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68-528: Renegade L.A. detective Sam (Williams) takes a role as a cast member in a reality TV show where he leads a quartet trying to find ten million dollars in buried cash. But Jared (Dudikoff) secretly lands his violent militia on the island in an effort to slay the cast and steal the money. And Jared is successful: Thanks to a corrupt producer, the renegade mercenaries find the cache of cash and start off with it, but Sam and his intrepid, unarmed teammates interrupt them before they can depart. An explosion-filled chase across
136-671: A high definition DVD , Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Extreme Edition) . The release was a promotion for the Windows Media version 9 format ; it could only be played on a personal computer with Windows XP . Artisan had released the movie in 2002 on D-VHS . In the summer of 2003, Marvel Enterprises placed an offer for Artisan, with then-Disney-owned and Weinstein-operated Miramax Films to provide backing for Marvel's bid. On December 15, 2003, Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation acquired Artisan for $ 220 million and video releases through Artisan have now been re-released under
204-544: A lead box, demonstrating that Supergirl's limitations are similar to those of her cousin. The Phantom Zone scenes are also longer. The 2006 DVD release and current Blu-Ray reissue by Warner Home Video , whose parent company, Warner Bros., is the current rights holder to the Superman movies, contains the International Edition, also called the "European Theatrical Edition". The latter release also features
272-636: A spin-off of the series. The film stars Helen Slater as Supergirl, along with Faye Dunaway , Hart Bochner , Peter Cook , Mia Farrow , Brenda Vaccaro , and Peter O'Toole , with Marc McClure reprising his role as Jimmy Olsen from the Superman films. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 19 July 1984 and in the United States on 21 November 1984, but failed to impress either critics or audiences, while also underperforming at
340-598: A 138-minute "director's cut", which had been discovered in StudioCanal's archives. The second version was a single-disc version featuring the 124-minute "International Version", with many bonus features: a 16-page full color booklet; Audio Commentary with Director Jeannot Szwarc and Special Project Consultant Scott Michael Bosco; "The Making of Supergirl" Featurette; U.S. & Foreign Theatrical Trailers; U.S. TV Spots; Original Storyboards; Still & Poster Galleries; and Talent Bios (these extra features were also available on
408-591: A company, StudioCanal got full rights to their film library; LIVE, under a new deal with the French-based production company, continued to distribute Carolco's films for video. Also that year, in July, WEA's role has been mostly decreased, with LIVE took control of its sales, while WEA continue to handle distribution of its products. In 1997, LIVE was acquired by Bain Capital and was taken private. Though Burlage
476-444: A darkened Argo City, which then lights up again. Christopher Reeve was slated to have a cameo as Superman , but bowed out early on. His non-appearance in the film is explained via a news broadcast (overheard by Selena) stating that Superman has left Earth on a "peace-seeking mission" to a distant galaxy. In the Superman documentary You Will Believe..., Director Jeannot Szwarc said Reeve's involvement in this film would have given
544-541: A deal with Warner-Elektra-Atlantic. In 1993, Carolco restructured itself and was forced to sell its shares in LIVE Entertainment to a group of investors led by Pioneer Electronic Corporation . In August 1994, Carolco and LIVE plotted another merger attempt, but the plans fell apart once again that October. Under new CEO Roger Burlage, the unprofitable retail assets were sold and more focus was placed upon film production. In 1996, when Carolco ceased to exist as
612-508: A distribution deal with MGM/UA Home Video to distribute the library. In 1983, it received a new agreement with Filmation in order to distribute the library on videocassette. In 1983, FHE began operating its new subsidiary U.S.A. Home Video , when tapes were usually packaged in large boxes and included non-family films such as Supergirl , Silent Night, Deadly Night , several Lorimar titles and many B-movies , including those that begin and end with B-actress Sybil Danning talking about
680-641: A five-ten year period. This was followed in October 1999 with a four-year home video deal with Discovery Communications to release programming from the Discovery Channel , Animal Planet and TLC networks through dedicated labels under Family Home Entertainment. On February 10, 2000, Artisan acquired a minority stake in The Baby Einstein Company in exchange for a three-year North American home video distribution agreement for
