Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, film programmer, and cinema owner.
His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, alternate history, and features of neo-noir film.
Erik Lomis, MGM Distribution Chief, Dies at 64
thewrap.comErik Lomis, president of theatrical distribution at MGM, has died at the age of 64 in Santa Monica on Wednesday, sources at the studio tell TheWrap.
The cause of death was not immediately made known. Lomis just this past month oversaw the theatrical release of MGM’s “Creed III,” which has been the studio’s biggest box office hit in decades outside of the James Bond franchise.
As head of MGM’s distribution wing United Artists Releasing, Lomis has also overseen the release of the Bond film “No Time to Die” and the Oscar-winning drama “Women Talking.”His recent run at MGM/United Artists was his second stint with the studio, having served as President of Worldwide Theatrical Distribution, Home Entertainment & Acquisitions during the ’90s and 2000s, handling the release of films like Reese Witherspoon’s comedy “Legally Blonde” and Pierce Brosnan’s Bond films like “Goldeneye” and “Die Another Day.” From 2011 to 2016, Lomis served as the head of distribution for The Weinstein Company, where he oversaw the release of several major Oscar winners such as Best Picture winners “The King’s Speech” and “The Artist,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” and David O.
Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook.” He then went to Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures and led the creation of a distribution wing for the independent studio, which released the Adam McKay-directed Dick Cheney biopic “Vice” and Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk.” At the time of his death, Lomis was working on the distribution of Ben Affleck’s true-story sports drama “Air,” which earned strong reviews at SXSW this past weekend and is set for theatrical release on April 5.
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