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James Schamus

James Schamus

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born September 7, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Attack of the Hollywood Cliches!
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A Comedy of Remarriage: James Schamus on 'The Wedding Banquet'
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James Allan Schamus is an American screenwriter, co-founder of Good Machine production company, and the CEO of Focus Features, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company, until its merging with FilmDistrict. His output includes writing or co-writing The Ice Storm, Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hulk (all directed by Ang Lee), and producing Brokeback Mountain and Alone in Berlin. At Focus he oversaw the production and distribution of Lost in Translation, Milk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Coraline, The Kids Are All Right. He is Professor of Professional Practice in Columbia University's School of the Arts, where he teaches film history and theory.

21 wins and 27 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

28

Type

Year

Attack of the Hollywood Cliches! Poster

Attack of the Hollywood Cliches! TV Special2021

The Movies Poster

The Movies Mini-Series2019

A Comedy of Remarriage: James Schamus on 'The Wedding Banquet' Documentary2015

Father Knows Best: James Schamus on 'Eat Drink Man Woman' Documentary2015

The Center of Gravity: Ang Lee and James Schamus on 'Pushing Hands' Documentary2015

That Film About Money Poster

That Film About Money Short Film2014

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery Poster

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery Documentary2013

Lost Forever Poster

Lost Forever Documentary2011

These Amazing Shadows Poster

These Amazing Shadows Documentary2011

Peace, Love and Cinema Short Film2009

Tiles of Deception, Lurid Affections: The Making of 'Lust, Caution' Poster

Tiles of Deception, Lurid Affections: The Making of 'Lust, Caution' Video2008

A Groundbreaking Success: 'Brokeback Mountain' Poster

A Groundbreaking Success: 'Brokeback Mountain' Documentary2007

Music from the Mountain Poster

Music from the Mountain Documentary2007

2006 Independent Spirit Awards TV Special2006

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Poster

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Documentary2006

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 Poster

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 TV Special2006

Logo Movie Special: 'Brokeback Mountain' Documentary2005

Abenteuer eines Außenseiters - Der Filmemacher Ang Lee Poster

Abenteuer eines Außenseiters - Der Filmemacher Ang Lee Documentary2003

Evolution of the 'Hulk' Poster

Evolution of the 'Hulk' Documentary2003

Hulk: Behind the Scenes Video2003

Shootout Poster

Shootout TV Series2003

The Incredible Ang Lee Poster

The Incredible Ang Lee Video2003

The Making of 'Hulk' Documentary2003

A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei Video2001

The 15th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards TV Special2000

Charlie Rose Poster

Charlie Rose TV Series1991

Keep It for Yourself Poster

Keep It for Yourself Short Film1991

Film '72 Poster

Film '72 TV Series1971

Producer

64

Type

Year

McVeigh Feature Film2024

We Grown Now Poster

We Grown Now Feature Film2023

Somos. Mini-Series2021

Adam Feature Film2019

Driveways Poster

Driveways Feature Film2019

The Assistant Poster

The Assistant Feature Film2019

The Tomorrow Man Poster

The Tomorrow Man Feature Film2019

Benji Feature Film2018

Furlough Poster

Furlough Feature Film2018

A Prayer Before Dawn Poster

A Prayer Before Dawn Feature Film2017

Casting JonBenet Poster

Casting JonBenet Documentary2017

Dayveon Feature Film2017

Alone in Berlin Poster

Alone in Berlin Feature Film2016

Indignation Poster

Indignation Feature Film2016

Junction 48 Poster

Junction 48 Feature Film2016

Suffragette Poster

Suffragette Feature Film2015

That Film About Money Poster

That Film About Money Short Film2014

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss Poster

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss Documentary2014

Peace, Love and Cinema Short Film2009

Taking Woodstock Poster

Taking Woodstock Feature Film2009

Lust, Caution Poster

Lust, Caution Feature Film2007

Brokeback Mountain Poster

Brokeback Mountain Feature Film2005

Hulk Feature Film2003

Auto Focus Poster

Auto Focus Feature Film2002

Buffalo Soldiers Poster

Buffalo Soldiers Feature Film2001

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Poster

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Feature Film2000

Lola and Billy the Kid Poster

Lola and Billy the Kid Feature Film1999

Ride with the Devil Poster

Ride with the Devil Feature Film1999

The Lifestyle Poster

The Lifestyle Documentary1999

Happiness Poster

Happiness Feature Film1998