748-626: A half." On Metacritic the film has a rating of 41 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews" from 13 professional reviewers. Variety referred to the film as "intermittently enjoyable spectacle" and described "some well-staged effects highlights, notably a violent storm that threatens the school and the climax which Supergirl and Selena confront each other in the latter's mountain-top castle." Both Rita Kempley and Paul Attanasio of The Washington Post gave it positive marks. John Grant , writing in The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ,
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#1732793351737816-519: A little logic In their fantasies, instead of having characters whose motivations, abilities and weaknesses change all the time, with no explanation whatever. A fun film, in a vacuous sort of way." Janet Maslin of The New York Times expressed "some initial curiosity" about the differences between Superman and Supergirl, but that the film "quickly loses its novelty." The film was nominated for two Razzie Awards , including Worst Actor for Peter O'Toole and Worst Actress for Faye Dunaway. Helen Slater
884-711: A market in flux in the wake of several notable independent film companies, including Orion Pictures , Miramax Films and others being subsumed into larger corporate organizations. On December 18, 1997, LIVE entered into a domestic home video deal with Hallmark Entertainment to handle the distribution of products from its Hallmark Home Entertainment subsidiary, including Crayola -branded releases and Hallmark Hall of Fame movies. These releases would be distributed under Family Home Entertainment, while Hallmark Home Entertainment would retain marketing rights. By 1998, products from Cabin Fever Entertainment were added to
952-663: A million dollars to finance the 1992 film Reservoir Dogs , which marked the directorial debut of Quentin Tarantino . Other films included Paul Schrader 's Light Sleeper . On January 11, 1991, Live announced that it would acquire Vestron, Inc. for $ 24 million after its downfall; Vestron had been known best for Dirty Dancing , which had been the second highest-grossing independent film of all time. Vestron releases continued into 1992. For several years starting in 1993, LIVE Entertainment distributed anime released by Pioneer Entertainment , including Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki and
1020-704: A minority interest in the latter a year earlier. That year, it secured a deal with MCA Distributing Corporation to handle distribution of its titles. The unrated release of Angel Heart was the first Carolco film released by IVE on video. The studio hired José Menendez, previously of RCA , as head of IVE; he was responsible for creating product deals with Sylvester Stallone 's White Eagle Enterprises and producer Edward Pressman . In 1989, Menendez and his wife were murdered by their two sons . Also in 1987, Noel C. Bloom left IVE, following disputes with Carolco, to start out Celebrity Home Entertainment , with some of IVE's employees defecting to Celebrity. Later that year,
1088-475: A new distribution deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment . In addition to adding more theatrical releases, the company's home video subsidiary, Artisan Home Entertainment, continued to expand with more home video deals. The company began releasing products from TSG Pictures around this time, and by September 1998, Artisan signed a deal with Spelling Entertainment Group to distribute films from its Republic Pictures unit for home video release throughout
1156-624: A number of techniques to identify the music to the film, such as synthesizers simulating the sounds of take-off during the main theme. The soundtrack has been released twice, through Varèse Sarabande in 1985 and an extended version through Silva Screen in 1993. It has also been referred by critics as one of the only redeeming qualities of the movie. "The Superman Poster", included on the 1993 release, incorporates John Williams 's Superman theme. 1985 Varèse Sarabande Album 1993 Silva Screen Album International Video Entertainment paid $ 3.2 million for North American home video rights, one of
1224-469: A pocket of trans-dimensional space, called the "Innerspace." Zaltar, a wizard, has allowed Kara to observe a unique and immensely powerful item known as the "Omegahedron," which he has borrowed without the knowledge of the city's government, and of which powers Argo. However, a mishap leads to the Omegahedron being rocketed into space. Taking a ship, Kara follows the Omegahedron to Earth, while undergoing
