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'''Cinecom Pictures''' was an independent film company founded in 1982 by [[Ira Deutchman]] (a former member of [[United Artists Classics]]), Amir Malin and John Ives.<ref name=biskind/> Its first release was [[Robert Altman]]'s ''[[Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (film)|Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean]]''.<ref name=spike-mike>{{cite book|last1=Pierson|first1=John|last2=Smith|first2=Kevin|authorlink2=Kevin Smith|title=Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes: A Guided Tour Across a Decade of American Independent Cinema|page=38|isbn=0-7868-8222-0|year=1997|publisher=[[Miramax Books]]/[[Disney Hyperion|Hyperion]]}}</ref>
 
The company also distributed ''[[The Brother from Another Planet]]'' and ''[[Salaam Bombay!]]''. Its highest-grossing release was 1985's ''[[A Room with a View (1986 film)|A Room with a View]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=cinecom.htm|title=All-Time Grosses for Cinecom|accessdate=2010-05-20|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> Cinecom closed operations in 1991 after it filed for bankruptcy; [[Crédit Lyonnais]] acquired the company's film library the following year, licensing worldwide distribution rights to the library to [[October Films]].<ref>{{cite Theweb|first=John Evan|last=Frook|title=October to run Cinecom library|website=[[Variety is(magazine)|Variety]]|date=27 October 1992|access-date=19 October 2024|url=https://variety.com/1992/biz/news/october-to-run-cinecom-library-100821/}}</ref> Although the Cinecom library currentlywas ownedacquired by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM Studios]], who purchased Crédit Lyonnais' film library from [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] in 1999, much of its films have since been acquired by third parties.
 
