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Notes and Links to Ankur Thakkar's Work Ankur Thakkar is the author of Blow Yourself Up, which was longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. His stories have appeared in Guernica, [PANK], and TriQuarterly. He was a 2025 Sewanee Writers' Conference Scholar and his artwork has been exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo and La Friche la Belle de Mai. Buy Blow Yourself Up Ankur Thakkar's Website At about 1:30, Ankur talks about his mindset as Blow Yourself Up comes out and lays out tour events At about 3:00, Ankur talks about his early reading and writing life, and homes in on how formative the Mahabharata has been for him At about 6:55, Ankur talks about how Asian Studies courses and his own reading and life experience inform his views of the multiple stories and layers of Hinduism At about 8:00, Ankur cites Continental Philosophy class led him to Tolstoy, Sartre, Bret Easton Ellis, and the power of reading those with “names like [his]”-Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, among others At about 10:15, The two reflect on the culture panache of American Psycho At about 11:45, Ankur talks about connections to Indian/South Asian cultures through “impactful” exposure in college At about 13:00, Ankur shouts out writers who thrill and inspire him, including Hari Kunzu, Mosin Mohammed, and Maryam Rahmani At about 14:15, Ankur describes his epigraph and its significance, especially connections to the talented and creative Heems of Das Racist At about 15:55, Pete asks Ankur about starting the book with in medias res and his omniscient narrator At about 18:30, Ankur talks about playing with time and “loops” and connects his time working with Vine to these concepts At about 20:40, Pete talks about an iconic (at least to him) Vine involving Michael Jordan At about 22:20, Ankur responds to Pete's asking about Arjun's musical intelligence and natural abilities At about 25:20, Pete lays out some of the book's exposition At about 26:45, Ankur talks about the ways in which Payal and her family react to the patriarch's death, and how the most vulnerable often are ripe for political malleability At about 28:35, The two discuss At about 29:30, Pete compliments the ways in which Ankur paints the relationship between Arjun and Payal's ailing father At about 31:00, Ankur outlines the ways in which he is “loose” with his chronology in the book and his mindset in writing thusly At about 32:55, Ankur riffs on the “transcendan[ce]” of music and live concerts and recounts memories of his first concerts At about 35:00, The two discuss the death of the family patriarch, and Ankur shares wise thoughts on the aftereffects of the death of a loved one At about 36:25, Ankur describes the secrets in the relationship between Arjun and Payal and different levels of familial communication, especially among Indian-American families At about 38:10, Ankur talks about the “Whispercore” movement and its connection to the book's music scene At about 39:30, The two discuss the travails of the Payal and Arjun relationships, and Pete asks Ankur about the traumas endured by Payal and how it might affect her resignation towards the world At about 43:00, Ankur points out some foreshadowing with the bandmate of Arjun At about 44:25, Ankur responds to Pete's question about Payal mimicking/mocking Bollywood and some South Asian literature through Boosts At about 45:20, Ankur responds to Pete's question about “standing in judgment” of his characters At about 47:20, Ankur cites the example of Naomi Klein's Doppelganger and how it plays out in pop culture and politics with turnabouts in goals and mindsets for creators and politicians At about 50:10, The two discuss commercialism and art through his turning music and colonialism on its face At about 50:45, Diya is shouted out by Ankur and cited as a favorite character for him At about 51:40, Pete outlines an important scene involving an artistic event At about 54:00, Ankur reflects on Payal's ease and unease in becoming a popular influencer At about 56:35, Ankur discusses a “lack of cultural baggage” that might come with a burgeoning relationship and responds to Pete asking about the ways the fortunes of the couple are connected You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode. Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Jeff Pearlman, a recent guest, is up now at Chicago Review. Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, DIY podcast and extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! This month's Patreon bonus episode is the second episode for Pete's limited podcast series, Rage is a Gift: Evil Empire at 30. Pete reflects on the Importance (and the power of this capital "I") of Rage Against the Machine and their seminal Evil Empire album, which is celebrating 30 years of resistance. The episode focuses on the opening track, “People of the Sun.” The limited podcast series will do a deep exploration of, and reflection on, the lyrics and context of each of the 12 powerful songs on the album. Pete has added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. Please tune in for Episode 350 with Daniel Dockery, who has been a Senior Writer and Assistant Editor at Crunchyroll, as well as a Columnist and Assistant Editor at Cracked.com. He's also written for WIRED, Vulture, Polygon, SYFY, Paste Magazine, Roger Ebert, Thrillist, and various other outlets. His first book, Monster Kids: How Pokémon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All, was released by Running Press on October 4, 2022. His latest book, I AM THE NIGHT: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series, is out with St. Martin's Press as of September 1, 2026. The episode airs on September 22. 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Dans ce thriller psychologique, paranoïaque et érotique créé par Ryan Murphy et l'écrivain Bret Easton Ellis, d'après son roman dʹautofiction, la jeunesse dorée californienne du début des années 80 fait face à une série dʹenlèvements et de torture de collégiens. Sexe, coke, disco, new ave, hémoglobine…
durée : 00:03:26 - Les Matins de France Culture - par : Lucile Commeaux - Petite réflexion inspirée par la récente série "The Shards", signée Ryan Murphy, et à laquelle l'auteur d'American Psycho a lui-même contribué : objet semi-convaincant, comme sans doute toute adaptation de ces romans dont l'ironie singulière passe difficilement à l'écran. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France
