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This issue's fiim reviews...
CANNES FEST:
"Agnes Browne" 143
"Dogma" 144
"Eight and a Half
Women" 1 48
"Fever" 144
"The Five Senses" 1 43
"Ghost Dog: The Way
of the Samurai" 147
"Humanity" 144
"Kikujiro" 146
"The Last Harem" 1 47
"The Letter" 145
"Moloch" 147
"Rosetta" 145
"Sacred" 148
"So Close to Paradise" 1 47
"The Straight Story" 146
"Strange Planet" 145
"Tales of Kish" 148
"Time Regained" 147
'The Virgin Suicides" 143
FLORIDA FEST:
"Based on the Novel" 141
"The Big Brass Ring" 139
"The Boys" 139
"Catfish in Black
Bean Sauce" 1 40
"Clutch" 142
"The Corndog Man" 141
"Divorce Iranian Style" 142
"The Glass Jar" 141
"Luminous Motion" 140
"Macbeth in Manhattan" 142
"Shadow Boxers" 1 40
"Sometime in August" 1 42
DAY & DATE:
"Stir of Echoes" (9/10) 138
CURRENT/COMING:
"American Pie" 154
"Better Than Chocolate" 150
"Big Daddy" 156
"The Big Tease" 1 49
"Bombay Boys" 1 57
"Bowf inger" 1 50
"Drop Dead Gorgeous" 1 51
"Eyes Wide Shut" 153
"Guinevere" 149
"The Haunting" 151
"Inspector Gadget" 152
"The Iron Giant" 1 50
"Jinnah" 157
"Mickey Blue-Eyes" 1 49
"Muppets From Space" 1 52
"Razor Blade Smile" 153
"Sex: The Annabel
Chong Story" 1 50
"Shiloh 2: Shiloh
Season" 1 54
"The Source" 149
"South Park: Bigger,
Longer & Uncut" 155
"Summer of Sam" 155
"Wild Wild West" 156
"The Wood" 153
SPECIAL FORMAT (IMAX):
"Island of the Sharks" 152
FLASHBACK:
"Stop Making
Sense" (1985)
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8 HOLLYWOOD UPDATES
Drew's Flower has Power; Stiller goes fonward;
it's
a Damme miracle. By Annlee Ellingson
10 HOLLYWOOD REPORT
Arnold goes "Savage"; Sly gets "Carter"; 22
more movies-in-making. By Christine James
1 2 STUDIO FILM RELEASE CHART
Major releases scheduled up to Christmas
and beyond. Compiled by Wade Major
14 INDEPENDENT FILM RELEASE CHART
Specialized movie fare through the new year. Compiled by Wade Maj
16 IRMIERS: OCTOBER IVIOVIES
David Lynch goes "Straight" to a G rating; Scorsese brings out the
"Dead"; De Niro provides a "Flawless" turn. By Annlee Ellingson
132 EXHIBITION BRIEFINGS
News from AMC, Loews, Carmike, Edwards; longtime exhibitors Stanle\
Dunwood, Ted Francis and Joy Houck Sr. pass on; Bob Stewart of San
Antonio's Huebner Oaks 24 gets in the swing. By Francesca Dinglasan
134 NATIONAL NEWS
Lion in Fox, financing dens; Warner Bros, toppers Daly and Semel will
be stepping down; Dream home still in the Works. By Annlee Ellingsa
135 NORTHERN EXPOSURE
164 @ 12 for Cineplex; Remstar ain't Behavin'. By Shiomo Schwartzb
136 EUROVIEWS
Oof: HDF off; U.K. down; Europa f^/lediterraneo; Pathe rooster gets 8;
Francisco treatment; the Russian Resolution. By Francesca Dinglasa
137 PACIFIC OVERTURES
Multiplex marriage for Toho, Toei, Shochiku; Golden age ends in HK
Seoul survivor; Aussie, Kiwi boxoffice zeal. By Francesca Dinglasan
138 FILM REVIEWS
More coverage from Cannes, plus an in-depth selection from the Florida
festival, along with critical analyses of 25 current and coming movie relea •
(see full
review list to the left on this page). Compiled by Christine James
158 MOVIEGOER ACTIVITY REPORT "i^
L.A.'s El Capitan, Crest treesurf with 'Tarzan." Compiled by MovieFone
159 HOME RELEASE CHART
"The Mummy" leads September video bows. Compiled by George Chronis
160 CLASSIFIEDS
Including our index to advertisers in this issue.
160 "REVERSE ANGLE"
Hollywood producers: Be good for goodness' sake. By Rick Leddy
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part of the package you receive each month. blockbuster era. Special effects and
But— perhaps paradoxically, because it is so sound technology made the drive-in
valuable— the Studio Chart is the part ofthe
magazine about which people have the
mostfrequent complaint That complaint is
either that we don 't go far enough back in
months, orfar enough forward Given the
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SEEING RED
tough (and innately contrary) complaints
to solve.
Last night I was working at the Skyline
One solution would involve our font
Drive-In Theater in Shehon, Wa., and we
choices. As for the chart type, I've always
were very busy with "Never Been Kissed"
thought it was too small, but we can hardly
include more information and also
and "Blast From the Past." Our big problem
(which still has me filming!) is these idiots
increase the point size; there's also a limit
with their laser pointers shining on the picture!
I made several announcements to
to how small that small can be. But I
don't find our current font size any less
please stop or I would stop the show. They
readable than before— but that's not to
didn't, so I stopped the show in the beginning
of the second reel of "Blast From the
say I thought the previous iteration was
especially easy on the eyes. Yet that's
Past." I made another announcement, then
how charts tend to be.
re-started the movie. Ten minutes later, they
Another solution would be to delete all the
were at it again, but even worse! We walked
Studio Chart's "white noise"— those
the field trying to find the perpetrator, but to
many boxes in which particular studios
no avail.
have no releases for given months.
