30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · 5.3/10
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James Schamus
Director & actor · born 7 September 1959 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
James Allan Schamus (born September 7, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee, the co-founder of the production company Good Machine, and the co-founder and former CEO of motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company Focus Features, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal. He is currently president of the New York–based production company Symbolic Exchange and is Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University, where he has taught film history and theory since 1989.
Schamus was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a Jewish family.He is the son of Clarita (Gershowitz) Karlin and Julian John Schamus and was raised in Los Angeles. He is married to writer Nancy Kricorian, with whom he has two children.
Where to start: Indignation (2016).
As director 4
As actor 9
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021 · 6.0/10
Popcorn Flick
Frames
2019
NewMisfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
2013 · 8.0/10
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Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
2011 · 5.0/10
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These Amazing Shadows
2011 · 7.4/10
Worth the HypeA Sense of Character
A Sense of Character
2009
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Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006 · 5.4/10
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A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei
2002
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Keep It for Yourself
1991 · 6.4/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best James Schamus movie?
By viewer score, Indignation (2016) at 6.3/10.
What are James Schamus’s most popular movies?
Indignation, Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!, These Amazing Shadows.
How many movies has James Schamus made?
13 films on TMDB, 4 as director, 9 as actor.