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{{UpcomingNewLogo|The variant from ''The Holdovers'' reappeared on a trailer for ''Here'' (with the "MIRAMAX" text having a lighter color), which means Miramax might be getting a new on-screen logo using this version. Please don't jump the gun on its use until it keeps consistently appearing beyond that trailer for ''Here''.}} |
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{{Infobox company |
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|name = Miramax, LLC |
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|image = Miramax Films 2022.svg |
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|founded = December 19, 1979 ({{age|1979|12|19}} years ago) |
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|founder = {{w|Harvey Weinstein}}<br>{{w|Bob Weinstein}} |
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|key people = {{w|Jonathan Glickman}} (CEO)<br>{{w|Nasser Al-Khelaifi}} (chairman) |
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|country = [[:Category:United States|United States]] |
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|parent = beIN Media Group (51%)<br>[[Paramount Global]] (49%) |
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|subsidiaries = Miramax Animation<br>Miramax Family<br>[[Miramax Television]] |
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}} |
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===Background=== |
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<u>Background:</u> In 1979, Miramax Films was started by Bob and Harvey Weinstein. 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. |
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'''Miramax Films''' was founded on December 19, 1979 by brothers Harvey and Bob 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). |
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On March 29, 2005, after forming [[The Weinstein Company]], the Weinstein brothers left Miramax (and consequently Disney), taking the Dimension Films label with them. 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 laid with [[StudioCanal]] and Japanese home media rights were handled by [[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]]. |
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===1st Logo (November 1, 1980-November 28, 1987)=== |
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<u>Nickname:</u> "Filmstrip M" |
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<u>Logo:</u> On a black background, we see a filmstrip, made into a letter "M". The text "MIRAMAX FILMS" is next to the "M" with "in association with" above. |
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|Miramax_1980.jpg|1st Logo (November 1, 1980-February 8, 1988) |
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|Miramax_Banner_of_Boredom.jpg |2nd Logo (March 27, 1987-December 11, 1998) |
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|Miramaxfilms.jpg |3rd Logo (September 11, 1987-October 29, 1999) |
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|Miramax Films (2001).png |4th Logo (December 11, 1998-November 26, 2008) |
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|Miramax 2008.jpg |5th Logo (December 25, 2008-July 6, 2018) |
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|Miramax 2022.png |6th Logo (September 8, 2018-January 4, 2023) |
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|Screenshot_20230321-164221_YouTube.jpg|7th Logo (January 13, 2023-) |
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===1st Logo (November 1, 1980-February 8, 1988)=== |
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<u>Variant:</u> 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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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a film strip in the shape of the letter "M". The text "MIRAMAX FILMS" in Optima is next to the "M" with "in association with" above. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> None. |
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'''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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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Silent, or the music from any given soundtrack. |
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'''Technique:''' A still graphic. |
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<u>Music/Sounds Variant:</u> On some prints of ''David the Gnome'', the last note of the Cinar logo is played. |
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'''Audio:''' None, or the music from any given soundtrack. |
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<u>Availability:</u> 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'' also had this logo when it aired on 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, but it is intact on the U.S. Family Home Entertainment and UK Video Collection VHS releases. |
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'''Audio Variant:''' On older prints of the English dub of ''David the Gnome'', the last note of the [[CINAR]] logo is heard. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> None. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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* Seen on their limited output of this era such as ''Rockshow'' and ''The Secret Policeman's Other Ball'', among others. |
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* 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. |
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** 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. |
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===2nd Logo (March 27, 1987-December 11, 1998)=== |
===2nd Logo (March 27, 1987-December 11, 1998)=== |
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<u>Nickname:</u> "The Banner of Boredom" |
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background is the text "MIRAMAX" in a Gill Sans Ultra Bold-like font. Below it is "FILMS", spaced to fit the width of "MIRAMAX", with a line on top and on the bottom of it. |
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'''Variant:''' The French ad for the VHS release of ''Shakespeare in Love'' has the "MIRAMAX" text set in Helvetica Black. The second M, however, remains in Gill Sans. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> None. |
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'''Technique:''' A still graphic. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> None or the theme of the movie or trailer. |
