Curated playlist
Film distributors of the United States
- Bleecker Street (company)Bleecker Street Media took its name from a street address, not a street.
- MiramaxDisney wanted The Lord of the Rings cut to one film, and Peter Jackson refused. Miramax sold the rights to New Line.
- Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures began as a revolt against Thomas Edison. Nine men founded the studio on April 30, 1912.
- Paramount PicturesParamount's mountain logo was reportedly sketched on a napkin in 1914. W. W. Hodkinson drew it from memory.
- Manson InternationalManson International began in 1953 by bringing foreign films to American audiences. It later made its own movies.
- Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesRKO Pictures refused to distribute The Living Desert in 1953, so Walt Disney started his own distributor.
- Warner Bros. PicturesIn 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, and silent film effectively ended.
- New Line CinemaA 1984 horror film that cost $1.8 million built New Line Cinema. A Nightmare on Elm Street grossed over $57 million.
- GKIDSGKIDS won its first Best Animated Feature Oscar with The Boy and the Heron.
- Sony Pictures ClassicsThe Lives of Others was rejected by four major film festivals before Sony Pictures Classics took it on.
- Troma EntertainmentTroma's Rules of Production put making a good movie third, in smaller type than two safety rules.
- United ArtistsFour silent film stars founded United Artists on the 5th of February 1919. They wanted more say over their own work.