Amos loves marketing underdog photos

Jim AmosJim Amos was created in to the movie biz -- his father possessed a series of cinemas and the mother labored for Columbia Pictures. When "I was raised, which was what we should did, we visited movies," states Amos, who's now The new sony Pictures' prexy of domestic distribution. Amos takes note of "Le Guys" and "Lawrence of Arabia" as two determining films of his childhood. In the nearly three-decade lengthy career at The new sony, Amos has crisscrossed the nation, beginning in Boston, then Bay Area, NY and today L.A. Though Amos has done hit movies for example "Ghostbusters," "The Karate Kid" and "Males in Black," what excites him would be the underdog films that emerge from nowhere to garner critical and box office success, similar to "The Social Networking." Amos' fervor for film has not decreased throughout his lengthy career. "I am as looking forward to (the near future) when i was initially when i first began in the commercial,Inch he states. SHOWEAST 2011 Five three dimensional misconceptions that won't 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 range newsroom at news@variety.com