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Hollywoodland (2006) 6.5
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Reviews: 284 user | 213 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, TV's Superman. Director:Allen CoulterWriter:Paul Bernbaum |
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Struggling private investigator Louis Simo treats his work more as a means to make a living than a want to do right by what few clients he has. Through connections with the investigation firm for which he used to work, Simo is hired by Helen Bessolo to investigate the death of her son, actor George Reeves. Reeves was best known for his title role in Adventures of Superman, a role which he always despised, in part since it typecast him as a "cartoon", despite it bringing him a certain fame. His June 16, 1959 death by a single gunshot wound while in his bedroom in his Los Angeles home was ruled a suicide by the police, the death which occurred when the house was filled with people. Reeves' story is told in part in flashback as Simo, who is trying to make a name for himself with this case, talks to or tries to talk to some of the players involved, most specifically the wife of MGM General Manager E.J. Mannix, Toni Mannix, with who Reeves was having a relatively open and gift-lucrative ... Written by Huggo
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Based on the true story of Hollywood's most notorious unsolved mystery See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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8 September 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Truth, Justice, and the American Way See more »Filming Locations:
City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
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£65,735 (UK) (24 November 2006)Gross:
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Written by Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
Performed by Arturo O'Farrill and The Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
Produced by Arturo O'Farrill
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Joaquin Phoenix auditioned for the role of Louis Simo, but Adrien Brody got it. This is the second time the two have auditioned for the same role. In The Village, both men auditioned for the role of Lucius Hunt, with Phoenix getting the role. See more »Goofs
The elevators in the hotel lobby have LED displays above the doors (to show the floor number). These were not developed commercially until the mid-1960s and did not become common until well after that. See more »Soundtracks
"At Last"Written by Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
Performed by Arturo O'Farrill and The Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
Produced by Arturo O'Farrill
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"Hollywoodland" intercuts a biopic of the last eight years in the life of actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck) with an investigation by scummy private eye Louis Simo (Adrien Brody) into the circumstances of Reeves' death. (He allegedly shot himself in his upstairs bedroom while his friends were having a party downstairs.) Though a bit draggy in spots and afflicted with the overall brown look all too common in films set in the recent past, "Hollywoodland" not only flawlessly evokes the 1950's visually but tells a compelling neo-noir tale about ambition, greed, sex and the lure of stardom. It's a film for those who liked "Chinatown" and "L.A. Confidential" but I thought it was better than either of those because it wasn't quite as relentlessly cynical and despairing. Bob Hoskins is superb as MGM second-in-command Eddie Mannix (explaining how he fits into this tale is impossible without involving a spoiler), Adrien Brody proves that there IS life for him after "The Pianist," and Ben Affleck - well, nobody had to direct him in how to play a star on the skids these days!