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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on May 13, 2017 10:48:44 GMT
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Post by divtal on May 13, 2017 15:56:51 GMT
My favorite film company name isn't real, but rather a creation of Art Hoppe, who was a political satirical columnist for the SF Chronicle.
Miracle Productions ... "If it's a good production, it's a Miracle."
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Post by mattgarth on May 13, 2017 16:43:40 GMT
On a Mystery Cruise I attended, the fictional studio boss's company was called 'Monotone Pictures' (and yep, he was the eventual victim).
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Post by telegonus on May 13, 2017 18:24:52 GMT
Eagle-Lion: rather puzzling till one learns the origin of the company's name.
Sono Art-World Wide: now that's a mouthful. A whole lotta words for a small outfit.
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Post by mikef6 on May 13, 2017 18:47:44 GMT
My favorite film company name isn't real, but rather a creation of Art Hoppe, who was a political satirical columnist for the SF Chronicle.Miracle Productions ... "If it's a good production, it's a Miracle." Miracle Pictures and that slogan also appear in the 1976 Roger Corman production, "Hollywood Boulevard." |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 20:31:06 GMT
Wonderful post idea. Yeah - some company names, I like by association with their product line; some for their logos. But ones that just up and bit me for no good reason? Here are a few, from decades of accumulating them (distributors mainly):
BAKROS INTERNATIONAL Film Corp.
BELLON-FFOULKE INTERNATIONAL Productions
OLYMPIA-MACRI-EXCELSIOR Corp.
FILM REPRESENTATIONS Inc.
PRODUCERS REPRESENTATIVES Inc.
GENERAL FOREIGN SALES Corp.
DANUBIA PICTURES Inc.
DuWORLD PICTURES Inc.
PROTEX PICTURES Corp.
CINEXPORT DISTRIBUTING Corp.
GARRISON FILM DISTRIBUTORS Inc.
SUPERIOR TALKING PICTURES Inc.
SCANDINAVIAN TALKING PICTURES Inc.
TALKING PICTURE EPICS Inc.
M.C. PICTURES Inc.
ARTKINO PICTURES Inc.
WORLDKINO Corp.
KINEMATRADE Inc.
KINOTRADE Inc.
KINOPOL Inc.
POL-TON FILM Co.
RING FILM Corp.
UKRAFILM Corp.
MAYA FILM DISTRIBUTING Corp.
AZTECA FILMS Inc.
AMROPA FILM EXCHANGE
DIXIE NATIONAL FILM EXCHANGE
GERMANIA FILM Co.
AMERICAN-ROUMANIAN FILM Co.
AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE RELIEF OF ARMENIA
THE FILMGROUP Inc.
CONGO PICTURES Inc.
THE BAKER'S WIFE Inc.
GOLGOTHA Inc.
MOZART Inc.
ARTHUR ZIEHM Inc.
BRUNO ZWICKER Inc.
ROGERS & UNGER Inc.
BUDD ROGERS
JOHN ALEXANDER
CHARLES UNGER
ELLA UNGER
WILLIAM STEINER
CHELLY WILSON
CAPT. HAROLD AUTEN
SUNRAY FILMS Inc.
RENAISSANCE FILM RELEASE
GODZILLA RELEASING Corp.
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Post by manfromplanetx on May 13, 2017 22:13:47 GMT
 Мосфильм Mosfilm
The film production unit with studio facilities was established in Moscow November 1923 The "really cool" famous Mosfilm logo, representing the monument "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" by Vera Mukhina and background Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin, was introduced in 1947
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Post by manfromplanetx on May 13, 2017 23:44:48 GMT
Nazimova Productions . from 1918-1922 , founded by Alla Nazimova the vivacious Russian actress who immigrated to the United States in 1905. Nazimova's notorious private lifestyle generates as much interest as her productions one of her best known productions from 1922 in which she also starred... 
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on May 14, 2017 1:00:55 GMT
My favorite film company name isn't real, but rather a creation of Art Hoppe, who was a political satirical columnist for the SF Chronicle.Miracle Productions ... "If it's a good production, it's a Miracle." There was in fact a company with that name and slogan during the 1980s (or else called Miracle Pictures, I forget which). Their logo used to be on YouTube, now I can't find it. It seems to have first been used as a joke in a 1930s Popeye cartoon. |
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Post by petrolino on May 14, 2017 1:06:19 GMT
Gaumont : a magical moniker, the company founded by Leon Gaumont in 1895.
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Post by manfromplanetx on May 16, 2017 3:53:16 GMT
Caretaker Films ... Just one, but a significant credit, and an interesting inception. The Caretaker (1963) based on Harold Pinter's play of the same name. The film production company was formed by a partnership of six people, none of whom took payment, Director Clive Donner, Alan Bates & Robert Shaw actors, Writer Harold Pinter and Michael Birkett. Such was their faith in the film, all six members volunteered to forego any payments until it went into profit. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Leslie Caron and Peter Hall, Peter Sellers , Harry Saltzman and Noel Coward were among those who helped provide financial backing.
