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Hollywood – The Dark Side – Death and Scandal is directed
by Marino Amoruso. Actors covered in the documentary include
James Dean, Sal Mineo, Natalie Wood, Bob Crane, and George
Reeves. ***
Hollywood – The Dark Side – Death and Scandal is a
documentary that focuses on numerous tragic deaths and notorious
scandals that have plagued Hollywood actors over the years.
Amongst the actors whose careers are covered in the documentary
include James Dean, who died tragically young after starting
a promising film career, and the ill-fated Superman actor
George Reeves. ***
All in all, there is a lot of ground covered in this
relatively-short documentary (it clocks in at just over
an hour.) Numerous individuals of Ho llywood’s classic ages
are covered here, and there is a wealth of information on
these people and the deaths and scandals that plagued their
lives. Admittedly, due to its short run time and sheer amount
of stars covered, it isn’t able to go too terribly in-depth
on any one particular case. That said, if you’ve ever extensively
studied the careers of these stars, you probably won’t learn
anything new here. That said, though, this is a good documentary
and it brings all of this information together in one handy
source. ---
Image and Sound:
As a documentary, this feature consists largely of
archival footage, so the image and sound quality throughout
differs greatly, based on a variety of factors. That said,
everything on this disc looks and sounds pretty good, especially
considering the age of some of the material in question.
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There are no direct “bonus features” on this disc, however
a bonus episode of the series is included, which covers
rock and roll deaths. A nice extra feature, though I wish
there had been more bonus content on the disc. ---
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