The Guardian (UK): The Golden Globe Awards have concluded, with the lord of the rings: the return of the king becoming the biggest winner, taking home all five of its nominations, including the three major awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.
NBC Entertainment: A new Golden Globe record has been set, as Eric Cooper once again breaks film history records, winning the Best Screenplay award, while the Olsen Sisters simultaneously claimed Best Actress, becoming the first ever double win in Golden Globe history.
Sina Live Text and Photos: Eric Cooper, president of MGM Film Company and honorary chairman of Oriental MGM's board of directors, has joyfully received the Best Screenplay award and is expected to contend for an Oscar, aiming for a three-peat.
New York Times: The 61st Golden Globe Awards were star-studded, with LGBTQ+ themed films shining brightly, and the market is expected to usher in a boom in LGBTQ+ themed content.
The Independent: Sean Penn's performance in mystic river was absolutely brilliant, and it's a shame he didn't win Best Actor, but Elijah Wood's performance also deserved the title. On the other hand, some films won awards based on public opinion and political correctness, which is undeserved!
Los Angeles Post: The biggest surprise of this year's Golden Globe Awards was undoubtedly the Olsen Sisters, or rather, Ashley and Mary were the most surprising actresses of 2003.
Unbeknownst to the public, these twins have grown up, completely abandoning their past superficial acting styles and entering a new realm. Their title of Best Actress is well-deserved.
Of course, all of this is inseparable from Eric Cooper's guidance. He is truly a natural-born prodigy in this field, always exceeding people's expectations. I eagerly await his next masterpiece.
BBC News: The most tragic role at the Golden Globe Awards has emerged. Charlize Theron did not hesitate to uglify and gain weight, transforming herself into an unapproachable murderer, but the Golden Globe Awards still let her down.
Her performance was queen-worthy, but unfortunately, the clash of themes caused monster to lose to blue is the warmest color. This doesn't mean Charlize Theron lost to the Olsen Sisters; it simply means the public prefers sunshine. I hope she delivers even better performances in the future.
With the conclusion of the Golden Globe Awards, various reports were released, and the entertainment section's trending topics were all occupied.
And with the fermentation of good word-of-mouth, blue is the warmest color indeed saw a boost in morale, with its box office decline significantly slowing down, dropping by only 19% this week.
Currently, its global box office has officially surpassed 200 million USD, elevating the box office for LGBTQ+ themed films to a new level.
Although monster received two nominations, not winning an award ultimately had little effect, with its North American box office barely exceeding 20 million USD.
The overseas situation was equally poor, only bringing in around 11 million, with a screening scope of only a thousand cinemas, ten times less than blue is the warmest color.
The biggest beneficiary was naturally the lord of the rings: the return of the king, whose global box office has already reached 810 million USD, with attendance rates still astonishing. The appeal of a classic is indeed very strong.
This time of year is always the awards season for both the film and music industries.
A few days ago, along with the Golden Globe invitation, Eric also received an invitation to the 46th Grammy Awards.
At the time, he wondered why he was sent an invitation, as he wasn't involved in music.
Then Michael told Eric that because "Rolling in the Deep" was nominated for an award, and his name was listed as the lyricist and composer for the song, the Grammy Awards would naturally send him an invitation.
Eric usually didn't watch the Grammys and didn't plan to go, but Michael said there was a high chance of winning, so he might as well go for fun.
With Michael's invitation, Eric finally went, as the location was in Los Angeles, right at his doorstep anyway.
Only after going did he realize that the Grammy Awards really have a lot of categories, a staggering 105 awards, all sorts and varieties.
Just the categories alone were divided into 30 major sections, such as Music Video, Classical, Packaging, Children's, Jazz, Rap, etc.
Among them, the most prestigious are the General Field categories, with four major awards: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.
"Rolling in the Deep" was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
The former is awarded to the performer and production team of a single song; producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers, and anyone involved can go on stage to accept the award.
The latter is exclusively for the songwriters, which means Eric and Michael.
Released over half a year ago, "Rolling in the Deep" is still charting in the top 100 on the Billboard chart, and upon its initial release, it achieved the impressive feat of staying at number one for 9 consecutive weeks.
