Biography
James Allan Schamus is an American screenwriter, co-founder of Good Machine production company, and the CEO of Focus Features, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company, until its merging with FilmDistrict. His output includes writing or co-writing The Ice Storm, Eat, Drink, Man, Woman, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hulk (all directed by Ang Lee), and producing Brokeback Mountain and Alone in Berlin. At Focus he oversaw the production and distribution of Lost in Translation, Milk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Coraline, The Kids Are All Right. He is Professor of Professional Practice in Columbia University's School of the Arts, where he teaches film history and theory.
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Filmography
all 63
Movies 62
Producer 39
Writer 10
self 7
Director 4
TV Shows 1
Executive Producer
We Grown Now (2024)
Movie
Script Consultant
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023)
Movie
1
Writer
The King's Daughter (2022)
Movie
6.89
Self - Screenwriter
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! (2021)
Movie
Writer
Somos. (2021)
TV
Producer
Driveways (2020)
Movie
Producer
The Assistant (2020)
Movie
Narrator (voice) / Director
Frames (2019)
Movie
Director
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
Movie
Producer
Adam (2019)
Movie
Producer
The Tomorrow Man (2019)
Movie
4.83
Executive Producer
Furlough (2018)
Movie
8
Executive Producer
Dayveon (2017)
Movie
Producer
Casting JonBenet (2017)
Movie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - A Retrospective (2016)
Movie
Director
Indignation (2016)
Movie
1
Executive Producer
Junction 48 (2016)
Movie
Producer
Alone in Berlin (2016)
Movie
10
Executive Producer
Suffragette (2015)
Movie
7.67
Self
That Film About Money (2014)
Movie
Self
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery (2013)
Movie
Himself
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation (2011)
Movie
Self
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
Movie
Screenplay / Producer
Taking Woodstock (2009)
Movie
Writer
Lust, Caution (2007)
Movie
4.5
Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
Movie
Producer
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Movie
6.93
Self
The Incredible Ang Lee (2003)
Movie
Writer
Hulk (2003)
Movie
6.75
Executive Producer
Buffalo Soldiers (2002)
Movie
2
Executive Producer
Auto Focus (2002)
Movie
Writer
Tortilla Soup (2001)
Movie
Writer
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Movie
6
Executive Producer
Love God (1999)
Movie
Writer
Ride with the Devil (1999)
Movie
6
Executive Producer
Lola and Billy the Kid (1999)
Movie
Producer
Happiness (1998)
Movie
8
Executive Producer
Office Killer (1997)
Movie
2
Executive Producer
Wonderland (1997)
Movie
Executive Producer
The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)
Movie
6
Writer
The Ice Storm (1997)
Movie
5.67
Executive Producer
Arresting Gena (1997)
Movie
Producer
She's the One (1996)
Movie
Producer
Walking and Talking (1996)
Movie
Co-Producer
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Movie
9
Executive Producer
The Brothers McMullen (1995)
Movie
Producer
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (1995)
Movie
Executive Producer
Safe (1995)
Movie
7.5
Executive Producer
What Happened Was... (1994)
Movie
Writer
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Movie
6
Coordinating Producer
A Psychic Mom (1993)
Movie
Screenplay / Producer
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Movie
6
Coordinating Producer
MOTV (My Own TV) (1993)
Movie
Associate Producer
In the Soup (1992)
Movie
Producer
Ambition (1992)
Movie
Producer
Thank You and Good Night (1992)
Movie
Associate Producer
Surviving Desire (1992)
Movie
Writer
Pushing Hands (1991)
Movie
Line Producer
I Was on Mars (1991)
Movie
Producer
The Golden Boat (1991)
Movie
Executive Producer
Poison (1991)
Movie
Actor
Keep It for Yourself (1991)
Movie
Director
College Republicans
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.91
Based on 1.6 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1991
1995
2002
1997
2023
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Information
Known ForProduction
GenderMale
Birthday1959-09-07 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceDetroit, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
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