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=== Background===
=== Background===
'''Cinema Group Pictures''' was founded by William J. Immerman in the late 1970s. It was later absorbed into Overseas Film Group. In the late 1980s, Elliott Kastner later joined the company for a brief period of time.
'''Palisades Entertainment''' was a renaming of [[Cinema Group Pictures]] that was formed in December 1987 to consolidate the film and home video business after Andre Blay and Elliott Kastner took control of the studio. The company would sell its distribution business in 1988.


===1st Logo (1980s)===
===Logo (1988)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, an {{color|aqua}} square is seen in the center of the screen, with a white border on the inside. The text "'''''Palisades'''''" in a tilted script font can be seen, as well as "{{font|serif|'''ENTERTAINMENT'''}}" below it.


'''Technique:''' A still graphic.


'''Audio:''' None.
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the words, "a presentation of". The words then fade out. Then four light blue streaks steak across to the center of the screen, forming an abstract "C", and the words "Cinema Group" below the "C". Then the logo and words streak toward and away from the screen.


'''Availability:''' Seen on the trailer for ''Jack's Back''.
'''Variant:''' On some films, "a presentation of" is not shown.
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'''FX/SFX:''' The fading in/out of the words "a presentation of', streaking of the logo and words, etc.
[[Category:United States]]

'''Music/Sounds''': Usually silent or synth fanfare.

'''Music/Sounds Variant''': On the Kino Lorber Blu-Ray release of ''Take This Job and Shove It'', the [[Embassy Communications|Embassy Television]] jingle plays over it, probably because of the audio being ripped from an TV airing.

'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Can be seen on ''Southern Comfort'', ''Deadtime Stories'' and ''Witchboard,'' among others.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.

=== 2nd Logo (Late 1980s) ===
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'''Nickname:''' "The Green/Pink/Blue Rectangle"

'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a blue rectangle with a yellow outline and a red outline, and the text:
<center>{{large|{{large|{{font|serif|CINEMA<br>GROUP<br>PICTURES}}}}}}</center>

is on the rectangle. At the bottom right corner of the square is a "TM" symbol.

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

'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent.

'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen on the original VHS release of ''Zombie High'' and the trailer for ''Brain Damage''.

'''Editor's Note:''' None.
[[Category:American film logos]]
[[Category:American logos]]
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Latest revision as of 17:44, 3 April 2024


Background

Palisades Entertainment was a renaming of Cinema Group Pictures that was formed in December 1987 to consolidate the film and home video business after Andre Blay and Elliott Kastner took control of the studio. The company would sell its distribution business in 1988.

Logo (1988)

Visuals: On a black background, an aqua square is seen in the center of the screen, with a white border on the inside. The text "Palisades" in a tilted script font can be seen, as well as "ENTERTAINMENT" below it.

Technique: A still graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on the trailer for Jack's Back.

Cinema Group Pictures
Palisades Entertainment
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