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Alexander Cox (b. December 15, 1954) is a British film director and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Cox has previously cited Luis Buñuel and Akira Kurosawa as influences. Luis Buñuel Portolés (22 February 1900 &ndash 29 July 1983 was a Spanish -born Filmmaker and naturalized Mexican who worked mainly in Mexico [1] His film Repo Man is often credited as one of the first modern independent movies. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several It was this film that brought him critical attention.

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Biography

Alex Cox was born in Bebington, Wirral, Nr. Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Cox studied at Wirral Grammar School and later at Worcester College, Oxford, then embarking upon a course in film studies at Bristol University and UCLA in California. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United (Interestingly, the Wirral produced another significant British film director in Charles Crichton, born in nearby Wallasey and most famous for his comedies for Ealing Studios. Charles Crichton ( August 6, 1910 in Wallasey, Cheshire – September 14, 1999 in South Kensington, Wallasey is a large town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England, on the mouth of the River Mersey For the film see Ealing Comedy (film. For the film comedies see Ealing Comedies. )

As well as directing films, Cox has helped pen screenplays for the film versions of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (first draft only). He has also written on the subject of film for publications such as Sight and Sound, The Guardian, The Independent, and Film Comment. Sight & Sound ( is a British monthly Film Magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Film Comment is a bimonthly film journal published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. From 1988 to 1994, he presented the television series Moviedrome on BBC Two, providing introductions to a series of alternative or obscure films that would otherwise be unknown to the general public. As a film aficionado, Cox also lent his opinions to numerous film documentaries, and provided introductions for ITV4's Spaghetti Western series made by Free@Last TV and directed by Katie Kinnaird. ITV4 is a UK Television station which launched on November 1, 2005, the channel began broadcasting 24 hours a day Spaghetti Western, also known in some countries in mainland Europe as the Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western He has also provided introductions to DVDs such as the BFI edition of Kurosawa's Red Beard and Eureka Video's release of Kaneto Shindo's Onibaba. The British Film Institute ( BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film television is a 1965 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa about the relationship between a village doctor and his new trainee in Hiroshima, Japan is a Japanese Film director. He was married to actress Nobuko Otowa (1925–1994 who appeared in several of his films ( 1964) is a Japanese horror film based on a Buddhist Parable. In June 2008 he introduced the films in BBC Four's Western Weekend. BBC Four is a BBC Television channel available to digital television ( Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable) viewers in the

During his career, Cox has turned down offers to direct the films Robocop, Three Amigos, and The Running Man [2]. RoboCop is a 1987 Cyberpunk film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film features Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood ¡Three Amigos! is a 1986 comedy western Film, produced by George Folsey Jr The Running Man is a 1987 Film adaptation loosely based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Following his success with Repo Man, Cox had planned to direct a semi-sequel in the mid-90s, entitled Waldo's Hawaiian Holiday, in which he intended to star Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Rebecca De Mornay, and Willem Dafoe. Emilio Estévez (born May 12, 1962) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild (SAG Award -nominated American Actor Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926) is an American Actor. Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca J Pearch on August 29, 1959) is an American Film and Television actress William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage However, funding was never established, but in April 2008 it was released as a graphic novel. Events January January 9: Teen Titans The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published A [3] The script is available for download at alexcox.com. In 1996, De Mornay co-produced The Winner, with results Cox disowns, referring to the released version as his Alan Smithee film. The Winner is a 1996 film directed by Alex Cox. Most noted for its quirky cast ( Michael Madsen, Vincent D'Onofrio, Frank Whaley For the 1997 film see An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn, Alan Smithee (or the alternate spellings Allen Smithee Alan Smythee [4]

In the documentary, Breakfast With Hunter, Cox is rebuked by Hunter S. Thompson for his suggestions that the filmed version of 'wave speech' segment in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas be animated. Breakfast with Hunter is a documentary about the everyday life of gonzo -journalist Hunter S Hunter Stockton Thompson ( July 18, 1937 &ndash February 20, 2005) was an American Journalist and Author, most

Cox is married to Tod Davies, who wrote and produced Three Businessmen and produced Revengers Tragedy. Tod Davies (born 1955 San Francisco) is a screenwriter and producer Their production company is called Exterminating Angel, named after the Luis Buñuel film of the same name. Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of Performing arts, Film, Radio or a Television program Luis Buñuel Portolés (22 February 1900 &ndash 29 July 1983 was a Spanish -born Filmmaker and naturalized Mexican who worked mainly in Mexico The exterminating angel, or in original Spanish El ángel exterminador, is the second of the Buñuel/Alatriste/Pinal film trilogy written and

Partial filmography

Feature films

Documentaries

Television

References

  1. ^ Alex Cox - Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
  2. ^ Alex Cox Interview with The Onion
  3. ^ Waldo's Hawaiian Holiday
  4. ^ See http://www.alexcox.com/dir_winner.htm

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