Podcast appearances and mentions of Bret Easton Ellis

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Early winter weather has us pondering an alternate definition of “slush pile,” albeit the mucky, grey residue remaining after a city snowfall. Our Slush Pile is far more fresh, but still a wintry mix as we discuss the short story “Catherine of the Exvangelical Deconstruction” by Candice Kelsey. You might want to jump down the page and read or listen to it in full first, as there are spoilers in our discussion!   The story is set on the day of the Women's March, following 2017's Inauguration Day, but only references those events in the most glancing of ways. Instead the protagonist glances away to an array of distractions: Duolingo, a Frida Kahlo biography, a bat documentary, European architecture, banjo music, a stolen corpse flower, daydreaming, and actual dreaming. In the withholding of the protagonist's interiority, Sam sees a connection to Rachel Cusk's Outline, while Jason is reminded of early Bret Easton Ellis. The editors discuss how fiction might evoke the internet's fractioning of our attention, by recreating the fractioning or reflecting it?   We'd like to offer congratulations to Sam whose debut book of short stories, “Uncertain Times,” just won the Washington Writers Publishing House Fiction Prize. As always, thanks for listening!   At the table: Dagne Forrest, Samantha Neugebauer, Jason Schneiderman, Kathleen Volk Miller, Lisa Zerkle, and Lilllie Volpe (Sound Engineer)   Listen to the story “Catherine of the Exvangelical Deconstruction” read in its entirety by Dagne Forrest (separate from podcast reading) (Bio): Candice M. Kelsey (she/her) is a bi-coastal writer and educator. Her work has received Pushcart and Best-of-the-Net nominations, and she is the author of eight books. Candice reads for The Los Angeles Review and The Weight Journal; she also serves as a 2025 AWP Poetry Mentor. Her next poetry collection, Another Place Altogether, releases December 1st with Kelsay Books. (Website): https://www.candicemkelseypoet.com/ (Instagram): @Feed_Me_Poetry   Catherine of the Exvangelical Deconstruction Catherine's thumb hovers over Duolingo's question, her mind dim from doom scrolling, chest dead as TikTok. The green owl stares. She swears its beak is twitching.  “Got 5 minutes?”  She swipes Duo, that nosy bastard, and his taunting French flag icon away. “Non.” The apartment is dim, the air too still. Days feel hollow and unhinged, as if she's Edmond Dantès tossed off the cliff of Chatêau d'If, a brief and misplaced shell weighted to the depths of the sea. So much for learning a language to calm the nerves. Frida Kahlo's face stares from the page of a book she hasn't finished reading. “I should just return this already.” There are days she commits to her syllabus of self-education and days she resents it. Kahlo's eyes pierce her, and giving up feels like large-scale feminist betrayal—how she has shelved the artist, her wounds, tragic love, and all. But even sisterhood is too much this January 21st, and of all people, Kahlo would understand. Catherine opens her laptop and starts a documentary about bats instead. Chiroptera. A biologist with kind eyes speaks of their hand-like bones, the elastin and collagenous fiber wings. The chaos of nature is its own magic realism. She learns bats are vulnerable like the rest of us. Climate disruption and habitat loss. Plus white nose syndrome and the old standby, persecution by ignorant humans who set their caves aflame. In the documentary, there is a bat with the liquid amber eyes of a prophet. Maybe that's what this world has had too much of, she begins to consider. Mid-deconstruction of decades in the white, evangelical cesspit of high control patriarchy, Catherine sees the world as one big field day full of stupid ego-competitions like cosmic tug-a-wars. And prophets were some of the top offenders. King Zedekiah, for one, had the prophet Jeremiah lowered into a well by rope, intending he sink into the mud and suffocate. All because he warned the people of their emptiness. Her mind wanders to Prague, to art, to something far away that might fill her own cistern life. “Maybe next summer,” she whispers. “Charles Bridge, St. Vitus.” The rhythm of bluegrass hums through the speakers, enough to anchor her here, in this room, in this thin sliver of a world she cannot escape. “That could be the problem; I need to learn Czech. No, fuck Duo.” J'apprendrai le français. J'irai à Prague. Je verrai les vieux bâtiments. But then, something strange. The banjo's pluck feels different, deeper, its twang splitting the air. She Googles the history of Bluegrass, and the words tumble from the page, layering like the weight of a corpse settling into the silt off the coast of Marseille. The banjo isn't Appalachian in origin but rather West African—specifically from the Senegalese and Gambian people, their fingers strumming the akonting, a skin drum-like instrument that whispered of exile, of worlds ripped apart. American slavers steeped in the bitter twisting of scripture trafficked them across the Middle Passage, yet in the cruel silence of the cotton fields, they turned their pain into music. How are we not talking about this in every history class in every school in every state of this nation? The akonting, an enslaved man's lament, was the seed of a gourd that would bloom into the sounds of flatpicking Southerners. Still, the banjo plays on in Catherine's apartment. A much more tolerable sound than Duolingo's dong-ding ta-dong. But she can't quite cleanse her mind of the French lessons, of Lily and Oscar. Il y a toujours plus. Her voice is barely a whisper, trying to reassure herself. There must be more. A recurring dream, soft and gleaming like a pearl—her hands moving over cool clams, shucking them on a beach house in Rhode Island. It's a faint memory, but no less ever present. Aunt Norma and Uncle Francis' beach cottage and the closest thing to a Hyannis Port Kennedy afternoon of cousins frolicking about by the edge of a long dock lured back by the steam of fritters. But this time, Ocean Vuong stands beside her. He's talking about the monkey, Hartford, the tremors of the world. And the banjo has morphed into Puccini's La Bohème, which laces through the rhythm of Vuong's syntax like a golden libretto. They notice a figure outside the window, a shadow in the sand—the new neighbor? He's strange. A horticulturist, they say. Catherine hasn't met him, but there are rumors. “Did he really steal it?” Vuong asks. She practices her French—it's a dream after all—asks “Le cadavre fleuri?” They move to whispers, like a star's breath in night air. Rumor stands that in the middle of California's Eaton fire, the flower went missing from the Huntington Museum in Pasadena. The Titan Arum, bloated and bizarre in its beauty and stench, just vanished. Fran at the liquor store says the new neighbor, gloves always pressed to the earth, took it.  At night, she hears him in the garden, talking to the roots. She imagines his voice, murmuring something incomprehensible to the moonlight. Like that's where the truth lies—beneath the soil, between the cracks of broken promises, smelling faintly of rot. She recalls the history she once read, so distant, so impossibly rotten. During WWI, when the Nazis swept through Prague, they forced Jewish scholars to scour their archives. They wanted to preserve the so-called “best” of the Jews—manuscripts, texts, holy materials—for their future banjo-twisted Museum of an Extinct Race. She shudders. The music, the wild joy of the banjo, now seems infected with something ancient and spoiled. The act of collecting, of preserving, feels obscene. What do you keep? What do you discard? Whom do you destroy? She wakes from the dream, her phone still alive with French conjugations. The bluegrass hums, but it's heavier, like a rope lowering her into Narragansett Bay. The neighbor's house is dark. But she thinks she can see him, a silhouette against the trees, standing still as a warning. Everything is falling apart at the seams, and she is both a part of it and apart from it. Like each church she left, each youth group and AWANA or Vacation Bible School where she tried to volunteer, to love on the kids, to be the good follower she was tasked with being.  She leans her forehead against the cool glass of the window, closing her eyes. The ache is there, the same ache that never quite leaves. It's sharp, it's bitter, it's whole. The small, steady thrum beneath it all. Il y a toujours plus. Maybe tomorrow she will satisfy Duo. Maybe next fall she will dance down a cobbled street in Prague. Find five minutes to feel human. Perhaps she will be whole enough, tall as St. Vitus Cathedral, to face whatever is left of this America. She closes her eyes to Puccini's Mimi singing Il y a toujours plus and dueling banjos while her neighbor secretly drags a heavy, tarp-covered object across his yard under the flutter of Eastern small-footed bats out for their midnight mosquito snack. A scene only Frida Kahlo could paint.

