John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is known for writing and directing the films The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Eight Men Out (1988), Passion Fish (1992), The Secret of Roan Inish (1994), Lone Star (1996), and Men with Guns ...

John Sayles. Writer: Lone Star. A bright child, John Sayles began reading novels before age 9. A Williams College grad in 1972, he shunned a corporate career to work various blue-collar jobs, moving to east Boston to take a factory job.

John Sayles (born September 28, 1950, Schenectady, New York, U.S.) is an American motion-picture director, screenwriter, novelist, and actor who since the 1980s has been among the most prominent independent filmmakers in the United States.

John Sayles. Writer: Lone Star. A bright child, John Sayles began reading novels before age 9. A Williams College grad in 1972, he shunned a corporate career to work various blue-collar jobs, moving to east Boston to take a factory job.

2024年1月15日 · John Sayles’ films are indicated by the quality of his listening. His scripts are dialogue-dense and populated by people of character and intelligence, representing every social strata, every race, every creed.

2013年11月8日 · In a feature borrowed from our friends at Pitchfork, 5-10-15-20 asks subjects involved in the world of film to talk about the movies that made an impact on them throughout their lives, five years at a time. John Sayles, age 63, is one of the founding fathers of modern American independent cinema.

2017年5月24日 · A native of Schenectady, New York, Sayles got his start in movies working with trailblazing cult filmmaker Roger Corman. Before Baby It’s You , he wrote popcorn horror flicks such as 1978’s Piranha , 1980’s Alligator, and 1981’s The Howling.