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The Weinstein Company (TWC) was created by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films Corporation in 1979. TWC is a multi-media company that officially launched on October 1, 2005. Dimension Films, the genre label that was founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, is also included under the TWC banner. Since launching on October 1, 2005, The Weinstein Company has made several investments in diverse companies including a 70% ownership in the home video company Genius, aSmallWorld.net, the exclusive social networking Web site, and Ovation TV, the cable channel devoted exclusively to art-related programming, as well as launched Weinstein Books, which will be distributed by Hachette Book Group. Upcoming Weinstein Company films to be domestically distributed in theaters by MGM include "The Ex" starring Amanda Peet and Zach Braff; "The Nanny Diaries," based on the NY Times No. 1 best-selling satirical comedy, starring Scarlett Johansson and Paul Giamatti; Rob Zombie's reinvention of "Halloween" starring Malcolm McDowell and Brad Dourif; and "1408" adapted from the terrifying short story by suspense master Stephen King starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, and Mary McCormack. Other upcoming films to be released by The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films include Michael Moore's "Sicko," the romantic comedy "Dedication" starring Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore; the heartfelt drama "Grace Is Gone" starring John Cusack; and Wong Kar Wai's "My Blueberry Nights" starring Norah Jones. During the Weinsteins' tenure at Miramax Films the company released some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful independent feature films, which received 249 Academy Award® nominations and won 60 Oscars®.