What can we do about this? Is it happening
Because the old chart, in black-and-white
to other theatres, too?
form, was locked into a block-by-block
Ken Layton
grid, there was no way to put that space to
Projectionist, Skyline Drive-In
better use; it just had to be a hole. Also,
Shelton, Wa.
given distributor exuberance, many times
[To our readers: Please submit responses
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GROSS WORTH
I appreciated the condensation of the book
"The Gross" [BOXOFFICE, July 1999]. I
had missed this one and now I have caught
up with it. I also appreciated the book
reports and [hope you'll] continue them.
Arthur Burnett
Bethesda, Md.
CHARTING NEW TERRITORY
Editor:
Sometimes it is better to leave well enough
remember as a kid the drive-in was a
big deal. Friday night at the drive-in
I was an experience [for which] I waited
the entire week. I remember loading
the car with lawn chairs, a cooler with
alone.
food and drink, blankets and my laser
The most valuable part of your publication, gun (just in case any aliens were out
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Studio Charts. Not anymore. They are now back of our Ford station wagon in our
hard to read; the color adds nothing! The pajamas (i.e., space suits) and zip up in
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smaller—^the key word here being "appears." (we were so embarrassed).
Short form: The new layout is terrible. The first movie I can remember seeing
Please return to the original.
at the drive-in was "Planet of the Apes"
Sincerely,
starring Charlton Heston who, in that
Jon Walker, Cinema '67 Drive In
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year, that can provide similar information playgrounds and really hokey intermission
(though eitherjust by month, which has its
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here at BOXOFFICE it's not only bymonth-and-by-studio
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we had far more information than wt
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with our new digital publishing system, w,
can now replace the rigid grid definitioi
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but by the consistent color we use acros
the chart, we can save all that white nois,
space and thus provide more information.
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have, in response to reader feedback, mod
ified the elastic grids to align more closet}
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lose its luster. Most drive-ins addwl
swap meets to stay afloat.
Later in life, I began
theatre industry. I remember
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my careen^w'
the drivein
that the company operated was
looked upon as a burden to the circuit
and was a novelty to most that went
there. Cars were scattered throughout the
lot (usually less than 20) and the speakers,
gave way to FM transmitters.
One source of revenue that we were
able to generate was renting the drive-;
in to [private parties]. One such renta'
was for the [cast and crew of the] tele-'
vision show "The Wonder Years." Youn^*
Fred Savage and company spent the
evening — at the drive-in watching—wha;
else "Planet of the Apes." I watched the
complete movie that night and fondly
remembered my youth. One month latei
we closed that drive-in for good.
My kids will probably never know th(|
experience of going to the drive-in o
the adventure of it all. When we wer«
kids, somehow being outside watching
a movie always brought us closer to tti(
action and the story.
However, I would not trade my all-dig
ital, all-stadium, all-THX megaplex fo
anything. I love this business!
Michael Tiemeyer
Director, Purchasing & Concessions
Marcus Theatres
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DOUGRAY SCOTT
Signs On The "X"
KIRSTEN DUNST
Leads "Cheer"
CHRIS TUCKER
Takes "Guess'
"X-MEN" This feature adaptation
of the action hero comic book
series about a band of mutants
endowed with superpowers but
loathed and feared by society
will star Patrick Stewart ("Star
Trek: Insurrection") as Professor
Xavier, Dougray Scott ("Ever
After") as Wolverine, Anna
Paquin ("A Walk on the Moon")
as Rogue, Halle Berry
("Bulworth") as Storm, Rebecca
Romijn-Stamos ("Austin Powers:
The Spy Who Shagged Me") as
the evil Mystique and "Gods and
Monsters'" Ian McKellen as the
X-Men's archenemy. Magneto.
Bryan Singer ("Apt Pupil") will
helm. (Fox)
"YOU CAN COUNT ON ME" A
single mother ("The Truman
Show's" Laura Linney) must deal
with an obnoxious boss
("Inspector Gadget's" Matthew
Broderick) and a redneck brother
in this indie comedy, to be written
and directed by Ken Lonet]gan,
who scripted the upcoming
Universal release 'The Adventures of
Rocky and Bullwinkle."
(Distribution is to be set)
"GET CARTER" This remake of
the 1971 British gangster film
may star Sylvester Stallone as a
mobster seeking revenge for the
murder of his brother. (Warner)
"THE FAITHLESS" Writer/producer
Ingmar Bergman will
reteam with Liv Ullmann, a frequent
star of his films and, of
late, a director; she will helm this
story of a love triangle between a
woman, her husband and her
lover. Bergman staples Lena
Endre and Eriand josephson,
both of whom recently appeared
in Bergman's "In the Presence of
a Clown" and Ullmann's "Kristin
Lavransdatter," will star.
(Goldwyn)
"I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER"
An aspiring comedian ("Lethal
Weapon 4's" Chris Rock) finds
himself trapped in the body of an
elderly aristocrat in this comedy.
"American Pie" helmers Chris
and Paul Weitz are in talks to
direct. (Paramount)
"OSMOSIS JONES" A blood cell
(voiced by "Wild Wild West's"
Will Smith) and a cold tablet
team up to save their host, a construction
worker named Frank,
from a nasty virus in this animated
comedy. (Warner)
"THE GIFT" Scripted by Billy
Bob Thornton and helmed by
Sam Raimi, who worked together
on "A Simple Plan," this thriller
may star Cate Blanchett
("Pushing Tin") as a small-town
Arkansas woman with ESP who
becomes involved in a murder
mystery. (Distribution is to be set)
"AUTUMN IN
NEW YORK" A
commitment-shy playboy ("Runaway
Bride's" Richard Gere) finds himself
in love with a much younger
woman ("Lost Souls'" Winona
Ryder) who has a terminal illness
in this romantic drama. Joan
Chen ("Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down
Girl") is in talks to direct. (UA)
"THE MAKING OF THE PRESI-
DENT, 1789" Ben Stiller ("The
Cable Guy") will direct this factbased
comedy about George
Washington's dubious rise to
power. John Cleese ("The Out-of-
Towners") and Steve Martin
("Bowfinger") are attached to
star. (New Line)
"CHEER FEVER" An ambitious
cheerleader ("Dick's" Kirsten
Dunst) leads her team to glory in
this black comedy, which will
co-star Jesse Bradford ("William
Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet"),
Eliza Dushku of TV's "Buffy the
Vampire Slayer" and Gabrielle
Union ("10 Things I Hate About
You"). (Universal)
"THE THIRD WHEEL" A couple
on their first date ("Home Fries'"
Luke Wilson and "Drop Dead
Gorgeous'" Denise Richards)
inadvertently end up spending
the evening with a con artist
("Almost Heroes'" Jay Lacopo,
who also scripts) in this romantic
comedy. Ben Affleck ("Forces of
Nature") co-stars, and Jordan
Brady ("Dill Scallion") directs.
