30 Day Movie Meme - Day 5 – Favorite drama movie

Day 5 – Favorite drama movie

L.A. Confidential



I had sort of stopped going to the movies when L.A. Confidential came out. For years, I could go to the movies two or three times a week, but around 1997, I just stopped. So, I didn't see this movie in the theater, which, in retrospect, really bums me out.

But when I finally did see it, it blew me away. I'm not a fan of violence in movies, generally because it's usually pointless, noisy, and upsetting. But the scenes in L.A. Confidential are an exception because they actually serve the story and you can see how the characters, while actually hating their own violence, understand just how useful it is.

A note about the movie poster. Kim Basinger is front and center because she's beautiful and has boobs. Kevin Spacey's up front, too. I guess because the previous year he'd won the Academy Award for his role in The Usual Suspects. But the two real stars of the movie, Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe, are barely there - even though they are in almost 90% of the scenes.


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White Collar Fic - If Nothing is Given, Then Nothing is Required

Title: If Nothing is Given, Then Nothing is Required
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth Burke, Satchmo; Peter/Elizabeth, Pre-Peter/Neal, Neal/Kate
Word Count: ~5000
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: Reference to possible hard drug usage
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Set very early in Season One, between Pilot and Flip of the Coin. Peter and Neal are still feeling their way through their very complex relationship, when Peter gets a call from the Marshals. In the wee small hours of the morning, Neal crossed out of his radius three times and the Marshals want to know why. So does Peter.

Author’s Note: Written for runthecon, from a tag from pooh_collector, "In the Bathtub". I do have to admit, this probably isn't what Pooh was expecting. But then I remembered an exchange between Tim and Matt in the March 2010 Webcast. See endnotes for the exact quotation.

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( The buzzing feeling that was taking over his brain had become an all-to-common sensation since he'd retrieved Neal Caffrey from Sing-Sing on a sunny afternoon a few weeks ago. )