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| Playing Superman on TV brought aspiring film actor George Reeves stardom, but it also held him back as far as more serious acting roles went. When a 45-year-old Reeves was found dead in his home in 1959, his death was ruled a suicide, and attributed to this B-level frustration. The result of a single bullet wound, Reeves's death caused controversy in and around Hollywood, where popular theories related his death to either his starlet fianci, Leonore Lemmon (Robin Tunney), or his famously ongoing and unique relationship with Toni Mannix (a fabulous Diane Lane), the wife of mob-connected MGM head Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins). <br> <br> HOLLYWOODLAND explores Reeves's life and tragic end from the perspective of Louis Simo (Adrien Brody), a private investigator hired by Reeves's mother shortly after his death. Cutting back and forth between scenes of Reeves's life and Simo's detective work, the film draws parallels between two men kept from appreciating the present by dreams of future grandeur. Ben Affleck re... |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Directors: |
Alan Coulter |
| Actors: |
Bob Hoskins · Diane Lane · Kathleen Robertson · Molly Parker · Robin Tunney |
| Stars: |
Adrien Brody · Ben Affleck |
| UPC: |
025192027949, 025192884627, 025193008121 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 7min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: Includes PUBLIC ENEMIES Sneak Peek for Mobile |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense |
| Release Date: |
2006 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Paul Bernbaum |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/01/2007, p.141, Damon Wise): 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's an interesting transition that's being made here, as though it's not just Reeves dying but old Hollywood itself.", (03/01/2007, p.93, Nikki Baughan): 4 stars out of 5 -- "Affleck gives a career best performance as the troubled Reeves, and all involved beautifully immerse themselves in the period.", (09/01/2006, p.101, Stephen Farber): "Affleck must intuitively understand Reeves' hunger for respect, and he is moving in the role. Bob Hoskins brings raffish charm as well as vulgarity to his portrait of MGM kingpin Eddie Mannix.", (09/01/2006, p.34, Glenn Kenny): 3 stars out of 4 -- "Affleck is superb....Lane, as always, excels with both sexiness and scournfulness...", (09/08/2006, p.E1-E16, Manohla Dargis): "[The filmmakers] want to bend Mr. Reeve's biography as an actor-cum-gigolo into a tragedy, and Mr. Affleck is more than up to the task.", (09/15/2006, p.51, Lisa Schwarzbaum): "[N]o false refinement obscures the gusto with which the cast chomp down on their tasty roles: Brody slithering and prowling, Diane Lane willing her sensual beauty to weariness...[and] Bob Hoskins snarling and potent as her husband..." -- Grade: B+, (09/21/2006, p.97, Peter Travers): 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] steadily engrossing movie that sees Reeves as human and treats his life and death with intelligence and compassion.", (10/01/2006, p.40, Jordan Reed): 3 stars out of 5 -- "HOLLYWOODLAND looks great....A cold look at the entertainment industry's obsession with youth...", (12/01/2006, 34, Neil Smith): 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's the plot strand which features Hoskins that provides Affleck's biggest competition in the thesping stakes. It comes in the form of the fabulous Diane Lane...", (12/01/2006, p.59, Andrew O'Hehir): "To the extent that HOLLYWOODLAND captures the last years of this showbiz dinosaur, without condescension or sentimentality, it succeeds wonderfully." |
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