Curtis Hanson, Director/Screenwriter for "L.A. Confidential" To be Next Chubb Fellow

Curtis Hanson, Oscar-winning screenwriter and director, will be the next Chubb Fellow at Yale. He will speak on Tuesday, April 21, on his Academy-award winning motion picture, “L.A. Confidential: Image and Reality in the City of Manufactured Illusion.” The talk, free and open to the public, will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Yale Law School Auditorium, 127 Wall St.

“L.A. Confidential” will be screened at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Friday, April 17, at the Whitney Humanities Center on 53 Wall St. The screenings are also free and open to the public. For tickets and information, call 432-0770.

Hanson directed, produced and co-wrote (with Brian Helgeland) the film noir, “L.A. Confidential,” for which he won the 1998 Academy Award in the category, Best Screenplay Adaptation. The filmed starred Kim Basinger, Kevin Spacey, James Cromwell, Russell Crowe and Danny DeVito in a tangled cop story set in 1950s Los Angeles.

“L.A. Confidential” is based on the epic crime novel by James Ellroy. Hanson has also directed “The River Wild,” “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle” and “Bad Influence.” He wrote the screenplay for, and directed “The Bedroom Window.” His other screenplay credits include “The Silent Partner,” “White Dog” and “Never Cry Wolf.”

The Chubb Fellowship is devoted to encouraging and aiding students interested in the operation of government and in public service careers. The program was established in 1936 by Hendon Chubb, a member of the Class of 1895S, and is based in Timothy Dwight College.