he also said, in no uncertain terms, that as of december 1st he'll never again discuss his mother's death or the black dahlia in public or in interviews or in his own work again.
― gear (gear)
or maybe not
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Friday, 21 February 2014 00:47 (ten years ago) link
He sounds like an asshole from that interview (im sure a lot of it is down to being provocative), but anyone who writes "American Tabloid" gets a free pass from me.
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Friday, 21 February 2014 00:50 (ten years ago) link
He's always sounded like that
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 21 February 2014 02:36 (ten years ago) link
did anyone here read perfidia? i think it's definitely a top-five work of his, probably #5 (after blood's a rover, american tabloid, L.A. confidential and my dark places)
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 14 October 2014 17:30 (nine years ago) link
New interview with Ellroy on the debut of his podcast (he's living in Denver now). Intrigued by the full-out audio version of American Tabloid, but dunno if I can take 12+ hours of his voice jackhammering into my head.https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/10/james-ellroy-alcoholics-anonymous-hollywood-death-trip-interview
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 11 July 2022 07:30 (one year ago) link
i just picked up the new one, The Enchanters, from the library — hoping its a good read
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 06:37 (three months ago) link