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'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the movie or trailer. |
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<u>Availability:</u> Rare. It's found mainly on trailers for some Miramax features and films such as ''The Unbelievable Truth'', ''My Left Foot'' (VHS only) and ''Blue in the Face''. It also makes appearances on ''Clerks'' and the 2002 restoration of ''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964). |
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'''Availability:''' |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> None. |
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* 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''. |
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* It also makes appearances on ''Clerks'' and the 2002 restoration of ''A Hard Day's Night'' (1964), and at the start of ''Serendipity''. |
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===3rd Logo (September 11, 1987-October 29, 1999 |
===3rd Logo (September 11, 1987-October 29, 1999)=== |
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<u>Nicknames:</u> "The M", "The Big M", "Flashing M", "The Miramax M", "The Blue M" |
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'''Visuals:''' A blue "'''M'''" in the same font as before zooms out to the left of the screen and scrolls to the right, revealing the gold text "'''MIRAMA'''", and when it gets to the end, it disappears in a flash of light, revealing a gold "'''X'''". The word "FILMS" with its usual lines fades in below. A large "M" in black with a glowing blue corona surrounding it zooms out and borders the logo. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* On films before Disney acquired the company, the word "presents", in script, would appear under the logo. |
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* On some films, the "FILMS" text is omitted. |
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* On some widescreen versions of the logo, the top and bottom edges of the "Big M" touch the black borders, or are cut off. |
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*On at least one occasion, the Roadshow Television logo transitioned into the international variant by zooming out with the "M". |
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* Sometimes, the logo fades out early while the rest of the music plays. |
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* Rarely, the text would be silver. |
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*On some widescreen versions of the logo, the top and bottom edges of the "Big M" touch the black borders, or are cut off. |
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* On ''Ready to Wear'', when the "M" zooms out, the entire logo zooms out even further. |
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* On ''Scandal'', the logo is still, except for "presents" fading in. |
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*Rarely, the text would be {{Font color|silver|silver}}. |
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*On ''Ready to Wear'', when the "M" zooms out, the entire logo zooms out even further. |
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'''Technique:''' Cel animation. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> The zooming out of the "M", the glowing letters, the flash, and the "Big M". |
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'''Audio:''' A calm synth fanfare composed by Jack Maeby. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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*On ''Pulp Fiction'', the last two notes of the fanfare |
* On ''Pulp Fiction'', ''Trainspotting'', and the English Canadian VHS release of ''Gordy'', the last two notes of the fanfare are cut off. |
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* On ''The Mighty'', while it was not plastered by the 2008 logo, the normal fanfare was still replaced with sounds and a dark theme. |
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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. |
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* Sometimes, the music is double pitched. |
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* Some films have the opening theme of the film; otherwise, the logo is silent. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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<u>Availability:</u> 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). 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''. However, it has appeared on some Region 1 DVDs of foreign films like ''Farewell My Concubine''. 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''. 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. 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. Don't expect to see this on ''Sex, Lies and Videotape'' or on ''Reservoir Dogs''. 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 is surprisingly intact on the Lionsgate Blu-Ray of ''Life is Beautiful''. |
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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). |
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* 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 Video|Cineplex Odeon]] VHS release, where it's skipped entirely), ''Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'', the Canadian VHS release of ''Prospero's Books'', the [[Pioneer Entertainment]] DVD of ''Ju Dou'', 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. |
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* The version that fades out early can be found on ''Il Postino'' (''The Postman'') and ''Everest''. |
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* This logo is seen on ''The Crow: City of Angels'', but [[Dimension Films|Dimension]] distributed the film. |
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* This was also preserved on the [[Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2006)|Anchor Bay]] DVDs of ''Strapless'' and ''The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover'', in addition to the Anchor Bay VHS of ''Riders of the Storm'' (AKA: ''The American Way''). |
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* It was also spotted on the Canadian VHS releases of ''The Girl in a Swing'' and ''The Miracle'', despite [[Millimeter Films|Millimeter]] and [[Prestige Films|Prestige]] distributing those two films, respectively. |
