11/10/06- TV with MeeVee interviews Ellroy about Murder By the Book.

9/05/06- Ellroy approves Dahlia Adaptation.

Interview with Craig McDonald

4/09/06- Updates on upcoming Ellroy movies: Black Dahlia, The Night Watchman, and Land of the Living

12/03/04- Ellroy talks about his new book in his interview the Onion AV Club.

7/17/04- James Ellroy's Destination: Morgue! : L.A. Tales will be released on September 28th.

6/12/04 - KILLER coming back to haunt KC from the screen Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA With the help of crime writer James Ellroy, Meade's forthcoming flick, “Bazaar Bizarre: The Story of Bob Berdella,” will transport moviegoers back to 1988

12/5/02 - The following James Ellroy projects are currently in negotiations:

-A true crime talk show based on the Cold Case files of the LAPD, produced by John Langley [COPS, etc.] -Remake of Joseph Wambaugh's THE ONION FIELD for CBS, Ellroy to adapt and produce with Wambaugh.

2/17/04 - Ellroy will write The Man Who Kept Secrets, a biopic of Hollywood lawyer Sidney Korshak for producers Robert Evans and Brian Grazer. William Friedkin is on board to direct the Paramount film.

12/5/02 - The following James Ellroy projects are currently in negotiations:

-A true crime talk show based on the Cold Case files of the LAPD, produced by John Langley [COPS, etc.] -Remake of Joseph Wambaugh's THE ONION FIELD for CBS, Ellroy to adapt and produce with Wambaugh.

11/7/02 - Bravo will be airing a documentary about L.A. Confidential as part of their "Page To Screen" series. The documentary will include interviews with Ellroy and Curtis Hansen. Look for it in late November or early December.

07/21/02 - A collection of Ellroy's short pieces -- including fiction, autobiography, and essays -- will be published next year by Knopf.  The working title is Destination: Morgue, and the tentative release date is summer 2003.

07/13/02 - An old yet interesting promotional article on The Cold Six Thousand from Michael Helmore of The Guardian, entitled Out of the Dark, which includes Ellroy discussing plans for future projects.

7/12/02 - The Onion AV Club interviews James Ellroy.

6/22/02 - Dick Schwartz has a new book entitled Nice and Noir: Contemporary American Crime Fiction (U. of Missouri Press, 2002) that features a prominent discussion of James Ellroy's work.

06/16/02 - Westword.com covers The Cold Six Thousand in an article titled Grime Pays written by Michael Roberts.

04/25/02 – Ellroy on CNN regarding Bobby Blake: James Ellroy appeared on the TODAY show Monday (see item below) and on CNN the same day to discuss the Robert Blake murder case. The CNN appearance earned Ellroy a couple of mentions in a column in the Chicago Sun Times.

Fincher again considering Dahlia Film: Director David Fincher is again thinking about an adaptation of Ellroy's Black Dahlia. Reportedly, it's between Dahlia, and, Mission Impossible 3. Fincher admits in the Guardian article he still doesn't have the right Dahlia script.

01/17/02 - Bruce Willis and Arnold Rifkin, via their Cheyenne Enterprises shingle, are negotiating with HBO to make a miniseries from James Ellroy's novels The Cold Six Thousand and American Tabloid. - from Variety

12/30/01 - Robert Greenwald will direct a miniseries called "James Ellroy's Los Angeles" to be aired on the USA network in September 2002.

12/01/01-I'm looking for a volunteer to update the news page. Knowledge of HTML and FTP software would be great, but not required. Please email me if you're interested.

6/14/01-Salon.com covers James Ellroy's The Cold Six Thousand.

6/13/01-Lewis Jones talks to James Ellroy in Kansas City on Electronic Telegraph.

6/10/01-The below mentioned chat with Ellroy has been cancelled.

6/05/01-James Ellroy will be doing a live chat at lasvegas.com on Tuesday, June 26, at 5:30 p.m., Pacific time. You can find complete information at http://www.lasvegas.com/events/chat/.

6/03/01-I was informed by a visitor today that James Ellroy is sick, and had to cancel his reading in Minneapolis and the rest of his tour of America. If you had planned on going to one of these readings, please confirm the date with the bookstore.

5/29/01-Click here to hear BBC Newsnight featuring James Ellroy.

5/27/01-Here are some recent tour photos from Bookpeople in Austin, Texas.

5/16/01-Here is Ellroy's US tour schedule:

May 16: Philadelphia, Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., The County Theater, 20 E State Street, Philadelphia. Screening, Q&A and booksigning.

May 17: Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m., Mystery Lovers Bookshop, 514 Allegheny River Blvd, Oakmont. Reading, Q&A and booksigning, Thursday May 17. More HERE.

May 18: Miami, Friday 8:00 p.m. at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. Screening, Q&A and booksigning.

May 19: Saturday, at Murder on Miami Beach Bookstore, 16850 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida. More HERE.

May 20: Jackson, MIssissippi, Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Lemuria, 4465 I-55 North. Booksigning.

