Curtis Hanson 1945 - 2016
September 21, 2016 11:24 AM Subscribe
The writer, director of such films as LA Confidential, Wonder Boys and The River Wild has passed away at the age of 71. A tribute from Jessica Ritchey of RogerEbert.com, The Guardian and and Salon.
Annnnnnd 2016 keeps rolliin' along. Loved LA Confidential!
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posted by Thorzdad at 11:36 AM on September 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
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posted by Thorzdad at 11:36 AM on September 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
I loved LA Confidential and watch Wonder Boys on a regular basis. RIP to a great talent.
posted by Ber at 11:37 AM on September 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Ber at 11:37 AM on September 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
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Met him once at a TCM Classic Film Festival. He seemed like an incredibly unassuming, gentle, almost shy man. He presented two of his favorite films: "In A Lonely Place" and "The River" and they quickly became my favorite films.
posted by Omon Ra at 11:48 AM on September 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
Met him once at a TCM Classic Film Festival. He seemed like an incredibly unassuming, gentle, almost shy man. He presented two of his favorite films: "In A Lonely Place" and "The River" and they quickly became my favorite films.
posted by Omon Ra at 11:48 AM on September 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
He got Kim Basinger and Eminem Oscars. That puts him in the top percentile of filmmakers in history. Oh, and then he directed an episode of Greg the Bunny, so he clearly had a pretty good sense of humility as well.
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posted by Etrigan at 12:21 PM on September 21, 2016 [2 favorites]
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posted by Joey Michaels at 1:33 PM on September 21, 2016
posted by Joey Michaels at 1:33 PM on September 21, 2016
Oops, I just remembered, he didn't show "The River" by Renoir, he showed "Wild River" by Kazan…
posted by Omon Ra at 5:42 PM on September 21, 2016
posted by Omon Ra at 5:42 PM on September 21, 2016
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Wonder Boys is one of my favorite movies.
posted by He Is Only The Imposter at 5:46 PM on September 21, 2016
Wonder Boys is one of my favorite movies.
posted by He Is Only The Imposter at 5:46 PM on September 21, 2016
Omon Ra: ".
Met him once at a TCM Classic Film Festival. He seemed like an incredibly unassuming, gentle, almost shy man. He presented two of his favorite films: "In A Lonely Place" and "The River" and they quickly became my favorite films."
I just saw In a Lonely Place for the first time a few weeks ago. I can see why he loved it, LA Confidential definitely shares a lot of DNA with it.
posted by octothorpe at 7:17 PM on September 21, 2016
Met him once at a TCM Classic Film Festival. He seemed like an incredibly unassuming, gentle, almost shy man. He presented two of his favorite films: "In A Lonely Place" and "The River" and they quickly became my favorite films."
I just saw In a Lonely Place for the first time a few weeks ago. I can see why he loved it, LA Confidential definitely shares a lot of DNA with it.
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