It's one of the most iconic images in cinema: a lion, framed by a golden circle of film stock, triumphantly roaring just before the opening credits roll. Now, after almost 100 years and more than half ...
The MGM logo is one we’ve all seen on screen – but do you know the history of the MGM logo? That familiar lion has made MGM one of the most recognised film studios but the design has evolved many ...
Computer animation is the way of the future… and has been for quite some time. To the point where it’s also the way of the past. But not enough of the past, at least as far as some enterprising CGI ...
For over 100 years, Leo the Lion has introduced Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films with a triumphant roar as the studio’s mascot. But this week MGM revealed the first update to its branding since 2012, with a ...
The Philadelphia Zoo, which marks the 150th anniversary of its opening Monday, has welcomed many animals to its enclosures over the years. But only one appeared on the same screen as Greta Garbo, Joan ...
In October 2015, a Snopes reader emailed us about a photo supposedly showing a behind-the-scenes look into the filming of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studio's promotional clip that displays at the ...
MGM Grand’s Leo the Lion statue is getting a nearly monthlong spruce-up. Workers were spotted on Tuesday cleaning the 50-ton statue, which honors the lion seen roaring at the beginning of hundreds of ...
South Washington Street in downtown Sonora was jammed with people on June 25, 1930, hoping to catch a glimpse of Leo, the Nubian lion famous for appearing in the opening logo of films produced by ...