Moguls and Movie Stars

In 1888, a new art form was born: movies. Come watch the documentary series, Moguls and Movie Stars, which traces the evolution of movies through interviews, archival footage, and expert commentaries. We begin with Peepshow Pioneers, as Edison and France’s Lumiere brothers invent and perfect machines that created photographs that moved. The following week, The Birth of Hollywood traces the creation of full-length movies, produced by the first movie studios, with men and women who became Hollywood stars.

Lynda Tisdell, a former high school English teacher, saw Peter Pan at the age of six and has never forgotten it. Passionate about movies, she has studied them, endlessly discussed them, and dreamed about them. She has previously taught many great movie courses, recently “Broadway and Hollywood: Backstage Stories,” “Great Movies: Courage,” “Great Movies: Children and Their Families,” as well as many others.