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Profile of Alex Cox
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Alex Cox |
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15th December 1954 |
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Liverpool, England, UK |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Alex Cox (b. 15 December 1954) is a British film director and sometimes actor, well known for his idiosyncratic style and scripts. His film Repo Man is often credited as one of the first truly independent movies. It was this film that brought him to light. Cox is the author of a number of screenplays, & he has also written on film for Sight and Sound, The Guardian, The Independent, and Film Comment. From 1988 to 1994, he presented Moviedrome on BBC Two, providing introductions to series of alternative or obscure films.
Partial filmography
- Sleep Is for Sissies (1980)
- Repo Man (1984)
- Sid & Nancy (1986)
- Straight to Hell (1987)
- Walker (1987)
- Patrullero, El (1992)
- Winner, The (1996)
- Death and the Compass (1996)
- Three Businessmen (1998)
- Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999)
- Emmanuelle: A Hard Look (2000)
- Revengers Tragedy (2002)
- Mike Hama Must Die! (2002)
- "I'm A Juvenile Delinquent - Jail Me!" (2003)
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