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In 1979, '''Miramax Films''' was started by Bob Weinstein and his disgraced brother Harvey. 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 (France)|StudioCanal]]. In December 2019, [[ViacomCBS]] acquired a 49% stake in Miramax, which puts its film library under the ownership of Paramount Pictures. | |||
In 1979, Miramax Films was started by Bob Weinstein and his disgraced brother Harvey. 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. | |||
===1st Logo (November 1, 1980-November 28, 1987)=== | ===1st Logo (November 1, 1980-November 28, 1987)=== | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===3rd Logo (September 11, 1987-October 29, 1999, 2002)=== | ===3rd Logo (September 11, 1987-October 29, 1999, 2002)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The M", "The Big M", "Flashing M", "The Miramax M", "The Blue M" | '''Nicknames:''' "The M", "The Big M", "Flashing M", "The Miramax M", "The Blue M" | ||
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*On films such as ''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'', the double pitched music from the "Family Films" variant is heard. | *On films such as ''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'', the double pitched music from the "Family Films" variant is heard. | ||
'''Availability:''' Used to be common, but due to chronic plastering with both 4th and 5th logos, now it's uncommon, bordering on rare. | '''Availability:''' Used to be common, but due to chronic plastering with both 4th and 5th logos, now it's uncommon, bordering on rare. | ||
* Examples with this are recent releases of ''Pulp Fiction'' and ''Sling Blade''. This logo first appeared on ''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'', and made its last appearance at the end of ''Music of the Heart'' (which uses the next logo below at the beginning). | *Examples with this are recent releases of ''Pulp Fiction'' and ''Sling Blade''. This logo first appeared on ''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'', and made its last appearance at the end of ''Music of the Heart'' (which uses the next logo below at the beginning). | ||
* The international variant is only seen on releases outside of the US, such as Australian prints of the ''Scream'' films, and UK prints of the Jackie Chan film ''Thunderbolt''. This version is intact on the US DVD of ''Farewell My Concubine'', the Japanese Blu-Ray of ''The Talented Mr Ripley'', and an Australian DVD of ''Emma''. | *The international variant is only seen on releases outside of the US, such as Australian prints of the ''Scream'' films, and UK prints of the Jackie Chan film ''Thunderbolt''. This version is intact on the US DVD of ''Farewell My Concubine'', the Japanese Blu-Ray of ''The Talented Mr Ripley'', and an Australian DVD of ''Emma''. | ||
*The "presents" variant appears on the R1 DVDs of ''Strictly Ballroom'', ''Kolya'', the Live Entertainment releases of ''The Crying Game'', the VHS releases of ''The Grifters'' (but not on the Canadian Cineplex Odeon VHS, where it's skipped entirely), ''Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'', the Canadian VHS release of ''Prospero's Books'', and the Canadian Seville Pictures DVD of ''Breaking the Rules'' (VUDU prints use MCEG instead, though with Miramax's jingle retained, oddly), among others. | *The "presents" variant appears on the R1 DVDs of ''Strictly Ballroom'', ''Kolya'', the Live Entertainment releases of ''The Crying Game'', the VHS releases of ''The Grifters'' (but not on the Canadian Cineplex Odeon VHS, where it's skipped entirely), ''Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'', the Canadian VHS release of ''Prospero's Books'', and the Canadian Seville Pictures DVD of ''Breaking the Rules'' (VUDU prints use MCEG instead, though with Miramax's jingle retained, oddly), among others. | ||
*The version that fades out early can be seen on ''Il Postino'' (''The Postman'') and ''Everest''. | * The version that fades out early can be seen on ''Il Postino'' (''The Postman'') and ''Everest''. | ||
*Don't expect to see this logo on ''Bob Roberts''. Despite the print logo appearing on posters and trailers, only the 1990 Paramount Pictures logo is used on-screen. | *Don't expect to see this logo on ''Bob Roberts''. Despite the print logo appearing on posters and trailers, only the 1990 Paramount Pictures logo is used on-screen. | ||
