IndieWire/Interview / Feature
The Will De Los Santos Spin on “Spun,” Tattoos, and the Movie Biz
March 17, 2003
An IndieWire feature on William De Los Santos, SPUN, tattoos, and the strange machinery of the movie business.
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Selected press, interviews, reviews, and archival coverage connected to Arthouse Gooning, William De Los Santos, SPUN, and related works across film, publishing, music, and underground culture.
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DIRTY Magazine/Print / PDF Feature — Purchase-Only
Triangle of Santos / Santos, Keanu and Everyone in Between
July 2025
A DIRTY Magazine feature on Will De Los Santos from Issue 10, “The Boy Issue,” available through DIRTY’s print / PDF shop.
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SPED UP
Summer 2001
A Filmmaker Magazine feature on SPUN, Jonas Åkerlund, and Will De Los Santos’s autobiographical path to getting the film made.
Read ArticleThe Globe and Mail/Festival Coverage / Archive
Keeping It Real on the Festival Circuit
September 9, 2002
Toronto Film Festival coverage from The Globe and Mail connected to the early SPUN festival-era press trail.
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RogerEbert.com/Review
Spun
April 4, 2003
Roger Ebert’s review of SPUN, the 2003 film directed by Jonas Åkerlund and written by William De Los Santos and Creighton Vero.
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SPUN Review
June 10, 2002
An early SPUN review from Ain’t It Cool News, capturing part of the film’s underground and festival-era reception.
Read ReviewMusicolog/Review / Legacy Web
The Spun
TBD
A legacy web review connected to SPUN’s early online critical footprint.
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Wasting Talent
TBD
A Goodreads listing for Ryan Leone’s Wasting Talent, part of the related literary orbit connected to Will De Los Santos and later development conversations.
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YouTube/Video
From Addiction to Art: Will De Santos on Life, Loss & Recovery #dopeypodcast
TBD
A long-form video interview with Will De Los Santos on addiction, loss, recovery, and turning lived experience into art.
WatchYouTube/Video
KLEAN Radio — Will De Los Santos
TBD
A KLEAN Radio appearance featuring Will De Los Santos.
WatchThe Los Angeles Film School/Video
SPUN Q&A Livestream
TBD
A SPUN Q&A livestream from The Los Angeles Film School.
WatchSoundCloud/Podcast / Audio
GonzoCast Episode 1 — Author Ryan Leone and Hollywood Writer Will De Los Santos
May 8, 2017
A GonzoCast episode featuring author Ryan Leone and Hollywood writer Will De Los Santos.
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HuffPost/Article
Fight Club Screenwriter to Explore Outlaw Author’s Tortured Life in New Doc
October 19, 2017
A HuffPost feature about Ryan Leone, Jim Uhls, and documentary development, with connections to Will De Los Santos, SPUN, Wasting Talent, and Love in Vein.
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How an Ex-Con Kicked Heroin and Became an International Drug, Sex, and Literary Icon
October 30, 2017
A Gonzo Today profile of Ryan Leone, whose work connects to Will De Los Santos through Wasting Talent and Love in Vein.
Read ArticleVariety/Industry News
Will De Los Santos to Helm His Tranzloco
May 11, 2012
A Variety item on Will De Los Santos and the film Tranzloco.
Read ArticleVICE/Music / Video Coverage
Prelow’s “Mistakes Like This” Tells It Like It Is
July 14, 2014
VICE coverage of Prelow’s “Mistakes Like This,” a project connected to Will De Los Santos’s music video work.
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