aibohphobia
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Post by aibohphobia on Dec 15, 2014 17:12:44 GMT -4
Aniston didn't start her own company to distribute the film. Cinelou Releasing was launched by Cake's producer's Mark Cranton and Courtney Solomon to distribute their films themselves, with Warner Bros. handling the international distribution of Cake and a further five Cinelou releases. linkI can't find the exact article on it now, but Cake was produced by Aniston, Cranton, and Solomon. They tried to sell the film rights at the Toronto Film Festival, but they couldn't find anyone to buy it. At first, it seemed like a very small company called Ketchup was going to, but then they dropped out. So the producers had to step in and start a film company it order to get the movie out. It's a little known secret that Aniston is part of the company too. Ketchup may nab CakeCake and Cinelou
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grommit
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Post by grommit on Dec 15, 2014 18:40:26 GMT -4
She only has an Executive Producer's credit on Cake, not a Producer's credit and I don't think Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter would be keeping it secret if Aniston is a part of Cinelou.
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sobe
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Post by sobe on Dec 15, 2014 21:28:18 GMT -4
To me, it's almost irrelevant whether or not she is invested in the distributor. Whoever it is, they had enough faith in the performance to sink money into it and try to get it in front of as many voter eyeballs as they could. Even the swag serves that purpose; no one's handing over or changing their vote just because they got a cupcake, but maybe a little swag gets a voter to watch the screener, rather than immediately junking it with the Pennysaver ads. And that's probably not even that helpful if every film/actress/actor is also sending out swag.
Is that all of desperate? Or strategic? Where one comes down might just depend on pre-existing feelings about the people involved, since most people haven't seen it the movie. What they've done right is to get enough SAG/HFPA/BCFA voters to see it and like the performance enough to garner the nominations. I'm not certain it'll result in an Oscar nomination, but they seem to have played their hand well so far.
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marvel
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Post by marvel on Dec 15, 2014 22:00:21 GMT -4
Where one comes down might just depend on pre-existing feelings about the people involved, since most people haven't seen it the movie. What they've done right is to get enough SAG/HFPA/BCFA voters to see it and like the performance enough to garner the nominations. The fact that the movie won't be seen by many people or will even be in the theaters, but she's still hustling for nominations for herself, really annoys me. At least get your movie in theaters instead of just sending the screener to voters for the awards. I realize that she's not the only who does this, it annoys me no matter who does it.
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Post by Mugsy on Dec 16, 2014 10:47:37 GMT -4
Well, for whatever reason, there are people who dislike JA and anything she does in interpreted negatively. She doesn't do a lot of award-worthy work - she tends to stick with comfortable comedies and rom-coms - so it's natural that she and the others involved in Cake would want to draw attention to it, especially since it's a "little" movie that would normally disappear into indie-land. But because she's Jennifer Aniston, it's interpreted by her non-fans as desperate or pathetic, even though selling your work for award recognition is a long-standing tradition that many, many other people in Hollywood do all the time.
If you like JA, it doesn't bother you. If you don't like her, it's needy and sad.
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Post by Witchie on Dec 16, 2014 10:53:38 GMT -4
People came down on AnnE for her desperation, so I don't really see why Jennifer should get a pass. She's just as desperate as AnnE. She wants recognition for her work, and this is her best bet. No one was giving her movie much thought until she got out there and hustled. It's paid off. She's getting her nominations. Her fans are gloating and enjoying her "win" over Angelina (*insert eye roll*).
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Post by Mugsy on Dec 16, 2014 11:10:11 GMT -4
Which confirms my point. If you don't like her, she's acting out of desperation. If you do, she's doing her job.
Although, Cake was getting buzz when it premiered at TIFF, well before award trolling begins.
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Post by americanchai on Dec 16, 2014 11:53:27 GMT -4
I'm wondering why she wants the award. She probably makes more money off of her VitaminWater ad campaigns than most of us will make in a lifetime. If she wants the award because she thinks it's the best performance of her career, than I guess it's worth the money and effort she's throwing into the award campaign. If she wants better and more dramatic scripts to come her way, maybe it would be more worth it and show more commitment to acting if she auditioned. I've heard of big stars auditioning for parts they wanted because the directors didn't see them in it. I guess I'm personally not sure what an acting award would bring her. Even if she won, I think there are younger actresses that would still get a look-in on dramatic roles before her (see Reese, Elizabeth Olsen, Jessica Chastain, Amy Adams, Jennifer L. Kristen S., etc, etc. etc.) and more are being born every minute. There's not a lot of roles for sorority chick-looking 40-somethings.
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aibohphobia
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Post by aibohphobia on Dec 16, 2014 12:25:57 GMT -4
I'm wondering why she wants the award. She probably makes more money off of her VitaminWater ad campaigns than most of us will make in a lifetime. If she wants the award because she thinks it's the best performance of her career, than I guess it's worth the money and effort she's throwing into the award campaign. If she wants better and more dramatic scripts to come her way, maybe it would be more worth it and show more commitment to acting if she auditioned. I've heard of big stars auditioning for parts they wanted because the directors didn't see them in it. I guess I'm personally not sure what an acting award would bring her. Even if she won, I think there are younger actresses that would still get a look-in on dramatic roles before her (see Reese, Elizabeth Olsen, Jessica Chastain, Amy Adams, Jennifer L. Kristen S., etc, etc. etc.) and more are being born every minute. There's not a lot of roles for sorority chick-looking 40-somethings. Yes, I don't have a problem with her trying to get a nomination at all because like I wrote before they all do it to some extent. Your post though articulates why I was uneasy about the situation. I don't blame her for wanting to be taken more seriously and to get better roles like Sandra Bullock now gets after The Blindside. However, since Cake was never bought by anyone after Toronto, and the movie isn't faring that well with critics unlike The Blindside which wasn't loved but had good enough reviews to be nominated for Best Picture too, I don't know how much it will help her getting the better roles since I agree that they'll probably still go to the actresses that you listed. Like I said, I can't blame her for wanting the nomination, but if she wants it to get better roles in the future, perhaps she should gone your way too. (I don't know, maybe she will.)
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Post by canuckcutie on Dec 16, 2014 12:26:44 GMT -4
It didn't really get that much legitimate buzz at TIFF though. The media were hyping it as Jen's serious, Oscar worthy role but the critics who actually saw it there didnt seem all that impressed with it. I had a Twitter exchange with one who thought the idea of Jen snagging an Oscar nom was laughable. Just goes to show how hustling and schmoozing with the voters can pay off.
I don't necessarily think she thinks she can win. I'm guessing she wants the prestige of being "Oscar nominee Jennifer Anniston". Maybe she thinks it'll open the doors to more dramatic roles rather than Horrible Boses 3? I just dont think she'll be next on the list after say Julianne Moore or jessica Chastain when you are looking for an actress for a drama.
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