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The Weinstein Company was founded on March 10, 2005, and officially launched that October. following the departure of Harvey and Bob Weinstein from Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979, and sold to The Walt Disney Company on June 30, 1993. They retained ownership of Dimension Films.
- March 10, 2005; 18 years ago
- Feature films
Oct 10, 2017 · The article recounts the stories of former employees and celebrities who witnessed or experienced Harvey Weinstein's violent, harassing, and manipulative behavior at Miramax, the film company he founded with his brother Bob. It also details the legal battles, the fallouts, and the impact of his actions on the industry and the culture.
Sep 19, 2019 · Peter Bart recounts how Disney's acquisition of Miramax in 1993 transformed a struggling indie distributor into an all-consuming producer-predator whose alleged misconduct is now on trial. He also examines the turmoil and chaos that followed at Disney and the rise of The Weinstein Company.
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Oct 25, 2017 · Miramax was bought by the Walt Disney Co in 1993, and Weinstein left there in 2005, setting up the Weinstein Company thereafter. He was fired by the board there earlier this month...
Mar 6, 2005 · The Weinsteins, who are based in New York, were in Hollywood negotiating the final points of a separation agreement from Disney, which had acquired their film studio in 1993 for $80 million. What...
Feb 26, 2018 · Feb. 26, 2018 6:13 pm ET. Share. Resize. Through Miramax and then The Weinstein Company, Harvey and Bob Weinstein became two of the leading forces behind the independent film movement of the...
Dec 16, 2013 · NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey and Bob Weinstein are reuniting with the film company they founded, with plans already in the works to capitalize on their old movie library. The Weinstein Co. announced Monday that it will produce and distribute films and TV shows based on Miramax’s library of hundreds of titles.
