James Schamus
James Allan Schamus is an American screenwriter, co-founder of Good Machine production company, and the CEO of Focus Features, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company, until its merging with FilmDistrict. His output includes writing or co-writing The Ice Storm, Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hulk (all directed by Ang Lee), and producing Brokeback Mountain and Alone in Berlin. At Focus he oversaw the production and distribution of Lost in Translation, Milk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Coraline, The Kids Are All Right. He is Professor of Professional Practice in Columbia University's School of the Arts, where he teaches film history and theory.
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
as Self - ScreenwriterOne-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry...
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Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as SelfA chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from...
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These Amazing Shadows
as SelfTells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema...
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Keep It for Yourself
as uncreditedSophie comes to New York from France with the intention of joining a man she met a few months...
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Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
as HimselfThis documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.
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Frames
as Narrator (voice)James’s film provides us with a thoughtful history of photography and the moving image that both...
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