United Artists Corporation
Hollywood legend Cimino unveils new "Heaven's Gate"
Aug 30, 2012 13:16 EDT
Hollywood legend Michael Cimino spoke with emotion at the Venice film festival on Thursday as he unveiled a new director's cut of his "Heaven's Gate" -- one of the biggest flops of all time.
Hollywood legend Cimino unveils new 'Heaven's Gate'
Aug 30, 2012 11:31 EDT
Hollywood legend Michael Cimino spoke with emotion at the Venice film festival on Thursday as he unveiled a new director's cut of his "Heaven's Gate" -- one of the biggest flops of all time.
Monty Python members to re-unite for new film
Jan 26, 2012 20:17 EST
Members of iconic British comedy group "Monty Python" will re-unite for a new film, a science fiction farce, ex-Python Terry Jones said.
George Clooney to star in serial-killer film
Jan 04, 2011 22:37 EST
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - George Clooney is attached to star in "The Monster of Florence," an adaptation of a best-selling nonfiction book about a serial killer who roamed the Italian city.
'Hobbit' money sought as MGM files for bankruptcy
Nov 04, 2010 07:37 EDT
Film studio MGM files for bankruptcy with support of lenders, after fight with Icahn. Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., the home of James Bond, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a plan that had the backing of its lenders and put funding of its half of "The Hobbit" back on track.
'Hobbit' money sought as MGM files for bankruptcy
Nov 04, 2010 06:12 EDT
Film studio MGM files for bankruptcy with support of lenders, after fight with Icahn. Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., the home of James Bond, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a plan that had the backing of its lenders and put funding of its half of "The Hobbit" back on track.
'Hobbit' money sought as MGM files for bankruptcy
Nov 03, 2010 19:55 EDT
Film studio MGM files for bankruptcy with support of lenders, after fight with Icahn. Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., the home of James Bond, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a plan that had the backing of its lenders and put funding of its half of "The Hobbit" back on track.
Former United Artists head Andy Albeck dies at 89
Oct 03, 2010 22:57 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Andy Albeck, who as head of United Artists signed off on the acclaimed "Raging Bull" and the infamous flop "Heaven's Gate," died of heart failure September 29, four days after his 89th birthday, at NYU Hospital in New York.
Cosmopolitan forging a new culture
Aug 21, 2010 20:00 EDT
John Unwin might have one of the hardest jobs in Las Vegas.
30 years later, Buzzcocks still in a punk state of mind
Jun 01, 2010 18:10 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "And I'm surfing on a wave of nostalgia/For an age that's yet to come." Pete Shelley, the lead singer of the Buzzcocks, wrote those wistful words 32 years ago, during the short-lived punk revolution that unleashed bands like the Sex Pistols and the Clash on the musical landscape in the late 1970s.
Sony Pictures Classics bosses shop Cannes quality
May 19, 2010 05:00 EDT
Sony Pictures Classics bosses Barker, Bernard shop for quality at Cannes. Michael Barker and Tom Bernard have helped to fill the quality gap in Hollywood for decades.
`Highwaymen' folk singer Dave Fisher dies in NY
May 13, 2010 15:18 EDT
Dave Fisher, member of 1960s folk group the Highwaymen, dies in NY at 69. Dave Fisher, the lead singer of the Highwaymen, the popular 1960s folk group whose hit song "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" soared to the top of the music charts, has died. He was 69.
Oscars then and now: A look at 1939's 10 nominees
Feb 01, 2010 23:18 EST
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In June, when Sid Ganis, then president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, made the surprise announcement that Oscar's best picture race would expand to 10 nominees this year, he was flanked by a couple of poster boards listing the 10 best picture nominees of 1939.
`Avatar' joins tradition of the Hollywood colossus
Dec 14, 2009 09:36 EST
From `Cleopatra' to `Lord of the Rings,' `Avatar' joins tradition of the Hollywood colossus. It's fair to say that it's a risky venture create a movie about an exotically colored, 10-foot-tall tribe called the Na'vi and spend more money making it than any other film in the history of Hollywood.
`Avatar' joins tradition of the Hollywood colossus
Dec 14, 2009 06:52 EST
From `Cleopatra' to `Lord of the Rings,' `Avatar' joins tradition of the Hollywood colossus. It's fair to say that it's a risky venture create a movie about an exotically colored, 10-foot-tall tribe called the Na'vi and spend more money making it than any other film in the history of Hollywood.
Struggling studio MGM says it's looking for buyer
Nov 14, 2009 03:29 EST
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer confirms `potential sale' of company as lenders extend deadline. Struggling movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is looking for a buyer.
Verizon launches TV-online movie channel
Oct 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
US telecom firm Verizon launched a high-definition movie channel on Friday, letting subscribers watch films on-demand on televisions or on the Internet.
Robert Zemeckis circles "Yellow Submarine" remake
Aug 20, 2009 15:25 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Robert Zemeckis is in negotiations to direct a remake of the 1968 animated Beatles feature "Yellow Submarine" for the Walt Disney Studios.
"Red Dawn" remake adds two to cast
Jun 17, 2009 00:48 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Wolverines are gathering.
Regal Entertainment chairman gives up CEO title
May 06, 2009 14:14 EDT
Regal Entertainment's Mike Campbell gives up CEO title, remains chairman. Founder Mike Campbell is giving up his role as chief executive officer of Regal Entertainment Group but will continue as executive chairman of the country's largest movie theater company.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Type | Film studio |
|---|---|
| Founded | February 5, 1919 |
| Founder(s) | Mary Pickford Charlie Chaplin Douglas Fairbanks D. W. Griffith |
| Headquarters | MGM Tower, Century City, California |
| Key people | Paula Wagner Tom Cruise |
| Industry | Film, music |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Owner(s) | MGM - part of subsidiaries: Providence Equity Partners (29%) TPG Capital, L.P. (21%) Sony (20%) Comcast (20%) DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) Quadrangle Group (3%) www.mgm.com |
| Parent | Independent company (1918-1967) Transamerica (1967-1981) MGM (1981-present) |
| Website | www.unitedartists.com |