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It's the end of summer, so Kate and Laura are looking back over their holiday reading, the books they loved, the ones that disappointed them, and the unexpected discoveries that made their reading lists longer rather than shorter.We talk about Alex E. Harrow's huge fantasy novel The Everlasting, and why it turned out to be a surprisingly divisive read. Kate reports back on her pick from the Booker longlist, The Palm House by Gwendolyn Riley. She's also recently completed The Power Broker, Robert Caro's iconic book on New York master-builder Robert Moses, but was it worth the read? She's also discussing The Silver Book, Olivia Laing's most recent work of fiction. In Pankaj Mishra's The Romantics, Laura found an interesting book club choice, while Kate's flagging up Vladimir by Julia May Jonas, and while on the campus novel theme she also read Joanna Miller's The Eights, set in 1920s Oxford. Laura wraps things up with the wonderfully atmospheric The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo.But there's more as pod-regular Phil Chaffee joins us with two of his favourite summer reads, Sue Prideaux's Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin and Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards.As summer comes to an end, we're also looking ahead to Booker season, with the shortlist just around the corner and plenty more reading on the horizon.PatreonCome and find the pod on Patreon at patreon.com/thebookclubreviewKeep up with the pod between shows on Instagram @bookclubreviewpodcastFor all other information and our episode archive find The Book Club Review online at thebookclubreview.co.ukComplete booklistThe Power Broker by Robert CaroGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Everlasting by Alex E. HarrowThe Calculation of Volume by Solvej BalleStarling House by Alex E. HarrowJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Palm House by Gwendolyn RileyFamesick by Lena DunhamMy Phantoms by Gwendolyn RileyThe Silver Book by Olivia LaingThe Garden Against Time by Olivia LaingCrudo by Olivia LaingThe Romantics by Pankaj MishraThe Golden Mean by Annabel LyonFathers & Sons by Ivan TurgenevThe Heart of the Nhaga by Lee Young-do (Anton Hur)Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnermanLand by Maggie O'FarrellThe Chair (Netflix)Monsters by Claire DedererVladimir by Julia May JonasThe Eights by Joanna MillerThe Night Tiger and The Fox Wife by Yangsze ChooThe Digital Critic: Literary Culture Online (Houman Barekat, Robert Barry and David Winters, eds.)When We Talk About Love by Carl WilsonTimecodes for the time-poor00:00 — Welcome & summer reading02:00 — What did we actually read this summer?Holiday reading plans, library books and the perennial problem of taking too many books away with you.04:00 — The Everlasting by Alex E. HarrowTime loops, quests and a very divided reaction.15:30 — The End of the Power Broker by Robert CaroKate tackles another Booker longlist book and asks: why is this on the longlist?20:00 — The Booker longlist pickA frank discussion of Gwendolyn Riley's The Palm House and the pleasures (and pains) of reading for the Booker.22:20 — The Silver Book by Olivia LaingA surprise for Kate after her mixed reaction to Laing's Crudo.27:30 — An accidental book-club adventureLaura's brilliant idea: abandon the overheated book-club meeting and send everyone into Foyles to choose books.28:40 — The Romantics by Pankaj MishraA chance discovery — and a Hilary Mantel endorsement that seals the deal.35:50 — Vladimir by Julia May JonasSex, power, academia and the deliciously murky moral territory of a campus novel.40:00 — The Eights by Joanna MillerWomen in academia, 1920s Oxford and coming-of-age just after World War I42:40 — The Night Tiger by Yangsze ChooMystery, folklore, tigers and colonial Malaysia, Laura's perfect summer read50:45 — Phil's summer readingWild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin by Sue Prideaux and The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis54:20 — Booker season beginsThe shortlist is coming, and summer reading gives way to required reading.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
I denne utgaven av Seriefrelst tar vi for oss de fire første episodene av den nye Disney+-serien The Shards (FX/Hulu), basert på Bret Easton Ellis sin roman. Bret Easton Ellis er en av sin generasjons mest betydningsfulle amerikanske forfattere, for de fleste mest kjent for American Psycho fra 1991 (som ble filmatisert av Mary Harron i 2000). Under pandemien benyttet Ellis sin podkast til å presentere en ny roman som føljetong, gjennom et helt år. Dette var første versjon av fiksjonsfortellingen The Shards som i 2023 ble utgitt i bokform, og som er hans første roman siden Imperial Bedrooms (2010). The Shards er en kombinasjon av selvbiografi fra Ellis' ungdomsår på high school i Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, og grotesk seriemorder-thriller, der grensene mellom sannhet og fantasi alltid er slørete. Materialet egner seg åpenbart også for film eller TV, men prosessen med adaptasjonen har vært lang og frustrerende: Til å begynne med var det kontraktfestet at HBO skulle produsere serien, først med Luca Guadagnino som konseptuerende regissør; deretter var det norske Kristoffer Borgli som utviklet serien, i tett samarbeid med Ellis. Alt dette gikk i vasken idet HBO besluttet seg for å kansellere prosjektet. Noe senere ble rettighetene overtatt av FX/Hulu og serieskaper Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story), og Ellis har ikke vært involvert i serien som nå foreligger – utover å ha gitt Murphy fri tilgang til manusene han skrev til de to første episodene av HBO-versjonen med Borgli, som aldri ble noe av. Vi har ventet i spenning på resultatet – håpefulle, men skeptiske. Har Murphy lykkes med å gi nytt liv til Ellis sin fortelling og samtidig bevart forfatterens umiskjennelige sjargong? Har det høye budsjettet gitt tilstrekkelig avkastning? Føles rollebesetningen riktig? Episoden er uten spoilere. Ved mikrofonene sitter Karsten Meinich, Lars Ole Kristiansen og Pernille Middelthon. God lytting!
