Hollywoodland

The mysterious and unexpected death of an iconic Hollywood star may be just the tip of an iceberg of scandal in this show biz drama based on a true story. George Reeves (played by Ben Affleck) was a journeyman actor who had played a small role in Gone With The Wind and appeared on screen with the ...more

Hollywoodland is a better film than the misbegotten mess known as The Black Dahlia, which was linked to Hollywoodland by similar themes (a mysterious death/murder in period Tinseltown) and release dates (a week apart in September 2006). The margin of its superiority, however, is not what one would hope. While The Black Dahlia goes off the rails, as Brian de Palma is plenty capable of doing, in its examination of the Elizabeth Short case, Hollywoodland is just plain boring while determining why, ...more