The document discusses several major film studios and their involvement with film noir. It describes Focus Features' history from 1992-2001 and their distribution of the neo-noir film Brick. It outlines Warner Bros.' founding in 1923, ownership by Time Warner, distribution of many film noir films, and neo-noir films like L.A. Confidential and Blade Runner. The document also notes Paramount Pictures' founding in 1912 and 1914, ownership by Viacom, revenues, digital distribution, and distribution of the film noir Double Indemnity. Universal Studios is described as founded in 1912, owned by Comcast through NBCUniversal, generating $4.239 billion in revenues in 2011, distributing films like Jaws

1. Film Noir Institutions
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2. Focus Features
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Founded in 1992 as Gramercy Pictures
Became USA Films in 1999
Finally became Focus Features in 2001
Their UK distributors are Momentum
Pictures, Entertainment Film Distributors, Universal
Pictures and Pathe
• Also has distributors in Australia and Canada
• Consistently profitable
• Distributed film noir films such as Neo – Noir Brick
(2005)

3. Warner Bros
• Founded in 1923
• Under the media conglomerate of Time Warner
• Warner Bros has several subsidiary companies (Warner
Bros Studios, Warner Bros Pictures, Warner Bros
Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros Television,
Warner Bros Animation, Warner Home Video, New Line
Cinema, TheWB.com and DC Entertainment).
• Has distributed many film noir films such as
• Also has distributed neo-noir films such as L.A.
Confidential, Body Heat, Bladerunner etc

4. Paramount pictures
• Founded in 1912 as Famous Players Film Company and
then in 1914 as Paramount Pictures.
• Subsidiary of Viacom.
• Consistently ranked as one of the largest (top-grossing)
film studios.
• It’s revenue is $1.2 billion (2011)
• In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first big
Hollywood studio that distributes all it’s film in digital
only.
• Paramount has distributed many film noir films such as
Double Indemnity (which was later distributed by
Universal Studios).

5. Universal Studios
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• Founded June 8th 1912 as Universal Film and
Manufacturing Company.
• American motion picture studio owned by Comcast
through it’s wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal.
• It is one of the six major movie studios.
• It’s revenue is $4.239 billion (2011)
• Oldest movie studio in the United States of America
• Fourth oldest of the world that is still in continuous
production
• Three of Universal Studios Films include Jaws (1975), E.T.
The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Jurassic Park (1993), all
of which became the highest-grossing film at the time.
• It’s distributed many film noir films such as Scarlet Street
and currently, Double Indemnity.

6. Lionsgate Films
• Founded in 1962 as Cinepix Film Properties and in
1998 became Lions Gate films.
• Canadian-American film production/distribution studio.
• Division of Lions Gate Entertainment
• Largest and most successful mini-major film studio in
North America
• Focuses mainly on foreign and independent films.
• Distributed many film noir and neo-noir films such as
American Psycho.