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Oct 9, 2013 · Among the legions of James Schamus loyalists perturbed by his abrupt dismissal Oct. 2 as head of Focus Features is Sean Penn, who scored his second Oscar starring in Milk for the...
Feb 26, 2024 · The invitation prompted a number of replies, including an extended exchange between Lemann and James Schamus, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter/producer (Brokeback Mountain, The Ice Storm, Lust, Caution) and Columbia film professor.
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Jul 30, 2016 · Not long after being fired in 2013 from his job at Focus — “I think that’s a reasonably accurate way of putting it,” he said — and with both of his children grown and out of the house, Schamus...
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Dec 20, 2013 · Schamus was surprisingly fired as Focus’ CEO in October and replaced with FilmDistrict head Peter Schlessel, who will assume the top spot on Jan. 1, with Focus parent company Universal Pictures...
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Oct 21, 2013 · Some of the 103 employees at Focus Features have begun receiving pinkslips, three weeks after Universal fired CEO James Schamus. No exact numbers were available, but many of the layoffs are...
Jan 23, 2016 · The indie sector flew its freak flag at half mast when Schamus was unceremoniously fired by Comcast and Universal, as Focus Features became a Hollywood-based company.
James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director.
