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Editions by NAlogofan
Editions by NAlogofan


'''Background:''' Bob and Harvey Weinstein founded The Weinstein Company in 2005 after leaving Miramax Films that same year. After the departure, the Weinsteins retained ownership of Dimension Films. From 2006 to late 2008, their films were primarily distributed and marketed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, after which they intermittently distributed alone or produced with other studios. On October 5, 2017, ''The New York Times'' published an editorial stating that over 60 women in the media industry have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, including the use of "casting couch" practices, with rumors spanning as far back as 19 years. Not long after, Weinstein was dismissed from the company. The allegations, Weinstein's dismissal, poor performance of their then-recent films, and major backlash in the media eventually led to the company declaring bankruptcy. In May 2018, Lantern Capital had won the studio's bankruptcy auction, and on July 16, 2018, they absorbed TWC's 277-film library into a new production and distribution company called Lantern Entertainment.
'''Background:''' Bob and Harvey Weinstein founded The Weinstein Company in 2005 after leaving Miramax Films that same year. After the departure, the Weinsteins retained ownership of Dimension Films. From 2006 to late 2008, their films were primarily distributed and marketed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, after which they intermittently distributed alone or produced with other studios. On October 5, 2017, ''The New York Times'' published an editorial stating that over 60 women in the media industry have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, including the use of "casting couch" practices, with rumors spanning as far back as 19 years. Not long after, Weinstein was dismissed from the company. The allegations, Weinstein's dismissal, poor performance of their then-recent films, and major backlash in the media, eventually led to the company collapsing declaring bankruptcy. In May 2018, Lantern Capital won the studio's bankruptcy auction, and on July 16, they absorbed TWC's 277-film library into a new production and distribution company called [[Lantern Entertainment]].


===(November 11, 2005-September 1, 2017)===
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' ''Doogal'' (the American dub of ''The Magic Roundabout'') has a different orchestral tune playing over the logo.
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' ''Doogal'' (the American dub of ''The Magic Roundabout'') has a different orchestral tune playing over the logo.


'''Availability:''' Common during the company's run. Appears on all films from the company from ''Derailed'' to ''Tulip Fever''. Don't expect this to appear on ''Space Chimps'' as that uses an in credit notice. Following the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the company stopped releasing movies, and this logo has since been retired due to the company's bankruptcy. Even though it appeared on its theatrical release, it doesn't appear on the Lionsgate DVD release of ''Leap!'' for obvious reasons; in fact, they aren't even mentioned at all on the DVD cover art.
'''Availability:''' Common during the company's run. Appears on all films from the company from ''Derailed'' to ''Tulip Fever''. Don't expect this to appear on ''Space Chimps'' as that uses an in credit notice. Following the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the company stopped releasing movies, and this logo has since been retired due to the company's bankruptcy. Even though it appeared on its theatrical release, it doesn't appear on the Lionsgate DVD release of ''Leap!'' for obvious reasons; in fact, they aren't even mentioned at all on the DVD cover art. Future prints of these movies will more than likely plaster this logo over with the Lantern Entertainment logo.


'''Editor's Note:''' Putting aside the aforementioned scandal, this is just a simple logo with a nice musical theme and a bland concept.
'''Editor's Note:''' When all is said and done, this is just a simple and not very memorable logo, though it does at the very least have a nice musical theme.


[[Category:Movie Logos]]
[[Category:Movie Logos]]
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