1292-474: A scene not seen in either laserdisc edition: After Selena's defeat, Nigel is standing on the street. He bends over to pick up the Coffer of Shadows, now restored to its original, small size and decides to keep it as a memento. In another broadcast-only scene, after Supergirl flies off to return to Argo City , Ethan gets into his truck. He then stops to say goodbye to Lucy and Jimmy . Both scenes can be found in
1360-579: A standalone film, but her character was ultimately removed. The Salkinds announced the Supergirl film in April 1982, before production began on Superman III . After the critical disappointment of that film, the Salkinds opted to use the Supergirl movie to freshen the franchise. Ilya later recounted, "[It was] something different, to an extent. I thought it was a very different area to explore." Originally
1428-412: A transformation into "Supergirl" in the process, to recover it and save Argo City. On Earth, the Omegahedron is recovered by Selena, a power-hungry would-be witch assisted by the feckless Bianca, seeking to free herself from a relationship with warlock Nigel. Whilst not knowing exactly what it is, Selena quickly realizes the Omegahedron is powerful and can give her true magic. Kara arrives on Earth and
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#17327933517371496-556: A vicious magical prank. Other scenes involve Linda Lee making a temporary home in the city of Midvale, Illinois, and an extended version of the tractor sequence in which the possessed machine runs amok on the Midvale streets and kills a civilian. This alleged death scene does not appear in either the International or the 2000 Director's Cut. Another cut scene shows Supergirl unable to find the Omegahedron because Selena keeps it in
1564-399: Is granted new powers by its environment and the radiation of its sun. While seeking the Omegahedron, she creates the cover identity "Linda Lee", cousin of Clark Kent , and enrolls at an all-girls school where she befriends Lucy Lane, the younger sister of Lois Lane who happens to be studying there. Kara also meets and becomes enamored with Ethan, a school groundskeeper . Ethan also catches
1632-515: Is sick of her mentor and lover, Nigel, who is himself, a warlock . Later scenes not seen before the 2000 DVD release from Anchor Bay Entertainment, include Selena using the Omegahedron for the first time, and realizing that she has no control of herself when under its influence, namely the "Roast Chicken" sequence. Selena later throws a party for all her followers, and deleted material shows Nigel insulting Selena after being dismissed. Nigel then gets friendly with another party member, on whom Selena pulls
1700-467: Is surprised to find herself capable of almost anything, especially flying. She can use her super-strength to crack rocks into dust, and use her heat-ray vision to help flowers grow. Scenes concerning Selena, Bianca, and Nigel were also trimmed. In the U.S. version, Selena's introduction was merely a few lines long when the Omegahedron lands on Earth, and Selena takes it for use of its magic. The full introduction establishes Selena as an impatient witch , who
1768-459: Is then attacked and incapacitated by the demon as the whirlwind pulls in Bianca as well. The three are sucked through the mirror portal, which promptly reforms, trapping them all forever. Free from Selena's spell, Ethan admits his love for Linda, knowing she and Supergirl are one and the same. He also understands she must save Argo City and that he may not see her again. Kara returns the Omegahedron to
1836-1010: The Baby Einstein catalog. The deal was eventually revoked early at the end of 2001 following The Walt Disney Company 's purchase of The Baby Einstein Company. In May 2000, Marvel Studios negotiated a deal with Artisan Entertainment for a co-production joint venture that included rights to 15 Marvel characters including Captain America , Thor , the Black Panther , Iron Fist , and Deadpool . Artisan would finance and distribute while Marvel would developing licensing and merchandising tie-ins. The resulting production library, which would also include TV series, direct-to-video films and internet projects, would be co-owned. On September 13, 2000, Artisan launched Artisan Digital Media and iArtisan . The last major deal Artisan undertook that year
1904-642: The Lionsgate Home Entertainment banner. After the sale, Artisan Entertainment, Inc. was renamed to Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc. Supergirl (1984 film) Supergirl is a 1984 superhero film directed by Jeannot Szwarc from a screenplay by David Odell based on the DC Comics character of the same name . It is the fourth film in the Superman film series , set after the events of Superman III (1983) and serving as