Boomer (from Podcast in the Woods) joins me to summarize Bret Easton Ellis' satirical look at terrible human beings disguised as established elites.    How much more graphic is the book version of AMERICAN PSYCHO and what are some surprising trivia about how it got greenlit?   What sequence of events actually did happen and which ones were in Patrick Bateman's demented mind?   Why was RULES OF ATTRACTION appropriate subject matter for Quentin Tarantino's partner-in-crime Roger Avery?   All that and other books by Ellis that could possibly be adapted in the future with the right satirical filmmaker!    

Gosta do podcast? Conheça o Catarse do Mais Que um Filme:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.catarse.me/juliagavillanOu me pague um café via pix: julia.gavillan@gmail.comQuando foi publicado em 1991, Psicopata Americano causou um grande impacto no mundo literário, principalmente devido ao seu conteúdo gráfico. O livro chegou a ser considerado tão perturbador que, em alguns países, como a Austrália, ele só podia ser comprado lacrado. Muitos consideravam a obra impossível de filmar, como o caso de Bret Easton Ellis, o escritor do livro. Porém, a cineasta Mary Harron tinha um pensamento diferente. Eu sou Júlia Gavillan e esse é o Mais Que um Filme.

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This week, the boys get literary as we start our Book vs Film season, and what better way to start than discussing American Psycho directed by Mary Harron. Based on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton-Ellis and starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, the story leans into the shocking and the surreal as we follow a 90s Wall Street bro. A satirical look at masculinity, capitalism and yuppie culture, we discussed the themes and differences between the novel and the movie adaptation, the incredible character that is Patrick Bateman and why you'll never look at a chunk of brie the same ever again Remember to hit that subscribe button and leave us a lovely review. There's new episodes every week, and we cover horror movies from new releases with spoiler filled and spoiler free reviews, to old classics and B movie gems.  You can find us on twitter and instagram @cmthpodcast or check out our website at https://castmetohell.podbean.com Theme by Dan Motti     

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你听到的是跳岛「读懂金钱」付费系列节目的第三期试听片段，「读懂金钱」付费专题目前只在小宇宙app和网易云音乐上线。如果你对我们的内容感兴趣，欢迎你在这两个平台付费支持我们！ 一年一度的“双十一”购物节又打响了，你的满减凑得还划算吗？ 当买买买逐渐成为一种让人痛并快乐着的苦役，或许你会决心践行极简和长期主义。只是，不花钱，就可以置身事外吗？本期节目，作家、文学翻译于是将从风靡全球的《断舍离》谈起，聊一聊被商品裹挟的我们该如何自处，以及一个比购物节让你多花了多少钱更重要的问题：消费主义，如何改变了你是谁？ 从于斯曼《逆流》中奢侈品堆砌出的幻梦，到《信任》中金钱流动背后的性别剥削，再到《美国精神病人》中吞噬个体的品牌清单，暴力与物质互为镜像；理解商品，就是理解消费社会中不知不觉被物化的每一个你和我。 最终，我们或许只能承认：在这个时代，消费早已成为生活的隐形剧本，不论如何抵抗，我们最终只能在无限丰饶的物质包围中，被温柔俘获。 【本期主播】 于是 作家、文学翻译。著有《查无此人》《有且仅有》《你我好时光》等长短篇小说、《慌城孤读》等散文集。译有三十余部英美文学作品，包括诺贝尔文学奖得主奥尔加·托卡尔丘克的《云游》、布克奖得主玛格丽特·阿特伍德的《证言》，国际布克奖得主玛丽克·卢卡斯·莱纳菲尔德的《不安之夜》等。 【时间轴】 01:25 消费，是铺张浪费的陷阱，还是促进经济的法宝？ 07:48 断舍离与极简，真的能让我们摆脱消费主义吗？ 11:54 《东京八平米》：缩减生活的疆域，反而获得自由 18:43 谈谈异化：只浏览不购物，也在为电商做贡献吗？ 24:24 一对年轻人辞职逃离大城市后，为什么又回来上班了？ 26:20 《小时代》之外，还有更令人崩溃的logo清单式文学 34:10 鲍德里亚《物体系》：到底什么是氛围感？ 36:40 《白噪音》：在超市收银台，排队结算一生的账 46:30 《南货店》：消费主义时代之外的爱情是什么样的？ 47:28 何为《信任》：为什么说金钱的本质是一种虚构？ 01:03:02 萨拉马戈《物托邦》：当人沦为物，而物统治人 01:05:58 消费主义生活剧场：被观看的我们没有秘密 【节目中提到的人名和作品】 人物 亚当·斯密（Adam Smith）：英国经济学家、哲学家，被誉为“经济学之父”。代表作《道德情操论》《国富论》。 卡尔·马克思（Karl Marx）：德国著名哲学家、政治理论家、经济学家。他最广为人知的作品是1848年与恩格斯合著的小册子《共产党宣言》，以及三卷本的《资本论》。 费迪南·德·索绪尔（Ferdinand de Saussure）：瑞士语言学家、符号学家、哲学家，为20世纪语言学和符号学的发展奠定了基础，被誉为现代语言学之父。 罗兰·巴特（Roland Barthes）：法国哲学家、符号学家、文学批评家，代表作《神话修辞术》《恋人絮语》《符号学原理》《明室：摄影札记》等。 皮埃尔·布尔迪厄（Pierre Bourdieu）：法国哲学家、社会学家、人类学家，著有《区分：判断力的社会批判》《世界的苦难》。 西蒙娜·德·波伏娃（Simone de Beauvoir）：法国哲学家、作家、女权主义活动家，代表作《第二性》详细分析女性受压迫的情况，从哲学高度上建立了当代女权主义。 山下英子（Yamashita Hideko）：日本收纳师，通过瑜伽参透了放下心中执念的修行哲学“断行，舍行，离行”，出版作品有《断舍离》《断舍离心灵篇》《年龄断舍离》《自在力》等。 吉井忍（Yoshii Shinobu）：日籍华语作家，曾在成都留学，法国南部务农，辗转台北、马尼拉、上海等地任新闻编辑。现专职写作，著有《格外的活法》《东京八平米》《四季便当》《东京本屋》。 赫伯特·马尔库塞（Herbert Marcuse）：德裔美籍哲学家和社会理论家、哲学家、美学家、法兰克福学派主要代表，批判发达工业社会对人的异化。著有《单向度的人》《爱欲与文明》《审美之维》等。 齐格蒙特·鲍曼（Zygmunt Bauman）：当代社会最著名的社会学家与哲学家之一，代表作《工作、消费主义与新穷人》《现代性与大屠杀》《将熟悉变为陌生》。鲍曼指出现代社会已从“生产者社会”转变为“消费者社会”，人的身份由消费能力定义。金钱与消费不再是选择，而是社会生存的必需。 让·鲍德里亚（Jean Baudrillard）：法国社会学家、文化理论家，代表作《消费社会》《物体系》《致命的策略》。他提出消费是一种符号体系，奢侈品的价值源自差异化和符号地位，而非实用性。 乔治·佩雷克（Georges Perec）：法国当代著名的先锋小说家，他的小说以任意交叉错结的情节和独特的叙事风格见长，代表作《人生拼图版》《物》《沉睡的人》《W或童年回忆》。 唐·德里罗（Don DeLillo）：美国后现代小说家，代表作《白噪音》《地下世界》。他以冷峻的风格书写消费主义、媒体、死亡和技术时代的焦虑。 布雷特·伊斯顿·埃利斯（Bret Easton Ellis）：美国作家，代表作《美国精神病》。《美国精神病》一度因暴力与色情内容遭争议，却成为解读20世纪末资本文化的经典文本，揭示了消费主义与人格异化的极端结果。 安德烈·塔可夫斯基（Andrei Tarkovsky）：前苏联电影导演、编剧，毕业于莫斯科国立电影学院。代表作《牺牲》《乡愁》《潜行者》《镜子》《索拉里斯》等。 罗伯特·布列松（Robert Bresson）：法国电影导演、编剧、剪辑。代表作《扒手》《钱》《死囚越狱》《圣女贞德的审判》等，其中《钱》改编自托尔斯泰短篇小说《假息票》。 列夫·托尔斯泰（Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy）：十九世纪俄国批判现实主义作家、政治思想家、哲学家，代表作有《战争与和平》《安娜·卡列尼娜》《复活》等。 若利斯·卡尔·于斯曼（Joris-Karl Huysmans）：十九世纪法国小说家，西方现代主义文学转型中的重要作家，象征主义的先行者。擅长对颓废主义和悲观主义进行深度剖析，主要作品有《逆流》《该诅咒的人》《起航》等。 若泽·萨拉马戈（José Saramago）：葡萄牙作家，主要作品有《修道院纪事》《失明症漫记》《复明症漫记》等。 杰里米·边沁（Jeremy Bentham）：英国法理学家、哲学家、经济学家和社会改革者。1785年提出“圆形监狱”概念，尽管实体建筑未在其生前建成，但方案被扩展至学校、医院等场所设计理念中。法国哲学家米歇尔·福柯在《规训与惩罚》中将其阐释为现代权力机制的隐喻，揭示“全景敞视主义”通过空间关系实现个体规训的原理。 书籍 《国富论》《资本论》《第二性》《老年》《断舍离》《极简主义》《东京八平米》《一间自己的房间》《单向度的人》《物体系》《消费社会》《致命的策略》《冷记忆》《物》《美国精神病》《白噪音》《训道学》《假息票》《南货店》《信任》《逆流》《物托邦》 影视 《大和抚子》《吃饱睡足等幸福》《美国精神病人》《白噪音》《钱》《华尔街之狼》 出品方 | 中信书店 出品人｜李楠 策划人｜蔡欣 制作人 | 何润哲 广岛乱 运营编辑 | 黄鱼 运营支持｜李坪芳 设计｜王尊一 后期剪辑 | KIMIU 公众号：跳岛FM Talking Literature 跳到更多：即刻|微博|豆瓣|小红书

