 Photo of John Sayles by Robert Birnbaum John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an independent American film director and writer who frequently takes a small part in his own and other indie films. A photo of John Sayles taken by Robert Birnbaum (Red Diaz) and shown here. ...
A photo of John Sayles taken by Robert Birnbaum (Red Diaz) and shown here. ...
September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...
The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...
Biography
Early life Sayles was born in Schenectady, New York. He was raised Catholic and took to labeling himself "a Catholic atheist". Both of Sayles' parents were of half Irish descent.[1] Union Colleges Nott Memorial, one of the most recognized buildings in Schenectady Schenectady (IPA ) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. ...
Career Like Martin Scorsese and James Cameron, among others, Sayles got his start in film working with Roger Corman. Sayles went on to fund his first film, Return of the Secaucus 7, with $30,000 he had in the bank from writing scripts for Corman; he set the film in a large house so that he did not have to travel to or get permits for different locations, set it over a three-day weekend to limit costume changes, and wrote it about people his age so that he could have his friends act in it. Martin Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an Academy Award-winning American film director. ...
For other persons named James Cameron, see James Cameron (disambiguation). ...
Roger Corman. ...
Return of the Secaucus 7 is a 1980 film which tells the story of seven friends who reunite for the anniversary of their arrest ten years previously, on their way to a political demonstration. ...
In 1983, after Sayles's films Baby It's You (starring Rosanna Arquette) and Lianna (a sympathetic story in which a married woman becomes discontented with her marriage after falling in love with another woman), Sayles received a MacArthur Fellowship for $40,000 a year for a five-year term. Sayles used the money to fund The Brother from Another Planet, a film about a black, three-toed slave who escapes from another planet and finds himself at home among the people of Harlem in New York City, largely because he is incapable of speaking. Baby Its You was a 1983 film written and directed by John Sayles. ...
Rosanna Lauren Arquette (born August 10, 1959) is an American actress, film director, and film producer. ...
Lianna is the name of the 1983 film directed by John Sayles. ...
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution. ...
The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 film written and directed by John Sayles. ...
For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ...
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In 1989, he created and wrote the pilot episode for the short-lived television show Shannon's Deal about a down-and-out Philadelphia lawyer played by Jamey Sheridan. Sayles received a 1990 Edgar Award for his teleplay for the pilot. The show only lasted 13 episodes before being cancelled in 1991. Shannons Deal (1989 - 1991) was a drama on American television about a successful Philadelphia corporate lawyer named Jack Shannon (Jamey Sheridan) who lost his family and his job to a compulsive gambling habit. ...
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Jamey Sheridan (born July 12 1951 Pasadena, California) is an American actor. ...
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ...
A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ...
Sayles has funded most of his films by writing genre scripts such as Piranha, The Howling and The Challenge. Once such script for an unproduced film called Night Skies became the genesis of the project that would eventually become the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Piranha was a Jaws rip-off directed by Joe Dante and produced by Roger Corman in 1978. ...
The Howling is a 1981 horror film directed by Joe Dante. ...
The Challenge is a 2003 film starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. ...
Night Skies was a sci-fi horror suspense thriller film that was never made. ...
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (E.T. for short) is a 1982, Academy Award-winning science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg. ...
In deciding whether to take the job, Sayles reports that he concerns himself mostly with whether there is the germ of an idea for a movie that he would want to watch. Sayles gets the rest of his funding by working as a script doctor; he has done rewrites for Apollo 13 and Mimic, among others, and finds the job rewarding since he gets to help other writers tell their stories and also meet other directors and watch how they work. Some of his more well-known films include Lone Star, Passion Fish, The Secret of Roan Inish, and Matewan. His films tend to be politically aware; social concerns are a theme running through most of his work. He also serves on the advisory board for the Austin Film Society. Apollo 13 is a 1995 film portrayal of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. ...
Mimic is a 1997 science fiction horror film, directed by Guillermo del Toro. ...
Lone Star is a 1996 mystery movie set in a small town in Texas. ...
Passion Fish is a 1992 film which tells the story of a soap opera star, paralyzed in a car accident, who is forced to live with her family and rely upon a series of nurses, forcing each of them to leave her employ until one shows up guaranteed to stay. ...
The Secret of Roan Inish, an independent film directed by John Sayles, was released widely in 1994. ...
