Moguls And Movie Stars - 2010 - 7/10

Hardly Hollywood: A Celebration Of Silent Film, yet this is a fine overview of the pioneering years.
Detailing the slow invention of film from kinetiscope to nickelodeons to theaters to studios.
Stars and name directors are highlit, but the focus is on the bosses: Goldwyn, Warner, Mayer, Laemmle, etc …
Seven episodes = seven hours. Concludes with a crash in the 1970’s.
By that time the “star system” was shattered, theater chain control long over, and maverick directors were loose.
Excellent for buffs and historians, but this only goes to the 70’s, so know your appetite for older fare.