Alessandro Barbaglia ci porta nella quarta stagione di Shelf, con qualche novità.In questa puntata con Alessandro Barbaglia anche Marco Ballarè che ci racconta le parole che lanciamo e Eleonora C. Caruso che ci porta alla scoperta di un romanzo, Glamorama di Bret Easton Ellis, e un fumetto, Eternity di Alessandro Bilotti.La novità della puntata è Dieci versioni di Kafka di Maia Hruska, edito Mondadori.Inoltre, si può partecipare a Shelf, inviando un breve messaggio vocale tramite Whatsapp al numero 3489128916: se ti va, puoi raccontarci cosa stai leggendo, dove e se ti sta piacendo!***SHELF. IL POSTO DEI LIBRIDi Alessandro Barbaglia. Con: Eleonora C. Caruso, Chiara Sgarbi, Manlio Castagna, Marco Ballarè.Realizzato da Mondadori StudiosA cura di Miriam Spinnato, Elena Marinelli, Danilo Di TerminiProgetto grafico di Francesco PoroliMusiche di Gianluigi CarloneMontaggio e post produzione Indiehub studio

Philip and Bridget discuss 'American Psycho,' a horror/thriller/Christian Bale vehicle from director Mary Harron. Released in 2000, the film is an adaptation of the 'American Psycho' novel by Bret Easton Ellis that is meant to be a grisly, satirical critique of 1980s corporate culture. Bale portrays Patrick Bateman, a young executive on Wall Street, who is obsessed with his looks and social status, his egocentric inner monologue serving as the film's narration. Along with concealing his terrible insecurity, his outward façade also serves to hide an insatiable bloodlust. A man whose existential void has left him bereft of his humanity, Bateman must deal with the maelstrom of chaos that surrounds him constantly, a desperate scenario placated--and reinforced--by his social standing. Follow The ThawedCast: Conversations About Animation: twitter.com/thawedcast and instagram.com/thawedcast. instagram.com/bridget5246, instagram.com/philipehlke. Visit thawedcast.com

The season of book to film adaptations continues with the adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's controversial, and often times discussed as 'unadaptable' with AMERICAN PSYCHO.  Please send any and all feedback to anotherlookpod@gmail.com.  Please follow us on Instagram @anotherlookpod, and rate/review/subscribe where ever you get your podcasts!

Send us a text*this is a PREVIEW. To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/GettingLitThis episode, Fresta and Sini riff on Fresta's Sydney trip, thrift shop book finds, Bret Easton Ellis, the fantastic Australian crime show Mr Inbetween, ABC Radio National's Top 100 books of the 21st Century, and much more. To find out why this episode has this title, you will have to wait until the end.Support the show

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Welcome back to Not A Bomb! This is the podcast where we explore some of cinema's biggest box office failures and decide whether they deserve a second chance. We are celebrating five years of discussing cinematic flops!Episode 275 of Not A Bomb continues Listener Request Month with Troy and Brad diving headfirst into the chaotic, nihilistic world of Roger Avary's 2002 dark comedy The Rules of Attraction. Adapted from Bret Easton Ellis's novel, the film follows three emotionally fractured college students—Sean Bateman (yes, Patrick Bateman's younger brother), Lauren Hynde, and Paul Denton—as they spiral through drugs, sex, and existential dread at the fictional Camden College.While the marketing teased a cheeky American Pie-style romp, the film delivers something far darker: a transgressive, nonlinear fever dream built on split screens, rewound timelines, and surreal montages that mirror its characters' moral decay. Critics weren't laughing—many recoiled at its unflinching depictions of suicide, sexual assault, and emotional numbness—but Troy and Brad dig in, unpacking both the film's stylistic bravado and its brutal honesty about youth culture.⚠️ Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of heavy drug use, sexual violence, and suicide, mirroring the film's unflinching content.The Rules of Attraction is directed by Roger Avary and stars James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Kip Purdue, Jessica Biel, Ian Somerhalder, Clifton Collins, Jr., Thomas Ian Nicholas, Swoosie Kurtz, and Kaye DunawayTo celebrate the last 25 years of film, the Not A Bomb podcast is compiling a Top 25 list from the Not A Bomb community. If you would like to submit your own list, please use this form to enter your 25 choices. For a film to be eligible, it must have been released between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2025. Those are the only rules. Thank you for being a part of the community! Stay tuned for a special episode revealing the results in December. Head over to Not A Bomb 25 in 25 to fill out the form!Want to help support the show? Head over to the Not A Bomb Tee Public store and check our merchandise. Special thanks to Ted Blair for the amazing designs!We're committed to hearing your feedback and suggestions. If there's a cinematic flop you'd like us to delve into, please reach out to us at NotABombPod@gmail.com or through our contact page. Your reviews and feedback are what drive us. If you enjoy our content, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.Cast: Brad, Troy

