Bill Durkin Movies
Executive producer
Bill Durkin and his cohorts
Jim Pedas,
Ted Pedas, and
George P. Pelecanos founded Circle Releasing and, under this name, produced some of the 1990s' most highly regarded independent films. The four are particularly associated with the fraternal filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen and produced their debut feature,
Blood Simple (1984), as well as four others, including the winner of the of the 1991 Palme d'Or at Cannes,
Barton Fink. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide