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    AnalysisAndrea Arnold reportedly losing control over 'Big Little Lies' isn't just about gender

    by Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times Jul 16, 2019 5 minutes

    Steven Soderbergh did it. So did Jane Campion, Park Chan-wook, Ava DuVernay and Spike Lee.

    In recent years, an increasing number of filmmakers have turned to television for long-form storytelling opportunities that are harder to find in the franchise-obsessed movie business. Networks get bragging rights - and sometimes awards - for working with prestigious artists; directors get richer material and more space to explore it.

    Last year, British writer-director Andrea Arnold, a three-time Jury Prize winner at Cannes known for her gritty, immersive style, was tapped to direct the second season of the acclaimed HBO series "Big Little Lies," starring Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep. Known for films like "Fish Tank" and "American Honey," about young women on the economic margins, Arnold represented an exciting, out-of-the-box choice for a soapy murder mystery set among a group of affluent mothers in Monterey,

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