Jordan and Brooke are re-joined by Trace Thurman and Joe Lipsett (Horror Queers) for a very chill and normal Bret Easton Ellis adaptation. We talk the YA to adult acting pipeline, if this movie knows what it knows, ya know? (we don't know), the soundtrack, formative dancing to George Michael, and one very memorable Europe montage.Follow Joe & Trace on Patreon and Instagram!Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)For privacy & ad info, visit: audacyinc.com/privacy-policy/

The Losers return for another round of recommends in The Stacks, our monthly series about all the good shit we've been reading, watching, and listening to this month. For this installment, Randall, Mike, and Ashley discuss Stephen King's take on Hansel & Gretel with the late Maurice Sendak. They also go over new releases, what they've been reading as of late, and more. Here's a list of all the titles covered: Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story by Rich Cohen; The Troop by Nick Cutter; The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis; All Hallows by Christopher Golden; Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture by Brandon Grafius; Certain Nocturnal Disturbances: Ghost Hunting before the Victorians by Tim Prasil; Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson; Hole in the Sky by Daniel H Wilson; The Andromeda Evolution by Michael Crichton and Daniel H Wilson; Demonlover (movie); and TASK (TV show). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With her amazing new novel, HOT WAX (Simon & Schuster), author, critic, and inveterate road-tripper M.L. Rio evokes the rock scene of the '80s and the travails of the not-quite-Almost-Famous band GIL AND THE KILLS. We talk about the redemptive & destructive power of rock & roll, how music is inseparable from her writing process, the challenge of writing about live performance, why it makes sense that "the girl with the Shakespeare degree is writing a rock & roll novel," and why she couldn't gloss over the sweatiness of touring and road trips. We get into the literature gap of people in their 30s (esp. women), how this novel evolved with her over a decade, what it's like operating in male-dominated spaces like music criticism, why she's going out on a 34-city book tour and trying to make it as fun as a rock tour (including merch!), what it means to be an ethical eavesdropper, how she stays safe (and well fed) while solo road-tripping around America, and the joy of radio crime drama. We also discuss the obsessiveness of record collectors, the loss of nuance in literature, the warping influence of Catholicism (and the perils of reading Shakespeare and Bret Easton Ellis way too young), our first concerts (her: Green Day, me: Asia), and a lot more. Follow M.L. on Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Stripe, Patreon, or Paypal, and subscribe to our e-newsletter

Bráðaskólinn sérhæfir sig annars vegar í skyndihjálparkennslu fyrir almenning og fyrirtæki og hins vegar í ýmsum sérhæfðum námskeiðum fyrir heilbrigðisstarfsfólk. Sérstaða skólans er einna helst sú að allir kennarar eru heilbrigðisstarfsfólk sem vinnur við bráðar aðstæður í daglegum störfum sínum. Skólinn var stofnaður árið 2011 og hefur síðan þá haldið yfir 580 námskeið af ýmsu tagi og nemendurnir eru orðnir ríflega 7300 talsins. Eigendaskipti urðu á Bráðaskólanum sumarið 2024 og núverandi eigendur Bráðaskólans, hjónin Haukur Smári Hlynsson svæfingahjúkrunarfræðingur og Guðrún Ingibjörg Þorgeirsdóttir, læknir á Bráðadeild LSH komu í þáttinn í dag. Við ætlum að skoða hvað verður á boðstólnum á leiksviðum leikhúsanna á komandi leikvetri. Við fáum forsvarsfólk leikhúsana til okkar næstu mánudaga og í dag reið á vaðið Snæbjörn Brynjarsson leikhússtjóri Tjarnarbíós. Hann sagði okkur frá því helsta sem verður boðið upp á í Tjarnarbíói í vetur. Svo var það fyrsti lesandi vikunnar þetta haustið, það var Kári Valtýsson, lögfræðingu og rithöfundur. Hann var að senda frá sér sína fjórðu bók, Hyldýpi, sem við fengum hann til að segja okkur aðeins frá og svo fengum við auðvitað að vita hvaða bækur hann hefur verið að lesa undanfarið og hvaða bækur og höfundar hafa haft mest áhrif á hann í gegnum tíðina. Kári talaði um eftirfarandi bækur og höfunda: Karítas án titils og Óreiða á Striga e. Kristínu Marju Baldursdóttur, Dolores Claiborne e. Stephen King Konuna í búrinu e. Jussi Adler Olsen Síðasta freisting Krists e. Niko Kazantszakis, Fight Club e. Chuck Palahniuk, The Rules of Attraction e. Bret Easton Ellis, og Charles Bukowski Tónlist í þættinum í dag: Einhversstaðar einhverntíma aftur / Ellen Kristjáns og Mannakorn (Magnús Eiríksson) SOS ást í neyð / Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson (erlent lag, texti Ómar Ragnarsson) The last farewell / Roger Whittaker UMSJÓN: GUNNAR HANSSON OG GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR

Send us a textThis week, despite technical difficulties and returning back to school, we were able to have a wonderful conversation about serial killers. We had to stitch together three different recordings together, but I think I smoothed it out pretty well. We both listened to and watched AMERICAN PSYCHO and had fun comparing them despite being traumatized by Bret Easton Ellis.Mom thinks MEMOIR OF A MURDERER (not to be confused with MEMORIES OF MURDER) is a good watch once. Mac might disagree!Next up we are going to tackle "End of the World" movies with MELANCHOLIA from the US and PONTYPOOL from Canada.We love you, WoHos! Thank you for all your support. It means the World of Horror ™ to us, truly. Gerry Entriken: WoHo Outro ThemeSupport the showOpening Theme "Bucket" by Gerry EntrikenClosing Theme "Mop" by Gerry Entriken Interstitial Musicalso by Gerry Entriken. We love you, Gerry!Subscribe to the Podcast for a Special shout-out!World of Horror's InstagramMom's InstagramMac's InstagramDonate to Translifeline

Mugler Cologne by Thierry Mugler (2001) + Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis (1998) with Niels Francis 7/17/25 S7E49 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

