Miramax
Indie film distributor
Miramax is an American film production and distribution company, founded in 1979 and named after the founders' parents, Miriam and Max.
The studio became synonymous with independent and art-house cinema in the 1990s, releasing critically acclaimed films and accumulating Academy Awards.
The name now evokes a particular era of prestige filmmaking: a Miramax-style Oscar campaign.
Fragmented crime anthology film
- Shakespeare in LoveFilm about playwright's passion
- The English PatientNineties sweeping romantic drama
- Good Will HuntingFilm about hidden brilliance
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
Kill Bill · Trainspotting · The Crying Game · The Piano · The Hours · Bridget Jones's Diary · Clerks · Scary Movie
Venue for noncommercial films
- auteurDirector with total control
- low budgetLacking substantial funding
- SundanceUtah cinema showcase
- festival circuitSequence of curated cultural events
critical acclaim · subtitled · niche audience · cult classic · breakout hit · discovery · theatrical release · limited release
Ben Affleck · Robert Rodriguez · Daniel Day-Lewis · Judi Dench · Cate Blanchett
Major entertainment conglomerate
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- independent filmNon-studio movie production
library · rights · catalog · sale · franchise · Spy Kids · revenue · box office
Academy's golden award
- CannesFrench Riviera resort city
- Palme d'OrTop Cannes film prize
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
Venice Film Festival · Screen Actors Guild · nomination · statuette · red carpet · acceptance speech · awards season · prestige
Pulp Fiction
Fragmented crime anthology film
- Shakespeare in LoveFilm about playwright's passion
- The English PatientNineties sweeping romantic drama
- Good Will HuntingFilm about hidden brilliance
Kill Bill · Chicago · Trainspotting · The Crying Game · The Piano · The Hours · Bridget Jones's Diary · Clerks · Scary Movie · Cold Mountain
arthouse
Venue for noncommercial films
- auteurDirector with total control
- low budgetLacking substantial funding
- SundanceUtah cinema showcase
festival circuit · critical acclaim · subtitled · niche audience · cult classic · breakout hit · discovery · theatrical release · limited release · word of mouth
Harvey Weinstein
Matt Damon · Ben Affleck · Robert Rodriguez · Daniel Day-Lewis · Judi Dench · Cate Blanchett
Disney
Major entertainment conglomerate
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- distributionAllocation across recipients
independent film · library · rights · catalog · sale · franchise · Spy Kids · revenue · box office
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- CannesFrench Riviera resort city
- Palme d'OrTop Cannes film prize
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
BAFTA · Venice Film Festival · Screen Actors Guild · nomination · statuette · red carpet · acceptance speech · awards season · prestige
- Film StudiosUniversal, Paramount, Disney, Warner Bros, MGM
- media companiesDisney, Netflix, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Viacom
- disney studiosPixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm
MiramaxParamount Pictures
Major Hollywood film studio
MGM · Columbia Pictures · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Big Five · studio system
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