Send us Fan Mail - FOLGE 111Wie hat man in den 80er eigentlich gefeiert?Warum gab es in den 80ern kein Halloween und warum ist das meiste falsch, was wir glauben, darüber zu wissen?Warum sind die Partys damals mehr eskaliert als heute?Seit wann gibt es Schokoladen-Adventskalender und wo haben Adventskalender ihren Ursprung? - Fun facts, hard facts & Nerd FactsWarum das meiste falsch ist, was man bei uns über Halloween glaubt, erfahrt ihr nicht nur in der Podcast-Folge, sondern unter dem Link hier: https://tinyurl.com/2s4emw63Die ganze Geschichte des Adventskalenders findet ihr hier: https://tinyurl.com/256ryh2xWie das mit der geflügelten Jahresendfigur in der ehemaligen DDR wirklich war, erfahrt ihr hier: https://tinyurl.com/58c6kwwz - Ganz unverschämte Werbung in eigener Sache:Wir haben SECOND DECAY gecovert, aus Gründen: Die neue Single HINTER GLAS von PURWIEN & KOWA findet ihr hier: https://tinyurl.com/ycxjtwpv und das Video hier: https://tinyurl.com/3japcecaANDERS SEIN von HELDAUTOMAT findet ihr hier: https://tinyurl.com/4xd4668f und das Video hier: https://tinyurl.com/yv4rjdb4Besucht unbedingt unseren neuen Partner ZILLO: https://www.facebook.com/zillo1989 dann seid ihr immer up-to-date, was in der Szene relevantes geschieht. - Konzert Tipp:ALISON MOYET, Tickets ihrer fast restlos ausverkauften Europatournee gibt es nur noch für den 20.09. in Hannover und 24.09 in Frankfurt: https://tinyurl.com/yhd6kpye - Filmtipp: Nein, nicht LA BOUM – DIE FETE, sondern DIE REGELN DES SPIELS (THE RULES OF ATTRACTION), der auf dem 1987 erschienenen gleichnamigen Roman von BRET EASTON ELLIS basiert, im deutschen EINFACH UNWIDERSTEHLICH. Der Film ist von ROGER AVARY, der mit QUENTIN TARANTINO das Drehbuch zu PULP FICTION geschrieben hat. https://tinyurl.com/ebj82wj6 - Buchtipp:BRET EASTON ELLIS – UNTER NULL / LESS THAN ZERO von 1985 Der 18-jährige Clay kommt über Weihnachten nach Los Angeles zurück und verbringt die Ferien praktisch permanent auf Partys und in Clubs. Aber eben im Bret Easton Ellis Style. https://tinyurl.com/27jtme2x - LinksPodcast Disko 80: https://disko80.deRSS-Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1754816.rssHomepage P&K: http://www.purwienundkowa.comHomepage Heldautomat: https://heldautomat.comMusik von Purwien & Kowa: https://purwienkowa.bandcamp.comBücher von Purwien & Kowa: https://amzn.to/2W9Ftj8Videos von Purwien & Kowa: https://bit.ly/3QVfTbRFollow us on Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/36btmenaOder auf Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/cwyntfdhOder noch schlimmer auf Tiktok: https://tinyurl.com/3mcw9tzp
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On this week's episode of the SheerLuxe Podcast, Charlotte is joined by Alex Steinherr and Billie Bhatia for an accidental celebrity special, covering the films, TV shows, fashion and beauty launches everyone's talking about right now.First, the team discuss Tom Holland's latest Spider-Man outing and whether he deserves more credit as a serious actor, before looking ahead to Robert Pattinson's huge run of upcoming films – and why he could be on track to make Oscars history. There's also a deep dive into The Shards, Ryan Murphy's glossy, dark adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, complete with 80s Hollywood glamour, Kaia Gerber and plenty of drama.Elsewhere, they dissect Cristiano Ronaldo's latest wedding photos, debate the rise of mountain summers and share what they're shopping as autumn approaches. Expect skincare recommendations, the foundation Alex calls one of the best she's ever tried, new-season leather, cashmere and some seriously divisive shoes.Get SheerLuxe Straight To Your Inbox, Daily | http://sheerluxe.com/signup LinksAD | Podcast includes paid placement with Disney+ for FX's ‘The Shards' | https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-e29b9ed7-936f-47e2-8a62-a17f35104f7a Charlotte Collins | @charlotteleahcollins | https://www.instagram.com/charlotteleahcollins/Atelier Ninety Five Oversized Blazer | https://atelierninetyfive.com/products/structured-anf-suit-blazerB-Low The Belt Leighton Leather Belt (Similar) | https://on.ltk.com/+3QSovVF7ak6xcdgd-l44Qg Loewe Paula's Ibiza Pebble Mules | https://on.ltk.com/+mfwSoYT9xMlScv4YkZrKJA Billie Bhatia | @billie_bhatia | https://www.instagram.com/billie_bhatia/ ASOS ARRANGE Volume Sleeve Pleated Cinched Waist Top | https://on.ltk.com/+usPJOUEioylGB4DcghDQwQ ASOS DESIGN Bow Barrel Jean | https://on.ltk.com/+FLoTybGHnpMBtmaSuBdHQw By Alona Tides Earrings | https://on.ltk.com/+bEoLuU_5yxd5qAKfYLzLhg Alex Steinherr | @alexsteinherr | https://www.instagram.com/alexsteinherr/ H&M Bib-Front Shirt | https://on.ltk.com/+HbNWbiFKSeMuQ5C2xqXr2g Massimo Dutti Soft Leather Ballerinas | https://on.ltk.com/+X7S0LIqpGGfr__3e1vMyTQ FASHION FINDSDissh Cotton Shirt | https://on.ltk.com/+jxDZbv6H7D8EWRVOtHrITw Sézane Tote Bag | https://www.sezane.com/en-en/product/paule-tote-bag/brown#size-TUPrequel Gleanser | https://on.ltk.com/+HCTpKdhbbumz-0-W4EpXYg Hung Vanngo Beauty Red Carpet Skin Luminous Longwear Serum Foundation | https://hungvanngobeauty.com/products/red-carpet-skin-luminous-longwear-serum-foundationReformation Jonie Cashmere Oversized Scoop Neck | https://on.ltk.com/+TJPQxJwqtYHWKajdMafGFAStudio Nicholson Nubuk Clog | https://www.studionicholson.com/products/womens-wearing-nubuk-clog-in-taupeMiu Miu Leather Mules | https://www.miumiu.com/gb/en/p/leather-mules/5R802E_5OD_F0201_F_A045Due to a few technical issues, we lost some of this week's audio, so today's episode is a little shorter than usual. We hope you enjoy it nonetheless and thank you for listening!