American Psycho cumple 25 años American Psycho, la novela, es uno de los grandes libros de finales del siglo XX. American Psycho, la película, también raya en la perfección. Ahí podríamos detenernos en la presentación de este podcast. Pero no. Hay que advertir que mucho de lo malo que, desde la opinología se dice de la película, es falso. A partir de la novela de Bret Easton Ellis, la directora Mary Harron y su guionista Guinevere Turner, armaron un retrato amargo y tremendamente divertido, lleno de sangre y violencia gráfica, del final del siglo XX. Pero también dejaron ahí, ocultos en lo evidente, una serie de avisos sobre aquello raro y amargo, idiota e insensato en que se convertiría el mundo en el siglo XXI. Hoy la película cumple 25 años y es momento de decirle a quienes no la han visto que se acerquen a ella. El cine de nuestros tiempos ya no corre riesgos como los que se impuso American Psycho y, pocas veces, cada vez menos, alcanza logros similares mientras dibuja al mundo que vivimos con desparpajo y tremenda inteligencia. Nuestro invitado es el guionista y director Antón Goenechea… Y no había nadie mejor que él para celebrar los 25 años de American Psycho. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2003, when the author James Frey published his first book, A Million Little Pieces—a gut-punch account of his experience with addiction and rehab—nobody could have expected what would come next. Thanks to an Oprah Book Club endorsement, A Million Little Pieces was instantly catapulted to bestseller status, but soon blew up in scandal after Frey admitted to having falsified certain portions of the book, which had been marketed as a memoir. The drama that ensued sparked a media controversy—one that now, around 20 years later, feels petty and misplaced, especially in the context of today's cancel-culture climate. More than 10 million copies of A Million Little Pieces have sold since, and Frey is still at it, writing, publishing, and pushing the boundaries of his art. His latest novel, Next to Heaven, is a rollicking, raunchy, absurd-yet-not satire about money, murder, and the all-too-human desires for power, pleasure, and greed. On the episode—our Season 11 finale, in which Frey sat lotus for the entire duration—he reflects on the A Million Little Pieces saga; his long-term study of Taoism; writing as a gateway to vulnerability; and why love, for him, is the greatest drug there is.Special thanks to our Season 11 presenting sponsor, Van Cleef & Arpels.Show notes:James Frey[5:08] “Tao Te Ching”[5:08] Lao Tzu[5:08] Stephen Mitchell[5:08] Taoism[8:51] Cubism[13:11] “A Million Little Pieces” (2003)[14:16] “Next To Heaven” (2025)[14:16] New Canaan, Connecticut[17:14] Jackie Collins[17:14] “Hollywood Wives” (1983)[17:14] Danielle Steel[21:35] Honoré de Balzac[29:37] “Katerina” (2018) [29:37] “Full Fathom Five” (1947) by Jackson Pollock[37:14] “Larry King Live” (2006)[39:09] “Tropic of Cancer” (1971)[42:24] “Up to Me” (1985)[44:20] “Kissing a Fool” (1998)[52:22] “My Friend Leonard” (2005)[52:22] “Bright Shiny Morning” (2008)[52:22] “The Final Testament” (2011)[58:56] “Author Is Kicked Out of Oprah Winfrey's Book Club”[58:56] “James Frey: ‘I Always Wanted to Be the Outlaw'”[01:03:18] Bret Easton Ellis[01:03:18] Jay McInerney[01:03:18] Norman Mailer[01:10:54] Rashid Johnson[01:10:54] HBO's “Native Son” (2019)

We're joined by Sammy and Emily of the TOO SCARY, DIDN'T WATCH horror movie podcast this week to talk about Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho. None of us had an amazing time with this read, partly because the book seems to revel in its extreme violence and misogyny. But be sure to tune in to TSDW later this week to hear what we all thought about the Christian Bale-led movie adaptation!For more from Too Scary, Didn't Watch:Website: https://www.tooscarydidntwatch.com/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/too-scary-didnt-watch/id1476552025Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/528s8w9v4MKG55ZyQXHj9gOur theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.Follow @overduepod on Instagram and BlueskyAdvertise on OverdueSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Still Sharp, Still Savage, Still Satirical! Join us as we dissect Mary Harron's controversial and iconic adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's “American Psycho.” From Christian Bale's career-defining performance as Patrick Bateman to the film's razor-sharp commentary on yuppie culture and consumerism, we explore why this psychological horror/black comedy hybrid continues to resonate (and shock) audiences 25 years later. We'll delve into the brilliant work of Harron and screenwriter Guinevere Turner, the stellar supporting cast including Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, and more, and unpack the film's enduring legacy as a dark masterpiece. Is it a biting satire? A disturbing portrait of madness? Or both? Listen in to find out!Where To Watch American Psycho

Before you go return some video tapes, join Barry and Julia for their conversation on the horror film, American Psycho. Topics include the original 1991 banned book written by Bret Easton Ellis, how Julia found the comedy in the horror, their favorite scenes and the thing Julia wished she knew before they got married. Comment with your favorite quote or scene from the film. Please like and subscribe! We appreciate it!Follow the show behind the scenes on IG @soimarriedafilmcritic_podcast.

Comedy? Horror? Satire? A full-length Huey Lewis and the News music video? There's a lot going on in Mary Harron's big screen adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's controversial 1991 bestseller. Will Christian Bale's much-lauded turn as Patrick Bateman blow Mick, Hannah and Jen away or turn their stomachs? What does a female director's perspective bring to the exaggerated misogyny? Is any of it actually real? Do you like Phil Collins?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Script Apart – one of cinema's great monster movies. The terrifying creature at this movie's core, though, didn't have trailing tentacles, bloodshot eyes or reptilian skin. Instead of sharp teeth, it wore a sharp suit – Valentino pinstripe, perfectly pressed. This monster owned a gleaming Rolex, lived in an elegant condo and smiled politely through slap-up dinners with his fellow Wall Street sleazes. At night, he stalked the streets of New York, maiming sex workers and murdering the homeless, to a soundtrack of Huey Lewis and the News. And twenty-five years on, he's arguably more fearsome than ever in his relevance to our own world. Yes, joining Al Horner for a metaphorical reservation at Dorsia this week is author, actress and screenwriter Guinevere Turner, who co-wrote American Psycho. Guinevere teamed up with someone who would become a long-time collaborator, director Mary Harron, to adapt Bret Easton Ellis' controversial novel about a deranged investment banker named Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale). In the spoiler conversation you're about to hear, Guinevere tells me about the parts of herself she perhaps threaded into her and Mary's version of the story, either consciously or subconsciously – as revealed in her 2023 memoir, When The World Didn't End, she grew up in a cult that promised followers they'd be whisked off in a spaceship to Venus, and there's cult-like framing of money and materialism in American Psycho that perhaps was no accident. We get into her and Mary's treatment of Patrick as an “alien who's crash-landed to Earth,” learning to fit in through the pop culture he engages in. You'll also hear about Bret Easton Ellis's version of the film that ended with Patrick Bateman singing a musical tribute to New York, and what Guinevere's take is on the upcoming remake, reported to be directed by Luca Guadagnino. For more from Guinevere, whose other work includes The L Word, Go Fish, The Notorious Bettie Page and 2018's Charlie Says, pick up When The World Didn't End, which is a great read – and head to our Patreon page! We're running an exclusive series on our Patreon called One Writing Tip, in which great writers share one piece of advice they swear by that they think all emerging writers should know. And for more from us at Script Apart, hit subscribe if you haven't already.Script Apart is hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek. Follow us on Instagram, or email us on thescriptapartpodcast@gmail.com.Support for this episode comes from Final Draft.To get ad-free episodes and exclusive content, join us on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We welcome Hal (@shestructured on Letterboxd) and Craig (@gentlemanbaby on Letterboxd) from the Red Rose Film Club podcast to cover American Psycho (2000), the Wall Street horror/comedy starring Christian Bale as Patrick "Jason" Bateman. This movie's got a lot going on, folks. And we get to it all—we determine who has the best business card, we explain why you wouldn't want Christian Bale as your co-worker at Whataburger, we try to figure out what's going on with Justin Theroux's hair, and we marvel at Patrick Bateman's chainsaw math. Also, is American Psycho Jared Leto's villain origin story?   But more than anything, we're trying to identify what exactly Patrick Bateman represents. Is he the embodiment of toxic masculinity? A victim of America's addiction to competition and consumption above all else? A misunderstood baby boy? An iconic slasher villain? What if our answer was…. Yes?   Next week:  We are the nation's top fun-havers, so we're taking the week off for Spring Break. We'll unlock our The Truman Show episode from our Patreon archive, and we'll be back on April 25, 2025 with a brand-new episode about Sister Act 2 (1993) with our friend Jen Walks N2 Walls.   Subscribe to Red Rose Film Club: Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/42qrGU6  Spotify: https://bit.ly/4ieGX0b    Subscribe to our Patreon, Load Bearing Beams: Collector's Edition for $5 a month to get two extra episodes! patreon.com/loadbearingbeams     Time stamps: 00:08:00 — Our personal histories with American Psycho 00:16:30 — History segment:  Bret Easton Ellis and his American Psycho novel; development of the film under director Mary Harron; star Christian Bale 00:41:45 — In-depth movie discussion 02:02:39 — Final thoughts and star ratings   Sources: “American Psycho: An Oral History, 20 Years After Its Divisive Debut” by Tim Molloy | Movie Maker, 2020 - https://bit.ly/44e4Kd2  “Blood, Boycott, and Body Bags: An Oral History of ‘American Psycho'” by Tatiana Tenreyro | Vice, 2020 - https://bit.ly/4i61CmW  “Snuff This Book!  Will Bret Easton Ellis Get Away With Murder?” by Roger Rosenblatt | The New York Times, 1991 - https://nyti.ms/3G0emOE    Artwork by Laci Roth.   Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).   Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: “Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM “Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg “The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ   Follow the show! Twitter:  @LoadBearingPod | @MattStokes9 |  @LRothConcepts Instagram: @loadbearingbeams TikTok: @load.bearing.beams | @mattstokes9 Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9 Bluesky: @loadbearingbeams.bsky.social

