GreenCine was an

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service similar to

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. Based in

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, with its distribution center in the

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area ( Van Nuys), it had a collection of over 30,000 titles as well as over 9,000

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titles. It carried a wide range of

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, rare, and independent studio films, as well as adult films on its sister site, BlueCine. It also dedicated 1% of its profits to support independent filmmaking, using the money to both fund and promote independent films that were distributed through the service. It was one of the first video rental services to offer video on demand and fund its own productions, a decade before

and

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. On 2 February 2015, GreenCine's Facebook page carried a message that the business had closed.Facebook
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, which collected links to interviews, articles, podcasts and reviews posted online.

References

External links

Greencine website

Bluecine website
(adult films) Video rental services Online retailers of the United States Companies based in San Francisco Economy of Los Angeles Internet properties established in 1999 Internet properties disestablished in 2015 1999 establishments in California 2015 disestablishments in California {{US-retail-company-stub