James Ellroy
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Bazaar Bizarre
Sep 16, 2004In 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 police about Bob Berdella, a local business man and how Berdella had caputed him, held him hostage, raped him, tortured him and photographed him over several days. Police later arrested Berdella and searched his home where they found several hundred polaroid photographs, a detailed torture log, envelopes of human teeth and a human skull. It was soon discovered that Berdella had murdered 6 young men in his home after drugging them and performing his sick acts of sexual torture. Some lived the horrors for only a few days, one for 6 weeks. After death Berdella would cut up the bodies with an electric chain saw and a bone knife, place the body parts in empty dog food bags for trash collection on Monday. Although he denied this, it is believed that Berdella used organs of the victims as in food dishes he would serve at his shop.
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Los Angeles narrates
Jan 01, 2017
Wonder Boys
Feb 22, 2000Sept ans après la parution de son premier roman, qui connut un immense succès et lui vaut une notoriété encore vivace, Grady Tripp n'a toujours rien publié d'autre. Et c'est son salaire de professeur de littérature qui le fait vivre. Plaqué par sa femme le matin même, il accueille son directeur littéraire, Terry Crabtree, venu le relancer à l'occasion du festival du livre de Pittsburgh. Le soir, tous deux assistent au cocktail offert par la directrice de l'université, Sarah Gaskell, maîtresse de Grady et épouse du supérieur hiérarchique de celui-ci, Walter. Alors qu'il prend l'air dans le jardin, Tripp tombe nez à nez avec l'un de ses étudiants, James Leer, garçon fragile, mythomane et auteur doué...
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James Ellroy - Ein amerikanischer Alptraum
Jan 01, 1993Welcome to Los Angeless, hipsters, baddest of the bad cities, home of James Ellory, pre-eminent crime novelist of our generation. "All LA crime lives in me," says Ellroy, in this guided tour of the city that feeds his nightmares.
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Feast of Death
Sep 09, 2001A documentary about James Ellroy and his fascination with unsolved murder cases, especially those of his mother, and the similar, infamous, Black Dahlia murder.
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Une nuit au Cinéma : flics et voyous
Nov 26, 2013James Ellroy, Philip Kerr, Michael Connelly ou Heywood Gould racontent leur passion pour les films de gangsters, "L'enfer est à lui", "The Naked City" ou les classiques de Sidney Lumet. Leur qualité d'écrivains de polars ou de scénaristes à Hollywood leur permet de ponctuer leurs interventions d'une foule d'anecdotes personnelles.
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Vakvagany
Mar 05, 2002Hungarian home movies are examined by the likes of James Ellroy and Stan Brakhage for evidence of family problems.
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Los Angeles: Cité du Film Noir
Feb 28, 2015
Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure
Mar 12, 2017L’ascension d’un outsider que rien ne prédestinait à devenir président des Etats-Unis résonne tout spécialement aujourd’hui avec l’élection de Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche. Comment ne pas faire le parallèle avec le parcours de Ronald Reagan ? Ce film raconte comment l’ascension de Reagan n’est pas le fruit du hasard, mais au contraire celui de pratiques corrompues. Cette histoire fait furieusement écho à ce qui se passe en ce moment aux Etats-Unis. Comment un acteur de série B que rien ne prédestinait à devenir l’homme le plus puissant du monde, a été placé à la Maison Blanche grâce au crime organisé ? Qui sont les hommes qui l’ont aidé ? Quels compromis a-t-il dû faire et quelles alliances a-t-il dû accepter ? Qui était vraiment Ronald Reagan ? Sous cette image de cowboy hollywoodien devenu le 40e président des Etats Unis, l’homme est en fait bien plus trouble qu’il n’y parait.
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Jul 18, 2006Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.
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Stay Clean
Jan 01, 2002A 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 "Killer on the Road".
Crime
Shotgun Freeway
Mar 01, 1995Before "L.A. Confidential", there was "Shotgun Freeway" -- the groundbreaking 1995 documentary about Los Angeles coming to grips with it's own history. Against a backdrop of never-before-seen archival footage, Shotgun Freeway presents a diverse group of "Angelinos" who guide the film through their own past as well as the city's. We get crime scribe James Ellroy reliving his youth as a burglar, Actor/writer Buck Henry's tour of Hollywood fakery, Jazzman Buddy Collette's trip down Central Avenue, Historian Mike Davis' tour of LA's eventual Armageddon, and writer Joan Didion's take on LA's own ephemerality. From the Beaches to the Valley, "Shotgun Freeway" will show you a Los Angeles you never knew existed.
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James Ellroy: American Dog
Nov 10, 2006Riffing 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 past and present in this short, entertaining film.
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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Sep 23, 2008Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.
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Curtis Hanson and his behind-the-scenes collaborators reveal the secrets of bringing 1950s Los Angeles to life in unforgettable style.
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The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler
Feb 01, 2011The documentary covers the origins, history and curious stories behind the production along with a perceptive reading of the film.
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Shadows of Suspense
Aug 22, 2006A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."
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Au bout de la nuit
Apr 10, 2008Action
Cop
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Le Dahlia noir
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Rampart
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Dark Blue
Dec 14, 2002Crime
L.A. Confidential
Sep 19, 1997Crime
L.A. Sheriff's Homicide
Jul 05, 2003It's another night in L.A. County 187 for policeman Walter Drazin and his team, but when they find the corpses of an Asian family in a burned down club, arson and murder come to the fore. As Drazin investigates the guests of the club, the sordid truth about the city's underworld activities rears its ugly head.
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Brown's Requiem
Nov 01, 1998Fritz Brown is an ex-LAPD, recovering alcoholic who now splits his time repossessing cars for a used car lot and staffing his one-man private detective agency. When a filthy caddie named Freddy "Fat Dog" Baker wanders into Fritz's office one day, flashing a wad of cash, Fritz is hired to follow Fat Dog's kid sister Jane, who is holed up with a Beverly Hills sugar daddy named Sol Kupferman. Kupferman is a 70 year-old bag man for the mob, and Fat Dog claims that "Solly K" is up to something evil that may harm Jane. The trail leads Fritz to an encounter with his dark past in the person of Haywood Cathcart, current head of LAPD internal affairs and the person who kicked Fritz off the police force.
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L.A. Confidential
Sep 01, 2003As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Crime
Stay Clean
Jan 01, 2002A 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 "Killer on the Road".
Crime
E! True Hollywood Story
May 22, 2014E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Feb 20, 2009Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
Dec 17, 2024Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Masterclass - Leçon de Cinéma
Mar 11, 2023La construction d'un film, la direction d'acteurs, le montage, la photographie, dans ces leçons de cinéma, les réalisateurs vous révèlent leurs secrets dans des conversations de plus d'une heure.
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C à vous
Sep 27, 2024Tous les jours en direct sur FRANCE 5, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine et son équipe reçoivent ceux qui font l'actualité. En deuxième partie, l'émission accueille, autour d'un repas préparé par un chef qualifié, des artistes en promotion.
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C à vous
Nov 26, 1995Recueil d'histoires noires se déroulant à Los Angeles de la fin de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale à l'élection de JFK.
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