2073 Feet do not touch the ground
From New Orleans to Cincinnati, Renley drove to Los Angeles, but because of the time and distance, the road trip was no longer suitable. Renley drove to the airport, took a plane back to Los Angeles, and quickly entered the final stage of the "Jurassic World".
In the next period of time, Lanley entered a busy period of full acceleration and went all out to go global, and became tighter again after the summer publicity period ended.
"Jurassic World" was successfully completed on the third day after the opening of the Venice Film Festival, ending all shootings, and will enter the post-production stage next, which also indicates that Universal Pictures' 2015 summer layout can sound the horn. If nothing unexpected happens, this work will be the main force.
Of course, there is also "Fast and Furious 7".
But Renli didn't even have time to attend the finale. On the night when the filming was announced, he flew to the water city of Venice overnight on a red-eye flight, preparing to participate in the Venice Film Festival for the second consecutive year.
Unfortunately, this year is still not the main competition unit, but the horizon unit. At the beginning of the year, the highly praised "burst drummer" came to Venice to participate in the screening. Compared with Cannes and Berlin, Renli has not yet been shortlisted for the main competition unit in Venice, but has arrived in Water City twice to promote. This treatment can be said to have given Venice face. Compared with Cannes and Berlin, it is indeed unique, which has attracted countless attentions to the Venice Film Festival.
Although it is not the main competition unit, the "Ranley Hall" sign is already prominent enough, even the horizon unit still becomes the absolute focus.
On the day of the screening of "Explosive Drummer", more than 400 reporters and 2,000 viewers came together, and there were also bustling crowds of onlookers. The noisy scene easily surpassed the Film Palace where the main competition unit was located, stealing all the style. If the chairman had not wisely staggered the screening schedule of the horizon unit with the premiere of the main competition unit, otherwise the work that premiered today would have been disappointed.
This should be the first time in the history of the three major European film festivals that have won such crazy attention in the non-main competition unit. It has easily snatched the attention of the Venice Film Festival. Finally, it has become lively on the social network platform, and it seems to have reappeared the glorious dawn of its peak period.
But for Alberto Barbera, it was painful and happy.
The Venice Film Festival has become a hot topic of discussion, which is a good thing; but countless netizens have complained that last year, "gravity" did not enter the main competition, but lost 100 million yuan; this year, "explosive drummer" did not enter the main competition, and it is estimated that another 100 million yuan will be lost. These two decisions are really... I'm thinking, "If the selection of films in the main competition unit still fails like this, I'm afraid Venice will never be better."
Indeed, the heat of discussions in all the works in the main competition unit cannot compete with Renli. Even Jack Gyllenhaal is not good. In addition, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Edward Norton are still not good. The deterrent and influence of the name "Ranli Hall" is really too strong. When it comes to the European market, it is still a guarantee of popularity, even slightly better than Leonardo DiCaprio at his peak.
But the heat of this discussion happened to the Horizon Unit? Is this really good?
When the 71st Venice Film Festival came to an end, the most impressive thing about the audience around the world was the "explosive drummer", but I don't remember that the American movie "Birdman" that was popular in the awards season also landed in Venice. I don't even remember the direction of the Golden Lion Awards, nor do I remember the works of the main competition unit. Is this really good?
Alberto was also full of bitterness, and he himself could not be sure that the "Explosive Drummer" was not shortlisted for the main competition unit. In the end, Venice won or lost; what was even more sad is that no matter whether the winning or losing, the decision was always not in his hands, and he was powerless, or whether he regretted it, he should have persisted and won a seat in the main competition for the "Explosive Drummer". So will the situation be different now?
The "Explosion Drummer" has been well received in Venice, and countless viewers expressed regret. The failure of this work to enter the main competition is actually a loss for Venice. This is also Venice's biggest shortcoming: it is not as flexible as Cannes, nor as firm as Berlin. It has never been able to find its own position, and it ends up falling into a position that is neither up nor down.
By the way, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, who attended Venice with their respective works, also came to the Horizon Unit to support Lanley, which also made the "Explosive Drummer" more topics; but all of this has nothing to do with the main competition unit, which has to be said to be a regret.
Next, Lanley attended the premiere of the main competition unit "Night Walker", which was dedicated to supporting his friend Jack Gyllenhaal. It was also his first production but did not appear in it. It was also the second work of Sisyphus Pictures, which attracted a lot of attention in all aspects.