In this episode of Horror Hour with the Hanna's, we take a deep dive into American Psycho (2000), Mary Harron's razor-sharp adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's infamous novel. With Christian Bale delivering a career-defining performance as the impeccably groomed and deeply unhinged Patrick Bateman, this film slices into the heart of 1980s consumer culture, toxic masculinity, and moral decay—all with a wink and a blood-spattered smile.We explore the film's biting satire, stylish direction, and the ongoing debate: is Bateman a cold-blooded killer or just a delusional product of Wall Street excess? From the now-iconic business card scene to chainsaws and Huey Lewis, American Psycho continues to spark discussion 25 years later.Book Discussion: 15:30 - 26:11Follow Us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠: @horrorhourwiththehannasMusic by Aries Beats - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPpnxLYrzVA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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We're commemorating the 25th anniversary of the time director Mary Harron and co-writer Guinevere Turner adapted AMERICAN PSYCHO for the screen and tossed in an extra dose of feminist rage and humor, with the help of Christian Bale and a stunning cast of your favorite character actors. With Stuart Wellington of The Flop House! Then, we'll work together to try and name the top 10 domestic box office movies of 2000.What's GoodAlonso - “a strong name” at Gusto BreadDrea - Farmacy's The Honey GrailStuart - Triangle Agency RulebookIfy -  JoCo CruiseITIDIC“IRL Movie Club” Encourages Cinema-going & Conversation‘Hundreds of Beavers' Crosses $1 Million at the Box OfficeAppleTV+ Turned Down Offers to Release Killers of the Flower Moon on BlurayStaff PicksAlonso - Charlie SaysDrea - EephusStuart - Blue SteelIfy - The Perfect StormStuart's Twitch Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

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Successful NYC banking executive, Patrick Bateman, attempts to hide his murderous side from his colleagues and those close to him as he loses grip on reality.American Psycho is based off the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name and features an all-star cast led by Christian Bale in a movie we believe is the most quotable and rewatchable of all time. It's about time we discuss this move as it's a favorite of ours. From the acting to the dark humor, to the soundtrack, the film is so original and fun to watch. It also has great kills and the buildup to those kills are very enjoyable. Watch the film and catch our review.Check out our website https://thefinalpodcast.com/Subscribe to our YouTube channel @thefinalpodcast  Join the Discord | https://discord.gg/UFtVP243Follow us on Facebook The Final Podcast Follow us on Instagram @thefinalpodcastFollow us on X @thefinalpodeverMusic Credit: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audiohttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_6h...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wisdomofcrowds.live“Something is happening here and you don't know what it is,” goes the Bob Dylan track from 1965. That song was directed at the squares who weren't yet hip to the Sixties. It sounded foreboding then, and it sounds foreboding now, because something is happening, again — something perhaps as great and consequential as the cultural changes of Dylan's time. For several years now, people have been speaking about a cultural “vibe shift.” The MAGA electoral victory appears to have been the culmination of that shift. The Trumpist victory has ushered in a new political elite and with it, a cultural style that is more transgressive, crude, and rude than the once-liberal American mainstream. Helping us understand what's happening is this week's special guest, Sean Monahan, one of the most perceptive cultural forecasters of our time. If you've ever used the term “normcore,” or if you've heard someone talk about a “vibe shift,” you've been influenced by Sean. And if you haven't heard those terms, then you're about to learn a lot about American culture in this episode. Sean is a writer, trend forecaster and brand consultant, whose Substack, 8Ball, is an oracle of cultural insight.Sean joins Christine Emba and Shadi Hamid and they all get deep about vibes. What is a vibe? Can it be defined? If it can't, then how is it a useful concept? Is it based on material conditions? How long does a vibe last? But the conversation soon ventures beyond these theoretical generalities. Shadi wants to know whether American culture has fundamentally shifted to the right since the rise of Trump. Christine detects a mean streak to this new culture: a certain cruelty or at least, ruthless competitiveness. Sean puts things in perspective, explaining how generations create, condition, and then abandon trends, and how the weird period of Covid lockdown had a unique effect on trend creation, one that still affects us to this day. He also describes the new aesthetic of the Trump era, which he believes is based primarily on desire for money, and which he has dubbed, “Boom Boom.”In our bonus section for paid subscribers, Sean discusses why religion has become attractive to young people, especially young men, whether he sees good vibes or bad vibes in the near future, and whether he believes most Americans actually like Trump and DOGE.Required Reading:* Sean Monahan's Substack, 8Ball.* Sean Monahan, “Anatomy of a Vibe Shift” (8Ball).* Sean Monahan, “Boom Boom: Anatomy of a Trend” (8Ball).* Sean Monahan, “The Counter Elite Won the Meme War” (8Ball).* CrowdSource: “Truth and Vibes” (WoC).* Famous 2022 article from New York Magazine: “A Vibe Shift is Coming” (New York).* W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change (Amazon).* Pierre Bourdieu, Distinction (Amazon).* Mana Afsari, “Last Boys at the Beginning of History” (The Point).* Saddle Creek Records.* Bright Eyes (Saddle Creek).* “Cottagecore Aesthetic, Explained” (Country Living).* MySpace.* Matthew Walther on the origin of “Woke Capital” (American Conservative).* “Dimes Square” (Know Your Meme).* Alex P. Keaton (Wikipedia).* Gordon Gecko (Wikipedia).* Patrick Bateman (Wikipedia).* Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho (Amazon).* American Psycho film (YouTube).* Graeme Wood, “How Bronze Age Pervert Charmed the Far Right” (The Atlantic).* “Yosemite Locksmith: 'The People Who Fired Me Don't Know What I Do'” (MSN).* “Garry Tan for mayor? ‘Never, or 20 years from now,' Y Combinator chief says” (San Francisco Standard).Wisdom of Crowds is a platform challenging premises and understanding first principles on politics and culture. Join us!

