4/5 Intense family history
  by Surferofromantica (Singapore)
This DVD features interviews with Ellroy about the unsolved case of his mother's murder, the centrepiece of which is a gathering of Ellroy with a large group of LA detectives who had worked on his mother's case or other homicides in LA over the years. Discussed at the table, as Nick Nolte (for some reason) wanders into the room, is the Black Dahlia case that had fascinated Ellroy as much as his mother's had for decades. One person at the table had used his own money to investigate the case and come up with what Ellroy calls the most plausible theory about the murderer's identity that he had ever come across. Who, in other words, would have had both the extreme dementia and the medical knowledge required to do what was done to Elizabeth Short on that day in January 1947. The film is a glimpse into the noir world of Ellroy, and it is fascinating seeing firsthand what an intense fellow he is, as well as his wife. I just wonder why he hates Bill Clinton so much?