971 Quick Scissors

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"Brother Coen?" Renly was surprised, they had only met twice. Once in Berlin, once in Oscar, and both meetings only talked a few words, not to mention friends, not even nodding acquaintances.

After careful recall, Renly caught some clues from their two brief encounters, so he asked, "Joel, or Ethan?"

"Is there any difference?" Andy and the Coen brothers are not too familiar with each other, so I don't know why.

When people mention the Weinstein brothers, Harvey is the more high-profile one; but when it comes to the Coen brothers, the two brothers are more like a whole, bundled together, "However, it should be Joel."

"Oh." Renly sighed, Joel was the irritable and impulsive one, and shook his head with a chuckle, "Then, I don't know. If it was Ethan, I thought they would have The works want to negotiate with me; but if you think about it carefully, it is impossible, for the works, they can talk to you directly." There is no need to be secretive.

"My first reaction was the same. But, he didn't mention it." Andy nodded and gave a positive answer, "I checked, and there was no news in the industry, neither Paramount nor Focus. So, it should not be The invitations for new works, I wondered, when did you become so familiar with them, and there were two phone calls."

The Coen brothers are industry leaders in the independent film industry, and their influence in the industry is undeniable. When they first started out, they were always invested and produced by an independent small company, and 20th Century Fox was in charge of distribution, and this was the case throughout the 1980s; after they made their name, their distribution rights caused a lot of competition.

In the past few years, the four works of the Coen brothers have been divided between Paramount and Focus Pictures respectively, and a stable cooperative relationship has gradually formed. Therefore, to inquire about the latest developments of the Coen brothers, Andy took the lead in asking these two companies, but unfortunately, he found nothing.

Focus Pictures is a leader in the independent field and is affiliated with Universal Pictures, and it is understandable that the Coen brothers have long-term cooperation with them; but why they would rather choose a top company like Paramount than the Weinstein Brothers What about cooperation? This is a digression, but it is also a heavyweight in the industry.

In fact, in the years following the millennium, the Coen brothers worked with the Weinstein brothers twice. One is the leader of independent films, and the other is an important behind-the-scenes promoter of independent films. The cooperation between the two parties can definitely be called a powerful alliance.

At that time, the Coen brothers’ works were invested and produced by independent small companies, while the Weinstein brothers, who were still working at Disney’s Miramax Films at the time, took over the distribution. Logically, this should be a 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 was very unpleasant, especially Harvey and Joel, who had strong personalities, clashed repeatedly, and even nearly fought. Although these rumors have not been confirmed by the parties, but for people in the industry, they are convinced and not surprising.

Because Harvey Weinstein is a well-known "scissor hand" in the industry.

As a producer, Harvey's goal has never changed, and the 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 big no-no in the industry for producers to get involved in editing.

For the production company, in order to ensure the quality of the finished product, they firmly control the final editing rights. Only a few top directors can enjoy the privilege of the final editing rights. Some small directors even have the first editing rights of the first edition. No; but even so, the producers don't directly interfere with the editing, but hire an editor they trust to do all the work.

The American Editors' Union has extremely strict regulations on the distribution of functions in the post-editing work of films.

However, Harvey completely ignored all relevant regulations, repeatedly interfered with the work of the director and editor, and even edited the work beyond recognition. If the director does not agree, Harvey will even pick the lock of the editing room, and then hire another editor to complete the editing according to his own ideas, even at the cost of tearing his face with the director.

For this reason, Harvey won the title of "Scissorhands", and at the same time was criticized and excluded by countless directors.

However, why is Harvey's status in the industry still getting higher and higher? First, Harvey's toughness is aimed at the target. Those little directors who are not well-known are the main victims. The powerful directors, Harvey knows how to measure; Second, Harvey's public relations ability in the industry has nothing to say. With a vicious vision and accurate positioning, he created the era of awards season.

Character is one thing, but strength is another.

The most famous example is Guillermo del Toro, a friend of Alfonso Cuaron.

