Chapter 356

If someone opens the latest issue of Sundance's official magazine, it's a rare sight - all the praise is pouring towards the same actor, Langley hall.

This is the holy land of independent films. Compared with actors, independent film power is the leading role. This is also the biggest difference between Sundance and other film festivals: people here are more willing to praise the film itself or the independent director, hoping to attract more attention.

Throughout the history of Sundance, the Cohn brothers, Quentin Tarantino and other people who have achieved high status are all directors. Even Robert Redford, as the founder of Sundance, plays the world as a director here. There are no awards for actors in the award system of Sundance Film Festival.

Now, the official magazine of Sundance has rarely heaped praise on an actor, which is really a big surprise.

A detailed look at the official magazine shows that this is not the first time that Langley has received attention, "crazy love" is his third work.

Before that, the first work "the Pacific War" won him an Emmy, the second work "buried alive" occupied a place in the award season, and now the third work has gained a lot of popularity in Sundance.

What's more, lanli is only 21 years old.

If he is not a genius, no one will believe that it is almost impossible for the Star II with a tough background to win such unanimous praise from the media. Then "genius" is the only explanation.

In a flash, all eyes were focused on "crazy love": Twelve media, with an average score of 88!

As a reference, "blue Valentine's Day" media review is 81 points.

Of course, "blue Valentine's Day" has been released in the United States, and the number of rating media has reached 33, with an average score of 81 points, which is enough to prove the excellence of this work and successfully occupy a place in the award season.

Now there are only 12 media outlets for "love crazy". After the official release, the score data will increase, and there will be fluctuations. As for whether it will rise or fall, no one can predict.

However, the excellent evaluation of 88 points is enough to make people deeply feel the praise of Sundance for this work. This is the highest rated work since the opening of Sundance this year. It is also the work with the most heated discussion and the most popular premiere.

So, naturally, "crazy love" has become the focus of everyone's attention. Almost everyone is discussing and debating: what kind of movie is this? What kind of performance did Lan Li offer? How good is a work that can win the praise of so many people?

What's more, it's not the director, not the work itself, but the actor. Has this film made an actor rise? Moreover, the film's three main characters are highly praised, which is really too rare. Expectations, it seems, have broken the table.

Eli vallah looked at the vast line in front of him, stunned and stopped.

As a reporter for the Seattle Post, he naturally knows that the audience of Sundance Film Festival is enthusiastic, and the professional fans of independent films are absolutely a powerful force in the industry, but queuing is not the characteristic of Sundance.

Because the audience here don't stick to one pattern and miss this movie, they have countless other choices. They will come back to watch this movie later. Even if there is an occasional queue, it's not exaggerating - after all, it's not triliureid. It's rare to see big name actors with charisma.

But today, Eli feels dazzled. At least 800 people are queuing up in line of sight. The winding line is not inferior to the long line in Toronto. Such a scene, not to mention one, is expected to sell out all the tickets for the next three games.

Who could have predicted such a grand occasion before the opening of Sundance this year? Strange things happen every year, especially this year.

At the beginning, on the red carpet of the Emmy Awards, Eli came into contact with him for the first time. He felt his humor and wisdom, and he was very optimistic about his future. But lanli's rising speed is really too fast. In just four and a half months, the name of the newcomer has been widely spread in the industry, which is eye-catching.

Eli did not have time to keep up with the pace of Lan Li, he had already watched Lan Li ride out of the dust. At this time, Hollywood's discussion about "burying alive" has not settled down, and "crazy love" has caused a storm in Park City, which... This is incredible!

Eli can't help but open his mouth. He can't believe it. He goes to the front ticket counter and tries to interview the ticket staff. He nods politely to the people in line. After apologizing, he asks, "excuse me, is this the crazy ticket team?"

"Yes. But would you please line up? " The staff were so busy that they didn't answer. They answered in a hurry. Then they pointed to the line behind them and asked Eli to line up.

Eli couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to explain, "no, I'm a reporter..."

