Bradley wasn't quite sure if his decision was the right one.
There has been a lot of buzz about Renly recently, but "Buried Alive" is just a low-budget independent work. Even with the power of Toronto and Telluride, its place in awards season is still unclear. , not to mention a similar type of "127 hours" is coming. In the long awards season, it is not easy for any work to reach the end.
Attending the midnight screening of "Buried Alive" for the first time, interviewing the audience's thoughts, and looking for the reaction of watching the movie, this seems to be an unnecessary move, and it is estimated that there is no interview material worth reporting. Independent art films like this , The reports of rushing to the midnight show are basically useless. They can wait for the film critics to lift the ban, and then the Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB ratings are lifted, and then do further follow-up reports.
Reason told him so, but emotion gave a different answer. Bradley remembered a glimpse at the premiere of "War in the Pacific," and instinctively chose to attend the midnight show; he even prepared himself for the midnight show, which was empty, save for two or three kittens , then he regards it as his own contribution to the movie box office.
Unexpectedly, I never imagined that the sixth sense choice under the impulsiveness encountered a huge surprise.
Bradley suddenly became excited, looking at the noisy ticket hall in front of him, he started chatting with the audience non-stop.
Most of the audience, driven by curiosity, came specifically to see how sacred "Renly-Hall" was.
The rise of Renly has been too fast recently, and the discussion about Renly's background has always been endless. Although the praise of "Buried Alive" at the two film festivals in Toronto and Telluride has answered the doubts to some extent, but After the news of the participation of "Fast and Furious 5" came out, the discussion revived.
The work "Buried Alive" has become the best medium. If Renly's performance is really commendable, then no matter whether Renly has a strong backer or not, at least his strength can silence the doubts; but if Renly's performance When the show is unsatisfactory, things suddenly get interesting—the "War in the Pacific" is just over, Toronto and Telluride are starting to follow, and Renly's backing is definitely not trivial.
As a result, supporters, opponents, and good people began to emerge one after another, forming a lively new force in the midnight field.
A small part of the audience is "Renly Hall" fans, if not to the level of fans, at least the audience who admired Renly because of "Pacific War". Their expectations for "buried alive" have broken the table.
Burning text
Bradley heard an interesting point, "Don't you think the Master's 'Cleopatra' is a complement to his role in 'The Pacific War'? Or an insight." The petite but energetic girl standing in front of her said with bright eyes, "That kind of bard-like temperament makes people feel the fragility and confusion in Eugene's heart."
He remembered that this girl introduced herself just now, and her name was Hope.
"So that's why you like him? His music, and his performances?" Bradley thought it was a fresh perspective.
In fact, when Renly released two singles before, Bradley had the same idea: Is this guy a new-generation star pushed by Disney or Warner Bros.? From actors to singers, a full-scale outbreak? Otherwise, the recent development trajectory is really weird.
But after careful investigation, there was no gain. Bradley's doubts were stuck there and could not be answered.
Now, Hope's explanation has opened a whole new door for Bradley, so many things have been explained—
For example, why did Renly release two singles without supporting promotion, and even the music video was not filmed; for example, why did not send these two singles to the radio station, the on-demand data of the radio station is really pitiful, completely complete It is the powerful data of streaming media that made people aware of these two songs; for another example, why is Renly's film selection route so strange? After "Pacific War", he successively filmed "Buried Alive" and "Crazy in Love". A very low cost work.
In the final analysis, these two singles are just the voice of Renly, like a bard. If "Cleopatra" was inspired by "The Pacific War," then "Ophelia" is... an Emmy
Bradley was instantly excited, he felt that he should go back and listen to the two singles again!
"No, it's not." Hope gave a negative answer, which made Bradley stunned, "You don't understand what I mean, whether it's his music or his performance, he's infused with belonging He carefully studied, chewed, and reflected on his own things, and then integrated his own talents, his own understanding, and his own thoughts into it. This is the reason why his works are so excellent, and I like him The reason. Trust me, after you watch 'Buried Alive' tonight, you'll see what I mean."
Bradley was a little surprised, even a little stunned. He obviously did not expect that Renly, who had only appeared in the public eye for half a year, had only handed over one TV series and two singles so far. It is really impressive to have such a die-hard movie fan, and to have such a high and deep evaluation.
