Ellroy Confidential

DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT THE DOG

James Ellroy : Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction by Reinhard Jud (1993, Austria)

"I'm James Ellroy, the demon dog of american crime fiction, a guy came on earth to bring back noir novel to what it should be."
In this austrian documentary (1993), James Ellroy confesses himself with violence & poetry and he came back to the key places of its universe.
It released in theaters in the USA in 1998.

White Jazz by Nicola Black (1995, United Kingdom)

"I want to know why my mother was assassinated, why America of XXe century was such a long voyage, ugly, underhand and bloody."

English documentary shot in 1994-1995 and produced by Channel Four
The camera is following Ellroy and Bill Stoner during the investigation on his mother's murder.

LA Confidences by Benoit Cohen (1999, France)

Documentary written by François Guerif, the french editor of Ellroy, and produced by MK2 TV.
A french terrestrial channel, France 3, broadcasted it in march 2000 in the serie A century of writers
Télérama article (in french).
Le Monde article (in french).
TéléObs article (in french).

James Ellroy's Feast of Death by Vikram Jayanti (2001, United Kingdom)

Documentary produced for the release of The Cold Six Thousand.
Broadcast on May 6, 2001 on BBC 2.
A review.
An article.
A screening.
More news.

James Ellroy : American Dog by Clara & Robert Kuperberg (2006, France)

DVD available here

Clara and Robert Kuperberg met and spoke with James Ellroy for more than ten days in Los Angeles where most of his stories and novels take place. They captured an astonishing and disorienting portrait of the writer, far from the often provocative image he hides behind, the portrait of a wounded child and deeply touching man.

Bonus:

Two explosive dinners between Ellroy and his friends; director, cop, writer, actress, at the Pacific Dining car Restaurant, the Ellroy’s HQ in Los Angeles.

But also a public reading of an extract of American Tabloid by Ellroy himself,

And Ellroy’s acceptance of the LAPD’s Jack Webb prize.

Broadcast on french terrestrial channel Arte on 2006-11-10