Jun 26th
L.A. Confidential**
(US 1997)
In the 1950s detectives uncover corruption in high places after a mass murder in a Los Angeles restaurant.
Complex multi-character police thriller, resolving most of its plot twists through violent action and a disappointing shoot-out climax, but much of what has gone before is stylishly and atmospherically done, with strong elements of homage to Chinatown, with some emerging Australian actors also getting their first major showcase.
Written by: Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson, from the novel by James Ellroy.
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, Michael Nathanson.
Director: Curtis Hanson.
Starring: Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Kim Basinger, Danny De Vito, Ron Rifkin, Graham Beckel.
Photography: Dante Spinotti.
Music: Jerry Goldsmith.
L.A. Confidential**
(US 1997)
In the 1950s detectives uncover corruption in high places after a mass murder in a Los Angeles restaurant.
Complex multi-character police thriller, resolving most of its plot twists through violent action and a disappointing shoot-out climax, but much of what has gone before is stylishly and atmospherically done, with strong elements of homage to Chinatown, with some emerging Australian actors also getting their first major showcase.
Written by: Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson, from the novel by James Ellroy.
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, Michael Nathanson.
Director: Curtis Hanson.
Starring: Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Kim Basinger, Danny De Vito, Ron Rifkin, Graham Beckel.
Photography: Dante Spinotti.
Music: Jerry Goldsmith.
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