@labuzamovies.bsky.social I’m currently reading The Genius of the System and really liking it. What other books from this era of Hollywood would you recommend? Movie making, distribution, etc. Also, do you have any thoughts on Bordwell’s Making Meaning and Narration in Fiction Film?

Oh there’s so many: Independent Stardom, Working in Hollywood, Hollywood’s Embassies, Playing the Percentages, Engineering Hollywood, the Tino Bailo UA books, Making Cinelandia, Runaway Hollywood, Grand Design, the Lois Weber bio. Bordwell books are great but not necessarily for the casual readers.