BlazeBrendan Fraser says ‘Batgirl’ being shelved shows that movies are being ‘commodified’ in Hollywood.
stephenI don’t disagree with Mr Fraser’s observations, but … hasn’t Hollywood always been this way? If one wants cinematic art, it’s never come from these big studios.
I keep noticing people talking about problems in cinema like they’re new and it’s kinda weird. Corpos bought up the studios and took over the industry way back in black-and-white times. If anything, the lower bar for entry in modern times has made it easier for art to be made without the approval and funding of capitalists.
InfynisIt’s because we haven’t done enough trust-busting in the last few decades. Back in the day, the government said it was anticompetitive for a movie studio to own a theatre. But somehow it’s okay for Disney to own every IP, and their own streaming platform