1972-565: The Phantom Zone , a prison dimension. Now powerless, Supergirl wanders the bleak landscape and nearly drowns in an oily bog. Eventually, she encounters Zaltar, who has exiled himself to the Phantom Zone as a punishment for losing the Omegahedron. Zaltar helps Kara to escape, sacrificing his life to do so. Back on Earth, Selena uses the Omegahedron to make herself a "princess of Earth" with Ethan as her lover and consort . Emerging from
2040-471: The home video industry. Artisan Entertainment was founded in 1980 by Noel C. Bloom as Family Home Entertainment, Inc. , and it was initially operated as a subsidiary of adult film distributor Caballero Control Corporation . It received a distribution pact with Wizard Video . In 1982, the latter had sold The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 10,000 copies a week. Also that year, the label started distributing titles by Monterey Home Video . Later on, it received
2108-466: The 2-disc "Limited Edition" set). Anchor Bay re-issued a new VHS release once again, this time the 124-minute "International Version" coinciding with the DVD release, both a separate fullscreen and widescreen editions (widescreen version labeled as the "Collector's Edition") under different packaging artwork and digitally mastered by THX . The "Director's Cut" DVD was made from the last print known to exist of
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2176-466: The International theatrical version as well as sequences not contained in any other edit. Shown in a two-hour slot, this 92-minute version was essentially a cut-down version of the "Director's Cut", otherwise resembling the U.S. edit, with "offensive" dialogue dubbed over for TV. This same 92-minute version was also seen in syndication on most stations (as well as superstations such as TBS and WGN ) by Viacom . Some broadcast television versions have
2244-428: The Phantom Zone through a mirror, Supergirl regains her powers and confronts Selena, who uses the Omegahedron to summon a gigantic shadow demon. The demon is on the verge of defeating Supergirl when she hears Zaltar's voice urging her to fight on. Supergirl breaks free and Nigel tells her the only way to defeat Selena is to turn the demon against her. Supergirl complies and creates a focused whirlwind that traps Selena, who
2312-482: The Salkinds, who gave the distribution rights to Tri-Star Pictures . The film proceeded to be released overseas, however, and received a Royal Film Premiere in the United Kingdom in July 1. The film score for Supergirl was composed and conducted by veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith , who had been the initial interest of director Richard Donner to compose for the first Superman film. Goldsmith used
2380-692: The acquisitions of such stores as Strawberries and Waxie Maxie, and its Lieberman subsidiary acquired Navarre Corporation . Also that year, it partnered with distributor Radio Vision International to launch a music-oriented label, Radio Vision Video . In 1990, IVE became LIVE Home Video . Carolco formed its own home video division under a partnership with LIVE. The company also formed Avid Home Entertainment , which reissued older IVE products, as well as ITC Entertainment 's back catalogue, on videocassette at discount prices. Also in 1990, LIVE acquired German video distributor VCL. LIVE Entertainment also branched out into film production. The company spent more than
2448-463: The aforementioned "director's cut". Much of the deleted material appeared in DC Comics's one-shot comic book adaptation of the film, primarily the scenes that fleshed out Selena's character. The American theatrical cut for Supergirl ran at 105 minutes. Supergirl originally ran at 124 minutes in its European version. When it aired on network television in 1987, ABC added numerous scenes from
2516-657: The audio commentary from the Anchor Bay release. All comments about Anchor Bay are edited out. It was reissued on 17 July 2018, under the Warner Archive Collection label as a two–disc set, with the International Cut on Blu-ray (in a new 1080p HD remaster), and the "Director's Cut" on DVD, mastered in SD as the only surviving element of the longer version is from the same StudioCanal print used for
2584-527: The box-office. Dunaway and O'Toole earned Golden Raspberry Award nominations for Worst Actress and Worst Actor , respectively. Slater was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress . The film's failure ultimately led producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind to sell the Superman film rights to The Cannon Group, Inc. in 1986. Its first DVD release was by the independent home video company Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2000, under license from then-rights holder StudioCanal . Warner Bros. Pictures acquired
