971 Scissors
“The Coen brothers? "Renly was a little surprised. They had only met twice. Once in Berlin and once at the Oscars, and they only exchanged a few words during the two meetings. Not to mention friends, they were not even acquaintances..
After carefully recalling their two brief encounters, Renly vaguely captured some clues, so he asked, "Joel, or Ethan?"？”
“Is there any difference? "Andy and the Coen brothers are not too familiar, so I don't know why..
When people mention the Weinstein brothers, Harvey is the one who gets more attention; but when people mention the Coen brothers, the two brothers are more like a whole, bundled, "But it should be Joel.".”
“Oh." Renly sighed softly. Joel was the one with an irritable and impulsive personality. He shook his head with a chuckle, "Then, I don't know. If it was Ethan, I thought they would have a work. You want to negotiate with me, but if you think about it carefully, it’s impossible. If it’s about your work, they can talk to you directly.” There’s no need to be secretive..
“My first reaction was the same. But he didn't mention it." Andy nodded and gave an affirmative reply, "I checked around and there was no news in the industry. There was no movement from Paramount and Focus. So, it shouldn't be new. I was just wondering when you got so familiar with them and even called them twice..”
The Coen brothers are industry giants in the field of independent films, and their influence in the industry is unquestionable. When they were just starting out, they were always a small independent company responsible for investment and production, and 20th Century Fox was responsible for distribution. This was the case throughout the 1980s; to become famous After the number, the distribution rights of their works caused a lot of competition.
In the past few years, the four works of the Coen brothers have been divided up by Paramount and Focus Features respectively, gradually forming a stable cooperative relationship. Therefore, to inquire about the latest developments of the Coen brothers, Andy took the lead in asking these two companies. , unfortunately, nothing was found.
Focus Features is a leader in the independent field and is part of Universal Pictures. It is understandable that the Coen brothers have a long-term cooperation with them; but why they would rather choose a top company like Paramount than work with the Weinstein brothers What about collaboration? This is a digression, but it is also a major news in the industry..
In fact, in the years after the turn of the millennium, the Coen brothers and the Weinstein brothers collaborated twice. One is a leader in independent films, and the other is an important driving force behind independent films. The cooperation between the two parties is absolutely great. It's a strong alliance.
At that time, the Coen brothers' works were invested and produced by small independent companies, and the Weinstein brothers, who were still working at Disney's Miramax Pictures, took over the distribution. Logically speaking, this should be "one plus one is greater than two." ” cooperation, but in fact it was a complete disaster.
After working together twice, they parted ways..
There are rumors in the industry that the cooperation between these two brothers is very unhappy, especially the strong personalities of Harvey and Joel. The two have repeatedly clashed and even almost fought. Although these rumors have never been confirmed by the parties involved, for industry insiders It is not surprising that it is believed, but it is unquestionable.
Because Harvey Weinstein is a well-known "scissor hand" in the industry”.
As a producer, Harvey's goal has never changed. Oscar is the only priority. In order to hit the Oscar, Harvey will directly intervene in the post-editing and production work of directors and editors..
The fact that producers have a hand in editing is a big no-no in the industry.
For production companies, 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 final editing rights. Some small directors even do not have the right to the first cut. No; but even so, producers will not directly interfere with editing, but will hire editors they trust to complete all the work.
The American Editors Guild has extremely strict regulations regarding the distribution of functions in film post-editing work..
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 did not agree, Harvey would even pick the lock of the editing room door and hire another editor. , complete the editing according to his own ideas, and he does not hesitate to break up with the director.
For this reason, Harvey won the title of "Scissorhands" and was also criticized and excluded by countless directors..
But why is Harvey’s status in the industry still getting higher and higher? First, Harvey's toughness is aimed at the target, and those small directors who are not unknown are the main victims. For the big and powerful directors, Harvey knows how to measure; second, Harvey's public relations ability in the industry is nothing to say. With a vicious vision and accurate positioning, he created the award season era..
Character is one aspect, but strength is another aspect.
The most famous example is Alfonso Cuaron’s good friend Guillermo del Toro.
This Mexican director entered Hollywood in the mid-1990s, even earlier than his two other compatriots, because his interests and strengths were in monster movies. It was the era when monster movies were most prosperous, so, Gilmore was responsible for writing the script for "Mutant DNA", which was appreciated by the Weinstein brothers and signed a contract in the name of Miramax Pictures to invest in production..
