The objective of the course will be to introduce students to the history of Hollywood film production, and to a number of key issues relevant to a study of the subject. Topics covered will include the development of the studio system, relationship to society, the star system, major genres, as well as key films and key directors. While the first part of the course will focus on the classical Hollywood, the second part will address aspects of the post-classical Hollywood, ranging from the influence of the counterculture to the adoption of new marketing strategies, to the rise of the Indiewood, and to the digitization of cinema.