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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 . {Link without Title} HISTORY 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. The Weinstein Company holds 70% stake of Genius Products , which releases all of The Weinstein Company's movies on DVD. {Link without Title} 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. {Link without Title} 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 {Link without Title} . In , other rental companies are able to rent the company's movies. The company is the co-producer, along with Miramax, of the Bravo reality series '' Project Runway ''. In recent months, rights to films originally produced by Miramax (under the leadership of the Weinsteins), as well as some films either distributed by or had rights reverted to Miramax (such as the Beatles film '' A Hard Day's Night '' ) now lie with the Weinstein Company. For example, Genius Products/Weinstein Company Home Entertainment has reissued both released versions of '' Cinema Paradiso '', originally distributed theatrically and on home video by Miramax. The company has recently altered it's logo to simply have the spotlights and then a shortened "TWC" in place of "The Weinstein Company" title. On May 24 , 2007 , The Weinstein Company announced the launch of three new direct-to-video labels: The Miriam Collection, Kaleidoscope TWC, and Dimension Extreme. {Link without Title} WEINSTEIN FILMS Weinstein releases
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WEINSTEIN BOOKS Upon leaving Disney, the Weinstein's reached an agreement to bring over Rob Weisbach , the CEO of their publishing imprint, Miramax Books , to The Weinstein Company. Weisbach would continue to manage all of Miramax Books' existing titles until they were published but would acquire all new titles for Weinstein, while Disney would acquire new titles under their Hyperion imprint. Weinstein Books will publish their first book, ''Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures'', on September 4 , 2007 . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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