Arresting Gena Poster

Arresting Gena Feature Film1997

Love God Poster

Love God Feature Film1997

Office Killer Poster

Office Killer Feature Film1997

The Ice Storm Poster

The Ice Storm Feature Film1997

The Myth of Fingerprints Poster

The Myth of Fingerprints Feature Film1997

The Sticky Fingers of Time Poster

The Sticky Fingers of Time Feature Film1997

Wonderland Poster

Wonderland Documentary1997

Greetings from Africa Poster

Greetings from Africa Documentary1996

She's the One Poster

She's the One Feature Film1996

Walking and Talking Poster

Walking and Talking Feature Film1996

Safe Feature Film1995

Sense and Sensibility Poster

Sense and Sensibility Feature Film1995

The Brothers McMullen Poster

The Brothers McMullen Feature Film1995

Eat Drink Man Woman Poster

Eat Drink Man Woman Feature Film1994

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith Poster

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith Feature Film1994

What Happened Was... Poster

What Happened Was... Feature Film1994

A Psychic Mom Feature Film1993

Dottie Gets Spanked Poster

Dottie Gets Spanked TV Movie1993

Terminal USA Poster

Terminal USA Feature Film1993

The Wedding Banquet Poster

The Wedding Banquet Feature Film1993

Ambition Poster

Ambition Short Film1992

In the Soup Poster

In the Soup Feature Film1992

Surviving Desire Poster

Surviving Desire Feature Film1992

Swoon Feature Film1992

Chicken Delight Short Film1991

I Was on Mars Poster

I Was on Mars Feature Film1991

Poison Feature Film1991

Pushing Hands Poster

Pushing Hands Feature Film1991

Thank You and Good Night Poster

Thank You and Good Night Documentary1991

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier Poster

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier Documentary1991

The Golden Boat Poster

The Golden Boat Feature Film1990

Brightwater Feature Film

College Republicans Feature Film

Thrilla in Manila Poster

Thrilla in Manila Feature Film

Writer

14

Type

Year

The King's Daughter Poster

The King's Daughter Feature Film2022

Somos. Mini-Series2021

Indignation Poster

Indignation Feature Film2016

That Film About Money Poster

That Film About Money Short Film2014

Taking Woodstock Poster

Taking Woodstock Feature Film2009

Lust, Caution Poster

Lust, Caution Feature Film2007

Hulk Feature Film2003

Tortilla Soup Poster

Tortilla Soup Feature Film2001

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Poster

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Feature Film2000

Ride with the Devil Poster

Ride with the Devil Feature Film1999

The Ice Storm Poster

The Ice Storm Feature Film1997

Eat Drink Man Woman Poster

Eat Drink Man Woman Feature Film1994

The Wedding Banquet Poster

The Wedding Banquet Feature Film1993

Pushing Hands Poster

Pushing Hands Feature Film1991

Thanks

21

Type

Year

Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot Poster

Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot TV Series2022

Naked Singularity Poster

Naked Singularity Feature Film2021

Sometime Other Than Now Poster

Sometime Other Than Now Feature Film2021

Above Suspicion Poster

Above Suspicion Feature Film2019

The Room Poster

The Room Feature Film2019

All These Small Moments Poster

All These Small Moments Feature Film2018

Madeline's Madeline Poster

Madeline's Madeline Feature Film2018

Our Kind of Traitor Poster

Our Kind of Traitor Feature Film2016

Hollidaysburg Poster

Hollidaysburg Feature Film2014

Art/Violence Poster

Art/Violence Documentary2013

Dirty Wars Poster

Dirty Wars Documentary2013

Omar Feature Film2013

This Killing Business Poster

This Killing Business Feature Film2013

Babies Documentary2010

Peace, Love and Cinema Short Film2009

21 Grams Poster

21 Grams Feature Film2003

Hulk Video Game2003

Sylvia Feature Film2003

The Tao of Steve Poster

The Tao of Steve Feature Film2000

Soloist Short Film1994

The Dead Boys' Club Poster

The Dead Boys' Club Short Film1992

Director

6

Type

Year

30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing Poster

30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing Feature Film2019

Indignation Poster

Indignation Feature Film2016

That Film About Money Poster

That Film About Money Short Film2014

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss Poster

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss Documentary2014

The Crouching Tiger Concerto Feature Film2000

College Republicans Feature Film

Music Department

2

Lust, Caution Poster

Lust, Caution Feature Film2007

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Poster

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Feature Film2000

Production Manager

1

I Was on Mars Poster

I Was on Mars Feature Film1991

Script and Continuity Department

1

X-Men Feature Film2000

Other Crew

1

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms Poster

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms Feature Film2023

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