The Weinstein Company
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The Weinstein Company is an independent American film studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 2005 after the pair left the Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979. The Dimension Films label of Miramax followed the brothers to their new company. Advisors to the new studio include Paul Newman and Robert Redford.[1]
Directors Anthony Minghella, Kevin Smith, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino are said to be working on films for the company.[citation needed]
Their first releases in 2005 included the dramatic thriller Derailed (starring Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen), the offbeat comedy-drama Transamerica (starring Felicity Huffman) the computer-animated family film Hoodwinked, the World War II-era dramedy Mrs. Henderson Presents (starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins) and the caper comedy The Matador (starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear).
In March 2006, The Weinstein Company announced a distribution pact with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM will distribute the product domestically in theaters, while the Weinstein Company will retain long-term ownership of their product.[2]
In July 2006, the Weinsteins and Robert L. Johnson announced the creation of a joint venture studio titled Our Stories Films, which will distribute African-American-oriented films. [3]
In late August 2006, it was announced that the Weinstein Company and co-investors Hubbard Media Group had purchased Ovation TV, an arts-focused cable channel [4].
In November 2006, the Weinstein Company announced a three-year deal with Blockbuster Video to give the video renting company exclusive rights for rentals starting on January 1, 2007. [5]
The company is the co-producer, along with Miramax, of the Bravo reality series Project Runway.
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[edit] Weinstein films
[edit] Weinstein releases
- Derailed (2005) (The studio's first release)
- The Libertine (2005)
- Transamerica (2005)
- Hoodwinked (2005) (The studio's first animated film)
- Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
- The Matador (2005)
- Doogal (2006)
- Clerks 2 (2006)
- Pulse (2006)
- Shut Up & Sing (2006)
- Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration (October 10, 2006) (DVD)
[edit] Dimension releases
- Wolf Creek (2005)
- Scary Movie 4 (2006)
- Pulse (2006)
- School for Scoundrels (September 2006)
- Feast (September 2006)
- Black Christmas (December 2006)
[edit] Titles distributed by MGM
- Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
- Clerks II (July 21st, 2006)
- School for Scoundrels (September 2006)
- Stormbreaker (October 2006)
- Killshot (October 2006)
- Breaking and Entering (December 2006, with Miramax Films)
- Black Christmas (December 2006)
- Bobby (November 2006)
[edit] Other films
- The Thief and the Cobbler (1995) (November 2006) (DVD) (theatrically released by Miramax Family Films)
[edit] Soon to be released
- Breaking and Entering (December 2006, with Miramax Films)
- Virgin Territory (January 2007)
- The Last Legion (January 2007)
- Hannibal Rising (February 2007)
- TMNT (March 2007, with Warner Bros. Pictures and Imagi Animation Studios)
- Grind House (April 2007)
- Sin City 2 (2007)
- Hood vs. Evil (2007)
- Black Hole (2008)
- Quelques jours en septembre (TBA)
[edit] Other films
- The Promise: acquired North American distribution rights, then sold them to Warner Independent Pictures
- Nomad: acquired North American distribution rights.