==Selected filmsFilms released==
*1982: ''[[Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (film)|Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean]]'' (Robert Altman) (owned by [[Paramount Pictures]])
*1982: ''[[Starstruck (1982 film)|Starstruck]]'' (Gillian Armstrong) (owned by [[Shout! Studios]] via Westchester Films)
*1983: ''[[Angelo My Love]]'' (Robert DuvalDuvall)
*1983: ''[[City News (PBS film)|City News]]'' (David Fishelson) (owned by [[PBS]])
*1983: ''[[El Norte (film)|El Norte]]'' (Gregory Nava) (owned by Independent Productions; distribution rights licensed to [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]], [[Janus Films]] and [[The Criterion Collection]])
*1983: ''[[L'Argent (1983 film)|L'Argent]]'' (Robert Bresson) (owned by [[Marin Karmitz|mk2]]; distribution rights licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection)
*19841983: ''[[1918Monkey (1985Grip (film)|1918Monkey Grip]]'' (Ken HarrisonCameron) (owned by [[Umbrella Entertainment]])
*1984: ''[[Boy Meets Girl1918 (19841985 film)|Boy Meets Girl1918]]'' (LeosKen Harrison) (owned by Shout! Studios via Westchester CaraxFilms)
*1984: ''[[Boy Meets Girl (1984 film)|Boy Meets Girl]]'' (Leos Carax) (distribution rights owned by [[Kino Lorber]], The Criterion Collection and Carlotta Films US)
*1984: ''[[The Brother From Another Planet]]'' (John Sayles)
*1984: ''[[LastThe NightBrother atFrom theAnother AlamoPlanet]]'' (EagleJohn PennellSayles) (owned by [[IFC Films]])
*1984: ''[[Burroughs (film)|Burroughs]]'' (Howard Brookner) (owned by [[Pinball London]]; distribution rights licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection)
*1984: ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' (Fritz Lang)▼
*1984: ''[[SecretCold HonorFeet (1983 film)|Cold Feet]]'' (RobertBruce van AltmanDusen)
*1984: ''[[StopLast MakingNight Senseat the Alamo]]'' (JonathanEagle Pennell) (owned by IFC DemmeFilms)
▲*1984: ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' (Fritz Lang) (distribution rights owned by Kino Lorber)
*1984: ''[[The Times of Harvey Milk]]'' (Robert Epstein)
*1984: ''[[Secret Honor]]'' (Robert Altman) (owned by [[Robert Altman|Sandcastle 5]])
*1984: ''Burroughs'' (Howard Brookner)
*1984: ''[[TheStop RevoltMaking of JobSense]]'' (ImreJonathan GyongyossyDemme) and(owned Barnaby Kabay[[A24]])
*1984 ''[[The Revolt of Job]]'' (Imre Gyongyossy and Barna Kabay) (owned by [[Focus Features]])
*1984: ''[[The Times of Harvey Milk]]'' (Robert Epstein) (owned by Telling Pictures; distribution rights licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection)
*1985: ''[[The Coca-Cola Kid]]'' (Dusan Makavejev)
*1985: ''[[Latino (film)|Latino]]'' (Haskell Wexler)
*1985: ''[[Pumping Iron 2]]'' (George Butler)
*1985 ''Let Ye Inherit (Imre Gyongyossy, Barna Kabay, atalin Petenyi)
*1985: ''TomA Goes to the BarMarriage'' (DeanSandy PrisotTung)
*19861985: ''[[HomeA ofThousand theLittle Brave (1986 film)|Home of the BraveKisses]]'' (LaurieMira AndersonRecanati)
*1985 ''Tom Goes to the Bar'' (Dean Prisot) (owned by Dean Prisot)
*1986: ''[[90 Days (film)|90 Days]]'' (Giles Walker)
*1986: ''[[Arthur's Hallowed Ground]]'' (Freddie Young) (owned by [[Film4 Productions]] and [[Goldcrest Films]])
*1986: ''[[Fast Talking]]'' (Ken Cameron) (owned by Umbrella Entertainment)
*1986: ''[[Forever Young (1983 film)|Forever Young]]'' (David Drury) (owned by Film4 Productions and Goldcrest Films)
*1986: ''[[Home of the Brave (1986 film)|Home of the Brave]]'' (Laurie Anderson) (owned by [[Rhino Entertainment]])
*1986: ''[[Menage]]'' (Bertrand Blier)
*1986: ''[[Native Son (1986 film)|Native Son]]'' (Jerrold Freeman) (owned by [[Warner Bros.]])
*1986: ''[[Parting Glances]]'' (Bill Sherwood) (owned by [[First Run Features]])
*1986: ''[[A Room with a View (1986 film)|A Room With A View]]'' (James Ivory) (owned by Shout! Studios via Westchester Films)
*1986: ''[[Sharma and Beyond]]'' (Brian Gilbert) (owned by Film4 Productions and Goldcrest Films)
*1986: ''[[Tea in the Harem]]'' (Mehdi Charef)
*1986: ''[[Those Glory Glory Days]]'' (Philip Saville) (owned by Film4 Productions and Goldcrest Films)
*1986: ''[[Winter Flight]]'' (Roy Battersby) (owned by Film4 Productions and Goldcrest Films)
*1987: ''[[Comic Magazine]]'' (Yōjirō Takita)
*1987: ''[[Julia and Julia]]'' (Peter Del Monte)
*1987: ''[[The Lighthorsemen (film)|The Lighthorsemen]]'' (Simon Wincer) (owned by Umbrella Entertainment)
*1987: ''[[A Man in Love (1987 film)|A Man in Love]]'' (Diane Kurys) (owned by [[Pathé]])
*1987: ''[[Matewan]]'' (John Sayles)
*1987: ''[[Maurice (1987 film)|Maurice]]'' (James Ivory) (owned by Cohen Media Group)
*1987: ''[[Sammy and Rosie Get Laid]]'' (Stephen Frears)
*1987: ''[[Swimming to Cambodia]]'' (Jonathan Demme)
*1988: ''[[TheComic DeceiversBook (film)|The DeceiversConfidential]]'' (NicholasRon Mann) (owned by Films We MeyerLike)
*1988: ''[[The Deceivers (film)|The Deceivers]]'' (Nicholas Meyer) (owned by Cohen Media Group)
*1988: ''[[Miles from Home]]'' (Gary Sinise)
*1988: ''[[Salaam Bombay]]'' (Mira Nair) (co-owned by the [[British Film Institute|BFI]])
*1989: ''[[Last Exit to Brooklyn (film)Yeelen|Last Exit to BrooklynBrightness]]'' (UliSouleymane EdelCissé)
*1989: ''[[Last Exit to Brooklyn (film)|Last Exit to Brooklyn]]'' (Uli Edel) (owned by [[Constantin Film]]; distribution rights licensed to [[Samuel Goldwyn Films]])
*1989: ''[[Queen of Hearts (1989 film)|Queen of Hearts]]'' (Jon Amiel)
*1989: ''[[Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills]]'' (Paul Bartel)
*1989: ''[[Trust Me (1989 film)|Trust Me]]'' (Robert Houston)
*1989: ''[[We Think the World of You]]'' (Colin Gregg)
*1990: ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (film)|The Handmaid's Tale]]'' (Volker Schlondorff)
*1990: ''[[Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (film)|Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' (Tom Stoppard) (owned by [[RLJE Films]])
*1990: ''[[Tune in Tomorrow]]'' (Jon Amiel)
*1991: ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' (Mira Nair) (owned by [[Mirabai Films]]; distribution rights licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection)
*1991: ''[[Once Around]]'' (Lasse Hallström) (distributed by [[Universal Pictures]])
 
==References==
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