Magazine content is available exclusively for TIME subscribers.CINEMA: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Christmas Eve, 1951. L.A.P.D. Sergeant Jack Vincennes is canoodling his dance partner at a bash for a Dragnet-type show where he moonlights as technical adviser. He is explaining why his small-screen counterpart seems so bland compared with his own colorful persona. "That's because he's the television version," smirks Jack, who pockets additional cash helping a sleazy Hollywood tabloid called Hush-Hush. "America isn't ready for the real me."
Art imitates life. Vincennes, the flashy, morally enigmatic cop in the new film noir L.A. Confidential, is played by renowned character actor Kevin Spacey. But finding out who the real Spacey is can also...
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