"Is this an exaggeration?"
This was the only thought in Bradley's mind, but before he could ask any further questions, there was a commotion at the door of the Landmark Cinema. As a reporter's sensitive intuition, he turned his head to look at it reflexively, and then said I saw Vin Diesel and Ludacris walking through the night.
There have been enough surprises tonight, and now it seems, the surprises are not over yet!
As one of the few top action actors in Hollywood today, Fan's sturdy muscles are highly recognizable. As soon as he appeared on the stage, he immediately aroused the audience's low-pitched discussion, and the excited agitation was bubbling in the crowd. Bradley reacted immediately and took the initiative to greet him.
Fan raised his head and crossed the surging crowd, trying to find the familiar faces of the crew.
He completely turned a blind eye to the surging crowd in front of him, and didn't find it strange at all. In order to make news, Renly had invited the entire crew, and then paid two hundred people to watch the movie at his own expense, which was not unusual at all.
In his opinion, there is such a kind of art film that the critics applaud and cheer, and are so excited that they can't wait to eat all the chairs in the theater, but the audience just doesn't buy it, and has no interest in entering the movie theater to watch, even those who rent DVDs. There is no will, and there are several such films every year in the awards season. Apparently, "Buried Alive" is one such movie.
Therefore, he didn't care what medicine was sold in Renly's gourd. His only thought right now was to finish the occasion and go home as soon as possible. As long as he thought about how he actually brought Renly's new work to his door, and even laughed and praised it, his stomach was so hot that he almost vomited.
However, why didn't I see the members of the crew? There were only less than twenty minutes left until midnight. In order to get rid of the suspicion of "big name", Christian deliberately asked him to arrive at the scene 20 minutes earlier to show his friendliness, but he couldn't find any familiar faces in sight. What's going on
"Fan, Ludacris." Bradley's footsteps had come to the two of them, and he greeted them familiarly, "Why did you guys show up? Did you come here to watch an old black and white movie at midnight?" Bradley Lee deliberately did not mention "Buried Alive", the shooting news of "Fast and Furious 5" was known to the whole North America, how could he not know.
Fan recognized the reporter in front of him. He couldn't remember the name, but he knew whether the other party was a reporter from the "New York Times" or "New York Post". No matter which one it was, it was a top media and could not be easily offended.
So Fan showed an enthusiastic smile, "Don't you know? I came here to cheer for Renly." Fan felt his stomach tumbling, and every inch of his skin felt uncomfortable, as if it would explode at any moment. In general, "I've seen this movie in Telluride before, and it's so wonderful that people can't put it down. Today, the movie is officially released in the United States. How can I not come to support it? What's more, Renly is the most popular on the crew right now. important part."
Fan almost bit his tongue, he hated Renly, he hated it to the core! That bitch/shit should go as far as it goes! However, tonight he couldn't lose his temper. Thinking of Christian's threat, he couldn't help shivering. Not only does he have to act decently, but he also has to go out of his way to compliment him.
"If you have to, hug, kiss or kiss Renly on the spot, I don't care, you will do everything you can to make Neil and Lang feel your sincerity, this is not propaganda for 'buried alive', this is Is doing PR for 'Fast & Furious 5'! You have to know that it's not just you who are uncomfortable, if you give Renly an intimate hug, he will never be less repelled than you. So, make him feel If he can't bear it, let him take the initiative to resist your intimacy, and we can turn the situation around!"
He didn't want to hug Renly, but at least he could show his friendliness.
"In fact, our entire crew will come over today. It seems that I'm the first one. I can't wait!" Fan rubbed his palm and said enthusiastically.
Bradley's eyes widened, this was the real surprise tonight! "So, the whole 'Fast & Furious 5' crew will be here tonight?"
Fan turned his head to look at Ludacris, and both laughed, "It seems that Renly is a humble guy, yes, he booked two screening rooms and invited all the members of the crew to come and watch. I originally I'm still worried about whether it's because the movie's box office is really worrying, that's why I made such a move. Now it seems that I think too much. Hehe, hehe."