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L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American neo-noir 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, the third book in his L.A. Quartet series.
L.A. Confidential (1990) is a neo-noir novel by American writer James Ellroy, the third of his L.A. Quartet series. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is dedicated to Mary Doherty Ellroy. The epigraph is "A glory that costs everything and means nothing"— Steve Erickson .
Hanson was born in Reno, Nevada, and grew up in Los Angeles. [1] He was the son of Beverly June Curtis, a real estate agent, and Wilbur Hale "Bill" Hanson, a teacher. [2] [3] [4] Hanson dropped out of high school, finding work as a freelance photographer and editor for Cinema magazine.
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Another script, Highway to Hell, earned Helgeland $275,000 and got a film release in 1992. [7] In 1990, Helgeland and Manny Coto sold a script, The Ticking Man, for $1 million, but the film was never made. [8] In 1998, Helgeland won both an Academy Award (for Best Adapted Screenplay with L.A. Confidential) and a Razzie (for The Postman) the
Appearance: L.A. Confidential (film) "Rollo Tomasi" is the made up name of the unknown purse snatcher who killed Ed Exley's father, Preston Exley in the film version of L.A. Confidential. In the novel for L.A. Confidential, the unknown purse snatcher kills Edmund's brother, Thomas Exley, and is not given a made-up name. The name was created and ...
What's with "L. A. Confidential"? The book cover and film title clearly list the name "L.A." without a space, as is the proper way of representing the city nickname. --Chancemichaels 20:18, 4 July 2007 (UTC)Chancemichaels . Agreed. The title is what the title is, and that trumps the naming conventions. I've moved both book and film articles back.--
Runner-up: Kevin Spacey – L.A. Confidential; Best Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights; Runner-up: Gloria Stuart – Titanic; Best Screenplay: Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland – L.A. Confidential; Runner-up: Kevin Smith – Chasing Amy; Best Cinematography: Dante Spinotti – L.A. Confidential; Runner-up: Paul Sarossy ...