Bret Easton Ellis

Born: 1964-03-07

Bret Easton Ellis is an American novelist and short story writer. He was regarded as one of the so-called literary Brat Pack, which also included Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney. He is a self-proclaimed satirist, whose trademark technique, as a writer, is the expression of extreme acts and opinions in an affectless style. Ellis employs a technique of linking novels with common, recurring characters. Though Ellis made his debut at 21 with the controversial 1985 bestseller Less Than Zero, a zeitgeist novel about amoral young people in Los Angeles, the work he is most remembered for is his third novel, 1991's American Psycho. On its release, the literary establishment widely condemned the novel as overly violent and misogynist; though many petitions to ban the book saw Ellis dropped by Simon & Schuster, the resounding controversy made it a paperback bestseller for Alfred A. Knopf later that year.


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BRATS

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Released: 2024-06-07

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over...

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78/52

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Released: 2017-10-13

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the...

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Her: Love in the Modern Age

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Released: 2014-01-17

Her: Love In The Modern Age chronicles reactions to Spike Jonze's Oscar-nominated film, "Her."...

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Generation Wealth

as Self
Released: 2018-07-20

Over the past 25 years, Lauren Greenfield's documentary photography and film projects have...

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Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis

as Self - Writer
Released: 2021-09-15

In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked...

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The Loser

as Himself
Released: 2019-05-03

A horribly failed interview. A meeting of great minds. David Shields, Bret Easton Ellis and some...

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The End of the World

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Released: 2022-09-02

What was going on at Bennington College in the 1980s? Matthew Tyrnauer reveals the not-so-secret...

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Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat

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Released: 2001-10-22

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Kill, Kobek... Kill!

as Bret Easton Ellis
Released: 2020-05-01

Radical left-wing author Jarett Kobek's last novel was a massive commercial failure. As he sees...

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Real Time with Bill Maher

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First aired: 2003-02-21

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors,...

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Tout le monde en parle

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First aired: 2004-09-12

Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports,...

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Central Park West

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First aired: 1995-09-13

The glamorous and exciting life for the staff of trendy magazine 'Communique', owned by Allen...

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The Deleted

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First aired: 2016-12-04

When escapees from a mysterious cult start disappearing, the survivors are driven to find each...

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