Posted on 10/06/2023 7:07:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The Oscar-winning 'King Kong' and 'Tootsie' actress pointed to big franchise films as having "sacrificed this art that we’ve been involved in … for the sake of profit."
Jessica Lange doesn’t think she’s going to work in filmmaking much longer after feeling that “creativity is secondary now to corporate profits.”
In a new interview with The Telegraph published Thursday, the Oscar-winning actress spoke about her love of photography, bouts of loneliness, never feeling comfortable with fame and why she thinks the industry is not what it used to be for performers.
The King Kong and Blue Sky star admitted that she feels “wonderful films by really great filmmakers, wonderful stories, great characters” are rare now. As a result, she is considering retiring soon from the performance industry, telling the U.K. outlet, “I think I’m going to start phasing out of filmmaking.”
'Marlowe' Review: Liam Neeson in Neil Jordan's Tired Raymond Chandler Reboot When asked to clarify if she meant she’s “actually thinking of retiring,” the Tootsie actress responded, “I am.”
“I don’t think I’ll do this too much longer,” she continued. “Creativity is secondary now to corporate profits.”
The American Horror Story star and Golden Globe winner said that in today’s movie-making industry, “the emphasis becomes not on the art or the artist or the storytelling. It becomes about satisfying your stockholders.” That is something that ultimately “diminishes the artist and the art of filmmaking” for the actress.
Lange pointed to “these big comic-book franchise films” — which she says she’s “not interested in” herself — as having “sacrificed this art that we’ve been involved in … for the sake of profit.”
She also took aim at the “frantic editing” style of more modern productions, which is unlike her past films where the camera would linger and hold on an actor’s performance.
“I don’t know if it’s because the filmmakers think that they can’t hold the attention of the audience anymore,” she considered. “That kind of filmmaking drives me crazy.”
Profits?!
Disney and Warner Bros aint makin “profits” honey... they’re busy making the tripe you demand they make.
She just figured this out?
Telling a story....storytelling - Gregory Peck
-PJ
Operation Paperclip
The Anti-Christ Invaders into the United States post WWII
It’s always been about profits .
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I thought she retired—or died—years ago.
True, that Marlowe flick was dull, but it was watchable and inoffensive.
For artistic value and talent, a top Broadway show is the pinnacle of the acting world. That’s because it’s a heck of a lot more difficult to do a live stage act than film a movie with multiple takes, film editing, etc.
But the movie industry is much more lucrative than live theater. That’s because there no way to do a mass distribution and simultaneous performances of a Broadway show.
This is why many talented actors migrate to Broadway almost as a hobby — AFTER they’ve made a fortune in movies.
She couldn’t very well say that now, could she?
She is 74 years old and worth 20 million.
Lol. They always have been
Idiot.
Not bad. But I'd prefer to be 20 years old and worth 74 million.
Because nothing says “art” like a reboot of a 40-year-old movie about a giant ape and a blonde bimbo...
The only thing I remember her in, is King Kong... Was she in other movies?
This is what passes for news....
The girl is sharp, she sharp as a tack.
When was the last time she worked in Hollywood? She was a has-been 20 years ago.
You’ve given me an idea...not that I will do anything about it...
With today’s technology there is no way a live Broadway show couldn’t be broadcast to a theater anywhere. They do this for sporting events, opera....
The other idea is to have different theater companies in all metropolitan population areas > 100,000 population do the show. Same songs, same lines. If the show is getting good reviews it could be an attraction to many...the movies are so bad...it could happen..
There are lots of indy films out there. The film festivals would dry up and blow away without them. And there is a stable of ‘A’ and ‘B’-list SAG actors that prefer to do those kinds of films, because actors are given lots of leeway, even doing improv and scenes the way they want, not what some green director wants them to do.
The indy producers love them as well, because not only will their names bring in backers, but will boost their box office. And give them cred with the critics.
Frances was still her best movie.
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