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{{Short description|Former American film production}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
|name = Good Machine
| name = Good Machine Productions
|logo =
| logo = Good Machine logo.svg
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| industry = [[Independent film]]
|fate = Merged with [[USA Films]] and [[Universal Focus]]
| fate = Merged with [[USA Films]] and [[Universal Focus]]
|successor = [[Focus Features]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1990}}
|foundation = [[1991 in film|1991]]
|founder = [[Ted Hope]]<br>[[James Schamus]]
| founders = [[Ted Hope]]<br />[[James Schamus]]
|defunct = 2002
| defunct = {{End date and age|2003}}
| successors = [[Focus Features]]<br />[[This Is That Productions]]
|location_city =
| location_city = [[New York City]]
|location_country =
| location_country = United States
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| products = [[Film|Motion pictures]]
|locations =
| owners = James Schamus<br />[[Vivendi]] (2000–2003)
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|industry = [[Independent film]]
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| parent = [[Universal Studios]] (2000–2003)
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|products = [[Film|Motion pictures]]
| divisions = Good Machine International
|owner = [[Vivendi]] (2001-2002)
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|parent = [[Universal Studios]] (2001-2002)
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'''Good Machine''' was an [[Independent film|independent]] [[film production]], [[film distribution]], and foreign sales company started in the early 1990s by its co-founders and producers, [[Ted Hope]] and [[James Schamus]]. [[David Linde]] joined as a partner in the late 1990s and also started the international sales company Good Machine International.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=James Schamus' Life on the Film Festival Circuit |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-schamus-life-film-festival-233124 |accessdate=9 September 2011 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=9 September 2011}}</ref> They sold the company to [[Universal Pictures]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/03/business/fi-cotown3.3|title=Universal Studios to Acquire Good Machine|last=Verrier|first=Richard|date=2002-05-03|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-10-30|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> where it was then merged with [[USA Films]] to create [[Focus Features]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/universal-buys-good-machine-and-merges-it-with-usa-films/409083.article|title=Universal buys Good Machine and merges it with USA Films|work=Screen|access-date=2017-10-30|language=en}}</ref> Hope, along with the heads of production development and business affairs ([[Anthony Bregman]], [[Anne Carey]], and [[Diana Victor]]) then went on to form the independent production company [[This Is That Productions]]. Schamus and Linde became Co-Presidents of Focus Features.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Ariston |title=Locarno Film Fest to Honor Producer David Linde |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/locarno-film-fest-honor-producer-892867 |accessdate=11 May 2016 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=11 May 2016}}</ref>
'''Good Machine Productions''' was an American [[Independent film|independent]] [[film production]], [[film distribution]], and foreign sales company started in the early 1990 by its co-founders and producers, [[Ted Hope]] and [[James Schamus]]. [[David Linde]] joined as a partner in the late 1990s and also started the international sales company Good Machine International.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=James Schamus' Life on the Film Festival Circuit |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-schamus-life-film-festival-233124 |access-date=9 September 2011 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=9 September 2011}}</ref> They sold the company to [[Universal Pictures]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-03-fi-cotown3.3-story.html|title=Universal Studios to Acquire Good Machine|last=Verrier|first=Richard|date=2002-05-03|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-10-30|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> where it was then merged with [[USA Films]] and [[Universal Focus]] to create [[Focus Features]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/universal-buys-good-machine-and-merges-it-with-usa-films/409083.article|title=Universal buys Good Machine and merges it with USA Films|work=Screen|access-date=2017-10-30|language=en}}</ref> Hope, along with the heads of production development and business affairs ([[Anthony Bregman]], [[Anne Carey]], and Diana Victor) then went on to form the independent production company [[This Is That Productions]]. Schamus and Linde became co-presidents of Focus Features.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Ariston |title=Locarno Film Fest to Honor Producer David Linde |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/locarno-film-fest-honor-producer-892867 |access-date=11 May 2016 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=11 May 2016}}</ref>


