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...brother, the prematurely gay Ryan (Lucas Grabeel); but there's not a drop of danger in Sharpay or any other character here. The friction between Danny the hood and Sandy the prom girl in Greaseis psychodrama compared to Troy and Gab. They're really the musical soulmates of old MGM's Mickey and Judy, or maybe old Disney's Mickey and Minnie...
...just two days before its official reopening, and the new California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco looks like the old MGM lot back when they used to shoot five pictures at one time. Caterers hauling pumpkins are brushing past construction workers sweeping out the man-made rain forest. Divers in wet suits are hauling themselves out of the coral-reef tank. And Renzo Piano, the Italian architect who is very good at finding order in chaotic situations, looks pleased...
...Merrill Lynch was a big player - in April 2007 it wrangled more than $1 billion for Summit Entertainment, a new studio that is releasing the hotly anticipated movie Twilight in November. It also backed a $500-million production facility for MGM's United Artists division, which is releasing the less promising-looking Tom Cruise vehicle, Valkyrie, in December. "Do those deals happen in today's market?" asks a rival studio executive. "I'm not sure about that...
...Companies looking to close finance deals in the next few months include the Weinstein Co., Paramount, DreamWorks and MGM. At least publicly, no one is admitting they're worried about securing financing in the new environment. MGM's fund "will be raised with a group of top banks, and it is expected to come together in the near future," says spokesman Jeff Pryor. "We are confident this will close since the agreement features an array of quality productions...
...Broadway Melody, the first talkie to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, yet actress Anita Page was known for her work in silent films. The New York City native was cast in many silent movies, notably alongside Joan Crawford in 1928's Our Dancing Daughters, though when her MGM contract ended in 1933, Page all but disappeared from film...