Magnolia Pictures

Logo descriptions by EnormousRat, and logomax2002

Logo captures by EnormousRat, and logomax2002

''Video Courtesy of Eric. S, and logomax2002''

Background: Magnolia Pictures is an American film distributor, and is a holding of 2929 Entertainment, owned by Todd Wagner, and Mark Cuban. Magnolia was formed in 2001 by Bill Banowsky and Eamonn Bowles, and specializes in both foreign and independent films. Magnolia also has a sublabel, Magnet Releasing, for some of its other films, primarily foreign ones.

1st Logo (2001?-)
Logo: On a black background, we see a red magnolia flower lying on a blue disc, with "magnolia" in blue and "pictures" written to the right in red in a typewriter font.

Variants:
 * On the trailer for Wonderful World, the background and petal outlines are white.
 * On the trailer for White Bird in a Blizzard, the logo is superimposed over a scene from the film.
 * On the trailer for Pioneer, the logo is in teal and superimposed over a watery background.

FX/SFX: Only the fading.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Common. Seen on almost all films from the company.

Editor's Note: The design is good, but the logo is basic. Compare it to the logo for their home media division and the difference is like night and day.

2nd Logo (May 26, 2002-September 13, 2005)
Nicknames: "The Projector", "The Magnolia Projector"

Logo: On a bluish-purple background, we see a blue film projector with the Magnolia Pictures logo on the light. Suddenly, the projector faced towards us, and the background is completely white. Then, we see the blue disc (as part of the logo) sliding on the left, wiping the words "magnolia pictures" in the same font as the previous logo. The disc stops right next to the text, and then the red flower (also as part of the logo) fades in and zooms out, and being placed in the disc. (Like the finished product of the logo, but the design is sightly a bit bigger than usual.) After the entire logo forms, filmstrip suddenly rolls out on one of petals.

FX/SFX: Flash Animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extinct. It was only used on the Magnolia Picutres website during this time period, but it can still be accessed on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

Editor's Note: The projector suddenly facing the screen may startle some first time viewers. But nevertheless, it's better than the previous logo.

3rd Logo (October 13, 2005-March 25, 2013)
Nicknames: "The Projector II"

Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA