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L.A. Confidential (Blu-ray)

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

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

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Warner
	Release Date: 9/23/2008
	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

	Kim Basinger
	Russell Crowe
	James Cromwell
	David Strathairn
	Danny DeVito
	Kevin Spacey
	Guy Pearce
	Ruth Myers - Costume Designer
	Dante Spinotti - Director of Photography
	Peter Honess - Editor
	James Ellroy - Source Writer
	Jerry Goldsmith - Composer
	Curtis Hanson - Producer
	Curtis Hanson - Screenwriter
	Jeannine Claudia Oppewall - Production Designer
	Michael G. Nathanson - Producer
	Arnon Milchan - Producer
	Brian Helgeland - Screenwriter
	Curtis Hanson - Director

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)