*It was also originally seen on U.S. theatrical prints of ''Freddie'' as ''F.R.O.7'' and ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'', but the home video releases show no evidence, though in the case of the former, it's an alternate cut. Strangely, this can be seen on ''The Crow: City of Angels'', but Dimension distributed the film. It was also spotted on the 1999 HBO DVD of ''My Left Foot'', and is preserved on the Anchor Bay DVDs of ''Strapless'' and ''The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover''. It is also seen on early U.S. prints of ''Princess Mononoke'' while later prints use the next logo and the 2017 DVD uses the GKIDS logo. It was also seen on the Canadian VHS releases of ''The Girl in a Swing'' and ''The Miracle'', despite the fact that Millimeter and Prestige distributed those two respective films to U.S. theaters. It can also be found on the US Buena Vista/Lionsgate Blu-Rays of Sling Blade, Chasing Amy, Life is Beautiful, the Alliance Blu-Ray releases of The English Patent, Good Will Hunting, and the Echo Bridge Blu-Ray of Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. | *It was also originally seen on U.S. theatrical prints of ''Freddie'' as ''F.R.O.7'' and ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'', but the home video releases show no evidence, though in the case of the former, it's an alternate cut. Strangely, this can be seen on ''The Crow: City of Angels'', but Dimension distributed the film. It was also spotted on the 1999 HBO DVD of ''My Left Foot'', and is preserved on the Anchor Bay DVDs of ''Strapless'' and ''The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover''. It is also seen on early U.S. prints of ''Princess Mononoke'' while later prints use the next logo and the 2017 DVD uses the GKIDS logo. It was also seen on the Canadian VHS releases of ''The Girl in a Swing'' and ''The Miracle'', despite the fact that Millimeter and Prestige distributed those two respective films to U.S. theaters. It can also be found on the US Buena Vista/Lionsgate Blu-Rays of Sling Blade, Chasing Amy, Life is Beautiful, the Alliance Blu-Ray releases of The English Patent, Good Will Hunting, and the Echo Bridge Blu-Ray of Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. | ||
*This may have been seen on theatrical prints of ''The Long Walk Home'', but VHS releases skip the logo (despite its presence on the box). | *This may have been seen on theatrical prints of ''The Long Walk Home'', but VHS releases skip the logo (despite its presence on the box). | ||
*This also makes a surprise appearance on the US dub of ''Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' instead of the next logo, and makes a very strange appearance on an Italian HDTV airing of The Brothers Grimm (instead of the international variant of the next logo). | *This also makes a surprise appearance on the US dub of ''Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' instead of the next logo, and makes a very strange appearance on an Italian HDTV airing of The Brothers Grimm (instead of the international variant of the next logo). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' One of the more iconic movie logos of the '90s. This logo utilizes an effective use of cel animation. | '''Editor's Note:''' One of the more iconic movie logos of the '90s. This logo utilizes an effective use of cel animation. | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Buildings", "Lights/Lites in the Big City", "Manhattan Skyline", "The City", "Miramax Skyline" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Buildings", "Lights/Lites in the Big City", "Manhattan Skyline", "The City", "Miramax Skyline" | ||
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*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. | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on releases from 1998 to 2008 and was the norm for plastering the previous logo, but is replaced with the next logo on most newer prints of their film library. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on releases from 1998 to 2008 and was the norm for plastering the previous logo, but is replaced with the next logo on most newer prints of their film library. | ||
*This logo first appeared on ''Shakespeare in Love'', and made its final theatrical appearance on ''The Boy in the Striped Pajamas''. ''Gangs of New York'' (2002) does not have this logo at all. | *This logo first appeared on ''Shakespeare in Love'', and made its final theatrical appearance on ''The Boy in the Striped Pajamas''. ''Gangs of New York'' (2002) does not have this logo at all. | ||
