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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Miramax Films''' | '''Miramax Films''' was founded on December 19, 1979 by brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein, who coined the company's name by combining the first names of their parents: their mother '''Mir'''i'''a'''m and their father '''Max'''. In 1993, Miramax and its newly-created subsidiary [[Dimension Films]] were acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]] (however, Miramax would continue to license home video rights to Live Entertainment before founding [[Miramax Home Entertainment|its own home video division]] in 1994). | ||
On March 29, 2005, the Weinstein brothers | On March 29, 2005, the Weinstein brothers left Miramax (and consequently Disney), taking the Dimension Films label with them and forming [[The Weinstein Company]] in October of that year. In January 2010, Disney shut down Miramax's New York and Los Angeles offices and consolidated the studio's operations to Burbank. Disney also reduced Miramax's yearly release schedule from six films to just three. Disney's then-studio chairman Dick Cook intended for Miramax to remain a subsidiary of the company, but following his resignation, his replacement Rich Ross ultimately decided on selling the studio. On December 3, 2010, Disney finalized its sale of Miramax 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 the Qatar Investment Authority. On March 2, 2016, Miramax was sold to beIN Media Group, a spin-off of the Al-Jazeera Media Network's sports assets. From 2011 to 2019, [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] handled the US home media distribution of the Miramax library, while European home media rights lied with [[StudioCanal]] and Japanese home media rights were handled [[Warner Home Video]] from 2012 to 2017. Shortly after its re-merger in December 2019, ViacomCBS (now [[Paramount Global]]) acquired a 49% stake in Miramax, with the deal closing on April 3, 2020, putting Miramax's film library under the ownership of [[Paramount Pictures]]. | ||
On December 3, 2010, Disney finalized | |||
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a filmstrip | '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a filmstrip in the shape of the letter "M". The text "MIRAMAX FILMS" in Optima is next to the "M" with "in association with" above. | ||
'''Variant:''' On some films, such as ''Crossover Dreams'', ''Ghost Fever'', and ''The Quest'', the logo is a simple textual graphic reading "A MIRAMAX FILMS Release" in a plain non-serif font. | '''Variant:''' On some films, such as ''Crossover Dreams'', ''Ghost Fever'', and ''The Quest'', the logo is a simple textual graphic reading "A MIRAMAX FILMS Release" in a plain non-serif font. | ||
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'''Technique:''' None. | '''Technique:''' None. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the music from any given soundtrack. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some prints, | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some prints certain films, such as the English dub of ''David the Gnome'', the last note of the [[Cinar]] logo is heard. | ||
'''Availability:''' Very rare. It was seen on their limited output of this era such as ''Rockshow'' and ''The Secret Policeman's Other Ball'', among others. The English-language print of ''David the Gnome'' (aka ''The World of David the Gnome'') also had this logo when it aired on [[Nickelodeon IDs|Nickelodeon]] and TLC in the U.S., Family Channel in Canada, and across several other English-speaking territories. However, it is not preserved on DVDs of the show, likely due to Miramax's rights to the show expiring, but it is intact on the U.S. Family Home Entertainment and UK Video Collection VHS releases. | '''Availability:''' Very rare. It was seen on their limited output of this era such as ''Rockshow'' and ''The Secret Policeman's Other Ball'', among others. The English-language print of ''David the Gnome'' (aka ''The World of David the Gnome'') also had this logo when it aired on [[Nickelodeon IDs|Nickelodeon]] and TLC in the U.S., Family Channel in Canada, and across several other English-speaking territories. However, it is not preserved on DVDs of the show, likely due to Miramax's rights to the show expiring, but it is intact on the U.S. Family Home Entertainment and UK Video Collection VHS releases. | ||