In a message dated 9/17/06 9:48:41 AM,
tieresias@worldnet.att.net writes:
> And in the end, that's what really made this movie
for me. I came away
> from it with the right combination of questions
answered and unanswered, and
> I've been mulling it over in the two days since I
went to see it, and have
> become even more convinced that in this age of
hit-you-over-the-head
> entertainment, HOLLYWOODLAND is a skilled,
ultimately satisfying, vehicle for the sort of
> cautionary tale about Southern California in
general, and the entertaiment
> world (and the excesses of fame) in particular, that
Chandler's THE LONG
> GOODBYE was when it was first published during the
mid-fifties.
>
> And it doesn't have to hit you in the face with a
chain to do it.
>
I couldn't say it better myself. and certainly didn't. agree
on all points, Brian. a fine review
John Lau
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