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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Seven Arts Pictures''' was a low-profile/B-movie distribution company established on July 19, 1990, as a joint venture between [[Carolco Pictures]] and [[New Line Cinema]] (now part of [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]), and was headed by Mario F. Kassar. Today, the entire Seven Arts library is now owned by [[StudioCanal]]. This studio is not to be confused with UK's "[[Seven Arts Entertainment|Seven Arts Entertainment]]" and its division "[[Seven Arts International]]" and Ray Stark and Eliot Hyman's "[[Seven Arts Productions]]", who also merged with Warner Bros. Pictures in 1967 forming "Warner Bros.-Seven Arts". | '''Seven Arts Pictures''' was a low-profile/B-movie distribution company established on July 19, 1990, as a joint venture between [[Carolco Pictures]] and [[New Line Cinema]] (now part of [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]), and was headed by Mario F. Kassar. Today, the entire Seven Arts library is now owned by [[StudioCanal]]. This studio is not to be confused with UK's "[[Seven Arts Entertainment|Seven Arts Entertainment]]" and its division "[[Seven Arts International]]" and Ray Stark and Eliot Hyman's "[[Seven Arts Productions]]", who also merged with Warner Bros. Pictures in 1967 forming "Warner Bros.-Seven Arts". | ||
===1st Logo (September 14-28? 1990)=== | ===1st Logo (September 14-28? 1990)=== | ||
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Seven Arts Pictures (1990) (From - Repossessed).png | Seven Arts Pictures (1990) (From - Repossessed).png | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see many stars forming a {{color|blue}} box with a stylized "7A" inside it, with "SEVEN" above and "ARTS" below. Then we see the byline "THROUGH NEW LINE CINEMA" (with its print logo) on the bottom right of the screen. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see many stars forming a {{color|blue}} box with a stylized "7A" inside it, with "SEVEN" above and "ARTS" below. Then we see the byline "THROUGH NEW LINE CINEMA" (with its print logo) on the bottom right of the screen. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Repossessed''. It may have been seen on theatrical prints of ''King of New York'', but home media releases have no logo. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Repossessed''. It may have been seen on theatrical prints of ''King of New York'', but home media releases have no logo. | ||
===2nd Logo (February 1-September 10, 1991 or November 1991?)=== | ===2nd Logo (February 1-September 10, 1991 or November 1991?)=== | ||
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Seven Arts Pictures (1991) (From - Rambling Rose).png | Seven Arts Pictures (1991) (From - Rambling Rose).png | ||
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a shiny blue "7A" zooming out. The Seven Arts text is then seen at a certain point. The logo shines, and the New Line byline fades in. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a shiny blue "7A" zooming out. The Seven Arts text is then seen at a certain point. The logo shines, and the New Line byline fades in. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Rambling Rose''. Also seen on a Canadian VHS of ''Queens Logic''. The bylineless version is seen on ''Dice Rules''. It may have been seen on some theatrical prints of ''Defenseless'', ''Get Back'' (The Paul McCartney concert film), and ''Sweet Talker'', but the home video releases show no evidence. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Rambling Rose''. Also seen on a Canadian VHS of ''Queens Logic''. The bylineless version is seen on ''Dice Rules''. It may have been seen on some theatrical prints of ''Defenseless'', ''Get Back'' (The Paul McCartney concert film), and ''Sweet Talker'', but the home video releases show no evidence. | ||
===3rd Logo (March 13-June 12, 1992)=== | ===3rd Logo (March 13-June 12, 1992)=== | ||
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Seven Arts Pictures (1992) (From - Light Sleeper).png | Seven Arts Pictures (1992) (From - Light Sleeper).png | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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'''Logo:''' Over an {{color|orange}} or {{color|darkviolet|purple}} | '''Logo:''' Over an {{color|orange}} or {{color|darkviolet|purple}} cloudy background, a 3D cube rotates into view from the top left, when it is facing the screen and in the center, lasers etch the "7A" logo, then the etching explodes, leaving behind the standard "7A" logo. The "Seven Arts" text appears, and the New Line byline fades in below. | ||
'''Technique:''' The clouds moving, the cube rotating, the lasers, the cube exploding, and the logo forming. | '''Technique:''' The clouds moving, the cube rotating, the lasers, the cube exploding, and the logo forming. | ||