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Bret Easton Ellis Podcast

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Controversial best-selling author and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis delivers a weekly glimpse into one of popular culture's most fascinating minds. The entertainment industry's top writers, directors, actors and musicians will join Bret to discuss the issues and complexities that keep the creative world turning as we experience this intriguing period in our planet's history. The same sensibilities that have formed Bret's impressive catalog in literature and film will be on display with each and every new episode.
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Episodes

B.E.E. - Shirley Manson - 7/27/15

Shirley Manson and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Amy Winehouse, the lack of angry women in mainstream pop music, Taylor Swift and the damaging effects of streaming on the music industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 27, 20151 hr 16 min

B.E.E. - Anthony Jeselnik - 7/20/15

Anthony Jeselnik and Bret Easton Ellis discuss offensiveness in humor, writing workshops, Glamorama and performing at colleges. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 20, 20151 hr 16 min

B.E.E. - Jonathan Ames - 6/29/15

Writer Jonathan Ames and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Princeton, Josh Duggar, gender transition and the current state of the novel. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 29, 20151 hr 14 min

B.E.E. - Peaches - 6/22/15

Peaches and Bret Easton Ellis discuss sexuality in pop music, Lady Gaga, gender identity and Phantom of the Paradise. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 22, 20151 hr 13 min

B.E.E. - Jason Blum - 6/15/15

Film producer Jason Blum and Bret Easton Ellis discuss producing Whiplash, Alfred Hitchcock, the spectacle of murder in cinema and the current state of low-budget independent filmmaking. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 15, 20151 hr 14 min

B.E.E. - Kelly Marcel - 6/8/15

Screenwriter Kelly Marcel and Bret Easton Ellis discuss writing the screenplay for Fifty Shades of Grey, Syd Field, Tom Hardy and Saving Mr. Banks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 08, 20151 hr 20 min

B.E.E. - Andrew Haigh - 6/1/15

Filmmaker Andrew Haigh and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Looking, the collision of sex and technology, identity and Cruising. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 01, 20151 hr 14 min

B.E.E. - Ariel Pink - 5/26/15

Ariel Pink and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Frank Sinatra, the creative effects of romantic disappointment, Madonna and Blurred Lines. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 26, 20151 hr 5 min

B.E.E. - Bruce Wagner - 5/18/15

Novelist and screenwriter Bruce Wagner and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Maps to the Stars, F. Scott Fitzgerald, branding in art and earnestness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 18, 20151 hr 20 min

B.E.E. - Molly Ringwald - 5/11/15

Molly Ringwald and Bret Easton Ellis discuss John Hughes, being a muse, helicopter parenting and writing fiction. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 11, 20151 hr 15 min

B.E.E. - Alex Ross Perry - 5/4/15

Director, screenwriter, and actor Alex Ross Perry joins Bret Easton Ellis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 04, 20151 hr 16 min

B.E.E. - Alex Ross Perry Preview

Director, screenwriter, and actor Alex Ross Perry joins Bret Easton Ellis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 28, 20156 min

B.E.E. - James Gray - 11/10/14

Screenwriter/Director James Gray joined Bret Easton Ellis last May to discuss the current state of the moviegoing experience, film vs. digital projection, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo and the quality of contemporary criticism. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 10, 20141 hr 4 min

B.E.E. - Marilyn Manson Part 2 - 11/03/14

In this special Encore presentation, Marilyn Manson joins Bret Easton Ellis in part two of a conversation about film, bullying, the Bible and rehab. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 03, 20141 hr 3 min

B.E.E. - Marilyn Manson Part 2 - 11/03/14

In this special Encore presentation, Marilyn Manson joins Bret Easton Ellis in part two of a conversation about film, bullying, the Bible and rehab. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 03, 20141 hr 3 min

B.E.E. - Marilyn Manson - 10/27/14

In this special Encore presentation, Marilyn Manson joins Bret Easton Ellis in part one of a two-part conversation about film, bullying, the Bible and rehab. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 27, 20141 hr

B.E.E. - James Deen - 10/20/14

Adult film star James Deen and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Gone Girl, making The Canyons, the Venice Film Festival and the evolving culture of the adult film industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 20, 20141 hr 8 min

B.E.E. - Rose McGowan - 10/6/14

Rose McGowan and Bret Easton Ellis discuss sexism in the film industry, the Beverly Hills Hotel boycott, Sundance and maintaining artistic purity in corporate Hollywood. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 06, 20141 hr 3 min

B.E.E. - Matthew Weiner - 9/29/14

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner and Bret Easton Ellis discuss cinematic elements in television, growing up in an academic household, having an outsider mentality and the scarcity of critical dissent. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 29, 20141 hr 5 min

B.E.E. - Gerard Way - 9/22/14

Former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way and Bret Easton Ellis discuss being in New York City on 9/11/01, the cohesiveness of the Black Parade, enduring backlash on social media and britpop's influence on Hesitant Alien. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 22, 20141 hr 8 min

B.E.E. - Tom Sizemore - 9/15/14

Tom Sizemore and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the current movie landscape, Stella Adler vs. Lee Strasberg, Ray Rice and crowdsourcing to finance An Honest Thief. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 15, 20141 hr 13 min

B.E.E. - Ti West - 9/8/14

Ti West and Bret Easton Ellis discuss The House of the Devil, Alan Smithee, pure cinema and switching genres. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 08, 20141 hr 9 min

B.E.E. - Rob Zombie - 9/2/14

Rob Zombie and Bret Easton Ellis discuss their Charles Manson project, remaking John Carpenter's Halloween, Cannibal Holocaust and James Foley. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 02, 20141 hr 6 min

B.E.E. - Ira Sachs - 8/25/14

Ira Sachs and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Love Is Strange, ideology in content, the disappearance of gay characters in American movies and corporate culture's sanitization of film. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aug 25, 20141 hr 1 min

B.E.E. - Kanye Part 2 - Encore

Part two of Kanye West on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast. Bret and Kanye continue their conversation about film, culture and creativity. Bret also discusses the media's coverage of part one. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aug 18, 20141 hr 7 min

B.E.E. - Kanye West Encore

Kanye West joins Bret Easton Ellis to discuss their mutual passion for film and pop culture as well as the evolving relationship between technology, entertainment and creativity. Bret also fields questions from his Twitter followers. This is part one of Bret's two-part conversation with Kanye West. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aug 11, 20141 hr 3 min

B.E.E. - Alonso Duralde - 8/4/14

Film critic Alonso Duralde and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the movies of 2014, the current role of film criticism, the detrimental effects of serious intent in filmmaking and the sensibility of Sharknado 2. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aug 04, 20141 hr 6 min

B.E.E. - Matthew Modine - 7/28/14

Matthew Modine and Bret Easton Ellis discuss naturalism in film, making Full Metal Jacket with Stanley Kubrick, turning down Top Gun and the relationship between directors and their actors. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 28, 20141 hr 8 min

B.E.E. - Michael Tolkin - 7/14/14

Screenwriter and novelist Michael Tolkin joins Bret Easton Ellis to discuss pragmatism in screenwriting, The Player, growing up in 1960's Los Angeles and the current state of the filmed drama. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 14, 20141 hr 8 min

B.E.E. - Alexandre Aja - 6/30/14

French filmmaker Alexandre Aja and Bret Easton Ellis discuss New French Extremism, boundaries in film violence, logic in horror and remaking movies. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 30, 20141 hr 14 min
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