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Lionsgate Sells 49% Stake in TV Guide
Original at AllthingsHiDef
• Thu, May 28
Variety CA Separately, Lionsgate said it remained committed to the Oct. 1 launch of Epix pay-TV channel, a joint venture (that includes a streaming component) with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Paramount Studios, despite the lack of announced carriage deals with cable ...
Delta Petroleum CEO resigns; Kerkorian associate named chairman
Original at Bizjournals.com
• Wed, May 27
NC Taylor has served as a director of MGM Mirage, of which Tracinda is majority owner, since March 2007. Previously he was president of movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. "I look forward to working as chairman with Delta Petroleum's experienced ...
MGM SVP unloads in Lincoln Park
Original at chicago.blockshopper.com
• Tue, May 26
IL Ms. Menzel is senior vice president of content distribution at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., and Lionsgate. Previously, she was senior vice president of national accounts for the Viacom division at MTV Networks Co., marketing director of ad sales ...
VAULTS: Merry mystery from 'Thin Man'
Original at Washington Times
• Sat, May 23
DC Belatedly, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer perceived the wisdom of making the franchise a holiday affair: "After the Thin Man" opened on Christmas Day 1936 and "Another Thin Man" a week before Thanksgiving 1938. After a prologue invented for the movie by ...
Cleveland Orchestra performs Richard Kaufman's 'Music From the Movies' - The Plain Dealer
Original at The Plain Dealer
• Fri, May 22
cleveland.com, OH It really provides a different dynamic," said Kaufman, a longtime music coordinator at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. "It rounds out a concert on which the music and the orchestra are really the stars." Kaufman, a classically trained violinist who ...
“The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” is up next to entertain the Gulf. - PressReleasePoint
Original at press release
• Fri, May 22
Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (which owns the original film) are co-distributing the film, this being a result of Columbia parent Sony owning a stake in MGM since 2005. Based on the John Godey novel that spawned the 1974 film adaptation, ...
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Talks With Lenders
Original at Los Angeles Business Journal
• Fri, May 15
Movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., the movie studio controlled by Providence Equity Partners Inc. and TPG, is in talks with lenders to restructure $3.7 billion in debt. Moelis & Co. has been hired to assist in “optimizing its capital structure,” ...
PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - May 15
Original at Reuters
• Thu, May 14
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the 85-year-old movie studio behind "The Wizard of Oz" and the James Bond franchise, has hired an adviser to help restructure its mountainous $3.7 billion in debt and keep its film pipeline running. * Wholesale prices in the United ...
IGOR. "Pull the Switch!"Original at uk.video.yahoo.com
• Tue, May 12
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 2008: Igor and his pals create life. uk.video.yahoo.com
American Airlines introduces new frequent flyer rules
Original at Birmingham Star
• Tue, May 12
AL Even worse, with all 3 studios, “Sony," “Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,"(MGM) and “United Artists," (UA) “hard-up for cash," (how much of Tokyo's money can be poured into the 'Culver City' operation is now in question) and “hiding their financial woes inside ...
Showtime Arabia inks deal with MGM
Original at AME Info
• Mon, May 11
• 8 related articles
United Arab Emirates Showtime Arabia has signed a five-year deal with MGM Worldwide Television, a division of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios, that will bring MGM's movies exclusively to Showtime customers throughout the Middle East. The agreement marks MGM's first Video On ...
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Game show features former Edsonite
Original at Edson Leader
• Mon, May 4
Canada - Ed Moore The studio where Wheel of Fortune is filmed used to be part of the sprawling Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) Studios in West Hollywood, which were bought out by Sony Studios. MGM made scores of musicals in the 30s and early-40s, many of which Keeler starred ...
youtube to show full TV episodes and movies in US: Pay wall coming?
Original at electronics.eu
• Tue, Apr 21
The Internet's largest video site on Thursday announced that it has struck deals with a host of entertainment companies, including Sony Pictures, CBS (parent company of CNET UK), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lionsgate, Starz and the BBC, to acquire “thousands” ...
