One of the milestone american movies of the 1990s, curtis hansons l. The most important book totv adaptations coming in 2020. And the whole exley backstory was drastically changed in the movie, to the point where the whole rollo tomasi thing was completely made up. Issues of how one interprets the data presented by red pill praxeology as right or wrong is an exercise in subjectivity and personal belief. The plot to replace cohen blindsides three plainclothes cops. Rollo tomassi kicked out of red man group21 convention posted by thrillho on 6219 at 2. And indeed, rollo tomassi is entirely the invention of hanson and helgeland exleys father preston is a key character in the novel. Captain dudley liam smith is the main antagonist of james ellroys neonoir novel series known as the l. Ed exley guy pearce is a beat copturneddetective whose strict bythebook philosophy and willingness to blow the whistle on other officers is balanced by a shrewd and opportunistic.
Rich developer, pierce patchett, runs a stable of highclass hookers who are ringers for movie stars. Confidential has exley killing dudley smith, and that absolutely doesnt happen in the book. As it turns 20, we round up five films that helped inspire it. Ed exley, a patrician who venerates his herocop father, presumably holds high ideals and unassailable standards. In the movie ed exley makes it up to give a name to the guy that murdered his dad. Bad cops, good cops, and kim basinger duke it out in the seedy underbelly of 1953 hollywood sex, murder, and police corruption. Russell crowes 10 best movies, according to rotten tomatoes. Rollo tomassi is one of the most prominent voices in the globally growing, malefocused online consortium known as the manosphere as well as one of the godfathers of intersexual red pill awareness. Rollo tomassi is the author of the rational male 4. The core red pill theories seem to be laid out in books like the rational male by rollo tomasi. Confidential is the real thinga gritty, sordid tale of sex, scandal, betrayal, and corruption of all sorts police, political, pressand, of course, very personal in 1940s hollywood. Heres the twist involving this character explained.
Confidential, covering maybe % of the book and roughly four of the novels 14 fully developed plotlines, is now 20 years old, and people cant stop talking about it. The real rollo tomassi was never caught, and the vengeance exley felt because of this is what motivated him to become a cop. Energetic, sprawling and often stylistically irritating police procedural that follows three lapd members over a tenyear period, beginning in 1950. Urban dictionary and our advertising partners set cookies on your computer to improve our site and the advertisements you see. Confidential 1997 discussion rollo tomasi rollo tomasi posted 3 years ago by theonelion 11 replies jump to latest. Rollo tomassi kicked out of red man group21 convention posted by greatlakestiger24 on 6219 at 7.
Ed exley, the by the book cop who is forever in his fathers shadow, glory hound jack vincennes, and bud white, the man forever avenging his dead mother. Exleys suspicions are aroused when smith asks him who rollo tomasi is. Confidential revolves around the name rollo tomassi. Millers crossing from the same year was much better received, with the. Confidential, which is based on the third novel of the same name. Rollo tomassi kicked out of red man group21 convention. Rollo tomassi is entirely the invention of hanson and helgeland exleys father preston is a key. Its a name that echoes throughout curtis hansons masterful modern noir, l. Smiths role as a gangland kingpin had already been revealed in the big nowhere, and his true motivations are clear throughout the l. Confidential a character never mentioned in the book and, even here, nothing more than a name is one of cinemas most eloquent nip and tucks. Rollo tomassi books list of books by author rollo tomassi. See all books authored by rollo tomassi, including the rational male preventive medicine, and the rational male.
Just beneath the glamorous veneer of hollywood gossip and movie stars lies a crimeridden city corrupt to its core. Cop exley then killed smith who was ironically remembered as a hero, and exley received the medal of valor. Confidential and the rolo tomassi moment by david duprey on apr 23, 2015 the one line summary. Rollo tomassi isnt a goodreads author yet, but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed. Ive looked in a book i read long ago, by john truby, called the anatomy of story. Confidential, you know that rollo tomassi exists within the films world in a very significant way. Chinatown sequel the two jakes arrived in 1990 but despite jack nicholson both starring and directing it failed to reach the acclaim of the original.
Ellroy is a master of crime, seamlessly weaving three narratives in his deliciously dark. But the scene that most grabs me concerning this elusive figment is the moment we first hear about him. There is a mass murder at the nite owl restaurant, including a former lapd officer. Rollo is the author of the rational male blog, a foundational fixture in the red pill community. The band formed in 2005 and set their local scene alight by playing a synth driven technical mix of styles and genres difficult to define in a. Rolo tomassi are an experimental extreme punk band from sheffield, england.
By contrast, james ellroys far more cinematic novel turned 20 in june, 2010, and no one, save for ellroy himself, and maybe the demon dogs publishers, said a word. Confidential ist ein usamerikanischer spielfilm des regisseurs curtis hanson aus dem. I wanted to catch the guys who thought they could get away with it. The book is the first in of series complements to the rational male, the twelveyear core writing of author blogger rollo tomassi from. Confidential is such an immersive invocation of a bygone past that it can be hard to process the fact that the film is now 20 years old. Greatest movie plot twists, spoilers and surprise endings. Quartet, as well as the 1997 crimethriller hit film l. Officer bud white, on the other hand, is brutal, violent, vengeful and jack trashcan vincennes, formerly of the. Detectives bud white, edmund exley, and jack vincennes all get caught up in the case, which turns out be part of the power struggle in organized crime after real life mobster mickey cohen is convicted the book by james ellroy was later adapted into a film starring russell crowe, guy. Confidential 1997 full movie dead pigs 2018 full movie dirty harry best quotes, lines clint eastwood duration. Noir movies werent really in vogue in hollywood during the 1990s, though the genre did offer up some selections. In essence the red pill should always be about what is not what should be, not what seems moral, immoral or amoral. The red pill, with respect to intersexual dynamics, is, and will always be a praxeology.
Rollo tomassi is one of the leading voices in the globally growing, malefocused online consortium known as the manosphere. Confidential, a drama based on james ellroys noir classic novel. Confidential 1997, directed by curtis hanson, starring russell crowe, kim basinger, guy pearce, kevin spacey, james cromwell, david strathairn and danny devito. Then somewhere along the way, i lost sight of that. Rolo tomasi was the name given to the man who killed eds father, preston exley. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Confidential is one of my favourite books of all time, and my favourite james ellroy book. Needing to chop several hundred pages, and half a dozen plotlines, from ellroys doorstopper, curtis and hanson filled the space with an idea, an imaginary figure as potent as keyser soze. Now, while investigating a brutal murder, three very different police detectives will rediscover a common bond of integrity in the blockbuster film noir thriller l. Confidential the movie20 years later the venetian vase. The police, led by captain dudley, convince wiseguys from jersey, cleveland, and elsewhere to go home. The book is the first in of series complements to the rational male, the twelveyear core writing of authorblogger rollo tomassi from. The screenplay by hanson and brian helgeland is based on james ellroys 1990 novel of the same name, the third book in his l. The film tells the story of a group of lapd officers in 1953, and the intersection of police corruption and hollywood celebrity.
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