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John Sayles

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Return of the Secaucus 7Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre
In his feature debut, writer–director John Sayles demonstrates a wisdom way beyond his years with this ‘do–it–yourself’…
Essential John SaylesEssential John Sayles (Return of the Secaucus 7, Lianna, Brother From Another Planet) (1980-1984)
Dir. John Sayles
Three seminal films from John Sayles' formative years as a spearhead of the American independent cinema movement.
Baby, It's YouBaby, It's You (1983)
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano
High–school sweethearts Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano undergo the trials of the late 60s counter–culture America. Characters and…
LiannaLianna (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries
A mother–of–two breaks out of her cold marriage by way of an affair with a senior lecturer in this defining lesbian film of the 1980s,…
Brother from Another PlanetBrother from Another Planet (1984) Recommended
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Joe Morton, Steve James, Bill Cobbs
Quirky comic fantasy from John Sayles about a mute alien negro who crash lands in New York and mixes with some earthbound home–boys in downtown…
MatewanMatewan (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell
In 1920s Virginia, miners unite against their strong–arm company who resort to 'scab' minority labour in response to strike action. Costly…
Eight Men OutEight Men Out (1989)
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. John Cusack, Michael Rooker, Christopher Lloyd
True story of the Chicago White Sox baseball team who conspired with gamblers to lose the World Series in 1919. Finely detailed topical drama with an…
City of HopeCity of Hope (1991) Recommended
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Vincent Spano, Stephen Mendillo, Chris Cooper
36 principals weave in and out of this sprawling, warts–and–all take on class, crime and corruption in working–class New York. The…
Passion FishPassion Fish (1992) Recommended
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Mary MacDonnell, Alfre Woodard, David Strathairn
After a debilitating accident, soap–opera super–bitch Mary MacDonnell returns to Louisiana and finds an unlikely soulmate in her black…
Straight TalkStraight Talk (1992)
Dir. Barnet Kellman
Feat. Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne
Easy–going comedy with Dolly Parton as a country gal who becomes a wildly popular 'agony aunt' on a Chicago radio station. Dolly livens up an…
My Life's in TurnaroundMy Life's in Turnaround (1993)
Dir. Eric Shaeffer, Donal Lardner Ward
Feat. Eric Shaeffer, Donal Lardner Ward, John Sayles
Two NY deadbeats, playing themselves, decide to make a movie out of thin air, pitching non–ideas to baffled producers, greasing up minor stars…
Secret of Roan Inish, TheSecret of Roan Inish, The (1994) Recommended
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally
A young girl is sent to live with her grandmother at a coastal town in Ireland, 1949, and makes an unexpected connection with its mystical history…
Lone StarLone Star (1996) Recommended
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Pena, Matthew McConaughey
John Sayles' searching character study set in a dusty New Mexican town crosses multiple characters and time frames across three ethnic cultures.…
Men with GunsMen with Guns (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Frederico Luppi
Criminally denied a theatrical release, this masterful study of Third World realities is arguably prolific indie dir. John Sayles most accomplished…
LimboLimbo (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. David Strathairn, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
John Sayles, the doyen of American independents, succeeds all Johnny–Come–Lately's with an arresting, multi–layered fable that…
Sunshine StateSunshine State (2002) Recommended
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Edie Falco
Thoughtful, tightly woven ensemble drama from renowned indie filmmaker Sayles, surveys the native populous of a small Florida island community as…
Casa de los BabysCasa de los Babys (2003) Recommended
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daryl Hannah, Marcia Gay Harden
Another quality ensemble drama from dir. John Sayles, that this time brings together six American women waiting to start a family through a Mexican…
Silver CitySilver City (2004)
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Chris Cooper, Danny Huston, Daryl Hannah
Oddly tangled satire of Bush–era American politics in which a George Dubya soundalike (Cooper) goes on the campaign trail in Colorado, while…
HoneydripperHoneydripper (2007)
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Danny Glover, Keb Mo, Mable John
Musical drama featuring a number of blues musicians in acting roles, from director John Sayles (LONESTAR). Set in rural Alabama in the 50's, where a…

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