So it’s worth a moment, 25 years after its debut, to give some love to “L.A.
Confidential,” the film noir adaptation of James Ellroy’s tale of corruption in the city of Angels that seemingly did everything right, only to be washed over by the understandable wave of enthusiasm that surrounded James Cameron’s massive hit, “Titanic.”Directed by the late Curtis Hanson, “L.A.
Confidential” didn’t walk away from the Academy Awards empty handed, taking trophies for adapted screenplay and co-star Kim Basinger as the proverbial call girl with a heart of gold, and a striking resemblance to Veronica Lake.
The investigation eventually swept up a trio of officers, turning them into unlikely allies in seeking to expose the truth.
Confidential” was released by Warner Bros., which, like CNN, is a unit of Warner Bros.