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The Black Dahlia: Re-Creating Hollywoodland

September 9, 2012November 1, 2019 - by Movies Central

Ellroy best describes the dark side of Los Angeles as “crime and sex and outré pathology.” To capture that look for The Black Dahlia, in April 2005, the production team traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, to re-create Hollywood of 1947. Linson shares, “It was great to have a production crew who maintains the control of duplicating Hollywood. You actually see the Hollywood Hills, but they’re really the hills of Sofia.”

The Black Dahlia: Evocative Creations of Composer

September 9, 2012November 1, 2019 - by Movies Central

Period-appropriate music was just as vital to De Palma as location or costume choices. From the trumpets that bump in the first time Bucky and Madeleine make love to the …

Hilary Swank on how it feels to win an Oscar, or two

November 2, 2010November 1, 2019 - by Movies Central

Hilary Swank is a two-time Academy Award winner and she says she’s still trying to digest the fact that she’s been given those Hollywood honors. She’s had the pleasure of working with some of the biggest names in the industry, and appreciates all the opportunities she’s been given — especially Clint Eastwood handing her the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby role.