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Chris Hemsworth and Pedro Pascal to headline Crime 101

August 29, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

Netflix and Amazon are reportedly in a $100 million bidding war to secure the rights to Crime 101, a Heat-style drama that has Chris Hemsworth and Pedro Pascal attached to star.  Deadline reports that Bart Layton, who helmed the superb American Animals, is on board to direct, and while no deals are in place for […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Bart Layton, Chris Hemsworth, Crime 101, Don Winslow, Pedro Pascal

Banshees’ Barry Keoghan to play Billy The Kid

February 16, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

Ever since he burst onto the scene with his captivating turn in Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Barry Keoghan has marked himself out as a special talent. Having reinforced that with performances in Chernobyl, Eternals, Calm with Horses, and his heart-breaking Oscar-nominated role as Dominic in The Banshees of Inisherin, Keoghan is […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Barry Keoghan, Bart Layton, Billy The Kid

Exclusive Interview – American Animals director Bart Layton on making more than just a fun caper, blending documentary with recreation, and the crushing fear of being average

January 14, 2019 by Harrison Abbott

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 […]

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Filed Under: Exclusives, Harrison Abbott, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: American Animals, Bart Layton, Betty Jean Gooch, BlacKkKlansman, Foxcatcher, Poppy Dixon, Spencer Reinhard, The Imposter

S.J. Clarkson and Bart Layton join Yann Demange on Bond 25 director shortlist

September 9, 2018 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bart Layton, Bond 25, James Bond, S.J. Clarkson, Yann Demange

Movie Review – American Animals (2018)

September 9, 2018 by Helen Murdoch

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 […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: American Animals, Ann Dowd, Barry Keoghan, Bart Layton, Betty Jean Gooch, Blake Jenner, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, Evan Peters, Jared Abrahamson, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka

Movie Review – American Animals (2018)

September 4, 2018 by Tom Beasley

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Beasley Tagged With: American Animals, Ann Dowd, Barry Keoghan, Bart Layton, Blake Jenner, Evan Peters, Jared Abrahamson, Udo Kier

Movie Review – American Animals (2018)

August 29, 2018 by Shaun Munro

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Shaun Munro Tagged With: American Animals, Ann Dowd, Barry Keoghan, Bart Layton, Blake Jenner, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, Evan Peters, Jared Abramson, Spencer Reinhard, Udo Kier, Warren Lipka

Watch the first four minutes of American Animals

June 9, 2018 by Matt Rodgers

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: American Animals, Ann Dowd, Barry Keoghan, Bart Layton, Betty Jean Gooch, Blake Jenner, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, Evan Peters, Jared Abrahamson, Spencer Reinhard, Udo Kier, Warren Lipka

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Review – American Animals

June 8, 2018 by Robert Kojder

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: American Animals, Ann Dowd, Barry Keoghan, Bart Layton, Blake Jenner, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, Evan Peters, Jared Abramson, Spencer Reinhard, Udo Kier, Warren Lipka

Movie Review – American Animals (2018)

May 31, 2018 by Matt Donato

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 […]

Filed Under: Matt Donato, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: American Animals, Ann Dowd, Barry Keoghan, Bart Layton, Betty Jean Gooch, Blake Jenner, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, Evan Peters, Jared Abrahamson, Spencer Reinhard, Udo Kier, Warren Lipka

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