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Characterised by lone male protagonists; acts of violence and/or hedonism; a theme of dissatisfaction with the world; and commentary on materialism and masculinity, ‘literally me’ films have been embraced both by meme makers and genuine adherents of ‘sigma male’ culture. Attracting predominantly male admirers who find them relatable or appealing, their characters have become iconic and, in some cases, even inspirational. Courtesy of IMDB s Retrospect: Bloody Disgusting's Top 20 Films of the Decade...Part 4". Bloody Disgusting. December 15, 2009. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010 . Retrieved January 3, 2010. American Psycho premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. [36] The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) initially gave the film an NC-17 rating for a scene featuring Bateman having a threesome with two prostitutes. The producers excised approximately 18 seconds of footage to obtain an R-rated version of the film. [37] [38] Home media [ edit ]

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Heritage, Stuart (October 23, 2009). "Who other than Tom Cruise has inspired Christian Bale?". The Guardian . Retrieved February 24, 2015. Private investigator Donald Kimball interviews Bateman regarding Allen's disappearance, mentioning that Allen may have been seen in London. Bateman invites two sex workers, Christie and Sabrina, over to his apartment, where they have sex. He then tortures them, pays them, and sends them on their way. Bateman's colleague Luis Carruthers reveals a new business card, so Bateman tries to strangle him in the restroom of an expensive restaurant. Carruthers mistakes the attempt for a sexual advance and declares his desire for Bateman, who panics and flees. A now suspicious Kimball conducts a second interview with Bateman, who then murders a model and puts her severed head in his freezer. The next day he invites his secretary Jean to dinner, suggesting that she meet him at his apartment for drinks. Bateman is about to kill her with a nail gun when he receives a message from Evelyn on his answering machine and desists. American Psycho (2000)". BFI. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016 . Retrieved October 28, 2018. The famous card waving contest starts with Bateman’s own card, which has “bone” coloring. “The lettering is something called Silian Rail”. Some people heard “Silian Grail”, “Silian Braille”, “Cillian Braille”, etc. The name is fictional – it’s some sort of Garamond, used in caps and small caps, with oldstyle figures. The print isn’t quite centered: it’s shifted to the left and also sits a tad too low. The ampersand in the company name isn’t centered either. The card was printed with so much pressure that the type is actually debossed, so that no layperson can possibly miss the fact that it’s letterpress printed. Winking Cat Press once commented on this phenomenon:

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a b Heaf, Jonathan (April 26, 2011). "Christian Bale: behind the mask". GQ . Retrieved March 2, 2015. Schram, Jamie (February 10, 2016). "Serial Killer quoted in American Psycho doesn't want to leave jail". The New York Post . Retrieved October 3, 2019. While these films are often great watches, it’s important to remember that they are generally satirical. Overlooking the fact that their protagonists are often irredeemably despicable can create dangerous assumptions about the nature of success, masculinity, and individualism. No matter what the internet says, chopping up Jared Leto with an axe probably isn’t the solution to your problems. Nightcrawler plays with similar tensions, with Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) being so obsessed with success that he willingly engages in crime and remorselessly manipulates everyone (even the dead) to get ahead. Indeed, he does somewhat ‘succeed’ by the end of the film, leading to some viewers admiring his questionable but dedicated work ethic. The font used for opening titles and the business card of Bateman’s colleague Paul Allen is Copperplate Gothic. It’s a typeface with tiny flare serifs designed by American artist and type designer Frederic W. Goudy in 1903, with additional weights added by Clarence C. Marder of ATF.