Julian Schnabel is mentioned in this movie indirectly.

In the final part of the movie when George Maitlin threatens Harvey Michaels with a gun, Maitlin shouts at him "You banged my wife for a year and a half on your lousy desk?" Michaels replies "The desk is a signed Julian Schnabel." Julian Schnabel is an artist and movie director, been nominated in 2008 for an Academy Award. He has been nominated Best Director for "Le Scaphandre et le papillon" (2007).