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* 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,'' and ''Life is Beautiful'', the [[Alliance Films|Alliance]] Blu-ray releases of ''The English Patient,'' and ''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''. |
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** It is also intact on the 2002 ''Pulp Fiction'' Collector's Edition DVD release, as well as the recent [[Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount]] 4K Blu-ray release. |
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** It is also retained on the 2024 Criterion Collection 4K Blu-Ray release of ''Trainspotting''. |
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* This also makes appears on the U.S. dub of ''Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' instead of the next logo, and also makes an appearance on an Italian HDTV airing of ''The Brothers Grimm'' (instead of the international variant of the next logo). |
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* It is also preserved on the 1995 Canadian [[Alliance Entertainment Corporation|Alliance Video]] VHS release of ''Gordy''. |
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* It may have been seen on U.S. Theatrical Prints of ''Crazy Moon, Tom & Jerry: The Movie, Freddie as F.R.0.7., Sex Lies and Videotape, Pastime, The Pope Must Die(t), House of Cards'' (1993)'', Passion Fish'' and ''The Krays'', among others, but home video releases show no evidence of this. In the case of ''Freddie as F.R.0.7.'', its 1995 re-edit, as ''Freddie the Frog'', used the [[Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment|Shapiro Glickenhaus]] logo instead. |
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===4th Logo (December 11, 1998-November 26, 2008)=== |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> One of the more iconic movie logos of the '90s. This logo utilizes an effective use of cel animation. |
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'''Visuals:''' The camera zooms down a river, and pans up to see the skyline of Manhattan, New York, at sundown. As the sun sets, the lights in the building windows begin to turn on, just like in real life. As the screen zooms in closer to the buildings (including the original World Trade Center buildings in the original version), several lights begin forming the company's print logo, simply in white (no glow effects like last time). The city skyline fades to black as the logo forms, piece by piece, while zooming towards the center of the screen. The end result is similar to the 2nd logo. |
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===4th Logo (December 11, 1998-November 28, 2008)=== |
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<u>Nicknames:</u> "The Buildings", "Lights/Lites in the Big City", "Manhattan Skyline", "The City", "Miramax Skyline" |
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'''Alternate Descriptive Video Transcription:''' The camera glides across the water before panning up to see a moonlit shot of the Manhattan skyline with the lights turning on. Fading to black, up comes the white lettering: Miramax Films. |
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<u>Logo:</u> We zoom down a river, and pan up to see the skyline of Manhattan, New York, at sundown. As the sun sets, the lights in the building windows begin to turn on, just like in real life. As we zoom in closer to the buildings, several lights begin forming the print Miramax Films logo, simply in white (no glowy effects like last time). The city skyline fades to black as the Miramax Films logo forms, piece by piece, while zooming towards the center of the screen. The end result is similar to the 2nd logo. |
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'''Trivia:''' |
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<u>Trivia:</u> If you look hard enough, you may possibly see the World Trade Buildings. This was animated long before the original World Trade buildings collapsed on September 11, 2001. On recent films shot on digital, the right tower is removed and the left one is placed to the edge of the city skyline. |
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* The logo appears to be shot at the shoreline of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, facing towards Times Square. |
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* One Astor Plaza, the headquarters of Miramax's future owner [[Paramount Global]], can be seen to the left of the skyline. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*From 1998 until 2004, the logo was shot on 35mm film. In the logo's final years from 2005 |
* From 1998 until 2004, the logo was shot on 35mm film. In the logo's final years from 2005 to 2008, it was shot on digital. |
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* When the logo debuted and during the logo's first official year (1999), the words "20TH ANNIVERSARY" appear above. |
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* A prototype variant of the "20TH ANNIVERSARY" logo exists, where the top text is in orange, white or gold, depending on the film quality. |
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* Another variant of the "20TH ANNIVERSARY" version also exists, where the text is smaller. |
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* 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. |
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*For releases outside the United States, the word "FILMS" was replaced with "INTERNATIONAL". There is an anniversary variant of this version also. |
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*There exists a 1.78:1 open-matte version where the landscape is zoomed out much farther back. This version is seen on the Miramax DVD release of ''Three Colors: Blue'', and on some films released between 2007 and 2008 such as ''The Queen''. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> The CGI effects are nothing short of perfect. |
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'''Audio:''' Usually silent, or the opening theme of the film. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> The logo is usually silent, or has the opening theme of the film playing over it. Although some films, such as ''Music of the Heart'', have a pleasant orchestrated piece with a few instruments in the selection. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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* Some films have a pleasant orchestrated piece with a few instruments in the selection. |
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*On early films with this logo such as ''Children of Heaven'', and pre-1998 films such as ''The Harmonists'' and ''Mouth to Mouth'', it uses the last logo's theme! |
