James Ellroy Movies

Documentary about James Ellroy

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 poli...

Documentary about Los Angeles.

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 years ago....

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...

A documentary about James Ellroy and his fascination with unsolved murder cases, especially those of his mother, and the similar, infamous, Black Dahl...

Writers of crime fiction and nonfiction discuss influential movies about police officers and the criminal element.

Hungarian home movies are examined by the likes of James Ellroy and Stan Brakhage for evidence of family problems.

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing i...

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 novel...

Before "L.A. Confidential", there was "Shotgun Freeway" -- the groundbreaking 1995 documentary about Los Angeles coming to grips with it's own history...

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...

Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.

Curtis Hanson and his behind-the-scenes collaborators reveal the secrets of bringing 1950s Los Angeles to life in unforgettable style.

The documentary covers the origins, history and curious stories behind the production along with a perceptive reading of the film.

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."