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United Artists stories: 6 news summaries

 Cruise's Partner Quits UA

Actor's new role is trying to revive his own career

Aug 14, 08 6:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The next mission impossible for Tom Cruise may be reviving his own career, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cruise's business partner Paula Wagner is quitting her job as CEO of United Artists just weeks after her husband, Cruise's agent Rick Nicita, left CAA. The changes likely reflect the star's unhappiness... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Tom Cruise • Claus von Stauffenberg • Valkyrie • DreamWorks • Paula Wagner • United Artists • MGM • The Last Samurai • Tropic Thunder • Rick Nicita • Morgan Creek • Mission: Impossible • Vanilla Sky

Movie Studios to Create Premium Channel

MGM, Paramount, Lionsgate joint venture would target HBO

Apr 21, 08 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paramount Pictures, MGM Studios, and Lionsgate are creating a premium TV channel to compete with HBO and Showtime, reports the Los Angeles Times, which currently showcase their programming. The joint venture comes as those same channels look to pay studios less for movies and pursue production of their own content. More »

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television • Viacom • HBO • Showtime • Paramount Pictures • United Artists • MGM

Weinstein Reaches WGA Deal

'We need to get people back to work,' mogul says of interim pact

Jan 10, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - The Weinstein Company, a prominent Hollywood independent film company, has reached an interim agreement with the striking writer’s guild, the New York Times reports. The deal is supposedly similar to that reached by United Artists last week, and its particular terms are designed to be superseded by any deal... More »

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Harvey Weinstein • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • United Artists • Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers • The Weinstein Company

Scribes Cut Deal With Tom Cruise's UA

First major studio
pact likely matches Letterman deal

Jan 7, 08 7:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Striking scribes cut a deal with Tom Cruise's United Artists today, their first with a major studio since walking out in November, Variety reports. Terms were kept secret, but analysts say they likely match a deal struck with David Letterman's WorldWide Pants last week, including new media residuals. “United... More »

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Hollywood • film • Tom Cruise • Valkyrie • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • United Artists • Patrick Verrone • movies

Tom Cruise's
United Artists Cutting Deal With Writers

Movie studio first
to break ranks

Jan 6, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - United Artists, the independent production unit of MGM controlled by actor Tom Cruise, is expected to soon finalize a deal with striking Hollywood writers modeled on the one made by producers for talk-show host David Letterman, the Los Angeles Times reports. United Artists will likely grant some key demands of... More »

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Tom Cruise • film studio • Paula Wagner • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • United Artists • MGM • movies

Bee Movie Goes to Head
of the Class

Seinfeld vehicle passes American Gangster for number one spot

Nov 11, 07 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - In a rare second-week coup, Bee Movie topped the weekend box office and passed fellow sophomore American Gangster, Variety reports. The Denzel Washington flick dropped 44% after leading last week, while Bee fell just 32%. Newcomer Fred Claus took third, with a less than stellar $19.2 million, while Lions ... More »

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entertainment • film • Tom Cruise • Jerry Seinfeld • audiences • box office • Denzel Washington • Russell Crowe • Coen brothers • United Artists • movies

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