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In 1987, New World acquired educational film company Learning Corporation of America and independent film studio Highgate Pictures. [13] By this time New World Pictures changed its name to New World Entertainment to better reflect its range of subsidiaries besides the film studio, including its purchase of Marvel Comics, and partner Harry Sloan ...
H. Hambone and Hillie; The Harder They Come; Heart (1987 film) Heathers; Hell Comes to Frogtown; Hellgate (1989 film) Hellraiser; Hellbound: Hellraiser II; A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich (film)
Factory acquired New Horizons from Roger Corman, giving them complete ownership of all the Concorde-New Horizon and pre-1984 New World Pictures libraries. Shout! Shout! Factory controls distribution rights in North America, Europe, Australia, and Russia, while Chinese company Ace Film HK Company signed distribution deals with Shout for China ...
Anchor Bay Entertainment markets and releases "new release genre films, undiscovered treasures, cult classics, and remastered catalog releases". The original Anchor Bay Entertainment , formerly Video Treasures , Starmaker Entertainment , and Starz Home Entertainment , was an American home entertainment and production company owned by Starz ...
Corman sold New World Pictures in January 1983 to a consortium of three lawyers for $16.9 million. [129] Under the terms of the contract, he agreed to stay on as a consultant for two years and to provide New World with at least five films they could release. New World agreed to distribute all of Corman's films until March 1984.
In March 2019, Lakeshore placed its film library up for sale. The library includes 300 titles, such as the New World Pictures library (which Lakeshore acquired in 1996). [9] In October 2019, Lakeshore sold its library and international operation to Vine Alternative Investments for roughly $200 million. [10]
Nashville Girl is a 1976 film from New World Pictures about an aspiring country and western singer. [1] It was also known as New Girl in Town and Country Music Daughter to capitalize on the success of the similar film Coal Miner's Daughter. Roger Corman says the film was very popular in the South and also in Europe, which surprised him. [2]
First Look Studios, Inc. was an American independent film and home video distributor based in Los Angeles, California. The company specialized in the acquisition and direct distribution of, and worldwide license and sale of distribution rights to, independently produced feature films and television series.