Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Hollywoodland (2006)

Based on a real event, the death of a minor actor in 1959 by gunshot, the film shows an investigation and some hypotheses.

Entertaining and informative about the film and TV world of the 50's, but way too long and unfocused -- why all the subplots about the fictional detective if he should be just a plot device to allow the film to show all the possibilities without committing to just one? Note: there is no evidence (and all the people involved denied the event) that any of Reeves' footage in From Here to Eternity was cut, as is depicted here.

Rating: 57

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