At the awards ceremony, many people tried to get to know Eric through Michael, but Eric was completely clueless about those rappers.
It wasn't a metaphor; it was literally dark, full of black people.
Aside from Jay-Z, who was invited by The Voice, and the distinctive Snoop Dogg, he didn't recognize anyone else.
However, the old black folks had a good impression of him and even asked Eric when barbershop 2 would be released, saying they would definitely bring their families to support it.
The main actors in this movie are all black, and it was a project Eric worked on before taking over MGM, which earned him a good sum.
The creator, Ice Cube, is a rapper and producer who crossed over into the film industry.
Perhaps because of this, these old black people had a good impression of him, just like Black Panther was even nominated for an Oscar.
Relatively speaking, he was more familiar with pop singers, seeing Avril and the much-maligned Britney.
He also chatted with Celine Dion and Janet Jackson. The Voice of America was currently being recorded, and Eric had been busy with film matters and hadn't had a chance to check it out yet.
As for that stupid asshole Eminem, he didn't attend the Grammys. With his album pulled, how could he show his face? He probably also worried about Eric cursing or beating him there.
Ultimately, "Rolling in the Deep" successfully won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, becoming the biggest winner of the night.
Eric also somewhat bewilderedly stepped onto the Grammy stage, taking home the golden gramophone as an outsider.
It must be said, this scene was quite interesting.
At the same time, a new round of box office battles kicked off outside, with the highly anticipated protagonist this time being James Wan, dubbed a rising star director.
This was because the two newly released horror films, MGM's saw 2 and Lionsgate's dead silence, were both his collaborative efforts.
Although he was only the producer for the former, Leigh Whannell actually completed the film under his direction. The latter, however, was entirely spearheaded by him.
Now with the two films competing, everyone is waiting to see who can best wield James Wan as a sharp sword.
James Wan, meanwhile, was running between the two, promoting saw 2 on one side and dead silence on the other.
He was in Los Angeles in the morning, flew to Boston in the afternoon, and had to go to New York for a show in the evening, completely exhausting the poor guy.
Lionsgate was confident that dead silence was well-made, after all, it had invested 30 million USD.
When Eric chatted with James Wan privately, he said that this figure was exaggerated but not by much, with a solid 25 million USD actually spent, and the film had many large-scale scenes.
But since saw had the first part as a brilliant precedent, Lionsgate was still a bit worried.
So they played a little trick. Originally, both films were scheduled for January 30th.
But after saw 2 announced its release date, dead silence suddenly moved up its release, choosing to premiere three days earlier.
The idea behind this timing difference was simple: once dead silence's word-of-mouth spread, it would be enough to suppress the latercomer, saw 2.
Judy and Volvo therefore hoped to move up saw 2's release as well, but Eric ignored them.
Are you kidding? What are you made of? Do you really think a gold plating makes you real gold? You don't even deserve to be brass!
Beverly Hills, Cooper Family home.
After winning several major Golden Globe Awards, Eric chose to host a party at home, both to celebrate and to reconnect with everyone.
The company's executives, a few close friends, and good friends were all invited, totaling dozens of people, many more than last time.
Mom and the young nanny Lisa definitely couldn't handle it, so they simply hired chefs from Michelin to cook at home.
Everyone gathered in twos and threes, chatting and bragging. Judy was having a drinking contest with Chris Evans, and Warren, with his big belly, was eating snacks with Ryan Reynolds.
Evangeline Lilly and Gadot were laughing coquettishly, but it was unclear what they were talking about.
James McAvoy was introducing Michael Fassbender and Tom Hardy to the Olsen Sisters.
Theron had already cooled down, but hearing that Ashley and Mary would be there, she chose not to participate.
Eric, meanwhile, sat on the sofa with James Wan and Leigh Whannell, watching Jet Li's Black Mask on TV.
Gulp!
He took a sip of cold drink to cut through the richness. The Michelin chef's skills were just so-so.
"James, don't you like mango flavor? Do you want to switch to beer?"
