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In 1999, MGM folded the existing United Artists company into their own operations (with copyrights for ''The Pink Panther'' and ''Rocky'' transitioning to MGM, although James Bond kept with a UA copyright for legacy purposes) and rebranded their [[G2 Films]] (a renamed portion of the former [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company|Samuel Goldwyn Company]]) division) as United Artists International, with the United Artists brand now being used as an art-house theater label. | In 1999, MGM folded the existing United Artists company into their own operations (with copyrights for ''The Pink Panther'' and ''Rocky'' transitioning to MGM, although James Bond kept with a UA copyright for legacy purposes) and rebranded their [[G2 Films]] (a renamed portion of the former [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company|Samuel Goldwyn Company]]) division) as United Artists International, with the United Artists brand now being used as an art-house theater label. | ||
On April 8, 2005, [[Sony Group Corporation|Sony Corporation of America]], [[:Category:Comcast|Comcast]], and four other partners bought MGM and United Artists for $4.8 billion. In November 2006, Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner were made the new heads of this revamped United Artists. However on August 14, 2008, Wagner left the studio | On April 8, 2005, [[Sony Group Corporation|Sony Corporation of America]], [[:Category:Comcast|Comcast]], and four other partners bought MGM and United Artists for $4.8 billion. In November 2006, Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner were made the new heads of this revamped United Artists. However, on August 14, 2008, Wagner left the studio but still remained a stockholder in United Artists. In 2011, it became completely owned by MGM again when the studio purchased the stock formerly owned by Cruise and Wagner. As a result, UA was absorbed but still exists as an in-name-only unit of MGM. | ||
In September 2014, MGM acquired a stake in Mark Burnett's companies [[One Three Media]] and [[Lightworkers Media]], merging them into [[United Artists Media Group]]; the next year, UAMG was folded into [[MGM Television]]. | In September 2014, MGM acquired a stake in Mark Burnett's companies [[One Three Media]] and [[Lightworkers Media]], merging them into [[United Artists Media Group]]; the next year, UAMG was folded into [[MGM Television]]. | ||
In 2018, MGM revived the UA brand as United Artists Digital Studios, which was folded into MGM in 2020. The United Artists name would finally return to the big screen in 2019 as [[United Artists Releasing]], a re-branding of MGM and [[Annapurna Pictures]]' existing distribution joint-venture Mirror Releasing, distributing movies from fellow MGM subsidiaries [[Orion Pictures]], [[Orion Classics]] and [[American International Pictures]]. The United Artists Releasing label was folded back into MGM | In 2018, MGM revived the UA brand as United Artists Digital Studios, which was folded into MGM in 2020. The United Artists name would finally return to the big screen in 2019 as [[United Artists Releasing]], a re-branding of MGM and [[Annapurna Pictures]]' existing distribution joint-venture Mirror Releasing, distributing movies from fellow MGM subsidiaries [[Orion Pictures]], [[Orion Classics]] and [[American International Pictures]]. The United Artists Releasing label was folded back into MGM in 2023, putting an end to the United Artists name for good. | ||
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*On films produced by London Productions, this logo would appear as an in-credit version, with the words "Distributed by" above it. | *On films produced by London Productions, this logo would appear as an in-credit version, with the words "Distributed by" above it. | ||
*There were several color variants, including a sepia-toned variant from the mid 1940s-1950, three different black and white variants from 1930-1967, and a color variant from 1950-1967. | *There were several color variants, including a sepia-toned variant from the mid-1940s-1950, three different black and white variants from 1930-1967, and a color variant from 1950-1967. | ||
*A 20th anniversary variant was seen on ''Of Mice and Men'', as well as on Laurel & Hardy's ''A Chump at Oxford'' (filmed and completed in 1939, released in 1940). This is also nicknamed "The Hal Roach Studios Variant". | *A 20th-anniversary variant was seen on ''Of Mice and Men'', as well as on Laurel & Hardy's ''A Chump at Oxford'' (filmed and completed in 1939, released in 1940). This is also nicknamed "The Hal Roach Studios Variant". | ||
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*It's unknown if this logo appeared on ''Mclintock!'' as most VHS copies have no logo while DVD copies of the non-restored version also have no logo and the restored version's DVD uses the 2002 Paramount Pictures logo. | *It's unknown if this logo appeared on ''Mclintock!'' as most VHS copies have no logo while DVD copies of the non-restored version also have no logo and the restored version's DVD uses the 2002 Paramount Pictures logo. | ||
