New Line Cinema - Definition and Overview

New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is a Big Ten movie studio. It is a subsidiary of Time Warner and it operates several divisions, including:

• Theatrical distribution
• Marketing
• Home video
• Fineline Features, specializing in independent film

The current co-chairmen and co-CEOs are founder Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne. Recent New Line releases include:

• The Lord of the Rings trilogy
• Elf
• About Schmidt
• Dungeons & Dragons and its upcoming sequel.
• The Austin Powers franchise
• The Rush Hour franchise

Historical New Line films include:

• Mondo Trasho (1969) & Pink Flamingos (1972) by John Waters
• The Mask starring Jim Carrey
• The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films
• Blade and its sequels
• The Nightmare On Elm Street series

Nightmare on Elm Street was New Line's first commercially-successful series, leading the company to be nicknamed "The House that Freddy Built".

External link

• Official website (http://www.newline.com/)