Dominion by Addie E. Citchens explores the clash of small-town secrets, unspoken rules and family drama in a Mississippi church community. Addie joins us to talk about Faulkner, self-belief, and reading Harlequin novels in church with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books: Dominion by Addie E. Citchens As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin Sula by Toni Morrison Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison The Complete Stories by Zora Neale Hurston American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
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Comedian, writer and reformed judgmental person DJ Mausner joins Gabe to have a very nuanced and interesting conversation about religion and queerness. (Really enjoyed by me, Gabe!) Then, they react to a woman who wants to attend the funeral of the woman she bullied. How can her mom stop her from going? A woman wants to ban her roommate from charging his EV at the house after he almost burns down the house. In r/antiwork we meet a boss who is in AI psychosis because of Claude. Gabe reveals why he took a Waymo.Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jason Di Rosso and Wenlei Ma are back to tell you what to watch on streaming this week...from Netflix's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' The Shards, a glossy 80's L.A. serial killer thriller, to the latest (very good) offering from the DC Universe, Lanterns.
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (Netflix, 6 episodes)The Bombing of Pan Am 103, follows the investigation into the crash of the Pan Am flight from its beginning to its conclusion.The tragedy over Lockerbie, Scotland, connected residents of the small town with people around the world who lost loved ones in the disaster, forming a new community out of shattered lives. The six-part series examines those lives, exploring the fallout of the explosion and the investigation into the perpetrators. The Shards (Disney+, 9 episodes)Disney+ is billing The Shards as a series heavy on suspense, seduction and obsession. From prolific executive producer Ryan Murphy, the series is based on the bestselling novel by Bret Easton Ellis which is a fictionalised account of Ellis’s last year of high school. Watch it for Ryan Murphy as he gradually ramps up the suspense after a gentle first episode. Also watch it to se the siblings of Cindy Crawford (Kaia Gerber who plays Susan Reynolds) and Richard Gere (Homer Gere who plays Robert Mallory). Ted Lasso (AppleTV, 10 episodes)Richmond Football Club executives Rebecca, Keeley, and Higgins travel from London to Kansas City to convince Ted Lasso to return to Richmond and lead the new women's football squad. Ted initially declines, but after permission from his family, he agrees and brings his son and ex-wife back across the Atlantic.James warned the first episode is a bit of a punish before it slips back into more familiar territory tracking the daily dramas of running an English football team…this time with women players. Colin From Accounts (S3 Foxtel/Binge, 8 episodes)The third and final season jumps ahead following the awkward aftermath of Gordon's botched proposal, exploring whether Ashley and Gordon belong together or if their dog Colin is all that binds them.Gordon continues running his craft brewery, while Ashley settles into her role as a GP following her regional placement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jason Di Rosso and Wenlei Ma are back to tell you what to watch on streaming this week...from Netflix's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' The Shards, a glossy 80's L.A. serial killer thriller, to the latest (very good) offering from the DC Universe, Lanterns.
Los Ángeles, 1981. El disco agoniza, la cocaína abunda y un asesino serial acecha a los adolescentes privilegiados de la ciudad. The Shards — la nueva serie de Ryan Murphy basada en la novela autobiográfica de Bret Easton Ellis para recordarnos que nadie ha escrito sobre el vacío y la violencia de los ricos como él. En este episodio hablamos de la serie, de toda la obra de Ellis —de Less Than Zero a American Psycho y de los años 80 en el cine: el exceso, el neon, el miedo y las mejores banda sonoras.
Before The Shards was an FX series, it was a novel. Before it was a novel, it was a podcast. And before all of that, it was Bret Easton Ellis looking back at his final year of high school in 1981 Los Angeles and wondering what life would have been like with a serial killer. Ryan Murphy's latest series follows a teenage Bret as his senior year at an elite prep school is disrupted by the arrival of mysterious new student Robert Mallory.On the podcast, we break down the first two episodes, “Pilot” and “Don't You Want Me,” and discuss Ryan Murphy's influence on the industry, the repo cast, comparisons to other teen dramas, and the divided reception.Tune in to hear our full breakdown and rating. Welcome to Today's Episode!
Chris and Andy preview the forthcoming DCU show ‘Lanterns.' They talk about the long road to getting the show made and how fewer and fewer superhero TV shows are actually making it to our screens (4:07). Along the way, they react to the first two episodes of ‘The Shards,' an FX adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel (25:48). Later they discuss ‘Furious' Episode 5 (44:17), then wrap the show with The Watch: After Dark (a.k.a. CR's thoughts on ‘Lioness' Season 3) (01:00:45). Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of The Watch and so much more! Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producers: Kaya McMullen and Kai Grady Studio Production: Sarah Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's that time of year again—the September issue is back and this year is Chloe's first September issue as Head of Editorial Content at American Vogue. Fifteen years ago, before she interviewed at Vogue, she watched the 2009 The September Issue documentary to prepare herself for what was to come. Now it's her moment to be at the helm of the issue celebrating “the January of fashion.” Co-host Nicole Phelps and Vogue's Director of the Global Fashion Network, Virginia Smith joined Chloe to talk about their favorite stories from the issue and the behind the scenes mania of the elaborate photoshoots. They began by discussing the cover shoot photographed by the inimitable Steven Meisel starring Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere, two of the leads from Ryan Murphy's adaptation of The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis. This cover, featuring the young starlets in beautiful Chanel, calls back to the 1992 cover shoot of their parents Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere, shot by Herb Ritts. As far as the fashion message being conveyed in the shoot, Virginia explained, “We kept talking about this idea of designers looking back at the past to reinvent their future, and that tied in with the whole nepo-baby thing, and certainly made sense for our cover stars.” In her Editor's Letter at the front of the book, Chloe spoke about connecting with the cover stars over their shared experience of having famous parents and her embrace of the “nepo-baby” label. Homer, in particular, is new to the limelight and Chloe called him up. "Look, as someone with famous parents, you can run away from it, but that's not gonna work,” she told him, “And you should be proud of your parents. I'm proud of my parents—they've certainly made me who I am.” Nicole then spoke about Nathan Heller's deep dive with Demna. “[Demna] accomplished so much at Balenciaga and I think that has given him an assurance that he can take on this new challenge of Gucci. And he's really leading with fun.” The story includes a portrait of Demna, which was shot just days after the flashy Times Square resort show. Anna politely, but pointedly insisted that he not show up in all black, and he obeyed her wishes, showing up in a white t-shirt. They also noted a few other standout stories including Gaby Wood's profile of Marta Ortega, who has been responsible for leading Zara into the future over the past few years, Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin's maximalist train car shoot featuring the West End's favorite actors, Mattie Kahn's profile of conductor Gustavo Dudamel, and Adrienne Miller's conversation with Julia Louis Dreyfus about her upcoming Broadway debut. Also on today's episode, Chloe and Chioma caught up