HOLLYWOODLAND is a 2006 American biographical docudrama film directed by Allen Coulter in his feature directorial debut. The film documents a fictional account of the investigation surrounding the death of actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck), the star of the 1950s television series Adventures of Superman. Adrien Brody plays Louis Simo, a fictional down-on-his-luck private investigator on the case, as he questions Toni Mannix (Diane Lane), who was involved in a long romantic relationship with Reeves and was the wife of MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins). Reeves had ended the affair and had become engaged to a younger woman, aspiring actress Leonore Lemmon (Robin Tunney).
The establishing shot of the Daily Planet Building in the first season of the "Adventures of Superman" was the E. Clem Wilson Building in Los Angeles, California (above), at 5225 Wilshire Boulevard. The angle of the stock pan-down shot of the Wilson building tended to make it look taller than its 10 or 12 stories. From the second season onward, stock shots of the 32-story Los Angeles City Hall (below) were used as the Daily Planet building.
Adventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show is the first television series to feature Superman and began filming in 1951 in California. Sponsored by cereal manufacturer Kellogg's, the syndicated show's first, and last, air dates are disputed but generally accepted as September 19, 1952 and April 28, 1958. The show's first two seasons (episodes 1–52, 26 titles per season) were filmed in black-and-white; seasons three through six (episodes 53–104, 13 titles per season) were filmed in color but originally telecast monochromatically both on the ABC network and in first-run syndication. Television viewers would not see Superman in color until the series was syndicated to local stations in 1965.
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George Reeves plays Clark Kent/Superman with Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen, John Hamilton as Perry White, and Robert Shayne as Inspector Henderson. Phyllis Coates plays Lois Lane in the first season with Noel Neill stepping into the role in the second season (1953). Stories follow Superman as he battles crooks, gangsters, and other villains in the fictional city of Metropolis while masquerading "off-duty" as Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent. Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, Clark's colleagues at the office, often find themselves in dangerous situations which can only be resolved with Superman's timely intervention.
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Adventures of Superman generally employed visual effects advanced for television of the period, and, while the show won no major awards, it was popular with its audience and remains popular today. Its opening theme is known as The Superman March. In 1976, the book Superman: From Serial to Cereal was published, and, in 1987, selected episodes of the show were released to video. In 2006, the series became available in its entirety on DVD and reruns of the show still hold a place on television programming schedules. In 2006, HOLLYWOODLAND, a film dramatizing the show's production and the death of its star, George Reeves, was released.
Stopped by Westwood Village Cemetery this afternoon and found them digging up Ray Bradbury's grave. The garden area where Ray will be buried and where his wife lies at rest is inaccessible to motorized equipment, so the grave has to be dug up by hand and shovel.
So, I'm sitting at my desk on Sunday watching HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962) with the commentary track playing and I hear the horrible sound of metal smashing into metal. I look outside to see a car crashed nearly head on with a Metro bus.
No one appeared to be hurt. No paramedics, just police, firemen, and a tow truck.
Before his death, author Henry Miller (1891-1980) filmed with Warren Beatty for his film REDS (1981). He spoke of his remembrances of John Reed and Louise Bryant as part of a series of "witnesses." The film was released eighteen months after Miller's death.
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