Hollywoodland Details

Hollywoodland

HOLLYWOODLAND explores Reeves's life and tragic end from the perspective of Louis Simo (Adrien Brody), a private investigator hired by Reeves's mother shortly after his death. Cutting back and forth between scenes of Reeves's life and Simo's detective work, the film draws parallels between two men kept from appreciating the present by dreams of future grandeur. Ben Affleck returns to form as Reeves, a man whose hindering celebrity status may have reminded the actor of his own: despite breaking onto the scene with an Academy Award for writing GOOD WILL HUNTING in 1997, Affleck's career was at one point overshadowed by a romance as familiar to the public as Superman's cape. With close attention to detail, first-time director Allen Coulter creates two distinct worlds specific to their time, Simo's noir-ish and seedy L.A. forming a bleak contrast to the glamorous, formal Tinseltown Reeves so longed to be embraced by. An accomplished act for a first time director, HOLLYWOODLAND offers viewers a believable look into Hollywood's most glamorous bygone era. Strong performances and stylish filmmaking help fuel a mystery without a solution.

Starring	Molly Parker, Ben Affleck, Kathleen Robertson, Adrien Brody, Robin Tunney, Diane Lane
Director	Allen Coulter
Studio	WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 1 min Blu-ray: 2 hrs 2 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	English
Released	DVD: 19 Mar 2007 Blu-ray: 19 Mar 2007 Production year: 2006
Format	DVD