Jan 9, 2019
Shin Godzilla patron Jordan (@bundyisback) joins us to discuss two fantastic movies about serial killers - The Silence of the Lambs and American Psycho!
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Articles discussing the problematic nature of Buffalo Bill
"My Auntie Buffalo Bill: The Unavoidable Transmisogyny of The Silence of the Lambs" by Jos Truitt, Feministing
"The Not-So-Hidden Transphobia in Silence of the Lambs" by Savannah Staubs, The Sociological Cinema
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Commentary with Jonathan Demme, Jodie Foster, Ted Tally, and John Douglas
"Jodie Foster Appealing, but not Silence of the Lambs" by Gene Siskel, The Chicago Tribune
"But Dino, I don't want to make a film about elephants ..." by Jill Bernstein, The Guardian
"Dr. Lecter Will See You Now" by Rod Lurie, Empire
"Derek Jacob, Daniel Day-Lewis Almost Played Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs" by Brent Lang, The Wrap
"20 Facts About Silence of the Lambs That Might Make You Crave a Nice Chianti" by Cindy Davis, Pajiba
"Ted Levine is Not a Bad Guy" by Patrick Z. McGavin, The Chicago Reader
"Silence of the Lambs at 25: The Complete Buffalo Bill Story" by Kory Gow, Rolling Stone
American Psycho (2001)
"Bret Easton Ellis on American Psycho, Christian Bale, and His Problem with Women Directors", Movieline
"'Edgy' Producer Chris Hanley knows how to work biz angles" by Steven Gaydos, Variety
"American Psycho: The story behind the film" by Nisha Gopalan, The Guardian
"An American Psycho Drama: Books: The flap surrounding Bret Easton Ellis' third novel flares again" by Elizabeth Venant, The Los Angles Times
"Q&A with Actor Christian Bale" by Andrew Goldman, The Wall Street Journal
"Who other than Tom Cruise has inspired Christian Bale?" by Stuart Heritage, The Guardian
American Psycho Interview with Charlie Rose - Christian Bale, Bret Easton Ellis, and Mary Harron