Seeing James Wan not eating or drinking much, Eric asked.
Leigh Whannell spoke up, "I see James doesn't have much of an appetite right now. The reviews for dead silence are already out."
"As an opponent of saw 2, I hope it fails, but as your friend, I hope you succeed."
James Wan gave a wry smile. The film had been out for three days, and the word-of-mouth was already unblocked, far from meeting his and Lionsgate's expectations.
The imagined scenario should have been enthusiastic audience reception, but the reality was quite the opposite.
Audiences and critics who had seen it scoffed, and he even dreamed about the bad reviews.
"dead silence is simply the worst movie I've ever seen. The plot is ridiculous. Whose idea was the puppet show? It's absolutely boring."
"Today, I went to see dead silence with my girlfriend, James Wan's new work. I like his saw, and my girlfriend likes his get out."
"We thought dead silence would also be an exciting and excellent horror film, but the truth is it's a big failure. Only the episode where the male lead's father is hollowed out was stunning, but that's all."
chicago Herald: "It seems saw and get out have sapped James Wan's inspiration, leading him to make a bad film like dead silence. A rising star director? Perhaps just a fleeting meteor."
Fox Entertainment: "From the terrible performance of dead silence, it can be seen that James Wan was not serious about this assignment. The film lacks the stunning quality of saw and get out. I guessed the ending from the beginning. This is not his usual standard."
The negative reviews kept swirling in his mind. James Wan sighed, "I messed up. 25.5 million USD, that's 7 times saw and 5 times get out, but I really messed up."
"Through this filming, I feel that I still have many shortcomings in controlling large-scale scenes, and horror films really aren't better the bigger the spectacle. The audience taught me a lesson."
Looking at the dejected James Wan, Eric was secretly happy. Children only realize how tough life is when they venture out on their own.
Experiencing the harshness of the outside world makes them appreciate the warmth of home even more.
Moreover, after two huge successes, this time was a huge failure, which must have been a significant blow to him.
He patted James Wan's shoulder and comforted him, "James, it's great that you can recognize your shortcomings."
"Come back, come back to MGM to make movies for me. Your spot is waiting for you here."
"I believe that after this failure, you will become more mature."
Hearing this, James Wan felt a surge of emotion. The failure of dead silence had made Lionsgate doubt him, and the next film that was originally planned also had no follow-up.
"Eric, are you planning to have me direct saw 3?"
"No, the saw series will be led by Leigh. I plan to start a new series for you. Have you heard of the Warren couple, a pair of exorcists from the last century?"
James Wan shook his head.
"It's okay if you haven't heard of them. You can buy a novel called The Demon Master to read. I've already finished the script outline, and you can supplement and refine it."
"Once you're almost ready, the movie can start filming."
The Warren couple and The Demon Master are actually the prototypes for the horror film the conjuring. Eric plans to start filming this highest-grossing horror film series in cinematic history.
Calling it a series is an understatement; it's actually the conjuring Universe, as it later spawned the Annabelle and The Nun series.
However, after Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema made a lot of money, they ran into a lawsuit because the conjuring was adapted from the stories of the Warren couple.
But the Warren couple had actually sold their stories much earlier, and the buyer used them to write the novel The Demon Master.
The author then sued Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema for copyright infringement, demanding over 900 million USD in compensation.
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema were naturally furious and found an excuse, saying they didn't adapt it from his novel but from the true events of the Warren couple, and had never even glanced at his lousy novel from beginning to end.
The result was embarrassing: because they claimed it was based on true events, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema were required to prove the existence of ghosts and prove that Annabelle could kill people.
You chose it, idol!
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema were dumbfounded. How the hell do you prove that?
Ultimately, this most absurd case in Hollywood history ended with the two major companies conceding to an individual.
900 million in compensation was impossible, but rumors say they paid tens of millions, a huge bleeding.
To prevent himself from also being sued, Eric had already instructed Billy to buy out the novel's copyright early on, spending a mere 500,000 USD.
After all, he was just an obscure writer, and he went crazy with joy when he saw 500,000. Eric was also crazy with joy when he got the copyright.