Hollywoodland
(DVD)
Contributors
Freeman, Jonathan, director of photography.
Berenbaum, Michael, editor.
Zarvos, Marcelo, composer.
Coulter, Allen, film director.
Bernbaum, Paul, 1957- screenwriter.
Berenbaum, Michael, editor.
Zarvos, Marcelo, composer.
Coulter, Allen, film director.
Bernbaum, Paul, 1957- screenwriter.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Focus Features ;, 2007.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen [ed.]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Southside - Media
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Focus Features ;, 2007.
Edition
Widescreen [ed.]
Language
English
UPC
025192884627
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
General Note
Special features: Feature commentary with director Allen Coulter [audio feature]; Re-creating old Hollywood [featurette] (7 min.); Behind the headlines [featurette] (8 min.); Hollywood then and now [featurette] (8 min.); Deleted scenes (5 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jonathan Freeman ; editor, Michael Berenbaum ; music by Marcelo Zarvos ; production designer, Leslie McDonald ; costume designer, Julie Weiss.
Participants/Performers
Adrien Brody (Louis Simo), Diane Lane (Toni Mannix), Ben Affleck (George Reeves), Bob Hoskins (Edgar Mannix), Lois Smith (Helen Bessolo), Robin Tunney (Leonore Lemmon), Jeffrey DeMunn (Art Weissman).
Description
On June 16, 1959, police detectives arrive at a Benedict Canyon home to find Superman dead, felled by a single gunshot to the head. LAPD calls it suicide, but Reeves' grieving mother, Helen Bessolo, isn't so sure. She hires private detective Louis Simo to validate her suspicions, centered on George's fiancée, aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon. Simo turns up suspects 2 and 3: Toni Mannix, aging trophy wife to MGM honcho Eddie Mannix, a tough little man with long-standing mob ties. George had been Toni's consort for years, and their breakup seriously wounded her. George Reeves wanted Clark Gable's career and instead got television stardom, becoming the idol of millions of children. Was he murdered, or just a victim of the sensitivities and insecurities of an actor who was never talented enough to be taken seriously?
System Details
DVD format; region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; anamorphic widescreen, presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Language
In English or dubbed Français; optional subtitles in English SDH, Español, or Français.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Actors -- United States -- Drama.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Drama.
Motion picture industry -- Drama.
Murder -- California -- Drama.
Reeves, George, -- 1914-1959 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Drama.
Motion picture industry -- Drama.
Murder -- California -- Drama.
Reeves, George, -- 1914-1959 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Actores -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro.
Biographical -- Feature.
Biographical films.
Crime -- Feature.
Delitos -- California -- Los Ángeles -- Teatro.
Feature films.
Features.
Historical -- Feature.
Historical films.
Mystery -- Feature.
Mystery films.
Suspense films.
Thriller -- Feature.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Biographical -- Feature.
Biographical films.
Crime -- Feature.
Delitos -- California -- Los Ángeles -- Teatro.
Feature films.
Features.
Historical -- Feature.
Historical films.
Mystery -- Feature.
Mystery films.
Suspense films.
Thriller -- Feature.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.