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YouTube Gets Hundreds Of New Movies

AP | Posted 04.16.2012

LOS ANGELES -- Google is adding 600 movies from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to the titles it has available for rent on YouTube and also Google Play, its digit...

It's James Bond All Weekend Long

Chris Jancelewicz | Posted 02.22.2012

Do you live in Canada? Do you subscribe to MGM's digital channel? Are you a James Bond fan? If so, you're in luck for Oscar weekend. The MGM Channe...

Clark Gable: King of Hollywood

John Farr | Posted 04.01.2012

John Farr

As we kick off Oscar month tomorrow, we also honor the birthday of Clark Gable, who picked up a statuette at the seventh Academy Awards ceremony in 1935.

EPIX Headed to Microsoft's Xbox and iPad in December

Andy Plesser | Posted 01.21.2012

Andy Plesser

MONACO -- EPIX, the premium entertainment service available on television, on- demand, online and on consumer electronic devices, will be available n...

'Where's Waldo' Movie Coming To The Big Screen

Posted 01.07.2012

Waldo, it turns out, has been spotted in Hollywood. MGM announced on Monday that the studio has bought the rights to bring the camouflaging, globe ...

Judy Garland Was Too Pure for This World

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 11.14.2011

Joan E. Dowlin

If you follow her life as I have done and get glimpses of her as a child, teen, then adult star, you begin to see the essence of Garland. Sometimes it's hard to know where the screen persona ends and the private person begins.

White House Cover-Up: When Harry Truman Censored the First Hollywood Movie on the Atomic Bomb

Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.25.2011

Greg Mitchell

One of the great tales of Hollywood "censorship" remains little known today, nearly 65 years after it transpired. And who was right at the center of it? None other than President Harry S. Truman. He even got rid of the actor playing him in the MGM movie.

James Bond Sells Out

Posted 07.03.2011

James Bond's only loyalty is to the Queen, and being a badass: for 50 years, no temptress or evil Communist villain could lure him. Turns out, what th...

YouTube Reportedly Planning Imminent Launch Of Major New Service

The Wrap Movies | Posted 06.25.2011

YouTube will imminently launch a movie-on-demand service charging users to stream movies off the world's largest video sharing site, TheWrap has learn...

Richard Lewis: Greetings From Hell

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Marshall Fine

Richard Lewis is on the phone, shot out of a cannon almost as soon as you pick up the receiver.

Movie Changes Villains From Chinese To North Koreans

Posted 05.25.2011

Turns out, economics is a greater threat than nuclear war. The Los Angeles Times reports that MGM, producers of a remake of the 1984 kids vs. Sovie...

10 Companies That May Never Recover From Their Mistakes

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 05.25.2011

Most companies that fail over time do so because of a series of modest mistakes made by generations of management. Markets shift and corporations are ...

Remembering Judy Garland

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011

Joan E. Dowlin

Judy Garland had "it." She exemplified the star quality of charisma, musical talent, natural acting ability -- and despite what the studio honchos said, good looks.

Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Irving Thalberg's Final 'Attack Ad' Sparks Riots

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Greg Mitchell

As Election Day neared, Hollywood's crusade against Upton Sinclair, the Democratic nominee for governor, hit a new low.

Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Upton Sinclair Fights Back Against Hollywood Scare Tactics

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Greg Mitchell

Sinclair finally wrote an angry letter protesting unprecedented tactics by Irving Thalberg, Louis B. Mayer and others.

Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Irving Thalberg's 'Attack Ad' vs. Upton Sinclair

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Greg Mitchell

MGM legend Irving Thalberg produced the first political attack ads for the screen, full of fakery, to destroy the famous Democratic candidate for governor.

WATCH: Lion Attacks Trainer At MGM Grand

Posted 05.25.2011

A lion attacked its trainer at the MGM Grand recently in front of a large group of tourists. In the video below, you see a lion going after a uniforme...

First Nighter: Our Sinatra Revue Is Truly Chairman-of-the-Board-Worthy

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

David Finkle

Our Sinatra is a case of songs treated with utterly convincing maturity, depth and, where appropriate, genuine humor.

Netflix To Stream Movies From Paramount, Lionsgate

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA and MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — Netflix Inc. will pay nearly $1 billion during the next five years for the online streaming rights to movies from Paramount, Lions...

Lena Horne Dead: Singer Dies At 92

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress known for her plaintive, signature song "Stormy Weather" and for her triumph over ...

Next James Bond Film Suspended Indefinitely

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tony & Ridley Scott Want To Run MGM

deadline.com | Nikki Finke | Posted 05.25.2011

The Financial Times is reporting (sub req'd) in Friday's edition that Ridley and Tony "have expressed interest in running MGM". The newspaper quotes "...

Why the Indian Premier League Scares Even a Committed Capitalist

Samanth Subramanian | Posted 05.25.2011

Samanth Subramanian

When I watch the Indian Premier League tournament now, I do so with both fascination and repugnance. It's a symbol of capitalism gone horrifically wrong.

Lions Gate's Bid For MGM Rejected

Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lions Gate Entertainment has pulled out of the bidding for the beleaguered Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio after it was told its ...

Time Warner And MGM: Cable Company Emerges As Leader In Acquiring Studio

AP | By RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.25.2011

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