(Miramax)
"LOVE AND BASKETBALL" Two
basketball players (Omar Epps
and Sanaa Lathan, who costarred
in "The Wood") try to prevent
their burgeoning romance
from undermining their performance
on the court in this film,
to be produced by Spike Lee's 40
Acres and a Mule Filmworks.
Alfre Woodard ("Down in the
Delta") also stars. (New Line)
"SEE SPOT RUN" A postman
("Blue Streak's" Martin Lawrence)
adopts a dog that's a runaway
from the Witness Protection
Program and cultivates the
canine's unusual talents in this
comedy. (Warner)
"THE WAY OF THE GUN" Two
criminals ("Cruel Intentions'" Ryan
Phillippe and "Excess Baggage's"
Benicio Del Toro) kidnap a pregnant
surrogate mother ("The Other
Sister's" Juliette Lewis), but things
go awry when the unborn baby's
parents send a mercenary to
deliver the ransom. James Caan
("Mickey Blue-Eyes"), Taye Diggs
("The Wood") and Cameron
Diaz ("There's Something About
Mary") co-star in this Christopher
McQuarrie ("The Usual
Suspects")-scripted crime thriller.
(Artisan)
UNTITLED HOWARD HUGHl
PROJECT Leonardo DiCapr
("The Beach") is attached to st
as eccentric billionaire aviate
turned-germophobic reclu
Howard Hughes in this biopic,
be scripted by John Logan ("Ai
Given Sunday"). (Buena Vista)
"GUESS WHO'S PRESIDEN
Chris Tucker ("Rush
Hour") w
play the nation's chief executi
in this comedy, which he c
wrote with Barryl Quark
(Distribution is to be set)
"NAVY DIVER" This drar.
chronicles the adventures of Cji
Brasher ("Chill Factor's" Cu|
Gooding Jr.), the Navy's fif
African-American deep-sea si
vage diver, and his superior ot^
cer ("Ronin's" Robert De Nir
George Tillman ("Soul Foocj:
will helm. (Fox 2000)
"MEMENTO" Guy Pear
("Ravenous") and Carrie-An
Moss ("The Matrix") star in ti
thriller about a man whc
search for his wife's killer is ha
pered by the loss of his she
term memory. (Distribution is
be set)
"DOC SAVAGE: THE MAN (
BRONZE" Millionaire phil?
thropist and superhero D
Savage, a character created |1
Lester Dent in 1933's "D
Savage Magazine," wil
brought to the ' bigscreen v,i
"End of Days'" Arnold Schwa|
enegger starring. (Warner)
ET CETERA: "Magnolis
Orlando Jones will star for "Ri]
Hour" director Brett Ratner
Universal's crime com(j
"Sticky Fingers"...Billy Ej
Thornton is expected to repl.:
John Travolta in Columbia's "1
Shipping News" and may a
direct the film, which is aboi
widower who moves to
ancestors' hometown, only to
plagued by family secret
Parker Posey ("You've Got M
will star opposite Ni
Campbell, Courteney Cox
David Arquette in Mirani
Wes Craven-directed "Sere
3," in which a film.'s cast
crew members are targeted
the ghost-masked murdtTu
Justin Whalin ("Serial Mon|
Zoe McLellan ("Inventint^
Abbotts"), Thora Birch ("Amc>rijl
Beauty"), Marlon Way
("Senseless") and Jeremy
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playing game "Dungeons
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Bumblebee Flies Anyway")
star as Frodo Baggins and S
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G. Hagerty, Andy Dick, Cheri Oteri,
Dabney Coleman. Dir; David Kellogg.
August 1999:
The Sixth Sense, 8/6, Sus/Thr, PG-13,
106 min, DTS, SDDS, SR, SRD, Flat.
Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Olivia
Williams, Haley Joel Osment. Dir: M.
Night Shyamalan.
The 13th Warrior (formerly Eaters of
the Dead), 8/13, Adv. R, 103 min, DTS,
SDDS, SR, SRD, Scope. Antonio
Banderas, Diane Venora, Omar Sharif.
Dir: John McTiernan.
September 1999 (CURRENT):
Girl Interrupted, 9/17, Dra, SDDS.
Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Brittany
Mumford (w/orking title), 9/24, Com, SR, Murphy Clea DuVall, Vanessa Redgrave,
SRD, Scope. Jane Adams, Ted Danson, Whoopi Goldberg. Dir: James Mangold.
Hope David, Loren Dean, Jason Lee, Jakob the Liar, 9/24, Dra, SDDS, SR.
Mary McDonnell, David Paymer, Martin Robin Williams, Gregg Bello, Armin
Short, Robert Stack. Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mueller-Stahl, Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban,
Alfre Woodard.
Liev Schreiber. Dir: Peter Kassovitz.
Dir: Lawrence Kasdan.
October 1999:
October 1999:
Mystery, Alasl
Nivola. Dir: Patricia Rezems
December 1999:
The Cider House Rules, 1
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Charlize Theron, Michael C
Lindo. Dir: Lasse Hallstrom,
Scream 3,12/1 0. David Art I-
Campt)ell, Courtney Cox. Dir:
Reindeer Games, 1 2/25. B
Gary Sinese. Dir: John Frar
COMING:
Holy Smoke, 3rd Qtr, R.P8»
Harvey Keitel, Kate Winslet
The Yards, 3rd Qtr. Mark Wal \
Cahn, Joaquin Phoenix, Faye
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Charlize Theron. Dir: James G
Down to You, 1 /28/2000. F
Jr. Dir: Kris Isaacson.
Diamonds, 1 st Qtr. Kirk Dc •
Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, Jei
McCarthy. Dir: John Asher.
