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Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work in Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers' online community Shooting People.
Mike Figgis. Director: Leaving Las Vegas. When young he lived with his four brothers and sisters in a council house in Newcastle Upon Tyne then when 14 the family moved to Thornyburn near Bellingham where he made his first film, 'Redheugh'.
Mike Figgis. Director: Leaving Las Vegas. When young he lived with his four brothers and sisters in a council house in Newcastle Upon Tyne then when 14 the family moved to Thornyburn near Bellingham where he made his first film, 'Redheugh'.
May 21, 2024 · Mike Figgis mourns Fred Ross and talks about making the Coppola documentary Megadoc during a conversation at the Cannes Film Festival.
Apr 28, 2000 · After confounding critics and audiences alike with his 1998 experiment “ The Loss of Sexual Innocence ,” Figgis — the director, writer, musician and most of all, it seems, conductor —...
Apr 28, 2000 · INTERVIEW: Mike Figgis, Our New Digital God -- How He Did It and Why. by Anthony Kaufman. indieWIRE’s conversation with Mike Figgis continues…. iW: I read you used musical sheets to write...
With his roots in experimental theater and music, it is perhaps surprising that Kenyan-born writer-director Mike Figgis started out as such a conventional filmmaker, but his dissatisfaction with...
