John Sayles
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist.
Known for
The Spiderwick Chronicles 
The Howling 
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot 
Lone Star 
Piranha 
Eight Men Out 
In the Electric Mist 
Alligator 
Gridlock'd 
Matinee 
Girlfight 
Battle Beyond the Stars 
Matewan 
The Brother from Another Planet 
Men of War 
Sunshine State 
City of Hope 
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel 
The Challenge 
Lianna 
Breaking In 
The Lady in Red 
Wild Thing 
Amigo 
Little Saints 
Texas Red 
The Umbrella 
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi 
Algren 
The Gray House