after Chloe's family trip to France. They discuss Chioma's latest Nicole Kidman cover shot by Venetia Scott and written by Giles Hattersley. “She's just got such presence,” Chioma noted, recalling a starstruck moment she had while greeting her at the Met Gala, “this kind of quiet, sphinx-like presence.” They also chat about the book club pick and Chioma's upcoming travels to Switzerland and Greece! The Run-Through with Vogue is your go-to podcast where fashion meets culture. Hosted by Chloe Malle, Head of Editorial Content, Vogue U.S.; Chioma Nnadi, Head of British Vogue; and Nicole Phelps, Director of Vogue Runway, each episode features the latest fashion news and exclusive designer and celebrity interviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ryan Murphy's The Shards is here, and apparently senior year in 1980s Los Angeles involves drugs, secrets, questionable hairstyles, mysterious new students, cults, serial killers, and absolutely no reliable narrators.Jillian is joined by her husband Tyler to break down Episodes 1 and 2 of The Shards, based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel. We break down Bret's growing obsession with mysterious new student Robert Mallory, whether Robert really was at that screening of The Shining, Matt's disappearance, and the increasingly disturbing threat of The Trawler.Plus, we get into the gloriously over-the-top '80s vibe of it all, debate who could actually be behind the murders, and rank our Top 5 “Now That's What I Call Camp!” moments that includes Debbie's completely unhinged parents, Susan Reynolds doing the most as student body president, and Bret rewriting his own reality in real time.And, of course, Tyler has plenty of Takes on spooky vans, aquariums, 26-year-olds playing high schoolers, and a homecoming party at the Beverly Hills Hotel.00:00:00 Reenactment - Bret-Robert-The Shining00:01:34 Intro to pod00:04:02 Behind the scenes00:19:14 Recap Episode 100:22:55 Recap Episode 200:26:28 Top 5 Camp00:27:53 Terry and Steven00:31:35 Debbie's mom Liz00:33:46 The Trawler00:37:51 Susan Reynolds00:41:20 Bret Easton Ellis00:47:48 Whodunit00:50:57 Tyler's TakesThank you to Matt Buechele (@mattbooshell) for creating our new theme song. You can listen to "Sunscreen" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1gFHHF3QyQxjbbKXV3qLu9Buy our merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PreviouslyOnTeenTVFollow Previously On Teen TV on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/previouslyon_teentv/Follow Previously On Teen TV on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@previouslyon_teentvSubscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2lgvvZGKMrQ8v24FmDdWQ?sub_confirmation=1
Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere are Vogue's September cover stars! They had the glow of two people running on adrenaline and very little sleep when they joined The Run-Through for their first joint interview just ahead of The Shards premier day. The two stars of Ryan Murphy's new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's book were candid, funny, and clearly delighted to be doing press together for the first time. Asked for her elevator pitch, Gerber, a Ryan Murphy veteran who counts herself among Ellis's biggest fans, called the show a "seductive drama thriller" following privileged teenagers at an elite 1981 Los Angeles prep school as they collide with obsession, identity, and violence. Gere, for whom this was his first-ever podcast interview, offered a punchier synopsis: Euphoria, he said, "if it was in the '80s and was also a horror and was also Glee." Much of the conversation turned, fittingly, to what makes Ellis's work so unsettling in the first place. For Gerber, the answer lies not in the show's more graphic moments but in the eerie flatness with which her character and the rest of the cast greet even the most traumatic events. "A lot of the horror comes from the lack of reaction to the horror," she explained. Gere agreed, describing it as less shock than slow-building dread. The two also traced the emotional throughline back to their September cover shoot, photographed by Steven Meisel. It was another first for Gere, though Gerber has worked with the photographer since she was thirteen. Watching him find his footing on set, she said, felt like he'd "been doing this since you were 13." Gere and Gerber had the intimate, inside-joke energy of two people who've spent the better part of a year together on set. There was the cast's six-person group chat, unfortunately nicknamed "The Sharts"; Gere's failed attempt to sneak home a pair of the show's leather pants, which he wore, by his own count, for six months straight, and the very sweet wrap gift that Gere chose for Gerber. Check out vogue.com for the cover story and photo shoot! The Run-Through with Vogue is your go-to podcast where fashion meets culture. Hosted by Chloe Malle, Head of Editorial Content, Vogue U.S.; Chioma Nnadi, Head of British Vogue; and Nicole Phelps, Director of Vogue Runway, each episode features the latest fashion news and exclusive designer and celebrity interviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Esta semana analizamos el estreno de The Shards, la nueva serie de Ryan Murphy para Disney+ que adapta la novela de Bret Easton Ellis. Exploramos si esta ficción sobre adolescentes en el Los Ángeles de los 80 logra mantener el tono oscuro del material original o si se pierde en las manías habituales del creador, entre nepo babies, bandas sonoras impecables y una voz en off que no deja indiferente a nadie. Además, repasamos vuestros comentarios sobre Ciclos, Silo y otras series que nos habéis recomendado en la comunidad. Todo ello, como siempre, sin spoilers. Únete a nuestro grupo de Telegram: https://t.me/PodcastEnSerio Y estamos en Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastEnSerio ⌨️Correo: ivodelgadorivero@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criticoenserio/?hl=en-gb
(00:00) Happy Monday! Fred saw the new Spiderman movie and he actually thought it was good. Fred has also been watching a new series on Hulu called The Shards, based on the book Bret Easton Ellis. Turns out the show is pretty different from the book, shocker. Wouldn't it be nice to just chew on a leaf? Hardy had to remove rabbit guts from his yard last night so his dog wouldn't get into it. (00:20:02.45)(00:33:55.93) WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT: The Red Sox have now lost two in a row to the A's after falling short to them 4-3. Mike Tomlin helped Aaron Rodgers get his spark back and was close to retiring when Tomlin got fired, but stayed because he had to have a full circle moment with Mike McCarthy. Please note: Timecodes may shift by a few minutes due to inserted ads. Because of copyright restrictions, portions—or entire segments—may not be included in the podcast.CONNECT WITH TOUCHER & HARDY: linktr.ee/ToucherandHardyFor the latest updates, visit the show page on 985thesportshub.com. Follow 98.5 The Sports Hub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Watch the show every morning on YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with all the best moments from Boston's home for sports!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Emma Vardy stands in for Naga Munchetty on Must Watch this week. She's joined by Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell to review the week's biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week the trio reviewed 'Hit Point' a six-part series on U&Dave and from the creators of Misfits. The series starts when three men in animal masks intercept a Range Rover carrying ten million pounds in cash and detectives Bella and Leo are called to investigate. It premiers on the 13th of August and stars Peter Serafinowicz, William Abadie and Nick Blood. Next, 'The Shards' a nine-part teen drama on Disney+, based on the book by Bret Easton Ellis and directed by Ryan Murphy. It follows Bret (Igby Rigney) a student in his final year of high school in 1981 in Los Angeles who becomes obsessed new student Robert Mallary (Homer Gere), at the same time as a serial killer rips through the local community. Finally, 'The Westies' an eight-part drama about the real-life 1980s Irish-American gang The Westies, who partnered with the Italian-American mafia in Manhattan. It features JK Simmons as the Irish gang leader, Eamon Sweeney.Remember you can email mustwatch@bbc.co.uk to have your say.
