" Other historians, such as H. G. Richardson or G. O. Sayles, take a view that the change was less radical than Southern's view.

A rare " stone-ender " known as the John Mowry, Jr. or Sayles House on Wesquadomeset ( Sayles ) Hill near Iron Mine Hill and Sayles Hill Roads in North Smithfield, demolished in the 20th century The village of Slatersville was largely built by Samuel Slater and his brother John Slater beginning in 1803.

* Matewan, a John Sayles produced movie that was filmed in the Thurmond area even though the real-life events actually took place in Matewan, West Virginia, which borders the Kentucky state line about 100 miles away.

In 1993, Mac alum Sharon Sayles Belton ' 73 was elected as the first African American and first female mayor in the 140-year history of the city of Minneapolis.

His first film role was in John Sayles ' Baby It's You.

The Hawaii production was directed and supervised by Paul Gilger and featured cast members from the San Francisco premiere, including John Nockels, Alma Sayles, David Broussal and Cindy Herron.

According to various industry websites ( such as www. Hollywood. com ), The Big Chill was somewhat similar in its basic " friends reuniting to reminisce about the good old days " premise to John Sayles ' earlier independent movie, Return of the Secaucus Seven, but has several major story and character differences.

The writer was eventually dismissed and replaced with John Sayles, who, according to Moore, took Sony's orders of " making more of an American Old West film ".

Moore was rehired with filming to begin in three weeks because Sayles ' script was approaching a 2. 5 hour runtime.

Samuel Ward's mother, Mary Tillinghast, was a daughter of John Tillinghast and Isabel Sayles, and a granddaughter of Pardon Tillinghast who had come from Seven Cliffs, Sussex, England.

She was also a granddaughter of John Sayles and Mary Williams, and a great granddaughter of Rhode Island founder Roger Williams, making Ward the great great grandson of the colony's founder.

" One of the musicians invited to participate was Louis Cottrell, Jr. Cottrell organized a trio comprising McNeal Breaux, Alcide " Slow Drag " Pavageau with Emmanuel Sayles sitting in playing guitar and banjo.

In retrospect from 2004, William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said that the film was " widely regarded as Sayles ' masterpiece ", declaring that it had " captured the zeitgeist of the ' 90s as successfully as " Chinatown " did the ' 70s ".

While The Washington Post writer Hal Hinson characterized it as " a carefully crafted, unapologetically literary accomplishment ", he suggested that Sayles ' " directing style hasn't grown much beyond that of a first-year film student ", declaring that the director was " stagnant ".

The screenplay was written by John Sayles, the score was composed by James Horner, and the special effects were directed by James Cameron.

Much of the budget allegedly went toward paying the salaries of George Peppard and Robert Vaughn, since screenwriter John Sayles was known for low-budget productions and the film was produced in Corman's own studio, his " renowned lumberyard facility " in Venice, California.

It was written and directed by John Sayles.

After financing fell through shortly before shooting began, Girlfight was fully financed by film-maker John Sayles whom she worked for as an assistant at that time.

John Thomas Sayles ( born September 28, 1950 ) is an American independent film director, screenwriter and author.

On September 8, 1990 Ruth married a man named Michael Sayles ( born 1957 ).

Club, in a 2003 review of the film's DVD release, says the film's superhero scenes are " often unintentionally silly, but again, Sayles shapes a catchy premise into a subtler piece, using Morton's ' alien ' status as a way of asking who deserves to be called an outsider in a country born of outsiders "; commenting on the DVD, they note its " marvelous " audio commentary track by Sayles, " who moves fluidly from behind-the-scenes anecdotes to useful technical tips to unpretentious dissections of his own themes.

Sharon Sayles Belton ( born May 13, 1951 ) is an American community leader, politician and activist.

