... but not quite yet.
Just caught this in the local paper. After years of
shamelessly using his mother's rape and murder and tales of
his allegedly wild youth to promote his career, Ellroy
evidently now gripes that "Every single (expletive, probably
"fucking") story written about me includes my mother and the
Dahlia and has to stop."
He, of course, said this at a press conference to promote the
new film based on his book. He also took the time to announce
he'll be doing a series of readings from the book in the LA
area, and that a TV special about Ellroy and his mother's
murder and tales of his allegedly wild youth will air in
October or November. But after that
-- and the film has presumably run its course -- he
definitely doesn't want anyone to talk about it.
Yep, it really sounds like he wants it all behind him. I
wonder if he'll change his mind, just in time for the
inevitable DVD release.
By the way, nothwithstanding their past triumphs, given their
latest less-than-stellar self-indulgent offerings over the
last decade or so
(FEMME FATALE? THE COLD SIX THOUSAND?), does the combo of De
Palma and Ellroy and all that ego strike anyone else with
trepidation?
And it sure doesn't help having Josh Hairnett expounding on
the true definition of noir. ("It's like, the French word for
black, ya know?")
Maybe I'm just grumpy, but I don't even like the poster.
Although it's well-done, graphically, it's sorta tasteless
and makes the film look more like something from the horror
movie camp than a crime film.
I'm hoping I'll be pleasantly surprised, but we'll see.
Kevin Burton Smith http://www.thrillingdetective.com
Issue #40 is now up... You've been warned.
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