ALL NOVEL Exploiting Hollywood 1980.
Chapter 234 The Actress Who Doesn't Steal the Spotlight
Chapter 234 The Actress Who Doesn't Steal the Spotlight
On March 3, the Oscars were postponed a day later due to the shooting of the President.
Because of the 3-hour time difference with Los Angeles, viewers in New York can only watch the live broadcast at nine o'clock in the evening.
However, Aunt Karen and Donna waited early in front of the TV, watching the ABC live broadcast.
A drum sounded, "Friends of the audience, the following is the live broadcast of the 53rd Academy Awards Gala broadcast live by ABC TV station, we are outside the door of Dorothy Chandler Hall, the stars are shining tonight.
Fans have been waiting outside for their idol since this morning..."
The opening music played, which was a shot of the stars entering the stage earlier.Every time a star appears, the host will add an introduction.If it is nominated this year, a nomination award and the name of the movie will be added.
"Where is Ronnie? Did I miss it?" Aunt Karen was a little anxious, and she hadn't seen the camera of her relatives yet.
"This is an edited shot from earlier. Ronnie is neither an actor nor a big-name director. The audience doesn't know him. I guess he doesn't exist here. It will be available when he is nominated." Donna knew a little more and set up the video recorder. After that, I sat back on the sofa and ate potato chips.
"It turns out that this is the way stars can appear in advance. This is the first time I've watched the Oscar broadcast." My aunt sat on the sofa, sipping black tea.
She suddenly thought, "Will Diane appear on camera? Isn't she going to be the girlfriend of some celebrity?"
"Timothy Hutton, he won the Best Supporting Actor nomination for 'Ordinary People', and he should have it." Donna didn't tell her mother that Hutton had a conflict with his cousin Ronnie, this kind of conflict between stars Karen didn't quite understand, Ronald had told her aunt not to worry.
"This is the Best Supporting Actor nomination for 'Ordinary People'..." said the TV station's background commentator.
"Is it him? So old?" Aunt Karen asked her daughter.
"It's not him. This is another nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 'Ordinary People', playing a psychologist." Donna flipped through the list of nominations on the Daily Variety Show.
"This is, this is Hutton." After a few seconds, Donna pointed to the TV and said.
"It's Timothy Hutton, the Best Supporting Actor nominee for 'Ordinary People,' and with him is... well, let's see the handsome Hutton."
The one who appeared on the TV screen below was Timothy Hutton. He was really handsome, with a pair of blue eyes and a good-looking image, which was very useful for people of Aunt Karen's age.
"That's Diane next to him?"
Donna was not sure, she stood up and walked to the TV to make a closer look, "It seems to be her, there is a small scar at the corner of her eye. Why didn't the TV show her a close-up shot of her front, it was blurry from such a distance .”
ABC gave Hutton an entry shot of about ten seconds, but the frame strangely didn't put Diane Lane's face in the same frame as Hutton.Only Hutton's female companion can be seen, a woman in a white coat and white skirt, with a white lace hood on her head.
In the end, the camera flashed the profile of the woman a few times before Donna was sure that it was Diane.
Everything on the screen, the host continued to broadcast: "The following is the singer and the beautiful Diana Ross who played the leading role in the "New Wizard of Oz" the year before last, and the handsome Michael Jackson. Their careers in the music world are more successful."
"It's not easy to appear at the Oscars," Aunt Karen lamented.
"That's not right, the previous stars all showed their male and female companions." Donna didn't know why.
The time returned to two hours ago.
Diane, joined by her father Bert, was joined by Timothy Hutton at the Dorothy Chandler Hall where the Academy Awards were held.Today they will walk across the camera as each other's male and female companions.
A large number of guests gathered in the drop-off area opposite the concert hall, walked across the road in pairs, and entered the awards hall.
Diane Lane wore an all-white dress today, fully expressing the pure beauty of the little girl.A white dress, a white coat on the upper body, a white bag, and white sandals on the feet.
She took Timothy Hutton's arm and looked up.Hutton is gentle, handsome and talented.I don't know why he and Ronald have conflicts, Diane thinks maybe there is a misunderstanding between the two.
While waiting, Diane wanted to know more about this male companion.So I tentatively asked about Hutton's next film plan, whether he would make a sequel to "Grease" as rumored.
"I haven't announced it publicly, but I'm going to do 'Lights Out', the 'Grease' sequel is really not a good script, the script is terrible."
