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James Schamus is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Associate Producer American born on 7 september 1959 at Detroit (USA)
James Schamus is an award-winning screenwriter (The Ice Storm) and producer (Brokeback Mountain), and he was the CEO of Focus Features until its merging with FilmDistrict, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company whose films have included Lost in Translation, Milk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Pianist, Coraline, and The Kids Are All Right. He is also Professor of Professional Practice in Columbia University’s School of the Arts, where he teaches film history and theory. He is the author of Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud: The Moving Word, published by the University of Washington Press. He earned his BA, MA, and Ph.D. in English from U.C. Berkeley.
Schamus also participates as a member of the Jury for the NYICFF, a local New York City Film Festival dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18.
James Schamus a collaboré avec Ang Lee sur tous ses films à partir de 1992. Il a obtenu une nomination aux Oscars pour la meilleure adaptation de scénario avec Tigre et Dragon.
Il a écrit des scènes de Pushing Hands, puis a été le producteur de Garçon d'honneur, de Salé, sucré puis le coproducteur de Raison et sentiments, qui a obtenu l'Ours d'or au Festival de Berlin 1996, le Golden Globe du meilleur film et l’Oscar du meilleur scénario d’adaptation. James Schamus a été nommé aux Oscars dans les catégories Meilleure Adaptation et Meilleure Chanson originale. Grâce au film Tigre et Dragon il a obtenu quatre Oscars.
The Ice Storm lui a valu le Prix du scénario au Festival de Cannes 1997.
En 2014, il est président du jury de la Berlinale 2014.
En 2016 sort le premier film qu'il réalise, Indignation, présenté en section parallèle à la Berlinale 2016.
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James Schamus is an award-winning screenwriter (The Ice Storm) and producer (Brokeback Mountain), and he was the CEO of Focus Features until its merging with FilmDistrict, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company whose films have included Lost in Translation, Milk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Pianist, Coraline, and The Kids Are All Right. He is also Professor of Professional Practice in Columbia University’s School of the Arts, where he teaches film history and theory. He is the author of Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud: The Moving Word, published by the University of Washington Press. He earned his BA, MA, and Ph.D. in English from U.C. Berkeley.
Schamus also participates as a member of the Jury for the NYICFF, a local New York City Film Festival dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18.
Biography
James Schamus a obtenu une licence en 1982, une maîtrise en 1987, et un doctorat en 2003.James Schamus a collaboré avec Ang Lee sur tous ses films à partir de 1992. Il a obtenu une nomination aux Oscars pour la meilleure adaptation de scénario avec Tigre et Dragon.
Il a écrit des scènes de Pushing Hands, puis a été le producteur de Garçon d'honneur, de Salé, sucré puis le coproducteur de Raison et sentiments, qui a obtenu l'Ours d'or au Festival de Berlin 1996, le Golden Globe du meilleur film et l’Oscar du meilleur scénario d’adaptation. James Schamus a été nommé aux Oscars dans les catégories Meilleure Adaptation et Meilleure Chanson originale. Grâce au film Tigre et Dragon il a obtenu quatre Oscars.
The Ice Storm lui a valu le Prix du scénario au Festival de Cannes 1997.
En 2014, il est président du jury de la Berlinale 2014.
En 2016 sort le premier film qu'il réalise, Indignation, présenté en section parallèle à la Berlinale 2016.
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(2003)(Story)
(2000)(Scriptwriter)
(2005)(Producer)
(1995)(Co-Producer)
(1994)(Scriptwriter)
(1993)(Scriptwriter)
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Filmography of James Schamus (34 films)
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, 1h18Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Robin Tunney, Miguel Arteta, Bob Gosse, Edie Falco, Nicholas Sean Gomez(Nick Gomez), Danny Leiner
Roles Self
Rating72%
The documentary looks at the independent film distribution company The Shooting Gallery, which experienced a rise in popularity due to their distribution of films like You Can Count on Me and Laws of Gravity. Ransick looks at the company starting with their start in the early nineties to their crash in later years.
