Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Liliana Preciado said Hanson died of natural causes, CNN reported.
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Curtis Hanson, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker, passed away at the age of 71.
In 1997, Hanson produced, co-wrote, and directed the adaptation of James Ellroy’s L.A. Confidential and the resulting film has stood the test of time as one of the best movies of the ’90s and one of the great neo-noirs.
In 2002, Hanson famously teamed up with Eminem to make the semi-biographical film, “8 Mile”. His last directorial venture was on 2012’s surfing drama “Chasing Mavericks” starring Gerard Butler. The director took retirement following the feature due to his Alzheimers condition.
Hanson subsequently moved to directing with Sweet Kill, a 1973 horror film about a sexually-repressed man who finds gratification in murdering the women he sleeps with.
Hanson was born in Reno Nevada on March 24, 1945. 2000’s Wonder Boys is one of the best movies ever made about writing, with Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire turning in two of the best performances of their careers.
From there, Hanson went behind the camera for Eminem’s big screen debut in 8 Mile. Hanson was nominated for best director and the movie for best picture. “So sad to hear about Curtis Hanson”.
On Twitter, L.A. Confidential actor Russell Crowe and Kevin Bacon, who appeared in Hanson’s 1994 film The River Wild, are among those to have paid their respects. “Confidential” that really jettisoned into Hollywood’s elite. Movie-obsessed from childhood, Mr. Hanson quit high school and became a reporter for Cinema magazine, which was owned by his uncle. His later screenplays included “White Dog” (1982), an allegory about racism directed by Fuller, and “Never Cry Wolf” (1983), based on Farley Mowat’s account of his life among Arctic wolves.
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According to The New York Times, Hanson was fascinated with the relationship between actors and directors when putting together a memorable film. “I’m lucky I got to know him”, Eminem said in a statement to Billboard.