Diane thought that the conflict between the two was really deep, but Hutton looked very personable, so he probed further, "I saw that Ronald, the screenwriter of the Grease sequel, is also an Oscar-nominated best screenwriter."
"Hey, what's the matter with you? Say something nice to that bastard?" Hutton raised his hand impatiently, broke away from Diane's arm, and asked, "Last time at Jane Fonda's party, did you Just with him, what is your relationship?"
Diane frowned, this man's temper was not as good as he showed on the screen.
"I know his cousin's family and we are very good friends."
"A bunch of Mother @#$%!" Hutton uttered obscenities, scolding the Ronald family.
"Hey, their family is my friend." Diane got angry and told him not to insult his friends.
Timothy Hutton sneered, "I'm sure I can win the Best Supporting Actor. The actor who was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 'Ordinary People' has long since given up the PR competition. Paramount has already decided to recommend me. You Think about it, who should you rely on in Hollywood? A star or a screenwriter?
If you wouldn't walk on the catwalk with me, it's Elizabeth McGovern.It's too late to change now.You can go to that Ronald.Oh, I forgot, the writer didn't have a catwalk in front of the camera...hahaha. "
Diane felt very uncomfortable. She straightened her white hood and politely took Hutton's arm.It was not easy for his agent to find this opportunity, so it was not very appropriate to turn his face on the spot.
She has a great friendship with Donna, and Ronald has helped him many times.Therefore, I hate this male star who is filthy inside.It showed in body language, keeping Hutton at a good distance as he walked past the camera.
The on-site cameraman also knew that Hutton was the first important award to be presented tonight, the favorite for Best Supporting Actor, and zoomed the camera to a close shot, giving Hutton a lot of close-ups of his face.Immediately frame Diane's face out of the frame.
"It's strange, why is this actress so far away from Hutton, and doesn't steal the shot?" the cameraman muttered in his heart, zoomed out a little, and added a blurred shot of Diane at the end.
Ronald entered the awards hall earlier than Diane.I saw my teacher from a distance, the best director candidate Marty Scorsese.Marty was surrounded by four FBI agents, who were kept safe from anyone else.
Ronald called "Marty."Scorsese shrugged at him, signaling that he couldn't help himself.Ronald waved to him and his wife Isabella and wished him good luck.Find yourself a seat in the back row and sit down.
Beside them are Roger and Julie Coleman, with three more seats available.
"Where are the cultural counselors of the embassy?" Ronald asked Coleman.
"He hasn't arrived yet. He called just now and said that only one person may be able to attend. The Sowell Union has some strange rules for officials to attend capitalist occasions."
"Hey, if I had said earlier, I could have sold the seat." Ronald thought, and Coleman must be quite regretful about this.
After a long time, the hall was filled with stars one after another.The lights dimmed and the music blared.
A beam of lights shone on the stage, and tonight's host appeared in front of everyone, still Johnny Carson.
Ronald joined everyone and began to applaud under the gesture of the staff.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all.
I'm sure you've all heard why our awards show was delayed 24 hours. ABC television and academy organizers agreed it would be inconvenient to hold a celebration at a time of uncertainty last night.
Today's news is very pleasing.The situation of the Grand Commander is very good, he has started working in the hospital, and signed a bill..."
The applause started again, and Ronald looked around, this time spontaneously from the audience.The new commander-in-chief is quite popular among the people, and many people are happy from the bottom of their hearts to hear that he is safe and sound.
The Cultural Counselor of the Sowell Union Embassy, who came later alone, also clapped his hands politely.
"As a former member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the President recorded a speech for this year's Oscars. Two hours ago, the White House specifically confirmed to us that the President wanted us to play this speech of his.
Plus he insisted on having a TV in the hospital room so he and the first lady could watch the Oscars. "
The audience applauds again. This kind of movie hero's indifferent behavior is very suitable for American tastes.
Johnny Carson continued, "Actually, the Grand Commander is recovering very well. I almost couldn't help but call him, can you lend me a few of his little jokes to use at the awards show..."
"Hahaha..." The audience laughed.The cultural counselor obviously understood the humor, and the corners of his mouth turned up.
The big screen on the stage began to appear the figure of the Great Commander.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
Like Nancy, I'm very interested in tonight's Oscars reveal...
Movies are the spirit of America...
Thanks to all the film directors, actors, techniques, distribution, and audiences...
Movies last forever.My own (poor) performance has been immortalized in certain films, and as former members of the Academy, Nancy and I invite you to watch tonight's awards show. "
"Your commander, the real acting skills are better than those on the screen." Mr. Cultural Counselor clapped and said to Ronald in English with a Russian accent.
