As for the film, if you are interested in Ellroy, by all
means see it.
It is definitely an "authorized" film, which contains nothing
critical,
except Ellroy's self-critique of his earlier works to
exaggerate how
much he has improved. Basically, the film-maker just follow
Ellroy
around as they go to places in LA from his formative years (I
broke into
this house and stole some panties, here's where I used to
drink and
sniff speed inhalers, here's where my mother's body was
found, etc). Of
course, his mother's murder figures prominently. This film is
now
several years old so it does not include anything from "My
Dark Pages."
None of the stories will be new to anyone who has read more
than one
Ellroy interview, but he makes a very amiable host for this
tour through
LA.
Mark
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