John Sayles

Sayles' People

In a studio on the edge of the East Village, cinematographer Haskell Wexler was seated on the lip of  read more »

John Sayles' Scathing Silver City Muckrakes on Bush Turf

John Sayles' Silver City fires yet another cinematic salvo across the bow of the Bush-Cheney-Rove-As  read more »

Eight Day Week

Wednesday 15th We've learned some valuable lessons this week : The city can survive the constant  read more »

Bigmouth Strikes Again

A few dozen passengers were settling into their seats in theQuiet Car of the Acela Regional Express  read more »

Nicolas Cage's Twitchy Con Man Takes the Dad Rap

Ridley Scott's Matchstick Men , from a screenplay by Nicholas and Tod Griffin, based on the book by  read more »

Communities Under Pressure: Developers Besiege Florida Island

John Sayles' Sunshine State , from his own screenplay, was shot on Amelia Island, Fla.  read more »

Sayles' Compelling Characters Get Mired in His Despair

In the supposed gloom-and-doom atmosphere of the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival, it is hard  read more »

A Cubist Coen Comedy … Men In White Meet Men With Guns … Scorsese's Cheat Sheet on American Film

Joel Coen's The Big Lebowski , produced by his brother Ethan Coen, turns out to be a cubist comedy c  read more »