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‘The King’s Daughter’ Trailer: Long-Delayed Historical Fantasy Film Finally Hits Theaters In January

December 9, 2021 12:49 pm

A mermaid’s life could hold the key to immortality in “The King’s Daughter.” The adaptation of Vonda N. McIntyre’s novel “The Moon and the Sun” sees a young creature captured by none other than King Louis XIV....

Logan Lerman Asa Butterfield College Republicans

Logan Lerman & Asa Butterfield To Star As Lee Atwater & Karl Rove In ‘College Republicans’

Charles Barfield

August 13, 2020 3:11 pm

News

While the names Lee Atwater and Karl Rove may send shivers down the spines of progressives around the world, those two men are at the center of a new film from director James Schamus titled “College Republican...

‘The Assistant’: Julia Garner Shines In A Harvey Weinstein-Inspired Procedural About Workplace Toxicity [Telluride Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 2, 2019 12:22 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

You don’t need to know a thing about Hollywood scandals, the groundswell of #MeToo, and the enough-is-enough outrage over sexual abuse to identify and empathize with the characters in “The Assistant.” After all...

James Schamus’ Literary Adaptation ‘Indignation’ Is Largely Uninspired [Review]

Jessica Kiang

July 29, 2016 4:31 pm

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First-time feature director James Schamus, who as Ang Lee‘s longtime producer has overseen various extraordinarily successful literary adaptations, turns in a sincere but disappointingly timid rendering of Phil...

Watch: First Trailer For James Schamus’ ‘Indignation’ Starring Logan Lerman

Kevin Jagernauth

May 12, 2016 1:49 pm

News, Trailers

James Schamus has spent most of his career as a tastemaker and acclaimed producer, working with filmmakers like Ang Lee, Michel Gondry and Gus Van Sant during his tenure at Focus Features, establishing the stud...

Watch: Trailer For Series ‘We The Economy’ Featuring Shorts From Morgan Spurlock, Ramin Bahrani, Adam McKay & More

Kevin Jagernauth

October 3, 2014 10:28 am

Television

Watch: Trailer For Series 'We The Economy' Featuring Shorts From Morgan Spurlock, Ramin Bahrani, Adam McKay & More

Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood,’ Christophe Gans’ ‘Beauty & The Beast’ & More Added To Berlin Line-Up

Kevin Jagernauth

January 15, 2014 7:55 am

News

Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood,' Christophe Gans' 'Beauty & The Beast' & More Added To Berlin Line-Up

Podcast: The Playlist Talks ‘Gravity’, Focus Features, Quentin Tarantino’s Top 10 & More

Erik McClanahan

October 9, 2013 11:06 am

Features

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Podcast: The Playlist Talks 'Gravity', Focus Features, Quentin Tarantino's Top 10 & More

With James Schamus Out, What Does The Future Hold For Focus Features?

Kevin Jagernauth

October 2, 2013 3:52 pm

News

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With James Schamus Out, What Does The Future Hold For Focus Features?

SFIFF 10: Ang Lee Collaborator James Schamus To Adapt Euripides’ ‘Iphigenia in Aulis’ Next

Rodrigo Perez

May 2, 2010 8:24 pm

News

On Saturday night at the San Francisco International Film Festival, screenwriter, frequent Ang Lee collaborator and head of Focus Features James Schamus ("Taking Woodstock," "Hulk," "The Ice Storm," "Ride With...

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