Bret Easton Ellis bids farewell to 2022 as he talks about Mike White operating at the height of his powers, the abject misery of Whale watching and hanging out in the sushi tent as he replies to questions from Platinum listeners.
Bret Easton Ellis dissects a tortured ghost of grunge, a Miracle of Romanian cinema and a genius filmmaker's relatable vision of every viewer's ultimate fate as he presents his twelve best movies of 2022.
Writer/Journalist Shane Cashman and Bret Easton Ellis discuss transforming a military synagogue into a house of pop culture worship, tripping hard on the horse farm and the tangible benefits of teaching writing without cameras.
Shane Cashman and Bret Easton Ellis discuss watching the zeitgeist break itself by the sea, the dwindling list of creative disruptors in America and seeing the future in Don Henley's laundry.
Grammy-winning Producer/Songwriter John Shanks and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the founding of Line One, observing the harsh reception of Prince's early sleaze up close and capturing the essential tension of a perfectly written pop song.
Producer/Songwriter John Shanks and Bret Easton Ellis discuss l coaxing hit songs from the neglected demos of superstars and the nearly lost art of telling stories through albums.
Bret Easton Ellis tells tales from the road, ponders the high price of George Michael's stunning success and shares the secret to staying productive without sacrificing your vices as he fields questions from Platinum members on the air.
Matty Healy and Bret Easton Ellis discuss harmless inhabitants mingling with sinister forces in Los Angeles, and the alarming cultural approach to contemporary conflict resolution.
Matty Healy of The 1975 and Bret Easton Ellis discuss pop culture tastemakers as an endangered species, the most boring indie rock scene ever documented on film and the only thing to ever threaten the existence of The 1975.
Novelist/TV Writer Maria Semple and Bret Easton Ellis discuss new perspective as the key to igniting The Shards, navigating the emotional self on the lonely road and shame as an engine of creation.
Novelist Maria Semple and Bret Easton Ellis discuss witnessing John Malkovich's mastery of the stage together, writing scripts as a hired gun and Jonah Hill's recent documentary.
Bret Easton Ellis affirms James Cameron's mastery of spectacle, laments sexless high schoolers on the silver screen and reveals how to make yourself disappear through coitus.
Writer/Illustrator Matt Battaglia and Bret Easton Ellis discuss mining recent history for House on Fire, an old villain as the courier of new lies and corporations betraying the arts by policing the language of dead visionaries.
Bret Easton Ellis talks about watching hit television shows barely tread water, processing pain without dealing blame and wielding pragmatism to fend off regret as he struggles to stay positive in a world lacking purpose.
Bret Easton Ellis discusses a challenging collaboration, resoundingly denies an accusation of hobnobbing and eulogizes a fallen ringmaster as he fields questions from Platinum members on the air.
Bret Easton Ellis discusses the first few days of the WGA strike, is reminded of an emblematic giraffe from the past and talks about an often overlooked Hitchcock movie as he ponders his immediate future in a paralyzed Hollywood.
Screenwriter Guinevere Turner and Bret Easton Ellis discuss flipping an unusually compelling backstory from burden to book, connecting with the pages of Charles Dickens and finding out the hard way that Prince wasn't always in Minneapolis.
Screenwriter Guinevere Turner and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the treacherous task of casting Patrick Bateman, the quandary of narrating a movie unreliably and basking in the unabashed dedication of Christian Bale.
Filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli and Bret Easton Ellis discuss transplanting body horror to a brighter world in Sick of Myself, being terrified by Ridley Scott as a young child and thrilled by Lars Von Trier as a young adult.
Bret Easton Ellis discusses finally locating a key component of Wes Anderson's artistry in Asteroid City, addresses an inquiry into the origins of one of his novels and ponders his comparison to a dead French counterpart.
Author Alice Carriere and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the perils of being born to intensely artistic parents, when medicine mimics illness and finding structure in chaos and crisis.
