It's a video game by the guy that made Populus, Black and White, Theme Park, etc. In "The Movies," you run a movie studio (hire staff, actors, directors, make movies, etc.).
Redux is better, Richard. I've yet to download your other one.
From the "It's a Small World" files: 36 hours ago I'd never heard of "The Movies". Thursday morning, I happened to listen to Kevin & Bean (who I haven't listened to for about four years now) for 5 minutes, during which they interviewed the creater of "The Movies"...
Amazing what 30 years of film technology will do for you (first one was "shot" in "1942", Rudux in "1971"). Once I hit the '90's, I'll pull a Lucas and turn all the guns into walkie-talkies.