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James Lee Toback (born November 23, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director, as well as non-fiction writer, and essayist.
Toback was born in New York City. His mother, Selma Judith (née Levy), was a President of The League of Women Voters and a moderator of political debates on NBC. His father, Irwin Lionel Toback, was a stockbroker and former Vice-President of Dreyfus & Company.
He graduated from The Fieldston School in 1963 and from Harvard College, magna cum laude, in 1966. While attending Harvard College, Toback took what he claims to be the largest single dose of LSD of all time. He remained under the influence of the drug for eight days before being administered an antidote by neuropsychiatrist Max Rinkel. According to Toback, he lost all fear of death due to this experience.
After graduating from Harvard, Toback worked as a journalist. An assignment from Esquire on football player Jim Brown led to him living in Brown's house for a period of a couple years, where both Toback and Brown claim to have engaged in orgies with several women. It was after Toback grew tired of his hedonistic lifestyle in Brown's house that he came to the decision to make movies for a living. Toback wrote a book about his experiences with Brown entitled Jim: The Author's Self-Centered Memoir of the Great Jim Brown. In the early 1970s Toback taught creative writing at the City College of New York. He drew on this experience when he wrote the screenplay for The Gambler.
Writer-director James Toback interviewed by John A. Gallagher on "EXPOSED" (1983) starring Nastassia Kinski and Harvey Keitel. www.myspace.com/jgmovie THE DIRECTORS SERIES with JOHN A. GALLAGHER From 1982 to 1992, John Gallagher and Ira Gallen collaborated on the cable TV show THE DIRECTORS SERIES, featuring John's incisive interviews with hundreds of cinema personalities past and present. Lee Marvin, Dennis Hopper, Sir Richard Attenborough, Sydney Pollack, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Anne Francis, James Toback, Robert Downey Sr., Wolfgang Petersen (in his first American interview upon the release of DAS BOOT), Sam Raimi (in his very first video interview, promoting THE EVIL DEAD) -- these are just a few of the many filmmakers represented in Gallagher's candid, in-depth filmmaker-o...
Writer-director James Toback interviewed by John A. Gallagher on "EXPOSED" (1983) starring Nastassia Kinski and Harvey Keitel. www.myspace.com/jgmovie THE DIRECTORS SERIES with JOHN A. GALLAGHER From 1982 to 1992, John Gallagher and Ira Gallen collaborated on the cable TV show THE DIRECTORS SERIES, featuring John's incisive interviews with hundreds of cinema personalities past and present. Lee Marvin, Dennis Hopper, Sir Richard Attenborough, Sydney Pollack, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Anne Francis, James Toback, Robert Downey Sr., Wolfgang Petersen (in his first American interview upon the release of DAS BOOT), Sam Raimi (in his very first video interview, promoting THE EVIL DEAD) -- these are just a few of the many filmmakers represented in Gallagher's candid, in-depth filmmaker-o...
Actors James Toback and Brooke Shields talk about their film, "Black and White." »»﴿───► See more on the Actors Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsOd2Va0fMmofeGIqPbAYy2NY_jfclmP2
Writer-director James Toback interviewed by John A. Gallagher on "EXPOSED" (1983) starring Nastassia Kinski and Harvey Keitel. www.myspace.com/jgmovie THE DIRECTORS SERIES with JOHN A. GALLAGHER From 1982 to 1992, John Gallagher and Ira Gallen collaborated on the cable TV show THE DIRECTORS SERIES, featuring John's incisive interviews with hundreds of cinema personalities past and present. Lee Marvin, Dennis Hopper, Sir Richard Attenborough, Sydney Pollack, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Anne Francis, James Toback, Robert Downey Sr., Wolfgang Petersen (in his first American interview upon the release of DAS BOOT), Sam Raimi (in his very first video interview, promoting THE EVIL DEAD) -- these are just a few of the many filmmakers represented in Gallagher's candid, in-depth filmmaker-o...
I'LL MISS JOEL SIEGEL...HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND TO ME OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS, NEXT TO HIM AT ABC I'LL MISS HIS PRODUCER GLENN STEINFAST, both CLASS ACTS. The first person to do a news story on me was Joel. I didn't know how sick Joel was and I sent an e-mail to him and a number of people at ABC about a problem I was having with YOUTUBE, and the only person who called me back was Joel Siegal, who told me he was to sick to help me...thats more then a class act. I then sent this clip to get a laugh out of him, but I never heard back.... I'm feeling my Baby-boomer age today. writer-director James Toback interviewed by John A. Gallagher on "EXPOSED" (1983) starring Nastassia Kinski and Harvey Keitel. www.myspace.com/jgmovie THE DIRECTORS SERIES with JOHN A. GALLAGHER From 1982 t...
Richard Crouse and James Toback discuss the film "Tyson" Part Two
Movie Geeks United interviews writer/director James Toback about his remarkable career, and his documentary 'Tyson'. For more information on Movie Geeks United, and to listen to our archive of over 600 filmmaker interviews, visit http://www.moviegeeksunited.net.
INTERVIEW - Alec Baldwin and James Toback on film funding and distribution at 'Seduced and Abandoned' Interview at Palais des Festivals on May 21, 2013 in Cannes, France. Thanks for watching this video! Video Credit: Getty Images
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Classic episode of RBTV from April, 2009 features interviews w/ filmmaker JAMES TOBACK (Tyson), musician RAPHAEL SAADIQ, plus the makers of AMERICAN VIOLET (Nicole Beharie & Bill Haney) and The NO. 1 LADIE'S DETECTIVE AGENCY (Alexander McCall Smith).
A mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson, Mills Lane, Trevor Berbick
Jimmy Fingers vit entre deux mondes. Dans l’un, c’est un pianiste amateur aux grandes ambitions. Dans l’autre, c’est un brutal recouvreur de dettes qui officie pour le compte de son père, un redoutable mafieux. Jimmy est divisé et ses deux existences vont finir par s’entrechoquer… A wannabe concert pianist spends his days making a living by collecting debts for his Mafioso father, a lifestyle that could eventually ruin his dreams of a musical career.
Two Girls And A Guy Trailer 1998 Director: James Toback Starring: Heather Graham, Robert Downey, Jr., Natasha Wagner, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Angel David, Frederique Van Der Wal Official Content From Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment When two girls discover they've both been dating the same ne'er do well, they hatch a scheme to make him regret his womanizing ways. Low budget and strange with some mesmerizing moments. Movie, Two Girls And A Guy Movie,Two Girls And A Guy Trailer,Two Girls And A Guy 1998, James Toback,Heather Graham, Robert Downey, Jr., Natasha Wagner, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Angel David, Frederique Van Der Wal
'Drive' heartthrob Ryan Gosling gives an entertaining insight into the perils of the Hollywood audition in this clip, also featuring Alec Baldwin, from award-winning director James Toback's latest documentary "Seduced and Abandoned". Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/NYaLlb Watch more culture videos here: http://bit.ly/1hTcyCd ___ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness Curated stories on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/tumblr-nowness Inspiration on Pinterest: http://bit.ly/pinterest-nowness Staff Picks on Vimeo: ...
Elvis Mitchell discusses BLACK AND WHITE with writer/director James Toback.
INTERVIEW - Alec Baldwin and James Toback on actors in real life at 'Seduced and Abandoned' Interview at Palais des Festivals on May 21, 2013 in Cannes, France. Thanks for watching this video! Video Credit: Getty Images