David strathairn la confidential book

The magazine sank in a sea of lawsuits, but it created a genre. A wealthy developer david strathairn is somehow involved. District attorney ellis loew ron rifkin badge of honor star brett chase matt mccoy. Hushhush headliners confidential roll call kevin spacey russell crowe guy pearce james cromwell david strathairn kim basinger danny devito jack vincennes bud white ed exley dudley smith pierce patchett lynn bracken sid hudgens music by jerry goldsmith director of photography dante. Narcotics sergeant jack vincennes, recovering from substance abuse himself and given to feeding breaking stories to the local tabloid press as well as the hit tv show badge of honor to make himself look good. Quartet novels, the black dahlia, the big nowhere, l. Jun 06, 20 1950s hardboiled detective noir that goes deeper and darker than any other book in the genre, l. Bud white, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence. The hollywood heartthrobs decision to offer david the lead role in good. Ive never been a big fan of the kind of stylized period piece it seemed to be, so i planned to take a pass on it.

Its from arnon milchan, who produced the acclaimed 1997 movie, and his new regency, wr. Confidential by curtis hanson curtis hanson, kevin. Confidential isnt just one of the best crime dramas of the past two decades. Starring kevin spacey, russell crowe, guy pearce, james cromwell, david strathairn, kim basinger, and danny devito. Eric roberts taking over from david strathairn as pierce patchett. Confidential nearly two and onehalf hours to spin its tale, but the time passes remarkably quickly. Most people know of it only by its excellent film adaptation. Confidential is a maze of sordidness that leads from the mexicanbashing imbroglio to a mysterious multiple homicide in a diner to the activities of a wealthy pimp. In spite of his prolific body of work, actor david strathairn remained somewhat apart from hollywood, thanks to his longstanding collaboration with friend and former college friend john sayles, who directed the actor in several of the filmmakers independent movies. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style. I found it on my dads night table and read it breathlessly, the stories of reefer parties, multiple divorces, wifeswapping and leading men who liked to wear frilly undergarments. Two policemen are drawn together by an obsession with the same woman and the.

Meanwhile, the supporting performers include james cromwell as the chief of police, kim basinger as the woman torn between ed and bud, and david strathairn as a highclass pimp. Also brought into the mix is lynn bracken kim basinger, in her oscar winning role, a call girl who soon engages in an affair with white. At times, the movie looked a little soft and tentative, but most of the image appeared reasonably welldefined. Confidential, a drama based on james ellroys noir classic novel. Confidentialbest scenecurtis hansonrussell croweguy pearcedavid strathairn by eli d. Written by james ellroy, audiobook narrated by david strathairn. Confidential is one of my favourite books of all time, and my favourite james ellroy book. Confidential was a key magazine of the 1950s, a monthly that sold millions of copies with its seamy exposes of celebrity drugs and sex. Trilogyamerican tabloid, the cold six thousand, and bloods a roverand the l. Ellroy was asked by a member of a book talk audience if he wasnt guilty of overdoing his staccato style just a touch and ellroy, apparently an absolute pussycat, agreed that, yeh, she was probably right.

Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Confidential is a maze of sordidness that leads from the mexicanbashing imbroglio to a mysterious multiple homicide in a. Other performers include danny devito as a muckraking reporter and james cromwell as the shrewd police captian. Oct 06, 2012 this lead appears to be connected to the discovery of a bizarre pornography and callgirl ring operated by pierce patchett david strathairn, whose women are given plastic surgery so that they. Confidential 1990 is a neonoir novel by james ellroy, and the third of his l. Confidential 20th anniversary edition blu ray curtis hanson and brian hegeland along with dante spinotti behind cameras adapted one of the best novels of james ellroy to one of the finest hollywood film of the nineties. David russell strathairn was born on january 26, 1949 in san francisco, california. His performance here is, like the film itself, perfectly good, but not a must see. Confidential en francais by james ellroy, paperback.

Overview for david strathairn turner classic movies. Ed exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out. On its own, it is an incredibly complex, brutal, and utterly facinating look into the lapd of the 1950s. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Book 6 louis lamour author david strathairn narrator 2008 sackett the sacketts series book 9 louis l. Confidential, the new curtis hanson film based on ellroys 1990 novel of the same name, is something slightly different its the story of. Six prisoners are beaten senseless in their cells by cops crazed on alcohol. Confidential 1997 david strathairn as pierce patchett.