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.[1] Its first release was Robert Altman's Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.[2]
| Industry | Independent film production and distribution |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982[1] |
| Defunct | 1991 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | New York City |
Key people | Founders Ira Deutchman, Amir Malin and John Ives[1] |
The company also distributed The Brother from Another Planet and Salaam Bombay!. Its highest-grossing release was 1985's A Room with a View.[3] It closed down in 1991 after it filed for bankruptcy, but is sold to PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.
Selected films released
- 1982: Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean (Robert Altman)
- 1982: Starstruck (Gillian Armstrong)
- 1983: Angelo My Love (Robert Duval)
- 1983: City News (David Fishelson)
- 1983: El Norte (Gregory Nava)
- 1983: L'Argent (Robert Bresson)
- 1984: 1918 (Ken Harrison)
- 1984: Boy Meets Girl (Leos Carax)
- 1984: The Brother From Another Planet (John Sayles)
- 1984: Last Night at the Alamo (Eagle Pennell)
- 1984: Metropolis (Fritz Lang)
- 1984: Secret Honor (Robert Altman)
- 1984: Stop Making Sense (Jonathan Demme)
- 1984: The Times of Harvey Milk (Robert Epstein)
- 1984: Burroughs (Howard Brookner)
- 1984 The Revolt of Job (Imre Gyongyossy and Barna Kabay)
- 1985: The Coca-Cola Kid (Dusan Makavejev)
- 1985: Latino (Haskell Wexler)
- 1985: Pumping Iron 2 (George Butler)
- 1985 Let Ye Inherit (Imre Gyongyossy, Barna Kabay, atalin Petenyi)
- 1985 Tom Goes to the Bar (Dean Prisot)
- 1986: Home of the Brave (Laurie Anderson)
- 1986: Menage (Bertrand Blier)
- 1986: Native Son (Jerrold Freeman)
- 1986: Parting Glances (Bill Sherwood)
- 1986: A Room With A View (James Ivory)
- 1987: Julia and Julia (Peter Del Monte)
- 1987: The Lighthorsemen (Simon Wincer)
- 1987: A Man in Love (Diane Kurys)
- 1987: Matewan (John Sayles)
- 1987: Maurice (James Ivory)
- 1987: Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (Stephen Frears)
- 1987: Swimming to Cambodia (Jonathan Demme)
- 1988: The Deceivers (Nicholas Meyer)
- 1988: Miles from Home (Gary Sinise)
- 1988: Salaam Bombay (Mira Nair)
- 1989: Last Exit to Brooklyn (Uli Edel)
- 1989: Queen of Hearts (Jon Amiel)
- 1989: Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (Paul Bartel)
- 1990: The Handmaid's Tale (Volker Schlondorff)
- 1990: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Tom Stoppard)
- 1990: Tune in Tomorrow (Jon Amiel)
- 1991: Mississippi Masala (Mira Nair)
References
- ^ a b c Biskind, Peter (2004). Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film. New York City: Simon and Schuster. p. 17. ISBN 0-684-86259-X.
- ^ Pierson, John; Smith, Kevin (1997). Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes: A Guided Tour Across a Decade of American Independent Cinema. Miramax Books/Hyperion. p. 38. ISBN 0-7868-8222-0.
- ^ "All-Time Grosses for Cinecom". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
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