James Ellroy

Born: 1948-03-04

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a so-called "telegraphic" prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992), American Tabloid (1995), The Cold Six Thousand (2001), and Blood's a Rover (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Ellroy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Wonder Boys

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Released: 2000-02-22

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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

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Released: 2006-07-18

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A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers

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Released: 2013-11-26

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Feast of Death

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Released: 2001-09-09

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Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella

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Released: 2004-09-16

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Shadows of Suspense

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Released: 2006-08-22

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Los Angeles Film Noir

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Released: 2015-02-28

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

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Released: 1995-03-01

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James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

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Released: 1993-01-01

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James Ellroy: American Dog

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Released: 2006-11-10

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First aired: 2014-02-25

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First aired: 1993-09-13

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First aired: 2009-09-07

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E! True Hollywood Story

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First aired: 1996-08-21

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Leçon de Cinéma

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First aired: 2004-03-20

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