Donald Krim Donald B. Krim, the President of DVD and film distributor Kino International and co-President of the recently formed Kino-Lorber, died today at his New York home following a year-long battle with cancer. He was 65. As head of Kino International since 1977, Krim, who discovered the magic of movies after watching Disney's Cinderella in 1950, helped to introduce some of the world's most respected filmmakers to American audiences. Among those — untouchables, as far as Us majors are concerned — were Wong Kar Wai (Happy Together; Fallen Angels), Michael Haneke (The Piano Teacher), Amos Gitai (Kippur; Kadosh), Aki Kaurismäki (The Match Factory [...]...
- 5/20/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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