Ellroycast #6: L. A. Confidential with Tristan Nankervis (Drunk Napoleon)
Three protagonists take a journey that leads to many unexpected destinations. Is it Ellroy’s novel…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on SUPER FLY — The Movie
At first glance, Super Fly fits the traditional definition of 1970s “blaxploitation.” It’s set in…
Ellroycast #4: Elizabeth Short (with Joan Renner)
Los Angeles crime historian and co-editor of LAPD ’53 joins us to talk about Elizabeth…
Ellroycast #3: The Black Dahlia with Zoë Z. Dean
Further reading: our interview with Zoë herself.
Ellroycast #2: the Public Intellectual
Introducing: the Ellroycast
The debut episode of a podcast about all things James Ellroy, featuring Son of Griff and…
Schlemiels in Paradise: Son of Griff on IT’S A GIFT
Back in the ’80s, whenever an older person went off on how wholesome movies were…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
A number of movies have changed my views on life, but The Good, the Bad,…
A Flaw in the Iris: Son of Griff on CHINATOWN’s Hard-Boiled Historicism
Los Angeles is the most beautiful city in the world, when seen at night from…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on Blood’s a Rover
“All literature created out of a conscious political aim in the long run creates weakness…