Author Alice Carriere and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the resonating thrill of reading a detached literary voice, calming down with images of extreme horror and adopting a domestic approach to editing a manuscript.
Author/Musician/Songwriter Warren Zanes and Bret Easton Ellis discuss voyaging deep into Nebraska to craft Deliver Me from Nowhere, scouring the ruins of The Del Fuegos and running down Tom Petty's demons.
Musician Warren Zanes and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Springsteen's Suicide obsession, the key ingredient of a perfect summer song and the only contemporary artist whose ambitious approach to making albums rivals that of The Boss.
Fiction editor Robert Asahina and Bret Easton Ellis discuss surrendering to the magnetic pull of literary life in New York City, writing film criticism and cultivating a marketable myth at a fateful photo shoot.
Fiction editor Robert Asahina and Bret Easton Ellis discuss unexpectedly entering an unreliable mind, American Psycho running into corporate complications and the end of editing literature without external interference.
Bret Easton Ellis shares a festive Labor Day gift he received, talks about a terrible TV show he cannot look away from and recalls enjoying a treat at an unlikely location.
Novelist Alex Kazemi and Bret Easton Ellis discuss keeping the internet from contaminating your fiction, losing interest in the boring culture war and ruffling feathers with Marilyn Manson.
Novelist Alex Kazemi and Bret Easton Ellis discuss early home video cameras, giving up a piece of the authentic self for financial gain and the black and white beauty of Leonardo DiCaprio's forbidden fruit.
Bret Easton Ellis discusses reports of an imminent end to the WGA strike, the horror of Magic Mike's Last Dance and the joy of watching Gene Wilder as he answers questions from Platinum listeners on the air.
Bret Easton Ellis rejoices in the glow of the recently resolved WGA strike, recognizes genius for the first time in a very familiar movie and reveals life's true meaning.
Writer/Translator Max Lawton and Bret Easton Ellis discuss collaborating with Vladimir Sorokin, publishing fiction in contemporary Russia and the crucial part diligence can play in creating genius.
Writer Max Lawton and Bret Easton Ellis discuss foreign fiction as a sanctuary for experimentation, sparking fierce debate in the Turkish tabloids and drowning stage fright.
Comedian/Author Kat Timpf and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the perils of paying attention, humor as a reliable healer and whipping a whole lot of science fiction fans into a fierce online frenzy.
With Bret Easton Ellis far away in Europe promoting The Shards, author Sam Wasson covers this week's hosting duties and talks to actress/producer Colleen Camp about the human elements of the Hollywood machine.
As Bret Easton Ellis nears the end of his latest tour promoting The Shards overseas, Bruce Wagner guest hosts and talks with actress/singer Beverly D'Angelo about altering time and space through self-expression.
Guest host Bruce Wagner talks with actress/singer Beverly D'Angelo about changing seats on a fateful flight and the unexpected journey that followed as they continue their conversation from last week.
Back in Los Angeles after his latest European tour promoting The Shards, Bret discusses two different Roberts tackling the same role, his degree of separation from Kevin Bacon and making sure the white meat is moist on Thanksgiving.
Bret discusses a fallen angel's treacherous trip, an illuminating new documentary about a legendary rock band and finding his own DVD machine out of commission.
Quentin Tarantino and Bret discuss the frightening Legend of Boggy Creek, the elements of a perfect movie and the motivation behind Brian De Palma's desire to thrill.
Quentin Tarantino and Bret discuss the frightening Legend of Boggy Creek, the elements of a perfect movie and the motivation behind Brian De Palma's desire to thrill.
Author Sam Wasson returns to the show and talks with Bret about a movie legend's perilous path to paradise, why Harvey Keitel fled Apocalypse Now and chasing the dream of working within the Hollywood studio system as an outsider.
Author Sam Wasson and Bret examine Francis Ford Coppola's relentless pursuit of a dangerous dream and how he won and lost his new utopia gambling on the chase.