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The acclaimed filmmaker looks back on his most celebrated work as it enters the Criterion Collection. Originally released in 1996, Lone Star, the 10th feature film from celebrated American independent filmmaker John Sayles, tells a story set in a small Texas town on the U.S.-Mexico border. The local Sheriff, Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper), lives in the shadow of his father, legendary former Sheriff Buddy Deeds (a pre-stardom Matthew McConaughey). According to town legend, murdered his predecessor ...
Jan 11, 2024 · John Sayles’s 1996 masterpiece, “Lone Star,” a film about race, class, dark secrets, and how legends are made, is receiving a new restoration courtesy of the Criterion Collection. An early ...
An intersecting tale with a multitude of characters living lives which, in one way or another, revolve around an old apartment block scheduled to be demolished. Director John Sayles Stars Vincent Spano Tony Lo Bianco Stephen Mendillo. “City of Hope” is a powerful film, and an angry one. 8. Passion Fish. 1992 2h 15m R.
Jan 16, 2024 · Jan 16, 202410:00 AM. John Sayles and Matthew McConaughey on the set of Lone Star. Criterion. In his long career as an independent writer-director, John Sayles has never had a success like 1996 ...
Feb 21, 2016 · John Sayles is one of the film industry’s rarest creatures. For nearly 30 years, he’s built a career as a director of smart, uncompromising, character-driven films that include lesbian drama ...
May 10, 2024 · John Sayles sits down with IndieWire to discuss his 1991 inner-city drama ‘City of Hope’, as well as the hope for cinema’s preservation. John Sayles sits down with IndieWire to discuss his ...
Jan 19, 2024 · Sayles: Yes, John Sloss was an assistant to the first lawyer that we had when we made Lianna and Matewan. Then he became pretty much the guy who was doing law for people who were making independent movies on the East Coast, and intellectual property law and dealing with these companies that might exist one year and not the next.