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Post by manfromplanetx on May 17, 2017 8:22:28 GMT
近代映画協会 Kindai Eiga Kyōkai Production Company In eng... "Modern Film Association". is an independent film company in Japan. that was formed in 1950 when directors Kozaburo Yoshimura and Kaneto Shindo broke from the confines of the Shochiku production company, actor Taiji Tonoyama joined them also. Shindo was thus able to produce write and direct his own films which are masterly crafted and have become cherished works of classic Japanese cinema. A Scoundrel (1965) 
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Post by fangirl1975 on May 17, 2017 20:09:43 GMT
American International Pictures
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Post by manfromplanetx on May 17, 2017 20:39:17 GMT
Southern International Productions Was an Australian film production company established in the 1950s by Lee Robinson and Chips Rafferty. For a few years it was the most prolific film production company in Australia, which also pioneered international co-productions with France, (Walk Into Paradise,1956), folded in 1959 
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on May 17, 2017 21:11:10 GMT
I would like to add to my list National Coal Board Film Unit - Recently bought a DVD set with some of their films GPO Film Unit - Their output is on DVD! Shell Film Unit - They gave the world "The Back of Beyond", so they must be good! Crown Film Unit - Did some nice stuff Realist Film Unit Australian Commonwealth Film Unit - A maker of non-fiction short films. I like watching their efforts. Colonial Film Unit - I'll be watching one of their efforts soon ....and any other company with "Film Unit" as part of their name. I did a search of IMDb, and found some more "Film Unit" companies, this bringing some more joy to my tiny stone heart: RAF Film UnitArmy Film UnitFord Film Unit Nucleus Film Unit Esso Film Unit - Why not, Shell and BP made films, so why shouldn't Esso join in the fun! Strand Film UnitBarua Film UnitAims of Industry Film Unit Horizon Film UnitJamaica Film Unit Ottawa Film Unit Malayan Film UnitSudan Film UnitBBC Northern Film Unit - Morning in the Streets is an excellent documentary!! Nigerian Film Unit Playcraft Film Unit Kamera Film UnitFederal Film UnitGhana Film Unit CSIRO Film Unit - OK, this is getting silly. The CSIRO had a film unit?  ....along with various other "Film Unit" names. I love names with "Film Unit" in them! They rock! It's possible a lot of these companies did other films not listed on IMDb. For example, I know for certain that many short non-fiction films by National Coal Board Film Unit and Australian Commonwealth Film Unit are not on IMDb (some of these can be viewed on YouTube or on DVD). I also love the name Official Films which was a notable TV show distributer, and I also rather like the name of National Telefilm Associates, another TV show distributer. EDIT: I also love the name Basic Films, for which I watched one of their efforts yesterday. It was indeed quite basic!! |
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Post by manfromplanetx on May 18, 2017 7:39:33 GMT
may interest you Mr. Dacron ?
Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit The Australian production Company made 14 short films from 1946 -1981 highlighting different social, cultural and worker issues of the times, Australian actor Leonard Teale features as narrator in six of the films. will take some hunting down... Available in an excellent! Collection Box set of Iven's films is the first and most accomplished film produced by the unit Indonesia Calling (1946). Dutch born International Director Joris Ivens was commissioned for the film, which gives a glimpse of immediate post-World War II Sydney. The focus of the film is the trade union seamen and waterside workers who refused to service Dutch ships (known as the "Black Armada") because these colonist ships contained arms and ammunition destined for Indonesia to suppress the country's independence movement. Peter Finch narrates. 
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on May 18, 2017 17:32:26 GMT
may interest you Mr. Dacron ?
Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit The Australian production Company made 14 short films from 1946 -1981 highlighting different social, cultural and worker issues of the times, Australian actor Leonard Teale features as narrator in six of the films. will take some hunting down... Available in an excellent! Collection Box set of Iven's films is the first and most accomplished film produced by the unit Indonesia Calling (1946). Dutch born International Director Joris Ivens was commissioned for the film, which gives a glimpse of immediate post-World War II Sydney. The focus of the film is the trade union seamen and waterside workers who refused to service Dutch ships (known as the "Black Armada") because these colonist ships contained arms and ammunition destined for Indonesia to suppress the country's independence movement. Peter Finch narrates.
Cool! I think I once came across one or two of their films on IMDb, didn't realise they had done 14 of them. |
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Post by teleadm on May 18, 2017 18:37:39 GMT
Fortunafilm and Gustaf Unger Films a joint bussiness that produced Sweden's only foray into giant monsters horror movies genre (Gustaf Unger as it became known later was a con artist who dissappeared with many bills unpayed for, one of the cons was that he had already sold the rights to Paramount and once the movie is finished they will pay all the bills). Rymdinvasion i Lappland 1959 aka Invasion of the Animal People aka Terror in the Midnight Sun aka Horror in the Midnight Sun aka Space Invasion from Lapland aka Space Invasion of Lapland, no matter what they called it, it seam like "fortuna" was not with this movie since it's on many worst movies ever lists.
Saga Studio/Saga Films from Denmark, a fairly successfull producer of folksy comedies 1936 - 1974, but amongst those movies is the dark memory of Denmark's first and last monster movie known as Reptilicus 1961, written, produced and directed by Sidney W. Pink (of The Angry Red Planet fame). This movie is also one of those movies often featured on worst movies ever lists. Though unlike the Swedish monster movie, Pink managed to sell Reptilicus to Samuel Z. Arkoff at American International Pictures.
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Post by manfromplanetx on May 18, 2017 23:10:18 GMT
may interest you Mr. Dacron ?
Cool! I think I once came across one or two of their films on IMDb, didn't realise they had done 14 of them. Over at the Australian Screen online there are brief clips and info on some of the films produced by Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit The films are individually listed over at IMDb but none except for Indonesia Calling have more than 5 votes. Just ordered a copy of Fighting Films from, The Maritime Union, (MUA) online shop "A set of 3 DVDs Fighting Films brings together the work of the union’s celebrated 1950s union film unit – Keith Gow, Jock Levy and Norma Disher – best known for The Hungry Miles" |
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