Hollywoodland

Slovenski opis filma:

Ko smrt televizijskega Supermana, Georgea Reevesa (Ben Affleck), razglasijo za samomor, mora zasebni detektiv (Adrien Brody) dokazati, da je bil jekleni mož v resnici žrtev zločina. Film Hollywoodland, ki raziskuje slavo in identiteto, je navdihnila ena najslavnejših hollywoodskih ugank. Režiral ga je Allen Coulter (nominiranec za nagradi emmy in DGA za epizode v serijah Sopranovi in Seks v mestu), kar je njegov prvi film za veliko platno. 16. junij 1959. Blišč Hollywooda začasno zasenči smrt igralca Georgea Reevesa, ki je v televizijski seriji Supermanove pustolovščine igral jeklenega moža. Igralca, ki je umrl v svojem domu, je pokončal en sam strel iz pištole. Reeves (v filmu ga je upodobil oskarjevec Ben Affleck) je za seboj zapustil zaročenko, častihlepno starleto Leonore Lemmon (Robin Tunney), in milijone oboževalcev, ki jih je njegova smrt osupnila. Toda njegova žalujoča mati Helen Bessolo (Lois Smith) je tista, ki ne dovoli, da bi sumljive okoliščine njegove smrti ostale neraziskane. Helen si želi pravice ali vsaj odgovorov. Losangeleška policija zapre primer, toda Helen za 50 dolarjev na dan najame zasebnega detektiva Louisa Sima (oskarjevec Adrien Brody). Simo kmalu ugotovi, da se morda ključ do resnice skriva v strastni ljubezenski aferi, ki jo je imel Reeves s Toni Mannix (nominiranka za oskarja Diane Lane), ženo direktorja MGM-a, Eddia Mannixa (nominiranec za oskarja Bob Hoskins). Toda v Hollywoodu ni lahko najti resnice in pravice. Simo raziskuje nevarne in negotove sledi ter skuša pritisniti na osumljence, pri tem pa tvega lastno glavo. Primer postane bolj oseben, ko detektiv razkrije tudi nepričakovane povezave s svojim življenjem in izve več o samem Reevesu. Za ikono se je skrival zamotan človek, ki je svoje življenje posvetil Hollywoodu.

Originalni opis filma:

Struggling private investigator Louis Simo treats his work more as a means to make a living than a want to do right by what few clients he has. Through connections with the investigation firm for which he used to work, Simo is hired by Helen Bessolo to investigate the death of her son, actor George Reeves. Reeves was best known for his title role in Adventures of Superman (1952), a role which he always despised, in part since it typecast him as a "cartoon", despite it bringing him a certain fame. His June 16, 1959 death by a single gunshot wound while in his bedroom in his Los Angeles home was ruled a suicide by the police, the death which occurred when the house was filled with people. Reeves' story is told in part in flashback as Simo, who is trying to make a name for himself with this case, talks to or tries to talk to some of the players involved, most specifically the wife of MGM General Manager E.J. Mannix, Toni Mannix, with whom Reeves was having a relatively open and gift-lucrative affair (she bought him that house), and Reeves' fiancée at the time of his death, Lenore Lemmon, an aspiring actress who some felt didn't love Reeves (or vice versa). As Simo proceeds with his high-profile investigation, he learns that someone doesn't want him snooping around. Through the process, Simo evaluates his own professional and personal life, the latter of which includes a somewhat strained relationship with his wife and son.