James Ellroy
Know for: Acting
Born: 1948-03-04
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as:
Besuch bei James Ellroy (2001)
Documentary about James Ellroy
Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella (2004)
In 1988, Chris Bryson was found running down a Kansas City street naked, beaten, and bloody wearing nothing but a dog collar and a leash. He told...
Los Angeles narrates (2017)
Documentary about Los Angeles.
Wonder Boys (2000)
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7...
James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction (1993)
Welcome to Los Angeless, hipsters, baddest of the bad cities, home of James Ellory, pre-eminent crime novelist of our generation. "All LA crime lives...
Feast of Death (2001)
A documentary about James Ellroy and his fascination with unsolved murder cases, especially those of his mother, and the similar, infamous, Black...
A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers (2013)
Writers of crime fiction and nonfiction discuss influential movies about police officers and the criminal element.
Vakvagany (2002)
Hungarian home movies are examined by the likes of James Ellroy and Stan Brakhage for evidence of family problems.
Los Angeles Film Noir (2015)
A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.
Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure (2017)
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006)
Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing...
Stay Clean (2002)
A killer plays a risky game of cat and mouse with the investigating detectives. Short black and white film based on James Ellroy's serial killer...
Shotgun Freeway (1995)
Before "L.A. Confidential", there was "Shotgun Freeway" -- the groundbreaking 1995 documentary about Los Angeles coming to grips with it's own...
James Ellroy: American Dog (2006)
Riffing on the topics covered in his brilliant "best selling, award winning" 1996 book My Dark Places, Ellroy takes us on a tour of his hometown both...
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
Curtis Hanson and his behind-the-scenes collaborators reveal the secrets of bringing 1950s Los Angeles to life in unforgettable style.
The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler (2011)
The documentary covers the origins, history and curious stories behind the production along with a perceptive reading of the film.
Shadows of Suspense (2006)
A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."
Street Kings (2008)
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in...
Cop (1988)
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
The Black Dahlia (2006)
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer...
Rampart (2011)
The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his...
Dark Blue (2002)
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his...
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings...
L.A. County 187 (2003)
It's another night in L.A. County 187 for policeman Walter Drazin and his team, but when they find the corpses of an Asian family in a burned down...
Brown's Requiem (1998)
Fritz Brown is an ex-LAPD, recovering alcoholic who now splits his time repossessing cars for a used car lot and staffing his one-man private...
L.A. Confidential (2003)
As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own...
Stay Clean (2002)
A killer plays a risky game of cat and mouse with the investigating detectives. Short black and white film based on James Ellroy's serial killer...