Top 6: Movies About Theater Or Television

Back in Episode 6, we talked about movies about movies, how the movies see themselves. Here in Episode 52, we construct a similar Top 6 list -- Movies About Theater Or Television -- for a look at how the movies view their primary competition in the arena of narrative entertainment. Curiously, often movies about theater and television are as revealing about Hollywood as the ostensible subject.

What are your favorites movies about theater or television?

As always, we recommend listening to the episode before reading further.

Stephen

1. Network (1976)
2. All About Eve (1950)
3. The Producers (1968)
4. Pleasantville (1998)
5. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
6. The Truman Show (1998)

Sam

1. Network (1976)
2. All About Eve (1950)
3. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
4. Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
5. A Face In the Crowd (1957)
6. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)