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Former entertainment lawyer who moved into management and served as vice president, business affairs for several production companies. He later held executive positions at Tri-Star and Columbia and was most recently named president of Columbia/Tri-Star International Releasing Corporation, which oversees Columbia Picture Entertainment's international television operations, as well as worldwide video, pay television and certain ancillary markets.
Full Bio & Milestones

Filmography

Amish Gone Wild - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Black Autumn - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Black Swan - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Kid Mayor - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Kiss the Bride Goodbye - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Playing for Pizza - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Brass Wall - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Tutor - ( Producer / / Announced / )
The Understudy - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Untitled (Walden Media/Teen Mayor Project) - ( Producer / / Announced / )
WEREWOLF (Phoenix Pictures) - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Shutter Island - ( Producer / 2009 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Shanghai (Weinstein Co) - ( Executive Producer / 2008 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
License to Wed - ( Producer / 2007 / Released / )
Pathfinder - ( Producer / 2007 / Released / )
Resurrecting the Champ - ( Executive Producer / 2007 / Released / )
Zodiac - ( Producer / 2007 / Released / Warner Bros. Pictures International )
All The King's Men - ( Producer / 2006 / Released / )
Miss Potter - ( Producer / 2006 / Released / )
Stealth - ( Executive Producer / 2005 / Released / )
Basic - ( Producer / 2003 / Released / Icon Entertainment International )
TV Credits
Off Season ( 2001 / Released ): Executive Producer
The Chris Isaak Show ( 2001 / Released ): Executive Producer
Braveheart ( 2004 )
TV Episode Executive Producer

Suspicion ( 2004 )
TV Episode Executive Producer

Taking Off ( 2004 )
TV Episode Executive Producer

Run, Yola, Run ( 2004 )
TV Episode Executive Producer

Home Fires ( 2004 )
TV Episode Executive Producer

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Full Biography (Back to top)

Former entertainment lawyer who moved into management and served as vice president, business affairs for several production companies. He later held executive positions at Tri-Star and Columbia and was most recently named president of Columbia/Tri-Star International Releasing Corporation, which oversees Columbia Picture Entertainment's international television operations, as well as worldwide video, pay television and certain ancillary markets.

Profession(s):
executive, entertainment lawyer
Sometimes Credited As:
Arnie Messer
Arnold W Messer

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Education
University of Wisconsin BS 1969
University of Nebraska JD 1972
Law School, Harvard University LLM 1973
Milestones (Back to top)
1990 Named president of a new CPE company, Columbia/Tri-Star International Releasing Corporation; also appointed to CPE's board of directors
1987 Appointed president of Tri-Star's Telecommunications Group
1987 Named executive vice president of Columbia Pictures Entertainment (CPE) when it was formed in latter part of the year
1983 Joined newly-formed Tri-Star Pictures as executive vice president
1980 Returned to Columbia as senior vice president, studio legal affairs
1979 Moved to Viacom Enterprises; rose to vice president, business affairs
1976 Joined Columbia Pictures, Inc. as a staff attorney
Became senior counsel for Columbia Pictures Television
Served as senior vice president, worldwide business affairs
Served as executive vice president, worldwide business affairs

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