It’s one of the most recognizable sounds in the world: A blasting roar that could rattle a jungle. For film lovers, it means one thing: a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie is about to roll. For decades, MGM ...

The thunderous roar of the MGM lion that has opened Hollywood films for nearly a century has conditioned us to hear the big cat’s call as a blunt declaration: a booming blast announcing power and ...

African lions have thunderous roars. The explosive sound rattles your eardrums when it booms in a nature documentary. But it turns out that the powerful roar we attribute to the big cats isn’t the ...

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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 ...