- A Band Apart
A Band Apart was a production company created by
Quentin Tarantino andLawrence Bender . Its name is a play on theFrench New Wave classic, "Bande à part " ("Band of Outsiders") by filmmakerJean-Luc Godard , whose work was highly influential on the work of the company's members.Thanks in part to the popularity of Quentin Tarantino's and
Robert Rodriguez 's films, the company quickly gained cult-like status within Hollywood. In their review of the All-Time 100 Best Films,TIME states "Pulp Fiction""is (unquestionably) the most influential American movie of the 90s." [ [http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies/0,23220,pulp_fiction,00.html "The All-Time Greatest 100 Films", Time Magazine] 2005.]In the summer of 1995, A Band Apart added a division for commercial and music video production, adding a third co-owner
Michael Bodnarchek . [ [http://articles.citypages.com/2007-10-10/news/reservoir-dog-days/ "City Pages Article", City Pages] 2007]The company's logo was a stylized image of the robbers from "
Reservoir Dogs ", the debut film of A Band Apart memberQuentin Tarantino . Subsequently, several legal entities within the company were named after the film's characters. Mr. Pink LLC was for music video production budgets, and Mr. Brown LLC was for commercials.Members included
Quentin Tarantino ,Robert Rodriguez ,John Woo ,Tim Burton ,Steve Buscemi ,Darren Aronofsky ,John Landis ,Joseph McGinty Nichol ,Nigel Dick ,Andy Dick ,Marcel Langenegger ,Wayne Isham ,Scott Gillen ,Coodie & Chike ,Osbert Parker ,Chris Applebaum ,Luc Besson ,Adam Christian Clark ,Andre 3000 ,Michael Palmieri , andMoses(director) .Movies / TV Shows produced
* "
Build or Bust (TV)" (2005)
* "Voces inocentes " (2004)
* "Kill Bill Volume 2 " (2004)
* "Kill Bill Volume 1 " (2003)
* "Stark Raving Mad" (2002)
* "Lost in Oz " (2002)
* "When Incubus Attacks " (2002)
* "" (2000)
* "" (1999)
* "Debtors " (1999)
* "" (1998)
* "Jackie Brown" (1997)
* "Curdled" (1996)
* "From Dusk Till Dawn " (1996)
* "The Whiskey Heir " (1995)
* "White Man's Burden" (1995)
* "Four Rooms " (1995)
* "Pulp Fiction" (1994)Company closure
A Band Apart closed in June 2006. Feature film work now goes through owner Lawrence Bender's other production company,
Lawrence Bender Productions . Some A Band Apart members have found new roots atHolmes Defender of the Faith , which does most of its business in music videos and television commercials. Holmes Defender of the Faith was formed by former A Band Apart managing directorJeff Armstrong . A Band Apart members that have moved to Holmes Defender of the Faith areAndy Dick andMarcel Langenegger . [ [http://holmesdof.com/ Holmes Defender of the Faith Official Listing of Directors] ]External links
*imdb company|0019267
* [http://www.dsire.com/archive/aba/swf/Base.html An Archive of the Company's Website "circa 2001"]
* [http://articles.citypages.com/2007-10-10/news/reservoir-dog-days/ City Pages feature on Michael Bodnarchek, co-founder of A Band Apart]References
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