Sayles Belton was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Writing at the time of release, Janet Maslin of The New York Times said, " This long, spare, contemplatively paced film, scored with a wide range of musical styles and given a sun-baked clarity by Stuart Dryburgh's cinematography, is loaded with brief, meaningful encounters ... And it features a great deal of fine, thoughtful acting, which can always be counted on in a film by Mr. Sayles.

New Stories from the South has collected the work of many prominent modern American writers, including Steve Almond, Russell Banks, John Barth, Madison Smartt Bell, Wendell Berry, Roy Blount Jr., Larry Brown, James Lee Burke, Robert Olen Butler, Andre Dubus, William Faulkner ( a newly discovered story ), Barry Hannah, Nanci Kincaid, Aaron Gwyn, Barbara Kingsolver, Bobbie Ann Mason, Reynolds Price, Keith Lee Morris, John Sayles, Lucy Corin, Lee Smith, and Peter Taylor.

Mat collaborated with Nashville artists such as Trent Dabbs, Matthew Perryman Jones, Kate York, Paul Moak, Daniel James, Will Sayles, and Josiah Bell.

The staff at Variety ( magazine ) magazine gave the film a positive review and wrote, " John Sayles again uses a keen intelligence and finely tuned ear to tackle the nature of friendship and loving in Lianna ... Paced by Griffiths ' excellent pivotal performance, the film is marked by fine acting overall, particularly Hallaren as the catalytic lover scared off by the intensity of Griffiths ' feelings ; DeVries as the acerbic, insecure academic mate ; Jo Henderson as the retroactively frightened best girlfriend ; and Jesse Solomon as the wise-beyond-years pubescent son.

In mid-1980, Sayles delivered his first ( and in the end, only ) draft of the screenplay, which featured five aliens ( cut down from the original eleven ) including the aforementioned Scar, Squirt, and Buddy, who was kind and befriended the human family's autistic son.

Critic Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat wrote, " Here's a nice little movie about the baby boom generation ... Novelist John Sayles wrote, directed, and edited this movie.

He married twice ; to Mary Sayles, and following her death, to Harriet Lefferts.

Matewan ( 1987 ) is an American drama film written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, and Will Oldham, with David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe, and Gordon Clapp in supporting roles.

Critics Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat wrote, " The screenplay by John Sayles is both congenial and wise ... Viewers are sure to find much to savor in the moral and emotional confrontations.

* Lone Star ( 1996 film ), an American mystery film written and directed by John Sayles and set in a small town in Texas

* In the 1983 John Sayles film Baby It's You, the lead character, Jill Rosen ( Rosanna Arquette ), is accepted to and attends Sarah Lawrence College.

* Matewan ( 1987 ), directed by John Sayles

* Limbo ( 1999 film ), American film directed by John Sayles

* Baby It's You ( film ), released in 1983, directed by John Sayles and starring Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano

* Honeydripper ( film ), a 2007 film by John Sayles

As Danny goes to preach that night at the Missionary church ( the hardshell congregation, headed by an anti-union minister, played by John Sayles ), Kenehan goes to meet the miners, who quiz him on his bona fides ( where is Joe Hill buried, what eye is Big Bill Haywood blind in, etc .).

* Amigo ( film ), a 2010 film by John Sayles

Dante's films include Piranha ( 1978 ) and The Howling ( 1981 ) ( both from scripts by John Sayles ), Gremlins ( 1984 ) and its sequel ( 1990 ), Explorers ( 1985 ), Innerspace ( 1987 ), The ' Burbs ( 1989 ), Matinee ( 1993 ), Small Soldiers ( 1998 ), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action ( 2003 ).

After graduating Dickerson began his career as cinematographer on music videos for Bruce Springsteen, Anita Baker, and Miles Davis and went on to film John Sayles ' Brother from Another Planet ( 1984 ), his first professional film as a director of photography.

* Silver City ( 2004 film ), a 2004 John Sayles film

and Night Court as well as films ( including 4 for director John Sayles ), and stage plays.