findings in Human Brain Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Psychopharmacology Sunday, November 22, 2009 Anorexia, Insomnia, and Paranoia The Machinist , a 2004 film directed by Brad Anderson , features the emaciated skeleton of Christian Bale as a haunted character named Trevor Reznik. He suffers from chronic insomnia ("haven't slept in a year"