The MGM lion is roaring on iTunes

Fire up the popcorn popper, and get ready to settle into your comfy chair with your iTunes.

iTunes has brought some award winning films from the MGM studios to the iTunes store that are available for purchase and download. These new film additions from the largest film library in the world include Dances with Wolves, Mad Max, The Great Train Robbery, Rocky, The Thomas Crown Affair, Ronin, and Lilies in the Field among others from the list of 208 other Academy Award winners.

The movies are expected to be online in the next few weeks, and will be available in near DVD quality at resolutions of 640x480 and can be viewed on computers, fifth generation iPods, TV's and with Apples new Apple TV.

Apple's current iTunes store holds over 350 television shows and now over 500 movies thanks to the MGM addition.

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