1. L.A. Confidential (film) - Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki
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L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American crime film directed, produced and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same name, the third book in his L.A. Quartet series. The film tells the story of a group of LAPD officers in 1953, and the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity. The title refers to the 1950s scandal magazine Confidential, portrayed in the film as Hush-Hush. At the time, actors Guy Pearce
2. 25 interesting facts about L.A. Confidential - All The Right Movies
Aug 7, 2022 · L.A. Confidential is a modern crime movie classic directed by Curtis Hanson. We've got the making of story with 25 LA Confidential facts.
L.A. Confidential is a modern crime movie classic directed by Curtis Hanson. We've got the making of story with 25 LA Confidential facts
3. 'L.A. Confidential' retrospective: At 25, still the best neo-noir film of the ...
Sep 12, 2022 · L.A. Confidential was certainly a success, it made a significant profit at the box office, was nominated for nine Oscars, winning two, and ...
'L.A. Confidential' retrospective: At 25, still the best neo-noir film of the latter 20th century
4. L.A. Confidential | Rotten Tomatoes
L.A. Confidential Pictures · 165 Reviews · Curtis Hanson
Three policemen, each with his own motives and obsessions, tackle the corruption surrounding an unsolved murder at a downtown Los Angeles coffee shop in the early 1950s. Detective Lieutenant Exley (Guy Pearce), the son of a murdered detective, is out to avenge his father's killing. The ex-partner of Officer White (Russell Crowe), implicated in a scandal rooted out by Exley, was one of the victims. Sergeant Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) feeds classified information to a tabloid magnate (Danny DeVito).
5. LA Confidential (1997), anyone else think it's overrated? - the DataLounge
May 20, 2024 · I don't think it's overrated. I think the romance plot between Russell Crowe and Kim Basinger is boring, even though they were both very good individually.
I decided to rewatch LA Confidential after many years and I found myself unimpressed and even bored throughout most of it. Toxic Masculinity but in the 50s, zzz. This film doesn’t hold a candle to ...
6. L.A. Confidential (1997) - Penny Can
Jun 9, 2012 · Who would have ever guessed that all you needed was a kick-ass story, a smart script, a director that knows his s h i t , a few name actors ...
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7. L.A. Confidential (1997) - A Fistful-of-Leone!
Apr 15, 2012 · A plus is that the film even incorporates more actual 50's LA ... is Bud White and Exley saying they will take him down. But that doesn't ...
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8. L.A. Confidential | film by Hanson [1997] - Britannica
Sep 6, 2024 · …in the 1950s crime drama L.A. Confidential (1997) did Crowe's gift for complex performance combine with a well-written story line to help ...
Other articles where L.A. Confidential is discussed: film noir: The legacy of film noir: …the genre are Curtis Hanson’s L.A. Confidential (1997), a bleak story of corrupt cops, and Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), a similarly dark story inspired by the crime novels of James M. Cain. Both films are presented in classic film noir style, the latter in…
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9. The Sunny, Seedy '50's Underbelly of Curtis Hanson's 'L.A. Confidential'
For Hanson also, L.A. Confidential was a big deal, “that one project where I've been able to cash in the chips I've earned from being lucky enough to have had a ...
L.A. Confidential poster art by Vlad Rodriguez By Tim Pelan I came to it because of Ellroy. When I read 'L.A. Confidential,' I just got hooked on the characters, got caught up emotionally in their individual struggles with their personal demons. I wanted to capture that in a movie. Also, I found that
10. L.A. Confidential | Reelviews Movie Reviews
It takes L.A. Confidential nearly two and one-half hours to spin its tale, but the time passes remarkably quickly. There's hardly a wasted moment in the entire ...
See AlsoWhat Age Is Gosick W ForCrooked cops. The mystery and allure of Hollywood in the '50s. Death, double-crossing, and secret alliances. Paparazzi waiting to get that one breakthrough picture. These are just some of the elements that make Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential ...
11. RETRO REVIEW: “L.A. Confidential” (1997) | - Keith & the Movies
Mar 8, 2023 · It's tough being a fan of film noir in 2023 – a time when the genre (that's not exactly a genre) has all but dried up. The influence of film ...
It’s tough being a fan of film noir in 2023 – a time when the genre (that’s not exactly a genre) has all but dried up. The influence of film noir is still seen and felt in some movies today. …
12. Tonight's Movie: L.A. Confidential (1997) at the Noir City Film Festival
Apr 15, 2018 · The screenplay by Brian Helgeland and director Curtis Hanson, based on Ellroy's book, had the feel of a sprawling, meaty novel, with various ...
13. L.A. Confidential | Encyclopedia.com
Released May 14, 1997, France (Cannes Film Festival), September 5, 1997, Canada (Toronto Film Festival), September 19, 1997, U.S.A. Filmed in Hollywood, West ...
L.A. CONFIDENTIALUSA, 1997 Director: Curtis Hanson Source for information on L.A. Confidential: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers dictionary.
14. LA Confidential (1997) - Apocalypse Later Film Reviews
Apr 21, 2010 · It's a period piece, a 1997 film noir based in the 1950s and sourced from the novel by James Ellroy, who is something of a fascinating character ...
Director: Curtis Hanson Stars: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger and Danny DeVito
15. How Did This 27-Year-Old Thriller Get Declared The Best Movie Ever By ...
May 6, 2024 · Of all the movies that might have won it, it's 1997's crime noir thriller L.A. Confidential that took the top spot. On the surface, this is an ...
Does it deserve the top spot?
16. The Flipside of the Postcard: 'L.A. Confidential' (1997) | Fever Dreams
Jan 22, 2019 · Although we call it a neo-noir, the film's director Curtis Hanson always said he was not thinking homage when he made L.A. Confidential ...
Although we call it a neo-noir, the film’s director Curtis Hanson always said he was not thinking homage when he made L.A. Confidential —…
17. L.A. Confidential (1997) | The Film Spectrum
Jan 4, 2014 · Or, perhaps it's because director Curtis Hanson, former editor of Cinema magazine, had directed his first major film, The Bedroom Window (1987), ...
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18. Wrap Shot: L.A. Confidential
May 3, 2018 · In the production still below, Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC takes five while filming the period crime film L.A. Confidential (1997), ...
Looking back at the expert cinematography by Dante Spinnoti, ASC, AIC in this hard-boiled yet contemporary take on film noir.
19. 'L.A. Confidential' (1997) revisited - We Are Cult
Sep 19, 2019 · More videos on YouTube ... Curtis Hanson's 1997 neo-noir L.A. Confidential is a brilliant film. It pays respect to an entire genre while ...
❉ Nick Clement on Curtis Hanson’s neo-noir, first released on this day in 1997.
