his adaptations of jim thompson, david goodis et al. for showtime's "fallen angels" anthology series were directed by steven soderbergh and tom cruise. rodman then wrote "joe gould's secret", which opened the 2000 sundance festival and was subsequently released by october/usa films. rodman's original screenplay "f." was selected by "premiere magazine" as one of hollywood's ten best unproduced screenplays. other films include "savage grace", starring julianne moore, and "august", with josh hartnett, rip torn, and david bowie—both of which had their us premieres at the 2008 sundance film festival. they were released in 2008 from ifc and first look, respectively. rodman's screenplay for "savage grace" was nominated for a spirit award in the best screenplay category.