At the peak of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the Golden Age of Hollywood, audiences knew the name of the studio on the silver screen signaled something wonderful was about to begin. “If they would go to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "More stars than there are in heaven" was once the slogan for Hollywood's largest studio. Larger-than-life celebrities like Judy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singin in the Rain. All movie fans know the classic MGM logo: the golden film reels surrounding a roaring lion. Well the studio ...

Edward Montague Hussey Cooper was an actor descended from an English family but born in Australia. Known by his professional name Edward Ashley (to avoid confusion with a fellow actor Edward Cooper), ...

Disney wanted to make The Wizard of Oz, but Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) owned the rights to the book. MGM had paid $75,000 for ...

On the occasion of Leo the Lion’s centennial, our film critic revisits 10 notable Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movies, from ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ to ‘Spaceballs.’ In its heyday, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) ...

It all began in 1924 because Marcus Loew’s Eastern theaters needed more films. Neither Loew’s own studio, Metro Pictures, nor his friend, Producer Louis B. Mayer, could keep up with the demand. The ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. MGM turns a hundred years old today.

Any book about the life of Louis B. Mayer can't escape being a history of the place that took the studio system to its purest, and most infuriating, heights. No studio was more favorable to producers ...

In 2015, Taylor Swift added a piece of Hollywood history to her growing real-estate portfolio when she purchased a historic ...

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. MGM turns a hundred years old today. To celebrate, the Hollywood Heritage Museum in Los Angeles has put on an exhibit showcasing the studio's history. Highlights include ...