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Features: DVD
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 | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Special Edition | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Widescreen - 1.85 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 5.1 - English | | Subtitles - English, French | | 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 (Two-Disc Special Edition) - DVD Review By: Andy Sayers - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 11/3/2008 1:02 PM | | I've been having trouble with how to approach this review since I watched the new two-disc special edition DVD of L.A. Confidential a little over a week ago. Generally, it's standard reviewing technique to withhold one's ultimate opinion of the movie until a big flourish at or near the end, parsing out smaller opinions to slowly make one's case until the big finish (this technique has the added benefit of forcing readers to keep reading until the end). But in this case, I don't feel like I have anything to say about the movie until I get the big flourish out of the way, so I'm trusting you all to keep reading after I do, so here goes: L.A. Confidential is easily one of the best movies of the past 20 years, an absolute masterpiece that is as fresh today as it was 11 years ago....read the full review |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 9/23/2008 |
| Running Time: 138 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1997 | | Catalog ID: 1000025482 | | UPC: 00085391165118 | | 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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