Alive" is indeed excellent, such a straightforward self-promotion is still a violation of the relevant regulations of the academy, and... it's really too cheap.

If "Social Networks" and "The King's Speech" were to list the accolades and awards they had received, one email would probably not be enough, so they had to add attachments and slowly write them in a table; "Buried Alive" is currently in the awards season, don't Compared with the two leaders, even compared to "127 Hours", "Winter's Bone", "Blue Valentine's Day" and other works, they are still at a disadvantage.

Chris's self-promotion, serious in true professionals, really is a big joke.

Even though Renly has only been in Hollywood for a year and knows nothing about the rules of the industry, he can imagine that if this email is actually sent, the academy judges will be shocked when they see it. How wonderful it will be.

No wonder Andy said the plot was even more serious than last year's Nicolas-Chartier. This is not only shameful, but also against the rules. Now we are on the cusp of being disqualified from the "Three Days of Dangerous Situation", and "buried alive" is a sure thing. It's like losing the watermelon, losing the sesame seeds, and still full of embarrassment.

Thinking back to Andy's rage just now, Renly felt completely understandable. As a bystander, Renly could also feel the tension and oppression of the coming storm. He couldn't imagine how Andy would feel when he was in it, and what Focus Pictures would feel like.

Thinking about it carefully, Renly didn't really remember Chris's appearance and voice.

Chris Spaling is a thin young man with a white and weak scholar appearance. He has no distinctive features, but his neat white teeth when he smiles make a lot of impressions. Those smug eyes are always shining with anticipation, and he always likes to bring gestures when he speaks, showing confident ambition. It can be seen that he is full of expectations and confidence in the future.

"Buried Alive" is just Chris's screenwriting debut. From no one, to limited investment, to emerging, starting in Toronto, it has made great strides, and now even has the opportunity to enter the ranks of the Oscars. Such outstanding results are absolutely unprecedented. Expected, enough to let everyone get carried away, and even lost their way.

Renly could feel the excitement and excitement of Chris, as if he was standing on the stage of the Emmys for the first time, and his emotions were simply unstoppable, even if he was reincarnated. What about Chris?

When you think about it, it's not surprising that the email just now - high-spirited, victorious, eager to succeed, just too urgent and too hungry, rampant, and bloody.

Actually, this is a good thing. It's as if the rejection of "The Bad Boss" and "Fast & Furious 5" in Telluride gave Renly a head-on. In this Vanity Fair, each of them is a novice, growing every day, young people have to pay some price, there is no shortcut.

In the last life, "Buried Alive" missed the Oscar nomination, and it is not surprising that Chris' recklessness, coupled with the negligence of Lionsgate, led to a regrettable result.

So what about this life? Without the interference of off-site factors, can "buried alive" make history?

After finishing his thoughts, he raised his hand to delete the email, and then packed his things, Renly left the coffee shop and went to watch "The Return of Hell", secretly praying that the line should not be too long.

In just half a year, Renly has participated in three film festivals, Toronto, Telluride and Sundance, each with its own character and style, and even in Toronto, the enthusiasm of the local audience is also overwhelming. Impressed Renly. Now, he can't help but wonder, what are the three major film festivals in Europe?

However, compared to far-flung Berlin, Cannes and Venice, Park City is where Renly needs to put all his energy into. In a blink of an eye, the Sundance Film Festival has entered its fifth day, and the schedule has passed halfway. The highlight of today's show is "Crazy Love"!

This romantic film with a small investment of only 250,000 yuan and a small format can win the hearts and minds of these discerning independent film fans?