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* On early films with this logo such as ''Children of Heaven'' and pre-1998 films such as ''The Harmonists'' and ''Mouth to Mouth'', the previous logo's theme is used. |
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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. |
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* Older HDTV airings and the UK [[StudioCanal Video|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. |
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'''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. |
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<u>Availability:</u> 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. 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. 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 Netflix prints of ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' and ''There Will Be Blood''. |
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* This logo first appeared on ''Shakespeare in Love'', and made its final theatrical appearance on ''The Boy in the Striped Pajamas''. |
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* 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. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> Despite the nice CGI, some people don't like how this plastered the previous logo on some films. |
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* 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''. |
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* 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. |
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** However, the previous logo is seen on DVD releases and TV airings of the films for unknown reasons. |
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*This also appears on the ''Pokemon'' movies Miramax released in the United States, beginning with ''Pokemon 4Ever'' and concluding with ''Destiny Deoxys'', instead of the [[Miramax Family Films]] logo. |
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===5th Logo (December 25, 2008-July 6, 2018)=== |
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'''Visuals:''' It's the same concept as the previous logo, but instead of the skyline, the screen pans up to see the Brooklyn Bridge at sundown. As the sun sets, the screen zooms toward the buildings until the camera finally gets to the skyline of Manhattan. One difference between the skylines is that the original World Trade Center buildings are absent. After the camera gets to the city, the lights in the building windows begin to turn on. As the screen zooms slowly to the skyline, several lights begin forming the logo like before as we then fade to black, piece by piece. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* 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. |
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* Since 2010, most films only show the last half of the logo. |
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* 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. |
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* Starting in 2016, a registered trademark ("®") symbol appears next to the wordmark. |
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* On recent prints of ''My Life So Far'' (1999), this plasters the "20th Anniversary" variant of the previous logo, but for some reason, the logo retains the "20th Anniversary" text. |
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* The closing version has just the logo and the city skyline. |
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'''Technique:''' A hybrid of live-action and CGI effects, made by Studio Nos. |
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'''Audio:''' Usually, a soft piano/string tune with coastal and city noises, which was composed by Brian Lapin, Leslie Shatz and Scott Warren. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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* On some prints of their 1987-98 films, such as ''Pulp Fiction'' and ''Il Postino (The Postman)'', it uses the 1987 theme. |
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* 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. |
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* Sometimes, the logo is silent or has the opening theme of the movie. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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* It first appeared on ''Doubt'', and made its final appearance on ''Whitney''. |
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* It also plasters older Miramax logos on recent prints of films. |
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* It was also seen on a [[Cinemax Feature Presentation|Cinemax]] broadcast of ''Tombstone'', a [[Hollywood Pictures]] film. |
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* 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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* It occasionally still appears on product that Miramax had nothing to do with from prior parents and/or distributors even after Miramax divorced from them. Notable instance include 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'' and on the Lionsgate Blu-ray of ''Saw X''. |
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'''Legacy:''' This logo is a favorite of many people for its animation and music. |
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===6th Logo (September 8, 2018-January 4, 2023)=== |
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'''Visuals:''' There are three sets of blue light rings (a la the 3rd logo; two of the "'''R'''", and one of the first "'''M'''", with the "'''I'''" partially visible) at night in the Hudson Valley, soon followed by the company name, spread out, slowly coming together to form the logo, illuminating a city (possibly a bird's-eye view of New York) below. The respective byline fades in. |
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'''Bylines:''' |
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<u>Logo:</u> Same concept as before, but instead of the skyline, we pan up to see the Brooklyn Bridge at sundown. As the sun sets, we zoom towards the buildings until we finally get to the skyline of Manhattan. One difference of the skyline is that the World Trade buildings are gone (possibly due to 9/11). After we get to the city, the lights in the building windows begin to turn on. As we zoom slowly to the skyline, several lights begin forming the Miramax Films logo like before. The city skyline then fades to black as the Miramax Films logo forms, piece by piece. |