CELEBRATE THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE –”SAN FRANCISCO”– At The Castro TheatreOriginal at SanFranciscoSentinel.com
• Sat, Apr 18
By The San Francisco Sentinel MGM Extravaganza Stars Jeanette MacDonald, Clark Gable, and Spencer Tracy By Seán Martinfield Sentinel Editor and Publisher Photo by Lynn Imanaka “Other places only make me love you best!” sings immortal recording star and most beautiful soprano to emerge from the Golden Age of Holly...
Pirate Bay founders sentenced to 12 months in prison
Original at The Tech Herald Technology
• Fri, Apr 17
IN - Stevie Smith They have also been ordered to pay a collective 2.5 million GBP to media heavyweights 21 Century Fox, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) and Columbia in associated damages for assisting Pirate Bay visitors in their efforts to acquire protected content from ...
YouTube to show movies, TV shows from Sony
Original at France24
• Thu, Apr 16
France TechCrunch, a well-connected Silicon Valley blog, said other studios and media companies which have agreed to allow their content to be posted for free on the Google-owned site include Metro Goldwyn Mayer, CBS, Lionsgate, Starz and the BBC. ...
iTunes in Germany gets added with movies from Sony, Warner, MGM, more
Original at TechShout!
• Thu, Apr 16
• 8 related articles
India Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), The Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures Television have premiered on the iTunes Store in Germany, Apple announced on April 16. Films from independents like the Universum and Shorts International are also ...
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New on DVD March 24
Original at Denver Post
• Mon, Mar 23
CO Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures) ** 1/2 RATING | Not unlike the global economy, the Bond market takes a dip in this latest installment. Daniel Craig is not the problem. He is the calm in director Marc Forster's imperfect storm of action ...
Icahn moves on Lions Gate - Financial Times
Original at Financial Times
• Thu, Mar 12
subscription), UK Mr Icahn’s long-term goal is unclear. But one possibility may see him try to force the studio into a merger with rival Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Like Lions Gate, MGM has been hit by a tough financing environment. MGM, owned by a consortium of companies that ...
Kevin James and Frank Coraci Hear the Call of the Wild in MGM ... - PR-CANADA.net
Original at pr-canada.net
• Sat, Feb 14
Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co, MGM International ...
Kevin James and Frank Coraci Hear the Call of the Wild in MGM ... - PR Newswire
Original at sev.prnewswire.com
• Fri, Feb 13
Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co, MGM International ...
DVD: 'MGM: When the Lion Roars'
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Fri, Jan 30
USA - The stories of Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Judy Garland, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Gene Kelly (left, ... When The Lion Roars' you should listen Chicago Daily Herald all 2 news articles
Geek Daily: Mickey Rourke Has to Eat, Muscle Suits and Wolverine, And More!
Original at Cinematical
• Tue, Jan 20
By Elisabeth Rappe There is a delicious irony in the penny-pinching that surrounds Iron Man 2. We're talking about Tony Stark, a Marvel character who is wealthier than God, and whose sequel will bring in millions at the box office. Yet the studio reportedly didn't want to bring Jon Favreau back because they we...
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Original at http
• Tue, Jan 13
• 2 related articles
By Joe O. The reason I wanted to go to Disney’s Hollywood Studios is to try out the new Toy Story Midway Mania in 4D! This ride is very similar to the shooting games at the other parks, Buzz Lightyear at Magic Kingdom and M.I.B. at Universal Studios. The main difference that sets TSMM apart is the fact that i...
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Weekend Box Office: 'Marley' Faces No New Competition
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Jan 5
By Eugene Novikov 3 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount) - $18.40 ($9.036) - $79.01 4 - Valkyrie (MGM/UA) - $14.04 ($5,055) - $60.69 5 - Yes Man (Warner Bros.) - $13.85 ($4,033) - $79.41 6 - Seven Pounds (Sony) - $10.00 ($3,626) - $60.04 Numbers courtesy of Box Office Mojo
Vengeful Gossip Bashes 'Tom Cruise's Nazi Apologia': An Annotated Guide
Original at Defamer
• Fri, Dec 26
By STV We knew Fox News gossip and mortal Tom Cruise enemy Roger Friedman was upset last week when MGM denied him an advance look at Valkyrie. Today, he exacted his mouthbreathing, error-packed and all-around vicious revenge. Is Horrible 'Valkyrie' Tom Cruise's Nazi Apologia? [Fox News]
De La Hoya/Pacquiao: The Madness
Original at SportingNews.com
• Sat, Dec 6
I'm here in the press room at the MGM Grand, where just a few hours from now Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao will be up there on the podium trying to explain to all of us ravenous media what happened in the ring and why. Oscar just waltzed into the arena, Pacquiao has been on site for about an hou...