This Mexican director entered Hollywood in the mid-1990s, even earlier than his other two fellows, because his interests and strengths were all in monster movies, which was the most prosperous era of monster movies, so, Gilmour was in charge of writing the script for "mutant dna", which was appreciated by the Weinstein brothers, who signed a contract under the name of Miramax Films to invest in the production.

In 1997, after the filming was completed, Harvey was very dissatisfied with Gilmour's cut version, and his posture was so strong that he even locked Gilmour out of the editing room. Harvey himself completed the editing - amateur level.

gilmore is a character

A gentle and friendly director, despite his strong figure, he always maintains a childish heart, so he later filmed a charming fairy tale work like "Pan's Labyrinth"; in the face of Harvey's strength, Jill Mo stayed outside the editing room and watched helplessly as his hard work was completely destroyed, but he was helpless. During that time, he almost fell into depression and could not extricate himself.

Later, after "mutant dna" was released, there were a lot of bad reviews. Harvey chose to give up the work immediately, without any hesitation, and went straight into the cold palace. Gilmour, who was a newcomer at the time, fell into a predicament called Heaven and Earth, and his career was almost ruined.

Although Gilmour in 1997 was only a small director, James Cameron admired his talent very much, and the two had a good personal relationship.

At the Oscars ceremony that year, "Titanic" swept thousands of troops and reached the top; and "Shakespeare in Love", which created the awards season and the academy's public relations, would have to wait a year before it entered the stage of history. At that time, Harvey was still consolidating his career foundation step by step.

Backstage at the awards ceremony, Harvey found James, boasting about his respect for artistic creation and his appreciation for independent artists, hoping to cooperate with James. The furious James brought up Gilmour, and the two of them tore their faces in the background and fought fiercely——

James almost picked up the golden statue in his hand and smashed Harvey's head. The staff at the scene pulled the two people away in time, indicating that they were still in the live broadcast of Oscar, not to make trouble, and this stopped a riot.

Once it will be done, the bones will die.

Everyone is praising the Weinstein brothers for creating an era, but behind their success, they step on the corpses of countless art creators-in order to impact the awards season, they will acquire the distribution rights of at least 30 works every year. , if there are more, it may be fifty or sixty, but there are only three at most or even less in the sprint stage of the awards season.

The Coen brothers, with strong personalities, full of confidence and high reputation, cooperated with the Weinstein brothers, not only did not fall behind, but also had the upper hand. Even if there is no personal certification by the parties, the tragic scene can be expected.

The topic returned to the Coen brothers, and since there was no news from Paramount and Focus, their search for Renly was in a maze.

"Maybe, they're inviting me to attend next year's Sundance Film Festival." Renly gave the most reliable guess.

The Coen brothers will definitely return to the Sundance Film Festival every year, and spare no effort to promote independent films; while Renly is the most outstanding actor in independent films among the younger generation in the past two years. Increase young people's attention to Sundance.

Andy's palm patted his belly again, and he nodded lightly, confirming this guess.

For actors, the film festival is not only a platform for self-expression, but also an advanced stage - Robert Redford is the initiator of the Sundance Film Festival, and through this platform, Robert's powerful contacts are displayed , while also promoting Robert's position in the industry.

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

"Of course, it's also possible that they just wanted to invite me to the party." Renly added, which made Andy chuckle. "So what did you do in the end? I gave them my contact information?"

"Yes." Andy nodded, pushed it away euphemistically for the first time, and finally gave Roy's contact information. After all, the Coen brothers seem to be just strangers. Renly's personal contact information should not be leaked casually. Work matters It was entirely possible to communicate through Andy; but the second time there was no rejection.

"I'll ask again." Andy felt that Sundance's statement was more reliable. The Coen brothers have always done their best for the Sundance Film Festival. "Also, the promotion schedule for the movie has come down, and the Almeida Theater has also confirmed it. There is no problem. I have been absent from the performance for two whole weeks. Who will attend the premiere this time, please explain to Nathan, Then make a guest list and send it to me."

"No problem." Renly nodded neatly and agreed.

"Edge of Tomorrow" is about to hit theaters, and Renly has to miss two weeks at the Almeida Theater to return to North America to promote it.

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