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about films
Actors Christopher Nolan, Allen Daviau, John Waters, Barbara Kopple, Tim Roth, John Lasseter
Roles Self
Rating75%
Keep It for Yourself (1991)
, 40minutesDirected by Claire Denis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Vincent Gallo, James Schamus, Sara Driver
Rating68%
Sophie comes to New York from France with the intention of meeting up with a man she met a few months before. She finds herself alone in the man's apartment, and she discovers that he left town because he was scared stiff at the idea of seeing her.
Director
Indignation (2016)
Directed by James Schamus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Danny Burstein, Linda Emond, Tracy Letts, Ben Rosenfield
Rating66%
En 1951, Marcus quitte son New Jersey natal pour aller étudier dans une université conservatrice de l'Ohio, où il fait face à la répression sexuelle et l'antisémitisme.
Scriptwriter
The King's Daughter (2022)
Directed by Sean McNamara
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Pierce Brosnan, William Hurt, Fàn Bīngbīng (范冰冰), Benjamin Walker, Kaya Scodelario, Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Roles Ecrivain
Rating53%
King Louis XIV's (Brosnan) quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.
Indignation (2016)
Directed by James Schamus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Danny Burstein, Linda Emond, Tracy Letts, Ben Rosenfield
Rating66%
En 1951, Marcus quitte son New Jersey natal pour aller étudier dans une université conservatrice de l'Ohio, où il fait face à la répression sexuelle et l'antisémitisme.
Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
, 1h40Directed by Burr Steers
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Zac Efron, Kim Basinger, Ray Liotta, Amanda Crew, Charlie Tahan, Augustus Prew
Rating64%
Charlie St. Cloud is a sailor who wins a boating race on his sailboat, the Splendid Splinter, along with his younger brother Sam. He receives a sailing scholarship to Stanford University. Charlie graduates from Winslow High School and after returning from his graduation ceremony, Charlie promises Sam that they will practice baseball every day until he leaves for Stanford. That night Charlie is supposed to go to a graduation party with his friends, but his mother makes him babysit Sam while she picks up another shift at her job.
Taking Woodstock (2009)
, 1h55Directed by Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Imelda Staunton, Demetri Martin, Henry Goodman, Liev Schreiber, Edward Hibbert, Jonathan Groff
Rating66%
Set in 1969, the film follows the true story of Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin), an aspiring Greenwich Village interior designer whose parents, Jake (Henry Goodman) and Sonia (Imelda Staunton), own the small dilapidated El Monaco Resort in White Lake, in the town of Bethel, New York. A hippie theater troupe, The Earthlight Players, rents the barn, but can hardly pay any rent. Due to financial trouble, the motel may have to be closed, but Elliot pleads with the local bank not to foreclose on the mortgage and Sonia delivers a tirade about her struggles as a Russian refugee. The family is given until the end of the summer to pay up.
Lust, Caution (2007)
, 2h38Directed by Ang Lee
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Spy, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes Spy films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Political films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Carlo Chin, Anupam Kher, Wang Hui-Ling
Rating74%
The film takes place in the 1940s, when Shanghai was under Japanese occupation. A young Chinese woman named Mrs Mai is sitting in a luxurious cafe. She makes a phone call, signaling a group of resistance agents to load their weapons.
Hulk (2003)
, 2h18Directed by Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Hulk (comics) films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, Nick Nolte, Stan Lee
Roles Story
Rating55%
Scientist David Banner introduces the idea of creating super soldiers by introducing modified DNA sequences extracted from various animals to strengthen the human cellular response, making them effectively impervious to any weaponized agent, but General Thaddeus Ross denies him permission to use human subjects. Banner subsequently conducts the experiments on himself. After the birth of his son Bruce, he finds that his son may have inherited the effects and seeks a cure, but is stopped in the process. Bruce remembers nothing of the incident after a traumatic event, and has been raised by the Krenzlers. Years later, Bruce is a geneticist working with his ex-girlfriend Betty Ross, within the Berkeley Biotechnology Institute on nanomed research. The pair hope to achieve instantenous cell repair by using low level Gamma radiation exposure to activate the nanomeds once they are introduced into a living organism. During routine maintenance of their appropriated Gammaspectrometer, a circuit shorts and triggers the experiment's program sequence. Unable to prevent the machine from firing, Bruce throws himself in front of his colleague to shield him and is exposed to incredibly toxic levels of Gamma.
