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Filmways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1982 Filmways was acquired in a merger with Orion Pictures Corporation. The "Filmways Trail" logo was used in 1978–1981. A huge majority of Filmways Television's backlog through the 1980s, such as Green Acres, The Addams Family, Cagney and Lacey, Hollywood Squares, and Mister Ed, was passed to Orion when it merged with Filmways, and is currently owned by Sony Pictures Television by way of MGM which purchased Orion in 1998, with a few exceptions. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Filmways   (551 words)

Orion Pictures Corporation Their owners were in part with Filmways Pictures[?] and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). In 1982, Orion merged with Filmways Pictures and briefly became an independent company with a new popular logo of a galaxy full of six starts forming an "O" for "Orion". Since then, they were focusing on the Woody Allen films, Hollywood blockbusters such as The Terminator, the Robocop[?] films, as well as Academy Award winners such as Dances With Wolves and Silence of the Lambs. www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/or/Orion_Pictures_Corporation.html   (172 words)

NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Orion Pictures Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) In 1982, Orion merged with Filmways, Inc. (which had produced well-remembered TV shows in the late 1960s, such as The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Mister Ed and The Addams Family, but was a second-string studio by the late 1970s and mainly interesting for its ownership of American International Pictures), and became an independent company. The Beverly Hillbillies is a TV sitcom about a hillbilly who strikes oil while hunting on his land, near the fictional Bugtussle, and moves his family to Beverly Hills, California, with the resultant wealth. Almost all of Orion's releases from 1982 onwards, as well as most of the AIP and Filmways backlogs and all the television output originally produced and distributed by Orion Television now bear the MGM name. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Orion-Pictures-Corporation   (1709 words)

Filmways From behind the globe, the text "A FILMWAYS", in a 3D font and curved to match the globe's position, zoom in a north-forward direction. Cheesy Factor/SFX: The "merging" of the "Filmways", somewhat reminiscent of the 1975-82 Filmation logo. On the syndicated edition of the original Hollywood Squares, this logo had an on-screen appearance, and a Filmways byline was present, but would later have the full logo animation on screen. members.fortunecity.com /teamfx2000/MGM_UA_TV/filmways.htm   (787 words)

Hyde Street Studios - History Because Heider was a trailblazer and had always strived for the latest technology, by 1974 he thought it a first priority to update the equipment to 24 track or fall behind competing studios. Filmways' refusal to provide money to meet client needs was a direct contradiction to how Heider felt the recording business should be run. It was then that Filmways realized it needed to find someone to fill the administrative role left empty by Wally Heider's departure. www.hydestreet.com /history_next.html   (411 words)

Orion Wants Filmways Link - New York Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Eric Pleskow, president of Orion, said Orion and a group of investors including the Warburg Pincus Capital Corporation and an affiliate of the First National Boston Corportion were attempting to enter into a binding agreement with Filmways as soon as possible. In a simultaneous announcement, Warner Communications said it was amending its agreement with Orion so that the company no longer was bound to release its movies exclusively through Warner. Filmways, whose recent pictures include ''Ragtime,'' lost $20 million from continuing operations for the first six months of the current fiscal year ended Aug. 31 compared with an $11.5 million loss from continuing operations for the period a year ago. query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05E2DB1538F935A25751C1A967948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print   (169 words)

Filmways, Inc. ( Martin Ransohoff as President )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) There is a small mark in the center of the certificate but otherwise in EF+ Condition. Filmways Pictures began in 1960 and lasted until 1983. AIP's TV division became the new distribution arm of Filmways Television, which also replaced Rhodes shortly after. www.antiqnet.com /detail,filmways-martin-ransohoff,339229.html   (142 words)

NASCAR - Infineon Raceway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Not long after, the track closed in May and became a tax shelter for Filmways after losses of $300,000 were reported. Moselle was under orders from Filmways to clear spectator restrictions with the county of Sonoma and to build a major-event schedule. Filmways regained ownership of the track and Williams, Rick Betts and John Andersen purchased the track from Filmways at an auction for $800,000. nascar.8ir.com /Tracks/Infineon   (2253 words)

F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Sears Point International Raceway The following year the pair sold the track to a Los Angeles entertainment company called Filmways and the circuit soon hosted its first USAC Indycar race - won by Dan Gurney in an Eagle. There were also a variety of SCCA events and drag races on the main straight. The following year Bondurant and his partner Bill Benck took over the running of the track and motocross events attracted big crowds in the years which followed. www.grandprix.com /gpe/cir-066.html   (537 words)

NASCAR.com : races : tracks : Infineon Raceway A year later, the track was sold to Filmways Corp., a Los Angeles-based entertainment company for $4.5 million. In May of 1970, the track closed and became a tax shelter for Filmways after losses of $300,000 were reported. In 1973, Hugh Harm of Belvedere and Parker Archer of Napa arranged to lease the track through Filmways vice president Lee Moselle for $1 million. www.nascar.com /races/tracks/spr   (556 words)

