Amos loves marketing underdog photos

Jim AmosJim Amos was produced into the movie biz -- his father possessed a number of movie theaters and also the mother labored for Columbia Pictures. When "I had been elevated, that was that which you did, we visited movies," states Amos, who's the new the new sony Pictures' prexy of domestic distribution. Amos recalls "Le Men" and "Lawrence of Arabia" as two identifying films of his childhood. Within the nearly three-decade extended career in the new the new sony, Amos has crisscrossed the country, starting in Boston, then San Francisco Bay Area, NY now L.A. Though Amos has been doing hit movies for instance "Ghostbusters," "The Karate Kid" and "Males in Black," what excites him will be the underdog films that leave nowhere to garner critical and box office success, much like "The Social Media.Inch Amos' fervor for film hasn't decreased throughout his extended career. "I'm as searching toward (the long run) after i was initially when i first started available,In . according to him. SHOWEAST 2011 Five 3d myths that will not dieHonoreesShow "E" Award: Jim Amos Al Shapiro Distinguished Service Award: John C. Hall Salah M. Hassanein Humanitarian Award: Kurt Hall ShowEast Hall of Fame 2011 Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com