雷·迈克金农

Ray McKinnon
2013年
剧情： 该剧描述一个坐了19年牢的谋杀强奸犯（Aden Young）因为新的DNA证据出现而被无罪释放。
2012年
导赏：可怕的风暴。
剧情：　　影片讲述了两个小男孩的冒险之旅。这两个小男孩叫做艾莱斯和奈科伯恩再一次很普通的出游里，他们在密西西比河的小岛上发现了一名叫做玛德的男人。玛德说自己有着辉煌的过去，他说自己曾经在德克萨斯杀了一个人，而为政府卖命的赏金猎人正在气势汹汹找她。他说自己正在计划这要和自己的爱人珍妮弗见面，并私奔。而现在，珍妮弗正在镇子上等他。 　　虽然对玛德的说辞表示怀疑，但是好奇心还是驱使两个男孩同意帮助玛德。不久之后，玛德的说辞就得到了印证。赏金猎人来了，和他们一起的，还有一个漂亮的女孩……
2009年
导赏：电影《弱点》以橄榄球运动为叙事载体，构建了一个关于社会流动、文化资本与人性救赎的现代寓言。影片对黑人文化的呈现展现出尊重的态度。当迈克尔回忆起生母教会他“用善良看待世界”时，导演并未将其简化为悲情叙事，而是通过闪回镜头中母子相依的剪影，赋予底层文化以精神深度。从图伊家庭的餐桌可以窥得一种文化融合的微观场域。当迈克尔在餐前祷告时局促不安，图伊家的女儿柯林斯主动伸手邀请他加入，这个细节打破了美国南方种族隔离的历史记忆。导演通过暖色调的灯光与舒缓的配乐，将种族差异转化为情感共鸣的契机，在文化碰撞的间隙中，新的身份认同得以建构。图伊家庭的空间叙事极具隐喻性。导演通过开放式厨房、共享客厅与定制卧室的场景设计，将家庭结构转化为社会支持系统的可视化表达。当迈克尔在深夜独自擦拭橄榄球奖杯时，镜头缓缓扫过墙上悬挂的全家福，这种空间并置暗示着：家庭的本质不在于血缘纽带，而在于情感联结的深度。桑德拉・布洛克饰演的莉・安妮・图伊，其角色塑造突破了“白人救世主”的刻板印象。她在橄榄球训练场对迈克尔的心理疏导，并非居高临下的施舍，而是基于平等尊重的沟通。这种关系模式与功能主义家庭理论形成对话——家庭不仅是社会化的场所，更是个体实现自我认同的情感共同体。影片中最具张力的场景，当属莉・安妮与大学招生办官员的对峙，她以母亲的身份而非种族代言人的姿态，为迈克尔争取教育权利，这种叙事策略消解了种族议题的对抗性，转而强调人性共通的价值。《弱点》以橄榄球的暴力美学包裹着人性的温暖内核，通过迈克尔的成长轨迹，揭示了美国社会在种族、阶层与教育领域的深层矛盾，同时也展现了文化资本转化的可能性。（编辑：婧怡）
剧情：　　年迈的农夫回到当年辛苦耕耘的农场,面对家人的背叛、宿敌的威胁,他该如何保住他的家园?
2008年
2007年
剧情：本片由荣获奥斯卡奖的雷·麦克金南自编自导自演，是一部轻松幽默的诙谐剧。故事讲述了老好人兰迪·皮特森，想摆脱无奈和现实的生活，却又不得不面对混乱一切的故事。围绕他整日的是掌管一切的妻子，同性恋的兄弟和无尽的债务……某日，他遇到两个强盗，令人捧腹的故事由此展开……影片中雷·麦克金南一人分饰两角，同时，获金球奖提名的演员丽莎·布伦特和热门剧集《盾牌》的主演沃尔顿·戈金斯都有加盟，相信本片会带给大家不少惊喜。影片于9月份在美国上映。
2006年
剧情：2006 sundance film festival come early morning opens with lucy (ashley judd) waking up in the morning at a hotel in bed with a guy whose name she does not know. we soon learn this is normal for her. lucy lives in a small town in the south, does a fine job helping oversee construction projects, drives an old pick-up truck, shares a small house with a roommate (laura prepon, from that 70s show), dutifully takes care of her aging relatives, is estranged from her father, regularly visits the one bar in town, drinks a lot and gets sloppy drunk and sleeps with strangers. the plot is a little predictable―lucy meets a guy and he hopes to help her out of this cycle and that proves to be rough on both of them and the relationship almost falls apart but then just before the credits roll they reconcile and i think everyone lives happily ever after. written and directed by joey lauren adams (the memorable alyssa from chasing amy), come early morning is a reflection of her southern baptist upbringing and was shot in locations that were personal to her. ashley judd is excellent in the film and the supporting cast includes such veteran talents as tim blake nelson, stacy keach and diane ladd, not to mention another southern boy, ray mckinnon, who plays a local holy roller preacher. while not a great film, it was a warm, entertaining and well-produced movie that told a genuine story about a complex character caught in an ugly rut. it also has a wonderful soundtrack, although its not clear how much of that will survive when they have to pay for the rights for national release. tidbits from the sundance qampa joey lauren adams was frank and refreshing. she said she did the movie because she wasnt getting any good acting opportunities and realized she needed to do something in her life besides hang out. the bar thats featured in the movie is the same one she goes to when she visits her home town, and one of the houses featured is owned by her grandparents, i think.