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The Toronto Film Festival is about to end, but the enthusiasm has not diminished in the slightest, but has become more and more intense. W≠W=W≈. ≈8=1≠Z≠W. COM

After the end of the "King's Speech" screening, it became the biggest hit at this year's film festival. Its fiery momentum easily surpassed all previous competitors and completely detonated its reputation among the audience. Ten screenings were lined up in just two days. , Still in short supply, Gao Feng Longlong not only broke the highest number of this year's film festival created by "Buried Alive", but also passed the "slum millionaire" and became the most sought after work at the Toronto Film Festival in the 21st century.

At the same time, the performance of "Buried Alive" after six additional games is really gratifying. Not only the tickets are sold out, but there is still a long queue at the door of each game. It can be clearly felt that this topical work has gathered in Toronto. Countless sights have eagerly grabbed the focus of all parties along the way, and successfully occupied a place on this international stage.

Topics of popular works such as "Black Swan", "Blue Valentine's Day", and "Scorched Earth City" have also been high. Although the Toronto Film Festival does not award official awards, only the People’s Choice Award will be awarded. The works give additional affirmation, such as the best Canadian feature film, the best Canadian debut, in order to inspire local creation in Canada.

Therefore, it is inevitable that which work will become the biggest winner in Toronto, and will carry the fruitful results of the North American opener to start this year's awards season journey. This has also become the focus of heated discussion.

Among the many focuses, the rise of the "y generation" is undoubtedly an important hot spot-Natalie Portman, Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, James Franco, Renly Hall , The five actors are all members of Generation Y, and the performances of the five actors have all been praised. Many people believe that these five actors can make a difference in the competition for acting awards in this year's awards season.

Natalie, who has been famous for a long time, is undoubtedly the most watched member. This year's "Black Swan" has been advancing all the way since its debut in Venice. Half a month has passed, and the waves of praise have been higher than the waves. This year's awards Before the official opening of the season, it has occupied a powerful position.

The performance that confuses performance and reality in "Black Swan" is vividly reflected in Natalie. When she starred in the movie "Black Swan", she also blurred the boundary between performance and reality. The difficult ballet performance has received many praises.

However, the latest issue of "Entertainment Weekly" broke the news that Natalie used a stand-in in the "Black Swan" performance. This immediately led to a discussion boom.

In an interview, Natalie said that due to the years of lack of professional training, her ballet level did not meet the requirements of the role, so she used a double in the movie. However, most of the dance moves are still done by herself, at least over 85%. In the interview, Natalie also discussed at length how she grasped the beauty of ballet in the movie, and how she worked so hard to complete the dance shooting and so on.

It is not a problem to use a substitute. Anyone who has a basic understanding of ballet knows that this is a professional skill that needs to be accumulated over time. As an actor, Natalie cannot reach the professional level, so naturally it is not a problem; but the point is It’s that the focus of this movie’s publicity has always been on Natalie’s non-crazy and unsurvival. With this revelation, the taste has changed, and the impression will drop in a "swish".

For a time, the reporters became lively again, and no one knows what impact this will have on Natalie's Oscar prospects.

In the process of college public relations, any negative news may become a stumbling block before the horse, just like the US presidential election. The most famous case in history is the battle of fame of the Weinstein brothers, which upset "Saving Private Ryan" with the "Shakespeare Love History". At that time, facing a powerful competitor, the Weinstein Brothers hired a navy army. Discrimination of competitors on the Internet and the media, and at the same time spent twice or even three times the publicity expenses of other competing companies, and launched public relations activities overwhelmingly. Everyone knows the ending, and it is still the most controversial in Oscar history.

Now, before the opening of the awards season, Natalie broke the negative news, the impact is really hard to estimate. However, firstly, Natalie broke the news on her own initiative and confessed to be lenient; secondly, there will be nearly five months left to remedy or make people forget. Therefore, everything is unknown.

This revelation really made "Entertainment Weekly" gain a lot of attention, and even after a short while ago because of the dispute between Renly and James, "American Weekly" once again lit a fire for the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.

First was "The King's Speech", then "Black Swan", and then "Buried Alive" made its debut again. Before the closing ceremony, it seemed that the energy accumulated before burst out in a burst.