2652-458: The company had acquired the assets of home video distributor Vista Home Video from The Vista Organization for $ 38 million. In 1988, IVE and FHE consolidated into LIVE Entertainment after a merger with wholesale media distributor Lieberman Enterprises. LIVE formed new ventures outside the home video business, including ownership of retail music and video chains across the East Coast, after
2720-476: The cut, which was apparently prepared for possible television broadcast before the film was edited into its various versions. This longer version was never broadcast on network television in the United States, though it is believed to have been distributed in syndication worldwide. In 2002, Anchor Bay re-issued the 138 minute "Director's Cut" separately. In November 2006, coinciding with the home video release of Superman Returns , Warner Home Video , now owning
2788-535: The deal after Hallmark purchased and folded the company in March of that year. As part of a restructuring process, in April 1998, LIVE Entertainment was rebranded as Artisan Entertainment; the rebranding was in part motivated by LIVE's reputation for mediocre product and lingering memories of their connection to the Menendez brothers case. In August 1998, the distribution deal with WEA has been expired and replaced by
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2856-722: The director's chair. But French filmmaker Jeannot Szwarc , who was best known at that time for his work in television and for directing Jaws 2 , was ultimately chosen after a meeting with Christopher Reeve, who had complimented the Somewhere in Time director. Szwarc sought advice from Donner over some technical aspects of the production. Hundreds of actresses tested for the role of Supergirl/Linda, among them Demi Moore and Brooke Shields . Shields and Moore were both ultimately rejected by both Ilya and Szwarc, who had both wanted an unknown actress, and they instead signed Helen Slater, who
2924-414: The director's cut. As aforementioned, the full longer version has never been broadcast on U.S. network television. In the United States, Supergirl was picked up by Tri-Star Pictures for release on 21 November 1984. Test audiences found the film overlong and the film was edited from 135 minutes to 105 minutes for its North American release. Critical reviews in the United States were poor, and although
2992-575: The eye of Selena, who drugs him with a love potion which will make him fall in love with the first person he sees for a day. Ethan regains consciousness in Selena's absence and wanders out into the streets. An angry Selena uses her new-found powers to animate a construction vehicle to retrieve Ethan, causing chaos as it does so. Supergirl, in the guise of Linda, rescues Ethan, and he falls in love with her instead. Supergirl and Selena proceed to battle. Selena captures Ethan, then traps Supergirl and sends her to
3060-473: The feature higher credibility, and admitted he wished Reeve had made a contribution to the film's production. A publicity photo of him as Superman does appear as a poster in Lucy and Linda's shared dorm room. Marc McClure makes his fourth of five appearances in the Superman -related films; he is the only actor to appear in all four films featuring Superman and this spin-off film. Demi Moore auditioned for and
3128-575: The film that is being shown under the Adventure Video label. U.S.A. also released sports videos under the U.S.A. Sports Video label. In 1984, FHE and U.S.A. became part of Noel Bloom's NCB Entertainment Group (which also included Bloom's other labels Caballero Home Video , Monterey Home Video and Thriller Video), and then later on that year, both were consolidated into International Video Entertainment, Inc. , formed under NCB and also taking ownership of Monterey and Thriller Video. The IVE name
3196-687: The film took the #1 slot at the North American box-office during its opening weekend, it is widely considered to be a box office bomb after making only $ 14.3 million in North America. Supergirl holds an approval rating of 8% and has an average rating of 3.4/10 on Rotten Tomatoes based on 36 reviews. Many of the reviews were harshly negative, with Dunaway's exceedingly campy performance especially reviled. The consensus reads: "The effects are cheesy and Supergirl's wide-eyed, cheery heroine simply isn't interesting to watch for an hour and
3264-603: The first Tenchi Muyo! movie, Tenchi Muyo! in Love . Much of LIVE's earnings were partially thanks to Carolco's investment in the company, but by 1991, the studio was in such debt that a plan to merge the two companies was called off that December; around this time, the Lieberman assets were sold to another video distributor, Handleman, in an effort to stem LIVE's financial bleeding. In 1992, its distribution agreement with Uni Distribution Corporation has been expired, and signed
3332-483: The home video rights to the film libraries of Republic Pictures , ITC Entertainment , Gladden Entertainment , Miramax Films , Hemdale Film Corporation , The Shooting Gallery , and Carolco Pictures before it went defunct. Artisan's releases included Requiem for a Dream , Pi , Killing Zoe , The Blair Witch Project , Grizzly Falls , Startup.com , Novocaine , and National Lampoon's Van Wilder . Artisan, unlike most movie studios, had its roots in
3400-479: The island winds up with the good guys trapped by the heavily armed bad guys, and it looks like the game is over for the TV show survivors. However, Mother Nature, in the guises of a hurricane and tidal wave, has other ideas. The film was one of the first made by Artisan Advantage, a new branch of Artisan Entertainment which sold theatrical and direct-to-video videocassette titles at low rental prices that retailers got under
3468-631: The largest deals at the time, and released the Tri-Star-edited 105-minute U.S. version in 1985. The film has since been released several times on VHS, Betamax, laserdisc, and DVD. In 1990, the same 105-minute U.S. cut was re-released on VHS by Avid Home Entertainment. By the mid-1990s, the rights to the film were acquired by Pueblo Film Licensing (successor-in-interest to the Salkind production company ) and French production company StudioCanal . By this time Anchor Bay Entertainment had assumed
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#17327933517373536-505: The movies of director Jim Wynorski... should provide modest entertainment, as long as expectations aren't too high." Gale Force received four nominations at the 2003 DVD Exclusive Awards for Best Live Action DVD Premiere Movie , Best Actor for Treat Williams , Best Director for Jim Wynorski , and Best Visual Effects . Artisan Entertainment Artisan Entertainment (formerly known as U.S.A. Home Video , International Video Entertainment ( IVE ) and LIVE Entertainment )
3604-422: The plot was to center around Supergirl rescuing Superman , who would be portrayed as her cousin and mentor, but the film was heavily rewritten after Reeve chose not to be involved. The producers attempted, and failed, to get the services of Richard Lester , who had directed Superman III and had completed the second film after their dismissal of original director Richard Donner . Robert Wise also turned down
3672-559: The previous Anchor Bay release. The commentary from the 2000 video release, "The Making of Supergirl" Featurette, and a theatrical trailer were carried over to WAC's latest issue. Material that was cut for the 105-minute version of the film included the Argo City opening, which was originally longer. Another cut scene from the US release is known as the "flying ballet", though included in the International Cut. As Supergirl arrives on Earth, she
3740-524: The prior program only by meeting goals. Gale Force was released on DVD for the American Market, by Artisan Entertainment on January 15, 2002. Reviewer Scott Hettrick of the Sun-Sentinel said the film "gets off to a rousing start with an impressively staged car chase... the best part of the movie. After that, it's back to the low-budget look and patched-together feel that is typical of
3808-641: The rights to the film and reissued it on DVD late in 2006 to coincide with the release of Superman Returns . Although it is canon with the Christopher Reeve Superman films, it is not included in any of the Superman DVD or Blu-ray box sets by Warner Bros. Kara Zor-El , cousin of Kal-El , and Jor-El 's niece, lives in Argo City , an isolated community that survived the planet Krypton 's destruction by being transported into
3876-427: The rights to the film through their parent company Warner Bros. , released a single-disc DVD featuring the 124-minute "International Version" cut of the film, with only some extra material being carried over from the former out-of-print Anchor Bay releases, a commentary by director Jeannot Szwarc and Special Project Consultant Scott Bosco, and the theatrical trailer. This Warner Bros. release includes an edited version of
3944-575: The studio and the partnership was strained after the critical and commercial underperformance of Superman III in June 1983, during the production of the film. The Salkinds insisted on moving the opening date from the summer to the holiday season in order to avoid competition with other major films and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . The studio claimed it could not provide a holiday slot and relinquished its distribution rights of Supergirl to
