Dramas, Detectives, Prostitution, Murder, Cops, Film Noir, Blackmail, Recommended, Big City, Corruption, Theatrical Release, Essential Cinema
Description
Director Curtis Hanson captures the duality of 1950s Los Angeles in this striking film noir adaptation of James Ellroy's novel. The City of Angels might be sunny, inviting, and glamorous to the rest of the world, but it's also filled with corrupt cops, elegant hookers, murder cover-ups, and manipulative paparazzi, all of which are just the tip of the iceberg. It's impossible to know exactly who's trustworthy and who's not as three detectives (Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, and Guy Pearce) each use their own tactics to investigate a coffee-shop massacre.
The script by Hanson and Brian Helgeland maintains the fragile framework of human relationships developed in the novel, while 45 different shooting locations give the film a solidly unique tone and feeling of integrity, immersing the viewer in 1950s Los Angeles. The entire cast is first-rate, with compelling performances from Spacey, Crowe, Pearce, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito, Kim Basinger, and David Strathairn.
DVD Features
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Full Frame - 1.33 Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, German, Italian, Spanish Dolby TrueHD 5.1 - English Subtitles - Chinese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary Additional Material: 1. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL TV Series Plot Interviews: Cast & Creator Featurette: 1. Making Of L.A. CONFIDENTIAL 2. Sunlight And Shadows: The Visual Style Of L.A. Confidential Interactive Features: The L.A. Of L.A. CONFIDENTIAL Interactive Map Tour Text/Photo Galleries: Director Curtis Hanson's Photo Pitch Storyboard - L.A. CONFIDENTIAL - From Book To Screen
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