(DIS)Tasteful Appearances

Robert Benton's elegiacal neo-noir showcases both his stellar cast of aging movie stars, Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon and James Garner as well as the modernist architecture they inhabit in order to highlight Benson's vision of a decaying, ruthless Hollywood wrapped up in facades of elegance and grace.

Keywords: Art Deco houses in L.A. ; Frank Lloyd Wright ; John Lautner's modernist George Jacobsen House near Mulholland Drive ; Modernist architecture, Hollywood decay ; of Los Angeles’ skyline ; Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Multiview Drive ; Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon and James Garner, Robert Benton ; The Dolores Del Rio House, the Arch Oboler Home, the George Jacobsen House ; TWILIGHT (1998)