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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>
In 1985, Cinecom decided to terminate its pact with film producer Filmvest, which the six-picture agreement would start in 1984.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1985-11-06|title=Cinecom Terminates Pact to Handle Filmvest Pics|page=38|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> That year, Cinecom received deals with independent producers, like [[Lucasfilm]], [[Goldcrest Films|Goldcrest]], M&R Amusement, [[National Film Board of Canada|the National Film Board of Canada]] and [[Merchant Ivory Productions]], and decided to acquire twelve motion pictures that were designed to distribute over the next twelve months of its existence.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Robbins|first=Jim|date=1985-11-13|title=Cinecom Handling Release Of 12 Pics Over Next Several Months|page=6|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In 1986, Merchant Ivory Productions and Cinecom International Films partnered to co-produce films, such as ''[[The Deceivers (film)|The Deceivers]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cohn|first=Lawrence|date=1986-03-12|title=Merchant Ivory, Cinecom Teaming On Coproductions|page=5|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</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> It closed down in 1991 after it filed for bankruptcy and sold to [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]].
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