James Ellroy Feels Free to ‘Disparage’ Curtis Hanson’s ‘L.A. Confidential’: ‘It’s Turkey of the Highest Form’
variety.comMcKinley Franklin editor James Ellroy doesn’t mince words regarding “L.A. Confidential,” the 1997 film adaptation of his fiction-crime novel of the same name.
Speaking at this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday, the 75-year-old author sat down with fellow crime author Michael Connelly, where he shared his unfiltered thoughts on “L.A.
Confidential,” the LAPD and his personal reading taste. Ellroy, who has voiced issues with director Curtis Hanson’s adaptation before, gave a further explanation of his distaste. “People love the movie ‘L.A.
Confidential,’” Ellroy said. “I think it’s turkey of the highest form. I think Russell Crowe and Kim Basinger are impotent. The director died, so now I can disparage the movie.” When it released in 1997, “L.A.
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