Matewan is a 1987 drama by John Sayles, illustrating the events of a coal mine-workers strike and attempt to unionize in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia. ...
The Austin Film Society (AFS) is a non-profit film society based in Austin, Texas. ...
In November 1997, the National Film Preservation Board of the United States announced that Return of the Secaucus 7 would be one of the 25 films selected that year for preservation in the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress, bringing the total at the time to 225. At the end of 2001, the total number of films preserved was only 325. The United States National Film Preservation Board is the board selecting films for preservation in the Library of Congress National Film Registry. ...
The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...
The Great Hall interior. ...
Several actors frequently work with Sayles, most notably Chris Cooper, David Strathairn, and Gordon Clapp, each of whom have appeared in at least four Sayles films. Christopher W. Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ...
David Russell Strathairn (born on January 26, 1949) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and television actor. ...
Gordon Clapp (born September 24, 1948) is an American actor, best known for playing the role of Detective Greg Medavoy for 12 seasons on the television series NYPD Blue, winning an Emmy Award in 1998. ...
Filmography Honeydripper is a 2007 American musical drama film written and directed by John Sayles. ...
// Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2007. ...
Promotional poster for Silver City Silver City is a 2004 movie, directed and written by John Sayles. ...
// Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2004; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year 2004. ...
Casa de los Babys is a 2003 film written, directed, and edited by filmaker John Sayles. ...
// February 24 - The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 Cesar Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. ...
Sunshine State is a 2002 American comedy-drama film written and directed by John Sayles and starring an ensemble cast that features Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Jane Alexander, Alan King, Timothy Hutton, Mary Steenburgen and Bill Cobbs. ...
This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ...
Limbo is a 1999 film written, directed, and produced by American filmaker John Sayles. ...
// April 17 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ...
Men with Guns is a 1997 film written and directed by John Sayles. ...
This is a list of film-related events in 1997. ...
Lone Star film poster Lone Star is a 1996 mystery film set in a small town in Texas. ...
This is a list of film-related events in 1996. ...
The Secret of Roan Inish, an independent film directed by John Sayles, was released widely in 1994. ...
// November 1 - George Lucas leaves the day-to-day operations of his filmmaking business and starts a sabbatical (while on sabbatical, he wrote the prequel Star Wars trilogy). ...
Passion Fish is a 1992 film which tells the story of a soap opera star, paralyzed in a car accident, who is forced to live with her family and rely upon a series of nurses, forcing each of them to leave her employ until one shows up guaranteed to stay. ...
This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ...
// April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael Noonan OKeefe in New York Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation is made. ...
Eight Men Out is a drama film, released in 1988, based on the book, published in 1963, of the same name by Eliot Asinof. ...
// Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis The Naked Gun...
Matewan is a 1987 drama by John Sayles, illustrating the events of a coal mine-workers strike and attempt to unionize in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia. ...
// May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ...
Something Wild is a comedy/action movie released in 1986. ...
// April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ...
The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 film written and directed by John Sayles. ...
// Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ...
Baby Its You was a 1983 film written and directed by John Sayles. ...
// February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York North Americas Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. ...
Lianna is the name of the 1983 film directed by John Sayles. ...
Return of the Secaucus 7 is a 1980 film which tells the story of seven friends who reunite for the anniversary of their arrest ten years previously, on their way to a political demonstration. ...
// Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London. ...
Bibliography - Dillinger in Hollywood (2004) (short story anthology)
- Los Gusanos (1991) (novel)
- Thinking in Pictures: The Making of the Movie "Matewan" (1987) (non-fiction)
- The Anarchists Convention (1979) (short story anthology)
- Pride of the Bimbos (1975)
- Union Dues (1977) (novel)
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1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
Music videos Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ...
Born in the U.S.A. is a 1984 song about the effects of the Vietnam War, written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. ...
Im on Fire is an 1984 song, written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. ...
Glory Days is an 1984 song, written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. ...
See Also Night Skies was a sci-fi horror suspense thriller film that was never made. ...
This article is about the film; for the classification, see Close encounter. ...
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (E.T. for short) is a 1982, Academy Award-winning science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg. ...
Further Reading Diane Carson and Heidi Kenaga, eds., Sayles Talk: New Perspectives on Independent Filmmaker John Sayles, Wayne State University Press, 2006
John Sayles, Thinking in Pictures: The Making of the Movie Matewan, Da Capo Press, 2003
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