*Noticeably, out of all the pre-1967 James Bond films, the only one where this appeared was ''Goldfinger'' (not fully confirmed). Among the other films that originally featured this logo were ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''West Side Story'' (at least on general release prints), ''One, Two, Three'', and The Beatles' films ''A Hard Day's Night'' and ''Help!''. | *Noticeably, out of all the pre-1967 James Bond films, the only one where this appeared was ''Goldfinger'' (not fully confirmed). Among the other films that originally featured this logo were ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''West Side Story'' (at least on general release prints), ''One, Two, Three'', and The Beatles' films ''A Hard Day's Night'' and ''Help!''. | ||
*This logo was also seen on international prints of some pre-1948 ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' shorts that they owned | *This logo was also seen on international prints of some pre-1948 ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' shorts that they owned while plastering the Warner Bros. opening of the era. It has been preserved on ''Call Me Bwana'', ''Stranger on Horseback'', ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'', ''Thunderbirds Are Go!'', ''Tomorrow, the World!'', ''Three Sundays to Live'', ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', ''The Happy Thieves'', ''The Fabulous Dorseys'', ''The Horse's Mouth'', and ''How I Won the War'' (an early Transamerica-era film that was intended to be released six months earlier than it actually was; possibly the last film to feature the hexagon, before Transamerica took over). It also appears on the Scream Factory Blu-ray of ''Doctor Blood's Coffin'', the Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-ray of ''10 Seconds to Hell'', and the Twilight Time Blu-ray and Vudu prints of ''Inserts'' (made in 1976, but it was rated X, so Transamerica didn't want its name nor insignia on the film, and since it was a period piece set in the '30s UA simply decided to use this logo as a stylistic choice in lieu of a textual notice), TCM airings of ''Tomorrow, the World!'' and ''Return from the Ashes'', and ThisTV airings of ''Gentlemen Marry Brunettes''. | ||
*This was also seen on international prints of ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', in which it makes a surprise reappearance on an Australian TV airing and on the German Blu-ray. The MGM/UA VHS of ''Marty'' also preserves this, and it's been suggested that this even appeared on its original VHS and Betamax release, from CBS/Fox Video. | *This was also seen on international prints of ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', in which it makes a surprise reappearance on an Australian TV airing and on the German Blu-ray. The MGM/UA VHS of ''Marty'' also preserves this, and it's been suggested that this even appeared on its original VHS and Betamax release, from CBS/Fox Video. | ||
*On ''Topkapi'', the logo was small and in-credit at the bottom-right corner of the end credits, with the words "Released by" above it. The in-credit variant can also be seen on all the British-made films from London Productions that were distributed by UA, though it does not appear on the 1942 ''Jungle Book'' film. | *On ''Topkapi'', the logo was small and in-credit at the bottom-right corner of the end credits, with the words "Released by" above it. The in-credit variant can also be seen on all the British-made films from London Productions that were distributed by UA, though it does not appear on the 1942 ''Jungle Book'' film. | ||
*The 20th anniversary variant appears on some prints of ''Of Mice and Men'' (as seen in the above photo), and ''A Chump at Oxford'', both Hal Roach Studios-produced films. | *The 20th-anniversary variant appears on some prints of ''Of Mice and Men'' (as seen in the above photo), and ''A Chump at Oxford'', both Hal Roach Studios-produced films. | ||
*On the 1990 [[MGM/UA Home Video]] Laserdisc of ''A Bridge Too Far'', this logo plasters over the Transamerica byline variant that is on the film itself. | *On the 1990 [[MGM/UA Home Video]] Laserdisc of ''A Bridge Too Far'', this logo plasters over the Transamerica byline variant that is on the film itself. | ||
*It does not show up in ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963), ''The Miracle Worker'', ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''The Killing'', ''A Fistful of Dollars'', ''For a Few Dollars More'', ''Tom Jones'', ''The Pink Panther'', ''The Alamo'', ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. | *It does not show up in ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963), ''The Miracle Worker'', ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''The Killing'', ''A Fistful of Dollars'', ''For a Few Dollars More'', ''Tom Jones'', ''The Pink Panther'', ''The Alamo'', ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. | ||
*Very rarely, a | *Very rarely, a video cassette or laser videodisc of these will preserve this logo's absence without also showing a later logo. This happens on the 1990 laser videodisc release of ''A Fistful of Dollars'', the 1981 Magnetic Video release of ''The Pink Panther'' (some prints just use the 1981 logo), the 2000 Western Classics VHS release of ''The Alamo'', and the 1990 VHS release of ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''. | ||
*This logo also recently appeared at the start of a January 3, 2023 Film4 airing of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' after the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo as well. | *This logo also recently appeared at the start of a January 3, 2023 Film4 airing of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' after the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo as well. | ||