Curtis Hanson, Oscar-winning screenwriter and director, will be the next Chubb Fellow at Yale. He will speak on Tuesday, April 21, on "L.A. Confidential: Image and Reality in the City of Manufactured Illusion." The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Law School's Levinson 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, 53 Wall St. The screenings are also free and open to the public. Seating is limited. 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 for the Best Screenplay Adaptation. The film, based on a novel by James Ellroy, starred Kim Basinger, Kevin Spacey, James Cromwell, Russell Crowe and Danny DeVito in a tangled story about three detectives investigating a mob slaying in Los Angeles during the 1950s.
In addition to "L.A. Confidential," Hanson has directed "The River Wild," "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" and "Bad Influence." He also 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 at Timothy Dwight College 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.
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