Hamlet, 1st Qtr. Billy Murray, [
Committed, 2nd Qtr. Heatf J
Casey Affleck, Luke Wilsoa Dir
Love's Labour's Lost, 2nc
Branagh, Alicia Silverstone,
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Warner Bros.
1-854-5811
323-956-5000
310-389-1000
818-777-1000
818-954-6000
j-649-4900
212-373-7000
212-558-2400
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July 1999:
July 1999:
July 1999:
July 1999:
Korgeous (formerly Dairy
Com. PG-13, 97 min.
D!|5R, SRD, SRDEX. Flat.
mjDenise Richards, Kirstie
n M*""- Dir: Michael Patrick
SupThr, 105 min.
^.^0/8.
^D. Scope. Winona Ryder,
- Hurt. Elias Koteas.
11/12. Rom Com. PG-
)TS, SDDS. SR. SRD EX,
)onnell. Renee Zellweger,
s. Dir: Gary Sinyor.
'99:
p. 25. Dra, DTS. SRD,
br ruise. Henry Gibson. Wiifa
Julianne Moore. John C.
bk) Walters. Melinda Dillon.
a ,*. Phip Seymour Hoffman.
1 1 'aul Thomas Anderson,
-erly Friday II). 12 25.
-erly Jello Shots).
DDS. SR. SRD. Sean
rad Rowe, Amanda
"ell, Tara Reid, Emily
lel Cristofer.
3elebnty). 1999.
-3 Ed Bums, Robert
. ;nn Herzfeld.
kv 999. SRD. Dennis Ouaid,
I-: Eizabeth Mitchell, Andre
: 'Tolas Meyer,
-a The Ortegas).
^RD. Jimmy Smits, Jon
Avila.
"try, 1999, RomCom,
>B ^D, Flat. Warren Beatty.
ba' Goldie Hawn. Andie
kjliiarry Shandling, Jenna
Brjiler Chelsom.
id 1/28/2000. Dra. Ben
""-'" Ribisi. Nia Long. Vin
:jnger.
of Walter Mitty, Com
= onuck Russell.
The Wood, 7'16, SRD. Omar Epps.
Richard T. Jones, Taye DIggs.
Dir: Rick Famuyiwa.
The Runaway Bride. 7 30. DTS. SRD.
Julia Roberts. Richard Gere. Dir: Garry
Marshall.
August 1999:
NO RELEASES SCHEDULED
o4City. 8/13. Com. R. 90
DS, SR. SRD. SRD/EX.
Furlong. rJatasha Lyonne.
Lin Shaye, James
Simmons. Ace Frehley.
Adam Rifkin.
'sWMe. a27. PsyThr,
SDDS. SR. SRD.
September 1999 (CURRENT):
Johnny Depp. Charlize
rxl Ravich.
Double Jeopardy, 9 24, DTS. SRD.
C)99 (CURRENT): Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd.
Dir: Bruce Beresford.
;S SCHEDULED
October 1999:
Superstar. 10 8. PG-13. SRD. Molly
Shannon. Will Ferretl. Elaine Hendrlx.
Dir: Bruce McCuIloch.
Bringing Out the Dead, 10

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AUGUST
Artisan
310-255-3716
The Ninth Gate, Thr. Johnny Depp,
Lena Olin, Frank Langella. Dir: Roman
Polanski. 8/6
Cowboy
212-929-4200
Stiff Upper Lips. 8/6 NY/LA
First Lool(
310-855-1199
Marceiio IMastroianni—I Remember,
Doc, 198 min. Marceiio Mastroianni.
Dir: Anna Maria Tato. NY/LA
Greycat
702-737-0670
Sex: The Annabel Chong Story, Doc,
86 min. Annabel Chong. Dir: Gough
Lewis. Aug/Sep ltd
Independent Artists/Legacy
323-461-3936
The Gambler, Dra, 97 min. Michael
Gambon, Jodhi May, Polly Walker,
Dominic West, Luise Rainer. Dir: Karoly
Makk. 8/4NY8/13LA
Love Stinks, Com, R, 93 min. French
Stewart, Bridget Wilson, Tyran Banks,
Bill Bellamy. Dir: Jeff Franklin. 8/20
Jour de Fete
323-933-2733
Love Reinvented, Shorts, 75 min. Dir:
Various. 8/6
Not Love, Just Frenzy, Com/Dra, 1 03
min. 8/20
Lions Gate
212-966-4670
All the Little Animals, 110 min.
Christian Bale, John Hurt. Dir: Jeremy
Thomas. 8/27
New Yorker
212-247-6110
Rosie, 97 min. Franke Copens. Dir:
Patrice Toye. 8/20 LA
Paim
415-331-0991
Perfect Blue, Ani/Thr, 75 min. Dir:
Satoshi Kon. 8/6 NY
Paramount Classics
323-956-5000 / 212-373-7000
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole,
Dra. Adrian Grener. Dir: Tod Williams.
August (tent)
Pliaedra
323-938-9610
Floating, Dra, 94 min. Norman Reedus,
Chad Lowe, Will Lyman, Sybil Temchen.
Dir: William Roth. 8/6 Bos, 8/13 LA
Portraits Chinois (France), Dra, 106
min. Helena Bonham Carter, Romane
Bohringer, Elsa Zylberstein. Dir: Martine
Dugowsin. 8/20 NY/LA
Men Cry Bullets, Thr/Com, 106 min.
Jery Ryan. Dir: Tamara Hernandez. 8/27
Taxman, Thr, R, 94 min. Joe Pantoliano,
Robert Townsend, Elizabeth
Berkley. Dir: Avi Nesher. 8/27
Heart of Light (Denmark), Dra, 90
min. Rasmus Lyberth, Vivi Nielsen. Dir:
Jacob Grunlykke. Aug/Sep
Zone 39 (Australia), SF, 93 min. Peter
Phelps, Carolyn Bock, Bradley Byquar.
Dir: John Tatoulis. Aug/Sep
Rialto
323-933-2733
Grand Illusion (restored), Dra. Jean
Gabin, Erich Von Stroheim. Dir: Jean
Renoir. 8/6
Seventli Art
323-845-1455
Speaking in Strings, Doc, 74 min. Dir:
Paola di Florino. 8/20
Strand
310-395-5002
Head On, Dra, 104 min. Alex Dimitriades,
Paul Capsis. Dir: Ana Kokkinos.
