Criterion Pictures Corp. Ltd.

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.

(Early 1970's-1974?)

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Nicknames: "The Filmreels", "PBS & Genesis' Older Brother"

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:distributed by
CRITERION PICTURES CORP, LTD.
montreal

The filmreels than move away, leaving us the logo for a few seconds.

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

FX/SFX: 2D animation of the filmreels.

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.

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.