Alchemy (company)
Private | |
Industry | Film, home entertainment, distribution |
Predecessor | First Look Studios (1993-2010) Millenium Entertainment (2010-2014) |
Founded | 2010 (as Millennium Entertainment) |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
Products | Independent theatrical films, DVD, Blu-ray |
Website | www |
Alchemy (formerly Millennium Entertainment) is an American independent global film distributor based in Los Angeles, California. The company acquires and distributes feature films, television series and specialty programming.[1] Its staff includes marketing and distribution specialist Brooke Ford[2][3] and Andy Gruenberg.[3]
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History
Millennium Entertainment was 60% owned by production company Nu Image. Exclusive Media Group owned 20% and Prentice Capital owned the remaining stock.[4]
Following its formation in 2010, the company marked its first noteworthy theatrical release[5] in 2011 with Trust, starring Academy Award nominees Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, and Viola Davis. Other 2011 theatrical releases include[5] Puncture, starring Chris Evans; Trespass starring Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman; Little Birds, starring Juno Temple and Kay Panabaker; and Richard Linklater's Bernie, co-written by Skip Hollandsworth and Linklater, starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey.
In 2012, Millennium Entertainment-distributed titles[5] included Stolen with Nicolas Cage; Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's thriller Intruders, starring Clive Owen and Carice van Houten, from a screenplay by Nicolás Casariego and Jaime Marques; and The Paperboy, starring Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, and Zac Efron.
Alchemy owns and operates[1] a film library consisting of over 1,000 titles, including Paris, Je’TAime, Transsiberian, and The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, as well as the recent titles Elephant White, starring Djimon Hounsou and Kevin Bacon; Shadows and Lies, starring James Franco; and Blitz, starring Jason Statham.
Television series released by Alchemy include The Cosby Show, Baywatch, and A Different World. First Look Studios originally released all eight seasons of The Cosby Show, A Different World, and other shows on DVD, but they eventually filed bankruptcy in 2010.[6][7] Millennium Entertainment acquired all of First Look Studios’ assets, and continued to release them in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and other U.S. Territories.[8]
In April 2013, it was announced that Millennium Entertainment would be sold, and an investment company, Salem Partners, would assist in the sale.[4] In August 2014, the company's library and distribution assets had been sold to a consortium consisting of its current management and Virgo Investment Group. The new owners renamed the company Alchemy in January 2015, finally cutting ties to its former sister company Millennium Films.[9]
In July 2015, Alchemy acquired the film distribution assets of ANconnect and the digital film and television distributor Anderson Digital, both divisions of Anderson Media Corporation.[10] The transaction will result in the addition of 40 new employees to the existent 70; and expand their catalogue to over 1,300 films and 3,000 TV episodes.[11]
In December 2015, Bill Lee exited the company as CEO.[12]
In February 2016, the company laid off 40 employees almost 40% of the company's staff[13][14] due to liquidity issues.[15]
Releases
TV series
- Bethenny Ever After
- Baywatch
- The Cosby Show
- A Different World[16]
- Flipping Out
- Guy's Big Bite
- Hell's Kitchen
- The Invisible Man
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
- McMillan & Wife
- Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles
- The Millionaire Matchmaker
- Pregnant In Heels
- The Rachel Zoe Project
- Tabatha Takes Over
- Unsolved Mysteries
Animated
Films
- Alpha Males Experiment
- The Babymakers
- Bernie
- Blitz
- Buck Wild
- Dead Awake
- Dead Sushi
- The Elephant in the Living Room
- Elephant White
- Elsa & Fred
- Faces in the Crowd
- Fake
- High Road
- Hisss
- The Iceman
- Intruders
- Laddaland
- Life of a King[5]
- Linklater
- The Liquidator
- Little Birds
- A Little Bit of Heaven[5]
- Love
- The Nocturnal
- Persecuted
- Playing Dirty
- Puncture
- Rampart
- Red Lights
- Rob the Mob
- The Runner
- Sacrifice
- Shadows & lies
- So Undercover
- Spiders
- Stolen
- Straight A's
- Strangerland
- Stuck in Love
- Survivor
- Trespass
- Trust
- The Ultimate Yogi
- Upside Down
- The Wedding Weekend
- Welcome to Me
- What Maisie Knew
Distributed lines
- UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Video Asia
References
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- ↑ The Wrap: "Alchemy Acquires ANconnect and Anderson Digital, Creates Alliance With ARC Entertainment" By Tim Kenneally July 13, 2015
- ↑ Hollywood Reporter: "Alchemy Acquires ANconnect, Anderson Digital and Signs Pact With ARC Entertainment" July 13, 2015
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- ↑ IndieWire: "How the DVD Business Is Destroying Alchemy" By Eric Kohn February 17, 2016
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External links
- Alchemy LLC official website
- Millennium Entertainment official YouTube channel