Nickelodeon [Blu-ray]

Before making this tribute to the brilliant, haphazard early days of Hollywood filmmaking, director/screenwriter Peter Bogdanovich interviewed several veteran filmmakers including John Ford, Raoul Walsh, Allan Dwan and Howard Hawks. Their reminiscences, though not enacted literally onscreen, provide Nickelodeon with its soul. The plot tells the story of a lawyer who is roped into becoming a director and an aspiring actor who becomes a star in the early silent era. Despite their early stumbl...