10 Essential Movies About Hollywood The must-watch list to get ready to 'Hollywood', the new Netflix series by Ryan Murphy

"There's no business like show business...", as they sang in the homonymous musical by Walter Lang (1954). Hollywood is a relatively young industry, but there's a reason if it's been almost a century that we're calling it "the dream factory". No one can resist its charm: divas, pool parties in wonderful villas and the darkest secrets are just some of the ingredients of this giant pot that we refer to as "show business". A world that fascinates fashion, too; just think of the SS19 Gucci campaign, unequivocally called Gucci Showtime. 

In the past few years, many films and TV series tried to narrow down its secrets or to celebrate its fascination. The latest one to try is Hollywood, the new series from the mind of Ryan Murphy with Darren Criss (a long time Murphy affectionate, already seen in Glee and American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace), David Corenswet (The Politician), Laura Harrier (BlackKklansman by Spike Lee), Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story) and also Jim Parsons, the unforgettable Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory. The series is available on Netflix from May 1st, 2020. 

To get ready to watch it, or maybe because of its inspiration on your attitudes, nss magazine compiled a list of the 10 essential movies about Hollywood, from the day it was born to nowadays. Yes, there's Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood by Tarantino, but no, it's not even on the podium.

Sullivan's Travels, by Preston Sturges (1941)

It may be the greatest success of David Lynch, with an extraordinary Naomi Watts (who unfortunately never reached those heights again, despite her incredible talent). In 2016, the film was nominated the greatest movie of the 21st Century from a survey by BBC Culture, listening to the opinion of 177 critics from all over the world.