8/13 NY/LA
IVimarlc
310-314-3040
Better Than Chocolate. 8/13 NY/LA
USA Fiims
(formerly Gramercy & October)
310-385-4400
Lucie Aubrac, Dra, R. Carole
Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil, Patrice
Chereau. Dir: Claude Berri. 8/20
The Muse, PG-13. Albert Brooks,
Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff
Bridges. Dir: Albert Brooks. 8/27
Winstar
212-686-6777
On the Ropes, Doc, 90 min. Dirs:
Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen. 8/18
The Source, Doc, 90 min. Allen
Ginsburg, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs,
Johnny Depp, John Turturro,
Dennis Hopper Dir: Chuck Workman. 8/25
Zeitgeist
212-274-1989
Acid House, Com/Dra, 118 min. Ewan
Bremner, Jemma Redgrave. Dir: Paul
McGuigan.8/6NY8/13LA
SEPT. (Current)
Artisan
Stir of Echoes, Thr, R. Kevin Bacon,
llleana Douglas. Dir: David Koepp. 9/17
Castle Hill
212-888-0080
Five Wives, Three Secretaries
and
Me, Doc, 80 min. Dir: Tessa Blake. 9/17
NY, 10/1 NC
Cowboy
West Beirut. 9/3
First Run
212-243-0600
Bedrooms & Hallways, Com, 96 min.
Hugo Weaving, Kevin McKidd, Jennifer
Ehle. Dir: Rose Troche. 9/3
Fox Searchlight
310-369-4402
Best Laid Plans, Thr, R, 93 min.
Alessandro Nivola, Reese Witherspoon,
Josh Brolin. Dir: Mike Barker. 9/10
Whiteboys, Dra/Com, R. Danny Hoch,
Dash Minok, Mark Webber. Dir: Marc
l.evin.
Independent Artists/Legacy
Simon Sez, Act/Com, PG-13. Dennis
Rodman, Filip Nicotic. 9/10
Caligula (20th anni. director's cut), 148
min. Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren,
Peter O'toole. 9/17 NY/LA,
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound
Human, Com. Carmen Elektra.
Indican
323-650-0832
Cleopatra's 2nd Husband, Dra, R, 90
min. Radha Mitchell. Dir: Jon Reis.
Lions Gate
Last Night, Dra, 93 min. Don McKellar,
Sandra Oh, Cailum Keith Rennie,
Genevieve Bujold, David Cronenberg.
Dir: Don McKellar.
Palm
stop Making Sense (reissue), Doc, 88
min. David Byrne, Tina Weymouth,
Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison. Dir:
Jonathan Demme. 9/15
Third World Cop, Dra. Paul Campbell,
Carl Bradshaw, Mark Danvers, Audrey
Reid. Dir: Chris Browne.
Phaedra
Fever Pitch, Rom/Dra, 95 min. Colin
Firth, Ruth Gemmell. Dir: David Evans. 9/3
States of Control, Dra, 84 min,
Jennifer Van Dyck, John Cunningham,
Ellen Greene. Dir: Zack Winestine. 9/10
Sweet Jane, Dra, 87 min. Samantha
Mathis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Dir: Joe
Gayton. 9/24
Providence Entertainment
818-728-9700
Fam/Adv. Bryan Brown,
Grizzly Falls,
Richard Harris. 9/1
Samuel Goldwyn
212-367-9435
Splendor, R, 93 min. Matt Kessler,
Kathleen Robertson. Dir: Gregg Araki.
9/10 NY/LA
Shadow
207-872-5111
Pants on Fire, Com/Dra, 107 min.
Christy Baron, Harry O'Reilly, Neil Maffin,
Eileen Brennan. Dir: Rocky Collins.
Shooting Gallery
212-243-3042
The Minus Man, Thr, R, 100 min.
Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, Brian
Cox, Mercedes Ruehl, DwightYoakam,
Dennis Haysbert, Sheryl Crow. Dir:
Hampton Fancher. 9/10 NY/LA
Stratosphere
212-605-1010
Bandits, Mus/Adv, R, 109 min. Katja
Riemann, Jasmin Tabatabi, Nicolette
Krebitz. Dir: Katja Von Gamier. 9/24
Trimaric
Romance, Erotic Drama, 95 min.
Caroline Ducey, Sagamore Stevenin,
Francois Berleand, Rocco Siffredi. Dir:
Catherine Breillat. 9/17 NY/LA
Joe the King, Dra, R, 100 min. Val
Kilmer, Ethan Hawke, John Leguizamo,
Noah Fleiss, Karen Young, Amy Wright.
Dir: Frank Whaley, Sept/Oct NY/LA
USA
Black Cat, White Cat, Com, R, 127
min. Bajam Severdzan, Srdan Todonovic.
Florijan. Dir: Emir Kusturica. 9/10
i
Sugar Town, Com. Ally
Roseanna Arquette, John D
Allison Anders, Kurt Voss. 9/1
Zeitgeist
Earth, Dra, 110 min. Aamir W
dita Das. Dir: Deepa Mehta. 9
OCWB
Artisan
The Limey, Dra. Terence St;
Guzman, Peter Fonda, Amel
Lesley Ann Warren, Barry
Dir: Steven Soderbergh. 10/8
El Norte (reissue). Dir: Gregi
10/15 ltd
Castie Hill
Called Rosemarie,
A Girl
Hoss. Dir: Bernd Eichinger. 1
Destination
310-434-2700
Bats, Thr. Lou Diamond Phi!
Meyer, Leon. Dir: Louis Morn
Fiimopolis
310-914-1776
Slaves of Hollywood, Com.
ry Keefe, Michael Wechsler.