First, the "Hollywood Reporter" broke the news that Focus Pictures and Fox Searchlight are competing for the "buried alive" North American exercise. The recognition of these two top independent labels is precisely the greatest appreciation for this work; and then the "New York Times" again. The news broke that Weinstein Pictures and Lions Gate Pictures also joined the competition, especially the addition of Weinstein Pictures suddenly made the competition interesting——

The goal of the Weinstein brothers has remained the same every year, that is, the Oscar, which reminds people of the hot topic that the craze has not completely dissipated, and who can win the Oscar nomination by Renly and James. Now that the Weinstein brothers have targeted "buried alive", does this mean...?

The news about "buried alive" is not inferior to "Black Swan". This small-cost thriller suspense movie has become one of the most sought-after works in Toronto this year.

Of course, a large part of the reason is because the copyrights of other popular works have already been robbed. Toronto is already the last stop in the trading market. This allows "buried alive" to grab the attention of major merchants.

However, among the works to be screened globally at this year's Toronto Film Festival, "Buried alive" has taken the top spot in the spotlight, which is already the best affirmation.

Subsequently, "U.S. Weekly" made a final word, "Focus Pictures successfully won the North American rights to the popular work "Buried Alive"!"

"U.S. Weekly" is also "U.S. Weekly". At this year's Toronto Film Festival, this magazine started with gossip entertainment news. It really made a lot of limelight. First, it brought a wave of discussions about "Y generation" actors. , And then broke the news about the follow-up trend of Toronto's biggest dark horse this year, easily surpassed other powerful competitors, and grabbed half of the position in the news reporting battle.

According to reports, in the midst of fierce competition, Focus Films pulled out its teeth from Weinstein Pictures and Fox Searchlight at a high price of US$4.5 million, and included the dark horse that has risen strongly in Toronto this year. There was an uproar from everyone.

This transaction price easily passed the "buried alive" 3 million production cost, allowing the crew to achieve profitability in one step; at the same time, it also occupied a place on the transaction rankings of this year's Toronto Film Festival, which is currently second only to the "blue love". "People's Day" transaction price-Weinstein Pictures early acquired the North American exercise rights of this work at a price of six million US dollars, becoming the standard king of Toronto this year.

At US$4.5 million, this transaction figure is unbelievable for an independent film. The average transaction price at the Sundance Film Festival every year is below 3 million, and occasionally 6 million and 8 The sky-high price of one million, but that is still a minority after all.

Hidden behind this number, one can see the fierce competition for copyrights. Obviously, Focus Pictures has really spent a lot of effort in order to stand out; second, it can be seen that Focus Pictures has enough of the film’s box office prospects. Confidence, whether it is a dividend or a buyout, the next "buried" box office must obtain at least 8 million or even 10 million data, and Focus Pictures is not a loss.

In short, "Buried alive" once again earned enough attention. Before the closing ceremony, this shiny black horse once again declared its strong sense of existence.

However, as expected, at the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the Toronto Film Festival, "Buried alive" was not the focus of attention, nor was "Blue Valentine's Day". The bet between Lan Li and Ryan could not be distinguished. It's a tie.

"The King's Speech" came from behind in a crowd of competitions, and defeated the soaring "Black Swan~www.novelhall.com~" which successfully stood out and won the People’s Choice Award at the 35th Toronto Film Festival and became The biggest winner of this event. In addition, the "Scorched Earth City" won the Best Canadian Film Award, and the director Dennis Villeneuve succeeded in attracting attention from all over the world.

It is worth mentioning that Weinstein Pictures included the North American exercise of "The King’s Speech" as early as the Venice Film Festival. At present, this work has received a positive voice in Toronto. According to the previous feedback information, it is basically at the same level as "Blue Valentine's Day" and "Scorched Earth City"; however, the audience is very proactive in pursuing this work. The People's Choice Award will undoubtedly contribute to the work's awards season prospects. . The Weinstein brothers are clearly confident.

By the way, the winners of the People's Choice Awards in the past two years have successfully won the Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

The annual Toronto Film Festival finally came to an end, and it also marked the opening of the North American awards season. Many works appeared on the stage, giving people a glimpse of the preliminary pattern of this year’s awards season. It is foreseeable that this year's awards season will be extremely lively, and the media reporters are all excited and can't wait to start the journey.

But for Lan Li, he had only one thought: it was finally over.




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