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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*From 2007-2010 and 2012, Sony and several other companies each took a stake in MGM. As a result, the logo was rendered bylineless from that point forward, even when MGM took back UA. There is also no URL. | * From 2007-2010 and 2012, Sony and several other companies each took a stake in [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]. As a result, the logo was rendered bylineless from that point forward, even when MGM took back UA. There is also no URL. | ||
*At the end of ''Fame'' (2009) and ''Red Dawn'' (2012), a still version is used. | * At the end of ''Fame'' (2009) and ''Red Dawn'' (2012), a still version is used. | ||
*On ''Hot Tub Time Machine'', the logo is darker and the light effect of the "United Artists" text is more enhanced. There is a lighter version of this logo, seen on the 2008 Blu-ray & DVD of ''The Spy Who Loved Me''. | * On ''Hot Tub Time Machine'', the logo is darker and the light effect of the "United Artists" text is more enhanced. There is a lighter version of this logo, seen on the 2008 Blu-ray & DVD of ''The Spy Who Loved Me''. | ||
*On newer prints of ''Heaven's Gate'' on Starz Encore Westerns, the logo has a slightly enhanced look. The streaks are brighter, the logo is formed a little faster. The words "UNITED" and "ARTISTS" show their streaks a little more before they converge, the "UA" logo shines a little more, and the logo fades out a little faster instead of slowly. | * On newer prints of ''Heaven's Gate'' on Starz Encore Westerns, the logo has a slightly enhanced look. The streaks are brighter, the logo is formed a little faster. The words "UNITED" and "ARTISTS" show their streaks a little more before they converge, the "UA" logo shines a little more, and the logo fades out a little faster instead of slowly. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The streaks, the slicing effects, and the convergence of the words "UNITED ARTISTS", all enhancements of the previous logo done by R. Paul Seymour. | '''FX/SFX:''' The streaks, the slicing effects, and the convergence of the words "UNITED ARTISTS", all enhancements of the previous logo done by R. Paul Seymour. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
*An unused theme exists for this logo, having extra build-up, a faster main part, and a different piano orchestration at the end. | * An unused theme exists for this logo, having extra build-up, a faster main part, and a different piano orchestration at the end. | ||
*In an unusual variation that is likely an editing foul-up, the 2002 UK film ''24 Hour Party People'' accompanies this logo with the theme music of [[Pathé (France)|Pathé]], which had European distribution rights to the movie. This actually suits the logo well. | * In an unusual variation that is likely an editing foul-up, the 2002 UK film ''24 Hour Party People'' accompanies this logo with the theme music of [[Pathé (France)|Pathé]], which had European distribution rights to the movie. This actually suits the logo well. | ||
*TCM's print of ''The Magic Sword'' has the second half of the 1982 logo fanfare playing over it. Quite possibly an editing error as well. | * TCM's print of ''The Magic Sword'' has the second half of the 1982 logo fanfare playing over it. Quite possibly an editing error as well. | ||
*On some films, such as ''Fiddler on the Roof'', ''Bananas'', and local airings of ''Leaving Las Vegas'', it uses the 1994 fanfare due to a plaster error. This also actually suits this logo well, compared to the Pathé one. | * On some films, such as ''Fiddler on the Roof'', ''Bananas'', and local airings of ''Leaving Las Vegas'', it uses the 1994 fanfare due to a plaster error. This also actually suits this logo well, compared to the Pathé one. | ||
*On a Amazon Prime France print of ''Rocky II'', the theme is low pitched. | * On a Amazon Prime France print of ''Rocky II'', the theme is low pitched. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. It's seen on most films released by UA in their final years, including ''Jeepers Creepers'', ''Ghost World'', and ''Hot Tub Time Machine'' (the last MGM release with this logo). This logo has now become the standard for plastering the Transamerica and later logos on notable films such as the ''James Bond'' and ''Rocky'' franchises. It also appears on PBS's print of ''The Last Waltz''. On the 2020 re-releases of the ''Rocky'' movies, this appears (after the 2001 MGM logo) on ''Rocky II.'' This logo hasn't been used since the release of 2012's ''Red Dawn'' (and even then, only as a legacy credit as the film had been sold to [[FilmDistrict]] due to MGM's financial situation at that time), as United Artists now operates in-name-only. This logo also appears preceded by the current MGM lion on new prints of older United Artists releases. | '''Availability:''' Common. It's seen on most films released by UA in their final years, including ''Jeepers Creepers'', ''Ghost World'', and ''Hot Tub Time Machine'' (the last MGM release with this logo). This logo has now become the standard for plastering the Transamerica and later logos on notable films such as the ''James Bond'' and ''Rocky'' franchises. It also appears on PBS's print of ''The Last Waltz''. On the 2020 re-releases of the ''Rocky'' movies, this appears (after the 2001 MGM logo) on ''Rocky II.'' This logo hasn't been used since the release of 2012's ''Red Dawn'' (and even then, only as a legacy credit as the film had been sold to [[FilmDistrict]] due to MGM's financial situation at that time), as United Artists now operates in-name-only. This logo also appears preceded by the current MGM lion on new prints of older United Artists releases. | ||