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* 2018-2020: "A '''beIN MEDIA GROUP''' COMPANY" (in variations of the Avenir font) underneath the "'''MAX'''" text. |
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* 2020-2022: "A '''beIN MEDIA GROUP''' AND '''VIACOMCBS''' COMPANY", with "VIACOMCBS" being the corporate logo, centered underneath the logo. |
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* 2022-2023: "A '''beIN MEDIA GROUP''' & '''PARAMOUNT''' COMPANY" in the Peak Sans font; it is still centered underneath the logo but is far bigger than the previous byline. |
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'''Variant:''' A shorter version exists, which skips the first pan across the "R". |
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<u>Trivia:</u> This logo was made by Studio Nos. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI animated by MOCEAN. |
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<u>Variants:</u> |
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*Since 2010, most films only show the last half of the logo. |
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*Starting in 2011, the word "FILMS" is omitted. This variant first appeared on ''The Debt''. Both of these versions (particularly the latter) plaster over older Miramax logos on new releases of their films. |
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'''Audio:''' A somber four-note theme (composed by Eric Avery). |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> A marvelous hybrid of live-action and CGI effects. |
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'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, the film's opening theme is heard instead. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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<u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u> On some recent prints of their 1987-98 films, such as Pulp Fiction and Il Postino (The Postman), it uses the 1987 theme. |
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* It first appeared on the final trailer for ''Halloween'' (2018) and debuted on the film itself. |
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* The beIN/ViacomCBS byline is seen on international prints of ''Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre'', preceding the [[STX Entertainment|STXfilms]] logo (U.S. prints have the next logo). This is because the film was originally going to be released in 2022, but was delayed a year later. |
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* It can also be found on ''The Gentlemen'', ''Wrath of Man'' and the 4K remasters of ''Scream'' (1996), ''Scream 2'' and ''Pulp Fiction'' (all released in 4K in 2022) |
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* The shorter version first appeared on ''The Perfection'', and it will most likely only appear on non-theatrically released films and [[Miramax Television]] shows. |
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** It is also seen at the beginning of Miramax's YouTube videos. |
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* The BeIN Media Group/Paramount byline debuted on the [https://www.miramax.com/tv/ TV section] of the company's website, then made its first appearance on ''Confess, Fletch'' and was later seen on ''Halloween Ends''. |
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* The 2022 variant of the logo is also seen at the end of ''The Crow'' (the 1994 film) on the 2024 4K Blu-ray release thereof by Paramount. |
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===7th Logo (January 13, 2023-)=== |
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<u>Availability:</u> Common. It first appeared on Doubt, and made its final appearance on ''Whitney''. It also plasters older Miramax logos on recent prints of films. Strangely, it appears before the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo on ''Runaway Brain'' when it was a digital-exclusive extra on ''Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection''. |
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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background, the logo starts with the text "'''MIRAMAX'''" (in its usual typeface and sporting a slight cream color) tilted at an angle and slowly zooming in as it tilts to the right. A city skyline with blue lights (almost like the one from the previous logo) and flying particles pans up from below. Once the text is finished straightening itself and zooming in, a blue 3-D shadow appears beneath it (giving it a retro 3-D text effect), as the byline "a '''beIN MEDIA GROUP''' & '''PARAMOUNT''' COMPANY" (in an unknown font) fades in below the text. The logo then fades out to black. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> Once again, this logo is well liked, but some people are annoyed how it plasters older Miramax logos. |
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'''Trivia:''' |
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===6th Logo (October 19, 2018- )=== |
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* Unlike the previous logos, this one takes place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, as the foreground of the Hollywood sign can be seen towards the start. |
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<u>Nicknames:</u> "The Buildings III", "The City III", "Aurora Miramaximus" |
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* This logo was partially designed by Nate Carlson, who created retro-style logo variants for Miramax and [[Focus Features]] for use in the movie ''The Holdovers''. Miramax loved his work so much that they requested to use his design in another logo for use in their other films.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/the-holdovers-70s-style-logo-design-titles-1235784851/]</ref> |
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'''Variants:''' |
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<u>Logo:</u> We see three sets of {{Font color|blue|blue}} light rings (2 of the 'R', and one of the first 'M', where the I is partially visible), soon followed by the company name, spread out, slowly coming together to form the logo, illuminating a city below. The byline "a beIN MEDIA GROUP COMPANY" (in different variations of the "Gotham" font.) fades in under 'MAX'. |
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* A 2.39:1 scope version exists, where the Hollywood sign is not shown. |
