by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 21, 2012 | Films
Directed by Oren Moverman Written by James Ellroy There have been many adaptations of James Ellroy’s work: Cop, starring James Woods which was based on Blood on the Moon, The Black Dahlia with Josh Hartnett, LA Confidential with Russell Crowe, and Street Kings with...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 26, 2008 | TV
Celebrated actor Tom Hanks will be tackling the work of James Ellroy for HBO.Hanks’ production company, Playtone, is coming off of tremendous success with the HBO mini’series John Adams. They will bring Ellroy’s American Tabloid and, it’s...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 25, 2008 | Films
Fox has announced that they will be releasing Street Kings on August 19th. The film will see a release of a single-disc ($29.98 U.S.), a two-disc ($34.98 U.S.) and Blu-Ray ($39.98 U.S.).”Gripping performances by Keanu Reeves and Academy Award winner Forest...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 20, 2008 | Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video has announced they will be releasing a special edition of 1997’s L.A. Confidential on September 23rd. L.A. Confidential starred Guy Pearce, Russel Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Kim Bassinger, Danny Devito and James Cromwell, and was based on the novel...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 15, 2008 | Films
Fox has released the poster for Street Kings (formally known as The Night Watchman).Iconic author James Ellroy (Black Dahlia, L.A. Confidential) penned the script, with David Ayer handling directing duties. Ayer previously directed Harsh Times as well as having...