Fine Line
212-649-4800
Female Trouble (reissue), C
min. Divine. Dir; John Waters
Simpatico, 106 min. Ni(
Sharon Stone, Jeff Brid
Matthew Warchus. 1 0/8
Man of the Century, 78 mil
Frazier. Dir: Adam Abrahe
NY/LA, 11/5 exp
Fox Searchligh
Dreaming of Joseph Lees,
Rupert Graves, Samantha M :i
Ross. Dir: Eric Styles. 10/29
Independent Artlsts/li
Knockout, Dra, 100 min. Di
Doumani. 10/8 ltd
Phaedra
Soft Toilet Seats, Mys/Com^
Sammi Davis, David Alex Ffi
Tina Valinsky. 10/15
Providence
j
The Omega Code, Thr. Cm
Dien, Catherine OxenberO'
York, Michael Ironside. 10/1!;.
Strand
Beefcake, Dra, 93 min. Dani«
Joe Dallesandro. Dir: Thorn !
10/13 NY 10/29 LA ,
Show Me Love, Com, 89 j
andra Dahlstrom, Rebecca
Dir: Lukas Moodyson. 10/15^|
USA
Waking the Dead. Billy Cr <
nifer Connelly. Dir: Keith C-
Mad about Mambo. Wilk
Russell, Theo Fraser Stee
Brian Cox. Dir: John Forte
i
Winstar
Elles, Rom/Dra, 97 min. '
Marisa Berenson. Dir: Li
Teles. Oct/Nov .
Madadayo, Dra. Dir: Akira fc'

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i
i
,
September, 1999
Zeitgeist
yLa Ciudad). Dra, 88 min.
Ic leyes, Marcos Garcia, Cipir
i. Dir: David Riker. 10/22
w'EMBER
Artisan
sumey, Dra, PG-13. Bob
laine Cassidy. Dir: Atom
19
Fine Line
V dt, Dra. 100 min. Janet Mcr
CXConnor. Dir: Gavin O'Con-
9 f/ziA 1 a'1 exp. 1 224 exp
Indican
Lions Gate
'
h. min. Dir: Errol Morris. Nov/Dec
New Yorker
if Innocence and The
if: Mohsen Makhmalbaf. NY
n-
Phaedra
Surface (Sweden), Dra,
h ;e
p.ohanna Sallstrom, Mikael
^cj Dir: Daniel Fridell. 11/11
iony Classics
?12-833-8851
Bi^^ovie, Doc. 107 min. Dir:
n .11 12 NY LA
pcX My Mother (Spain),
in pecilia Roth, Eloy Azorin,
Fades, Penelope Cruz. Dir:
kl-dovar. 11/19 NY, 12/10 LA
Trimark
(u eople. NY/LA
USA
Jen Malkovich. John Cusack,
!.-. . :h, Cameron Diaz, Orson
ne Keener, Mary Kay
a8 Jonze. 11/5
I CEMBER
•ony Classics
and the Assassin (for-
,_iassin), Dra. Gong Li, Li
|:Chen Kaige. 1Z17 NY/LA
USA
i
Ikm. 12/3 ltd
Icy. Renee Zellweger, Moriln.
Dir: Neil Labute. 12/24
|br. 12/24
I
a
NUARY
Fine Line
Dir: Khyentse Norbu.
»/Tor
Palm
faro Rin.
1/28
Phaedra
ar (aka Le Bossu), Adv, 120
ar Auteuil, Fabrice Luchini,
if 8Z. Dir: Philippe de Broca.
FEBRUARY
Destination
Drowning Mona. Com. Danny DeVito
Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie
Lee Curtis. Dir: Nick Gomez.
Samuel Goldwyn
Les Convoyeurs Attendant (France),
94 min. Dir: Benoit Mariage. 2/18
Sony Classics
Bossa Nova (English/Portuauese),
Rom. Amy Irving, Alexandre Borges,
Antonio Fagundes, Pedro Cardoso,
Stephen Tobclowsky, Deborah Bloch.
Dir: Bruno Barreto. NY/LA
Trimark
The l^st September. 2/1 NY/LA
MARCH
USA
Up at the Villa. Kristin Scott-Thomas,
Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, Derek
Jacobi. Dir: Philip Haas. March/April
2ND-HALF2000
Destination
-momas and the Ma{^ Raftoad. Rm JUly
Samuel Goldwyn
The Faithless (Sweden). Dir: Liv Ullmann.
10/6
FORTHCOMING
Artisan
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway, Dra, 95
min. Elijah Wood, Rachel Leigh Cook,
Janeane Garofalo. Dir: Martin Duffy. Fall
The Lost Son, 102 min. Daniel Auteuil,
Nastassja Kinski. Dir: Chris Menges. Fall
llluminata, Rom Com. John Turturro,
Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken,
Rufus Sewell, Beverly D'Angelo,
Georgina Cates, Ben Gazzara, Aida
Turturro. Dir: John Turturro.
Cinema Village
212-431-5119
Cartoon Noir, Ani (shorts), 85 min.
Dir: Various. 1999
CQN
213-658-6043
Fantastic Planet.
First Look
Alegrla, Dra, PG. Frank Langella, Julie
Cox, Rene Bazinet, Heathcote Williams,
Clipper Miano. Dir: Frarxx) Dragone. 1999
First Run
Flushed, Com, 81 min. Randy & Jason
SMet, Mte Bieden. Dr: Carrie Ansell. 3rd Qtr
Mob Queen, Com, 87 mm. David Proval,
Dan Moran. Dir: Jon Carnoy. 3rd Qtr
Fox Searchlight
Boys Don't Cry (formerly The Teena
Brandon Story). Dra. Hilary Swank,
Peter Sarsgaard, Brendon Sexton III,
Chloe Sevigny, Alison Folland, Lecy
Goranson. Dir: Kimt>erly Peirce. Fall
Hard Men (U.K.), Dra. R. Vincent
Regan, Ross Boatman, Lee Ross. Dir:
J.K. Amalou. 2000
Quills, Dra. Geoffrey Rush, Kate
Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael
Caine. Dir: Philip Kaufman. 2000 .
Soft Fruit. Jeanie Dynan, Linal Haft
I
Genevieve Lemar. Sacha Harler, Alicia
Talbot, Russell Dykstra. Dir: Christina
Andreef. 2000
Untitled Irish Comedy (formerly
Untitled Aileen Ritchie Project). Niamh
Cusack. Sean McGinley, Ewan Stewart.
