Curtis Hanson
Curtis Lee Hanson (born March 24, 1945 in Reno , Nevada , † September 20, 2016 in Hollywood Hills , California ) was an American director , screenwriter and film producer .
Life
Curtis Hanson dropped out of high school early. After working as an editor and critic for a film magazine as a teenager, he grew into the film business as a photographer and screenwriter. He was particularly influenced by Alfred Hitchcock , and accordingly many of Hanson's films are thrillers. He worked as a screenwriter for veterans like Roger Corman and Samuel Fuller , and as a director on several horror films and thrillers , low budget, which made him gradually known, including Todfreunde - Bad Influence , in which he Hitchcock's Strangers on a train (Strangers on a Train) took as a model.
Hanson's first major success was the thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) and The River Wild (The River Wild) , with Meryl Streep first in their action movie role. His biggest hit was LA Confidential (1997), a film about police corruption against the backdrop of 1950s Hollywood based on a novel by James Ellroy . The film received almost unanimous praise from the critics and showed that Hanson knew not only about suspense, but also about staging complex characters at crucial stages in life. For this film he got u. a. the Oscar for best screenplay and nominations for best producer and director.
Hanson's next film The WonderBoys (2002), with Michael Douglas in an unusually unglamorous role as a slutty literature professor, was also a critical success. The video for Things Have Changed from Bob Dylan , the one with Oscar winning title song of the film, Hanson turned itself.
8 Mile (2002), Hanson's film adaptation of the life story of world rap star Eminem with the singer in the lead role, was a box-officehitand confirmed Hanson's reputation as one of the most prominent directors in Hollywood today.
Hanson, who called himself "more a film lover than a filmmaker," took an active part in preserving old films as chairman of the UCLA Film & Television Archives .
Filmography
As a director
- 1972: Sweet Kill
- 1980: The Little Dragons
- 1983: Losin 'It from High School
- 1986: Times Square Gang (The Children of the Times Square)
- 1987: The bedroom window (The Bedroom Window)
- 1990: Death Friends - Bad Influence (Bad Influence)
- 1992: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle)
- 1994: The River Wild (The River Wild)
- 1997: LA Confidential
- 2000: The WonderBoys (Wonder Boys)
- 2002: 8 mile
- 2005: In Her Shoes (In Her Shoes)
- 2007: Glück im Spiel (Lucky You)
- 2011: Too Big to Fail ( Too Big to Fail , TV movie)
- 2012: Mavericks - Live Your Dream (Chasing Mavericks)
As a producer
- 1972: Sweet Kill
- 1978: G - Silent Partner (The Silent Partner)
- 1980: The Little Dragons
- 1997: LA Confidential
- 2000: The WonderBoys (Wonder Boys)
- 2002: 8 mile
- 2005: In Her Shoes (In Her Shoes)
- 2007: Glück im Spiel (Lucky You)
- 2011: one year outlawed! (The Big Year)
As a screenwriter
- 1970: Voodoo Child (The Dunwich Horror)
- 1972: Sweet Kill
- 1978: G - Silent Partner (The Silent Partner)
- 1978: Your partner is death (The Silent Partner)
- 1982: White Dog (White Dog)
- 1986: Times Square Gang (The Children of the Times Square)
- 1987: The bedroom window (The Bedroom Window)
- 1997: LA Confidential
- 2007: Glück im Spiel (Lucky You)
As an actor
- 2002: Adaptation - The Orchid Thief (Adaptation.)
Awards
- 1990: Todfreunde - Bad Influence (Bad Influence) : nomination for the Critics Award at the Deauville Film Festival, Best Film at the Mystfest
- 1992: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) : Best Film and Audience Award at the Cognac Festival du Film Policier
- 1998: Best Picture at the Toronto International Film Festival
- BAFTA nominations for best producer, director, and screenwriter
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards for Director and Screenwriter
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Screenwriter
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards for Director and Screenwriter
- Chlotrudis Award as director and screenwriter
- Edgar Allan Poe Award as screenwriter
- Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for director and screenwriter
- Golden Globe nominations for director and screenwriter
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for screenwriting
- London Critics Circle Film Awards for director and screenwriter
- LA Confidential : Australian Film Institute Award for Producer and Director
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for Director and Screenwriter
- National Board of Review as a director
- National Society of Film Critics Awards for director and screenwriter
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards for director and screenwriter
- Online Film Critics Society Award for screenwriter and nomination for director
- Oscar as a screenwriter and nominations for both producer and director
- PGA Golden Laurel Award nomination for producer
- Satellite Award for screenwriter and nominations for producer and director
- Society of Texas Film Critics Award for screenwriting
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards for Director and Screenwriter
- USC Scripter Award for Screenwriter, Writers Guild of America Award for Screenwriting
- Nominations
- 1998: Nominated for the Golden Palm of the International Film Festival in Cannes
- 1998: Nominated for the prize of the Directors Guild of America as a director
- 2002: 8 Mile : nomination for the European Film Awards as a director
Web links
- Curtis Hanson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrew L. Urban: Hanson, Curtis: Wonder Boys . Interview on Urban Cinefile, July 27, 2000, accessed on September 22, 2016.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hanson, Curtis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hanson, Curtis Lee |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director, screenwriter, actor and film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reno , Nevada, USA |
DATE OF DEATH | 20th September 2016 |
Place of death | Hollywood Hills , California , United States |