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Good Machine became known in independent film circles for its promotion of new writer-director voices. It helped bring Ang Lee, Hal Hartley, and Nicole Holofcener's work to the attention of American and international audiences. Good Machine has been involved in production and/or distribution of a number of projects, including ''The Ice Storm'', ''The Brothers McMullen'', ''Flirt'', and ''Office Killer''.
 
In 19992002, Good Machine was acquired by Universal Pictures. While Ted Hope chose to part with the company, James Schamus remained with Universal, whose new small-picture arm was named [[Focus Features]].
 
[[James Schamus]] is a frequent collaborator with [[Ang Lee]], and [[Ted Hope]] is [[Hal Hartley]]'s sole producer.