I can think of works that are worthwhile despite being author-wanks (or auteur-wanks), but I can't think of any that are worthwhile because of their wankiness.
Russ Meyer?
Buffy: A Guide, but no water or food. So it leads me to the sacred place and then a week later it leads you to my bleached bones? Giles: Buffy, really. It takes more than a week to bleach bones.
'Dirty Girls'
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Tom Scola - Mar 02, 2007 9:07:09 am PST #7689 of 10001
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erikaj - Mar 02, 2007 9:07:45 am PST #7690 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
David Simon does that kind of thing and still keeps his sense of humor, for Christ's sake.(Although not usually kicking it retro style...although there was one H:LOTS like that "Finnegan's Wake", that was one of Season 6's rare bright spots.) And DS is totally not like Ellroy in that he likes strong women and says he writes "men with tits".
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 02, 2007 9:17:02 am PST #7691 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I can think of works that are worthwhile despite being author-wanks (or auteur-wanks), but I can't think of any that are worthwhile because of their wankiness
Ken Russell strikes me as fitting that description.
Hayden - Mar 02, 2007 9:49:41 am PST #7692 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Psst! Corwood, you forgot the irrelevant swear words and racial insensitivity
-Asstits! Mugwumps! Penis!, he thought. Then he realized that he could blame this on the Jews and Negroes. -Time to sniff some panties, he thought. -White men love panties.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 02, 2007 10:10:05 am PST #7693 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
-Asstits! Mugwumps! Penis!, he thought. Then he realized that he could blame this on the Jews and Negroes. -Time to sniff some panties, he thought. -White men love panties.
James Ellroy characters read William Burroughs? Huh.
Jesse - Mar 02, 2007 10:14:23 am PST #7694 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I saw that. "Murder by the Book", I think, on CourtTV. Not only was Ellroy's references to his mom Skeevy As Skeevy Can Be, but he sorta came across as a pompous jerkoff.
Yes, exactly. It's fine when I can get his actual voice out of my head, but sometimes you can't.
Aims - Mar 02, 2007 10:26:34 am PST #7695 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Hayden - Mar 02, 2007 10:36:40 am PST #7696 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
James Ellroy characters read William Burroughs? Huh.
They actually wouldn't have anything to do with mincing pansies like Burroughs unless they're stereotypical mincing pansies themselves. I'm just terrible at writing bad cursing.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 02, 2007 10:41:10 am PST #7697 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm just terrible at writing bad cursing.
Too much DEADWOOD, I fear. Once you've heard the apothesis of swear(ingen)ing, it's hard to go back.
Hayden - Mar 02, 2007 10:46:38 am PST #7698 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Truer motherfucking words, Frank...