In 2001, the [[Museum of Modern Art]] celebrated the tenth anniversary of Good Machine's work, commemorating their support of international and domestic filmmakers.<ref>[https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/art/2001/02/13/museum-modern-art-celebrates-good-machine’s-10th-anniversary "Museum of Modern Art celebrates Good Machine’s 10th anniversary,"] ''The Advocate'' (FEBRUARY 13 2001).</ref>
In 2001, the [[Museum of Modern Art]] celebrated the tenth anniversary of Good Machine's work, commemorating their support of international and domestic filmmakers.<ref>[https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/art/2001/02/13/museum-modern-art-celebrates-good-machine’s-10th-anniversary "Museum of Modern Art celebrates Good Machine's 10th anniversary,"] ''The Advocate'' (FEBRUARY 13 2001).</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Good Machine was involved in production and/or distribution of a number of films, including [[Ang Lee]]'s ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'' and ''[[Ride with the Devil (film)|Ride with the Devil]]''; [[Hal Hartley]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/company/co0007554/|title=Good Machine [us]|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref> projects such as ''[[Flirt (1995 film)|Flirt]]'' (1995),<ref>{{Cite book|title=FilmCraft. Producing|last=1965-|first=Macnab, Geoffrey|date=2013|publisher=Focal Press|others=Swart, Sharon.|isbn=978-0240823744|location=Burlington, MA|oclc=859154290}}</ref> [[Edward Burns]]'s ''[[The Brothers McMullen]]'' and [[Todd Solondz]]'s ''[[Happiness (1998 film)|Happiness]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/company/co0007554/|title=Good Machine [us]|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref>
Good Machine was involved in production and/or distribution of a number of films, including [[Ang Lee]]'s ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'' and ''[[Ride with the Devil (film)|Ride with the Devil]]''; [[Hal Hartley]] projects such as ''[[Flirt (1995 film)|Flirt]]'' (1995), [[Edward Burns]]'s ''[[The Brothers McMullen]]'', [[Todd Solondz]]'s ''[[Happiness (1998 film)|Happiness]]'', and [[Todd Field]]’s ''[[In the Bedroom]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/company/co0007554/|title=Good Machine [us]|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-10-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=FilmCraft. Producing|author=Macnab, Geoffrey|date=2013|publisher=Focal Press|others=Swart, Sharon.|isbn=978-0240823744|location=Burlington, MA|oclc=859154290}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Launched in 1991 from a small loft space in lower Manhattan by writer/producer/Columbia professor [[James Schamus]] and his partner, [[Ted Hope]], Good Machine produced many important independent films over the years, among them ''[[Safe (1995 film)|Safe]]'' (Todd Haynes, 1995) and ''[[The Wedding Banquet]]'' (Ang Lee, 1993). The company survived by doing line producing for hire and keeping overhead costs low. Many films were commercially successful thanks to centrist marketing strategies. David Linde joining in 1997 and creating the foreign sales company gave Schamus, Hope and Linde greater control of Good Machine’s products, increased financing sources, and provided information about what people in the marketplace wanted.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hopewell |first1=John |title=David Linde Talks About His Career, China, the Future of Film at Locarno |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/david-linde-locarno-talks-career-china-film-future-1201831347/ |accessdate=5 August 2016 |publisher=Variety |date=5 August 2016}}</ref>
Launched in 1990 from a small loft space in lower Manhattan by writer/producer/Columbia professor [[James Schamus]] and his partner, [[Ted Hope]], Good Machine produced many important independent films over the years, among them ''[[Safe (1995 film)|Safe]]'' (Todd Haynes, 1995) and ''[[The Wedding Banquet]]'' (Ang Lee, 1993). The company survived by doing line producing for hire and keeping overhead costs low. Many films were commercially successful thanks to centrist marketing strategies. David Linde joining in 1997 and creating the foreign sales company gave Schamus, Hope and Linde greater control of Good Machine's products, increased financing sources, and provided information about what people in the marketplace wanted.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hopewell |first1=John |title=David Linde Talks About His Career, China, the Future of Film at Locarno |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/david-linde-locarno-talks-career-china-film-future-1201831347/ |access-date=5 August 2016 |publisher=Variety |date=5 August 2016}}</ref> In 1997, it was announced that Good Machine would become the foreign sales agent of films produced and distributed by [[October Films]], in order to acquire worldwide rights of the films.<ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=1997-07-31|title=October Machine-ready|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/october-machine-ready-1116675563/|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1998, it struck a deal with [[Universal Pictures|Universal]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Petrikin|first=Chris|date=1998-08-27|title=U tools deal with Good Machine|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/u-tools-deal-with-good-machine-1117479876/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> Previously, the company had a one-time production deal with [[20th Century Fox]], which was signed in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roman|first=Monica|date=1997-05-08|title=MACHINE FOR HIRE|url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/machine-for-hire-1117341711/|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> It was dismantled in 2002, when it merged with Focus Features.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Harris|first1=Dana |last2=DiOrio|first2=Carl|date=2002-05-03|title=Good Machine buy alters Focus at U|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/good-machine-buy-alters-focus-at-u-1117866379/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Disbandment==
==Disbandment==
In 2002, Good Machine was acquired by [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>Verrier, Richard. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-03-fi-cotown3.3-story.html "Universal Studios to Acquire Good Machine,"] ''Los Angeles Times'' (MAY 3, 2002).</ref> James Schamus and David Linde remained with Universal, serving as Co-Presidents of [[Focus Features]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Ariston |title=Locarno Film Fest to Honor Producer David Linde |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/locarno-film-fest-honor-producer-892867 |accessdate=11 May 2016 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=11 May 2016}}</ref>
In 2003, Good Machine was acquired by [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>Verrier, Richard. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-03-fi-cotown3.3-story.html "Universal Studios to Acquire Good Machine,"] ''Los Angeles Times'' (MAY 3, 2002).</ref> James Schamus and David Linde remained with Universal, serving as co-presidents of [[Focus Features]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Ariston |title=Locarno Film Fest to Honor Producer David Linde |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/locarno-film-fest-honor-producer-892867 |access-date=11 May 2016 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=11 May 2016}}</ref>