*In an interesting occurrence, when ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' airs on Starz/Encore, the standard-definition version retains this logo, but the high-definition showing features the next logo below instead. | * In an interesting occurrence, when ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' airs on Starz/Encore, the standard-definition version retains this logo, but the high-definition showing features the next logo below instead. | ||
*The "International" version is seen on the German Concorde (as well as a Brazilian) Blu-Ray release of The Brothers Grimm (2005) It's surprisingly preserved on the Criterion Blu-ray and DVD of ''Naqoyqatsi'' on the ''Qatsi'' trilogy set. VHS tapes and DVDs of movies released during this logo's span are almost always guaranteed to have this logo, such as ''Pokémon Heroes''. | *The "International" version is seen on the German Concorde (as well as a Brazilian) Blu-Ray release of The Brothers Grimm (2005) It's surprisingly preserved on the Criterion Blu-ray and DVD of ''Naqoyqatsi'' on the ''Qatsi'' trilogy set. VHS tapes and DVDs of movies released during this logo's span are almost always guaranteed to have this logo, such as ''Pokémon Heroes''. | ||
*Despite plastering from the following logo, it can still be seen on US prints of ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'', ''There Will Be Blood'', and a YouTube Movies print of ''The Aviator'' (2004). | *Despite plastering from the following logo, it can still be seen on US prints of ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'', ''There Will Be Blood'', and a YouTube Movies print of ''The Aviator'' (2004). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Despite the nice CGI, some people don't like how this plastered the previous logo on some films. | '''Editor's Note:''' Despite the nice CGI, some people don't like how this plastered the previous logo on some films. | ||
===5th Logo (December 25, 2008-July 6, 2018)=== | ===5th Logo (December 25, 2008-July 6, 2018)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Buildings II", "Lights/Lites in the Big City II", "Manhattan Skyline II", "The City II", "Miramax Skyline II" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Buildings II", "Lights/Lites in the Big City II", "Manhattan Skyline II", "The City II", "Miramax Skyline II" | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' Once again, this logo is well liked, but some people are annoyed how it plasters older Miramax logos. While it does get some notoriety, the logo wasn't very notorious when it debuted in 2008 (due to it being the longer variant and not plastering). | '''Editor's Note:''' Once again, this logo is well liked, but some people are annoyed how it plasters older Miramax logos. While it does get some notoriety, the logo wasn't very notorious when it debuted in 2008 (due to it being the longer variant and not plastering). | ||
===6th Logo (October 19, 2018- )=== | ===6th Logo (October 19, 2018- )=== | ||
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File:Miramax Logo (2020).jpg | File:Miramax Logo (2020).jpg | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Buildings III", "The City III", "Aurora Miramaximus", "The Big M Returns" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Buildings III", "The City III", "Aurora Miramaximus", "The Big M Returns" | ||
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'''Bylines:''' | '''Bylines:''' | ||
* 2018-2020: A '''beIN MEDIA GROUP''' COMPANY (in variations of the Gotham font) underneath the "MAX" text | *2018-2020: A '''beIN MEDIA GROUP''' COMPANY (in variations of the Gotham font) underneath the "MAX" text | ||
* 2020- : a '''beIN MEDIA GROUP''' AND '''VIACOMCBS''' COMPANY, with "VIACOMCBS" being the corporate logo, centered underneath the logo. | *2020- : a '''beIN MEDIA GROUP''' AND '''VIACOMCBS''' COMPANY, with "VIACOMCBS" being the corporate logo, centered underneath the logo. | ||
'''Variant:''' There is a shorter version, which skips the the first pan across the "R". | '''Variant:''' There is a shorter version, which skips the the first pan across the "R". | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' This is the first time Miramax hasn't used the Manhattan skyline concept since 1998. | '''Editor's Note:''' This is the first time Miramax hasn't used the Manhattan skyline concept since 1998. | ||
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