Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by dave c (A) on December 31, 2008 at 22:58:59

In Reply to: RE: Peter Greenaway: potential, unrealized. posted by tinear on December 31, 2008 at 14:55:26

... at least not any more in what we might call mainstream success.
He has carved a niche for himself and has produced a series of works that refines and develops his style.
I have noticed that cinema has expanded a lot over the past decade.
Perhaps in response to the ways that film is watched, perhaps to cable TV.
I don't know.
But more documentaries are in cinemas.
Live opera is in cinemas (around the world from the Met almost as I write).
Greenaway has responded to these new opportunities and is making films that have little to do with the world of Die Hard IX...