James Cox (born February 5, 1975) is an American film director. His short film ''Atomic Tabasco'' (which he made while a student at

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) received an honorable mention at the

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Sundance Film Festival and a Bronze Medal at the 1999

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. Cox then directed ''

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'' in 2002 and '' Wonderland'' in 2003. In 2013, his film '' Straight A's'', starring

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and Luke Wilson, received a theatrical release in the Netherlands. Cox has also directed music videos for Rise Against's "

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" and

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's " All About Us", " White Robe" and " Friend or Foe". In 2015, it was announced that Cox would be directing

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, starring opposite Ansel Elgort and

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in a remake of ''

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''. Despite accusations of sexual assault made against Spacey, the film was released on

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on July 17, 2018.

Filmography

* ''Atomic Tabasco'' (1999) - Director, writer * ''The Rock Star'' (1999) - Director, writer * ''

'' (2002) - Director * '' Wonderland'' (2003) - Director, writer * '' Straight A's'' (2013) - Director * ''

'' (2018) - Director, writer

References

External links

* Film directors from New York City Living people 1975 births Tisch School of the Arts alumni American music video directors American male screenwriters Screenwriters from New York (state) {{US-film-director-1970s-stub