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Hollywoodland   2006         R, 126 min. Genre: Drama Director: Allen Coulter   Cast: Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Robin Tunney, Bob Hoskins, Lois Smith, Molly Parker, Ted Atherton, David J. MacNeil, Dash Mihok, Kevin Hare, Kathleen Robertson, Joe Spano, Jeffrey DeMunn   Based on events following the death under questionable circumstances of George Reeves (Ben Affleck) who had played Superman on the popular TV show, this film shows how Reeves' mother Helen Bessolo (Lois Smith) hires private detective Louis Simo (Adrien Brody) to uncover the facts surrounding her son's death. Suspects rise to the fore. Toni Mannix (Diane Lane) heads the list as the lover Reeves dumped after a 10-year affair, and her husband, MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins), is also in the running—along with Reeves' new fiancee Leonore (Robin Tunny). The film goes back and forth between scenes of Simo's investigation and past events in Reeves' life showing just what a complex person he was. Cast Adrien Brody Louis Simo Diane Lane Toni Mannix Ben Affleck George Reeves Robin Tunney Leonore Lemmon Bob Hoskins Eddie Mannix Lois Smith Helen Bessolo Molly Parker Laurie Simo Ted Atherton Detective Doug Johnson David J. MacNeil Officer Daniel Korby Dash Mihok Sergeant Jack Paterson Kevin Hare Robert Condon Kathleen Robertson Carol Van Ronkel Joe Spano Howard Strickling Jeffrey DeMunn Art Weissman