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As above. I've been in a film noir mood lately, watched some stuff like Chinatown. Anyway I really like it and would like someone to suggest some decent books and other films.
Hmm, Mark Wahlberg in an Ellroy adaptation? Scary thought, thank christ he pulled out.
One overlooked Ellroy adaptation that I enjoyed was Brown's Requiem. It has Michael Rooker in it, who seems perfect for his kind of characters.
One overlooked Ellroy adaptation that I enjoyed was Brown's Requiem. It has Michael Rooker in it, who seems perfect for his kind of characters.
Kilgore Trout wrote:
> If you like Ellroy, American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand are
> excellent.
Excellnt books, the pair of them.
[URL]http://chud.com/news/816[/URL] "Black Dahlia" news, surfaced today.
> If you like Ellroy, American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand are
> excellent.
Excellnt books, the pair of them.
[URL]http://chud.com/news/816[/URL] "Black Dahlia" news, surfaced today.
If you like Ellroy, American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand are excellent.
They are huge, and while not quite detective novels - they deal with the JFK assassination - they have the same dense, brutal stories, sparse prose and multitude of shady characters as all of Ellroy's work.
Elmore Leonard is also worth checking out. He writes smart, funny stuff with great characters.
They are huge, and while not quite detective novels - they deal with the JFK assassination - they have the same dense, brutal stories, sparse prose and multitude of shady characters as all of Ellroy's work.
Elmore Leonard is also worth checking out. He writes smart, funny stuff with great characters.
The man who wasn't there
Okay so it's not detective but it's noir and it's superb.
Okay so it's not detective but it's noir and it's superb.
Good stuff. I'll look into Ellroy. I've heard of Chandler, but never got round to actually buying anything of his. L.A. Confidential was superb.
Cheers.
Cheers.
* Anything Raymond Chandler for the authentic detective noir novel.
* James Ellroy for grittier, modern noir novels (apart from "my dark places", and his American Tabloid series, the Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy is particularly good, as are the The Dudley Smith Trio of which LA conf is the middle book)
* L.A Confidential movie of course.
* Frank Millers "Sin City" for comic (Brilliant books, all harsh black and white)
* "Dark City" for SF.
All good stuff. I went through a phase of this a few years back.
* James Ellroy for grittier, modern noir novels (apart from "my dark places", and his American Tabloid series, the Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy is particularly good, as are the The Dudley Smith Trio of which LA conf is the middle book)
* L.A Confidential movie of course.
* Frank Millers "Sin City" for comic (Brilliant books, all harsh black and white)
* "Dark City" for SF.
All good stuff. I went through a phase of this a few years back.
As above. I've been in a film noir mood lately, watched some stuff like Chinatown. Anyway I really like it and would like someone to suggest some decent books and other films.