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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
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* | * 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|Nickelodeon]] and TLC in the U.S., Family Channel in Canada, and across several other English-speaking territories. | * The English-language print of ''David the Gnome'' (aka ''The World of David the Gnome'') also had this logo when it aired on [[Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]] and TLC in the U.S., Family Channel in Canada, and across several other English-speaking territories. | ||
** However, it is not preserved on DVD releases of the show, likely due to Miramax's rights to the show expiring, but it is still intact on the U.S. Family Home Entertainment and UK Video Collection VHS releases thereof. | ** However, it is not preserved on DVD releases of the show, likely due to Miramax's rights to the show expiring, but it is still intact on the U.S. Family Home Entertainment and UK [[The Video Collection|Video Collection]] VHS releases thereof. | ||
===2nd Logo (March 27, 1987-December 11, 1998)=== | ===2nd Logo (March 27, 1987-December 11, 1998)=== | ||
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* It mainly | * It is mainly seen on trailers for some Miramax features and films such as ''The Unbelievable Truth'', ''My Left Foot'' (VHS release only) and ''Blue in the Face''. | ||
* It also makes appearances on ''Clerks'' and the 2002 restoration of ''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964), and a surprise appearance at the start of ''Serendipity''. | * It also makes appearances on ''Clerks'' and the 2002 restoration of ''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964), and a surprise appearance at the start of ''Serendipity''. | ||
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* This 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). | * This 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 "presents" variant | * The "presents" variant is preserved on the Region 1 DVD releases 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 release, 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 release of ''Breaking the Rules'' (VUDU prints use the [[Management Company Entertainment Group|M.C.E.G.]] logo instead, though with Miramax's jingle retained), among others. | ||
* The version that fades out early | * The version that fades out early can be found on ''Il Postino'' (''The Postman'') and ''Everest''. | ||
* This logo also | * This logo is also seen on ''The Crow: City of Angels'', but [[Dimension Films|Dimension]] distributed the film. | ||
* It also | * It is also preserved on the U.S. [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment|Buena Vista]]/[[Lionsgate Home Entertainment|Lionsgate]] Blu-ray releases of ''Sling Blade, Chasing Amy, Life is Beautiful'', the Alliance Blu-ray releases of ''The English Patient, Good Will Hunting'', and the Echo Bridge Blu-ray release of ''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood''. | ||
** It is also intact on the 2002 ''Pulp Fiction'' Collector's Edition DVD release, as well as the recent Paramount 4K Blu- | ** It is also intact on the 2002 ''Pulp Fiction'' Collector's Edition DVD release, as well as the recent Paramount 4K Blu-ray release. | ||
* This also makes a surprise appearance on the U.S. dub of ''Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' instead of the next logo, and also 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 U.S. dub of ''Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' instead of the next logo, and also makes a very strange appearance on an Italian HDTV airing of ''The Brothers Grimm'' (instead of the international variant of the next logo). | ||
* It is also preserved on the 1995 Canadian Alliance Video VHS release of ''Gordy''. | * It is also preserved on the 1995 Canadian Alliance Video VHS release of ''Gordy''. | ||
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* A prototype variant of the "20TH ANNIVERSARY" logo exists, where the top text is in {{color|orange}}, white or {{color|gold}}, depending on the film quality. | * A prototype variant of the "20TH ANNIVERSARY" logo exists, where the top text is in {{color|orange}}, white or {{color|gold}}, depending on the film quality. | ||
* Another variant of the "20TH ANNIVERSARY" version also exists, where the text is smaller. | * Another variant of the "20TH ANNIVERSARY" version also exists, where the text is smaller. | ||
* A 1.78:1 open-matte version exists, where the landscape is zoomed out much farther back. This version | * A 1.78:1 open-matte version exists, where the landscape is zoomed out much farther back. This version can be found on the Miramax DVD release of ''Three Colors: Blue'', and on some films released between 2007 and 2008. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
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* Older HDTV airings and the UK StudioCanal Blu-ray release of the English dub of ''Shaolin Soccer'' use the shortened theme from the next logo, possibly due to a botched plaster job. | * Older HDTV airings and the UK StudioCanal Blu-ray release of the English dub of ''Shaolin Soccer'' use the shortened theme from the next logo, possibly due to a botched plaster job. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' 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 Miramax's film library. | ||
* This logo first appeared on ''Shakespeare in Love'', and made its final theatrical appearance on ''The Boy in the Striped Pajamas''. | * This logo first appeared on ''Shakespeare in Love'', and made its final theatrical appearance on ''The Boy in the Striped Pajamas''. | ||
