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'''Phoenix Pictures''' is an American film production company that has produced films since the late 1990s with features including ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]'' (2010), ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2010), ''[[The People vs. Larry Flynt]]'' (1996), ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' (1998), and ''[[Zodiac (film)|Zodiac]]'' (2007).<ref name="mcnary" /> Producers [[Mike Medavoy]] and Arnold Messer founded Phoenix in November 1995 as an independent production company. They acquired financing from [[Onex Corporation]], [[Pearson Television]], and [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite news | last1=Eller | first1=Claudia | last2=Bates | first2=James | url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-11-28/business/fi-7986_1_phoenix-pictures | title=2 Veteran Movie Producers Unveil Phoenix Pictures | work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] | date=November 28, 1995 | page=D6 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Slide | first=Anthony | year=1998 | title=The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry | publisher=Scarecrow Press | isbn=978-0-8108-6636-2 | page=158 }}</ref> Its business model was based on packaging films to present to studios and to then navigate the films' development. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said Phoenix Pictures was one of the few companies to produce more than {{nowrap|25 films}} with the same executive team in place.<ref name="mcnary">{{cite journal | last=McNary | first=Dave | url=http://variety.com/2011/film/news/phoenix-pictures-to-shutter-in-2013-1118041885/ | title=Phoenix Pictures to shutter in 2013 | journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=August 26, 2011 }}</ref>
'''Phoenix Pictures''' is an American film production company that has produced films since the late 1990s with features including ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]'' (2010), ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'' (2010), ''[[The People vs. Larry Flynt]]'' (1996), ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' (1998), and ''[[Zodiac (film)|Zodiac]]'' (2007).<ref name="mcnary" /> Producers [[Mike Medavoy]] and Arnold Messer founded Phoenix in November 1995 as an independent production company. They acquired financing from [[Onex Corporation]], [[Pearson Television]], and [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite news | last1=Eller | first1=Claudia | last2=Bates | first2=James | url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-11-28/business/fi-7986_1_phoenix-pictures | title=2 Veteran Movie Producers Unveil Phoenix Pictures | work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] | date=November 28, 1995 | page=D6 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Slide | first=Anthony | year=1998 | title=The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry | publisher=Scarecrow Press | isbn=978-0-8108-6636-2 | page=158 }}</ref> Its business model was based on packaging films to present to studios and to then navigate the films' development. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said Phoenix Pictures was one of the few companies to produce more than {{nowrap|25 films}} with the same executive team in place.<ref name="mcnary">{{cite journal | last=McNary | first=Dave | url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/phoenix-pictures-to-shutter-in-2013-1118041885/ | title=Phoenix Pictures to shutter in 2013 | journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=August 26, 2011 }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

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Phoenix Pictures
IndustryFilm
FoundedCulver City, California (November 1995 (1995-11))
FounderMike Medavoy
Arnold Messer
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
Websitephoenixpictures.com

Phoenix Pictures is an American film production company that has produced films since the late 1990s with features including Black Swan (2010), Shutter Island (2010), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), The Thin Red Line (1998), and Zodiac (2007).[1] Producers Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer founded Phoenix in November 1995 as an independent production company. They acquired financing from Onex Corporation, Pearson Television, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.[2][3] Its business model was based on packaging films to present to studios and to then navigate the films' development. Variety said Phoenix Pictures was one of the few companies to produce more than 25 films with the same executive team in place.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b McNary, Dave (August 26, 2011). "Phoenix Pictures to shutter in 2013". Variety.
  2. ^ Eller, Claudia; Bates, James (November 28, 1995). "2 Veteran Movie Producers Unveil Phoenix Pictures". The Los Angeles Times. p. D6.
  3. ^ Slide, Anthony (1998). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Scarecrow Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-8108-6636-2.