After his 17-year tenure at Warner Brothers Studios as a producer, Nasso returned to New York and co-founded Manhattan Pictures. He then produced and distributed "Enigma" (2001), starring Kate Winslet, Secret Lives of Dentists (2001) and "In Praise of Love" (2001), a Jean-Luc Godard film. In concurrence with Manhattan Pictures, Nasso founded Julius R. Nasso Productions, which produced award-winning films including: "Prince of Central Park" (2001), starring Kathleen Turner, Danny Aiello, Cathy Moriarty, Jerry Orbach and Harvey Keitel; and "One Eyed King" (2001), starring William Baldwin, Dash Mihok, Armand Assante, Jason Gedrick, Connie Britton, and Chazz Palminteri.