Ian Hart. Dir: Aileen Ritchie. 2000
Woman on Top. Penelope Cruz. Dir:
Fina Torres. 2000
IMAX
905-403-6500
\
American Road, Doc.
Mission to Mir, Doc.
Lions Gate
a 1/2 Women, 116 min. John Standing,
Matthew Delamere. Vivian Wu, Polly
Walker. Dir: Peter Greenaway. Fall
Maple Lake
204-474-1896
Angelou on Burns, Doc, 48 min.
Maya Angelou. Dir: Elly Taylor.
New Latin
800-538-5838
•
Clasicos de la Epoca De Oro: 1935-
1957 (touring film series). 2nd-Qtr
2000 NY/LA/SF/PR
Northern Arts
413-268-9301
Continuing Adventures of Reptile
Man. Tony Curtis.
Levitation.
Talk to Me
Palm
Black and White. Dra. Robert Downey
Jr.. Brooke Shields. Power, Ben Stiller,
Elijah Wood, Jared Leto. Mike Tyson,
Gaby Hoffman. Dir: James Toback. Fall
Paramount Classics
Company Man. Ryan Philiipe, Douglas
McGrath. Sigourney Weaver. 1999
Passion of Mind, PG-13. Demi Moore,
Stellan Skarsgaard. 1999
Thilnof Life. 1999
Phaedra
Metal Skin (Australia), Dra/Thr, 100
min. Tara Morice, Aden Young. Dir:
Geoffrey Wright. Fall
Jerome, Dra, 91 min. Drew Pillbury,
Wendie Malick. Dirs: Thomas Johnston,
David Elton, EricTignini. Ist-Qtr 2000
Salt City Productions
315-454-5600
Goodbye 20th Century! (Macedonia),
Com Fan, 90 min. Dirs: Aleksandr Popovski.
Darko Mitrevski. Fall
Zombie! vs. Mardi Gras, Com/Hor, 70
min. John Sinclair. Dir: Mike Lyddon,
Karl DeMolay. Will Frank. Fall
Shooting Gallery
Once in the Life, Dra. Laurence
Fishburne. Dir: Laurence Fishburne.
Fall/Winter
llltown, Dra, R, 97 min. Michael
Rapaport, Lili Taylor, Adam Trese, Tony
Danza, Isaac Hayes. Dir: Nick Gomez.
Sony Classics
Kukujiro (Japan), Dra/Com. Takeshi
Kitano. Dir: Takeshi Kitano. 2000
The First Day, Dra, R, 64 min. Fernanda
Torres, Luis Carlos Vasconcellos,
Mateus Nachtergaele, Nelson Sargento.
Dirs: Walter Salles. Daniela Thomas.
2000
Strand
The Sticky Fingers of Time. SR 81
min. Terumi Matthews, Belinda Becker,
James Urbaniak. Dir: Hilary Brougher.
Stella Does Tricks. Dra. 99 min. Kelly
MacDonald. Dir: Coky Giedroyc. Fall
Stratosphere
The Boys (Australia), Dra. R, 86 min.
Toni Colette, DavkJ Wenham. Dir: Rowan
Woods. Fall
USA
T!

Created
OCTOBER
TRAILERS
Mystery, Alaska
TV's David E. Kelley ("Ally
McBeal," "The Practice") broadens
his storytelling technique, scripting
and producing this drama for the
out for Fox's "Sunset Strip" and new distributor Destination's "Bats"
lhi'^ month. — Annlee ElUngson
OCTOBER 1
about the phenomenal local
Wherein exhibition goes into overdrive
October 1 998 was more trick than treat, with several major releases
underperforming. The sfx weeper "What Dreams May Come" starring
Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr. was a letdown at the boxoffice,
grossing just $55.4 million. DreamWorks' clever "Antz" likewise
was no match for Disney's "A Bug's Life," which came out a
month later. Other disappointments included Eddie Murphy's "Holy
Man," which proved he's not guaranteed boxoffice gold, and Kurt directs;
Russell's "Soldier." But the big bomb last year at this time was the
hotly anticipated Oprah Winfrey project "Beloved," which garnered
just $22.7 million at the boxoffice.
10/1)
April.
retrieve it,
This month's surefires may suffer the same fate, simply because of
the overwhelming competition—there are a whopping 48 releases
this month. Week one kicks off with last month's BOXOFFICE cover
story, Buena Vista's "Mystery, Alaska," a date movie that will see
competition from Warner Bros.' "Three to Tango" and the teenskewed
"Next to You" from Fox. Heavyweights Robert De Niro and
Denzel Washington duke it out this weekend as well, with
"Flawless" and "The Bone Collector" opening, respectively.
Miramax's Sundance pickup "Happy, Texas" provides comic relief,
and the kiddies will enjoy Elmo's big screen debut.
During the second weekend, David Lynch garners a G rating,
Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas get romantic, Winona Ryder
loses her soul, and George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube
are crowned royalty. Miramax's two disparate releases, Spanishlingo
"The Grandfather" and Shakespeare update "O", aim to maximize
its audience appeal, indie releases this weekend include the unhelpful,
Nick Nolte-jeff Bridges-Sharon Stone starrer "Simpatico" and tyro yourself.
USA Films' "Waking the Dead."
October 15 is the final destination of Fox's "Fight Club" and
Miramax's "The Music of My Heart," both of which have had continual
delays in landing a release date. Miramax again does double
duty, also releasing the spoof "Scream If You Know What I Did Last
Halloween." New Line parties hard this weekend with "Body Shots"
while Warner Bros, gossips and Universal tells "The Story of Us."
Week four perhaps harbors the month's most anticipated release,
Martin Scorsese's "Bringing Out the Dead." Columbia's "Crazy in
Alabama" and Fox's "Anywhere But Here" will attract the distaff set
while Billy Bob Thornton's comedy "Daddy and Them" will appeal
to dysfuntfional families everywhere. Teens and 20-somethings will
dig Taye Diggs "The Best Man" and go mad about Keri Russell in
"Mad About Mambo."
