Hollywoodland [P&S]

"L.A. Confidential" meets "Chinatown" in this involving and masterfully realized crime thriller. Adrien Brody gives a compelling performance as a glory-seeking gumshoe hired to investigate the suspicious 1959 death of actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck), who played Superman on TV. His probe turns up some big names who will do anything to stay out of the tawdry Tinseltown case. Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins, Joe Spano, Lois Smith, Robin Tunney, Ted Atherton. Directed by Allen Coulter.