Rise to Success: Career Highlights of James Toback
From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how James Toback made an impact.
James Toback is an American screenwriter and film director, notable for his work in the movie industry. He garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1991 for his contribution to the film *Bugsy*. Toback's directorial credits include films such as *The Pick-up Artist*, *Two Girls and a Guy*, and *Black and White*, showcasing his involvement in various aspects of filmmaking.
1966: Graduation from Harvard
In 1966, James Toback graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University, where he also served as an editor for The Harvard Crimson.
1971: Publication of Jim: The Author's Self-Centered Memoir of the Great Jim Brown
In 1971, James Toback wrote a book about his experiences as Jim Brown's house guest, titled Jim: The Author's Self-Centered Memoir of the Great Jim Brown.
1974: Release of The Gambler
In 1974, James Toback achieved his first major film success with the release of The Gambler, a semi-autobiographical film for which he wrote the screenplay.
1978: Directorial Debut with Fingers
In 1978, James Toback made his directorial debut with the film Fingers, starring Harvey Keitel.
1982: Release of Love and Money
In 1982, James Toback directed and released the film Love and Money.
1983: Release of Exposed
In 1983, James Toback directed and released the film Exposed.
1987: Release of The Pick-up Artist
In 1987, James Toback directed and released the film The Pick-up Artist.
1989: Release of The Big Bang
In 1989, James Toback directed and released the documentary The Big Bang.
1991: Academy Award Nomination
In 1991, James Toback received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on the film Bugsy.
1991: Award and Nominations for Bugsy
In 1991, James Toback won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for best screenplay for Bugsy and was nominated for both the Academy Award for best original screenplay and for the Golden Globe best screenplay award.
2005: The Beat That My Heart Skipped Release
In 2005, Jacques Audiard's remake of James Toback's Fingers as The Beat That My Heart Skipped was released and won numerous Best Film awards.
2005: Release of The Outsider: A Film about James Toback
In 2005, Nicholas Jarecki examined James Toback in a documentary called The Outsider: A Film about James Toback.
2008: Tyson at Cannes Film Festival
In 2008, James Toback's documentary Tyson was featured at the Cannes Film Festival, winning a prize in the festival's Un Certain Regard section and was nominated for best documentary awards in several United States competitions.
2008: Oldenburg International Film Festival Retrospective
In 2008, the Oldenburg International Film Festival selected James Toback and his work for its "Retrospective."
2009: Kanbar Award for Excellence in Screenwriting
In 2009, the San Francisco International Film Festival selected James Toback for its annual Kanbar Award for excellence in screenwriting.
2014: Release of The Gambler Remake
In 2014, English director Rupert Wyatt remade The Gambler, originally written by James Toback.
2017: Release of An Imperfect Murder
In 2017, James Toback's film An Imperfect Murder was released, with Variety's chief film critic Owen Gleiberman describing it as "a thrift-shop psychological X-ray that demands to be taken on its own Tobackian terms."
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