Question: Who directed a 2004 American romantic drama featuring James Garner?
Context: Russell S. Hughes (January 15, 1910 – April 16, 1958) was a screenwriter of movies such as "Them! "; "Thunder Over the Plains" with Randolph Scott; Anthony Mann's "The Last Frontier" with Victor Mature and Robert Preston; "Yellow Mountain" with Mala Powers; "Jubal" with Ernest Borgnine and Rod Steiger; and a host of others and a variety of episodes for television series including "Maverick" episodes "According to Hoyle" and "The Seventh Hand," both featuring James Garner as Bret Maverick and Diane Brewster as Samantha Crawford, as well as "The Burning Sky" and Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Wrecker."  Other series include "Perry Mason" with Raymond Burr, "Zane Grey Theater", and both the movie "Sugarfoot" with Randolph Scott and the unrelated TV series "Sugarfoot". Cash McCall is a 1960 American romantic drama film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Henry Blanke, directed by Joseph Pevney, that stars James Garner and Natalie Wood.  It is based upon the novel of the same name by Cameron Hawley about a man who buys moribund businesses in order to refurbish them and then sell them on at considerable profit.  The film's screenplay is by Lenore J. Coffee and Marion Hargrove. The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks.  The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s.  Their story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man (portrayed by James Garner) telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident (played by Gena Rowlands, who is Cassavetes's mother). James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor, producer, and voice artist.  He starred in several television series over more than five decades, including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series "Maverick" and Jim Rockford in "The Rockford Files", and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including "The Great Escape" (1963) with Steve McQueen, Paddy Chayefsky's "The Americanization of Emily" (1964), "Grand Prix" (1966), Blake Edwards' "Victor/Victoria" (1982), "Murphy's Romance" (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, "Space Cowboys" (2000) with Clint Eastwood, and "The Notebook" (2004). "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres", starring James Garner and Jack Kelly, remains one of the most famous and widely discussed episodes of the Western comedy television series "Maverick".  Written by series creator Roy Huggins (teleplay) and Douglas Heyes (story) and directed by Leslie H. Martinson, this 1958 second season episode depicts gambler Bret Maverick (James Garner) being swindled by a crooked banker (John Dehner) after depositing the proceeds from a late-night poker game.  He then surreptitiously recruits his brother Bart Maverick (Jack Kelly) and a host of other acquaintances to mount an elaborate sting operation to recover the money. Nichols (also known as James Garner as Nichols) is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season.  Set in the fictional town of Nichols, Arizona, in 1914, "Nichols" differed from traditional Western series of the era.  The main character, a sheriff, rode on a motorcycle and in an automobile rather than on the traditional horse.  Nichols did not carry a firearm and was generally opposed to the use of violence to solve problems, preferring other means.  Margot Kidder portrayed Ruth, his love interest and a barmaid at Salters. The New Maverick is a 1978 made-for-TV movie based on the 1957 television series "Maverick", with James Garner as Bret Maverick, Charles Frank as newcomer cousin Ben Maverick (son of Beau Maverick), Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick, and Susan Sullivan as Poker Alice Ivers.  Garner had been 29 years old at the beginning of the original series and was 50 while filming "The New Maverick".  The TV-movie was a pilot for the series "Young Maverick", which featured Frank and only lasted a few episodes.  Directed by Hy Averback and written by Juanita Bartlett, the movie was filmed while Garner's series "The Rockford Files" was on hiatus.  Garner would later star in "Bret Maverick", another attempt at a television series revival inspired by this TV-movie, for the 1981-82 season. Before Sunset is a 2004 American romantic drama film, the sequel to "Before Sunrise" (1995).  Like its predecessor, the film was directed by Richard Linklater.  He shares screenplay credit with actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, and with Kim Krizan, the screenwriter for the first film featuring these two characters. In the Name of People ( ) is a Chinese TV drama series.  Its plot revolves around a prosecutor's efforts to unearth corruption in a present-day fictional Chinese city.  It has drawn large audiences in China, where its release coincides with General Secretary Xi Jinping's leadership's anti-corruption campaign.  It is the first broadcast political drama featuring high-level government corruption in China since 2004.  The production received significant government funding from the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the highest agency responsible for both investigation and prosecution in the People's Republic of China.  The intervention from censors was much lighter due to the support of the authorities.  The series is considered by some western observers as the Chinese version of "House of Cards". Boys' Night Out is a 1962 American romantic comedy film, starring Kim Novak, James Garner, and Tony Randall, and featuring Janet Blair, Patti Page, Jessie Royce Landis, Oscar Homolka, Howard Duff and Howard Morris.  It was directed by Michael Gordon and was written by Ira Wallach based on a story by Arne Sultan and Marvin Worth.
Answer: Nick Cassavetes