In the century since its founding in 1919, United Artists has made and distributed hundreds of films and pioneered business models — such as UA Classics — that continue to resonate in the ...

They called themselves United Artists, but the trades called it a “rebellion against established producing and distributing arrangements.” Paramount Pictures founder Adolph Zukor reportedly said, “The ...

In an effort to re-create the glory days of United Artists, parent company MGM said Thursday that the one-time artist-run studio will be reborn under the leadership of Tom Cruise and his producing ...

For a studio with a hallowed past, the star power of Tom Cruise and producing partner Paula Wagner at the helm, United Artists seemed supercharged for a comeback. For a studio with a hallowed past, ...

In the chancy movie business, a producer without distribution is like a camera without film. Ever since it was set up in 1919 by Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith, ...

Tom Cruise’s stewardship of United Artists restores a venerable but moribund film outfit to its roots as a Hollywood shingle run by superstars looking to control their own careers. United Artists ...

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