American Animals

Interview: Director Bart Layton talks about his new film American Animals

Earlier this year while he was here for Sydney Film Festival – and not long after I had the chance to see the film at SXSW – I sat down with director Bart Layton to talk about his new film American Animals, which is in cinemas next Thursday. Based on a true story that happened at…

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Film Review: American Animals (USA, 2018) is a masterful, original take on the heist & true crime genres

American Animals is the scripted film debut from writer/director Bart Layton, who walked away with a BAFTA for his debut effort, the documentary The Imposter. Knowing he comes from a documentary background is unsurprising when you see this film, which screened at Sundance earlier this year to a good deal of critical acclaim, and continued…

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SXSW Interview: Stars Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson & Director Bart Layton talk American Animals

At its SXSW premiere last night, we caught up with stars Blake Jenner and Jared Abrahamson, as well as Director Bart Layton to chat about their acclaimed new film American Animals. Read our review of the film HERE. The film is released in the US on 1st June 2018. ———- This content has recently been ported from…

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SXSW Film Review: American Animals (USA, 2018) is a masterful, original take on the heist & true crime genres

American Animals is the scripted film debut from writer/director Bart Layton, who walked away with a BAFTA for his debut effort, the documentary The Imposter. Knowing he comes from a documentary background is unsurprising when you see this film, which screened at Sundance earlier this year to a good deal of critical acclaim, and continued…

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