He Launched The Careers Of David Lynch, The Coen Brothers, And John Sayles - And Now (At Last) He's Directed A Movie Himself

"He was sometimes a producer, more often a distributor and exhibitor. He decided to buy Mr. Lynch's Eraserhead (1977) after seeing only half of it and made it a cult hit. Before that, he invented the phenomenon of the midnight movie, with El Topo (1970), selling out the Elgin for six months, followed by Pink Flamingos ... Now, at 82, [Ben] Barenholtz has directed his first dramatic film. 'I'll never be Kubrick,' he said, smiling. 'But I wasn't afraid either.'"

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