May 21: Dallas, Texas Monday at 7:00 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 7700 West Northwest Highway. Screening, Q&A and booksigning.

May 22: Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Murder By The Book, 2342 Bissonnet St., Houston, Texas (713-524-8597). More HERE.

May 23: 7 p.m. signing at BookPeople in Austin, Texas.

May 24: Kansas City, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, MO. Screening, Q&A and booksigning.

May 29: Tuesday, 8 p.m. at Shaman Drum Bookshop, Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Ellroy's only Detroit area appearance). Look HERE for further details.

May 30: Toronto Harbour Front Book Festival, Wednesday at 7:30 pm Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Screening, Q&A and booksigning.

May 31: Chicago, Thursday at Harold Washington Library. Screening, Q&A and booksigning.

June 1: Milwaukee, Friday at 5:00 p.m., Mystery One Bookshop, 2109 N. Prospect Avenue. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 1: 8:00 p.m., Harry Schwartz Bookshop, 4093 N. Oakland Avenue, Shorewood, Wisconsin. Check HERE for further details.

June 3: Minneapolis/St. Paul at Oak Street Cinema, 309 Oak St, Minneapolis on Sunday. Screening, Q&A and booksigning.

June 5: St. Louis, Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 7: Appearance at Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, Arizona, 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd., Suite 101. Call 888-560-9919 for more information.

June 8: Las Vegas, Nevada Friday, 7:00 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 567 North Stephanie. Reading and booksigning.

Saturday, June 9: Seattle, Saturday 7:30 p.m. at Village Books, 1210 11th St. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 10: Seattle, Sunday 2:00 p.m. at University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 11: Seattle, Monday at 7:30 p.m. Bailey Coy Books, 414 Broadway. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 12: Portland, Oregon, Tuesday 7:30 p.m. at Twenty-Third Ave. Books, 1015 NW 23rd Av. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 13: San Diego, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. at Esmeralda Books, 1555 Camino del Mar. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 14: San Diego, Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Mysterious Galaxy, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 15: Berkeley, Friday 7:30 p.m. at Cody's, 2454 Telegraph Ave. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 16: San Francisco, Saturday 7:00 p.m. at Booksmith. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 17: Sunday signing at M Is For Mystery Bookstore, San Mateo, CA. Store located at 74 E. Third Avenue.

June 18: Pasadena, California, Monday atVroman's, 695 East Colorado Blvd. Reading, Q&A.

June 19: Los Angeles, Tuesday 8:00 p.m. at Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 20: Los Angeles, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. at Dutton's Brentwood, 11975 San Vincente Blvd. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 22: Los Angeles, Friday at Writers Bloc.

June 23: Los Angeles, Saturday at 1:00 p.m., Mystery Bookshop, 1036 Broxton Ave. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

June 30: Thousand Oaks, Saturday 12:00 p.m. at Mysteries To Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Reading, Q&A and booksigning.

July 7: Los Angeles, Saturday 7:30 P.M. at UCLA, James Bridge Theatre.

5/15/01-The Cold Six Thousand is now available. Buy it here and support the site.
The Barcelona review is now featuring an article entitled Lunch and Tea with Ellroy and, while you're there, take the Ellroy quiz.

5/8/01-The BBC Bookclub featuring The Black Dahlia is now available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/audio/ram_bookclub.ram.
On May 12, Ellroy will be signing books in Worcester, MA at Tatnuck Booksellers. For info, call 1-508-756-7644.
If you have details on any other Ellroy appearances (particularly Northern California), please email me

5/5/01-Ellroy's Black Dahlia will be the featured book on the BBC Radio 4 programme 'The Book Club' on 6th May. You can submit questions and comments via http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/bookcase/bookclub/clubform.shtml.

5/4/01-Ellroy will be appearing in Doylestown, PA at the Doylestown Bookshop, May 16th at 7 PM. There will be a screening of the new BBC documentary on Ellroy, and the author will read from The Cold Six Thousand.

04/12/01-Here's an audio clip from The Cold Six Thousand courtesy of Random House Audio Publishing.

04/01/01-James Ellroy has collected four pieces he wrote for GQ into a short e-book, Breakneck Pace to be published by Contentville Press.

03/26/01-There is an excerpt from The Cold Six Thousand in the April edition of GQ.

03/21/01-James Ellroy will host a live chat at CanalChat on 3/23/01 at 17h00 GMT or 9AM Pacific Standard Time(thanks to Frédérick Bottano for the tip).

Check out a new Ellroy interview re: Cold Six Thousand at Ellroy Confidential.

03/07/01-David Shepard has posted the tentative dates for Ellroy's UK tour as follows:

April        	19th        University of London Union  @ 7.pm

                20th        Waterstones,Brighton @ 7.30pm

                21st        Cheltenham Festival @ 6pm

                23rd        Waterstones Newcastle/ Tyneside Cinema

			    (showing LA Confidential)

                24th        Waterstones,Deansgate at the Late Room - 

                25th        Royal Glasgow Concert Hall/Borders 

                27th        Waterstones/Birmingham

                28th        Heffers/Cambridge

                30th        Ottakars/Norwich

May       	1st         Waterstones/Nottingham

                2nd         Waterstones/Bath

                3rd         Borders/Charing Cross Road

			    lunchtime ICA event -in conversation with Jake Arnott

 

3/6/01-Ellroy's Killer on the Road inspires the short film "Stay Clean".

