tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214180203614091199.post4478529111023442880..comments2023-02-22T06:39:01.070+00:00Comments on Shack Noir: L.A. Confidential (1997)Shack Noirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07394125591915337572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214180203614091199.post-77666176367810897852010-06-02T01:03:34.156+01:002010-06-02T01:03:34.156+01:00There's a great interview with Ellroy on the D...There's a great interview with Ellroy on the DVD I watched the movie on: Ellroy is as frank and forthright as ever, saying he basically hated the idea of a movie, could not see how it would work, and yet adored the final result. It's a very rare example of Hollywood getting it right when it comes to adapting novels.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Martha! I appreciate your contribution.Shack Noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394125591915337572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214180203614091199.post-2713973498258493292010-06-02T00:54:02.243+01:002010-06-02T00:54:02.243+01:00This is the only movie I can think of that's j...This is the only movie I can think of that's just as good as the (staggeringly brilliant, IMO) book on which it it's based, and I've always though the only reason it reaches the book is because it's not wed to it at all. Hanson's and Helgeland's screenplay at times is completely different from the book -- it's incredibly ballsy of them, but in the end their choices made the movie must better than it'd have been otherwise, had they tried to be faithful to Ellroy.Marthanoreply@blogger.com