motion picture industry

Traces the motion picture industry through the 1940s, looking at the federal lawsuits and congressional hearings that buffeted Hollywood in the prewar years; discussing the industry's support of the war effort both off- and on-screen; and analyzing the box-office bust of the postwar era.

Feeling alienated from everyone around her, high school senior and cinephile Victoria Denton hides behind the identity of a favorite movie character until an interesting new boy arrives at school and helps her realize that there is more to life than just the movies.

Coop Winslow, one of the last debonair bachelor actors, is forced to take in tenants when he finds himself broke with no prospects on the horizon, but in the midst of the chaos that arrives with Mark Friedman and Jimmy O'Connor, Coop finds friendship and a new chance at happiness.

Mickey Rawlings, now playing for the New York Giants, gets a bit part in a movie and investigates the murder of an actress who was also the widow of the former owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Presents a collection of fictional letters in which struggling film producer Olivia Hunt chronicles a year in her life, traveling back and forth from Ohio, where her sister is battling leukemia, to Hollywood where she is trying to put together a big-budget production of her dream film, "Don Quixote.".

A studio executive is being blackmailed by a writer whose script he rejected but which one?.

Explores Hollywood's involvement with and attitude towards one of the most horrific events in world history, exploring Nazism, post-war years and the end of the 20th century.

The true story behind the filming of "The life of General Villa," an early silent film that featured footage from actual battles fought by Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.

Using clips from more than 300 of the greatest movies ever made, this series explores film history and American culture through the eyes of over 150 Hollywood insiders, including Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, and Michael Eisner. In-depth treatments present film as a powerful economic force, potent twentieth-century art form, and viable career option.