Nancy and Sarah discuss the Hulu/FX series The Shards, the new Bret Easton Ellis and Ryan Murphy jam. The 1981 LA vibes are right in Sarah's sweet spot (Bonne Bell! Xanadu! The Go-Gos!). For Nancy, not so much, maybe because she lived it. They talk ennui and heroin overdoses and young people trying to prove nothing matters. Then it's onto the recent shocking Perez Hilton livestream. Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face, in this case (all cases?), tragically.Also discussed:* Nightie Day!* “My mom's poochie.”* Studio 54 days * Rich Angeleno kids = meh* Smoke ‘Em: Banned in Belarus!* Sarah doesn't read Nancy's existing books but asks her to write others* Wes Bentley's eyebrows * Rich kid names (Homer, Igby, Kaia)* “Touch it!”* Who IS Perez Hilton?* Attention monsters of the Internet* Women with long and thick silver hair, swoonPlus, This Week in Kyle Chandler, a dystopic LA short story from Nancy (NB: which was just too gd long to post; it's “X-Girl” in the collection), and much more!Attention please: Send us your letters! Subscribe to the YouTube. Buy Sarah's book! Sign up for Sarah's Substack LOVE ANYWAY. Do something.This one's a freebie - go ahead and subscribe!Nancy tells the story of a destroyed Jamie Slovak showing up in her yard at 6am on a June morning in 1988. His brother Hillel, guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, had just overdosed, and Jamie, who spent a lot of time at Nancy's West Hollywood house those days, needed comfort. Nancy has not seen Jamie in decades and was glad to learn just now that he is involved in this doc, which came out earlier this year.Episode Notes: “‘The Shards' Soundtrack Is Incredible – Here's Every Song From The First Two Episodes” (Elle/Yahoo)“Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis Team Up for FX's Predictably Excess-Soaked Tale of Prep-School Sex, Drugs and Murder” (Hollywood Reporter)The Bad Mother: A Novel, by Nancy Rommelmann“Perez Hilton ‘Will Require Surgery' After Live Stream Incident, Family Demands Media ‘Cease Photographing Perez's Children'” (Variety)Official Family Statement on PerezHilton.comThis Week in Kyle Chandler: What's in your hot box?Nancy: Nike Training Club appSarah: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com/subscribe
Moviepilot-Redakteur Patrick Reinbott ist ein großer Fan von Autor Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho). Entsprechend gespannt war er auf Ryan Murphys neue Serie The Shards, die den gleichnamigen autobiografischen Teenie-Thriller-Roman bei Disney+ adaptiert. Patrick hat alle Folgen gesehen und verrät, wie viel Ryan Murphy – und v.a. wie viel Bret Easton Ellis – wirklich in der Serie steckt. *** Dieser Podcast wird gesponsert von MagentaTV – dem TV- und Streaming-Angebot der Telekom. Abonniere und bewerte Streamgestöber bei der Podcast-App deines Vertrauens! Wenn du mit deiner Meinung im Podcast landen willst, schick uns eine Sprachnachricht oder einen Kommentar per Mail an podcast@moviepilot.de.
Believe! Das Mantra von "Ted Lasso" (51:11) ist in den letzten Jahren auch zum Mantra der Fans geworden, die nach dem Ende der Serie nie die Hoffnung aufgegeben haben, dass es doch noch weitergehen könnte. Jetzt ist es tatsächlich so weit, und Apple TV holt Jason Sudeikis zurück auf die Trainerbank – jetzt aber für das neue Damenteam des AFC Richmond. Können Beard und Ted die Damen an die Spitze führen? Und vor allen Dingen: Können sie den Abwärtstrend der Serie stoppen, die als Phänomen begann und sich danach auf den Lorbeeren ausruhte? Holger und Rüdiger haben die ersten Folgen gescoutet und eine Spielanalyse gemacht. Für die anderen beiden Serien kommt dann auch noch Roland von der Reservebank und spricht über "The Shards" (4:30) bei Disney+. Da hinter der Serie Ryan Murphy und Bret Easton Ellis stecken, ist eine Kontroverse vorprogrammiert, nicht nur inhaltlich, sondern auch bei unserer Einschätzung der Serie. Ähnlich weit auseinander klafft die Meinung bei der Amazon-Serie "Ride or Die" (31:30), die sich viele von Euch gewünscht haben und deren Besprechung nur haarscharf an einem weiteren "Cat's Eyes"-Fiasko vorbeischrammt. Cold-Open-Frage: "Über welche Serie außer ,Gilmore Girls' hätten wir gerne eine Doku?"
