http://dir.salon.com/topics/mary_harron/?source=rss&aim=mary_harron en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST Compiled by Megan Doll and Eryn Loeb Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2007/12/13/book_week_picks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2007/12/13/book_week_picks/index.html?source=rss Writers, filmmakers and other notable figures tip us off to the stuff that most excited them this year. By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/04/13/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/04/13/btm/index.html?source=rss "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 Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/04/13/bettie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/04/13/bettie/index.html?source=rss This tender look at the life of Bettie Page -- played by a fearless, gorgeous Gretchen Mol -- gets intimate without demystifying the pinup icon. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/08/27/women_directors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/08/27/women_directors/index.html?source=rss 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 Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/09/15/american_psycho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/09/15/american_psycho/index.html?source=rss Mary Harron's unloved monster, here with its three-way sex scene restored, is really an enigmatic and powerful work of social satire. By Greil Marcus Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/col/marc/2000/05/01/marcus19/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/marc/2000/05/01/marcus19/index.html?source=rss Why Patrick Bateman killed, the meeting of Sleater-Kinney and more. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/04/14/american_psycho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/04/14/american_psycho/index.html?source=rss Mary Harron's clinically ironic take on the infamous Bret Easton Ellis novel tastefully avoids showing murderous violence -- and making a point. By Sarah Vowell Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/2000/04/12/psycho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/vowe/2000/04/12/psycho/index.html?source=rss In the dark comic world of "American Psycho," pop is an essential soundtrack to murder. By Jessica Hundley Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/22/directors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/22/directors/index.html?source=rss A new wave of films shows a fresh element in filmmaking: The sexualization of the male actor by the female director. By Mark Ebner Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2000/01/26/psycho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2000/01/26/psycho/index.html?source=rss Christian Bale and director Mary Harron talk about yuppie killers, Bret Easton Ellis' novel and forbidden sex in the dark satire "American Psycho."