Tom DiCillo
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Born | Thomas A. DiCillo August 14, 1953 Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer |
Years active | 1979–present |
Thomas A. DiCillo (born August 14, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and musician.
Early life
He was born in
Career
His first film, Johnny Suede (1991), featured Brad Pitt and Catherine Keener in what would be their first starring roles. It received a nomination for a Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.[3]
For his second film,
For his third film
DiCillo wrote and directed When You're Strange (2009), a documentary about the rock band The Doors, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize. It was subsequently nominated for both an Emmy Award, after airing on PBS' American Masters series, and a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Video.
He has published books of two of his screenplays, Living in Oblivion and Box of Moonlight. Both books contain the full scripts along with commentary, stories and anecdotes.
DiCillo also directed "
Filmography
As director
- Johnny Suede (1991)
- Living in Oblivion (1995)
- Box of Moonlight (1996)
- The Real Blonde (1997)
- Double Whammy (2001)
- Delirious (2006)
- When You're Strange (Documentary) (2009)
- Down in Shadowland (Documentary) (2014)
As cinematographer
- Permanent Vacation (1980)
- Underground USA (1980)
- Burroughs: the Movie(1983)
- Variety (1983)
- Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
- Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987)
- Robinson's Garden (1987)
- The Beat (1987)
- Laura Ley (1989)
- End of the Night (1990)
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
References
- ^ "As far as my Italian origins I wish no offense but I rarely think about it. I’m only half: my father was Italian, my mother New England American. I’m just a guy living in NYC, no more–no less than that.", from tomdicillo.com
- ^ Tom DiCillo. "WHO at Tom DiCillo". Archived from the original on 2008-01-05.
- IMDb
- Salon. Archived from the originalon June 28, 2006.
- ^ John Mankiewicz (2003-02-10). "Straight to video". The New Yorker.
- IMDb
- ^ Starr, Michael (2006-11-24). "L&Onely Girl: Abducted web mystery gal". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Weeping Willow". Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Season 6. Episode 10. 2006-11-28. NBC.