Episode 774: Cop (1988)

Episode 774: Cop (1988)

Noirvember closes with James B. Harris’s Cop (1988)—the first time James Ellroy’s feverish fiction hit the big screen. Mike teams with Andrew Nette and Rod Lott for a deep read of Harris’s adaptation, where James Woods’s unhinged Detective Lloyd Hopkins hunts a killer across eighteen years of buried violence.

The trio digs into Ellroy’s original novel Blood on the Moon and the wilder, abandoned incarnation that came before it—L.A. Death Trip, the unsold, manuscript that first birthed Hopkins. Using material from Ellroy’s own accounts and critical studies (including the brute-force early drafts, the rewrites demanded by Otto Penzler and Nat Sobel, and the shift to publishable structure), the conversation maps how a doomed finale turned into a tight serial-killer pursuit.

The episode also features a new interview with James B. Harris, who breaks down the challenges of translating Ellroy’s structure, keeping Hopkins’s mania intact, and staying faithful to the narrative rhythms of the novel. What emerges is a portrait of a filmmaker wrestling with source material born in chaos—reforged into the dark, abrasive thriller that helped spark decades of Ellroy adaptations.


Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Jaksot(1000)

Special Report: The Hole Story (2024)

Special Report: The Hole Story (2024)

Mike White engages in a conversation with filmmaker Elijah Sullivan about his 2024 documentary, The Hole Story. The film investigates the mysterious appearance of a 60-foot man-made hole on California...

3 Maalis 202528min

Episode 733: Captain America - Brave New World (2025)

Episode 733: Captain America - Brave New World (2025)

The shield is back in action! Mike is joined by Chris Stachiw of The Kulturecast to take on Captain America: Brave New World (2025), the latest chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With Anthony M...

28 Helmi 20251h 24min

Episode 731: Theodore Rex (1995)

Episode 731: Theodore Rex (1995)

Whoopbruary concludes with a look at Theodore Rex (1996), the buddy cop dino flick that had Whoopi Goldberg stars as the cyber-enhanced supercop Katie Coltrane, begrudgingly partnered with the titular...

26 Helmi 20252h 10min

Episode 731: Fatal Beauty (1987)

Episode 731: Fatal Beauty (1987)

Whoopbruary keeps the action rolling with Fatal Beauty (1987), a hard-hitting crime thriller starring Whoopi Goldberg as tough-talking detective Rita Rizzoli. Directed by Tom Holland and based on a sc...

19 Helmi 20252h 38min

Episode 730: Burglar (1986)

Episode 730: Burglar (1986)

Whoopbruary rolls on with Burglar (1987), a comedic crime caper starring Whoopi Goldberg as Bernice Rhodenbarr -- Hugh Wilson’s reimagining of the literary burglar created by Lawrence Block. With Bobc...

12 Helmi 20251h 27min

Special Report: 40 Watts from Nowhere (2025)

Special Report: 40 Watts from Nowhere (2025)

Pirate radio takes center stage as The Projection Booth tunes into 40 Watts from Nowhere (2025), the riveting true story of an underground FM station broadcasting from the shadows of 1990s Los Angeles...

11 Helmi 202516min

Episode 729: Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)

Episode 729: Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)

Whoopbruary is here! We're dedicating a whole month to the incomparable Whoopi Goldberg, spotlighting a trio of films she made after her powerhouse performance in The Color Purple—plus one extra for g...

5 Helmi 20251h 49min

Special Report: George A. Romero's Resident Evil (2025)

Special Report: George A. Romero's Resident Evil (2025)

George A. Romero’s Resident Evil is one of the greatest "what could have been" stories in horror cinema. Filmmaker Brandon Salisbury discusses his documentary, which explores the legendary director’s ...

4 Helmi 202520min

Suosittua kategoriassa Premium

nikotellen
jaljilla
tuplakaak
anni-jaajo
grekovit
olipa-kerran-otsikko
antin-matka
hei-baby-3
maanantaimysteeri
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
kolme-kaannekohtaa
ihan-oikeesti
backmanholmavuo
murhan-anatomia
i-dont-like-mondays
palmujen-varjoissa
terveisia-perheesta
dear-shirly
poks
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria