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Background

Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd. was a Canadian 16mm movie distributor founded in 1966 by Jack F. Murphy and based in Montreal, Quebec. It has no affiliation with The Criterion Collection.

Logo (Early 1970s-1974?)

Visuals: On a black background, two white film reels from the left to the right roll to the center of the screen. The film reels then continue to move, forming a purple rectangle, with a grouped celeste/pink outline. Inside the rectangle is the text:distributed by
CRITERION PICTURES CORP, LTD.
montreal

The film reels then move away, leaving us the logo for a few seconds.

Variant: On the Canadian film print of Asylum, the rectangle is dark magenta and the outlines are blue, orange, and red.

Technique: 2D cel animation.

Audio: A creepy warbling, ascending Moog synthesizer, which is not too dissimilar to the 1970s Public Broadcasting Service and Children's Television Workshop logos.

Availability: Possibly seen on a few films that the company distributed, although the only known releases from the company are Canadian film prints of British films such as Man About the House and Asylum.

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 ===Background===
-'''Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd.''' was an Canadian 16mm movie distributor founded back in 1966 by Jack F. Murphy and based in Montreal, Canada. It has no relation to [[The Criterion Collection]].
+'''Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd.''' was a Canadian 16mm movie distributor founded in 1966 by Jack F. Murphy and based in Montreal, Quebec. It has no affiliation with [[The Criterion Collection]].
-===(Early 1970's-1974?)===
+===Logo (Early 1970s-1974?)===
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+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, two white film reels from the left to the right roll to the center of the screen. The film reels then continue to move, forming a purple rectangle, with a grouped celeste/pink outline. Inside the rectangle is the text:<center>distributed by<br>'''CRITERION PICTURES CORP, LTD.'''<br>montreal</center>
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Filmreels", "PBS & Genesis' Older Brother"
+The film reels then move away, leaving us the logo for a few seconds.
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, two white filmreels from the left to the right roll to the center of the screen. The filmreels then continue to move, forming a purple rectangle, with a grouped celeste/pink outline. Inside the rectangle is the text:<center>distributed by<br>'''CRITERION PICTURES CORP, LTD.'''<br>montreal</center>
+'''Variant:''' On the Canadian film print of ''Asylum'', the rectangle is dark magenta and the outlines are blue, orange, and red.
-The filmreels than move away, leaving us the logo for a few seconds.
+'''Technique:''' 2D cel animation.
-'''Variant:''' On a Canadian film print of ''Asylum'', the rectangle is dark magenta and the outlines are blue, orange, and red.
+'''Audio:''' A creepy warbling, ascending Moog synthesizer, which is not too dissimilar to the 1970s [[Public Broadcasting Service]] and [[Children's Television Workshop]] logos.
-'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation of the filmreels.
+'''Availability:'''  Possibly seen on a few films that the company distributed, although the only known releases from the company are Canadian film prints of British films such as ''Man About the House'' and ''Asylum''.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A creepy warbling, ascending Moog synthesizer, which is not too dissimilar to the 1970s [[Public Broadcasting Service]] and [[Children's Television Workshop]] logos.
+[[Category:Canada]]
-'''Availability:''' Near extinction. Possibly seen on a few films that this company had distributed, although the only known releases from the company are Canadian film prints of British films such as ''Man About The House'' and ''Asylum''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-[[Category:Canadian logos]]
 [[Category:Film logos]]
 [[Category:Canadian film logos]]