A personal reflection on the film L.A. Confidential and its portrayal of 1950s Hollywood.
I love stumbling upon a classic film years after its release. Off the record, on the Q.T., and very hush-hush, L.A. Confidential is a movie I watched a few times when it hit theaters in 1997 but only now fully embraced. Maybe my tastes have changed over time, or perhaps as a kid, I was just an idiot. Either way, I didn’t fully understand Curtis Hanson’s sublime film noir on my first watch.In 1997, I was still very much in love with Tinsletown with aspirations to start a movie career.
I watched the Oscars, read Entertainment Weekly and People Magazine, and tuned in to late-night TV to catch a glimpse of my favorite superstar on the talk show circuit. Hell, I drove to Los Angeles to see Keanu Reeves on Jay Leno, which provided my first glimpse at the phony facade propped up in front of the entertainment industry. L.A. Confidential offers a sneak peek into the seedy underbelly of 1950s Hollywood, something I wasn’t ready for the
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