Former Focus Features chief James Schamus will make his feature film directorial debut with an adaptation of Philip Roth’s “Indignation.” “Indignation” focuses on the son of a kosher butcher who…
Netflix’s move into the feature film world loomed large at the Produced By: New York conference Saturday as producers and actors struggled to determine if the streaming service represents an…
Emma Thompson will be featured in BAFTA's fifth annual Screenwriters' Lecture Series, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the British Film Institute announced Tuesday. Thompson will…
David Heyman has come on board to produce a movie adaptation of Reza Aslan's controversial “Zealot: The Life And Times Of Jesus Of Nazareth” for Lionsgate. And this one, although it’s based on the…
Outfest has selected screenwriter and producer James Schamus ("Brokeback Mountain," "The Ice Storm," "The Wedding Banquet") as the recipient of the 18th annual Outfest Achievement Award. The award is…
CANNES — The favorite game among the Brit pack in Cannes is guessing who will be Tessa Ross’ successor as Film4 chief, and a surprising choice has emerged: former Focus Features boss James Schamus…
Specialty films usually go into hiding during tentpole season, but filmgoers should worry about the disappearance not only of the films but of the companies that make them. Even stalwart Focus…
James Schamus, president of the Berlinale international jury, said Thursday at the panel's press conference that Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was meant to be a guest at the festival, would be a…
There was a lot of New York solidarity at the WGA East’s presentation of the union’s annual award ceremony — a simultaneous and presumably far more glamorous version of which was going on in L.A. at…
LONDON — American screenwriter, producer and former Focus Features chief James Schamus will serve as prexy of the international jury at the Berlin Film Festival. The other members of the jury, which…