3/3/01-Ellroy currently has several potential film projects brewing, including a remake of the old James Cagney gangster film, White Heat; 77, Ellroy's original screenplay, and White Jazz; with Nick Nolte attached to star. Ellroy Confidential has the scoop from Variety.

Also, the film production of Ellroy's screenplay The Plague Season, examining the acquittal of the cops who battered Rodney King and the subsequent LA riots, is scheduled to start in March. Kurt Russell has committed to star.

2/25/01-James Ellroy's new novel, The Cold Six Thousand will be published in France on March 20th. American fans, however, still have to wait until May for its release.

1/17/01-Click here for an update on the White Jazz movie.

12/18/00-James Ellroy emailed me recently to let me know that he discourages the sale of advance reader's copies of The Cold Six Thousand. He noted that these copies are filled with typographical errors and are intended for booksellers and sales reps, not real Ellroy fans. Please respect his wishes and wait for the real publication.

12/13/00-Myriad Pictures will finance and co-produce a feature adaptation of James Ellroy's autobiographical crime novel MY DARK PLACES: AN L.A. CRIME MEMOIR. Read the complete story at iF Magazine.

11/15/00-James Ellroy's sequel to American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand will be published May 2001. Thanks to Christopher Conrad for the tip.

11/13/00-James Ellroy's first e-book, L.A. Noir, is now available at Contentville.

8/16/00-Thanks to Gary Thorn for sending me the link to a CNN article about Ellroy covering the national conventions for GQ. Also, thanks to CNN for providing a link to my site.

8/13/00-Thanks to Lauren Langley for her glossary contributions.

8/03/00-Sobel Weber Associates held an auction for an Ellroy e-book, Widespread Panic, a collection of five fiction and nonfiction pieces. Check out the story here. Contentville was the high bidder.

7/30/00-The James Ellroy Homepage is now Ellroy.com. Welcome to my new domain.

7/10/00-This month's GQ features an Ellroy article on boxing.

5/25/00-Ellroy wrote a nonfiction article for the June issue of GQ about Gary Graham, the confessed robber and rapist scheduled for execution in Texas.

5/17/00-Unfortunately, NBC has dropped L.A. Sheriff's Homicide.

4/11/00-Brown's Requiem has been released on DVD.

3/15/00-NBC has booked Ellroy's L.A. Sheriff's Homicide. See LA Times Article.

3/5/00-Rumor has it that Ellroy makes a cameo in the new Michael Douglas film, Wonder Boys.

3/1/00-This month's GQ features an Ellroy short story,/WHITEJAZZ.htm" target="_blank"> John Cusack Fan Club page.

2/22/00-Jason Freeman's 1998 film adaptation of Brown's Requiem is finally being released in the U.S. Brown's Requiem opens up this week in L.A. Hopefully, it will be distributed throughout the rest of the country soon.

2/12/00- Bill Stoner, the detective who worked with James Ellroy in My Dark Places, wrote a message to the Ellroy newsgroup (ellroy@egroups.com) that he and James are looking for a network to pick up L.A. Sheriff's Homicide, a TV series they cocreated. Miguel Ferrer, of Twin Peaks and RoboCop fame, is cast as the leading Detective.

01/27/00-I got bored, so I redesigned the site.

12/14/99-I've added an "Articles" section. The first article featured is a review of a recent Ellroy reading in Sacramento by Ray Dussault. Thanks to Jerome from Ellroy Confidential for letting me know about this article concerning James Ellroys' recent donation of his literary papers to the University South Carolina.

11/14/99- I've updated the glossary with contributions from John Smith and John Emmons.

10/21/99- Check out the new article on Ellroy in Crime Magazine . Thanks to Gary Thorn and Brenan Nierman for their contributions to the glossary.

10/14/99-Thanks to Jim Tedesco for his contributions to the glossary.

10/8/99-Ellroy may have a new movie deal based on his screenplay "77".

10/6/99-The current issue of GQ features an autobiographical piece by Ellroy called "My Life As a Creep" with some hilarious mug shots of the author.

9/10/99-The next James Ellroy novel will be called "The Cold Six Thousand", and it will be released in the Fall of 2000. This novel will be the second in the "Underground U.S.A." trilogy.

9/7/99- Thanks to Josh Bell, Tim Balen and Jonathan Karp for their contributions to the glossary section.

8/18/99- Vintage Crime/Black Lizard and USA Today, are sponsoring a "Finish the Mystery" Contest featuring a half-story by James Ellroy for the contestant to finish. It's a Danny Getchell story, so anyone with a thesaurus can enter. Also, don't forget that the language you use in the story must be suitable for USA Today, so try not to write too much like Ellroy.