Ted Hope chose to part with the company to form the [[This is that Corporation]]<ref>Macaulay, Scott. [https://filmmakermagazine.com/103278-indie-film-is-alive/#.XcNRXi3MwW8 "Indie Film is Alive,"] ''[[Filmmaker Magazine]]'' (Sep. 14, 2017).</ref> (This Is That Productions) with Good Machine Director of Development [[Anne Carey]], Director of Production [[Anthony Bregman]], and Director of Business Affairs Diana Victor. Under the This Is That banner they produced films such as ''[[Adventureland (film)|Adventureland]]'', ''[[The Savages (film)|The Savages]]'', and ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]''.<ref>Pond, Steve. [http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/ted-hope-anne-carey-close-offices-stay-business-21258 "Ted Hope, Anne Carey Shut Doors, Stay in Business,"] ''The Wrap'' (Sept. 28, 2010).</ref>
Ted Hope chose to part with the company to form the [[This is that Corporation]]<ref>Macaulay, Scott. [https://filmmakermagazine.com/103278-indie-film-is-alive/#.XcNRXi3MwW8 "Indie Film is Alive,"] ''[[Filmmaker Magazine]]'' (Sep. 14, 2017).</ref> (This Is That Productions) with Good Machine Director of Development [[Anne Carey]], Director of Production [[Anthony Bregman]], and Director of Business Affairs Diana Victor. Under the This Is That banner they produced films such as ''[[Adventureland (film)|Adventureland]]'', ''[[The Savages (film)|The Savages]]'', and ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]''.<ref>Pond, Steve. [http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/ted-hope-anne-carey-close-offices-stay-business-21258 "Ted Hope, Anne Carey Shut Doors, Stay in Business,"] ''The Wrap'' (Sept. 28, 2010).</ref>
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* ''[[The Hours and Times]]'' (1991) — US distribution
* ''[[The Hours and Times]]'' (1991) — US distribution
* ''[[Keep It for Yourself]]'' (1991) — coproduced with Allarts
* ''[[Keep It for Yourself]]'' (1991) — coproduced with Allarts
* ''[[Pushing Hands (film)|Pushing Hands]]'' (1991) ― coproduced with Central Motion Pictures
* ''[[Simple Men]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Simple Men]]'' (1992) — coproduced with [[Fine Line Features]]
* ''[[The Wedding Banquet]]'' (1993)
* ''[[The Wedding Banquet]]'' (1993) ― coproduced with Central Motion Pictures
* ''[[Eat Drink Man Woman]]'' (1994) ― coproduced with Central Motion Pictures
* ''[[What Happened Was]]'' (1994) — coproduced with [[Genre Films]]
* ''[[What Happened Was]]'' (1994) — coproduced with [[Genre Films]]
* ''[[The Brothers McMullen]]'' (1995) – coproduced with Videography Prods.
* ''[[The Brothers McMullen]]'' (1995) – coproduced with Videography Prods.
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* ''[[Walking and Talking]]'' (1996) — coproduced with [[Film4 Productions|Channel Four Films]], [[Zenith Productions]], [[Pandora Film]], [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]], Makido Films (France), Electric, and TEAM Communications Group
* ''[[Walking and Talking]]'' (1996) — coproduced with [[Film4 Productions|Channel Four Films]], [[Zenith Productions]], [[Pandora Film]], [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]], Makido Films (France), Electric, and TEAM Communications Group
* ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Myth of Fingerprints]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Myth of Fingerprints]]'' (1997) — [[Sony Pictures Classics]]
* ''[[Office Killer]]'' (1997) — coproduced with Strand, Kardana/Swinsky Films, and Good Fear
* ''[[Office Killer]]'' (1997) — coproduced with Strand, Kardana/Swinsky Films, and Good Fear
* ''[[Happiness (1998 film)|Happiness]]'' (1998) — Good Machine Releasing
* ''[[Happiness (1998 film)|Happiness]]'' (1998) — Good Machine Releasing
* ''[[No Looking Back (film)|No Looking Back]]'' (1998) — coproduced with [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment|Polygram Filmed Entertainment Group]], Marlboro Road Gang, and South Fork Pictures
