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Jim Jarmusch is an American independent film director and screenwriter noted for his stationary camera style. He's directed such well-known films as Dead Man, Coffee and Cigarettes and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.
Jarmusch's latest film, The Limits of Control was released in May 2009. The film, which follows the adventures of a hired killer named the Lone Man, received a poor review from the Boston Globe who felt that the places the film goes "become tedious in their affected emptiness."Boston Globe: Review: The Limits of Control (May 8, 2009) The Limits of Control garnered similar lukewarm reviews from the Seattle Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Fast Facts
- Name: James R. Jarmusch
- Born: January 22, 1953
- Birthplace: Akron, Ohio
- Received a Bachelor of the Arts in English and American Literature from Columbia University
- Attended New York University Tisch School of Film
- Spouse: Sara Driver
- Was an avid reader during his childhood
- Jarmusch's love of film was inspired by his mother
- Jarmusch's mother was a film reviewer for the Akron Beacon Journal
- She would often leave him at a local matinee to watch double-features while she ran errands
- Jarmusch moved to Chicago after finishing high school
- Enrolled in Northwestern University's School of Journalism
- Later transferred to Columbia University
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Background
Jarmusch graduated in 1975 from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in English. With no prior film experience, he was accepted into the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Just before graduation Jarmusch dropped out and chose to funnel his scholarship funds into his first feature film. The film, Permanent Vacation, introduced audiences to Jarmusch's trademark stationary camera style that he would continue to develop in Stranger Than Paradise and Down by Law. -
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Fan Site: It's a Sad and Beautiful World
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Boston Globe: Review: The Limits of Control
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IMDb: Jim Jarmusch Filmography
Director: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. Moved to New York City at the age of seventeen from Akron, Ohio. Graduated... Visit IMDb for Photos, Filmography, Discussions, Bio, News, Awards, Agent, Fan Sites.imdb.com -
Fan Site: The Jim Jarmusch Resource Page
The Jim Jarmusch resource page, containing information about the films of Jim Jarmusch, including a biography, filmography, bibliography, image bank, forum.jim-jarmusch.net -
Wikipedia: Jim Jarmusch
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Yahoo! Movies: Jim Jarmusch Profile
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Rotten Tomatoes: Jim Jarmusch Reviews
Movie Critics on Rotten Tomatoes - Check out Critic's Reviews from Top Movie Critics like Roger Ebert, Read the Latest Reviews for film, DVD, new and upcoming releases!rottentomatoes.com
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Fan Site: It's a Sad and Beautiful World
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Stranger Than Paradise - Criterion Collection - $39.95
Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie (John Lurie), his pal Eddie (Richard Edson), and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva (Eszter Balint) always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and env...
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Coffee and Cigarettes - $14.98
Celebrated writer-director Jim Jarmusch (Mystery Train) serves up this witty and intoxicating brew that's "as addictive as caffeine" (Richard Roeper, "Ebert & Roeper and the Movies") and "as buzzy and ephemeral as, well, coffee and cigarett...
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Jim Jarmusch: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series) - $22.00
Perhaps the most gifted and invigorating of the American independent film directors of the past two decades, Jim Jarmusch (b. 1953) has presented moviegoers with his uniquely personal vision, from his first feature film, Permanent Vacati...
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Dead Man - $14.99
Johnny Depp (CHOCOLAT) delivers a remarkable performance in this highly acclaimed tale of adventure and intrigue in the wild, wild west! A young man in search of a fresh start, William Blake (Depp) embarks on an exciting journey to a new to...
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Wes Anderson AND Jason Schwartzman are on stage being interviewed and the moderator is Jim Jarmusch!
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Cadê a legenda do último do Jim Jarmusch, The Limits of Control?!? Ninguém fazendo?? =\
@rafa_hc | November 12, 2009 12:43 AM -
Bored To Death:NYC authors::Jim Jarmusch films:niche musicians
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View All Jim Jarmusch Questions (89) | Ask a QuestionWhat was Jim Dickinson's best work? (1 Answer)its got to be his last solo album Killers from Space if not then its his song with bob dylan read moreTASK: Transcribe Kevin Pollaks Interview with Jim Gaffigan (2 Answers)(intro) Kevin Pollak: My first guest I saw on David Letterman, I believe, the first time. It might have been Conan O’Brien, one of those two. I’ll have him clear ... read moreThoughts on the Jim Cramer smackdown on The Daily Show? (6 Answers)I think Jon Stewart hammered Jim Cramer! It was perhaps the hardest thrashing Stewart has given since 2004 when he called Tucker Carlson and his co-host Paul Begala "partisan hacks" ... read more
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Jim Jarmusch Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- January 22, 1953: Born
- 1980: Permanent Vacation
- 1984: Stranger Than Paradise
- 1986: Down By Law
- 1989: Mystery Train
- 1991: Night on Earth
- 1995: Dead Man
- 1997: Year of the Horse
- 1999: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
- 2003: Coffee and Cigarettes
- 2005: Broken Flowers