Tom Cruise's daughter has quietly cut the cord, and she didn't need a headline to do it. We're unpacking how Suri chose a very pointed new surname, where eagle-eyed fans found the proof, and why this feels like the loudest silent statement in Hollywood.Then, one of the buzziest new shows has pulled off a casting move so cheeky it's basically a dare. Two of its young stars share a very tangled family history, because their parents were once one of Hollywood's great fairytale romances — and reporters on the red carpet made them squirm over it.Plus, a fresh first look at a bold new take on an icon, with two very different actresses stepping into the same legendary shoes.TAKE THE SPILL QUIZ HERETHE END BITS Find and follow us on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespillpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thespillpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thespillpodcast/ Read all the latest entertainment news on Mamamia: https://mamamia.com.au/entertainment/Support Independent Women’s Media. Your subscription helps us continue to tell the stories that matter to women. The Out Loud hosts have handpicked their all-time favourite reads and one subscriber is winning the entire 12-book stack. Subscribe to Mamamia here to be automatically entered to win. Current subscriber? You're already in the draw. T&Cs apply.Get access to Very Peri, Mamamia's exclusive perimenopause series, for just $59. 25 world-leading experts, over 20 on-demand sessions, available now. We’ve sorted through the noise so you don't have to. Go to veryperi.com.au and join me today. You hot? Same. Buy today and save 40% Want to join the conversation? Have feedback or a topic you want us to discuss? Send us a voice message or email us at thespill@mamamia.com.au and we’ll get back to you ASAP! Executive Producer: Monisha Iswaran Audio & Video Producer: Michael Kean Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chris and Andy talk about the trailers for Tony Gilroy's ‘Behemoth!' (10:51) and Ryan Murphy's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel ‘The Shards' (16:26). Then they reveal their favorite shows of the year so far, including everything from ‘Industry' and ‘The Pitt' to ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' and ‘Beef,' and they reflect on the year in television up until this point (20:09). Later, The Watch: After Dark (0:00). Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of The Watch and so much more! Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producers: Kaya McMullen and Kai Grady Studio Production: Sarah Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
we're talking about american psycho by bret easton ellis. given that it's almost the 4th of july, we're also talking about american opulence, the connective tissue between this and the great gatsby, and the paradox of american exceptionalism. we discuss what happens when patrick bateman interacts with people outside his circle, the purposeful lack of a memorable ending, and the timothy price “fakeout.” shreds talks about what ellis's writing means to him (and its inclusion in the pre-podcast module) and reads the novel's manifesto (if such a thing exists). we praise the successful film adaptation (and note where it falls short), talk about how bateman's nihilism ultimately wins out, and discuss the possibility of whether patrick bateman is gay. we also talk about sean bateman, alison poole, and the intertextuality on display in american psycho. how much of this book actually happened? what's up with the patty winters show? do people consider this a great american novel?
First broadcast in January 2023, Bret Easton Ellis talks to Neil about his novel The Shards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
El podcast perennial de la (re)generación del trigger. Tertulia cultural y sociológica acerca de lo divino y de lo humano de la mano de Popy Blasco. Esta semana charlando animadamente acerca de prom nights, 30 años de Lazos Ardientes, el video de Madonna, Gwyneth sionista, la niña ciega del Papa, Judy Garland, Bret Easton Ellis, las gemelas Olsen cumplen 40, el final de Euphoria, Angels Barceló, David Hockney, Backrooms, Graham Platner, Spielberg y maravillas mil. Emitiendo desde la potentísima señal de Subterfuge Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft in den USA hat begonnen, doch Adam und Hanna haben natürlich nicht nur Fußball geschaut: Ryan Murphy meldet sich im August mit „The Shards“, der Serienadaption des gleichnamigen Bestsellers von Bret Easton Ellis, zurück. „Widow's Bay“ bekommt eine zweite Staffel, „Only Murders in the Building“ dreht in London und hat dafür mehrere Stars aus „Doctor Who“ verpflichtet, während ein legendäres Science-Fiction-Epos vorerst eine Zwangspause einlegen muss.Auch in der Streamingbranche gibt es Bewegung: Fox übernimmt den Plattform-Spezialisten Roku] dessen Geräte in mehr als 80 Millionen US-Haushalten genutzt werden. Beim Seriencamp in Köln wurden die diesjährigen Serienpreise verliehen, und Tom Hanks will keinen Synchron-Oscar vergeben. Außerdem sprechen wir über „Proud“ und die neue Staffel von „The Four Seasons“. Dazu gibt es noch einen Rewatch einer bekannten Fantasyserie und einen Tipp aus dem Bereich Podcast und Comic. Viel Spaß beim Hören! Timestamps0:00:00 FOX schluckt ROKU0:08:30 The Shards 0:11:00 Doctor Who News, The Four Seasons0:16:15 Nagelsmann Outfit, ALF: Sitcom Mutti verstorben0:20:00 Ausstieg bei Mord in Shettland, Sullivan's Crossing und Shoresy geht weiter0:24:00 Tom Hanks will keinen Synchro-Oscar, Widow's Bay 2. Staffel0:28:30 The Walking Dead: Dead City, Social Network Sequel?0:33:30 Seriencamp Köln0:36:50 Backrooms Teaser0:40:00 WM bei Magenta und ein FIFA von Netflix?0:51:00 The Four Seasons, Proud, 0:59:00 NeustartsNeuer SJ Instagram-Kanal:https://www.instagram.com/serienpodcast/Hanna Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mediawhore.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediawhore Adam: Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/AwesomeArndt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awesomearndt/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AwesomeArndt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reading the endings for four books: Less Than Zero, Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, and More.
