Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series Hollywood is, for lack of better words, classic Murphy. Visually stylish, more than a little clever, and featuring a group of young people determined to make it in the land of dreams, it’s a reminder of why escapist entertainment was and remains so popular. However, it’s also a look at what makes Hollywood work, of why it is that this institution so often seems resistant to change its ways, even as it continues to exploit the work of its employees.
Of course, Hollywood has a long history of producing films and television series that shine a light on the inner workings of the industry, for both better and worse. For those who loved Hollywood and its different take on the otherwise familiar world of glitz and glamor, here are ten more recommendations that should be viewed as soon as possible.
10 A Star is Born (1954)
This is one of those films that’s been made several times in Hollywood, but arguably the best version is this one, starring Judy Garland and James Mason.
The movie depicts the relationship between a fading movie star and the incredibly talented young woman he takes under his wing. As her star rises, his declines, and he falls into alcoholism. Both Garland and Mason are at the top of their game in this film, and it’s a haunting reminder of the personal cost of fame. The remakes are worth seeking out as well, but be sure to start off with the original.
9 Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
One thing that’s great about Murphy’s Hollywood is that it’s so bright and optimistic. Those who liked that about the series will also like Singin’ in the Rain, the classic Hollywood musical about the magic of making movies.
Of course, it features some extraordinary dancing from the one and only Gene Kelly and his presence, along with the truly radiant Debbie Reynolds, makes this one of the most exuberant and charming films about the magic of the movies to have ever been made in Hollywood.
8 Feud: Bette And Joan (2017)
Of course, Hollywood isn’t Murphy’s foray into the backstories of Hollywood. After all, he also created Feud, a series documenting the toxic relationship between two of old Hollywood’s most formidable female acting talents: Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
There’s no question that Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange are absolutely amazing as the two leads, women who could have been friends but were instead avowed enemies and did everything they could to sabotage one another. The series as a whole is a moving look at the consequences of fame and stardom.
7 La La Land (2016)
Lauded as one of the best films of 2016, La La Land focuses on a pair of young people, played with incredible charm by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, as they try to find love while also .
It’s a bit of a love letter to both old-school musical movies and Hollywood as a whole, and one can see why both audiences and critics liked it. More than anything else, perhaps, it’s a love letter to the power of cinematic storytelling, particularly to the genre of the musical.
6 Hail, Caesar! (2016)
The Coen Brothers are perhaps two of the cleverest writers and directors working in Hollywood today, and they’ve made no secret of their love for and appreciation of old Hollywood. That’s where Hail, Caesar! comes in.
While there is an overarching narrative that mostly pulls the film together, for the most part it's an homage to the studio system itself, with numerous characters that are meant to evoke the greats of the old studios, including Esther Williams and Gene Kelly and such genres as the epic and the musical.
5 Glow (2017- )
This series, which focuses on the strange world of women’s professional wrestling (produced for syndicated television). It is, essentially, a behind-the-scenes look at this world, and it’s truly gorgeous to watch.
Even better is how it somehow manages to capture both the glitter and excess that characterized so much of the '80s, in pop culture and in real life. Glow also brings together the best of both comedy and drama, with characters that almost leap off the screen.
4 The Artist (2011)
The coming of sound to cinema was, simultaneously, a liberation and a trauma, since it opened up new avenues of storytelling while also ending the careers of many stars who simply couldn’t make the transition to the “talkies.”
Best Picture winner The Artist is one of those films that manages to be a true love letter to the old world of silent cinema. It is also a film that has a tremendous amount of heart, and it would be a heart made of stone that wasn’t moved by its story of an aging actor facing the inexorable arrival of a new film technology.
3 The Star (1952)
This is a bit of a deep cut for fans of Bette Davis. In this film, she stars as an aging actress struggling to find work in an industry that consistently devalues the work of women (particularly older women). While it’s not the best film that Davis ever starred in, there’s no doubt that she is as electrifying as always.
It’s impossible not to feel for her character as she has to contend with both the pressures of her failing career and the needs and wants of the daughter that she loves.
2 Trumbo (2015)
Bryan Cranston is one of those actors who manages to electrify whatever films or television series he appears in. In Trumbo, he plays the titular character, a screenwriter determined to hold fast to his principles even in the face of the tremendous pressure being imposed by anti-communist hysteria in postwar America.
It’s a thoughtful film that explores the conflict between artistic freedom and the pressures of political conformity, and Cranston manages to perfectly capture this most recalcitrant (some might say infamous) of Hollywood figures.
1 Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Sunset Blvd. is, without a doubt, one of the most famous films about Hollywood ever made. It stars William Holden and Gloria Swanson as Joe Gillis and Norma Desmond, a washed-up screenwriter and a faded movie star who find themselves caught in a toxic love affair.
Desmond is simply divine as a silent movie actress who is determined to restart her career, even though the Hollywood that she knew and dominated has passed forever into the past. It’s a film that powerfully shows the tremendous cost of fame.
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