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Theres no business like show business and theres no movie like a movie about the entertainment industry.
Here are 33 of the best showbiz movies of all time.
Problems arise when the two dont want to share and begin using the titular Substance improperly.
The Disaster Artist
Year:2017Director:James Franco
Oh hai, Mark!
The thing about movies is that, well,anybodycan make them.
is a whole other question.
It ends up being a success, though not at all in the way Wiseau intended.
The Disaster Artist just goes to show that the classic Hollywood success story doesnt always look how youd expect.
Along the way, the pair learn some realities about the music industry, each other, and themselves.
(The music isnt half-bad, either!)
The spy caper side of Argo might actually be the weaker half, as watching th
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It has since enjoyed a reassessment and is now a beloved cult filmthough there are still plenty of haters.
But, its also a campy-yet-cutting indictment of show business and the American id at large.
Leaning into exploitation tropes in a fun way, MaXXXine is a gnarly, earnest celebration of genre moviemaking.
Youll laugh and be wowed at the incredible achievements of stunt performers in this charming action comedy.
Now, though, hes trying to make it on the Broadway stage as a serious actor.
That Thing You Do!
Tom Everett Scott, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, and Liv Tyler also star.
(“Springtime for Hitler and Germany/Winter for Poland and France.")
All the while, Maines struggles haunt him.
And yet, its a pretty important part of the creative process.
The Coen Brothers early 90s black comedy Barton Fink is about the worst case of writers block.
He takes action to confront his suspected harasserbut is he sure hes got the right disgruntled writer?
Perfect Blue is uncanny in how it predicts the ugliness of fan culture and the nets impact on celebrity.
It soon becomes apparent that Eve is more ambitious than her innocent demeanor would suggest.
Roy Scheider stars as Joe Gideon, the director-choreographer who is basically a stand-in for Fosse.
Stiller plays an A-list actor who signs up for a star-studded war movie following an embarrassing, Oscar-chasing bomb.
Sunset Boulevard
Year:1950Director:Billy Wilder
Alright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.”
However, as is often the case in Hollywood, egos and jealousy make everything much more complicated.
Itll take a little deception, a lot of laughs, and a ton of dancing.
On the other hand, Babylon is an absolute triumph that makes the silent era very, very loud.
