Cinecom
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Cinecom Pictures was an independent film company founded in 1982 by Ira Deutchman
(a former member of UA Classics
), Amir Malin and John Ives. Its first release was Robert Altman
's Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
The company also distributed The Brother from Another Planet
and Salaam Bombay!
. Its highest-grossing release was 1985's A Room with a View
. It closed down in 1991 after it filed for bankruptcy.
Ira Deutchman
Ira Deutchman, best known as a producer, distributor and marketer of independent films, is currently Managing Partner of Emerging Pictures , a New York-based digital exhibition company...
(a former member of UA Classics
United Artists
United Artists Corporation is an American film studio. The original studio of that name was founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks....
), Amir Malin and John Ives. Its first release was Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
's Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean.
The company also distributed The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet is a science fiction film written, directed and edited by John Sayles. It stars Joe Morton as an extraterrestrial who has escaped to Earth and who hides in New York City.-Plot:...
and Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay!
Salaam Bombay! is a 1988 Hindi film directed by Mira Nair, and screenwritten by her longtime creative collaborator, Sooni Taraporevala. The film chronicles the day-to-day life of children living on the streets of Bombay...
. Its highest-grossing release was 1985's A Room with a View
A Room with a View (film)
A Room with a View is a 1985 British drama film directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant. The film is a close adaptation of E. M...
. It closed down in 1991 after it filed for bankruptcy.