American International Pictures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia AIP also produced a fraction of the 1970s blaxploitation films until the company's demise. In 1979, AIP was merged into Filmways, Inc., which was later bought by Orion Pictures Corporation. Today, a majority of the AIP library is at the hands of Orion's successor company MGM, which was purchased by a consortium led by Sony Pictures, but continues to operate as a separate company. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_International_Pictures   (629 words)

[No title] A deal memo was written and Filmways bought the rights to their idea. Filmways took it to NBC, with whom they had a first right of refusal or first look, and NBC financed development of the project. Filmways brought in the Emmy award winning producers-writers from the hit series Welcome Back, Kotter to write, produce and steer the show (Whacked Out starring Desi Arnaz, Jr.) -- because it was their turn to have a show. www.issues-mag.com /Sept_Oct/tvprod.shtml   (3040 words)

Infineon Raceway | History Moselle, a lawyer with no racing experience, comes aboard and hires Jack Williams, the 1964 NHRA top-fuel drag racing champion, to be his operations chief, and Art Glattke to handle public relations. Moselle was under orders from Filmways to clear spectator restrictions with the county of Sonoma and to build a major-event schedule. Filmways regained ownership of the track and Williams, Rick Betts and John Andersen purchased the track from Filmways at an auction for $800,000. www.infineonraceway.com /raceway_info/about_infineon_raceway/history   (2606 words)

Sharon Tate. The Victims. Cielodrive.com:: The Story of The Manson Family and Their Victims Instead Filmways decided to invest in Sharon, spending over $100,000 on her. He agreed to let her out of the Filmways contract, but at a price; Ransohoff would collect a percentage of her earnings for the next four years. Freed from Filmways, Sharon was signed by Columbia Pictures to star in The Wrecking Crew, the last film of the Matt Helm series, which also featured Dean Martin, Tina Louise, and Elke Sommer. www.cielodrive.com /victims/tate/index.html   (1908 words)

FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code Issuance of a building permit may qualify as an exempt ministerial act (see, e.g., Matter of Filmways Communications v Douglas, 106 AD2d 185, affd 65 NY2d 878), or may instead constitute agency "action" subject to SEQRA (see, e.g., Pius v Bletsch, 70 NY2d 920), depending on the regulatory scheme underlying the act. In Filmways, we affirmed, on the opinion below, the Appellate Division's holding that SEQRA was not implicated by the building inspector's decision to grant or deny a building permit application because that activity involved "no latitude of choice" (106 AD2d at 186). Since under the applicable regulations a decision on the permit application could only be predicated on the applicant's compliance or noncompliance with the Building Code, the determination constituted a SEQRA- exempt ministerial act. caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /scripts/getcase.pl?court=ny&vol=081&invol=0322   (1565 words)

Mister Ed's CyberStable- Mister Ed - About the Show He felt that although the pilot was severely lacking, the concept was a potential hit. Filmways collaborated with George Burns and Arthur Lubin to form "The Mister Ed Company" and the project moved forward, but without McKay and White. Filmways' enthusiasm about the show was not shared by the three networks, which turned them down flat. www.geocities.com /lgadrina/mister-ed/about.html   (792 words)

Mister Ed Summary A 15-minute presentation film was prepared, containing the funniest bits from the original pilot and an introduction of the new cast. Filmways pitched the show to the Studebaker Corporation, which was interested in aligning itself with an unusual television program. Filmways paid $1,500 to acquire the horse, which stood 15 hands high and weighed 1,100 pounds. www.bookrags.com /Mister_Ed   (1504 words)

WNYC - Reading Room: The Fourth Network His resumé included stints at CBS, Viacom, and Filmways, mostly working in the selling of old television shows to local stations. It was at Filmways where he was credited with repackaging old Saturday Night Live episodes into thirty-minute shows for syndication. When Filmways was acquired by Orion, Kellner was asked to stay on and thrived under the new management. www.wnyc.org /books/31838   (4116 words)

DVD Talk Forum - View Single Post - What's up with the still unreleased Kubrick movies? As far as I know, Warner Bros. owns both "Day of the Fight" and "The Flying Padre" since they own the RKO catalogue. There's been talk of Warner Bros. and Pietrzak Filmways collaborating on a DVD that contains the three shorts but nothing solid has materialized. In any case, the three short films may never be released at this rate but as far as the feature-length Kubrick films are concerned, what's available on DVD is all you're gonna get. www.dvdtalk.com /forum/showpost.php?p=3878677&postcount=4   (164 words)

TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES Their first outing, Not Wanted (1949), dealt with illegitimacy, questioning the social stigma on unwed mothers and their children. She gave him credit for the film, but at Young's urging continued directing on subsequent Filmways productions. Unhappy that their distributor, RKO, had reaped the bulk of the profits from the film, Young decided to distribute future films himself, which led to the company's financial failure. www.tcm.com /thismonth/article.jsp?cid=78324&mainArticleId=150473   (932 words)

PlayGolfNow - The premier golf website for everything today's golfer needs including golf tips, golf giveaways, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) In 1958, he joined Filmways, an international television Filmways a contract to produce Shell's Wonderful World of Golf. Raphael is survived by his five children and three grandchildren. www.playgolfnow.com /News.asp?ID=2594   (348 words)

Toronto Pictures Inc. - Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) As National Director of Publicity for Filmways Pictures, Delson was responsible for the publicity and promotion for "Dressed to Kill," "Blow Out," "Deathwish II," "Comin' at Ya!" (the first major 3-D film in more than 25 years), "Four Friends" and "Ragtime," which was produced by Filmways and later distributed by Paramount Pictures. Delson is principal partner of Dick Delson & Associates, the Hollywood based entertainment public relations firm specializing in publicity, marketing, public relations, advertising and all areas of PR and communications, he has participated in the representation of hundreds of motion picture and television projects. He has supervised the press activities of hundreds of major motion pictures, independent films, television series and specials involving campaigns for Oscars and Golden Globes in the Academy Award competitions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. www.torontopictures.com /who11.htm   (731 words)

Don't Make Waves The film brass at Filmways were so pleased with the terrific job Dave did in the movie that they signed him to an exclusive long-term contract, and have high hopes for his future as an actor. The executives at Filmways feel that Dave is definitely on his way to becoming a successful film actor, except for one thing: top roles for lads with 20" arms and a 53" chest seldom get written if you discount the "Hercules" genre. In spite of the "handicap" (which I'm sure most bodybuilders wish they had", the Filmways staff is enthusiastic about his future. www.davedraper.com /dont-make-waves.html   (606 words)

102 DALMATIANS - Cast or Crew Bio...CinemaReview.com Moving into the motion picture production arena, Feldman became executive assistant to the head of production for Warner Bros./Seven Arts. He subsequently became head of motion picture production for Filmways. While at Filmways, Feldman produced and executive produced such theatrical motion pictures as "Save the Tiger" (for which Jack Lemmon received an Academy Award www.cinemareview.com /cast.asp?movieid=239911&castid=2187   (265 words)

Road to Emmaus Filmways Ltd. - Media and Cultural Reviews and Events Viewers of our site range in age from 18-55, and live in six continents from the Americas, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. All lodging and transportation facilities that Road to Emmaus Filmways, Ltd. receives is through sponsorship with hotels, resorts, airlines, rail lines, chauffeur services, as well as other services industry companies. ©2000, Road to Emmaus Filmways, Ltd. All rights reserved. www.emmausfilmways.com   (258 words)

Vintage Treasures: Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Lurch has a rubber head and the body is vinyl. Morticia has a rubber head and the body is vinyl. Marked on back, (see picture), "The Addams Family, 1964 Filmways TV Prod. www.vintage-movie-poster.com /Addams_Family_Fester_Remco.htm   (207 words)

Filmways Studio Street Road Avenue: street, road, avenue locations - 1000s of Famous Locations of movies, film stars, ... Filmways Studio Street Road Avenue: street, road, avenue locations - 1000s of Famous Locations of movies, film stars, sites, actors & events from our Database Filmways Studio Street Road Avenue: street, road, avenue locations Knebworth House is one of England's most beloved stately homes. www.famouslocations.com /addresses1/filmwaysstudio.php   (170 words)

Roger Simpson at Hollywood.com Squizzy Taylor - (Screenplay / 1981 / Released / Filmways Australasian Distributors) Squizzy Taylor - (Executive Producer / 1981 / Released / Filmways Australasian Distributors) Squizzy Taylor - (Other(- from idea) / 1981 / Released / Filmways Australasian Distributors) www.hollywood.com /celebrity/Roger_Simpson/1533145   (238 words)

AMCTV.com BIOGRAPHY - John Calley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) In 1961, Calley left Ted Bates and signed on as Executive Vice President at Filmways, Inc where he developed feature films and television shows and was the individual producer of a number of feature films including The Loved One (1965), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Castle Keep (1969), and Catch-22 (1970). Calley's stint with Filmways ended in 1968 when he departed for Warner Brothers, Inc. He would hold a variety of positions at Warner over the next thirteen years ranging from Presiden, Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President of World-Wide Production. While he was responsible for film production Warner released many of their most important films including Dirty Harry (1971), A Clockwork Orange (1971), McCabe And Mrs. www.amctv.com /person/detail?CID=4985-1-EST   (383 words)

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