James Ellroy

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as writer. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: The Black Dahlia; The Night Watchman (unmade).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

James Ellroy: 1 line, within their own work

unmapped (novel adapted) · through The Black Dahlia, which they wrote: James Ellroy ⇒ The Black Dahlia (the host's read). Fincher circled the Black Dahlia, which is based on an Ellroy novel.
“And then Fincher starts circling the Black Dahlia, based on a James Roy novel, Elroy novel.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free) · 0:38:33 · David Sims (0.70 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

The Black Dahlia: 1 line, within their own work

unmapped (novel adapted) · them, directly: James Ellroy ⇒ The Black Dahlia (the host's read). Fincher circled the Black Dahlia, which is based on an Ellroy novel.
“And then Fincher starts circling the Black Dahlia, based on a James Roy novel, Elroy novel.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free) · 0:38:33 · David Sims (0.70 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Writing (3) everyone in writing

writer of the script (The Night Watchman), The Night Watchman (unmade) (Blank Check — Patreon, Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free))
novelist (the Elroy books), The Black Dahlia (Blank Check — Patreon, Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free))
novel's author, The Black Dahlia (Blank Check — Patreon, Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free))

Other (3) everyone in other

author (quoted) (The Big Picture, ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Our Favorite Films Noir, With Patton Oswalt!)
participant in the Zodiac DVD commentary, Zodiac (Blank Check — Patreon, Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free))
original script writer (never made), The Night Watchman (Blank Check — Patreon, Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free))

What was said about them, by kind

unmapped (1)

unmapped (novel adapted): James Ellroy → The Black Dahlia. Fincher circled the Black Dahlia, which is based on an Ellroy novel.
“And then Fincher starts circling the Black Dahlia, based on a James Roy novel, Elroy novel.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free) · 0:38:33 · David Sims (0.70 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

fun, about James Ellroy: On the Zodiac commentary Ellroy introduces himself as the king of American crime fiction.
“King of American crime fiction.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 2:21:34 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)