The Mysterious Lighting of the Hollywood Sign: The Plot Thickens
Last week's two-night illumination of the Sign now has two possible explanations:
http://laist.com/2013/08/24/hollywood_sign_lighting_mystery_sol.php
Though a fan of run-and-gun filming, I can't imagine summoning the nerve to aim huge lights on the Hollywood Sign--after all, it's not the kind of thing that would go unnoticed. If Cronenberg were the director it would be even more interesting, since he would have the budget for a permit. It's most likely that the filmmaker, whichever he is, figured his application would be turned down and decided to go for it.
In reading the account, I realize I know not only the A-frame house in question but its former owner, Nick Roth, as well as the jogger, Adam Boardman. All of which proves that Beachwood Canyon is a Mayberry in the metropolitan sprawl of Los Angeles.