Harsh criticisms of the movie industry have been produced from within. “The Beta Test”, a new film, nods to works such as “Sunset Boulevard” and “The Player”
making films about the movie industry. In this genre, the peculiarities of Tinseltown are sent up—from the enormous egos of the stars to the preciousness of the screenwriters—but the message is that there really is no business like show business.
That is not to deny the harsh criticisms of the industry produced from within. Billy Wilder’s “Sunset Boulevard” is perhaps the best example: William Holden plays a writer whose association with an aged starlet ends with him face-down in a swimming pool. Humphrey Bogart also took on the role of a storyteller for “In a Lonely Place” . His screenwriter is so jaundiced that, on becoming the suspect in a murder, he seems himself unsure if he is innocent.
“The Beta Test” tells the story of a Hollywood agent, Jordan , whose life, at first, appears as polished as his teeth. He is to be married in six days and is also intent on closing an important deal with a potential client. But things begin to unravel after he accepts a mysterious invitation to an anonymous sexual encounter. The private duplicity is a reflection of his public role, Mr Cummings says, with “the constant doublespeak, the constant lying”.
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