(End of this chapter)
On March 3, the Oscars were postponed a day later due to the shooting of the President.
Because of the 3-hour time difference with Los Angeles, viewers in New York can only watch the live broadcast at nine o'clock in the evening.
However, Aunt Karen and Donna waited early in front of the TV, watching the ABC live broadcast.
A drum sounded, "Friends of the audience, the following is the live broadcast of the 53rd Academy Awards Gala broadcast live by ABC TV station, we are outside the door of Dorothy Chandler Hall, the stars are shining tonight.
Fans have been waiting outside for their idol since this morning..."
The opening music played, which was a shot of the stars entering the stage earlier.Every time a star appears, the host will add an introduction.If it is nominated this year, a nomination award and the name of the movie will be added.
"Where is Ronnie? Did I miss it?" Aunt Karen was a little anxious, and she hadn't seen the camera of her relatives yet.
"This is an edited shot from earlier. Ronnie is neither an actor nor a big-name director. The audience doesn't know him. I guess he doesn't exist here. It will be available when he is nominated." Donna knew a little more and set up the video recorder. After that, I sat back on the sofa and ate potato chips.
"It turns out that this is the way stars can appear in advance. This is the first time I've watched the Oscar broadcast." My aunt sat on the sofa, sipping black tea.
She suddenly thought, "Will Diane appear on camera? Isn't she going to be the girlfriend of some celebrity?"
"Timothy Hutton, he won the Best Supporting Actor nomination for 'Ordinary People', and he should have it." Donna didn't tell her mother that Hutton had a conflict with his cousin Ronnie, this kind of conflict between stars Karen didn't quite understand, Ronald had told her aunt not to worry.
"This is the Best Supporting Actor nomination for 'Ordinary People'..." said the TV station's background commentator.
"Is it him? So old?" Aunt Karen asked her daughter.
"It's not him. This is another nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 'Ordinary People', playing a psychologist." Donna flipped through the list of nominations on the Daily Variety Show.
"This is, this is Hutton." After a few seconds, Donna pointed to the TV and said.
"It's Timothy Hutton, the Best Supporting Actor nominee for 'Ordinary People,' and with him is... well, let's see the handsome Hutton."
The one who appeared on the TV screen below was Timothy Hutton. He was really handsome, with a pair of blue eyes and a good-looking image, which was very useful for people of Aunt Karen's age.
"That's Diane next to him?"
Donna was not sure, she stood up and walked to the TV to make a closer look, "It seems to be her, there is a small scar at the corner of her eye. Why didn't the TV show her a close-up shot of her front, it was blurry from such a distance .”
ABC gave Hutton an entry shot of about ten seconds, but the frame strangely didn't put Diane Lane's face in the same frame as Hutton.Only Hutton's female companion can be seen, a woman in a white coat and white skirt, with a white lace hood on her head.
In the end, the camera flashed the profile of the woman a few times before Donna was sure that it was Diane.
Everything on the screen, the host continued to broadcast: "The following is the singer and the beautiful Diana Ross who played the leading role in the "New Wizard of Oz" the year before last, and the handsome Michael Jackson. Their careers in the music world are more successful."
"It's not easy to appear at the Oscars," Aunt Karen lamented.
"That's not right, the previous stars all showed their male and female companions." Donna didn't know why.
The time returned to two hours ago.
Diane, joined by her father Bert, was joined by Timothy Hutton at the Dorothy Chandler Hall where the Academy Awards were held.Today they will walk across the camera as each other's male and female companions.
A large number of guests gathered in the drop-off area opposite the concert hall, walked across the road in pairs, and entered the awards hall.
Diane Lane wore an all-white dress today, fully expressing the pure beauty of the little girl.A white dress, a white coat on the upper body, a white bag, and white sandals on the feet.
She took Timothy Hutton's arm and looked up.Hutton is gentle, handsome and talented.I don't know why he and Ronald have conflicts, Diane thinks maybe there is a misunderstanding between the two.
While waiting, Diane wanted to know more about this male companion.So I tentatively asked about Hutton's next film plan, whether he would make a sequel to "Grease" as rumored.
"I haven't announced it publicly, but I'm going to do 'Lights Out', the 'Grease' sequel is really not a good script, the script is terrible."
Diane thought that the conflict between the two was really deep, but Hutton looked very personable, so he probed further, "I saw that Ronald, the screenwriter of the Grease sequel, is also an Oscar-nominated best screenwriter."
