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<u>Background:</u> In 1979, Miramax Films was started by Bob and Harvey Weinstein. The company was named by combining the names of their parents: '''Mir'''i'''a'''m, for their mother, and '''Max''', for their dad. In 1987, they went full throttle as far as producing/distributing movies are concerned. In 1992, Bob created a subsidiary of Miramax called [[Dimension Films]]. In 1993, Miramax, along with Dimension, was purchased by Disney, though they still licensed home video rights to Live Entertainment (which had already been distributing select Miramax titles, beginning with ''Hostile Takeover'', on videocassette) until they formed a new home video division specifically to release new Miramax product in late 1994. On March 29, 2005, however, the Weinstein brothers decided to leave both Disney and Miramax, taking the Dimension label with them (the split was consummated on September 30 that same year), and in October 2005, they made another film company called "The Weinstein Company". In January 2010, its offices were shut down in New York and Los Angeles and moved operations to Burbank, where Disney is based. The move caused 70 people to lose their jobs and 10 people to keep running the label. Disney also cut releases each year from 6 to just 3. Dick Cook, former Disney Studio Chairman wanted to keep Miramax but resigned, with his successor (Rich Ross) deciding on selling Miramax. Bob Iger confirmed this on a conference call when questioned about a possible Miramax sale. On December 3, 2010, The Walt Disney Company finalized the sale of Miramax Films to Filmyard Holdings, LLC, a joint venture between Colony Capital, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, and Qatar Investment Authority. On January 22, 2013, Ron Tutor sold his stake in Miramax to Qatar Investment Authority. On March 2, 2016, the studio was sold to the beIN Media Group, a spin-off of the Al-Jazeera Media Network's sports assets. Currently, domestic video distribution rights are with Lionsgate Home Entertainment, while international home media rights are with StudioCanal. In December 2019, ViacomCBS acquired a 49% stake in Miramax, which puts its film library under the ownership of Paramount Pictures. | <u>Background:</u> In 1979, Miramax Films was started by Bob and Harvey Weinstein. The company was named by combining the names of their parents: '''Mir'''i'''a'''m, for their mother, and '''Max''', for their dad. In 1987, they went full throttle as far as producing/distributing movies are concerned. In 1992, Bob created a subsidiary of Miramax called [[Dimension Films]]. In 1993, Miramax, along with Dimension, was purchased by Disney, though they still licensed home video rights to Live Entertainment (which had already been distributing select Miramax titles, beginning with ''Hostile Takeover'', on videocassette) until they formed a new home video division specifically to release new Miramax product in late 1994. On March 29, 2005, however, the Weinstein brothers decided to leave both Disney and Miramax, taking the Dimension label with them (the split was consummated on September 30 that same year), and in October 2005, they made another film company called "The Weinstein Company". In January 2010, its offices were shut down in New York and Los Angeles and moved operations to Burbank, where Disney is based. The move caused 70 people to lose their jobs and 10 people to keep running the label. Disney also cut releases each year from 6 to just 3. Dick Cook, former Disney Studio Chairman wanted to keep Miramax but resigned, with his successor (Rich Ross) deciding on selling Miramax. Bob Iger confirmed this on a conference call when questioned about a possible Miramax sale. On December 3, 2010, The Walt Disney Company finalized the sale of Miramax Films to Filmyard Holdings, LLC, a joint venture between Colony Capital, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, and Qatar Investment Authority. On January 22, 2013, Ron Tutor sold his stake in Miramax to Qatar Investment Authority. On March 2, 2016, the studio was sold to the beIN Media Group, a spin-off of the Al-Jazeera Media Network's sports assets. Currently, domestic video distribution rights are with Lionsgate Home Entertainment, while international home media rights are with StudioCanal. In December 2019, ViacomCBS acquired a 49% stake in Miramax, which puts its film library under the ownership of Paramount Pictures. | ||
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> The zooming out of the "M", the glowing letters, the flash, and the "Big M". | <u>FX/SFX:</u> The zooming out of the "M", the glowing letters, the flash, and the "Big M". | ||
<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A calm synth | <u>Music/Sounds:</u> A calm synth theme. Some films have the opening theme of the film; otherwise, it is silent. | ||
<u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u> | <u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u> | ||
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*Yet another variant of the "20TH ANNIVERSARY" version exists. On a couple of films released in 1999, the anniversary text is smaller. | *Yet another variant of the "20TH ANNIVERSARY" version exists. On a couple of films released in 1999, the anniversary text is smaller. | ||
*For releases outside the United States, the word "FILMS" was replaced with "INTERNATIONAL". There is an anniversary variant of this version also. | *For releases outside the United States, the word "FILMS" was replaced with "INTERNATIONAL". There is an anniversary variant of this version also. | ||
*There exists a 1.78:1 open- | *There exists a 1.78:1 open-matte version where the landscape is zoomed out much farther back. This version is seen on the Miramax DVD release of ''Three Colors: Blue'', and on some films released between 2007 and 2008 such as ''The Queen''. | ||
<u>FX/SFX:</u> The CGI effects are nothing short of perfect. | <u>FX/SFX:</u> The CGI effects are nothing short of perfect. | ||
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<u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u> | <u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u> | ||
*On early films with this logo such as ''Children of Heaven'', and pre-1998 films such as ''The Harmonists'' and ''Mouth to Mouth'', it uses the | *On early films with this logo such as ''Children of Heaven'', and pre-1998 films such as ''The Harmonists'' and ''Mouth to Mouth'', it uses the theme from the last logo! | ||
*On the some older HDTV airings and the UK StudioCanal Blu-Ray of ''Shaolin Soccer'', it uses the shortened theme from the next logo, possibly due to a botched plaster job. | *On the some older HDTV airings and the UK StudioCanal Blu-Ray of ''Shaolin Soccer'', it uses the shortened theme from the next logo, possibly due to a botched plaster job. | ||
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Usually, a soft piano tune with coastal and city noises. Sometimes, it is silent or has the opening theme of the movie. | <u>Music/Sounds:</u> Usually, a soft piano tune with coastal and city noises. Sometimes, it is silent or has the opening theme of the movie. | ||
<u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u> On some recent prints of their 1987-98 films, such as Pulp Fiction and Il Postino (The Postman), it uses | <u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u> On some recent prints of their 1987-98 films, such as Pulp Fiction and Il Postino (The Postman), it uses the 1987 theme. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> Common. It first appeared on Doubt, and made its final appearance on ''Whitney''. It also plasters older Miramax logos on recent prints of films. Strangely, it appears before the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo on ''Runaway Brain'' when it was a digital-exclusive extra on ''Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection''. | <u>Availability:</u> Common. It first appeared on Doubt, and made its final appearance on ''Whitney''. It also plasters older Miramax logos on recent prints of films. Strangely, it appears before the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo on ''Runaway Brain'' when it was a digital-exclusive extra on ''Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection''. | ||