Guest Lecturer: Max Alvarez

Topic: Hollywood on Hollywood: How Movies Portray the Movie Business

Despite the uneven commercial track record of films set in the Los Angeles movie colony, Hollywood still loves a good Hollywood story – even if the film exposes the industry’s cruel and unglamorous side: where stardom is achieved and destroyed (the original versions of A Star Is Born); where screen goddesses wither away and decay (Sunset Blvd.); where writers struggle for their art (Barton Fink, Trumbo); and where studio bosses are either father figures (Singin’ in the Rain) or sociopaths (The Player). Join film historian Max Alvarez for this compelling multimedia lecture on how the moviemakers see themselves on screen.  Visit his website for more background and links to his television appearances, lectures and books.