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L.A. Confidential at 25: The Story Behind the Neo-Noir Masterpiece

September 19, 2022 by admin

Hasitha Fernando dives into the story behind L.A. Confidential on the 25th anniversary of its release… 20th century cinema has gifted audiences with timeless classics of film noir over the years. Gaining traction during the Golden era of Hollywood, with efforts such as 1941’s The Maltese Falcon and 1944’s Double Indemnity, staples of this unique […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Curtis Hanson, Danny DeVito, David Strathairn, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential, Russell Crowe

Brian Helgeland planned an L.A. Confidential sequel starring Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce and Chadwick Boseman

July 16, 2021 by Matt Rodgers

As Brian Helgeland’s L.A. Confidential approaches its 25th anniversary, the director has been speaking with The Ringer about scrapped plans for a potential sequel in the wake of the film’s critical and commercial success, which at one point included a role for the late Chadwick Boseman. Helgeland revealed that he worked on a story for […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Brian Helgeland, Chadwick Boseman, Guy Pearce, L.A. Confidential, Russell Crowe

Oscars: What Should Have Won – L.A. Confidential Over Titanic for Best Picture

January 31, 2020 by Graeme Robertson

Graeme Robertson on why L.A. Confidential should have won over Titanic at the Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best of 1997 was a ceremony dominated by one film, James Cameron’s romantic disaster epic Titanic – a film that devoured the box office and won itself an absurd 11 Oscars including Best Picture, a feat previously […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, Graeme Robertson, Movies Tagged With: Academy Awards, L.A. Confidential, Oscars, Titanic

L.A. Confidential TV pilot adds three more to its cast

March 9, 2018 by Gary Collinson

CBS has added three more cast members to its small screen adaptation of James Ellroy’s noir novel L.A. Confidential, with Mark Webb (Green Room), Shea Whigham (Vice Principals) and Alana Arenas (Electric Dreams) joining the previously announced Walton Goggins and Brian J. Smith. Deadline reports that Webber will play Bud White, whose character description reads: […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Alana Arenas, L.A. Confidential, Mark Webber, Shea Whigham

Sense8 star set for lead role in L.A. Confidential pilot

February 25, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Earlier this week it was announced that Walton Goggins (Vice Principals) has been cast as L.A. police detective Jack Vincennes in the L.A. Confidential TV pilot (played by Kevin Spacey in the 1997 movie), and now comes word that Sense8 and Stargate Universe actor Brian J. Smith has been cast in the Guy Pearce role […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Brian J. Smith, L.A. Confidential

Walton Goggins cast in the L.A. Confidential TV pilot

February 21, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Earlier this month it was announced that CBS has given a pilot order to a TV adaptation of James Ellroy’s L.A. Confidential, and now we have out first piece of casting news. Deadline is reporting that The Hateful Eight and Vice Principals star Walton Goggins has signed on to appear as 1950s L.A. police detective Jack […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: L.A. Confidential, Walton Goggins

CBS gives pilot order to L.A. Confidential TV series

February 4, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Back in September of last year it was announced that CBS had tapped Jordan Harper (The Mentalist) to develop a TV adaptation of James Ellroy’s L.A. Confidential, and now comes word from Variety that the project has officially received a pilot order. Described as a modern take on the novel, which was previously adapted for […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: L.A. Confidential

Blu-ray Review – L.A. Confidential: 20th Anniversary Edition

October 8, 2017 by Brad Cook

L.A. Confidential, 1997. Directed by Curtis Hanson. Starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Kim Basinger, and Danny DeVito. SYNOPSIS: L.A. Confidential has been reissued on DVD and Blu-ray for its 20th anniversary. Unfortunately, nothing new was created for this release, so owners of the 2008 Blu-ray can skip this one, […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Curtis Hanson, Danny DeVito, David Strathairn, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential, Russell Crowe

The First L.A. Confidential TV Show

September 17, 2017 by Neil Calloway

Neil Calloway looks at a previous attempt to bring the acclaimed film to the small screen… The news that CBS are developing a TV adaptation of L.A. Confidential is great idea – James Ellroy’s L.A. Quartet is a series of novels that covers over a thousand pages, with characters also appearing in Ellroy’s other books. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Neil Calloway, Television Tagged With: L.A. Confidential

CBS planning L.A. Confidential TV series

September 10, 2017 by Gary Collinson

According to Variety, CBS is developing a TV adaptation of L.A. Confidential, which is based upon James Ellroy’s novel of the same name, with Jordan Harper (The Mentalist, Gotham) set to write and executive produce. The 1990 novel was adapted for the big screen in 1997, with Curtis Hanson directing a cast that included Guy Pearce, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: L.A. Confidential

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