The Teachers are Set to Impress in MGM and Lakeshore's FAME Dec 1, 2008 03:01AM

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Lakeshore Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Pictures have revealed the teaching staff for FAME, a reinvention of the Oscar(R)-winning film to be directed by Kevin Tancharoen. Megan Mullally, Kelsey Grammer, Charles S. Dutton, Bebe Neuwirth and Debbie Allen will appear as instructors and supervisors at the prestigious New York City High School of Performing Arts. The joint announcement was made today by producer Tom Rosenberg, chairman & CEO of Lakeshore Entertainment and Mary Parent, chairman, MGM Worldwide Motion Picture Group. Inspired by the 1980 film, FAME follows a group of dancers, singers, actors and artists over four years from auditions to graduation. "This dynamic group of actors ...


BCE Acquisition Inc. Issues Statement on BCE Announcement Nov 26, 2008 07:54AM

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BCE Acquisition Inc., a company organized by an investor group led by Teachers' Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and affiliates of Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, issued the following statement regarding BCE's announcement today: "The delivery of the solvency opinion is a condition to the completion of the acquisition of BCE. The purchaser has been working closely with BCE to take the actions required by the definitive agreement in connection ...


Activision and RedOctane Rock the Holiday Season With New Games for the Entire Family Nov 25, 2008 08:00AM

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is rocking the holiday season with a robust slate of games for the entire family. Headlining is Guitar Hero(R) World Tour, the latest installment in the best-selling music-based video game franchise, featuring everything from full band to guitar solo challenges. Also touring are Call of Duty(R): World at War, the most intense World War II experience ever; Quantum of Solace(TM), which captures the edge and intrigue of the new Daniel Craig Bond series; Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa(TM), featuring the high-jinx and hilarity of the acclaimed feature film from DreamWorks Animation; and Spider-Man(TM): Web of Shadows, an original game featuring the most recognizable Super Hero of all time, Spider-Man. Following is a more detailed listing of Activision's holiday game line-up, which is currently available at retailers in North America: Call of Duty(R): World at War - Call of ...


UA Makes McQuarrie a Force for 'CHAMPIONS' and 'MONSTER' Nov 17, 2008 11:38AM

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- United Artists Entertainment has announced that Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) will write and produce THE CHAMPIONS and THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE. Tom Cruise praised McQuarrie saying, "Chris is a remarkable talent who always brings a valuable perspective to the table. We are thrilled to be working with him on both projects." On 'MONSTER' McQuarrie is teamed with producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen. Together they optioned 'MONSTER' based on an excerpt from the book in 2006. The book eventually rose to #3 on the New York Times Best-seller list for non-fiction. THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE concerns a true series of incredible events from author Douglas Preston's life. Shortly after moving his family to Italy in 2000, Preston learned that an olive grove on their property had been the ...


eTelecare Global Solutions Announces 2008 Third-Quarter Financial Results Nov 13, 2008 05:01PM

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- eTelecare Global Solutions (NASDAQ: ETEL) (PSE: ETEL), a leading provider of complex business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, reported record revenue of $76.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, a 17% increase over third-quarter 2007 revenue of $65.4 million. ...




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