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Title: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: Scott on November 21, 2007, 10:01:11 AM What Movies have you seen about Show Business? Movies about making it in show business. Are there more?
Title: Re: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: CheezeFlixz on November 21, 2007, 10:12:57 AM What is the criteria? As you know there are many more.
Title: Re: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: Scott on November 21, 2007, 10:48:09 AM I'm thinking more about some of the in's and out's of the business from stories about actors, directors, and producers. Films where the business is a major part of the story. Not so much film that just happens to have a movie visually in the background, but rather films about the filmmaking system and/or the thinking behind making films or of the actual theater production as the major part of what is happening which leads the story and characters.
Title: Re: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: Derf on November 21, 2007, 01:30:00 PM I've seen a few on your list, Scott. Unfortunately, Staying Alive was among them. Yech, what a boring waste of film.
You might want to add Singin' in the Rain. It's definitely a classic and one of the first major blockbusters about show business. Title: Re: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: CheezeFlixz on November 21, 2007, 03:57:48 PM Yeah I had that one and the Jazz Singer and a Star is Born might qualify too. I think I've seen most of them and sadly Stayin' alive was one.
Title: Re: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: Scott on November 21, 2007, 04:08:05 PM Only added STAYING ALIVE because of the show demanding theater producer and the struggle to make the show.
I'll add everyone recommendations. Thanks. Looks like A STAR IS BORN and THE JAZZ SINGER had earlier versions. Not sure which are best. I put up the ones I'm familiar with. Title: Re: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: CheezeFlixz on November 21, 2007, 04:31:07 PM Only added STAYING ALIVE because of the show demanding theater producer and the struggle to make the show. I'll add everyone recommendations. Thanks. Looks like A STAR IS BORN and THE JAZZ SINGER had earlier versions. Not sure which are best. I put up the ones I'm familiar with. Oh that was the ones I meant, the originals ... no time for cheap copies. LOL Title: Re: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: Scott on November 21, 2007, 04:35:24 PM Oh that was the ones I meant, the originals ... no time for cheap copies. LOL Oh, ok I put them all up. I've never seen them. Thank You. :thumbup: Title: Re: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: HappyGilmore on November 21, 2007, 10:39:04 PM I've seen three of those movies. Singin in the Rain, Ed Wood and Get Shorty.
Title: Re: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: the ghoul on November 21, 2007, 11:35:24 PM You forgot "Hollywood Boulevard" (1976), and "Cecil B. Demented." These two are infinitely better than anything on your list, in my opinion.
Title: Re: Movies About Show Buisness? Post by: RCMerchant on November 22, 2007, 03:46:39 AM How about Herman Cohen's HOW to MAKE a MONSTER? Where the insane make up guy creates monsters (ie...Teenage Frankie and Wolfman) out of actors?
Does Fulci's CAT in the BRAIN count? WARNING: NOT a pretty tarailer! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wDsYR1iD2g A director fears he is commiting acts depicted in his films...of course they're Fulci films...so it uses lotsa old clips from his movies. |