The history of Hollywood film from the medium's invention to the birth of the New Hollywood in 1970.
Stars: Christopher Plummer.
Peepshow Pioneers: 1889-1907
59min | Episode aired 1 November 2010
Rated 8.0 (41)
The Birth of Hollywood: 1907-1920
1h 1min | Episode aired 8 November 2010
Rated 8.5 (33)
The Dream Merchants: 1920-1928
1h 1min | Episode aired 15 November 2010
Rated 8.1 (27)
Rated 8.1 (27)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dream?: 1929-1941
59min | Episode aired 22 November 2010
Rated 8.6 (28)
Rated 8.6 (28)
Warriors & Peacemakers: 1941-1950
1h | Episode aired 29 November 2010
Rated 8.1 (28)
The Attack of the Small Screens: 1950-1960
1h | Episode aired 6 December 2010
Rated 8.3 (31)
Fade Out, Fade In
59mn | Episode aired 13 December 2010
Rated 7.5 (27)
Rated 9 on 2011-12-28. Today I'm more of a 6, but I won't change it. I'm particularly disinterested in 3 hours covering the silent era. The series is about the Studios, not about the films. And it's a misnomer to have included Movie Stars in the title; very little time is spent on stars, and very few are mentioned (none are discussed. Here's a list of the major stars mentioned, including some directors.) This series is really just about the moguls and their studios, and the times whence they operated.
Another complaint: this talked about Columbia as a Poverty Row studio, and mentioned no others. I think I can find plenty of other sources that would just call Columbia a minor studio, ala RKO, and just mention the street address is on the cheap side of town.
I can understand why I would have liked this a lot in 2011, but I know a lot more now.
BTW, musicals were barely mentioned, and the sum of clips from musicals probably totals a minute, max.
I miss the studio system and what it as able to produce.
TCM & more, dir. (none); x
Rated 9 on 2011-12-28. Today I'm more of a 6, but I won't change it. I'm particularly disinterested in 3 hours covering the silent era. The series is about the Studios, not about the films. And it's a misnomer to have included Movie Stars in the title; very little time is spent on stars, and very few are mentioned (none are discussed. Here's a list of the major stars mentioned, including some directors.) This series is really just about the moguls and their studios, and the times whence they operated.
Another complaint: this talked about Columbia as a Poverty Row studio, and mentioned no others. I think I can find plenty of other sources that would just call Columbia a minor studio, ala RKO, and just mention the street address is on the cheap side of town.
I can understand why I would have liked this a lot in 2011, but I know a lot more now.
BTW, musicals were barely mentioned, and the sum of clips from musicals probably totals a minute, max.
I miss the studio system and what it as able to produce.
TCM & more, dir. (none); x