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HEADS UP: TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR OUR MAY 24 LIVE SHOW IN BROOKLYN, EXCLUSIVELY AT PATREON.COM/WORSTOFALL JP Brammer (¡Hola Papi!) and the lads throw on their raincoats, dance to Huey Lewis and the News, and commit some mild homicide as they cover both Bret Easton Ellis' original book and Mary Harron's film adaptation of the trials and tribulations of Patrick Bateman: American Psycho. Topics include Ellis' rage-bait politics, Christian Bale's hardbody, and what it means when a significant portion of a population aspires to be Patrick Bateman. JP Brammer: Substack // Bluesky // Instagram Media referenced in this episode: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. Vintage. 1991. American Psycho. Dir. Mary Harron. 2000. “An 'American Psycho' Drama : Books: The flap surrounding Bret Easton Ellis' third novel flares again. NOW is seeking a boycott of his new publisher. Other observers raise questions of censorship.” by Elizabeth Venant. Los Angeles Times. December 11th, 1990. “Bret Easton Ellis on American Psycho, Christian Bale, and His Problem with Women Directors”. Movieline. May 18th, 2010. "Bret Easton Ellis on Talking Porn With Kanye, a New Novel, and (Yes) Trump" by Corey Seymour. Vogue. April 16th, 2019. “On Adapting American Psycho” by Mary Harron. London Review of Books. February 28th, 2024. “Phil Collins webchat – your questions answered on prog rock, self-doubt and Miami Vice.” The Guardian. October 19th, 2016. Music/audio used in this episode: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street 緑茶：日本の伝統茶道 - Nhạc Jazz Không Lời Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square Phil Collins - Sussudio Genesis - In Too Deep Genesis - Mama Genesis - That's All Genesis - Home By The Sea LilMati - Air Conditioner Fan Hum.wav jzielke011 - Urban Rain 01.wav TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Salve & Salve” // Written and Performed by A.J. Ditty
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Tonight we're examining late-90s American cinema through a single corrosive lens—power as pathology—using Swimming with Sharks (1994), Suicide Kings (1997), and American Psycho (2000). George Huang's indie Hollywood satire, born from his own assistant experience, pairs Kevin Spacey and Frank Whaley in a low-budget Sundance breakout that exposed abuse as industry currency. Peter O'Fallon's Suicide Kings, riding the post-Pulp Fiction wave, assembles Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, and a crop of rising young actors in a contained, dialogue-driven crime piece that underperformed theatrically but grew on video. Mary Harron's American Psycho, adapted from Bret Easton Ellis, retooled after multiple development shifts, cast Christian Bale in a career-defining role, and turned modest box office into lasting cultural capital. Together, these films document a moment when masculinity, ambition, and capitalism collapsed into performance, leaving a legacy that still shapes how film portrays power, status, and identity.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsohttps://www.teepublic.com/user/radulich-in-broadcasting-networkFB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulichInstagram: markkind76RIBN Album Playlist: https://suno.com/playlist/91d704c9-d1ea-45a0-9ffe-5069497bad59
We continue with READING DAME-BOW as we discuss director Mary Harron's iconic adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' AMERICAN PSYCHO, co-written by Guinevere Turner. -This is a TAPEDECK podcast.Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, or our Letterboxd HQ at @austindangerpod. Send us a letter or voicemail at austindangerpodcast@gmail.com and we'll share them on our episodes. If you tag your reviews with "austindangerpod" on Letterboxd, we'll find them and also share them on the show!Follow Kev & McKenzie on Letterboxd. Listen to McKenzie's other podcasts The Criterion Connection & Above The Line. Listen to Kev's new podcast LAURIE STRODE TRAP HOUSE.
Jordan and Max are joined by talent manager to the stars, Michael Lasker, to talk filthy eating and the Oscars, including the In-N-Out awards visit and disrespecting Wolfgang Puck, fast forwarding through the boring parts, Babs Streisand, Tom Cruise news, the best Bret Easton Ellis adaptation, Jordo's Hansen's cake order, Sherman Oaks is no Rome, a McDonald's morning, Sonny's pizza, lots of Oreos, and did Timmy blow it?
On the show's 152nd episode, Bryan and Preston head back to campus with The Rules of Attraction, the 2002 collegiate fever dream starring the late James Van Der Beek alongside a parade of early-aughts luminaries. Adapted from the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, yes, that Bret Easton Ellis, of American Psycho infamy, and directed by Roger Avary, the film follows a semester in the chemically enhanced lives of morally unmoored college students. It plays, at times, like Stanley Kubrick wandered onto the set of Animal House and decided to dim the lights. The post Episode #152 – The Rules of Attraction (2002) first appeared on Boomstick Comics.
On Episode 144 of The Film ‘89 Podcast, both Neil and Skye are mistaken for Paul Allen as they discuss director Mary Harron's 2000 adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 novel, American Psycho. Set in Manhattan during the Wall Street boom of 1989, American Psycho follows the life of a wealthy young investment banker named Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale). Bateman narrates his everyday activities, from his charmed yuppie recreational life of pampering and fine dining among the Wall Street elite of New York to his forays into murder by night. The guys discuss the film's complex plot, one that can have any number of varying interpretations as to both the reliability of the film's narrator and the questions raised as to whether Patrick Bateman is a crazed serial killer or if this is all just an elaborate fantasy concocted as a means of dealing with the banality of the world he lives in. Featuring a superb supporting cast, brilliant direction and a killer soundtrack, American Psycho is arguably more of a bleakly dark satire than it is a serial killer thriller, and is certainly a film more than worthy of the Film '89 treatment.
Editor-in-chief Alex Wood is heading back to the 1980s – well, a very specific, very sharp, and very bloody version of them. We're talking about the highly anticipated revival of American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre. Based on the cult-classic novel by Bret Easton Ellis, with a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and a synth-heavy score by Duncan Sheik, this production marks a significant moment for London theatre. It is the final production from Rupert Goold in his tenure as the Almeida's Artistic Director, revisiting the darkly satirical world of Wall Street that he first brought to life on this stage over a decade ago. We chat to Patrick Bateman himself, returning to the Almeida after The Line of Beauty, Arty Froushan, as well as Emily Barber, Zheng Xi Yong, Daniel Bravo, Tanisha Spring and Oli Higginson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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!
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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.
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.
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