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James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee , the co-founder of the production company Good Machine , and the co-founder and former CEO of motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution ...
James Schamus is an American film producer, director and screenwriter who is known for his collaborations with Taiwanese film director Ang Lee. He wrote the award winning wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Eat Drink Man Woman, Pushing Hands, The Ice Storm, the cult classic Marvel film Hulk, Taking Woodstock and Lust, Caution.
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- Producer, Writer, Director
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- James Schamus
James Schamus is an American film producer, director and screenwriter who has worked with Ang Lee on several acclaimed films. He is also the co-founder of Focus Features and a professor at Columbia University.
- September 7, 1959
May 25, 2021 · James Schamus, the creator and executive producer of Somos, presents his first-ever series based on a true story of a DEA operation gone wrong in Allende. The series explores the lives and perspectives of the people affected by the tragedy, and features a Mexican and Latin American team.
Dec 1, 2023 · James Schamus is a filmmaker, professor and former WGA negotiator. He talks about the film industry as a dream factory, the usefulness of the useless, and the ethical implications of AI for art.
Nov 26, 2010 · James Schamus of Focus Features makes the most successful “small” movies around. His secret? Spiking the mainstream with just a touch of weird.
May 25, 2021 · The former Focus Features CEO and Oscar-winning producer of Ang Lee's films makes his TV debut with a six-episode series based on a ProPublica report. The show explores the lives of the victims of a 2011 massacre triggered by a DEA operation in Mexico.
