From dawn to dusk 30 years

Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, From Dusk Till Dawn, Sin City, Chicago, The English Patient, Shakespeare in Love, Gangs of New York, Cold Mountain, Fahrenheit 9/11 "- these films determined the face of the cinema of the nineties and" zero. There was one name behind them - "Miramax". Strictly speaking, there were two names: Miriam and Max - that was the name of the parents of Bob and Harvey Weinstein, after whom the brothers named their film company. In 1979, Miramax was conceived as an independent film studio. At that time, only a madman could have thought that it was able to make a profit. The Weinsteins showed everyone how it's done. The 80s were spent building up and working with non-commercial projects, and in the early 90s Quentin Tarantino came to Miramax and shot Reservoir Dogs. From that moment on, the film company's path resembles the classic biography of a rock star: from performances in the basement and "thrash" clothes to stadium concerts, red carpets and tuxedos. The Weinsteins' success story is the story of a modern entertainment industry that has learned to make money even on the counterculture. The brothers' decision in 1993 to "take profits" and sell out to the powerful Walt Disney Company, retaining leadership positions until 2005, looked quite logical. But now it is Walt Disney that announces the closure of Miramax without explaining the reasons. Analysts believe that the studio suffered the fate of many other companies "carried away by the crisis": "Disney" spent a lot, but received little return. Perhaps if Weinstein had remained at the helm, the sunset would not have come: the brothers knew how to make good films for little money. They say they even made an attempt to buy the studio back, but they were too late.