It is believed to be first seen in 1995 on Tank Girl, as Sleep with Me uses the 1982 logo, and The Fantasticks was an earlier 1995 film not released until 2000, so this is quite debatable. [3], On September 22, 2014, MGM acquired a controlling interest in entertainment companies One Three Media and Lightworkers Media, then merged them to revive United Artists' TV production unit as United Artists Media Group (UAMG). Edited by Grard Bond, 23 May 2015 - 02:55 PM. Starting in 1996, the words, "PICTURES INC." were changed into the byline, "AN MGM COMPANY", again in spaced-out letters. In March 2006, MGM announced that it would return again as a domestic distribution company. The background was simply a black piece of paper. It was also prolific on Magnetic Video Corporation releases of United Artists films from the early 1980's, such as the pre-Transamerica films West Side Story and Tom Jones, the American print of Last Tango in Paris (plastering the next logo), and the extremely rare release of Let It Be. Danjaq and UA remained the public co-copyright holders for the Bond series, and the 2006 Casino Royale remake shares the copyright with Columbia Pictures. I just use the topics on the main WordPress page and take a look at all the recent blogs tagged Movies. The logo may appear on other films that Paramount produced and sold to United Artists. After this progression, two stars criss-cross each other's paths and fade away left and right underneath to reveal, in smaller text, the words, "PICTURES INC.", in spaced-out letters. Mirror, the joint distribution venture between MGM and Annapurna Pictures was renamed as United Artists Releasing in early February 2019 just in time for UA's 100th anniversary. Black circle on a red background, "UNITED ARTISTS" in white. By 1958, SIMPP achieved many of the goals that led to its creation, and the group ceased operations. The reissue variant can be seen on the 2000 MGM DVD release of, This logo may have appeared on some United Artists films on VHS and Betamax releases from VidAmerica in the United States, or from Intervision Video in the United Kingdom (some notable releases from both the companies include. However, the 1985 films A View to a Kill and To Live and Die in L.A. don't have this text. Although this logo is very colorful, some B&W and heavily film deteriorated versions one should come across may increase the scare factor by a small amount. Scare Factor: None to low. However, the 2001 DVD release of Rocky uses the 1995 music, due to a plastering mistake. The reissue variant can be seen on the 2000 MGM DVD release of Thunderball on a reissue trailer for a double feature of that film and You Only Live Twice. Despite a resurgence at the box office in 1987 with Spaceballs, The Living Daylights, and Moonstruck, MUCC lost $88 million.[8]. Trivia: This logo also appears preceded by the current MGM lion on new prints of older United Artists releases. The logo was liked by many people. The planned over-the-top faith service (later to be branded as a combined OTT/digital subchannel service known as Light TV) became a separate entity owned by MGM, Burnett, Downey and Hearst. UAMG was to form an over-the-top faith-based channel. It is believed to be first seen on The Bat Whispers. A black & white version can be seen on B&W UA films. Cruise, Wagner and MGM Studios created United Artists Entertainment LLC and the producer/actor and his partner owned a 30 percent stake in the studio,[51] with the approval by MGM's consortium of owners. In 1972, the group was consolidated into one entity as United Artists Records and in 1979, EMI acquired the division which included Blue Note Records.[14]. Logo: It's just the on-screen text of the 7th logo without the Transamerica "T" logo and byline.
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