L.A. Confidential (feat. Ashley Kus)
Kevin welcomes one of his friends Ashley Kus (from the Record-Journal) to discuss Curtis Hanson’s film noir crime thriller ‘L.A. Confidential,’ the likely runner-up in the 1997 Oscar race that lost to ‘Titanic.’
0:00 – 1:40 – Introduction
1:41 – 30:15 – ‘L.A. Confidential’ review
30:16 – 1:09:23 – Why ‘L.A. Confidential’ lost Best Picture
1:09:24 – 1:25:52 – Shoulda been a contender
1:25:53 – 1:34:31 – Did ‘L.A. Confidential’ deserve to win?
1:34:32 – 2:01:28 – New Academy changes
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