bissell-tom – Reluctant Habits

THE ROOM is widely considered to be one of the worst films ever made. Yet ten years after its release, it is a cultural phenomenon and has even inspired a video game. We talk with Greg Sestero (Mark from THE ROOM) and Tom Bisssell, co-authors of THE DISASTER ARTIST, and probe into director Tommy Wiseau's mysterious past. discussing the film's unanticipated debt to Patricia Highsmith and the terror of shooting extremely long and extremely troubling sex scenes. [MP3, 35 minutes] [Notes and partial transcript]

In this one hour radio interview, we conclude our two part conversation with Magic Hours author Tom Bissell. The second part gets into some entirely unanticipated truths about the relationship between life and words in 2012.

In this 30 minute radio interview, we begin our two part conversation with Magic Hours author Tom Bissell. The first part establishes Bissell's peripatetic history and gets into video games.