All episodes of Bret Easton Ellis Podcast

Episodes

B.E.E. - Fred Armisen & Carrie Brownstein - 3/31/14

Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein join Bret Easton Ellis to discuss gender in entertainment, Wes Anderson, the lack of atmosphere on television and making the mainstream come to you

Published 03/18/21

B.E.E. - Dana Brunetti - 6/12/17

Film Producer Dana Brunetti and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the demise of the movie theater experience, Alec Baldwin, House of Cards and making The Social Network.

Published 06/12/17

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Published 06/12/17

B.E.E. - Walter Hill - 5/1/17

Walter Hill and Bret Easton Ellis discuss The Assignment, identity politics, Sam Peckinpah and directing Eddie Murphy in 48 Hours.

Published 05/01/17

B.E.E. - Andrew McCarthy - 4/17/17

Andrew McCarthy and Bret Easton Ellis discuss making Less Than Zero, Leonardo DiCaprio, the ending of Pretty in Pink and travel writing.

Published 04/17/17

B.E.E. - Sam Outlaw - 3/27/17

Musician Sam Outlaw and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the moral superiority movement, leaving an advertising career to focus on music, the role of a record producer and The Boys of Summer.

Published 03/27/17

B.E.E. - Mick Garris - 3/13/17

Mick Garris and Bret Easton Ellis discuss adapting the works of Stephen King, the pessimism of horror, the Psycho shower scene and Wes Craven.

Published 03/13/17

B.E.E. - Laura Jane Grace - 12/19/16

Laura Jane Grace and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the artistic benefits of being bullied, Caitlyn Jenner, the record vs. the single and Butch Vig.

Published 12/19/16

B.E.E. - Owen Gleiberman - 12/5/16

Film critic Owen Gleiberman and Bret Easton Ellis discuss fanboy culture, Carrie, Jonathan Demme and criticism functioning as marketing.

Published 12/05/16

B.E.E. - Anne Heche - 11/21/16

Anne Heche and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the career effects of being in a high-profile gay relationship in Hollywood, equality in the film industry, the decline of the movie set experience and Aftermath.

Published 11/21/16

B.E.E. - Mark Duplass - 10/31/16

Mark Duplass and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Blue Jay, the struggles of working within the studio system, making movies for Netflix and Togetherness.

Published 10/31/16

B.E.E. - Paul Schrader - 10/17/16

Paul Schrader and Bret Easton Ellis discuss American Gigolo, Dog Eat Dog, screenwriting as oral tradition and Steven Spielberg.

Published 10/17/16

B.E.E. - Larry Clark - 9/26/16

Larry Clark and Bret Easton Ellis discuss making Bully, photographing Tulsa, controversy as a gateway to success and John Cassavetes.

Published 09/26/16

B.E.E. - Moby - 9/12/16

Moby and Bret Easton Ellis discuss writing memoir, John Cheever, the success of Play and Bob Seger.

Published 09/12/16

B.E.E. - Peter Bogdanovich - 8/15/16

Peter Bogdanovich and Bret Easton Ellis discuss The Last Picture Show, turning down The Godfather, Sue Mengers and technology in filmmaking.

Published 08/15/16

B.E.E. - Alex Gibney - 7/25/16

Alex Gibney and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Zero Days, the dangers of secrecy, The Jinx and the manipulation of truth in documentaries.

Published 07/25/16

B.E.E. - Karyn Kusama - 7/11/16

Karyn Kusama and Bret Easton Ellis discuss The Invitation, Warren Beatty, Sundance ideology and being an artist in the studio system.

Published 07/11/16

B.E.E. - Illeana Douglas - 6/27/16

Illeana Douglas and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Easy Rider, the eroticism of watching movies, rejecting method acting and Leni Riefenstahl.

Published 06/27/16

B.E.E. - Duncan Sheik - 6/13/16

Duncan Sheik and Bret Easton Ellis discuss American Psycho: The Musical, Broadway's resistance to change, Hamilton and Radiohead.

Published 06/13/16

B.E.E. - Bob Yari - 6/6/16

Film Producer/Director Bob Yari and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Papa: Hemingway in Cuba, the tension between art and business, Crash and Chinese censorship.

Published 06/06/16

B.E.E. - John Carpenter - 5/23/16

John Carpenter and Bret Easton Ellis discuss #OscarsSoWhite, The Revenant, writing music and the function of a screenplay.

Published 05/23/16

B.E.E. - Quentin Tarantino - 12/7/15

Quentin Tarantino and Bret Easton Ellis discuss The Hateful Eight, Jean-Luc Godard, Pauline Kael and finding humor in outrageous film violence.

Published 12/07/15

B.E.E. - Alex Pettyfer - 11/30/15

Alex Pettyfer and Bret Easton Ellis discuss I Am Number Four, the effects of information overload on millennials, Magic Mike and the separation between an actor's professional and personal lives.

Published 11/30/15

B.E.E. - Eli Roth - 11/16/15

Eli Roth and Bret Easton Ellis discuss sensationalism in film, The Green Inferno, Keanu Reeves and The Last American Virgin.

Published 11/16/15

B.E.E. - Michael Angelakos - 11/9/15

Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos and Bret Easton Ellis discuss ideology vs. aesthetics, enduring mental illness in the public eye, being fueled by self-hatred and the perils of expressing negative opinions in corporate culture.

Published 11/09/15