But before I could say the following words, the staff directly interrupted, "even journalists have to queue up. This is Sundance, not Toronto. "

Toronto Film Festival has a media field, but Sundance does not, which is the same as that of triliureid. Fans are at the heart of the two festivals.

Eli laughed and shook his head. "I'm not here to line up. I'm here to interview." After this sentence came out, the other side's face finally eased down“ Excuse me, do you have time now? Or is there a staff member who is resting and can give me a short interview? "

The staff member was embarrassed. He looked at the huge team in front of him. Besides, a man who was drinking water came up behind him, patted him on the shoulder, signaled that the matter was handed over to him, and then walked to Eli, "what can I do for you?"

"I'd like to ask," how many shows did love crazy have today? How about ticket sales? " Eli asked quickly.

"Four, according to the plan today, there are four. One in the morning, two in the afternoon and one in the evening. " This staff member looks very young. He should be a volunteer. At this time of every year, he would come to Sundance to help organize his work. However, his conversation is very organized. He should have a lot of experience in the past. "At present, the tickets for the first two games have been sold out, and the third game is coming to a close."

Eli's eyes widened. "Does that happen a lot in Sundance?"

The young man gave a smile and shook his head. At least not in my five years as a volunteer in Sundance. This is the first time. "

Eli looked back and looked at the huge team. It didn't seem to decrease at all. To be sure, most people can't buy tickets today. "What should they do? What about the rest of the team? "

"As far as I know, in park city today, there are three venues with 'crazy love' shows. First of all, they can try their luck in other venues." Before the young man finished his words, he saw Eli smiling. Eli just came from the stadium on the main street, where he said "tickets have been sold out". He just came here.

The young man pauses a little, and then goes on, "if they still don't have one, they'll have to come to line up early tomorrow morning."

Sundance's movie tickets will not be sold in advance. In order to ensure the fine tradition of fans queuing up to buy tickets, they refuse to buy tickets online in advance, and still maintain the most primitive way of selling tickets. They buy tickets on the same day, which is valid on the same day.

Eli was really surprised.

If the supply of "buried alive" tickets was in short supply in Toronto before, it was because the organizers of the film festival were not well prepared and the number of films arranged was limited, which led to a long queue.

So this time in Sundance, this reason is no longer applicable - three venues, four games a day, that is to say, there are a total of 12 games, which can accommodate nearly 2500 spectators. This is absolutely enough for Sundance.

But now, it's obvious that "love crazy" is once again in a difficult situation, and the enthusiasm of the audience is beyond imagination.

In Eli's view, the outstanding performance of "love crazy" is part of the reason, and the praise of lanli is part of the reason. In addition, the strong momentum of "buried alive" in the award season also contributed a lot. In the past month or so, there has been a lot of news about Langley. Just as the Golden Globe Awards have just come to an end and the Oscar nomination list is about to be announced, the audience's enthusiasm will naturally increase.

But no matter what the reason is, "love crazy" ushered in the fanatical pursuit, this is the fact in front of the stage.

"However, in view of the popularity of the film, we will adjust the film layout tomorrow and add more scenes appropriately." The young man seems to have read Eli's meaning and actively explained, "now it can be determined that there have been two additional shows at midnight, which can be purchased after 10 p.m., and the plan for tomorrow's additional show is still under discussion."

Eli felt that he was a bit poor in words. In such a grand occasion, any modified words seemed superfluous and pale. Only when he really felt the heat wave on the scene, could he realize the supreme treatment of "crazy love" film. "So, did you watch this film?"

The young man, who has always been calm, suddenly feels embarrassed. "This is my personal situation."

Eli couldn't help laughing. "It's just our private conversation. It won't be included in the interview. I haven't personally seen the film, so I can't make a judgment. Do you like it? "

The young man pauses for a moment, then says with a smile, "personally, I don't like the whole movie because it's too emotional for me to adapt to. But the actor's performance is really brilliant, and really takes the audience into it. In fact, one of the reasons why I don't like it is this. When watching a movie, the whole person will be put into that mood by the actors, and can't extricate himself from it.... "

As if in response to his words, there was a hustle and bustle. Today's first show of "crazy love" is over.