The Brothers McMullen
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TOM ROTHMAN’S GREATEST HITS
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 -
FILMMAKER FLASHBACK: SUMMER, 1995
Summer, 1995. Safe. The Usual Suspects. Kids. Living in Oblivion. Double Happiness. The Brothers McMullen. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. Art for Teachers of Children. All in the same issue. What a quarter for independent film releases! Julianne Moore from Safe was on the cover, inaugurating our irregular tradition of the big-head cover photo. Larry Gross interviewed Haynes, and it’s a great interview. An excerpt: Gross: Leaving the world of the film for just a second, do you ever feel ambivalent about making a film that’s this pessimistic? Is somebody watching the film gonna say “I […]
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 13, 2010
