James Lyons

Editing

James Lyons (October 8, 1960 – April 12, 2007) was an American film editor, actor and screenwriter. He is best known his collaborations with filmmaker Todd Haynes.

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Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman standing in a living room wearing a brown dress; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting in a room with a brick wall behind her; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting in front of a mirror putting lipstick on her lips; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman are sitting on a bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman dressed up for a formal event; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of men sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and two girls are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman are holding up a medal; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman standing next to each other holding leaves; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a red dress holding a purple scarf; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting on a chair reading a book; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a green dress is looking in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people standing around a table with candles; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman holding a plant in her hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman standing next to a child in front of an audience; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman and a man standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A young boy wearing a white shirt and a red bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman walking down a path towards a red car; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man wearing a hat standing in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman in the woods talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting in front of a man in a green shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman talking in the woods; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man in a green jacket singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a long coat and a head scarf is talking to a young girl; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A painting of a person walking down a path towards the sun; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting at a table in front of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man sitting in front of another man in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting on a chair in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman sitting on the side of a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – An older woman wearing a green jacket talking to a younger man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman walking down a path in front of a school bus; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman with blonde hair is smiling at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people standing in front of a stage; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman embracing each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a wooden wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of women sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a brown dress and a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman standing in front of a window in a living room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman standing in the woods; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A girl sitting on a couch in front of a christmas tree; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman with curly hair is holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman standing in the grass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – Two women are talking to each other in front of trees; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a red dress sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man standing in front of a wooden bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a red dress talking to a man in a green shirt; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman wearing a head scarf and a red jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A person with red lipstick on their lips; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – Two women standing in front of a blue car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man in a brown jacket is standing in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A man standing on a stage in front of clouds; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman standing next to a man in front of a neon sign; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of men and women in tuxedos standing next to each other; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a red dress standing in the woods; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man wearing a hat and a coat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman standing in front of a house; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man walking on the sidewalk in front of a theater; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman dancing at an event; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of cars parked on the side of the street; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman talking on a phone in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman holding a stack of folded clothes; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man sitting at a table in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – An old truck parked in front of a restaurant; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – Two women sitting at a table with plates of food in front of them; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting in front of an old fashioned tv; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman walking past an old car in a driveway; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Velvet Goldmine” (1998), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman in a white wig holding a brush in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man holding a wine glass in front of his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A man holding a camera in front of two women; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Far from Heaven” (2002), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of men and a woman walking down a hall way; Wide shot, High angle

Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven

(2002)

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine

(1998)