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.”
“The problem with film making as a business is that’s it’s art. The problem with film making as art is that it’s a business.”
Or words to that effect. I heard Charlton Heston say it years ago.
Not a recent photo
“Creativity is secondary now to corporate profits.”
I bet she asks for as much money as she can get.
Never saying ‘hmm. I don’t need another million’
The photo posted at the article link shows she could do horror films as the crazy lady.
I’ve always enjoyed her performances.
I thought being a sex freak was all that was required in hollywierd.
Exactly! She was too full of herself, as are so many others.
Seriously not bad for 74.
The only new TV and film stuff I watch is on Netflix from Korea or a few from Japan. Yes, they are in Korean or Japanese with subtitles but I don’t mind the subtitles, as most of the translations could be absolutely used for very good English language dialogue and it would still be a good presentation. Most of the acting is superb as are the stories. Have not been to a U.S. cinema in ages and the only U.S. movies on my DVR are some old classics and some modern great ones (none newer than 2010). Most “TV” on cable I watch are the “retro” channels (1950’s, 60’s, 70’s TV shows) and sports.
Why Every Film Today Looks the Same
A video essay about the directing style that has dominated cinema since the 1970s: Intensified Continuity.
Intensified Continuity is marked by fast cuts, over predominance of close shots, lens length extremes and constantly moving cameras.
She could retire and keep making films. That’s what DeNiro has been doing for 25 years.
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