Curtis Hanson

Lucky Drew

Two cute: Barrymore and Bana.
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Two cute: Barrymore and Bana.

Lucky You
Running time 124 minutes
Directed by Curtis Hanson
Written by Eric Roth  read more »

Five Card Drew, Working From a Cold Deck

Two of hearts: Barrymore supports Bana in Vegas.
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Two of hearts: Barrymore supports Bana in Vegas.

Ms. Barrymore folds, along with Bana, Messing, Downey Jr., Duvall in Curtis Hanson poker drama.  read more »

Eminem Made Me a Believer: He's James Dean, Not Elvis

Curtis Hanson's 8 Mil e, from a screenplay by Scott Silver, has provided me with my brightest and mo  read more »

Eminem's Debut: A Hip-Hop Rocky

The acting debut of repugnant rap star Eminem in a thing called 8 Mile can be summed up in one sente  read more »

Can Anything Stop the Raising of Titanic on March 23?

Now that the 1997 Academy Award nominations have been announced, it is as good a time as any for me  read more »

L.A.P.D.: This Is Cop Land

It's too early to predict prizes, but when we get around to the best film of 1997, L.A.  read more »