How did Janus come to be emblematic of film?

[Dave Monroe]

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Daniel Cape<daniel.cape at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, good point. I guess it's demonstrating the all-encompassing
> prestige of the film company (Janus films has got the God's eye view
> of (film) history!).

http://comics.com/peanuts/2009-08-24/

> Are there any other instances of this icon in     (film-ish) use?

I figured you were asking because you'd seen others.  What DID provoke
this question?  Just Janus Films, or ...?  "If they can get you asking
..." ...