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"I can see the pieces. How they should fit. How I want them to fit."

The final moments in the life of actor George Reeves (renowned for playing Superman/Clark Kent in the '50s TV show The Adventures of Superman) remains one of the most enduring mysteries surrounding a celebrity death in Hollywood history. 2006's Hollywoodland is a fictionalised account of the investigation of Reeves... read more

Hollywoodland doesn't quite live up to it's ambition. I really dug the structure, the way it flashes back and forth from post to pre-murder, and the performances are fine, particularly from the supporting cast. Robin Tunney especially stood out for me. Affleck I felt nailed his role, more-so than Brody who I never fully bought. It seemed to me that the film-makers were trying to give us another Ch... read more

It has been a while since I wanted to check this flick and I was really glad when I finally had the opportunity. Unfortunately,  to be honest, the whole thing turned out to actually slightly disappointing. Still, it doesn't mean the movie wasn't any good. Indeed, they gave us a pretty good cast, I really liked the directing, the set-dressing and the costumes and they managed very well to give a g... read more

Description: An exploration of fame and identity, inspired by one of Hollywood's most infamous real-life mysteries. June 16, 1959. The glamour of Tinseltown permanently fades for actor George Reeves, the heroic Man of Steel on TV's Adventures of Superman, as the actor dies in his Hollywood Hills home. Felled by a single gunshot wound, Reeves leaves behind a fiancée - aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon - and millions of fans who are shocked by his death. But it is his grieving mother, Helen Bessolo, who will not let the questionable circumstances surrounding his demise go unaddressed. Helen seeks justice, or at least answers. The Los Angeles Po An exploration of fame and identity, inspired by one of Hollywood's most infamous real-life mysteries. June 16, 1959. The glamour of Tinseltown permanently fades for actor George Reeves, the heroic Man of Steel on TV's Adventures of Superman, as the actor dies in his Hollywood Hills home. Felled by a single gunshot wound, Reeves leaves behind a fiancée - aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon - and millions of fans who are shocked by his death. But it is his grieving mother, Helen Bessolo, who will not let the questionable circumstances surrounding his demise go unaddressed. Helen seeks justice, or at least answers. The Los Angeles Police Department closes the case, but Helen hires - for $50 a day - private detective Louis Simo. Simo soon ascertains that the torrid affair Reeves had with Toni Mannix, the wife of MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix, might hold the key to the truth. But truth and justice are not so easily found in Hollywood. Simo pursues dangerous and elusive leads in both high and low places and, in trying to turn up the heat, risks getting burned. The detective also uncovers unexpected connections to his own life as the case turns more personal and he learns more about Reeves himself. Behind the icon was a complex man who gave his life to Hollywood in more ways than one. ... (more) (less)