1997After the filming of the film was completed in 2011, Harvey was very dissatisfied with Gilmour's edited version and took a tough stance. He even locked Gilmour out of the editing room. Harvey completed the editing himself - amateur level..
Gilmour is a gentle and friendly director, but he always maintains a childlike heart under his strong body, which is why he later filmed charming fairy tale works like "Pan's Labyrinth"; facing Ha Due to Wei's strength, Gilmour stayed outside the editing room, watching helplessly as his hard work was completely destroyed, but was helpless. During that time, he almost fell into depression and was unable to extricate himself..
Later, after "Mutant DNA" was released, it received rave reviews. Harvey immediately chose to abandon the work without any hesitation, and went directly into the cold palace. Gilmour, who was still a newcomer at the time, fell into a world of incomprehensible and embarrassing situations. The dilemma of having nowhere to go, almost ruined my career.
Although Gilmour was just a small director in 1997, James Cameron admired his talent very much, and the two had a good personal relationship..
At that year's Oscar ceremony, "Titanic" swept through the ranks and reached the top spot; but "Shakespeare in Love", which created the awards season and the academy's public relations, had to wait for another year before it appeared on the stage of history. At that time, Harvey was still consolidating his career foundation step by step..
Backstage at the awards ceremony, Harvey approached James and boasted about his respect for artistic creation and appreciation of independent artists, hoping to collaborate with James. The furious James mentioned Gilmore, and the two of them started to quarrel backstage. Lose your face and fight——
James almost picked up the statuette in his hand and smashed Harvey's head. The staff at the scene pulled the two people away in time and signaled them not to cause trouble as the Oscars were still being broadcast live. This was able to contain a riot..
One general succeeds and ten thousand bones wither.
Everyone is praising the Weinstein brothers for creating an era, but behind their success, they step on the corpses of countless artistic creators - in order to hit the awards season, they will acquire the distribution rights of at least 30 works every year , if there are more, there may be fifty or sixty films, but there are only three films at most, or even less, that have entered the sprint stage of the awards season..
The Coen brothers, who have strong personalities, full of confidence and high reputation, not only did not fall behind in their cooperation with the Weinstein brothers, but also had the upper hand. After two hurried collaborations, the two fell apart. Even without personal certification by the parties involved, the scene was Tragedy is also to be expected.
The topic returns to the Coen brothers. Since there is no news from Paramount and Focus, their purpose of finding Renly is trapped in a maze..
“Maybe, they are inviting me to attend next year's Sundance Film Festival." Renly gave his most reliable guess..
The Coen brothers will definitely return to the Sundance Film Festival every year and spare no effort to promote independent films; and Renly is the actor who has made the most outstanding contributions to independent films among the younger generation in the past two years. This is undoubtedly Increase young people’s attention to Sundance.
Andy patted his belly again with his palm, and couldn't help but nodded slightly, confirming this guess..
For actors, the film festival is not only a platform for self-expression, but also a stage for advancement - Robert Redford is the initiator of the Sundance Film Festival, and through this platform, Robert's strong connections are demonstrated , and also promoted Robert's status in the industry.
In the same way, as long as the jury members of the three major European film festivals are invited, in addition to glory and attention, they will gain recognition from industry contacts and peers, and the rewards will not be visible 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, "Then what did you do in the end? I gave them my contact information.？”
“Yes." Andy nodded, politely pushed away for the first time, and finally gave Roy's contact information. After all, the Coen brothers seemed to be just strangers. Renly's personal contact information should not be disclosed casually. Work matters are completely confidential. Communication could be completed through Andy; but there was no rejection the second time..
“I will ask again." Andy thinks that Sundance's statement is more reliable. The Coen brothers have always done their best for the Sundance Film Festival. "Also, the film's promotional schedule has been released. The Almeida Theater has also confirmed that there is no problem. After being absent from the performance for two full weeks, who will be attending the premiere this time? Please tell Nathan, and then make a guest list and send it to me..”
“No problem." Renly nodded crisply and agreed..
“"Edge of Tomorrow" is about to be released, and Renly must miss two weeks of performances at the Almeida Theater to return to North America to promote.
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