American Animals, directed by Bart Layton, tells the story behind the so-called “Transy Book Heist” mostly through reenactments. Sprinkled throughout are interviews with the real-life robbers ...

How a true-life heist movie used the real criminals and victim to bring the story to life. ... "American Animals" looks at a thrilling heist that took place at Transylvania University in 2004.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

In a special screening at the Duke of York’s, Bart Layton will give viewers a true experience of his new film American Animals. Here he talks to… ...