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James Schamus

Born September 7, 1959 (1959-09-07) (age 47)
Detroit, Michigan

James Allan Schamus is an American Academy Award nominated, BAFTA Award winning film producer and screenwriter, noted for his work on critically acclaimed independent films such as Safe, The Brothers McMullen and the Academy Award winning film Brokeback Mountain. He is perhaps best known, however, for his longtime collaboration with writer/director Ang Lee, with whom he co-wrote and produced such films as Eat Drink Man Woman, The Ice Storm, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This partnership is notable for having produced eight feature films, no two of which are alike in terms of story. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Founded 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (D) Area  - City  143. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Safe is a 1995 drama/thriller film directed by Todd Haynes. ... The Brothers McMullen is a 1995 US comedy drama film directed, written, produced by and starring Edward Burns. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Brokeback Mountain is an Academy Award-winning 2005 film that depicts the relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. ... Ang Lee (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) (born October 23, 1954) is a film director from Taiwan,China. ... Eat Drink Man Woman (Traditional Chinese: 飲食男女; Simplified Chinese: 饮食男女; Pinyin: yǐn shí nán nÇš) is a film directed by Ang Lee and stars Sihung Lung, Yu-wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu, Kuei-mei Yang. ... The Ice Storm is a 1997 drama film by Ang Lee, it is based on the 1994 acclaimed novel by Rick Moody, The Ice Storm. ... Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a Chinese-language wuxia (chivalric and martial arts) 2000 Academy Award winning film. ...


Schamus is also a published film historian, and currently holds a faculty position at Columbia University. He is currently the head of the film company Focus Features. Columbia University is a private research university in the United States and a member of the prestigious Ivy League. ... Focus Features is the art house films division of Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distrubutor for foreign films. ...


He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his bachelor's degree (1982), master's degree (1987), and PhD (2003), all in English. Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... PhD usually refers to the academic title Doctor of Philosophy PhD can also refer to the manga Phantasy Degree This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Friends, acquaintances, and even rivals sometimes refer to him as James James, Schamus Schamus, or Seamus Seamus because his first and last names are etymological cognates. The 1930's slang word "shamus" referring to a Private Detective or "Private Dick" may also be derived from the Hebrew name.


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Columbia News ::: James Schamus Illuminates Little-known Chapter of American History in "Ride With the Devil" (1201 words)
Schamus explains that Jake's father was one of the Germans who emigrated to the U.S. after the failure of the 1848 revolution in Germany, and whose political sympathies were aligned with the North.
Schamus, who holds both a BA and an MA from UC Berkeley in English literature, is unusual in his combination of academic, film producing and writing activities.
At Columbia, where he is associate professor of film history, theory, and criticism, Schamus commuted back and forth from the set of "Ride With the Devil" in Missouri to teach a course on the American Western.
James Schamus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (230 words)
James Allan Schamus is an American screenwriter and film producer, noted for his work on critically acclaimed independent films such as Safe, The Brothers McMullen and the Academy Award winning film Brokeback Mountain.
Schamus is also a published film historian, and currently holds a faculty position at Columbia University.
Friends, acquaintances, and even rivals sometimes refer to him as James James, Schamus Schamus, or Seamus Seamus because his first and last names are etymological cognates.
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