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Before there was Hollywood, there was Jacksonville
The Associated PressBefore there was Hollywood, there was Jacksonville. Oliver Hardy made his debut film there in 1913's "Outwitting Daddy." The first feature-length color film produced in the U.S. -- the 1917 release "The Gulf Between" -- was filmed in Jacksonville. It...Tags: Armed Forces, Local Elections, Astoria, Cinema Industry, Defense
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'Hearst the Collector' comes to LACMA
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"A collection of everything. So big it can never be cataloged or appraised. Enough for 10 museums. The loot of the world." That's the description of the art collection in "Citizen Kane," Orson Welles' masterpiece inspired by William Randolph Hearst....Tags: Weaponry, Libraries and Museums, Newspaper and Magazine, Archaeology, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Don LaFontaine, Nita Whitaker
Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the now loved-catch phrase, "in a world where..." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68. LaFontaine died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications in the treatment...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry
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Don LaFontaine, 68, voice of movie trailers, dies
LOS ANGELES - Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the catchphrase "In a world where ... " and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68. LaFontaine died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications in the...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry
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Don LaFontaine, voice of movie trailers, dies
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES - Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the catch phrase "In a world where..." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68. LaFontaine died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications in the treatment...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry
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Batman swings past $500 million
From the Associated PressBatman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. "The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to...Tags: Vin Diesel, Babylon A.D., Halloween, Tropic Thunder, The Dark Knight
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MGM Studios says it is not for sale
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. says it is "not for sale" following a report in BusinessWeek Saturday that MGM's owners were looking to sell the movie company for $5.2 billion. The studio was taken private for nearly $5 billion in 2005 by Providence...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Comcast Corp., Sony Corp.
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Wagner Steps Down As United Artists Chief
Associated PressTom Cruise's producing partner Paula Wagner says she will leave her job as chief executive of the United Artists studio to produce projects independently. Wagner says she wants to return to her true love of making movies, but still believes in the vision...Tags: Tom Cruise
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MGM, Denying Report, Says It Is Not For Sale
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. said Monday it is "not for sale" after a report in BusinessWeek that MGM's owners were looking to sell the movie company for $5.2 billion. The studio was taken private for nearly $5 billion in 2005 by Providence Equity...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Comcast Corp., Sony Corp.
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MGM Studios says it is 'not for sale'
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. said Monday it was "not for sale" after BusinessWeek magazine said MGM's owners wanted to sell the movie company for $5.2 billion.
The studio was taken private for nearly $5 billion in 2005 by Providence Equity Partners,...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Comcast Corp., Tom Cruise, Valkyrie, Sony Corp.
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Programming With A Punch
"The Terminator" said he'd be back. Now, Comcast cable TV subscribers can summon him from their sofas. The cable giant has joined movie company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. to announce the launch of a new video-on-demand channel, Impact, solely for action...Tags: Television Industry, Consumer Electronics Industry, Netflix Inc., Satellite and Cable Service, Sony Corp.
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Comcast to offer action on demand
Associated PressComcast Corp. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. said yesterday that they are teaming to introduce a video-on-demand channel featuring action movies and TV shows. Comcast, the country's largest cable operator, already has a hit with another genre-specific...Tags: Time Warner Inc., Comcast Corp., Consumer Electronics Industry, Satellite and Cable Service, Sony Corp.
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