Disbandment
In 2002, Good Machine was acquired by Universal Pictures. Ted Hope chose to part with the company to form the This is that corporation with Good Machine head of development Anne Carey. Under the "This is that" banner the two have produced critically acclaimed films like Adventureland, The Savages, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, continuing Good Machine's tradition of bringing the modern independent auteur film to moviegoers.
James Schamus remained with Universal, whose new small-picture arm became Focus Features.
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