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{{about|the American film production company|the British documentary company|October Films (UK)}}


===Background===
===Background===
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'''October Films''' was an independent film production company and distributor founded in 1991 by Bingham Ray and Jeff Lipsky as a means of distributing the 1990 film ''Life Is Sweet''. A series of mergers and acquisitions began when [[Universal Studios]] (then a division of Seagram & Sons) bought a majority stake in October Films in 1997. Universal then sold its shares to Barry Diller in 1999, who merged it with [[Gramercy Pictures]] and [[Interscope Communications]], forming [[USA Films]]. Vivendi then acquired USA Films, who in 2002 acquired [[Good Machine]] and merged it with USA Films and [[Universal Focus]], forming [[Focus Features]].


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===Logo (October 25, 1991-1999)===
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'''October Films''' was an independent film production company and distributor founded in 1991 by Bingham Ray and Jeff Lipsky as a means of distributing the 1990 film Life Is Sweet. A series of mergers and acquisitions began when [[Universal Studios]] (then a division of Seagram & Sons) bought a majority stake in October Films in 1997. Universal then sold its shares to Barry Diller in 1999, who merged it with [[Gramercy Pictures]], forming [[USA Films]]. Vivendi then acquired USA Films, who in 2002 acquired [[Good Machine]] and merged it with USA Films and [[Universal Focus]], forming [[Focus Features]].

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===(October 25, 1991-1999)===

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'''Visuals:''' Over a black background is the following text:
'''Nickname:''' "The October Sign"

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the following text:


<center>{{big|<u>OC</u>TO<u>BER</u>}}
<center>{{big|<u>OC</u>TO<u>BER</u>}}
<br></u>FILMS</center>
<br></u>FILMS</center>


normally tinted in {{font color|blue|blue}} or {{font color|purple|purple}}.
normally tinted in either blue or purple.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
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* There is a variant with "{{color|blue|INTERNATIONAL}}" added below, seen on foreign releases.
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* On ''The Muse'', "{{color|blue|PRESENTS}}" fades in below right before fading out.


'''Technique:''' A still graphic.
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*There is a rare variant with "{{font color|blue|INTERNATIONAL}}" added below, seen on foreign releases.
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*On ''The Muse'', "{{font color|blue|PRESENTS}}" fades in below right before fading out.


'''FX/SFX:''' None.

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'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually none, though there might be the intro/background noise to a movie playing.


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'''Audio:''' Usually none, though there might be the intro/background noise to a movie playing.
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on some films from this company between 1991-1999, including ''The Apostle'', ''Life is Sweet'', ''All the Mornings of the World'', ''The War Room'' (1993), ''Bad Behavior'', ''Lost Highway'', ''The Funeral'' (1996), ''Freefall'' and ''The Muse''. It is unknown if this appeared on any prints of ''The Silence of the Hams''. Don't expect to see this on movies distributed by USA Films (unless you count the in-credit mention of course). The Criterion Collection release of ''The War Room'' does not use this logo, and instead uses their logo and the Janus Films logo.


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'''Availability:''' Seen on some films from this company between 1991-1999, including ''The Apostle'', ''Life is Sweet'', ''All the Mornings of the World'', ''Cronos'', ''Killing Zoe'', ''Bad Behavior'', ''Lost Highway'', ''The Funeral'' (1996), ''Freefall'' and ''The Muse''. It is unknown if this appeared on any prints of ''The Silence of the Hams''. [[The Criterion Collection]] release of ''The War Room'' does not use this logo, and instead uses their logo and the [[Janus Films]] logo, while the [[Trimark Home Video|Trimark]] DVD omits it entirely.


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Latest revision as of 18:01, 18 October 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
Eric S., V of Doom, EnormousRat, Supermarty-o, and Dean Stewart Rumsey

Captures by
Eric S., V of Doom, EnormousRat, Supermarty-o, and Dean Stewart Rumsey

Editions by
V of Doom and indycar


This article is about the American film production company. For the British documentary company, see October Films (UK).


Background

October Films was an independent film production company and distributor founded in 1991 by Bingham Ray and Jeff Lipsky as a means of distributing the 1990 film Life Is Sweet. A series of mergers and acquisitions began when Universal Studios (then a division of Seagram & Sons) bought a majority stake in October Films in 1997. Universal then sold its shares to Barry Diller in 1999, who merged it with Gramercy Pictures and Interscope Communications, forming USA Films. Vivendi then acquired USA Films, who in 2002 acquired Good Machine and merged it with USA Films and Universal Focus, forming Focus Features.

Logo (October 25, 1991-1999)

Visuals: Over a black background is the following text:

OCTOBER
FILMS

normally tinted in either blue or purple.

Variants:

  • There is a variant with "INTERNATIONAL" added below, seen on foreign releases.
  • On The Muse, "PRESENTS" fades in below right before fading out.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: Usually none, though there might be the intro/background noise to a movie playing.

Availability: Seen on some films from this company between 1991-1999, including The Apostle, Life is Sweet, All the Mornings of the World, Cronos, Killing Zoe, Bad Behavior, Lost Highway, The Funeral (1996), Freefall and The Muse. It is unknown if this appeared on any prints of The Silence of the Hams. The Criterion Collection release of The War Room does not use this logo, and instead uses their logo and the Janus Films logo, while the Trimark DVD omits it entirely.

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