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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>
'''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. The Cinecom library is currently owned by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM Studios]], who purchased Crédit Lyonnais' film library from [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] in 1999.
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 web|title=|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=27 October 1992|access-date=19 October films|url=https://variety.com/1992/biz/news/october-to-run-cinecom-library-100821/}}</ref> Although the Cinecom library was acquired 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 films released==
==Selected films released==

Revision as of 17:38, 19 October 2024

Cinecom International Films
IndustryIndependent film production and distribution
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)[1]
Defunct1991; 33 years ago (1991)
FateBankruptcy; library purchased by Crédit Lyonnais
SuccessorLibrary: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (via Orion Pictures; with several exceptions)
HeadquartersNew York City
Key people
Founders Ira Deutchman, Amir Malin and John Ives[1]

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]

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] 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.[4] Although the Cinecom library was acquired by 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 films released

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "All-Time Grosses for Cinecom". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  4. ^ Variety. 27 October 1992 https://variety.com/1992/biz/news/october-to-run-cinecom-library-100821/. Retrieved 19 October films. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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