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* On the TV adaptation of ''The Gentlemen'', the logo is zoomed in and it is shortened to when the shadow behind the text and the byline appear. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D and 3D computer animation. |
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<u>Variant:</u> There is a shorter version, which skips the the first pan across the "R". |
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'''Audio:''' An electronic synth theme with a piano. |
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<u>Trivia:</u> The logo was animated by MOCEAN. |
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'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, the logo is silent or has the opening theme of the movie. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> Amazing CGI animation! |
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'''Availability:''' |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A somber four-note theme, or the opening soundtrack of the movie. |
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* 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''. |
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* The logo with the fanfare made its debut on ''The Beekeeper''. |
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<u>Availability:</u> First appeared on the final trailer for ''Halloween'' (2018), and debuted on the film itself. The shorter version first appeared on ''The Perfection''. The full length version is expected to appear on new films from the company released in theaters, while the shorter version will most likely only appear on Netflix exclusive films. |
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==External Links== |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> This is the first time Miramax hasn't used the Manhattan skyline concept since 1998. |
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* {{Wikipedia link}} |
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* [https://www.miramax.com/ Official Website] |
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 2 October 2024
![]() | It is possible that this company may introduce a new on-screen logo. Details: The variant from The Holdovers reappeared on a trailer for Here (with the "MIRAMAX" text having a lighter color), which means Miramax might be getting a new on-screen logo using this version. Please don't jump the gun on its use until it keeps consistently appearing beyond that trailer for Here. Please do not add ending dates to existing logos or attempt to add a new description until a new logo has debuted. Any premature changes should be reverted immediately. |
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Background
Miramax Films was founded on December 19, 1979 by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who coined the company's name by combining the first names of their parents: their mother Miriam 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 its own home video division in 1994).
On March 29, 2005, after forming The Weinstein Company, the Weinstein brothers left Miramax (and consequently Disney), taking the Dimension Films label with them. 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 laid with StudioCanal and Japanese home media rights were handled by 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.
1st Logo (November 1, 1980-February 8, 1988)
Visuals: On a black background, there is a film strip 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.
Technique: A still graphic.
Audio: None, or the music from any given soundtrack.
Audio Variant: On older prints of the English dub of David the Gnome, the last note of the CINAR logo is heard.
Availability:
- 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 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.
2nd Logo (March 27, 1987-December 11, 1998)
Visuals: Over a black background is the text "MIRAMAX" in a Gill Sans Ultra Bold-like font. Below it is "FILMS", spaced to fit the width of "MIRAMAX", with a line on top and on the bottom of it.
Variant: The French ad for the VHS release of Shakespeare in Love has the "MIRAMAX" text set in Helvetica Black. The second M, however, remains in Gill Sans.
Technique: A still graphic.
Audio: None or the opening theme of the movie or trailer.
Availability:
- 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 at the start of Serendipity.
3rd Logo (September 11, 1987-October 29, 1999)
Visuals: A blue "M" in the same font as before zooms out to the left of the screen and scrolls to the right, revealing the gold text "MIRAMA", and when it gets to the end, it disappears in a flash of light, revealing a gold "X". The word "FILMS" with its usual lines fades in below. A large "M" in black with a glowing blue corona surrounding it zooms out and borders the logo.
Variants:
- On films before Disney acquired the company, the word "presents", in script, would appear under the logo.
- On some films, the "FILMS" text is omitted.
- On some widescreen versions of the logo, the top and bottom edges of the "Big M" touch the black borders, or are cut off.
- Sometimes, the logo fades out early while the rest of the music plays.
- Rarely, the text would be silver.
- On Ready to Wear, when the "M" zooms out, the entire logo zooms out even further.
- On Scandal, the logo is still, except for "presents" fading in.
Technique: Cel animation.
Audio: A calm synth fanfare composed by Jack Maeby.
Audio Variants:
- On Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting, and the English Canadian VHS release of Gordy, the last two notes of the fanfare are cut off.
- On The Mighty, while it was not plastered by the 2008 logo, the normal fanfare was still replaced with sounds and a dark theme.
- Sometimes, the music is double pitched.
- Some films have the opening theme of the film; otherwise, the logo is silent.
Availability:
- 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 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, the Pioneer Entertainment DVD of Ju Dou, and the Canadian Seville Pictures DVD release of Breaking the Rules (VUDU prints use the M.C.E.G. logo instead, though with Miramax's jingle retained), among others.
- The version that fades out early can be found on Il Postino (The Postman) and Everest.
- This logo is seen on The Crow: City of Angels, but Dimension distributed the film.
- This was also preserved on the Anchor Bay DVDs of Strapless and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, in addition to the Anchor Bay VHS of Riders of the Storm (AKA: The American Way).
