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John Sayles Born in the ethnic working-class town of Schenectady, NY, Sayles was raised by educators; his father, Donald, was a math and science teacher who eventually moved into school administration, and his mother, Mary, taught elementary school.
Apr 22, 2004 · Sayles, John. b. September 28, 1950, Schenectady, NY, USA. It might not be New York City, but we do all right. You can even get your legs waxed. – Louise in Passion Fish. In John Sayles’ Passion Fish television soap star May-Alice Culhane returns from New York to her home in the Louisiana bayous to recuperate after a traffic accident. In ...
Jan 18, 2024 · January 18, 2024 @ 1:41 PM. Few filmmakers inhabit the sensibilities of independent film like John Sayles. The legendary writer/director behind “Matewan” and “Eight Men Out” is having ...
John Sayles is one of the last true independent American filmmakers. Honeydripper is his 16th feature and he has made all of them on his own terms without studio interference. (He sells them to distributors once they are in the can.) To date, his...
Sayles' areas of focus were photography, filmmaking, and television. Directed a trio of music videos for songs from Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. album. Longtime personal and professional partner of producer Maggie Renzi. Find bio, credits and filmography information for John Sayles on AllMovie - One of America's preeminent and best ...
Lianna: Directed by John Sayles. With Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries, Jo Henderson. A happily married woman comes to realize herself of being a repressed lesbian after she has an affair with a female college professor, and then tries to come to terms with her newfound lifestyle.
May 24, 2017 · Story is a guiding principle for writer-director John Sayles. For nearly forty years, he’s made films outside the studio system such as Eight Men Out, Honeydripper, and Lone Star, creating emotional pyrotechnics through characters, relationships, and nuance. Yet to him, independent filmmaking is more about a state of mind—and storytelling ...