* When ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' airs on Starz/Encore, the standard-definition version retains this logo, | * When ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' airs on Starz/Encore, the standard-definition version retains this logo, although the high-definition airings of the film use the next logo below instead. | ||
* Despite plastering from the following logo, it still | * Despite plastering from the following logo, it is still intact on U.S. prints of ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'', ''There Will Be Blood'', and YouTube prints of ''The Aviator'' (2004) and ''Underclassman''. | ||
* This also might | * This also might be preserved on some international prints of the 2002 French/Italian co-production, ''Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' (which includes Miramax's English dub), or the [[Buena Vista International]] logo, as [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] owned Miramax at the time. | ||
** | ** However, the previous logo is seen on DVD releases and TV airings of the films for unknown reasons. | ||
===5th Logo (December 25, 2008-July 6, 2018)=== | ===5th Logo (December 25, 2008-July 6, 2018)=== | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* A prototype variant exists where there is added motion blur, there is a timelapse effect in the clouds, a boat is floating in the water, the buildings' lights turn off slower and the dark yellow sky at the end does not fade out. It's overall a much more detailed version of the logo. | * A prototype variant exists, where there is added motion blur, there is a timelapse effect in the clouds, a boat is floating in the water, the buildings' lights turn off slower and the dark yellow sky at the end does not fade out. It's overall a much more detailed version of the logo. | ||
* Since 2010, most films only show the last half of the logo. | * Since 2010, most films only show the last half of the logo. | ||
* Starting in 2011, the word "FILMS" is omitted. Both of these versions (particularly the latter) plaster over older Miramax logos on new releases of their films. | * Starting in 2011, the word "FILMS" is omitted. Both of these versions (particularly the latter) plaster over older Miramax logos on new releases of their films. | ||
* Starting in 2016, a registered trademark ("®") symbol appears next to the wordmark. | * Starting in 2016, a registered trademark ("®") symbol appears next to the wordmark. | ||
* On recent prints of ''My Life So Far'' (1999), this | * On recent prints of ''My Life So Far'' (1999), this plasters the “20th Anniversary” variant of the previous logo, but for some reason, they keep the “20th Anniversary” text. | ||
* The closing version has just the logo and the city skyline. | * The closing version has just the logo and the city skyline. | ||
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* On some recent prints of their 1987-98 films, such as ''Pulp Fiction'' and ''Il Postino (The Postman)'', it uses the 1987 theme. | * On some recent prints of their 1987-98 films, such as ''Pulp Fiction'' and ''Il Postino (The Postman)'', it uses the 1987 theme. | ||
* On Starz’s prints of ''40 Days and 40 Nights'', the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] theme is used, due to the editors using the audio from an international master. | * On Starz’s prints of ''40 Days and 40 Nights'', the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] theme is used, due to the editors using the audio from an international master. | ||
* Sometimes, | * Sometimes, the logo is silent or has the opening theme of the movie. | ||
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* It first appeared on ''Doubt'', and made its final appearance on ''Whitney''. | * It first appeared on ''Doubt'', and made its final appearance on ''Whitney''. | ||
* It also plasters older Miramax logos on recent prints of films. | * It also plasters older Miramax logos on recent prints of films. | ||
** | ** It is also strangely seen before the 1990 variant of the 1985 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo on ''Runaway Brain'' (1995) when it was a digital-exclusive extra on ''Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection''. | ||
* It also | * It was also seen on a recent Cinemax broadcast of ''Tombstone'', a [[Hollywood Pictures]] film. | ||
* Until [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment|Lionsgate]] and [[Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp.|Echo Bridge]] assumed the home media rights to the Miramax catalog, this was used as a de-facto home video logo. | * Until [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment|Lionsgate]] and [[Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp.|Echo Bridge]] assumed the home media rights to the Miramax catalog, this was used as a de-facto home video logo. | ||
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'''Audio:''' An 80s-like electronic synth theme with a piano. | '''Audio:''' An 80s-like electronic synth theme with a piano. | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, | '''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, the logo is silent or has the opening theme of the movie. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* Made its first appearance on ''Sick'', and also | * Made its first appearance on ''Sick'', and is also seen on U.S. prints of ''Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre'' (preceding the [[Lionsgate Films]] logo; however, international prints use the previous logo with the beIN/ViacomCBS byline), and ''Old Dads''. | ||
* The logo with the fanfare made its debut on ''The Beekeeper''. | * The logo with the fanfare made its debut on ''The Beekeeper''. | ||