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Mary Harron

Their favorite things
Writers, filmmakers and other notable figures tip us off to the stuff that most excited them this year.
Compiled by Megan Doll and Eryn Loeb Dec 13, 2007
"The Notorious Bettie Page"
This tender look at the life of Bettie Page -- played by a fearless, gorgeous Gretchen Mol -- gets intimate without demystifying the pinup icon.
By Stephanie Zacharek Apr 13, 2006
Beyond the Multiplex
"Bettie Page" director Mary Harron talks about why Bettie's topless shots were more joyous than erotic. Plus: Four movies kinda, sorta about sex.
By Andrew O'Hehir Apr 13, 2006
Where are the female directors?
There are women in the Senate, women heading studios and busloads of young women emerging from film school. So why are 96 percent of films directed by men?
By Michelle Goldberg Aug 27, 2002
"American Psycho"
Mary Harron's unloved monster, here with its three-way sex scene restored, is really an enigmatic and powerful work of social satire.
By Andrew O'Hehir Sep 15, 2000
Real Life Rock Top Ten
Why Patrick Bateman killed, the meeting of Sleater-Kinney and more.
By Greil Marcus May 1, 2000
"American Psycho"
Mary Harron's clinically ironic take on the infamous Bret Easton Ellis novel tastefully avoids showing murderous violence -- and making a point.
By Stephanie Zacharek Apr 14, 2000
Songs that kill
In the dark comic world of "American Psycho," pop is an essential soundtrack to murder.
By Sarah Vowell Apr 12, 2000
Where the boys are
A new wave of films shows a fresh element in filmmaking: The sexualization of the male actor by the female director.
By Jessica Hundley Mar 22, 2000
Killer's kicks
Christian Bale and director Mary Harron talk about yuppie killers, Bret Easton Ellis' novel and forbidden sex in the dark satire "American Psycho."
By Mark Ebner Jan 26, 2000
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