Tony O'Neill, a British-born writer now in the U.S., has built a career that moves between fiction, non-fiction, and screenwriting. A former musician who played with Marc Almond and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, he made his literary debut with Digging the Vein in 2005, followed by noir-tinged novels like Sick City—now edging toward a TV adaptation with Bret Easton Ellis. Tony's work has found an eager audience in France, where 13e Note Editions translated much of his output. He's also co-authored bestselling memoirs and worked with screenwriters like Jim Uhls. When not writing for The Guardian or Vice, he resides in New Jersey with his family.

Time to misbehave.   Virginia Feito's new novel, Victorian Psycho, is all about good behaviour, positive standards and polite conduct…and what happens when you flout all that, by – I dunno – slaughtering a houseload of people.   It's a much buzzed about book that takes the psychopathy of American Psycho back to the straightlaced, be-corseted world of the 19th Century, then let's rip. We talk about glorious violence, the humour of extremity, Charles Dickens and Bret Easton Ellis…and have a deeply amusing conversation about infanticide.   Queen Victorian would be appalled.   Enjoy!   Other books mentioned:   Mrs March (2021), by Virginia Feito American Psycho (1991), by Bret Easton Ellis A Christmas Carol (1843), by Charles Dickens Nightmare Abbey (1818), by Thomas Peacock The Secret Garden (1911), by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Lamb (2025), by Lucy Rose Come Closer (2003), by Sara Gran The Fate of Mary Rose (1981), by Caroline Blackwood David Copperfield (1850), by Charles Dickens   Support Talking Scared on Patreon   Check out the Talking Scared Merch line – at VoidMerch   Come talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram, or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the twelfth episode of Season 11: The Son of Cult Flicks, Kyle is joined by editor Kristi Shimek and screenwriter August Gummere to discuss Mary Harron's adaptation of the famously unadaptable novel by Bret Easton Ellis about the pathetic, isolated, and insecure perfect consumerist serial killer Patrick Bateman and his fulfillment of the corporation as a human promise of Reagan-era Wall Street economics known as American Psycho (2000). 

Hey Horror Fans!!!This week on Mostly Horror, Steve and Sean dig into some intriguing horror headlines! They discuss rumors of Robert Eggers possibly directing a Labyrinth sequel with the Jim Henson Company, Bret Easton Ellis casting doubt on the legitimacy of Austin Butler playing Patrick Bateman in a new American Psycho project, and some surprising CGI updates to Alien: Romulus for its physical release.Then, they sit down with the incredible Eric LaRocca to discuss his chilling new novella At Dark I Become Loathsome. Eric opens up about the catharsis of horror, how long-held fears like cancer and mortality evolve into recurring themes in his work, and why he's fascinated by the monstrous things humans do to one another. They also dive into his influences, from Clive Barker to Universal Monsters, and the delicate balance between beauty and depravity in his storytelling.Finally, Eric takes on the Spook'em Scare'em Starter Kit with some delightfully twisted prompts inspired by giallo, monsters, and more!This episode is incredibly insightful, unsettling, and a whole lot of fun so...COME HANG OUT!!!Follow Us on Social Media:Instagram & Threads: @mostlyhorrorpodTikTok & Twitter/X: @mostlyhorrorSteve: @stevenisaverage on all socialsSean: @hypocrite.ink on IG/TikTok, @hypocriteink on Twitter/XEnjoy this episode? Don't forget to subscribe, rate and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! For early Access and ad-free episodes, subscribe on Wondery+.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Helen's pick this week is the 2000 movie which really put Christian Bale on the map, is American Psycho! American Psycho was a journey marked by controversy, creative vision, and a touch of chaos. Initially, the project faced significant challenges, with multiple directors and actors attached to the adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's infamous novel. Mary Harron eventually took the helm, bringing a sharp satirical perspective to the material. Her insistence on Christian Bale as the lead, despite studio pressure to cast bigger names like Leonardo DiCaprio, proved pivotal in shaping the film's identity. Bale's unwavering commitment to the role, including his meticulous physical transformation and deep understanding of the character, set the tone for the entire production.us costume choices. Harron's direction, alongside co-writer Guinevere Turner, skillfully balanced the satirical elements of the story with its darker undertones. The production faced criticism and protests from the outset due to the book's graphic contenFilmed in Toronto to replicate 1980s New York City, the movie captured the era's sleek, cold aesthetic with a mix of opulent set design and meticulot, but Harron's adaptation reined in the gratuitousness, focusing instead on societal commentary. Despite its tumultuous path to the screen, the film ultimately became a cult classic, celebrated for its biting critique of materialism and its razor-sharp performances. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, so become a supporter. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Plot Summary: Patrick Bateman, a wealthy and seemingly successful investment banker in 1980s Manhattan, hides a dark and psychopathic side beneath his polished exterior. While obsessing over materialism and social status, Bateman's mask of normalcy slips as he indulges in increasingly violent and depraved acts. His descent into madness blurs the lines between reality and delusion, leaving viewers to question whether his horrific crimes are real or merely figments of his deranged imagination. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thevhsstrikesback@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback⁠