* ''[[No Looking Back (1998 film)|No Looking Back]]'' (1998) — coproduced with [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment|Polygram Filmed Entertainment Group]], Marlboro Road Gang, and South Fork Pictures
* ''[[Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl]]'' (1998) — Good Machine International
* ''[[Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl]]'' (1998) — Good Machine International
* ''[[The Lifestyle]]'' (1999) — coproduced with Swinging T Productions
* ''[[The Lifestyle]]'' (1999) — coproduced with Swinging T Productions
* ''[[Ride with the Devil (film)|Ride with the Devil]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Ride with the Devil (film)|Ride with the Devil]]'' (1999) — coproduced with [[USA Films]]
* ''[[Trick (1999 film)|Trick]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Trick (1999 film)|Trick]]'' (1999) — coproduced with [[Fine Line Features]]
* ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'' (2000) — Good Machine International; coproduced with Asian Union Film & Entertainment, [[China Film Group Corporation|China Film Co-Productions Corporation]], [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia]], Edko Films, and Zoom Hunt Productions
* ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'' (2000) — Good Machine International; coproduced with Asian Union Film & Entertainment, [[China Film Group Corporation|China Film Co-Productions Corporation]], [[Sony Pictures Classics]], [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia]], Edko Films, and Zoom Hunt Productions
* ''[[The Tao of Steve]]'' (2000)
* ''[[The Tao of Steve]]'' (2000) — [[Sony Pictures Classics]]
* ''[[Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)|Buffalo Soldiers]]'' (2001) — coproduced with [[FilmFour]], [[Grosvenor Park Productions]], and [[Odeon Film]]
* ''[[Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)|Buffalo Soldiers]]'' (2001) — coproduced with [[FilmFour]], [[Grosvenor Park Productions]], and [[Odeon Film]]
* ''[[Human Nature (2001 film)|Human Nature]]'' (2001) — co-produced with [[StudioCanal]]
* ''[[Human Nature (2001 film)|Human Nature]]'' (2001) — co-produced with [[StudioCanal]]
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* ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]'' (2002) — coproduced with [[Columbia Pictures]], [[Intermedia (production company)|Intermedia]], and [[Propaganda Films]]
* ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]'' (2002) — coproduced with [[Columbia Pictures]], [[Intermedia (production company)|Intermedia]], and [[Propaganda Films]]
* ''[[The Laramie Project]]'' (2002) — coproduced with [[HBO Films]]
* ''[[The Laramie Project]]'' (2002) — coproduced with [[HBO Films]]
* ''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]'' (2003) — coproduced with [[Dark Horse Entertainment]]
* ''[[American Splendor (film)|American Splendor]]'' (2003) — coproduced with [[Dark Horse Entertainment]], and [[HBO Films]]
* ''[[Hulk (film)|Hulk]]'' (2003) — coproduced with [[Marvel Enterprises]], and [[Valhalla Motion Pictures]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=9sYDqH2FAcsC&q=Launched+in+1991+from+a+small+loft+space+in+lower+Manhattan+by+writer%E2%80%94producer%E2%80%94Columbia+professor+James+Schamus+and+his+partner&pg=PA8 Contemporary Independent Film]
* {{IMDb company|0007554}}
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=9sYDqH2FAcsC&pg=PA8&dq=Launched+in+1991+from+a+small+loft+space+in+lower+Manhattan+by+write%E2%80%94producer%E2%80%94Columbia+professor+James+Schamus+and+his+partner&lr=&cd=1#v=onepage&q=Launched%20in%201991%20from%20a%20small%20loft%20space%20in%20lower%20Manhattan%20by%20writer%E2%80%94producer%E2%80%94Columbia%20professor%20James%20Schamus%20and%20his%20partner&f=false Contemporary Independent Film]


