Re: RARA-AVIS: LA Confidential

pgolden (pgolden@mail.wrl.org)
Sun, 10 Aug 97 10:32:51 -0500 Bill Murray sez....

>Just got back from the movies and having had my first look at the
>trailer for LA Confidential, I think it's going to take me a while to
>get used to the idea of Kevin Spacey as "Trashcan" Jack. Has anyone
>else seen this trailer? What are your opinions of the casting? And do
>you think they'll do this book justice on the big screen?

When I heard Ellroy speak back in February he had seen about 20 minutes
of the film and felt that it did do justice to his characters. He said
that an earlier film of one of his books was done, but he didn't like
that one. Sorry, can't remember book or film name.

Supposedly, "L.A. Confidential" was screened at Cannes, but I could never
find any reviews or reaction to it at that time. It was due for a May
release, but held until September so as not to compete with the summer
"blockbusters."

Patrick

++ Patrick Golden ++ Program Services Manager ++ pgolden@mail.wrl.org
++ Williamsburg Regional Library ++ Virginia ++ http://www.wrl.org

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