Fine Line Features
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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Ira Deutchman |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Fate | Folded into Picturehouse |
| Successor |
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| Headquarters | 4000 Warner Blvd, , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ira Deutchman (president) |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Parent | New Line Cinema |
Fine Line Features was the specialty films division of New Line Cinema. From 1991 to 2005, under founder and president Ira Deutchman,[1] Fine Line acquired, distributed and marketed independent films. In 2005, New Line teamed up with fellow Time Warner subsidiary HBO to form Picturehouse, a new specialty film label into which Fine Line was folded.[2]
Fine Line Features DVD releases were split between HBO Video and New Line Home Entertainment. When New Line Home Entertainment ceased to exist in 2010, it was folded into Warner Home Video.
Selected films released
[edit]Warner Bros. owns the distribution rights to the Fine Line Features' films unless otherwise mentioned.
1990s
[edit]| Title | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 1991 | Shadow of China | |
| May 19, 1991 | An Angel at My Table[N 1] | distribution only; produced by Film4 Productions |
| July 26, 1991 | Trust[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Republic Pictures |
| September 29, 1991 | My Own Private Idaho | distribution only Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2024 |
| October 4, 1991 | The Rapture | |
| December 6, 1991 | Let Him Have It | |
| February 28, 1992 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | |
| March 20, 1992 | Edward II[N 3] | |
| Proof | ||
| March 27, 1992 | Roadside Prophets | |
| April 10, 1992 | The Player[N 4] | |
| May 2, 1992 | Night on Earth[N 5] | distribution only; produced by JVC |
| May 15, 1992 | Monster in a Box | |
| July 24, 1992 | Afraid of the Dark | |
| August 7, 1992 | London Kills Me[N 6] | distribution only; produced by PolyGram and Working Title Films |
| August 21, 1992 | Light Sleeper[N 7] | distribution only; produced by Carolco Pictures |
| September 11, 1992 | Swoon[N 8] | |
| October 14, 1992 | Simple Men | |
| October 30, 1992 | Waterland[N 1] | distribution only; produced by Film4 Productions |
| February 3, 1993 | To Want to Fly | |
| February 12, 1993 | Riff-Raff[N 1] | distribution only; produced by Film4 Productions |
| February 26, 1993 | The Last Days of Chez Nous | |
| April 2, 1993 | Léolo | |
| April 9, 1993 | Bodies, Rest & Motion | |
| April 16, 1993 | Wide Sargasso Sea | |
| July 23, 1993 | Amongst Friends | |
| August 20, 1993 | The Ballad of Little Jo | |
| September 15, 1993 | Household Saints[N 9] | distribution only; produced by Jones Entertainment |
| October 8, 1993 | Short Cuts | |
| December 15, 1993 | Naked[N 1] | distribution only; produced by Film4 Productions |
| February 2, 1994 | Fiorile | |
| March 11, 1994 | Bitter Moon[N 10] | U.S. distribution only; produced by Le Studio Canal+ |
| April 13, 1994 | Naked in New York | distribution only |
| May 13, 1994 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | |
| Widows' Peak | ||
| July 15, 1994 | Spanking the Monkey | |
| July 29, 1994 | Barcelona | distribution only; produced by Castle Rock Entertainment |
| September 30, 1994 | Caro diario | |
| October 14, 1994 | Hoop Dreams [N 11] | |
| November 23, 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | |
| December 23, 1994 | Death and the Maiden | |
| May 3, 1995 | Once Were Warriors[N 3] | |
| May 19, 1995 | Little Odessa[N 12] | distribution only; produced by LIVE Entertainment |
| June 16, 1995 | The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love | |
| July 21, 1995 | An Awfully Big Adventure | |
| July 28, 1995 | Double Happiness[N 13] | |
| November 3, 1995 | The Promise | |
| Total Eclipse | ||
| November 22, 1995 | Frankie Starlight | |
| February 9, 1996 | Pie in the Sky | |
| March 29, 1996 | Carried Away | |
| August 16, 1996 | Kansas City | |
| September 13, 1996 | Feeling Minnesota | co-production with Jersey Films |
| October 11, 1996 | The Grass Harp | |
| October 25, 1996 | Normal Life | |
| Twelfth Night | ||
| November 1, 1996 | Mother Night | |
| November 20, 1996 | Shine | |
| March 21, 1997 | Crash | distribution only; produced by Alliance Communications, The Movie Network, Telefilm Canada and Recorded Picture Company |
| The Quiet Room | ||
| April 11, 1997 | Pink Flamingos | 25th anniversary re-release |
| May 9, 1997 | Nowhere | |
| May 16, 1997 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | |
| June 18, 1997 | For Roseanna | |
