The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1181 Hot Events
In the early morning, the air in New York is still filled with biting chill, but it becomes slightly warmer because of the joy and happiness of Christmas. Red and green can be seen on the streets, as well as people coming to the Big Apple to enjoy the holidays. This seems to be a rare happy time in the cold winter.

However, some people have to work -

Holiday, what is that?
Ripley-Flowers tightened her scarf slightly as she exited the subway station and walked down Houston Street toward Hudson Avenue.

Not only her, but the SoHo district in Manhattan has also entered work mode early, with office workers in suits coming and going at a brisk pace.

Every time she saw this scene, Ripley was always glad that although her work was busy and no one liked work, at least she was doing her dream job.

Cinema manager.

And he's not just any ordinary cinema manager.

The theater managers of those cinema chains are no different from project managers of other companies. They need to observe box office trends and adjust screening strategies at any time. Their real work is more related to marketing and has no direct relationship with the film itself.

Ripley, on the other hand, works for the Angelica Film Center in New York.

Founded in 1989, the Angelica Film Center has now become a landmark building in the minds of New York art lovers.

Since its inception, this cinema has been positioned to support film works that are difficult to see in mainstream theater chains. It not only screens independent films, but also hosts various film festivals, special screenings, director meet-and-greets, etc., which has quickly made it a gathering place for movie lovers, especially those who prefer independent films and art films.

In North America, Landmark Cinemas is a well-known independent art theater chain. It is also a rare chain group among art theaters, with theaters spread across every corner of major cities.

Landmark Cinemas mainly screen independent films and art films, but other than that, there is no essential difference between the screening model and that of large cinema chains. The only difference is the market positioning and target audience.

However, the Angelica Film Center is different. It does not follow the film release model and screening cycle, but revolves entirely around movies and audiences.

Not long ago, the Angelica Film Center held a retrospective of classic horror films, collecting a total of twenty classic masterpieces and screening them over a two-week period.

Before that, an independent exhibition of works by Eastern European film masters was held here, and all the works screened were from film directors from Eastern Europe.

Of course, the Angelica Film Center will also screen the latest works, including art works that are competing fiercely during the award season; but relatively speaking, these works can be screened in large chain theaters and landmark theaters, and the Angelica Film Center will slightly control the screening time to avoid them stealing the show.

Ripley has never forgotten that the original intention of the Angelica Film Center is to allow independent art works that have never been able to be seen on the big screen to be seen by the public.

Therefore, Ripley's work is closely related to movies. They have to watch a lot of movies, new movies, old movies, niche genre movies, etc., looking forward to bringing viewing enjoyment to loyal movie lovers.

Although also a theater manager, Ripley's job is slightly different.

Because of this, going to work is still going to work, but the fun is different.

Ripley quickened her pace a little. They needed to discuss the schedule for January. The hustle and bustle of the awards season had limited impact on them, but they had to admit that it still had an impact.

The Angelica Film Center hopes to provide opportunities for some works at the New York Film Festival and the Gotham Independent Spirit Awards. Even if it cannot help them carry out academy public relations to impact the Oscars, it can allow audiences to appreciate works that deserve attention outside of the mainstream spotlight of this year's awards season.

There should be a pile of work waiting to be discussed on your desk right now.

Turning a corner, Ripley saw a familiar building, but the scene was a little strange - huh?
A long line was lining up in front of the Angelica Film Center, stretching out in an orderly manner like a sleeping dragon, then folding and stretching again, folding and stretching again, stacking up and gathering in twists and turns, and finally forming a magnificent black mass.

Occasionally, long queues can be seen at the Angelica Film Center.

In October, they held a French New Wave film festival, and the long queues at the door were impressive, because there was no online ticketing system yet, and the audience had to go to the scene to buy tickets in person.

What we are competing for is speed.

But in Ripley's impression, there has never been such a grand occasion at the Angelica Film Center.

Even if there is, the only time we can compare is during the Stanley Kubrick retrospective.

So, what is happening now?

Following the team, Ripley could see many regulars at Angelica Film Center. After catching some information from the few words floating in the air, Ripley finally reacted.

"elephant"!
This year's Palme d'Or winning works will officially meet the audience today.

In New York, "Elephant" was shown in only two theaters.

One is the IFC Film Center, an independent art theater affiliated with the Independent Film Channel, which specializes in screening art films, documentaries and independent films.

One is the Angelica Film Center.

Ripley knew that this movie was a hot topic and expected good attendance. However, the so-called "good attendance" for independent art films is worth celebrating if the attendance rate exceeds 50%. The grand occasion before her completely shattered her expectations and was completely different from what she had expected in her mind.

Could it be that I missed some inside information? What happened?
"Excuse me..." A voice came from behind, calling Ripley. She turned around and saw two girls looking at the scene in front of them with confusion on their faces, "Is this the queue for the preview of 'Elephant'?"

Ripley choked. "This is the entrance line for the Angelica Film Center. Today, 'Elephant' will be screened here. These information are correct, but there is no special entrance line for 'Elephant'."

After a hurried explanation, Ripley walked towards her workplace. The staff at the Angelica Film Center were ready, and the cinema was less than five minutes away from opening.

However, after asking around, no one knew what had happened.

It can be estimated that many people came for the "elephants", but it is not certain that all of them came for the "elephants". This weekend, the Angelica Film Center also arranged the screening of eight other films -

Including a series of low-key works in this year's award season, "The Concealment", "Dust and Fog Home", "Calendar Girls" and so on.

They can't ignore these works, there are still audiences who want to see them in cinemas.

Ripley calmed down, "Open the door first. Then we'll see what happens."

No matter what, let’s open the door and welcome guests first.

(End of this chapter)