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       Malcolm X

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       1987
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       Silver City

       2004
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       1990

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_SaylesJohn Sayles - Wikipedia

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   John Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is known for his diverse and acclaimed films, such as The Brother from Another Planet, Matewan, Lone Star, and Men with Guns.

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4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000626John Sayles - IMDb

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   John Sayles is an American filmmaker who has written, directed and acted in various genres and styles. He is known for his social consciousness, regional cultures and national values in films like Lone Star, Eight Men Out and The Brother from Another Planet.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Height: 1.93 m

   • Birth Place: Schenectady, New York, USA

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   Learn about the life and career of John Sayles, a prolific and independent filmmaker who wrote and directed films such as Return of the Secaucus Seven, Lone Star and Piranha. Find out his birth date, height, family, awards, trivia and quotes.

   • Birth Date: September 28, 1950

6. www.rogerebert.com › interviews › were-so-short-onWe’re So Short on Time: John Sayles on Lone Star

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   Jan 15, 2024 · John Sayles, the acclaimed writer-director of Lone Star, talks about his film's themes of legacy, identity and history in this 2024 interview. He discusses how he balances character development, social commentary and mystery in his dialogue-rich scripts.

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   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.

8. www.pastemagazine.com › movies › john-saylesJohn Sayles: A Career Retrospective - Paste Magazine

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   Nov 5, 2013 · An interview with the American independent filmmaker John Sayles, who discusses his early works, his collaborations, and his latest film Go For Sisters. Learn about his influences, his challenges, and his insights into the film industry.

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   Who is John Sayles?

   • 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.

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   What makes John Sayles a good actor?

   • 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. He puts them in conversation with one another, and then he listens and we listen with him.

   We’re So Short on Time: John Sayles on Lone Star

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   Should you work with John Sayles?

   • Working with John Sayles is not for everybody. There are some people, I think, who may have certain Hollywood-style expectations of comfort and ego-stroking. There are people who expect those sorts of things from when they work on the film.

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   When did John Sayles become a director?

   • His directorial debut, Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980), as well as Matewan were added to the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 1997 and 2023, respectively. Sayles was born on September 28, 1950, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary ( née Rausch), a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator. [ 1]

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10. www.avclub.com › john-sayles-lone-star-criterionJohn Sayles on Lone Star, the state of TV, and making movies ...

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    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