James Schamus
James Allan Schamus is an American screenwriter, producer, business executive, film historian, professor, and director. He is a frequent collaborator of Ang Lee, the co-founder of the production company Good Machine, and the co-founder and former CEO of motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company Focus Features, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal. He is currently president of the New York–based production company Symbolic Exchange, and is Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University, where he has taught film history and theory since 1989.
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🎬 Movies
Son-in-Law
writer
2026
The Wedding Banquet
writer
2025
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
writer
2023
The King's Daughter
writer
2022
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective
actor
2016
Indignation
writer
2016
Indignation
director
2016
Taking Woodstock
writer
2009
Lust, Caution
writer
2007
The Incredible Ang Lee
actor
2003
Evolution of the Hulk
actor
2003
The Making of 'Hulk'
actor
2003
Hulk
writer
2003
A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei
actor
2002
Tortilla Soup
writer
2001
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
writer
2000
Ride with the Devil
writer
1999
The Ice Storm
writer
1997
Eat Drink Man Woman
writer
1994
The Wedding Banquet
writer
1993
Pushing Hands
writer
1991