Cineplex Odeon Films was the film distribution unit of the Canadian cinema chain Cineplex Odeon Corporation, and, during its heyday, was Canada's largest independent film distribution company (according to a 1991 claim). Cineplex Odeon Corporation is one of Canadas largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country and the United States. ... An independent film (or indie film) is a film initially produced without financing or distribution from a major movie studio. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The company started life in 1977 as Pan-Canadian Film Distributors. At the time of its establishment in the United States, the theatre chain and the tie-in studio were owned by the MCA entertainment group, also the then-owners of Universal Pictures. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... MCA can stand for: Maximum credible accident MCA (rapper) - A rapper in the group, The Beastie Boys Micro Channel architecture - a type of computer bus Music Corporation of America - a music booking company and record label. ... Universal Studios logo Universal Studios is a famous Hollywood movie studio located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, which is in the San Fernando Valley. ...

The company changed its name to Odeon Films in the late 1990s on account of its historic significance, before releasing their final film—the science-fiction film Cube (released in American markets under Trimark Pictures' banner). Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology upon society and persons as individuals. ... Cube may denote one of the following. ...

Garth Drabinsky, a Jewish film producer, was head of the company in the late 1980s, and is more recently known for producing the Biblical film The Gospel of John. Garth Howard Drabinsky (born October 27, 1949) is a Canadian theatrical producer and entrepreneur. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... In the entertainment industry, a producer is generally in charge of, or helps to coordinate, the financial, legal, administrative, technological, and artistic aspects of a production. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

In early 1998, Cineplex Odeon itself was forced to scrap its distribution arm, provided Canadian law forbids foreign companies from owning domestic distributors. 75% of the remaining studio folded into Alliance Atlantis Communications; the rest was donated to a foundation representing Canada's film schools. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Alliance Atlantis Alliance Atlantis is a Toronto-based media company. ...

The theatre chain of the same name, meanwhile, merged with the Japanese electronics giant Sony; this resulted in the formation of Loews Cineplex later on. Electronics is the study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles in devices such as thermionic valves and semiconductors. ... Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana: ソニー) (TYO: 6758), (NYSE: SNE) is a global consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ...

Notable films from Cineplex Odeon's early days include The Last Temptation of Christ, the Prince concert film Sign 'o' the Times, The Decline of the American Empire, Talk Radio and the animated sequel The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland. The Last Temptation of Christ is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in December 1960. ... The cover to Princes 2004 album Musicology. ... Sign O The Times is an album by Prince, released by Warner Bros. ... Le Déclin de lempire américain (The Decline of the American Empire) is a French Canadian comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand and released in 1986. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... A sequel is a work of fiction (e. ... The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland, a third and last theatrical installment of the Care Bears animated franchise, was loosely based on Lewis Carrolls Alice stories, and was released in the US and Canada on 7 August 1987 by Cineplex-Odeon Films. ...

As of 2005, the company is still locally active in Canada under the Odeon Films banner. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

External links

• Official site (http://www.odeonfilms.com/) (with Alliance Atlantis Films)
• List of Cineplex Odeon titles (http://www.imdb.com/List?distributors=Cineplex-Odeon%20Films&&tv=on&&heading=18;distributed+by;Cineplex-Odeon%20Films) at the Internet Movie Database
• [http://www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=46&csid1=3421&navid=46 A biography of the company's founder, ]