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WONDER DIRECTOR: A CURTIS HANSEN INTERVIEW

By | November 2000

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW! Curtis Hanson’s career exploded with the Oscar-winning “LA Confidential” and then went on to direct the underappreciated “Wonder Boys.” In this exclusive interview he talks about directing, Russell Crowe, Oscars, Kim Basinger, pink robes, Toby Maguire and the importance of movie posters…

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WONDER DIRECTOR: A CURTIS HANSEN INTERVIEW

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