Paul Schrader
American film director
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| 2025 | Civil court documents made public, revealing sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations against Paul Schrader, involving a confidential settlement dispute. |
| 2025 | Settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with his former assistant, resolving allegations of inappropriate conduct that spanned from 2021 to 2024. |
| 2024 | Another alleged kiss with assistant during a night of drinking prior to the Cannes Film Festival incident. |
| 2024 | Created multiple unproduced screenplays, including an untitled Frank Sinatra biopic, 'Non Compos Mentis', and 'The Basics of Philosophy'. |
| 2024 | The upcoming release of the film Oh, Canada directed and written by Paul Schrader. |
| 2024 | Paul Schrader is set to appear in 'The Adam Friedland Show,' indicating his ongoing relevance in contemporary discussions surrounding film. |
| May 2024 | An alleged unwanted romantic advance occurred at the Cannes Film Festival, involving a kiss that was not reciprocated. |
| 2023 | Schrader criticized the 95th Academy Awards for their perceived politicization, stating that the Oscars' 'scramble to be woke' has made their ceremony 'mean less each year'. |
| 2023 | It was confirmed that Schrader would write and direct Oh, Canada, an adaptation of Russell Banks' novel, Foregone. |
| 2022 | Developed two unproduced screenplays: 'Three Guns at Dawn' and 'R.N.'. |
| 2022 | Schrader released 'Master Gardener', completing his loose trilogy that began with 'First Reformed' and continued with 'The Card Counter'. |
| 2022 | Schrader updated his list of favorite films for the Sight & Sound poll, including titles such as 'Metropolis' and 'The Godfather'. |
| 2022 | Schrader's film Master Gardener premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where he received the Golden Lion Honorary Award. |
| 2022 | The release of the film There Are No Saints written by Paul Schrader, in which he also served as an executive producer. |
| 2022 | Schrader criticized the Sight and Sound Greatest Films poll, stating it was a 'politically correct rejiggering', particularly taking issue with the selection of 'Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles' as the greatest film of all time. |
| 2021 | Worked on the unproduced screenplay 'The Apostles and Apocrypha'. |
| 2021 | Alleged initial sexual harassment incidents began with an unidentified assistant during this year. |
| 2021 | The film 'The Card Counter', directed and written by Paul Schrader, was released as part of his recent trilogy. |
| 2021 | Schrader attacked cancel culture, describing it as 'infectious...like the Delta virus'. |
| 2021 | He received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival. |
| 2019 | Created the unproduced screenplay 'Nine Men from Now'. |
| 2018 | He was awarded Best Original Screenplay by the National Board of Review for First Reformed. |
| 2018 | At the New York Film Critics Circle, he won Best Screenplay for First Reformed. |
| 2018 | Schrader received the Best Screenplay award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards for First Reformed. |
| 2018 | He contributed to 'What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael,' a documentary celebrating the legacy of film critic Pauline Kael. |
| 2017 | Schrader released 'First Reformed', which earned him his first Academy Award nomination as a screenwriter. |
| 2017 | The film First Reformed, directed by Schrader and starring Ethan Hawke, premiered at the Venice Film Festival. |
| 2016 | Developed the unproduced screenplay 'Don't Shoot the Piano Player'. |
| 2016 | The release of the film Dog Eat Dog directed by Paul Schrader, in which he had a role as Grecco The Greek. |
| December 2016 | Schrader referred to the then-upcoming Trump presidency as 'a call to violence', which led to a visit from the New York City Police Department Counterterrorism Bureau due to the violent nature of his remarks. |
| 2015 | Schrader was involved in 'Hitchcock/Truffaut,' a documentary that discussed the impact of Alfred Hitchcock on the art of filmmaking as examined by François Truffaut. |
| 2014 | Worked on the unproduced screenplay 'Life on the Other Side'. |
| 2014 | Schrader directed The Dying of the Light, an espionage thriller starring Nicolas Cage. |
| 2013 | Appeared in documentaries 'Milius' and 'Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic'. |
| 2013 | Created two unproduced screenplays: 'The Devil's Right Hand' and an untitled Clarence Thomas biopic. |
| 2013 | At the Ghent International Film Festival, Schrader received the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award. |
| 2013 | He made an appearance in 'Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic,' which explored the life and influence of comedian Richard Pryor. |
| 2013 | Paul Schrader was featured in 'Milius,' a documentary focusing on the life and career of screenwriter John Milius. |
| 2013 | Schrader was awarded Best Foreign Director for The Canyons at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. |
| 2013 | He won the Honorary Spike for The Canyons at the Valladolid International Film Festival. |
| August 2 2013 | Schrader released The Canyons, which had a limited theatrical release and was one of the first films to use Kickstarter for funding. |
| 2012 | Developed an unproduced biopic screenplay about Matilda Kshesinskaya. |
| 2012 | Schrader participated in the Sight & Sound film polls, where he selected ten films as his favorites. |
| 2011 | Worked on two unproduced screenplays: 'Bait' and 'Recall'. |
| 2011 | In the documentary 'The Story of Film,' Schrader shared his insights on the developments in global cinema. |
| 2011 | He appeared in 'Eames: The Architect and the Painter,' a documentary examining the lives and contributions of Charles and Ray Eames to design and architecture. |
| 2011 | Cleopatra Club had its foreign language debut in Vienna. |
| 2011 | Schrader was featured in 'These Amazing Shadows,' a documentary that explored the national film registry and its impact on American cinema. |
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