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  • Hollywood sign is saved at last minute by Hugh Hefner

    04/27/2010 7:53:05 AM PDT · by JoeProBono · 20 replies · 1,030+ views
    bbc ^ | 27 April 2010
    The famous Hollywood sign has been saved from being spoiled by property development by a last-minute donation from Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner. The soft-porn magnate gave $900,000 (£580,000) to the fund which was set up to stop the site being developed. The sign is owned by the city, but the property around it belongs to a group of Chicago-based investors. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger described the news as "the Hollywood ending we hoped for".
  • Review: 'Hollywoodland' Justified Look At Reeves Mystery

    09/09/2006 6:47:13 AM PDT · by Extremely Extreme Extremist · 23 replies · 1,110+ views
    NBC 4 TV LOS ANGELES ^ | 09 SEPTEMBER 2006 | TIM LAMMERS
    If the death of television's iconic Man of Steel George Reeves was indeed the start of "The Superman Curse," then in an odd sort of way, that curse is a blessing for Ben Affleck. Affleck is back in a big way as Reeves in "Hollywoodland," a sharp, sophisticated noir thriller that's easily one of the best films of the year. True, Affleck doesn't play the lead in this fascinating film -- he's third billed behind Adrien Brody and Diane Lane -- but his presence in Superman's famed blue tights gives him enough boost to take him, well, up, up and...