- Date of Birth: 28 September, 1950
- Place of Birth: Schenectady, New York
- Biography: John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director and screenwriter who frequently plays small roles in his own and other indie films.
Filmography
- In the Electric Mist (2009)
- Honeydripper (2008)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
- Jurassic Park IV (2008)
- The Toe Tactic (2008)
- Morirse está en Hebreo (My Mexican Shivah) (2007)
- I Believe in America (2007)
- Obscene (2007)
- Who Needs Sleep? (2006)
- Silver City (2004)
- Casa de los babys (2004)
- Secondhand Lions (2003)
News
Girls on Film: Men Writing Women
cinematical.com –
2009-07-13
There's no way around it. Unless a screenwriter is writing about one-minute section of life where other sexes do not enter, or a world filled with one sex that practices asexual reproduction, men are going to write about women, and... ... Full Article
By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff | May 9, 2009
boston.com –
2009-05-09
PROVIDENCE - With a premise drawn from a rich vein of Celtic and Norse myth, then given just enough symbolic weight, "Shapeshifter" promises both to tell an appealing story and to tease out some deeper ideas. ... Full Article
TCM film series to focus on Latinos
accessatlanta.com –
2009-03-02
Armchair film school students, take note: Your next Turner Classic Movies course begins May 5. Buzz Central has received word that this month, TCM host Robert Osborne will be in Atlanta to shoot intros and interviews with UCLA professor Chon... ... Full Article
The life of Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis will be the underlying base of a new series by HBO. HBO is picking up a new series based on the life of Anthony Kiedis and has hired " The... ... Full Article
HBO Hot for Chili Pepper's Show
tvfodder.com –
2009-02-23
Movie Reviews
hindustantimes.com –
2009-01-06
Based on his experiences while travelling in India, the outcome is a waste of the viewer's time, money and tolerance, writes Rashid Irani . Even though it doesn't measure up to John Sayles's finest films ( Lone Star , Men... ... Full Article


Interview with John Sayles
John Sayles in 2004 Dramatic Reading of the US Constitution - article 2, section 1
Harlan County, USA (1976) - John Sayles Interview
John Sayles reads Bartolome de Las Casas