- It was also spotted on the Canadian VHS releases of The Girl in a Swing and The Miracle, despite Millimeter and Prestige distributing those two films, respectively.
- It is also preserved on the U.S. Buena Vista/Lionsgate Blu-ray releases of Sling Blade, Chasing Amy, and Life is Beautiful, the Alliance Blu-ray releases of The English Patient, and 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-ray release.
- It is also retained on the 2024 Criterion Collection 4K Blu-Ray release of Trainspotting.
- This also makes appears on the U.S. dub of Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra instead of the next logo, and also makes an 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 may have been seen on U.S. Theatrical Prints of Crazy Moon, Tom & Jerry: The Movie, Freddie as F.R.0.7., Sex Lies and Videotape, Pastime, The Pope Must Die(t), House of Cards (1993), Passion Fish and The Krays, among others, but home video releases show no evidence of this. In the case of Freddie as F.R.0.7., its 1995 re-edit, as Freddie the Frog, used the Shapiro Glickenhaus logo instead.
4th Logo (December 11, 1998-November 26, 2008)
Visuals: The camera zooms down a river, and pans up to see the skyline of Manhattan, New York, at sundown. As the sun sets, the lights in the building windows begin to turn on, just like in real life. As the screen zooms in closer to the buildings (including the original World Trade Center buildings in the original version), several lights begin forming the company's print logo, simply in white (no glow effects like last time). The city skyline fades to black as the logo forms, piece by piece, while zooming towards the center of the screen. The end result is similar to the 2nd logo.
Alternate Descriptive Video Transcription: The camera glides across the water before panning up to see a moonlit shot of the Manhattan skyline with the lights turning on. Fading to black, up comes the white lettering: Miramax Films.
Trivia:
- The logo appears to be shot at the shoreline of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, facing towards Times Square.
- One Astor Plaza, the headquarters of Miramax's future owner Paramount Global, can be seen to the left of the skyline.
Variants:
- From 1998 until 2004, the logo was shot on 35mm film. In the logo's final years from 2005 to 2008, it was shot on digital.
- When the logo debuted and during the logo's first official year (1999), the words "20TH ANNIVERSARY" appear above.
- A prototype variant of the "20TH ANNIVERSARY" logo exists, where the top text is in orange, white or gold, depending on the film quality.
- 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 can be found on the Miramax DVD release of Three Colors: Blue, and on some films released between 2007 and 2008.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: Usually silent, or the opening theme of the film.
Audio Variants:
- Some films have a pleasant orchestrated piece with a few instruments in the selection.
- On early films with this logo such as Children of Heaven and pre-1998 films such as The Harmonists and Mouth to Mouth, the previous logo's theme is used.
- 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: 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.
- 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 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 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 Disney owned Miramax at the time.
- However, the previous logo is seen on DVD releases and TV airings of the films for unknown reasons.
- This also appears on the Pokemon movies Miramax released in the United States, beginning with Pokemon 4Ever and concluding with Destiny Deoxys, instead of the Miramax Family Films logo.
5th Logo (December 25, 2008-July 6, 2018)
Visuals: It's the same concept as the previous logo, but instead of the skyline, the screen pans up to see the Brooklyn Bridge at sundown. As the sun sets, the screen zooms toward the buildings until the camera finally gets to the skyline of Manhattan. One difference between the skylines is that the original World Trade Center buildings are absent. After the camera gets to the city, the lights in the building windows begin to turn on. As the screen zooms slowly to the skyline, several lights begin forming the logo like before as we then fade to black, piece by piece.
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.
- 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 2016, a registered trademark ("®") symbol appears next to the wordmark.
- On recent prints of My Life So Far (1999), this plasters the "20th Anniversary" variant of the previous logo, but for some reason, the logo retains the "20th Anniversary" text.
- The closing version has just the logo and the city skyline.
Technique: A hybrid of live-action and CGI effects, made by Studio Nos.
Audio: Usually, a soft piano/string tune with coastal and city noises, which was composed by Brian Lapin, Leslie Shatz and Scott Warren.
Audio Variants:
- On some 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.
- Sometimes, the logo is silent or has the opening theme of the movie.
Availability:
- It first appeared on Doubt, and made its final appearance on Whitney.
- It also plasters older Miramax logos on recent prints of films.
- It was also seen on a Cinemax broadcast of Tombstone, a Hollywood Pictures film.
