Michael Tolkin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (1992), which he adapted from his 1988 book by the same name, and for which he received the 1993... Read full bio →
Nine
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.
Changing Lanes
The story of what happens one day in New York when a young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident on F.D.R. Drive and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud.
Deep Impact
Unless a comet can be destroyed before colliding with Earth, only those allowed into shelters will survive. Which people will survive?
The Player
A studio executive is being blackmailed by a writer whose script he rejected but which one? Loaded with Hollywood insider jokes.
Deep Cover
The black policeman Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA: the Columbian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss. First step is to get the lawyer and hobby dealer David Jason to trust him.
The Rapture
A controversial independent film from the early 90's about the end of the world. A religious and psychological film with explicit sex scenes creates a unique movie experience that many big budget movies never reach. Starring Mimi Rogers and a then unknown David Duchovany.
Gleaming the Cube
A young avid skateboarder uncovers a conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.