, 1h59Directed by Ang Lee
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Psychologie, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Cheng Pei-pei
Rating78%
The film is set in the Qing Dynasty during the 43rd year (1779) of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-fat) is an accomplished Wudang swordsman. Long ago, his master was murdered by Jade Fox (Cheng Pei-pei), a woman who sought to learn Wudang skills. Mu Bai is also a good friend of Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), a female warrior. Mu Bai and Shu Lien have developed feelings for each other, but they have never acknowledged or acted on them. Mu Bai, intending to give up his warrior life, asks Shu Lien to transport his sword, also referred to as the Green Destiny, to the city of Beijing, as a gift for their friend Sir Te (Sihung Lung). At Sir Te's estate, Shu Lien meets Jen (Zhang Ziyi), the daughter of Governor Yu (Li Fazeng), a visiting Manchu aristocrat. Jen, destined for an arranged marriage and yearning for adventure, seems envious of Shu Lien's warrior lifestyle.
Ride with the Devil (1999)
, 2h18Directed by Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jewel, Jeffrey Wright, Simon Baker, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Rating66%
Jake Roedel and Jack Bull Chiles are friends in Missouri when the American Civil War breaks out. During the mayhem, Chiles's father is murdered by Kansas pro-Union Jayhawkers. The two men join the First Missouri Irregulars, also known as the Bushwhackers; informal units loyal to Missouri in 1861. They later meet George Clyde and former slave Daniel Holt, whose freedom Clyde has previously granted.
The Ice Storm (1997)
, 1h52Directed by Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Children's films
Actors Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Henry Czerny
Roles Ecrivain
Rating72%
Ben, Elena, and their children, 16-year-old Paul and 14-year-old Wendy. And their neighbors, the Carvers, include Jim, Janey, and their children: Mikey and Sandy.
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
, 2h3Directed by Ang Lee
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Cooking films, Films about religion
Actors Wang Yu-Wen, Yang Kuei-Mei, Sylvia Chang, Winston Chao, Gua Ah Leh, Chen Chao-jung
Rating77%
The setting is 1990s contemporary Taipei, Taiwan. Mr. Chu (C: 老朱, P: Lǎo Zhū "Old Chu"; Sihung Lung), a widower who is a master Chinese chef, has three unmarried daughters, each of whom challenges any narrow definition of traditional Chinese culture:
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
, 1h46Directed by Ang Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, Coming out, LGBT-related film
Actors Winston Chao, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Gua Ah Leh, Michael Gaston, Ang Lee, Mason Lee
Rating75%
Wai-Tung Gao and Simon are a happy gay couple living in Manhattan. Wai-Tung is in his late 20s, so his tradition-minded parents are eager to see him get married and have a child in order to continue the family line. The early part of the film is madcap comedy. When Wai-Tung's parents hire a dating service, he and Simon stall for time by inventing impossible demands. They demand an opera singer and add that she must be 5'9" have two PhD's and speak five languages. The service actually locates a 5'8" Chinese woman who sings Western opera, speaks five languages and has a single PhD. She is very gracious when Wai-Tung explains his dilemma, as she, too, is hiding a relationship (with a Caucasian man). At Simon's insistence, Wai-Tung decides to marry one of his tenants, Wei-Wei, a penniless artist from mainland China in need of a green card. Besides helping Wei-Wei, Simon and Wai-Tung hope that this will placate Wai-Tung's parents.