This Monday night the Gotham Independent Film Awards will honor Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, with one of their annual Tribute awards. In a career that’s spanned close to three decades, Rotham has been one of the most successful execs of our era. Along with overseeing at Fox some of the biggest blockbusters ever made, he’s also put his mark on today’s specialty films having founded Fox Searchlight in 1994. Let’s go down memory lane and check out some of his highlights. One of Rothman’s earliest credits was as co-producer for Jim Jarmusch‘s classic, Down By […]
by Jason Guerrasio on Nov 23, 2011