John Sayles
- Biography
- One of America's preeminent and best-respected independent filmmakers, John Sayles has established a reputation for refusing to abandon his values in favor of becoming a studio filmmaker.
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- Born
- September 28, 1950
Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Original Screenplay Lone Star (1996) |
| 1992 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Original Screenplay Passion Fish |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Screenplay Lone Star (1996) |
| 1995 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Screenplay The Secret Of Roan Inish |
| 1995 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Director The Secret Of Roan Inish |
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Karyn Kusama And Mr. Beaks Anatomize JENNIFER'S BODY!
09/17/09 At least, not the way director Karyn Kusama has attacked it. | Ain't It Cool News -
Film: Random Roles:Fisher Stevens
08/19/09 Stevens recently produced the crowd-pleasing, anti-dolphin-poaching documentary The Cove. The A.V. Club: How did you get involved with The Cove ? | The A.V. Club -
Music: Newswire: John Sayles to help write Anthony Kiedis' HBO show
02/23/09 Anthony Kiedis' loca vida is going to be made into an HBO series, a move prompted by the success of the Red Hot Chili Peppers singer's autobiography, Scar Tissue . | The A.V. Club -
Cinematical Seven: Overlooked Indies of 2008
12/28/08 Moviefone This list is harder to put together than it may seem, since one first needs to settle on a definition of "overlooked" and "indie." | Cinematical.com -
Feature: Random Roles: Matthew Modine
10/16/08 Matthew Modine has worked with many of film's top directors: John Sayles ( Baby It's You), Tony Richardson ( Hotel New Hampshire ), Alan Parker ( Birdy ), Robert Altman ( Streamers and Short Cuts ), Alan J. Pakula ( Orphans ), Jonathan Demme ( Married To The Mob ), Abel Ferrara ( The Blackout and later Mary and Go-Go Tales ), Alan Rudolph ( Equinox ), John Schlesinger ( Pacific Heights ), Oliver Stone ( Any Given Sunday) , and the guy who directed Private School . | The A.V. Club -
DISPATCH FROM NEW YORK | Woodstock: A True American Maverick Among Fests; "Broadway" and "Dream" Take Top Prizes
10/06/08 Actually, the jokes at the podium (where Lee presented the festival's Trailblazer Award to Schamus, Smith accepted the Maverick Award and Wexler took the Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award) had a much broader topical bent. | indieWIRE -
100% Obscene
09/26/08 Synopsis: Cultural luminaries as varied as John Waters, Amiri Baraka, John Sayles, and Erica Jong join for the common cause of celebrating the career and influence of Barney Rosset. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Obscene
09/25/08 Synopsis: Cultural luminaries as varied as John Waters, Amiri Baraka, John Sayles, and Erica Jong join for the common cause of celebrating the career and influence of Barney Rosset. | Rotten Tomatoes