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Jul 15, 2024 · It was formed on April 2, 1954, as American Releasing Corporation (ARC) by former Realart Pictures Inc. sales manager James H. Nicholson and entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff and their first release was the 1953 UK documentary film Operation Malaya.
1 day ago · John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century. Throughout his five-decade career he received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Film Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.
1 day ago · Herman Cohen says he cast John Ashley as a singer at the request of James H. Nicholson, who had just put Ashley under a long-term contract with the studio. Ashley was having some minor success as a recording artist at the time. AIP did not have a physical studio, so the film was shot at Ziv Studios. During production there, a sign was put up ...
Jul 13, 2024 · Despite receiving interested offers from well-established players, Corman sold the movie to American Releasing Company, a recently founded by the two entrepreneurial impresarios, James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff, as they offered Corman the chance to immediately make more movies.
Jul 11, 2024 · When the movie was acquired for U.S. distribution by American International Pictures (the home of Roger Corman), AIP owners Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson ordered significant changes, including a new score by their house composer Les Baxter.
Jul 12, 2024 · Harold James "Jim" Nicholson is a former CIA officer who was twice convicted of spying for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service. He was sentenced to 23 years and 7 months for conspiracy to commit espionage in 1997, and 8 years for conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian government and money laundering in 2011.
Jul 3, 2024 · A close look at the best 1950s sci fi movies reveals a unique layer of sophistication in their narrative. Their piercing portrayals of alien invasions and futuristic dystopias became defining symbols of the genre during this period.
