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Curtis Hanson’s Sunny, Sinister ‘L.A. Confidential’
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Curtis Hanson’s Sunny, Sinister ‘L.A. Confidential’

By
Danilo Castro
/ 19 January 2017

Curtis Hanson’s sunny, sinister, sprawling adaptation of James Ellroy’s novel, L.A. Confidential, remains the ultimate tabloid film noir.

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‘All Star Western’ Is at Home, Back East

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/ 25 October 2006

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