The first person is a narrative style as old as storytelling itself—one that, at its best, allows us to experience the world through another person's eyes. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz trace how the technique has been used across mediums throughout history. They discuss the ways in which fiction writers have played with the unstable triangulation between author, reader, and narrator, as in Vladimir Nabokov's “Lolita” and Bret Easton Ellis's “American Psycho,” a book that adopts the perspective of a serial killer, and whose publication provoked public outcry. RaMell Ross's “Nickel Boys”—an adaptation of Colson Whitehead's 2019 novel—is a bold new attempt to deploy the first person onscreen. The film points to a larger question about the bounds of narrative, and of selfhood: Can we ever truly occupy someone else's point of view? “The answer, in large part, is no,” Cunningham says. “But that impossibility is, for me, the actual promise: not the promise of a final mind meld but a confrontation, a negotiation with the fact that our perspectives really are our own.”Read, watch, and listen with the critics:“Nickel Boys” (2024)“The Nickel Boys,” by Colson Whitehead“Lolita,” by Vladimir Nabokov“Meet the Director Who Reinvented the Act of Seeing,” by Salamishah Tillet (The New York Times)“Great Books Don't Make Great Films, but ‘Nickel Boys' Is a Glorious Exception,” by Richard Brody (The New Yorker)“Lady in the Lake” (1947)“Dark Passage” (1947)“Enter the Void” (2010)“The Blair Witch Project” (1999)Doom (1993)“The Berlin Stories,” by Christopher Isherwood“American Psycho,” by Bret Easton Ellis“The Adventures of Augie March,” by Saul Bellow“Why Did I Stop Loving My Cat When I Had a Baby?” by Anonymous (The Cut)“Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910-1930” at the Guggenheim MuseumNew episodes drop every Thursday. Follow Critics at Large wherever you get your podcasts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Lili returns to the podcast to speak about her popular new book, Didion & Babitz, detailing the lives of Joan Didion and Eve Babitz through never-before-seen letters. We chat about Timotheé Chalamet on Theo Von's podcast, Billy Joe from Green Day and Ryan Reynolds' hard launch, a dinner with Bret Easton Ellis and Naomi Fry, the psychology of having to be in charge, we rediscover her unique eating habits and love of Pepsi Zero, Joker 2, her thoughts on the American Psycho remake, when writers become characters themselves, would Eve have an OnlyFans if she were emerging today? Courtney Love and Madonna, when the hoarding goes too far, and, we must hate you if you want to make it. instagram.com/lilianolikwriter twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes Just like that, the much discussed, but never official, Nova Disney Plus series, has gone from rumored to confirmed with Deadline reporting the onboarding of a showrunner: Criminal Minds' Ed Bernero. Bernero, who also co-created the Criminal Minds spinoff, Suspect Behavior, will serve as writer and showrunner for the Richard Ryder-focused series. Additionally, off the heels of last week's reports about Chris Evans' return to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday, last Friday, Variety broke the news that Evans' frequent scene partner, Hayley Atwell is also expected to reprise her role as Agent Peggy Carter. While the DCU officially launched earlier this month with the premiere of Creature Commandos on Max, James Gunn's first live action offering, next summer's Superman, unveiled its official poster via social media Monday morning. The image, a motion graphic, is an obvious allusion to Christopher Reeves' take on the character, and showcases David Corenswett's Superman ascending in flight, accompanied by a remix of John Williams' classic score and a tagline that reads, ‘Look up.' Exciting details; all of which preempts the gut punch that the official teaser trailer will not release until Thursday… (Thanks, James…) Elsewhere, horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan has been given the go ahead to write his standalone Clayface film. Without a director attached yet, it's unclear whether this film will be a part of the Matt Reeves The Batman/Penguin crime Elseworld, though Gunn referred to it as a DCU film. Currently slated for a September 2026 release, Flanagan previously described it as a horror/thriller/tragedy while expressing interest back as early as 2021. Kraven the Hunter, the latest and perhaps final entry of Sony's Spider-Man-less universe, opened this weekend to a disappointing $11 million total, a franchise low. In the wake of this fumble, just the most recent in a long string, many a Sony insider have come out of the woodwork to spill the tea, resulting in the internet being ablaze with claims that the studio is finally pulling the plug. But, not so fast! While it does sound like Sony will stop making spin-offs without Spider-Man, the studio remains quote, ‘deeply invested' in projects that include the marquee character and his many variations, including the Spider-Man Noir series that is in production in partnership with Amazon. Michael Gracey is in talks to direct Disney's live-action Tangled with a screenplay by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson  from the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot. Variety has learned that Austin Butler is set to star in Luca Guadagnino‘s new interpretation of the book “American Psycho” by Bret Easton Ellis for Lionsgate. Per Deadline, Joseph Quinn is reportedly set to play George Harrison in Sam Mendes' upcoming Beatles biopic series. Barry Keoghan will portray Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal is expected to play Paul McCartney, and Harris Dickinson is the frontrunner for John Lennon. Marvel Comics announced Godzilla vs. Marvel, a six-issue one-shot series marking their first Godzilla crossover in nearly 50 years. The series spans different time periods, starting with a Fantastic Four story. Malcolm in the Middle is returning for a four-episode revival on Disney+ to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Original stars Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, and Jane Kaczmarek will reprise their roles as Malcolm and his parents, Hal and Lois. The Hollywood Reporter claims Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach pitched a Barbie sequel to Warner Bros., but both their rep and the studio deny it. “There is no legitimacy to this,” says the filmmakers' rep, while Warner Bros. calls the report “inaccurate.” The previously announced DCU film Dynamic Duo has received a release date of June 30th, 2028.

Wall Street Chainsaw Massacre - Mary Harron's American Psycho On this week's episode of WatchThis W/RickRamos, Mr. Chavez & I take a look at director Mary Harron's 2000 adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho. A controversial and polarizing film that has gained cultural and critical praise in the nearly quarter century since the film's release (and the 1991 publication of the novel), we are thrilled to discuss the pros (Christian Bales's performance as Patrick Bateman) and cons (a limited scope in portraying and commenting on the society it was showcasing and influencing) of this cult classic. As always, our discussion takes us on a journey into American Culture and a greater understanding in how the culture is both portrayed and influenced by images traveling at 24 frames per second. Take a listen . . . it's a pretty intersting conversation. As always, we can be reached at gondoramos@yahoo.com. Many Thanks.  For those of you who would like to donate to this undying labor of love, you can do so with a contribution at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/watchrickramos - Anything and Everything is appreciated, You Cheap Bastards.   

Perhaps best known for his novels Motherless Brooklyn (1999), The Fortress of Solitude (2003), and Chronic City (2009)—or, more recently, Brooklyn Crime Novel (2023)—the author, essayist, and cultural critic Jonathan Lethem could be considered the ultimate modern-day Brooklyn bard, even if today he lives in California, where he's a professor of English and creative writing at Pomona College. His most celebrated books take place in Brooklyn, or in the case of Chronic City, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, and across his genre-spanning works of fiction, his narratives capture a profound sense of the rich chaos and wonder to be found in an urban existence. Lethem is also the author of several essay collections, including the newly published Cellophane Bricks: A Life in Visual Culture (ZE Books), which compiles much of his art writing from over the years written in response to—and often in exchange for—artworks by friends, including Gregory Crewdson, Nan Goldin, and Raymond Pettibon.On the episode, Lethem discusses his passion for book dedications; the time he spent with James Brown and Bob Dylan, respectively, when profiling them for Rolling Stone in the mid-aughts; how his work is, in part, a way of dealing with and healing from his mother's death in 1978, at age 36; and why he views his writing as “fundamentally commemorative.”Special thanks to our Season 10 presenting sponsor, L'École, School of Jewelry Arts.Show notes:Jonathan Lethem[5:35] Cellophane Bricks[5:35] High School of Music and Art[5:35] Motherless Brooklyn[5:35] The Fortress of Solitude[5:35] The Disappointment Artist[5:35] Maureen Linker[7:15] Carmen Fariña[8:26] Julia Jacquette[8:26] Rosalyn Drexler[9:08] The Great Gatsby[9:08] Brooklyn Crime Novel[10:59] Lynn Nottage[13:08] Bennington College[13:08] Bret Easton Ellis[13:08] Donna Tartt[23:41] The Collapsing Frontier[23:41] Italo Calvino[23:41] Cold War[23:41] Red Scare[23:41] J. Edgar Hoover[27:37] Dada movement[27:37] Ernest Hemingway[27:37] Gertrude Stein[27:37] Dissident Gardens[29:38] Reaganism[29:38] “Does intergenerational transmission of trauma skip a generation?”[31:21] John Van Bergen[31:21] Nan Goldin[34:33] “The Ecstasy of Influence”[34:33] Lawrence Lessig[35:31] Copyleft movement[35:31] Hank Shocklee[38:46] Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station[42:32] “Being James Brown: Inside the Private World of the Baddest Man Who Ever Lived”[42:32] “The Genius and Modern Times of Bob Dylan”[51:00] Chronic City[54:04] The Thalia[55:50] “Lightness” by Italo Calvino[1:06:26] Jorge Luis Borges

Jay McInerney is a writer from New York. It's the 40th anniversary of his book Bright Lights, Big City, and we spoke with Jay from his Malibu home about when people call meat "protein," cinnamon rolls, surfing in Malibu, we romanticize smoking in restaurants and on airplanes, blasting lines with Ray Carver, Absolut Vodka ads in the 80s and 90s, hanging with Bret Easton Ellis, sucks when the producer gets canceled, he finished his memoir but probably shouldn't put it out, Keith McNally's memoir, his hangover cure, classic New York restaurants, Tesla cars, and his thoughts on Substack. instagram.com/jaymcinerney twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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