4012-540: The video rights, where it was re-issued on VHS in 1998 as the "114-minute cut" under the Anchor Bay Entertainment Family Movies label. For their DVD release on August 8, 2000, two versions were issued. The first of these was a 2-disc "Limited Edition" set (limited to 50,000 copies only) featuring the 124-minute "International Version" (never seen in the United States, which was digitally mastered by THX for this DVD release), along with
4080-724: Was an American film studio and home video company . It was considered one of the largest mini-major film studios until it was purchased by later mini-major film studio Lions Gate Entertainment in 2003. At the time of its acquisition, Artisan had a library of thousands of films developed through acquisition, original production, and production and distribution agreements. Its headquarters and private screening room were located in Santa Monica, California . It also had an office in Tribeca in Manhattan , New York . The company owned
4148-484: Was cast as character Lucy Lane but bowed out to make the film Blame It on Rio . Maureen Teefy was signed instead. Upon gaining the film rights for Superman: The Movie in the 1970s, Alexander Salkind and his son, Ilya , also purchased the rights to the character of Supergirl, should any sequel or spin-off occur. Supergirl was originally slated to debut in Superman III in a plot line intended to set up
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#17327933517374216-646: Was more positive about the film, describing Slater as "an exceptionally charming Supergirl" and wrote that Supergirl had some "excellent—and excellently realised—flights of imagination." Grant criticised the "inconsistent" characterization of Slater and Dunaway's characters. In conclusion, he stated while Supergirl "was less than the sum of its parts, not all of those parts are insignificant." Colin Greenland reviewed Supergirl for Imagine magazine, and stated that "I may be old-fashioned, but I can't help wishing today's film-makers thought it worthwhile including
4284-417: Was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress . Years after her single appearance as Supergirl, Helen Slater took on the recurring role of Lara , biological mother of Clark Kent , on the TV series Smallville (2001-2011), and later played the recurring character of Eliza Danvers, the adopted mother of the titular character in the TV series Supergirl (2015-2021). A CGI version of the character makes
4352-418: Was paid $ 75,000 in a three-picture deal. Slater had four months of physical training to prepare for the role. Additionally, Dolly Parton reportedly turned down the role of Selena before it was offered to Dunaway. Principal photography began at Pinewood Studios near London on April 18, 1983, and wrapped on August 11, 1983. Although the Salkinds financed the film completely on their own budget, Warner Bros.
4420-437: Was retained as chairman initially, a new trio of executives took power: former International Creative Management agent Bill Block and former October Films partner Amir Malin became co-presidents, while former Bain Capital financial consultant Mark Curcio handled financial matters. Their goal was to utilize the large video library and the consistent profit from that area to invest in independent film production, which they saw as
4488-416: Was still involved in the production since the studio owned the distribution rights to the film, and its parent company, Warner Communications , was also the parent company of DC Comics, owners of all "Superman and Superman family" copyrights. The entire film was shot, edited and overseen under the supervision of Warner Bros. and originally scheduled to be released in July 1984. However, the relationship between
4556-517: Was their renewal of a distribution pact with Canadian media firm Alliance Atlantis , which included distribution rights to Artisan product in Canada, and theatrical distribution of Artisan films in Britain via AAC's Momentum Pictures unit. In 2001, the company acquired Canadian film and TV company Landscape Entertainment. In May 2003, Artisan and Microsoft jointly announced the first release of
4624-449: Was used for non-family releases (although the U.S.A. name continued until 1987) and the FHE name was used for family releases. Also that year, Bloom launched Concept Productions to develop live programming. In the late 1980s, the company also branched out into film distribution for television. In 1987, IVE was acquired by Carolco Pictures from NCB Entertainment after Carolco had taken
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