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John S. Lyons has 0 productions in the Nutevio catalogue.
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John S. Lyons has 0 productions in the Nutevio catalogue.
The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Lyons set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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Mike Myers
Actor
6 shared titles · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Jay Roach
Producer
3 shared titles · Sisters

Amy Poehler
Actor
2 shared titles · Sisters

Tina Fey
Actor
2 shared titles · Sisters

Verne Troyer
Actor
2 shared titles · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Michael York
Actor
2 shared titles · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Robert Wagner
Actor
2 shared titles · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Seth Green
Actor
2 shared titles · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Mindy Sterling
Actor
2 shared titles · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Peter Hedges
Director
2 shared titles · Pieces of April

George S. Clinton
Original Music Composer
2 shared titles · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Michael McCullers
Screenplay
2 shared titles · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
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