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John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is known for writing and directing the films The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Eight Men Out (1988), Passion Fish (1992), The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), Lone Star (1996), and Men with Guns ...
John Sayles. Writer: Lone Star. A bright child, John Sayles began reading novels before age 9. A Williams College grad in 1972, he shunned a corporate career to work various blue-collar jobs, moving to east Boston to take a factory job.
John Sayles. Writer: Lone Star. A bright child, John Sayles began reading novels before age 9. A Williams College grad in 1972, he shunned a corporate career to work various blue-collar jobs, moving to east Boston to take a factory job.
Jan 15, 2024 · John Sayles’ films are indicated by the quality of his listening. His scripts are dialogue-dense and populated by people of character and intelligence, representing every social strata, every race, every creed.
John Sayles (born September 28, 1950, Schenectady, New York, U.S.) is an American motion-picture director, screenwriter, novelist, and actor who since the 1980s has been among the most prominent independent filmmakers in the United States.
Nov 5, 2013 · For many, John Sayles is the quintessential American independent filmmaker. His 1979 debut Return of the Secaucus Seven immediately established him as a new kind of filmmaker, and along with ...
Jan 16, 2024 · Director John Sayles, whose neo-Western masterpiece Lone Star arrives on Criterion 4K this week, reveals how the film would be different if he made it today
Jan 16, 2024 · John Sayles Looks Back on the Making of ‘Lone Star’. As the neo-Western joins the Criterion Collection, its writer/director explains how he maximized his resources to create an American...
Jan 21, 2024 · With the arrival of Lone Star on 4K Blu-ray from Criterion, independent-cinema icon John Sayles speaks to Mitchell Beaupre about political filmmaking, the difficulty of both making and distributing movies—and how we should all forget the Alamo.
Jan 18, 2024 · The legendary writer/director behind “Matewan” and “Eight Men Out” is having perhaps his greatest accomplishment, 1996’s neo-western masterpiece “Lone Star,” re-released via the Criterion...
Oct 28, 2019 · John Sayles on his labor-uprising masterpiece Matewan, as it enters the Criterion Collection.
Jan 11, 2024 · John Sayles’s 1996 masterpiece, “Lone Star,” a film about race, class, dark secrets, and how legends are made, is receiving a new restoration courtesy of the Criterion Collection. An early...
1. The Brother from Another Planet. 1984 1h 48m R. 6.7 (6.6K) Rate. 70 Metascore. A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem. Director John Sayles Stars Joe Morton Daryl Edwards Rosanna Carter. 2. Limbo. 1999 2h 6m R. 7.0 (6.4K) Rate. 68 Metascore.
Feb 15, 2024 · John Sayles is one of the great American filmmakers. Graduating from Williams college in 1972, Sayles moved to east Boston to work a factory job. During that time he wrote short stories, submitting them to various magazines.
Jan 19, 2021 · John Sayles, in his many films, always creates worlds that are layered, complex and recognizable; never more so than in my favorite of his films, the noirish Western drama “Lone Star.”
Jul 3, 2024 · The films by John Sayles truly represent a gripping exploration of human emotions and timeless tales. Some noteworthy examples of Sayles work include Lone Star, Matewan, and The Secret of Roan Inish.
Jun 6, 1999 · John Sayles, tall and lean and with craggy leading-man looks, is the patron saint of American independent filmmaking.
Jun 21, 2021 · John Sayles’s 1996 film may have been overshadowed by other indie triumphs that year, but 25 years later, the tale of a Texas cop on an existential tightrope continues to hold weight.
The Underrated Sayles: An Appreciation of Baby It's You on Its 40th Anniversary Caroline Madden | 2023-03-09 A look at an underrated film from the legendary John Sayles.
Jan 18, 2024 · The legendary writer/director behind “Matewan” and “Eight Men Out” is having perhaps his greatest accomplishment, 1996’s neo-western masterpiece “Lone Star,” re-released via the Criterion...
Anthology Week: Filmmaker John Sayles Tribute (with former filmmaker Robert Cohen) The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast TV & Film Documentary Filmmaker Robert Cohen returns to help me praise a darling of indie cinema who's got a diverse voice, directed many future beloved character actors & puts the "L" in "low-budget": John Sayles!
Featuring director John Sayles trademark humanity and an expressive performance from Joe Morton, The Brother from Another Planet is an observant, dryly comic sci-fi gem.
Feb 28, 2023 · While John Sayles is best known as a screenwriter and director — his films “Passion Fish” and “Lone Star” were nominated for Academy Awards, and he directed the video for “Born in the...
Jun 21, 1996 · Lone Star: Directed by John Sayles. With Stephen Mendillo, Stephen J. Lang, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña. When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
