The Canyons
Directed by Paul Schrader
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1h 39m
Directed by Paul Schrader • 2013 • United States
Starring Lindsay Lohan, James Deen, Gus Van Sant
“American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis and acclaimed director Paul Schrader join forces for this daring and infamously divisive erotic thriller about youth, glamour, sex, and surveillance. Manipulative and scheming young movie producer Christian (James Deen) makes films to keep his trust fund intact, while his actor girlfriend and bored plaything, Tara (Lindsay Lohan), hides a passionate affair with ex-flame. When Christian becomes aware of Tara’s infidelity, the young Angelenos are thrust into a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.
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Paul Schrader in Conversation
A legendary screenwriter, director, critic, and cinephile whose work searches for spiritual salvation in the modern world, Paul Schrader did not in fact see a movie until he was a teenager—a result of his being raised in a strict Calvinist household that forbade filmgoing. In this edition of Adve...
