Barry J. Spinello

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Barry J. Spinello
Born (1941-01-17) January 17, 1941 (age 84)
Occupation(s) Film producer, director, Animator
Known forExperimental animation, portrait documentaries, scripting
Notable workSonata for Pen Brush and Ruler, Soundtrack, & A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo

Barry J. Spinello (born January 17, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter, [1] [2] and film editor. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1975. [3] [4]

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Biography

Barry J. Spinello, who attended Midwood High School and graduated from Columbia University, He spent two years in Florence to pursue painting. He shot his first film, Broken Soldiers, sponsored by the Church Council, using a camcorder. In 1968, during the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the Berkeley Film Society screened Spinello's short film, Sonata for Pen, Brush and Ruler, in the Wheeler Auditorium.

Spinello's film Mel on Wheels (1981) won the Ribbon Award at the American Film Festival and the Chris Plaque Award at the Columbus Film Festival.

The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York keeps three early film images by Spinello in its collection for preservation purposes.

Filmography

Controversy

In 1994, Spinello sued Amblin Entertainment, over his script Adrian and the Toy People. He claimed that Amblin Entertainment's film "Small Soldiers" was based on his script "Adrian and the Toy People". He lost the case. [8] [9]

Awards and recognition

In 1975, he was nominated for his film A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo in the category "Best Short Film". [3] [4]

References

  1. "Spinello v. Amblin Entertainment, 29 Cal. App. 4th 1390, 34 Cal. Rptr. 2d 695 (1994): Case Brief Summary". Quimbee. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  2. Dean, Roger T.; McLean, Alex, eds. (2018-02-05). The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music. Oxford Handbooks Online. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-022699-2.
  3. 1 2 "1975 Academy Award Nominations by Film". www.atogt.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  4. 1 2 "The 48th Academy Awards | 1976". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  5. "Canyon Cinema, What Next? [1973]", Canyon Cinema, University of California Press, pp. 162–164, 2019-12-31, retrieved 2025-06-21
  6. Warren, Mary E. (1981-08-01). "Design for Independent Living: The Environment and Physically Disabled People" . The American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 35 (8): 535–536. doi:10.5014/ajot.35.8.535b. ISSN   0272-9490.
  7. "Films you saw in school: a critical review of 1,153 classroom educational films (1958-1985) in 74 subject categories" . Choice Reviews Online. 51 (11): 51–5898-51-5898. 2014-06-18. doi:10.5860/choice.51-5898. ISSN   0009-4978.
  8. "SPINELLO v. AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT". www.coursehero.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  9. Sobel, Lionel S. (April 1983). "Entertainment Law Reporter. Vol. 16, No. 1, June 1994" . International Journal of Legal Information. 16: 10–13. doi:10.1017/s073112650001458x.