Oxymoron Entertainment is an independent motion picture and television production company that develops and finances original content of various genres with the goal of telling captivating, true-to-life stories that appeal to worldwide audiences. Launched in 2006, by producer and entrepreneur, Christopher Mallick, Oxymoron kick-started its slate with the feature film Middle Men, directed by George Gallo (Bad Boys with Will Smith. Middle Men starred Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi (James Cameron’s Avatar), Gabriel Macht (Frank Miller’s The Spirit) , Kelsey Grammer (NBC’s “Frasier” and “Cheers”) and James Caan (Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather with Al Pacino and Marlon Brando). Middle Men premiered at the 2009 Festival de Cannes, closed the 2010 Santa Barbara Film Festival, and was theatrically released later that year by Paramount Pictures.