VIDEO : L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile Director Curtis Hanson Dies

Curtis Hanson. (Photo: Getty Images) Los Angeles ? Curtis Hanson, who won a screenwriting Oscar for L.A. Confidential and directed the psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and as well as Eminem's tale of Detroit hip-hop 8 Mile, has died. He was 71. Paramedics declared Hanson dead at his Hollywood Hills home late on Tuesday afternoon, Los Angeles police spokesperson Tony Im said. Hanson died of natural causes, Im said, but he did not have further details. Tributes to the writer/director Eminem was among many who worked with Hanson paying tribute to him after his death.