{"id":43995,"date":"2016-09-21T18:56:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T09:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=43995"},"modified":"2016-10-01T23:03:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T13:33:21","slug":"vale-curtis-hanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2016\/09\/21\/vale-curtis-hanson\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale – Curtis Hanson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Academy Award-winning screenwriter, actor and director Curtis Hanson, best known for helming Russell Crowe in LA Confidential<\/em>, has passed away.<\/p>\n

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Curtis Hanson (Right) talks with Kevin Spacey (Center) on the set of LA Confidential<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mr Hanson’s first feature film credit was as screenwriter of The Dunwich Horror<\/em> (1970), before directing his first film in Sweet Kill<\/em> (1973). Through the 80’s and 90’s Hanson directed a number of low-budget comedies and thrillers, including Losin’ In<\/em> (1983), The Bedroom Window<\/em> (1983) and Bad Influence<\/em> in 1990. However, his career really took off following the massive success of 1992’s The Hand That Rocks The Cradle,<\/em> starring Rebecca DeMornay. The Meryl Streep\/Kevin Bacon vehicle The River Wild<\/em> followed in 1994, before Hanson’s Oscar-winning film LA Confidential<\/em>, starring Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey and Guy Pearce arrived in 1997.<\/p>\n

Post-Confidential<\/em>, Mr Hanson’s films include Wonder Boys<\/em> and 8 Mile<\/em>, In Her Shoes, Lucky You<\/em>, and 2012’s Chasing Mavericks<\/em> (co-directed with Michael Apted).<\/p>\n

Curtis Hanson passed away at his home in Hollywood Hills on September 20. He was 71.<\/p>\n

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