Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2023-07-21
Books mentioned on Studio Conspiracies: Behind the Scenes of the Silver Screen
Today, the Golden Age of Hollywood is seen as a time of larger-than-life starlets, of unprecedented innovation and modern myth-making. However, there was a dark side to all the glitz and glamour.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 depicts a chilling totalitarian society under the constant surveillance of Big Brother.
Discussed“1984 was pulled up was the one of the first books to be pulled off the Kindle”
Where to get it
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Hollywood Babylon
Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger is an infamous, sensational expose detailing the purported scandals, tragic downfalls, and seedy underground secrets of early American cinema stars.
Recommended“there's a book called hollywoodbabylon by uh the recently deceased experimental filmmaker Kenneth enger and uh it kind of is a deep dive into this early Hollywood CD underground”
Where to get it