- Until Lionsgate and Echo Bridge assumed the home media rights to the Miramax catalog, this was used as a de-facto home video logo.
- It occasionally still appears on product that Miramax had nothing to do with from prior parents and/or distributors even after Miramax divorced from them. Notable instance include 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 and on the Lionsgate Blu-ray of Saw X.
Legacy: This logo is a favorite of many people for its animation and music.
6th Logo (September 8, 2018-January 4, 2023)
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beIN Media Group byline variant
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beIN Media Group/ViacomCBS byline variant
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beIN Media Group/Paramount byline variant
Visuals: There are three sets of blue light rings (a la the 3rd logo; two of the "R", and one of the first "M", with the "I" partially visible) at night in the Hudson Valley, soon followed by the company name, spread out, slowly coming together to form the logo, illuminating a city (possibly a bird's-eye view of New York) below. The respective byline fades in.
Bylines:
- 2018-2020: "A beIN MEDIA GROUP COMPANY" (in variations of the Avenir font) underneath the "MAX" text.
- 2020-2022: "A beIN MEDIA GROUP AND VIACOMCBS COMPANY", with "VIACOMCBS" being the corporate logo, centered underneath the logo.
- 2022-2023: "A beIN MEDIA GROUP & PARAMOUNT COMPANY" in the Peak Sans font; it is still centered underneath the logo but is far bigger than the previous byline.
Variant: A shorter version exists, which skips the first pan across the "R".
Technique: CGI animated by MOCEAN.
Audio: A somber four-note theme (composed by Eric Avery).
Audio Variant: Sometimes, the film's opening theme is heard instead.
Availability:
- It first appeared on the final trailer for Halloween (2018) and debuted on the film itself.
- The beIN/ViacomCBS byline is seen on international prints of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, preceding the STXfilms logo (U.S. prints have the next logo). This is because the film was originally going to be released in 2022, but was delayed a year later.
- It can also be found on The Gentlemen, Wrath of Man and the 4K remasters of Scream (1996), Scream 2 and Pulp Fiction (all released in 4K in 2022)
- The shorter version first appeared on The Perfection, and it will most likely only appear on non-theatrically released films and Miramax Television shows.
- It is also seen at the beginning of Miramax's YouTube videos.
- The BeIN Media Group/Paramount byline debuted on the TV section of the company's website, then made its first appearance on Confess, Fletch and was later seen on Halloween Ends.
- The 2022 variant of the logo is also seen at the end of The Crow (the 1994 film) on the 2024 4K Blu-ray release thereof by Paramount.
7th Logo (January 13, 2023-)
Visuals: Over a black background, the logo starts with the text "MIRAMAX" (in its usual typeface and sporting a slight cream color) tilted at an angle and slowly zooming in as it tilts to the right. A city skyline with blue lights (almost like the one from the previous logo) and flying particles pans up from below. Once the text is finished straightening itself and zooming in, a blue 3-D shadow appears beneath it (giving it a retro 3-D text effect), as the byline "a beIN MEDIA GROUP & PARAMOUNT COMPANY" (in an unknown font) fades in below the text. The logo then fades out to black.
Trivia:
- Unlike the previous logos, this one takes place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, as the foreground of the Hollywood sign can be seen towards the start.
- This logo was partially designed by Nate Carlson, who created retro-style logo variants for Miramax and Focus Features for use in the movie The Holdovers. Miramax loved his work so much that they requested to use his design in another logo for use in their other films.[1]
Variants:
- A 2.39:1 scope version exists, where the Hollywood sign is not shown.
- On the TV adaptation of The Gentlemen, the logo is zoomed in and it is shortened to when the shadow behind the text and the byline appear.
Technique: 2D and 3D computer animation.
Audio: An electronic synth theme with a piano.
Audio Variant: Sometimes, the logo is silent or has the opening theme of the movie.
Availability:
- 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.
References
External Links
- Miramax Films article on Wikipedia
- Official Website
- Miramax Films credits on IMDb
- Pages with upcoming new onscreen logo
- Film logos
- United States
- American film logos
- Miramax
- BeIN Media Group
- Paramount Global
- Paramount Pictures
- Logos made by MOCEAN
- Logos with music by Jack Maeby
- Logos with music by Brian Lapin
- Logos with music by Leslie Shatz
- Logos with music by Scott Warren
- Logos with music by Eric Avery