Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2000 11:01 pm Posts: 13071 Location: San Diego, California, USA
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From the Boston Globe:<P><B>PINEWOOD BUYS RIVAL SHEPPERTON STUDIOS</B><P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>LONDON (Variety) - Pinewood Studios has carried out its planned acquisition of chief U.K. rival Shepperton, paying 35 million pounds ($50 million).<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR> <A HREF="http://www.boston.com/dailynews/044/variety/Pinewood_buys_rival_Shepperton:.shtml" TARGET=_blank><B>MORE...</B></A><P>As I recall it was at Pinewood Studios that Royal Ballet's "Romeo and Juliet" with Fonteyn and Nureyev was filmed.<P>It was considered, also if memory serves, as one of the first really successfully filmed ballets.<P>(If someone feels this should be in Backstage - please feel free to move it...)<P><BR><p>[This message has been edited by Basheva (edited February 13, 2001).]
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