Carlyle Group just bought Loews theater chain

[scottxyz]

Carlyle goes to the movies
Jeff Clabaugh
Staff Reporter

District-based investment firm The Carlyle Group is one of three investors that have agreed to buy Loews Cineplex Entertainment from Onex Corp. and Oaktree Capital Management for $1.46 billion.

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2004/06/21/daily4.html


When arms dealers buy up media outlets, you end up getting Pravda. (Another example: defense contractor GE owns NBC.)

Do you there should be a law against arms dealers owning media outlets?

[mdmc]

1. careful, you might go to see f911

and end up in a "shower" alla Auschwitz. Yikes!

[TheDebbieDee]

4. OOOOOoooooooohhhhhhhh...........Scary thought!

[soothsayer]

2. yes

I saw F911 at a Loews theater, but I guess that kind of thing won't happen again once the deal goes thru.

[eaprez]

6. Doesn't Matter....

...the genie is out of the bottle.

[LowerManhattanite]

3. Makes You Wonder...

...how many future Michael Moore films you'll see on Loews screens. Control the access to information and you in effect control the information. No tin-foil hat here. Just common sense.

[Sweetpea]

5. Oh that is one filmmaker now whos' movies will always be seen

If they don't want people to see them, they shouldn't protest.

[donsu]

7. we will just have to go independent

nt

[clydefrand]

10. Clue me in

I'm still trying to learning all the abbreviations. Please tell me what "nt" means.

[merh]

11. n/t - no text

eom - end of message

(eom)

[merh]

12. Welcome to DU!

enjoy the ride - it is both fascinating and scary, the facts that are provided on this forum are very enlightening, yet at the same time to think that our nation is being controlled in the way it is and that much we have gone through over the last several years were either created or allowed can scare the doodoo out of you.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[clydefrand]

8. Is there no end to connections?

The more I read, the more I can't believe what is happening to our country. A few people will be in control. What do we do about all of these convoluted goings-on? We can't all be Michael Moore.

[linazelle]

9. They are desperately trying to control information

I guess if the ploy to stop the movie ads doesn't work, this little buy will assure that they plug the leaks and prevent further damage since the regular media has its hands tied.

God help us.

[I thought so.]

13. OH!

God can't help people that give up.