In the words of critic Vincent Canby, " Jarmusch's movies have the tempo and rhythm of blues and jazz, even in their use – or omission – of language.

* On B. P Empire ( Rough Mix ), the opening quote " It is a good viewpoint to see the world as a dream ..." is Forest Whitaker's line from Jim Jarmusch's 1999 film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.

On Jarmusch's return with the revised script, Ray reacted favourably to his student's dissent, citing approvingly the young student's obstinate independence.

The university, unimpressed with Jarmusch's use of his funding as well as the project itself, promptly refused to award him a degree.

Jarmusch's final year university project was completed in 1980 as Permanent Vacation, his first feature film.

Jarmusch's first major film, Stranger Than Paradise, was produced on a budget of approximately $ 125, 000 and released in 1984 to much critical acclaim.

Shot like the director's previous efforts in black and white, this constructivist neo-noir was Jarmusch's first collaboration with renowned Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller, who had been known for his work with Wenders.

Less bleak and somber than Jarmusch's earlier work, Mystery Train nevertheless retained the director's askance conception of America.

Jarmusch's distinctive aesthetic and auteur status fomented a critical backlash at the close of this early period, however ; though reviewers praised the charm and adroitness of Mystery Train and Night On Earth, the director was increasingly charged with repetitiveness and risk-aversion.

Jarmusch's latest film, The Limits of Control, opened in the United States on May 22, 2009.

" Jarmusch's early work is marked by a brooding, contemplative tone, featuring extended silent scenes and prolonged still shots.

The protagonists of Jarmusch's films are usually lone adventurers.

The interaction and syntheses between different cultures, the arbitrariness of national identity, and irreverence towards ethnocentric, patriotic or nationalistic sentiment are recurring themes in Jarmusch's work.

Jarmusch's fascination for music is another characteristic that is readily apparent in his work.

Waits developed his acting career with several supporting roles and a lead role in Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law in 1986, which also featured two of Waits's songs from Rain Dogs in the soundtrack.

" Waits finished the decade with appearances in three movies: as the voice of a radio DJ in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train ; as Kenny the Hitman in Robert Dornhelm's Cold Feet ; and the lead role of Punch & Judy man Silva in Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale.

The only collection of exclusively Waits-performed material of 1991 appeared when Waits composed and conducted the almost exclusively instrumental music for Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth, which was released as an album the following year.

In the same year, Waits lent his vocals to Gavin Bryars ' 75-minute reworking of his 1971 classical music piece Jesus ' Blood Never Failed Me Yet ; appeared in Robert Altman's film version of Raymond Carver's stories Short Cuts and Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California, a short black-and-white movie with Iggy Pop ; and his third child, Sullivan, was born.

: More recent films include Alex Cox's Walker, and Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man.

An accompanying booklet features Jarmusch's 1984 essay " Some Notes on Stranger Than Paradise " as well as critical commentary by Geoff Andrew and J. Hoberman on Stranger Than Paradise and by Luc Sante on Permanent Vacation.

Before his work with the Coen Brothers, he played a small but important role in Jim Jarmusch's independent anthology film Mystery Train, released in 1989, for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male.

He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth.

* Analysis of Jim Jarmusch's Int.

The DVD contains a second disc which includes Jarmusch's first film, Permanent Vacation ( 1980 ).

* 2005: Jim Jarmusch's film Broken Flowers.

First, in one of the vignettes of Jim Jarmusch's 2003 film Coffee and Cigarettes, alongside Alfred Molina.

* The final scene of Jim Jarmusch's 1995 film Dead Man takes place in a reconstructed Makah village.

What it hasn't got from that film it owes to Jim Jarmusch's work, especially Stranger Than Paradise.

Meg White has also appeared on the cover of Whirlwind Heat's single " Pink ", in a Detroit Cobras music video " Cha Cha Twist " as Little Red Riding Hood, and appeared with Jack White in a segment of Jim Jarmusch's 2003 film Coffee and Cigarettes.

Jarmusch's film Dead Man is highly indebted to Wurlitzer's script, as several important themes were, in effect, lifted from Zebulon.

He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth.

Jim Jarmusch's 2009 film The Limits of Control features music by a number of drone metal groups.

The New York Times wrote that the film " ushered in ( along with Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise ) the American independent film movement of the 1980s.

He has also written the best-known analysis of Jim Jarmusch's film Dead Man ; the volume includes recorded interviews with Jarmusch ; the book places the film in the acid western sub-genre.

His more notable roles include a disreputable parking garage attendant in Ferris Bueller's Day Off ( 1986 ), Richie in Howard the Duck ( 1986 ), Eddie in Jim Jarmusch's cult film Stranger Than Paradise ( 1984 ), real-life gambler Billy Maharg in Eight Men Out, and the title character in Joey Breaker ( 1993 ).

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 88 % of critics liked the film, based on 184 reviews, with the site's consensus stating: " Bill Murray's subtle and understated style complements director Jim Jarmusch's minimalist storytelling in this quirky, but deadpan comedy.

Snowy night scenes from Jim Jarmusch's film Night on Earth ( 1991 ) were filmed on the square, but given the impression that there is a traffic roundabout at the centre.

Gary Farmer is credited as playing a character named " Nobody ", the same name of his character in Jarmusch's 1995 western Dead Man.

He also acted in Jim Jarmusch's " Mystery Train " ( 1989 ) as Will Robinson ; Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part III ( 1990 ) as Mask # 1 ; Brian De Palma's Carlito's Way ( 1993 ) as " Quisqueya ", starring Al Pacino ; in Waterworld ( 1995 ) as the Gatesman, starring Kevin Costner and in Joe's Apartment ( 1996 ) as the voice of a cockroach.

He recently portrayed Steven Obanno, a terrorist, in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale and also " The Lone Man ", an assassin in Jim Jarmusch's film, The Limits Of Control ( 2009 ).

He is best known in the West for his roles in Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's Cold Fever and Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train, in Japan for his role as TV's Mike Hama ( Mike Hammer ).