American Animals tells the story of four friends who after a visit to Transylvania University, ... True story behind American Animals - real-life tale of how four friends bungled $12m heist ...

"American Animals" could change how we tell true crime stories Salon talks to Evan Peters about the process of filming reenactments of the "insane, idiotic" Transy Book Heist ...

There's a title card at the beginning of American Animals that immediately suggests this won't be your average true-crime drama. "This is not based on a true story," it reads, and then a couple of ...

Evan Peters attends the "American Animals" premiere during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 19 in Park City, Utah. Evan Peters attends the "American Animals ...

From the opening sequence of American Animals. The true story recounted here begins in 2004 at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, where a quartet of hapless college students hatch a ...

That's the premise behind this new film from director Bart Layton, titled American Animals, which just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Back in 2012, Bart Layton brought his documentary ...

NPR critic Bob Mondello reviews American Animals. It's a heist film that uses actors to tell a true story, and also uses the real perpetrators to comment on its storytelling.

Review: True-life heist story ‘American Animals’ is one of summer’s freshest and most entertaining films. By Kenneth Turan. May 31, 2018 12:45 PM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

True Crime, Documentary, And Hollywood Filmmaking Get Blurred In ‘American Animals’ Vince Mancini Senior Film & Culture Writer Facebook Twitter May 30, 2018 ...

Starring Barry Keoghan, Ann Dowd, Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson; directed by Bart Layton; 116 minutes; R for strong language throughout and some drug use.