Especially many independent film producers in the European market, they also look forward to the emergence of independent film production companies in North America that truly appreciate European artists. After all, North America has relatively abundant funds, and they have certain advantages in finding investment, seeking distribution, global promotion and other aspects. If Sisyphus Pictures really have Lanli as a guarantee, not just a name, then the European market is willing to find independent producers who Sisyphus Pictures cooperate with, and there should be many independent production companies.
Because of Lanley's appearance, the "Night Walker" who did not attract much attention before departure easily completed the counterattack, becoming the media attendance rate, audience attendance rate, and movie with the highest discussion after screening, and the attention remained completely high, which can be said to be an unexpected surprise in Venice.
In the end, "Night Walker" also received countless praises. Many professional film critics said that the quality of the finished product and the style of the work exceeded expectations, and social issues were also very interesting. Unfortunately, the dark and bloody style seemed to be more suitable for Berlin, and the possibility of winning the award in Venice was significantly smaller.
However, Jack Gyllenhaal received a lot of praise, hailed as the best career since Brokeback Mountain. His entire performance was completely reborn, which really made everyone's eyes shine. His infatuated and almost crazy performance made people unable to recognize his original true face. This is undoubtedly one of the biggest gains of this year's Venice Film Festival.
Countless film critics believe that Jack Gyllenhaal has hope of hitting the Venetian actor.
In addition, there is another thing that can be confirmed is that "Sisyphus Pictures successfully fired its first shot!" Whether it was "Explosion Drummer" or "Night Walker", both works by Lanley as producer have won reputation, which is undoubtedly a perfect start for Sisyphus Pictures.
It can be predicted that during this year's awards season, Sisyphus Pictures will inevitably occupy a place, but the two works are dark and bloody, with a slight overlap, but the subject matter and theme are different. The prospects for the awards season are still full of variables, it depends on how Sisyphus Pictures and Sony Classics develop academy public relations.
Lanley was unable to wait until the closing ceremony at the Venice Film Festival. The day after the premiere of "Night Walker", he flew straight back to North America and arrived in Toronto to launch the second round of publicity.
Since the Sundance Film Festival at the beginning of the year, "Explosion Drummer" is one of the most anticipated works. After experiencing the reputation of the Venice Film Festival, the expectations have continued to rise. Now when we come to Toronto, it has undoubtedly become the number one in the audience's expectations ranking.
In the end... it really lived up to expectations!
The brutal and paranoid story made many viewers exclaim, especially the scene of blood shattering, which caused screams; the dark and bloody character transformation caused countless discussions after the screening, and the collision of values created a kind of fear and thrilling heartbrokenness.
I like to have it, resist it; I freak out there, reject it. The "explosive drummer" is not suitable for both young and old, but it still triggered a movie-watching frenzy amid controversy.
In terms of likeness, "explosive drummer" may not be able to rank among the top three or even the top five; but in terms of movie popularity, "explosive drummer" has deservedly become the number one seed of this year's Toronto Film Festival. Since the "buried alive" that year, Lanley's strong appeal in Toronto has only increased and not decreased. This time, it once again made people feel Lanley's super popularity.
This time, Renly was also unable to wait for the closing ceremony at the Toronto Film Festival. After the premiere of "Breaking Drummer", he immediately returned to New York for a slight adjustment.
He cooperated with the New York Film Festival, accepted some interviews, and held a symposium to warm up the "Explosive Drummer" next time to land at the New York Film Festival. He stayed for only a few days before and after, then Renli set off again, returned to the European continent, and returned to London.
Lanley's itinerary made outsiders a little puzzled, because in the next period of time, the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, etc. are the focus of the awards season publicity, while the London Film Festival will not open until the end of November. Lanley will return to London early now, which seems to be unnecessary.
In a trance, people almost forgot that London is Renly's hometown. Because Renly lives in New York all year round, many people think that New York is Renly's home. To some extent, this statement is actually true. Renly does regard New York as his home; but for some special reasons, for the next period of time, he needs to stay in London for a while in order to protect his home.
So Renley returned to London, temporarily put the North American awards ceremony behind him, and resolutely returned to the British Isles.
Chapter completed!