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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''New Line Cinema''' (also known as New Line Productions, Inc. and formerly known as New Line Cinema Corporation) originally started in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne, as an indie/low-budget film studio. Their first film was a Czech import called ''The End of August at the Hotel Ozone''. New Line was acquired by Turner Broadcasting on January 28, 1994; both merged with TimeWarner ( | '''New Line Cinema''' (also known as New Line Productions, Inc. and formerly known as New Line Cinema Corporation) originally started in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne, as an indie/low-budget film studio. Their first film was a Czech import called ''The End of August at the Hotel Ozone''. New Line was acquired by Turner Broadcasting on January 28, 1994; both merged with TimeWarner (later "WarnerMedia" and currently "Warner Bros. Discovery") on October 10, 1996. Their most successful films are ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy released from 2001-2003 respectively. | ||
In 2008, the company became a genre and low-to-mid-budget unit of [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], shutting down as an independent studio under TimeWarner after CEO Jeff Bewkes fired Shaye and Lynne as a result of the American box office failure of ''The Golden Compass''. The last movie produced by them as an independent company was ''Semi-Pro''. | In 2008, the company became a genre and low-to-mid-budget unit of [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], shutting down as an independent studio under TimeWarner after CEO Jeff Bewkes fired Shaye and Lynne as a result of the American box office failure of ''The Golden Compass''. The last movie produced by them as an independent company was ''Semi-Pro''. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' A great update to the previous logo. Only time will tell if the WB and New Line themes will be used for their respective logos. | '''Editor's Note:''' A great update to the previous logo. Only time will tell if the WB and New Line themes will be used for their respective logos. | ||
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[[Category:New Line Cinema]] | [[Category:New Line Cinema]] | ||
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[[Category:Film logos]] | [[Category:Film logos]] | ||
[[Category:American film logos]] | [[Category:American film logos]] | ||
[[Category:American logos]] | [[Category:American logos]] | ||