MGM Swats Rogue Critic in Latest Round of 'Valkyrie' Backlash
Original at Defamer
• Mon, Dec 1
By STV And with the first official press screenings taking place after Whitty's organization votes, that can only mean one thing: MGM and United Artists have no faith in their $90 million Tom Cruise Nazi epic. Of course! Isn't that what you derived from that strategy?
Podcast: The Rocchi Review -- BondCast with Kevin Kelly of Spout and Joystiq
Original at Cinematical
• Fri, Nov 14
By James Rocchi What does Daniel Craig get right in his new outing as James Bond? What does Quantum of Solace get wrong? Can Marc Forster really direct action? Is Olga Kurylenko really the "hottest Bond girl ever?" Which directors could and should take on Bond's 23rd outing? And above and beyond all these...
Review: Quantum of Solace -- James's Take
Original at Cinematical
• Tue, Nov 11
By James Rocchi At this point, the most dangerous threat James Bond faces does not shoot from the barrel of a gun or glimmer from the lens of a laser but instead springs from the tightly-coiled engine of the audience's expectations. Any new Bond film has to not only compete with the films that have come befor...
YouTube Adds MGM Content to Take On Hulu
Original at Wired News
• Mon, Nov 10
By Chris Snyder Initial offerings from the fabled MGM library are pretty weak -- highlights include episodes of "American Gladiators" and clips from "Legally Blonde." But any crack in the wall with Hollywood is good for YouTube, which dominates user-generated content -- and, to the chagrin of Hollywo...
Review: Hollywood Dreams Made Real: Irving Thalberg and the Rise of MGM, by Mark A. Vieira
Original at The Tennessean
• Fri, Nov 7
He was the "Boy Wonder" producer whose name never appeared on film credits. But he was responsible for classics including Grand Hotel, Night at the Opera and Freaks, and he made stars out of the likes of Clark Gable, Greta Garbo and Jean Harlow. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
Review: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Original at Cinematical
• Fri, Oct 3
By Jeffrey M. Anderson Simon Pegg stars as Sidney Young, an anarchic British journalist who runs his own tiny, gutsy rag, the Post Modern Review. He measures himself against the kinds of celebrities he can get close to, but also despises them and loves to poke holes in their images. When he runs a nasty story on a pow...
Review: College
Original at Cinematical
• Sat, Aug 30
By Eric D. Snider Filed under: Comedy, New Releases, MGM, Theatrical Reviews
Review: The Longshots
Original at Cinematical
• Thu, Aug 21
By Jette Kernion Last year I saw Gracie, a movie about a teenage girl who wants to play high-school soccer in the late 1970s, when the game was considered a males-only sport in America, and faces a lot of opposition from her school. I finished my review with the line, "If it were football, would we be agreeing m...
'Operation Lowball' Places Kirk Kerkorian Back at Center of MGM Sale Rumors
Original at Defamer
• Wed, Aug 20
By STV Well-placed sources indicate MGM is sufficiently capitalized to fund film chief Mary Parent's ambitious new slate of film productions and other studio operations for at least another year. But after that, most believe, the studio likely will need to turn to new equity investors to main...
'Valkyrie' Returns to '08
Original at Cinematical
• Wed, Aug 13
By Eugene Novikov MGM seems to be trying to reverse the effects of the doomsaying that circulated about Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer's Hitler-assassination-attempt thriller Valkyrie in the spring, culminating in the announcement that the movie was moving from December 2008 to President's Day 2009. Tha...
Opinion: Cult Comedy 'Valley Girl' to Be Remade as a MusicalOriginal at Cinematical
• Sat, Jul 19
By Jessica Barnes Filed under: Comedy, Music & Musicals, Romance, Deals, MGM, Remakes and SequelsSometimes it really does seem like Hollywood is out to ruin everything I have ever held dear. I know that's a bit of an overstatement, but every time a piece of news like this crosses my path, I can't help but...
Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Ready to Join Other Hollywood Players Outsourced to India
Original at Defamer
• Wed, Jun 18
By STV The deal also continues Asia's incursion into Hollywood, perhaps epitomized by Sony's $4.8 billion takeover (with Comcast) of MGM in 2005. But India has been even more active in the last year, with TV producer UTV Software buying into Fox's The Happening and Lionsgate entering a developm...
Podcast: Cool Friend: Stephanie Palmer
Original at The Tom Peters Weblog
• Fri, Jun 13
Stephanie Palmer wants to help you find clients, increase revenue, and get financing for your ideas. After ten years in the film industry, including six as Director of Creative Affairs at MGM Pictures, Palmer founded a consultancy. Now she uses what she learned about being successful in m...
Play the 'DreamWorks Free to Good Home' Sweepstakes
Original at Defamer
• Tue, May 6
By STV Nevertheless, with everybody else overextended (Warner Bros., Sony) or content with their classier, "independent" outlets (Fox with Fox Searchlight; Disney with Miramax), Universal is the only studio that has would have the 'Works on its own terms. What Universal needs is developmen...
'Valkyrie,' UA Not Just Another Cruise/Wagner Casualty, Say Cruise/Wagner
Original at Defamer
• Wed, Apr 23
By STV Michael Cieply's latest dispatch from the Tom Cruise beat inventories the wreckage from the mid-air collision that is Valkyrie and United Artists, including exclusive interviews with hobbled pilots Paula Wagner and Bryan Singer. For Singer's part, he's fine to let the film speak for i...
Delayed Flight of 'Valkyrie' a Good Sign, Says MGM
Original at Defamer
• Mon, Apr 7
By Paula Dixon When an opening became available for President's Day Weekend, we seized the opportunity," said president of domestic distribution Clark Woods (who presumably won his job in an MGM executive poker game by being the best bluffer). "Moving into a big holiday weekend is the right move." Oh, y...
Before the bell 7-30-07: AAPL, AMZN, MGM, F, MOT ...
Original at Blogging Stocks
• Mon, Jul 30
By Melly Alazraki Lehman Brothers upgraded MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) to Overweight from Equal-Weight and raised its price target to $82 from $72. Lehman believes "the stock has at least 14% upside potential and doesn't need the presence of M&A or private equity investment to get there." MGM shares are up a...
MGM Offers Film Classics on iTunes
Original at Top Tech News
• Wed, Apr 11
Earlier today, Apple and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. announced that MGM will begin offering titles from its extensive film catalog for purchase and download at the online iTunes Store. Consistent with the existing pricing on iTunes, the new additions will cost between $9.99 and $1...
MGM Offers Film Classics on iTunes
Original at Sci-Tech Today
• Wed, Apr 11
Earlier today, Apple and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. announced that MGM will begin offering titles from its extensive film catalog for purchase and download at the online iTunes Store. Consistent with the existing pricing on iTunes, the new additions will cost between $9.99 and $1...
Salma Hayek Sets Up Latino Division at MGM
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Apr 9
By Christopher Campbell Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Independent, Deals, MGM, Sony, Cinematical IndieThere are about 43 million Hispanics in the United States, and more than half of them speak Spanish frequently. Of course, there are nearly 300 million people total in the country, so for Hollywood,...
Tom Cruise Still Might Get That Amusement Park Money
Original at Defamer
• Mon, Nov 6
By Mark The NY Post reports that Daniel Snyder, the Redskins owner and amusement park magnate who helped suddenly homeless megastar Tom Cruise in his darkest, post-Paramount moments by offering the actor an unconventional exchange of production company overhead for high-profile mascot se...
Paula Wagner: The Creation StoryOriginal at Defamer
• Fri, Nov 3
By Mark That couldn't have been an easy day; no one with dreams of making their way in Hollywood in front of the camera wants an agent to summon her to the office, close the door gently behind her, and say, "Kid, let's face it—this acting thing ain't happening. That dream dies here. But you know what? Yo...
Breaking: Tom Cruise To Redstone: 'F You, I'll Get My Own Damn Studio'
Original at Defamer
• Thu, Nov 2
By Mark LOS ANGELES, CA November 2, 2006 — United Artists, the studio founded by under a partnership formed between Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM). The announcement was made today by Harry E. Sloan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MGM.