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Best films to depict the dark side of Hollywood?

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Best films to depict the dark side of Hollywood?

i'd say:

Day of the Locust
Chinatown
Mulholland Drive
Sunset Boulevard
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Great selections (especially Sunset Blvd., Mulholland Dr., and Inland Empire). I would like to add:

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I believe the film-within-a-film in 8mm was actually an indie, and not a Hollywood studio production.
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Are there films that depict the happy side of Hollywood?
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Thought this was about the "best" films? Terrible movie, but I loved the cinematorgraphy.
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Originally Posted by Double_Oh_7
Are there films that depict the happy side of Hollywood?
Though not a movie but definitely Entourage
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