Opening September 8th:

Hollywoodland
Grade: B+

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a mystery of superhero proportions!
In 1959, Superman actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck) was found dead in his Hollywood home. Veteran Sopranos director Allen Coulter does his damndest to prove that it was actually a murder engineered by the bigwig husband (Bob Hoskins) of Reeves' lover (Diane Lane in an elegant and seductive performance). The story of Reeves' life and death unfolds in flashbacks, with Adrien Brody looking as angst-ridden as ever as the private investigator who's trying to crack the case.
Hollywoodland doesn't hold a candle to L.A. Confidential, the film that set the gold standard for menacing Tinseltown film noir. But the extremely stylish production sucks you in even when story lags. Thankfully, Affleck is slightly less wooden than usual, and Robin Tunney (Cherish) is deliciously nasty as the deadliest femme fatale in Reeves' path.