Word: mgm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...almost all of them successful. In less than four years his independent film company, Morgan Creek Productions, has produced a sizzling track record of 10 profitable films out of 11 releases. That is a notable feat at a time when several independent filmmakers and two major studios, Orion and MGM, are verging on bankruptcy. Despite mostly negative reviews, Robin Hood took in nearly $26 million during its first weekend, the eighth best film opening of all time. Industry experts predict that Robin Hood, which is distributed and partly financed by Warner Bros., could approach $150 million in box-office revenues...
When it comes to trademarks, a Hollywood studio is fending off lawyers with one hand and dialing them with the other. It seems the forthcoming MGM-Pathe buddy flick, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, starring Don Johnson and Mickey Rourke, has the folks at Harley-Davidson and Philip Morris USA fretting about a dubious portrayal of two famous brand names. MGM-Pathe demurs, citing such precedents as Cadillac Man and The Coca-Cola Kid. But in New York City the studio is taking what appears to be the opposite side of the issue. MGM- Pathe is suing...
...spirit of the place, Universal and Disney studios also double as playgrounds where tourists can experience "real" versions of screen phantasms. Universal offers a bumpy encounter with a robotic King Kong, whose breath is banana scented. Not to be outdone, Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park has created participation shows like the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, where visitors pretend to be extras along with actors who pretend to be extras on sets that pretend to be sets...
...Kelley's account, a cold and uncaring parent, a manipulative social climber and an acquisitive arriviste -- who was nonetheless so cheap that she would recycle old gifts and send them to friends. In her Hollywood days, the book contends, Nancy Davis got parts because she was sleeping with MGM's head of casting. In Washington she was a ruthless Marie Antoinette who was the real power behind the President. She rejected her natural father, spied on her kids and lied about her age. In short, she was the Wicked Witch of the West and East coasts. "Believe...
...Disney expects to spend an additional $3 billion to build a convention center, a second golf course and several more hotels with 13,000 rooms. The company also plans a Disney-MGM movie studio and possibly a European science park like Florida's Epcot Center...