THEME EXPLORATION

entertainment industry satire

26 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
The Loved One
The Loved One
1965 · Tony Richardson
Full Frontal
Full Frontal
2002 · Steven Soderbergh
Putney Swope
Putney Swope
1969 · Robert Downey Sr
Not Quite Hollywood (Mark Hartley, ), self
Not Quite Hollywood (Mark Hartley, ), self
2008 · Richard Franklin
Come on Roland!
Come on Roland!
1966 · Bo Widerberg
Disneyland: U.S.A.
Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956 · Hamilton Luske
Go Go Tales
Go Go Tales
2008 · Abel Ferrara
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Rennsymphonie
Rennsymphonie
1928 · Hans Richter
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
Fin août, début septembre
Fin août, début septembre
1998 · Olivier Assayas
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
45) Director of the Year, the Variety International Film Guide
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Abidjan, port de pêche
Abidjan, port de pêche
1962 · Jean Rouch
All of Myself
All of Myself
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-United States

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' remains the definitive critique of Hollywood's ruthlessness, ego, and exploitation of talent.

 Robert Altman United States

Films like 'The Player' and 'Nashville' deconstruct the entertainment industry's phoniness, power dynamics, and moral bankruptcy with satirical precision.

 Federico Fellini Italy

'8½' and 'La Dolce Vita' offer surreal, biting commentary on fame, celebrity culture, and the film industry's shallow glamour and corruption.