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Features: DVD, English, Spanish, French, Subtitled
Editor's Note
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.
| 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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| Entertainment Reviews
 | L.A. Confidential - Blu-Ray DVD Review By: Michael Prince - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 12/8/2008 9:21 PM | | L.A. Confidential is perhaps one of the finest film noir movies of the modern era. Perhaps not up to the standards of The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep and Neo-Noir Chinatown, but a great example of the genre. It has been upgraded in its HD debut on Blu-ray, does the format bring the movie to the next generation, or does it show its age? Read on to find out....read the full review |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 12/8/2009 |
| Running Time: 138 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1997 | | Catalog ID: 1000025053 | | UPC: 00085391156994 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1997) |  | Kim Basinger, Winner, Best Supporting Actress | | Curtis Hanson, Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay | | Brian Helgeland, Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Memorable Quotes| "I admire you as a policeman, particularly your adherence to violence as a necessary adjunct to the job."----Capt. Dudley Smith (James Cromwell) to Bud White (Russell Crowe) | | "There's blood on your shirt. Is that an integral part of your job?"----Lynn Bracken (Kim Basinger) to Bud White|"Yeah."----Bud White|"Do you enjoy it?"----Lynn Bracken|"When they deserve it."----Bud White|"Did they deserve it today?"----Lynn Bracken|"I'm not sure."----Bud White|"Off the record, on the QT, and very hush--hush."----Sid Hudgens (Danny De Vito) |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...Savory color schemes provide a vibrant backdrop for L.A. Confidential....Spacey puts the pride in snide and is a joy to watch..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars 09/19/1997 p.1DEntertainment Weekly
"...L.A. Confidential brings the rancid thrill of corruption crackingly alive..." 05/30/1997 p.51-2 New York Times
"...Resplendently wicked L.A. CONFIDENTIAL is a tough, gorgeous, vastly entertaining throwback to the Hollywood that did things right..." 09/19/1997 p.E1 Los Angeles Times
"...A dark, dangerous and intoxicating tale of big trouble in paradise, smartly done with the blackest possible humor..." 09/19/1997 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...There are convincing characters here....Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce are two Australian actors who here move convincingly into starmaking roles..." 09/19/1997 p.35 Total Film
"[A] crime classic. Faithful in spirit to James Ellroy's grimy masterpiece....Irresistible but deadly." 04/01/2004 p.136 |
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