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Legendary filmmaker and oneophile Francis Ford Coppola almost owned United Artists, ... almost, but, alas ... it was not to be.
The deal was that he stay on the board at United Artists, lend it some of the Coppola prestige, then the company would be his. On last week's "Sunday Morning Shootout," Coppolla told Peter Guber and Peter Bart, bittersweetly:
"Coppola: (after 3 years on the Board at UA) .. we could then own own -- which is how (former owner Arthur) Krim got it, originally, and they basically just ... reneged (it was) the administration of MGM.
"It's a tragedy because (United Artists) ... was the first film company started by artists -- Charlie Chaplin, DW Griffith and Mary (Pickford) and her husband, but it also made, arguably, some of the most wonderful pictures. That library ...
"("Uberguber" Peter Guber salivates) Mm-hmmm ...
"Coppola: --which is primarily what is now known as the MGM library was replete with just wonderful, memorable films. It was a great company."
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how wonderful it would have been.
i missed the show. thanks for the quick re-cap.
Delta brings Shootout to disc
Six-disc set launched as 'film school in a box'
By Scott Hettrick 11/10/2005
NOV. 10 | AMC�s Sunday Morning Shootout is coming to DVD designed as a �film school in a box,� according to distributor Delta Entertainment.
The six-disc set of the first season of the weekly program, which focuses on the business of the entertainment industry, will include hours of bonus features revolving around hosts Peter Bart, editor of Variety, and producer Peter Guber as well as the full 25-minute interviews with guest actors and filmmakers that are cut to about 10 minutes for the half-hour show.
Delta will release Sunday Morning Shootout: The Best of Season 1 on Dec. 27 in association with Davis-Anderson Merchandising Corp. The first season includes interviews with Clint Eastwood, Charlize Theron, Denzel Washington, Harvey Weinstein and Bruce Willis as well as episodes produced on location at films festivals such as Sundance and Cannes.
Noam Dromi, who produced the DVD along with Evan Geerlings, said the discs also include a �day-in-the-life� documentary with Bart and Guber as they go about their regular day jobs and then head to the studio to record another episode of the show. Also offered is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the program.
Anticipating that the DVD will reach consumers who might be unfamiliar with the show and yet interested in learning about the business side of the film industry, each DVD will be presented with a specific theme, such as �The Triple Threat: Actor/Director/Producer� and �The Executive Shuffle: Revenge of the Hollywood Suits.� The six discs will be sold in a deluxe set or in two-packs.
Delta launched the DVD division of the 30-year-old music company in the late �90s.
�The Shootout experience is a must-have resource for aspiring filmmakers and everyone who loves movies,� said Delta president Eric Diltz. He said the program �reflects the company�s commitment to supply the domestic home entertainment marketplace with quality, entertaining, viable product.�
In its third season on AMC, the Scott Sternberg production is scheduled to reach its 100th episode this spring.
�We always had envisioned DVD as part of our long-term strategy for the series and believe Delta Entertainment is the ideal company to distribute it,� said executive producer Sternberg.
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