I have to start reading Ellroy now.

L.A. Confidential was recommended to me a while back but I never read it. The film was great, as we know.

Black Dahlia is suffering from audience apathy- I'm sure of it.
Kids are back in school, it's getting colder out there...

I agree totally that the genre and DePalma are not on the minds of most moviegoers- a shame.

You're missing out, people!

This film should be savoured on the big screen- it's a MOVIE-MOVIE.

Hardboiled indeed.
As I suspected I loved it and I'll be picking up the novel soonest.