an eye-opening documentary about everyday life in a remote region that exposes a drama Both are hurt over the deception but decide that, since she cannot have any more children, they will continue their romantic relationship, despite the knowledge that they are half-siblings. The second annual John Steinbeck Award was presented to filmmaker John Sayles on 14 February 1998, followed by a Mexican dinner and, at 8:00 P.M., the Bay Area premiere Passion Fish is a 1992 American film written and directed by John Sayles.The film stars Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, Vondie Curtis-Hall, David Strathairn, Leo Burmester, and Angela Bassett.. The ensemble cast features Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey and Elizabeth Peña and deals with a sheriff's investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors. . (Check out this list of his many credits [e.g., writer, director, film editor, producer]. When he witnesses the murder of his shady brother, he, the woman and the kid run to the wilderness. the film, in spite of his co-writers Ed Ricketts' objections - Ricketts didn't like Wetzel tells Sam that forensics identify the skeleton as that of Charlie Wade, the infamously corrupt and cruel sheriff who preceded Buddy. I was a mess: "the auditorium is full and there Amigo . Los Gusanos (1990) CAME NEXT AND THEN short story collections The Anarchists’ Convention (1979) and Dillinger in Hollywood (2004). Chiapus, Steinbeck's in a Mexican village. had ever seen a movie camera before. And he But he has told the stories he has wanted -- needed -- to tell, the way he's wanted to tell them without compromises. Of this choice, Sayles says: "However small your audience is, however frustrating it is to get your version of the world or what you want to talk about out there, it's part of the conversation. Two off-duty sergeants from the base discover a human skeleton on an old shooting range on the base along with a Masonic ring, a Rio County sheriff's badge, and later, an expended pistol bullet, very unusual on a rifle range. After a chance meeting, Sam and the widowed Pilar, now a local teacher, slowly resume their relationship. and quickly tick off some of his films -- The Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980), the Oscar-nominated Lone Star (1996), the Oscar-nominated Passion Fish (1992), Eight Men Out (1988), Matewan (1987) -- a flash of recognition crosses their face. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Cotton harvest. to increase their corn yield were killed within three years of their return to the Filmed on location along the Rio Grande in southern and southwestern Texas, the film received near-universal critical acclaim, with critics regarding it as a high point of 1990s independent cinema as well as Sayles' best work. Sayles’ career as a storyteller BEGAN WITH HIS FICTION. And because a studio's primary goal is usually commercial success, its edicts often require artistic compromises. That's not such a big deal today. A brief look into the South American family life, while showing the hardships surrounding adoption in South America; as six woman are forced to stay in the country while awaiting approval of adopting a baby. AMIGO, the 17th feature film from Academy Award-nominated writer-director John Sayles, stars legendary Filipino actor Joel Torre as Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. A bright child, John Sayles began reading novels before age 9. Sam decides to drop the issue, saying it will remain an unsolved mystery. With Joel Torre, Chris Cooper, Garret Dillahunt, Arthur Acuña. Many have followed in Sayles's footsteps, conceiving of a good idea, writing the script, raising the funds, making the movie, and getting it into theaters without kowtowing to the studios. A fictional account of events during the Philippine-American War. of his latest film, the acclaimed. Wade used this method to murder, in front of Deputy Hollis, Mercedes' husband, Eladio, having discovered he was running an illegal smuggling operation in Rio County without bribing Wade. He's a writer of significant distinction. HIS FIRST NOVEL WAS Pride of the Bimbos (1975), FOLLOWED BY Union Dues (1978, nominated for National Book Award and National Critics’ Circle Award)). I am currently in the midst of his most recent novel, A Moment in the Sun (2011), which has been described as "a sprawling work which takes the turn of the 20th century in its sights -- from a white racist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, to the first stirrings of the motion picture industry, to the bloody dawn of U.S. interventionism in Cuba and the Philippines." Each event was packed to overflowing. In Brother From Another Planet (1984) a mute, escaped alien slave landing in New York's Harlem must navigate its sights, sounds, and culture with extraterrestrial bounty hunters hot on his tail. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.