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Revision as of 03:20, 15 August 2024

Good Machine Productions
IndustryIndependent film
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
FoundersTed Hope
James Schamus
Defunct2003; 21 years ago (2003)
FateMerged with USA Films and Universal Focus
SuccessorsFocus Features
This Is That Productions
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
ProductsMotion pictures
OwnersJames Schamus
Vivendi (2000–2003)
ParentUniversal Studios (2000–2003)
DivisionsGood Machine International

Good Machine Productions was an American independent film production, film distribution, and foreign sales company started in the early 1990 by its co-founders and producers, Ted Hope and James Schamus. David Linde joined as a partner in the late 1990s and also started the international sales company Good Machine International.[1] They sold the company to Universal Pictures,[2] where it was then merged with USA Films and Universal Focus to create Focus Features.[3] Hope, along with the heads of production development and business affairs (Anthony Bregman, Anne Carey, and Diana Victor) then went on to form the independent production company This Is That Productions. Schamus and Linde became co-presidents of Focus Features.[4]

In 2001, the Museum of Modern Art celebrated the tenth anniversary of Good Machine's work, commemorating their support of international and domestic filmmakers.[5]

Background

Good Machine was involved in production and/or distribution of a number of films, including Ang Lee's The Ice Storm and Ride with the Devil; Hal Hartley projects such as Flirt (1995), Edward Burns's The Brothers McMullen, Todd Solondz's Happiness, and Todd Field’s In the Bedroom.[6][7]

History

Launched in 1990 from a small loft space in lower Manhattan by writer/producer/Columbia professor James Schamus and his partner, Ted Hope, Good Machine produced many important independent films over the years, among them Safe (Todd Haynes, 1995) and The Wedding Banquet (Ang Lee, 1993). The company survived by doing line producing for hire and keeping overhead costs low. Many films were commercially successful thanks to centrist marketing strategies. David Linde joining in 1997 and creating the foreign sales company gave Schamus, Hope and Linde greater control of Good Machine's products, increased financing sources, and provided information about what people in the marketplace wanted.[8] In 1997, it was announced that Good Machine would become the foreign sales agent of films produced and distributed by October Films, in order to acquire worldwide rights of the films.[9] In 1998, it struck a deal with Universal.[10] Previously, the company had a one-time production deal with 20th Century Fox, which was signed in 1996.[11] It was dismantled in 2002, when it merged with Focus Features.[12]

Disbandment

In 2003, Good Machine was acquired by Universal Pictures.[13] James Schamus and David Linde remained with Universal, serving as co-presidents of Focus Features.[14]

Ted Hope chose to part with the company to form the This is that Corporation[15] (This Is That Productions) with Good Machine Director of Development Anne Carey, Director of Production Anthony Bregman, and Director of Business Affairs Diana Victor. Under the This Is That banner they produced films such as Adventureland, The Savages, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.[16]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ McClintock, Pamela (9 September 2011). "James Schamus' Life on the Film Festival Circuit". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. ^ Verrier, Richard (2002-05-03). "Universal Studios to Acquire Good Machine". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  3. ^ "Universal buys Good Machine and merges it with USA Films". Screen. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  4. ^ Anderson, Ariston (11 May 2016). "Locarno Film Fest to Honor Producer David Linde". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Museum of Modern Art celebrates Good Machine's 10th anniversary," The Advocate (FEBRUARY 13 2001).
  6. ^ "Good Machine [us]". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  7. ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (2013). FilmCraft. Producing. Swart, Sharon. Burlington, MA: Focal Press. ISBN 978-0240823744. OCLC 859154290.
  8. ^ Hopewell, John (5 August 2016). "David Linde Talks About His Career, China, the Future of Film at Locarno". Variety. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  9. ^ "October Machine-ready". Variety. 1997-07-31. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  10. ^ Petrikin, Chris (1998-08-27). "U tools deal with Good Machine". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  11. ^ Roman, Monica (1997-05-08). "MACHINE FOR HIRE". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  12. ^ Harris, Dana; DiOrio, Carl (2002-05-03). "Good Machine buy alters Focus at U". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  13. ^ Verrier, Richard. "Universal Studios to Acquire Good Machine," Los Angeles Times (MAY 3, 2002).
  14. ^ Anderson, Ariston (11 May 2016). "Locarno Film Fest to Honor Producer David Linde". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  15. ^ Macaulay, Scott. "Indie Film is Alive," Filmmaker Magazine (Sep. 14, 2017).
  16. ^ Pond, Steve. "Ted Hope, Anne Carey Shut Doors, Stay in Business," The Wrap (Sept. 28, 2010).
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