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Tony Manne
Tony Manne spent over 30 years of his career with Columbia Pictures, for whom he served in Italy, France, Portugal and as General Manager in Brazil. He was elevated to the position of European regional supervisor in 1981, and then Executive Vice President for International Distribution and Marketing in 1989.
Additionally, Tony created and managed Brazil’s pioneer art-house distribution and exhibition company, Grupo Nacional de Diversões, based in Rio de Janeiro. He also served as a partner and manager of the independent international film sales organization, JAD Films, representing independent filmmakers, including Brian de Palma and John Carpenter.
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That Cold Day in the Park
Producer: Donald Factor, Leon Mirell Available in High Definition Robert Altman’s unconventional “psycho-thriller” film about a spinster (Sandy Dennis) who meets a handsome young man pretending to be mute (Michael Burns) and takes him home. She then imprisons the boy, yet at the same time dutifully caters to his every need – including supplying a prostitute for his sexual pleasure. |
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Obsession
Producer: Harry N. Blum, George Litto Available in High Definition Cliff Robertson portrays an American businessman whose wife and child are killed in a botched kidnap rescue effort. Years later, while in Italy, the still-distraught widower begins an affair with a woman (Genevieve Bujold) whose resemblance to his late wife is rather uncanny. The screenplay was co-written by Paul Schrader (TAXI DRIVER, RAGING BULL). Brian De Palma (DRESSED TO KILL, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE) directs this cinematic homage to Hitchcock’s VERTIGO. |
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Over the Edge
Producer: George Litto Available in High Definition Jonathan Kaplan directs this hot-blooded cult classic (a 1979 London Film Festival outstanding Film Award winner) about kids left to discover their own values and coming up with enough drugs, booze and discontent to push everyone Over the Edge. Fourteen-year-old Matt Dillon makes his screen debut as the kids' charismatic, doomed leader Richie. The soundtrack by Van Halen, The Ramones, Cheap Trick and others provide the film's rock-'n'-roll heart. "Terrific. One of the best movies to date about the generation gap. Script, photography and performances are all top-notch." - Geoff Andrew, TIME OUT FILM GUIDE |
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God is Brazilian
Producer: Renata de Almeida Magalhaes God searches for a replacement so that he can take a much needed vacation. Brazil's biggest comedy of the year. Based on Joao Ubaldo Ribeiro's short story 'O Santo Que Nao Acreditava em Deus' (the Saint that didn't Believe in God). |
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Jonas Mekas’ films have continued to receive major festival prizes since the award of the Grand Prize at the Venice Film Festival for THE BRIG in 1963 right to the present, when he completed a series of 365 short films intended for release on the internet, one film per day. In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Mekas is also renowned as a poet, educator, and for his Anthology Film Archives in New York, one of the world’s largest and most important repositories of avant-garde cinema.
Oscar-winning editor and director of SUPERSTAR (a documentary on Andy Warhol) and THE SOURCE, a film about the Beat poets, Workman’s film contributions are regularly seen by literally millions of people from major theatrical feature films, documentaries, the annual Oscar presentations, and even Michael Jackson concert films.