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Hollywoodland (2006)
description written by member Zara:
Based on the events surrounding the mysterious death of George Reeve, the man who played Superman on TV.
| Release Date: | September 8th, 2006 |
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 126 minutes |
| Directed By: |  | Allen Coulter |
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Hollywoodland Movie Review by Tim  (9/26/2007) |
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Favorite movie quotes for : Hollywoodland
Toni Mannix: She's a lesbian, you know.
George Reeves: Who?
Toni Mannix: The one playing Lois.
George Reeves: Phyllis? Is she really?
Toni Mannix: No. She is now, as far as you're concerned.
George Reeves: Well... there it is.
I must embarrassingly say that I never knew of...
(complete Hollywoodland review by Tim)
| Hollywoodland Movie Review by Seth C (9/13/2006) |
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I can't tell you how shocked I was that I enjoyed this film as much as I did. With everything it does - the acting, directing, score, etc. - "Hollywoodland" hits the right notes in making the film to be one of the best films of 2006!
From the opening credits, I was hooked on the film that investigates the death of George...
(complete Hollywoodland review by Seth C)
| Hollywoodland Movie Review by Matthew (9/11/2006) |
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I liked this film. I liked it a lot.
In 1959, actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck), best known for playing "Superman" on television, dies of an apparent suicide. Louis Simo (Adrien Brody), a small time private investigator working thankless marriage infidelity cases, receives a lead and meets with Reeves' estranged mother...
(complete Hollywoodland review by Matthew)
This film was most compelling and would have been more interesting had I cared about the death of George Reeves. As such, it was just a detective show with some really fine acting.
Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting, Gone Baby Gone) really came across as a believable George reeves, based upon the facts about Reeves that I...
(complete Hollywoodland review by Movie Addict)
While not able to necessarily leap over less than stellar rating and reviews in a single bound, I found this film/semi-documentary to be entertaining. There has been speculation and rumor regarding the death of George Reeves for many years and this sheds a lot of light on what has come to be known as "The Superman Curse."...
(complete Hollywoodland review by The Alpha Craig)
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