All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Peter Bogdanovich, ranked

Rarely-seen correspondence written by screen legends from the silent era to the golden age to their fellow stars, read by the children of the icons. While each piece reveals a specific moment in time, taken together, the letters convey a bigger picture of Hollywood history.

In Gorham, Kansas, circa 1936, itinerant con man Moses Pray meets nine-year-old Addie Loggins at her mother’s graveside service, where the neighbors suspect he is Addie’s father. One night, Addie and Moze stop at a local carnival, where Moze becomes enthralled with an exotic dancer named Miss Trixie Delight and leaves Addie at a photo booth to have her photograph taken alone.

In 1951 Sonny Crawford and Duane Jackson are high-school seniors and friends in Anarene, Texas, a small declining northern Texas town. She is lonely because her husband is a closeted homosexual. At the Christmas dance Jacy is invited by Lester Marlow to a naked indoor pool party at the home of Bobby Sheen, a wealthy young man who seems to be a better prospect than Duane.

The documentary explores the era of American cinema from the late 1960s to the late 1970s, which is commonly referred to as the ‘New Hollywood’ era. The film delves into the personal and creative struggles of the filmmakers and how they pushed the boundaries of American cinema with their anti-establishment attitudes, revolutionary techniques, and unconventional storytelling.

In 1962 Hitchcock and Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the mise-en-scène in cinema. The film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time. Hitchcock’s incredibly modern art is elucidated and explained by today’s leading filmmakers: Scorsese, David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wes Anderson, James Gray, Olivier Assayas, Richard Linklater, Peter Bogdanovich and Paul Schrader.

Truman Capote, known in New York City society for his wit and fashion flair as much as he is recognized in literary circles, reads a brief article about the murder of a farming family in Holcomb, Kansas. Curious as to how the residents would react to a brutal massacre in their midst, the author and his friend, Nelle Harper Lee, travel to the rural Midwestern town, so Capote can interview people for a magazine article.

When a violent Mafia feud culminates in a shocking spree of murders, the women of the Luciano family decide to take matters into their own hands.

In the 1980s Duane Jackson, who is now in his 40s, is struggling with the challenges of midlife. Duane is dealing with financial troubles, a failing marriage, and the changing dynamics of the small Texas town.