In Memoriam: Mark Tarlov (1952-2021)
Mark Tarlov, the highly regarded producer of Copycat and Serial Mom passed away on July 31st, 2021 after a battle with cancer, it was announced by his family. He was 69. Having always been an avid fan of movies throughout his life, Tarlov scored his first entertainment job in Business Affairs at Warner Bros. in 1979. At the studio his interest in films grew and in 1983 produced his first feature, Christine, based on the Stephen King novel and directed by John Carpenter. Next, he produced Sidney Lumet’s Power starring Richard Gere, Gene Hackman and Julie Christie. In the 1990’s he worked with the British novelist William Boyd to transform the Mario Vargas Llosa novel, ‘Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter’ into the offbeat film, Tune in Tomorrow, directed by Jon Amiel and starring Keanu Reeves, Peter Falk, Barbara Hershey, Patricia Clarkson, John Larroquette. Tune in Tomorrow was the closing night selection at the Toronto International Film Festival and was the […]