Hooray for Hollywood: A history of the cinema
by Barbara Spindel
Jan 17, 2023
2 minutes
Director Frank Capra, speaking of the epicenter of the American film industry, once said, “Most people think about Hollywood as a fixed place, one thing, never changing from its beginning to now. Just, you know, ‘Hollywood.’”
The massive “Hollywood: The Oral History” will disabuse anyone of that notion. Capra, who helmed classics including “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” is
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