Curtis Hanson, Director of Wicked Noir 'L.A. Confidential,' Dies at 71 ...
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3 hours ago - Curtis Hanson, Director of Wicked Noir 'L.A. Confidential,' Dies at 71. By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH SEPT. 21, 2016 ... in his novel, a world of corrupt police officers and organized crime, ... that's still very much with us — the freeways, the idea and growth of suburbia, television, the start of the tabloid press.