Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. People also ask

   Who is John Sayles?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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 | Biography, Movies, Books, Assessment, & Facts

   www.britannica.com/biography/John-Sayles

   See all results for this question

   When did John Sayles become a director?

   • His directorial debut, Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980), as well as Matewan were added to the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 1997 and 2023, respectively. Sayles was born on September 28, 1950, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary (née Rausch), a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator.

   John Sayles - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sayles

   See all results for this question

   Should you work with John Sayles?

   • Working with John Sayles is not for everybody. There are some people, I think, who may have certain Hollywood-style expectations of comfort and ego-stroking. There are people who expect those sorts of things from when they work on the film.

   John Sayles: A Career Retrospective - Paste Magazine

   www.pastemagazine.com/movies/john-sayles/john-sayles-a-career-retrospective

   See all results for this question

   What makes John Sayles a good actor?

   • 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. He puts them in conversation with one another, and then he listens and we listen with him.

   We’re So Short on Time: John Sayles on Lone Star

   www.rogerebert.com/interviews/were-so-short-on-time-john-sayles-on-lone-star

   See all results for this question

   Who are John Sayles parents?

   • Sayles was born on September 28, 1950, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary (née Rausch), a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator. Both of Sayles's parents were Catholic and of half-Irish descent. Sayles has referred to himself as a "Catholic atheist".

   John Sayles - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sayles

   See all results for this question

   Are Sayles' films a solution to social injustices?

   • Sayles’ films often essay deep-set social injustices, but they don’t presume a solution to the complex realities he presents; only an incisively humanistic, empathetic focus on the lives of the working folk who endure them.

   Where to begin with John Sayles | BFI

   www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-john-sayles

   See all results for this question

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_SaylesJohn Sayles - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Sayles

   • Cached

   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 ...

3. www.britannica.com › biography › John-SaylesJohn Sayles | Biography, Movies, Books, Assessment, & Facts ...

   www.britannica.com › biography › John-Sayles

   • Cached

   Sep 24, 2024 · 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.

4. Images

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

   View all

5. www.rogerebert.com › interviews › were-so-short-onWe’re So Short on Time: John Sayles on Lone Star

   www.rogerebert.com › interviews › were-so-short-on

   • Cached

   Jan 15, 2024 · With the incongruous mix of satirical ferocity and disarming geniality mastered by authors like Kurt Vonnegut, Jr and Tom Robbins, Sayles’ challenged the tribalism and machismo that animate this country’s sports culture. From the beginning, he had his finger, gently, on the pulse of our societal demons.

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000626John Sayles - IMDb

   www.imdb.com › name › nm0000626

   • Cached

   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.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Height: 1.93 m

   • Birth Place: Schenectady, New York, USA

7. Videos

   • 

     1:27:08

     youtube.com

     A Filmmaking and Screenwriting Masterclass with Oscar® Nominee John Sayles // Indie Film Hustle

     11 Nov 2021

     8.7K views

   • 

     5:17

     youtube.com

     John Sayles’s Closet Picks

     4 Nov 2019

     115.3K views

   • 

     6:28

     youtube.com

     Harlan County, USA (1976) - John Sayles Interview

     16 Dec 2008

     19K views

   View all

8. www.bfi.org.uk › features › where-begin-with-john-saylesWhere to begin with John Sayles - BFI

   www.bfi.org.uk › features › where-begin-with-john-sayles

   • Cached

   Sep 28, 2020 · On his 70th birthday, we pick a beginner’s path through the work of a true maverick: the guiding light of American indie cinema, John Sayles.

9. www.pastemagazine.com › movies › john-saylesJohn Sayles: A Career Retrospective - Paste Magazine

   www.pastemagazine.com › movies › john-sayles

   • Cached

   Nov 5, 2013 · For many, John Sayles is the quintessential American independent filmmaker. His 1979 debut Return of the Secaucus Seven immediately established him as a new kind of filmmaker, and along...

10. www.hammertonail.com › interviews › john-saylesA Conversation with John Sayles (LONE STAR) - Hammer to Nail

    www.hammertonail.com › interviews › john-sayles

    • Cached

    Feb 23, 2024 · John Sayles is one of the great American filmmakers. Graduating from Williams college in 1972, Sayles moved to east Boston to work a factory job. During that time he wrote short stories, submitting them to various magazines.