| June 25, 1997 | Head Above Water | co-production with Tig Productions |
| July 10, 1997 | Desperate Living | 20th anniversary re-release |
| July 16, 1997 | All Over Me | |
| September 5, 1997 | Julian Po | |
| October 17, 1997 | Gummo | with Independent Pictures |
| November 21, 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter | distribution only; produced by Alliance Communications |
| December 24, 1997 | The Winter Guest | |
| January 2, 1998 | Deconstructing Harry[N 14] | distribution only; produced by Sweeetland Films and Jean Doumanian Productions |
| April 17, 1998 | Wild Man Blues[N 14] | distribution only; produced by Sweetland Films |
| June 12, 1998 | Passion in the Desert | |
| July 10, 1998 | When I Close My Eyes | |
| September 11, 1998 | Let's Talk About Sex | |
| September 18, 1998 | Esmeralda Comes by Night | |
| September 25, 1998 | Pecker | |
| December 25, 1998 | Hurlyburly[N 13] | |
| The Legend of 1900 | ||
| January 22, 1999 | The Theory of Flight | |
| January 24, 1999 | Man of the Century | |
| April 9, 1999 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle | |
| May 21, 1999 | Besieged | co-production with BBC Films |
| July 23, 1999 | Trick[N 13] | co-production with Roadside Attractions and Good Machine |
| October 15, 1999 | Julien Donkey-Boy | with Independent Pictures |
| December 10, 1999 | Tumbleweeds | |
| December 15, 1999 | Simpatico |
2000s
[edit]| Title | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2000 | The Cup | co-distribution with Palm Pictures |
| March 24, 2000 | Buddy Boy | |
| March 29, 2000 | The Filth and the Fury | |
| July 14, 2000 | The Five Senses | co-production with Alliance Atlantis |
| August 11, 2000 | An Affair of Love | |
| September 1, 2000 | Saving Grace | |
| October 6, 2000 | Dancer in the Dark | co-production with Zentropa Entertainments, Canal+ and FilmFour |
| January 12, 2001 | State and Main | distribution only; produced by Filmtown Entertainment, Green/Renzi and El Dorado Pictures |
| January 26, 2001 | Before Night Falls | |
| Tomorrow | ||
| February 2, 2001 | The Invisible Circus | |
| June 14, 2001 | The Anniversary Party | |
| July 20, 2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | with New Line Cinema |
| September 14, 2001 | The Prime Gig | with Independent Pictures |
| January 25, 2002 | Storytelling | co-production with Good Machine |
| April 12, 2002 | Human Nature | co-production with StudioCanal and Good Machine; distributed by Pathé in UK |
| June 7, 2002 | Cherish | |
| September 20, 2002 | Invincible | |
| February 18, 2003 | The Sleeping Dictionary | |
| September 7, 2003 | Ripley's Game | |
| September 12, 2003 | American Splendor | with HBO Films |
| October 24, 2003 | Elephant | with HBO Films |
| July 16, 2004 | Maria Full of Grace | with HBO Films |
| September 24, 2004 | A Dirty Shame | with New Line Cinema |
| October 22, 2004 | Vera Drake | with New Line Cinema |
| October 29, 2004 | Birth | with New Line Cinema |
| December 17, 2004 | The Sea Inside | |
| April 29, 2005 | The Holy Girl | US theatrical distribution only; with HBO Films |
| The Year of the Yao | co-production with Endgame Entertainment and NBA Entertainment | |
| June 10, 2005 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | co-production with Metropolitan Films and Davis Films |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Owned by Film4, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection
- ^ Owned by Paramount Pictures (via Melange Pictures)
- ^ a b Owned by Film Movement
- ^ Co-owned by Avenue Pictures and Rehab Entertainment, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection
- ^ Owned by Locus Solus, with distribution rights currently licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection
- ^ Owned by Focus Features
- ^ Owned by StudioCanal, with U.S. distribution rights owned by Lionsgate and Rialto Pictures
- ^ Distribution rights currently licensed to Fortissimo Films, with U.S. distribution rights sub-licensed to Strand Releasing
- ^ Distribution rights currently owned by Milestone Films
- ^ Owned by StudioCanal, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to Kino Lorber
- ^ Owned by Shout! Studios
- ^ Owned by Lionsgate
- ^ a b c U.S. distribution rights currently owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films
- ^ a b Owned by WestEnd Films, with U.S. distribution handled by Quiver Distribution
References
[edit]- ^ Eller, Claudia (Oct 24, 1991). "Fine Line Features Enters Coprod'n Arena Via 2 Pix". Daily Variety. p. 1.
- ^ "Fine Line Features - Filmbug". www.filmbug.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
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