Tom DiCillo

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Tom DiCillo is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1954, and studied creative writing at Old Dominion University[1] in Norfolk, VA and went on to study filmmaking at New York University's Film School, subsequently working as an actor, then cinematographer, before making his own films.

His first film, Johnny Suede, cast the then-unknown Brad Pitt and Catherine Keener in what would be their first starring roles. It received a nomination for a Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival [2].

In his second film, DiCillo received acclaim for his satire of independent film-making Living in Oblivion. This 1995 black comedy, itself a low-budget independent film, features Steve Buscemi as a director driven to near-madness by his cast and crew, including a vain Hollywood actor.

Describing the inspiration for and origin of Living in Oblivion in an interview with Salon magazine, DiCillo described making a movie as "one of the most tedious, boring, painful experiences, and that's just when something goes right" [3].

Has published books of two of his screenplays, "Living in Oblivion" and "Box of Moonlight". Both books contain the full scripts along with humorous commentary, stories and anecdotes.

In 2001, Double Whammy had the dubious distinction of being released straight to video, despite a cast starring Elizabeth Hurley and Denis Leary [4].

His latest film, Delirious, is a comedy starring Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman and Elvis Costello. It was screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival where it won three awards (Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and the Signis Award for originality)[5]. The film also screened at Sundance in 2007 and won Best Director at the HBO Comedy Film Festival in Aspen.

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  1. ^ Template:Cite bio
  2. ^ Johnny Suede at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ Jennie Yabroff. "Adult juvenile delinquency", Salon, 1997-08-08. 
  4. ^ John Mankiewicz. "Straight to video", The New Yorker, 2003-02-10. 
  5. ^ Delirious at the Internet Movie Database

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