John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American-Italian actor, writer and filmmaker, known for his association with the independent film movement.

While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s hailed as a

Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (/hwɑːˈkiːn/ whah-KEEN; né Bottom; October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Widely described as one of the preeminent actors of his genera

John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor. Cusack began acting in films during the 1980s, starring in coming-of-age dramedies such as Sixteen C

Jim Jarmusch is an American writer-director and musician. He was born on January 22, 1953, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Jarmusch has been a major figure in American

Lili Taylor is an American actress who works in film, television, and theater. Born on February 20, 1967, in Glencoe, Illinois, USA, she first gained recognitio

Meg Ryan (born November 19, 1961) is an American actress, producer, and director. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the dram

Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films befor

Michael Emmet Walsh (March 22, 1935 – March 19, 2024) was an American character actor who has appeared in over 200 films and television series, including suppor

Eddie Deezen (born March 6, 1957 in Cumberland, Maryland) is an American male character actor, voice actor and comedian. He is noted for portraying nerdy suppor

Amos Poe, born Amos Jay Porges, was a quintessential New York independent filmmaker, a key figure in the emergence of the No Wave cinema movement that evolved f