Harrison Abbott chats with American Animals director Bart Layton… Occupying a fascinating middle ground between documentary and – for lack of a better term – ‘’traditional cinema’’, American Animals was one of 2018’s most idiosyncratic movies. And also one of its best. For context, the film chronicles a botched heist from 2003, in which four […]
S.J. Clarkson and Bart Layton join Yann Demange on Bond 25 director shortlist
As EON and MGM continue their search for Danny Boyle’s replacement, Variety is reporting that two more names have emerged as possible contenders for the director’s chair on Bond 25. According to the site, S.J. Clarkson (Jessica Jones), Bart Layton (American Animals) have joined the long-rumoured Yann Demange (White Boy Rick) as the top three picks […]
Movie Review – American Animals (2018)
American Animals, 2018. Directed by Bart Layton. Starring Barry Keoghan, Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk, Chas Allen, and Betty Jean Gooch. SYNOPSIS: Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history. Bart Layton follows […]
Movie Review – American Animals (2018)
American Animals, 2018. Written and directed by Bart Layton. Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Jared Abrahamson, Blake Jenner, Ann Dowd and Udo Kier. SYNOPSIS: A group of disaffected college students decide to steal valuable books from the university library and sell them on for millions of dollars. Bart Layton’s debut movie, released in 2012, was […]
Movie Review – American Animals (2018)
American Animals, 2018. Directed by Bart Layton. Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abramson, Udo Kier, Ann Dowd, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Chas Allen and Eric Borsuk. SYNOPSIS: Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history. Bart Layton follows up his mesmerising […]
Watch the first four minutes of American Animals
Having screened at this year’s London Sundance Film Festival, Bart Layton’s American Animals is currently on limited release in the US, and now The Orchard Movies, who purchased the film along with US ticket subscription service MoviePass, have released the opening scene for you to watch online. A bleeding of fact and fiction docudrama, similar […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Review – American Animals
American Animals, 2018. Written and Directed by Bart Layton. Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abramson, Udo Kier, Ann Dowd, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Chas Allen, and Eric Borsuk. SYNOPSIS: Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history. Imitation is supposedly the […]
Movie Review – American Animals (2018)
American Animals. 2018. Directed by Bart Layton. Starring Ann Dowd, Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Udo Kier, Jared Abrahamson, Warren Lipka, Spencer Reinhard, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, and Betty Jean Gooch. SYNOPSIS: Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history. “Animals” are […]
American Animals gets a new trailer
With less than a month to go until its release, a new trailer has arrived online for writer-director Bart Layton’s upcoming heist thriller American Animals which stars Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, and Udo Kier; watch it here… The extraordinary and thrilling true story of four friends (Evan Peters, Barry […]
Heist film American Animals gets a trailer and poster
The trailer for the upcoming heist film American Animals has received a new trailer and poster. Based on a true story, the film follows four friends who decide to pull off an elaborate art heist. The film was directed by Bart Layton (The Imposter) and premiered earlier this year at the Sundance and SXSW film festivals. Check […]