New Line Cinema
| Company type | Subsidiary of Time Warner |
|---|---|
| Industry | Theatrical distribution, marketing, home video |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Founder | Robert Shaye  |
| Headquarters | New York, NY , USA |
Key people | Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne, Chairmen and co-CEOs |
| Parent | Turner Broadcasting System WarnerMedia |
| Website | www |
New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. It is a subsidiary of Time Warner. The current co-chairmen and co-CEOs are founders Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne.
New Line Cinema operates several divisions, including theatrical distribution, marketing, home video, and a unit specializing in independent film called Picturehouse (formerly known as Fine Line Features) with fellow Time Warner subsidiary HBO.
Unlike other independent studios such as Orion Pictures, Carolco Pictures, or Cannon Films, New Line Cinema has grown and prospered to become one of Hollywood's major film studios, culminating in the hit The Lord of the Rings film trilogy that brought added prestige to the studio. Prior to this, New Line was responsible for the cult classic Dark City, the hit Austin Powers films, and the fantasy Pleasantville, among others.
One of the company's early successes was its distribution of the parodic 1936 anti-pot propaganda film Reefer Madness, which became a cult hit on American college campuses in the early 1970s. The studio has also released many of the films of John Waters (not including Cry Baby which was released by Universal Pictures). A Nightmare on Elm Street was New Line's first commercially-successful series, leading the company to be nicknamed "The House that Freddy Built".
In 1994, New Line Cinema was acquired by Turner Broadcasting System, which then merged with Time Warner in 1996.
Outside the US, New Line does not distribute its own films. Rather, it contracts other studios (like Entertainment Film Distributors in the UK, Warner Bros. in German-speaking areas, Singapore, Poland, and the Czech Republic, Village Roadshow Pictures in Australia, and Alliance Atlantis in Canada) to distribute its product overseas.
Notable Films
- A Nightmare on Elm Street series
- A History of Violence (2005)
- American History X
- About Schmidt
- The Austin Powers series (1997-2002)
- Blade Trilogy (1998-2004)
- Blow
- Boogie Nights (1997)
- Book of Love (1990) (directed by New Line CEO Robert Shaye)
- Critters
- Dumb & Dumber and Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
- Elf (2004)
- The Evil Dead
- Female Trouble by John Waters (1974)
- Final Destination series (2000-2006)
- Fracture (2007)
- Friday (1995)
- Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
- Hairspray (1988)
- Hairspray (2007)
- Harold and Kumar go to White Castle (2004)
- The Hidden and its 1994 direct-to-video sequel
- Little Children (2006)
- The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2003)
- Lost In Space (1998)
- Magnolia (1999)
- The Mask (1994)
- Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
- Monster-in-Law (2005)
- Multiple Maniacs (1970)
- The New World (2005)
- Pink Flamingos (1972) by John Waters
- Polyester (1981)
- Rush Hour series
- The Sea Inside
- Se7en (1995)
- Snakes on a Plane (2006)
- Spawn (1997)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live action films
- The Notebook (2004)
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (distributor) (1980 re-release)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and its prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
- The Upside of Anger
- Wedding Crashers
- The Wedding Singer (1998)
- Willard (2003)
- The Players Club (1998)
- Menace II Society (1993)
- My Family (1995)
Trivia
New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment have recently collaborated on Fracture (film), opening April 20th; their first joint venture since the mid-1990s before both companies were bought by Turner.
See also
- New Line Television
- Picturehouse (with HBO)
External links
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