"Hey, what's the matter with you? Say something nice to that bastard?" Hutton raised his hand impatiently, broke away from Diane's arm, and asked, "Last time at Jane Fonda's party, did you Just with him, what is your relationship?"
Diane frowned, this man's temper was not as good as he showed on the screen.
"I know his cousin's family and we are very good friends."
"A bunch of Mother @#$%!" Hutton uttered obscenities, scolding the Ronald family.
"Hey, their family is my friend." Diane got angry and told him not to insult his friends.
Timothy Hutton sneered, "I'm sure I can win the Best Supporting Actor. The actor who was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 'Ordinary People' has long since given up the PR competition. Paramount has already decided to recommend me. You Think about it, who should you rely on in Hollywood? A star or a screenwriter?
If you wouldn't walk on the catwalk with me, it's Elizabeth McGovern.It's too late to change now.You can go to that Ronald.Oh, I forgot, the writer didn't have a catwalk in front of the camera...hahaha. "
Diane felt very uncomfortable. She straightened her white hood and politely took Hutton's arm.It was not easy for his agent to find this opportunity, so it was not very appropriate to turn his face on the spot.
She has a great friendship with Donna, and Ronald has helped him many times.Therefore, I hate this male star who is filthy inside.It showed in body language, keeping Hutton at a good distance as he walked past the camera.
The on-site cameraman also knew that Hutton was the first important award to be presented tonight, the favorite for Best Supporting Actor, and zoomed the camera to a close shot, giving Hutton a lot of close-ups of his face.Immediately frame Diane's face out of the frame.
"It's strange, why is this actress so far away from Hutton, and doesn't steal the shot?" the cameraman muttered in his heart, zoomed out a little, and added a blurred shot of Diane at the end.
Ronald entered the awards hall earlier than Diane.I saw my teacher from a distance, the best director candidate Marty Scorsese.Marty was surrounded by four FBI agents, who were kept safe from anyone else.
Ronald called "Marty."Scorsese shrugged at him, signaling that he couldn't help himself.Ronald waved to him and his wife Isabella and wished him good luck.Find yourself a seat in the back row and sit down.
Beside them are Roger and Julie Coleman, with three more seats available.
"Where are the cultural counselors of the embassy?" Ronald asked Coleman.
"He hasn't arrived yet. He called just now and said that only one person may be able to attend. The Sowell Union has some strange rules for officials to attend capitalist occasions."
"Hey, if I had said earlier, I could have sold the seat." Ronald thought, and Coleman must be quite regretful about this.
After a long time, the hall was filled with stars one after another.The lights dimmed and the music blared.
A beam of lights shone on the stage, and tonight's host appeared in front of everyone, still Johnny Carson.
Ronald joined everyone and began to applaud under the gesture of the staff.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all.
I'm sure you've all heard why our awards show was delayed 24 hours. ABC television and academy organizers agreed it would be inconvenient to hold a celebration at a time of uncertainty last night.
Today's news is very pleasing.The situation of the Grand Commander is very good, he has started working in the hospital, and signed a bill..."
The applause started again, and Ronald looked around, this time spontaneously from the audience.The new commander-in-chief is quite popular among the people, and many people are happy from the bottom of their hearts to hear that he is safe and sound.
The Cultural Counselor of the Sowell Union Embassy, who came later alone, also clapped his hands politely.
"As a former member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the President recorded a speech for this year's Oscars. Two hours ago, the White House specifically confirmed to us that the President wanted us to play this speech of his.
Plus he insisted on having a TV in the hospital room so he and the first lady could watch the Oscars. "
The audience applauds again. This kind of movie hero's indifferent behavior is very suitable for American tastes.
Johnny Carson continued, "Actually, the Grand Commander is recovering very well. I almost couldn't help but call him, can you lend me a few of his little jokes to use at the awards show..."
"Hahaha..." The audience laughed.The cultural counselor obviously understood the humor, and the corners of his mouth turned up.
The big screen on the stage began to appear the figure of the Great Commander.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
Like Nancy, I'm very interested in tonight's Oscars reveal...
Movies are the spirit of America...
Thanks to all the film directors, actors, techniques, distribution, and audiences...
Movies last forever.My own (poor) performance has been immortalized in certain films, and as former members of the Academy, Nancy and I invite you to watch tonight's awards show. "
"Your commander, the real acting skills are better than those on the screen." Mr. Cultural Counselor clapped and said to Ronald in English with a Russian accent.
(End of this chapter)
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