James Toback


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  • Biography: James Toback (born November 23, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director.

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Reviewed by Peter Hartlaub and Mick LaSalle Tyson Writer-director James Toback's latest is a documentary in which former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson talks about growing up in poverty, achieving wild success and going off the deep end. ... Full Article

I watched the DVD and it's quite a wonderful film, I must say. I noticed on the special features that you said you had known Mike Tyson for about 20 years, so I was wondering how you first met him... ... Full Article

This week, get your Miley Cyrus fix with Hannah Montana's feature-length trip to the big screen ( Hannah Montana The Movi e), or do a complete 180-degree turn with the latest Hollywood horror remake ( Last House on the Left... ... Full Article

James Toback is celebrated for his narrative films such as The Pick-Up Artist , Two Girls and a Guy , and Black & White , each of which star Robert Downey, the DeNiro to Toback's Scorsese. ... Full Article

The only thing that would be more interesting than a film of Mike Tyson talking about his life would be a film of "Tyson"-director James Toback talking about anything. ... Full Article

It's a tricky dilemma, a delicate little dance. You're a documentary filmmaker whose work depends on getting deep inside the personalities of your subjects. You spend weeks or months with them, shadowing them in situations public and private. ... Full Article

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