A wecJ< later, Miramax bows Japanese anime "Princess
Mononoke" while Warner Bros., appropriately enough, releases the
William Castle remake "House on Haunted Hill." Also keep an eye
big screen. After "Sports Illustrated"
publishes a human-interest story
hockey
team in Mystery, Alaska, the
New York Rangers challenge them
to a game to see just how good they
are. The town, however, is torn
apart by the rampant publicity and
the desire to retain its dignity.
Russell Crowe ("L.A. Confidential"),
Hank Azaria ("Godzilla") and Mary
McCormack ("Deep Impact") star.
M. Jay Roach ("Austin Powers:
International Man of Mystery")
Howard Baldwin ("Sudden
Death") co-produces; and Sean
O'Byrne co-writes. (Buena Vista,
Exploitips: A chick flick disguised
as a sports story, the core
audience for "Ally McBeal" is also
the targeted demo here, but you're
likely to draw some guys aping to
see hockey violence as well.
Check out last month's BOXOFFICE
to get the story straight from the
horse's month in our cover story
interview with Crowe. Held from
Elmo in Grouchland
In this family comedy. Sesame
Street's furry, friendly Elmo loses
his favorite fuzzy blanket in a tugof-war
and has to venture into
scary, stinky Grouchland to
learning a lesson about
sharing along the way. Mandy
Patinkin (TV's "Chicago Hope")
and pop-star-cum-actress Vanessa
Williams ("Dance with Me") costar.
Gary Halvorson ("Muppets
Tonight!") directs a script by
Mitchell Kriegman and Joseph
Mazzarino ("Muppets from
Space"); Alex Rockwell and
Marjorie Kalins produce.
(Columbia, 10/1)
Exploitips: Check out
BOXOFFICE 's July 1999 cover story
for an interview with Elmo. Better
yet, go online and hear his charming,
high-pitched, though relatively
"Elmo don't know!" for
Happy, Texas
A Sundance pickup, this comedy
stars Jeremy Northam ("An Ideal
Husband") and Steve Zahn
("Forces of Nature") as a couple of
escaped cons who pose as gay
Little Miss beauty pageant directors
to avoid re-incarceration. William
H. Macy ("Mystery Men"), Ally
Walker (TV's "Profiler") and llleana
Douglas ("A Stir of Echoes") costar.
Mark lllsley directs as well as
scripts with Ed Stone and Phil
Reeves; lllsley. Stone and Rick
Montgomery produce. (Miramax,
10/1 NY/LA)
Exploitips: in one of the fiercest
liidding wars at this year's
Sundance Film Festival, Miramax
ponied up a reported $2.5 mi
lion plus a generous percentag
of the gross, though others clair
the mini-major paid north of $1
million, a figure that would brea
the Sundance acquisition recor
set in 1996 when Castle Roc
bought "The Spitfire Grill" fc^
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not only borrows from but frt
quently improves upon its ha
lowed lineage.
Next to You
Melissa Joan Hart (TV
"Sabrina the Teenage Witch
stars in this romantic comedy f(
the teen set as your typical pof
ular high school girl: She's up o
the latest fashions and makes a
appearance at every pep raJ!
and basketball game. When sb
ropes her next-door neighb(
into helping win back her e:
she never anticipates that sh
might fall in love with the co
fee-drinking protestor. Adria
Grenier ("The Adventures (
Sebastian Cole") co-stars. Job
Schultz directs a script Re
Thomas based on Todd Strasser
novel "How I fv
Perfect Prom Date"; Arr
Robinson ("With Honors") pr(
duces. (Fox, 10/1)
Exploitips: After a spring ar
summer loaded with teen fa
successful to varying degrees, th
charmer has the demo tied up tt
weekend but will see heavy cor
petition from Miramax's "O" in
week's time. Held from August.
The Bone Collector
i
Hollywood heavyweig
Denzel Washington ("The Siege
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pairs up with up-and-com
Angelina Jolie ("Pushing Tin")
this suspense thriller about
quadriplegic forensics expert wl'
mentors a young Gotham c(
who becomes his eyes and legs
a serial killer case. Phillip Noy<
("Clear and Present Danger
directs; Jeremy lacone ("Ot
Tough Cop") and Christoph
Crowe ("Fear") script from tl
novel by Jeffrey Deaver; "Nothit
to Lose's" Martin Bregma
Michael S. Bregman and Louis
Stroller produce. (Universi
10/1)
Exploitips: In keeping with
decision to split rights on a goi
portion of its slate, Univen
pacted with Sony Pictur
Entertainment to share distrib
tion rights on both "The Bo,
Collector" and Julia Roberts sf<
rer "Erin Brockovich," due c
next year. Universal will distn
ute domestically, while Sony vi
roll it out internationally.
Three to Tango
TV's hottest young stars a
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September, 1999 17
Flawless
Robert De Niro
("Analyze This")
stars in this drama
produced, written
and directed by Joel
Schumacher
!"8MM ") as an ultraconservative
security
guard debilitated
by a severe stroke
and assigned to a
rehabilitative program
that includes
-mging lessons with the drag queen next door. Philip Seymour
Hoffman ("Happiness") co-stars as the man in the dress. De
Niro and Jane Rosenthal ("Analyze This") also produce. (MGM,
10/1)
Expioitips: in the spirit of the movie's themes, encourage vour
patrons imale and female) to come to the movies dressed in drag,
living out discount coupons for the best dressed.
ice again tapped for this
mantic comedy about a case of
Mken sexual orientation. "The
rice's" Dylan McDermott
s a wealthy businessman
mistakes a colleague (who
\ needs to land a restoration
-act with him) as gay and
him to keep tabs on his mis-
This is the movies, so of
>e the desperate client falls
ove with her. "Friends'"
thew Perry and "Party of
n" Neve Campbell co-star.
ion Santostefano directs from
script by Rodney Patrick
Jccaro; Jeffrey Silver ("Addicted
Love") and Bettina Sofia
Iviano produce. (Warner Bros.,
b/1)
Eqiloltips:
!
Warner Bros, has
1 bouncing this pic around
:= a bit, originally scheduling
release this past April. Here
r
ill see its greatest competition
" "iVexf to You." "Tango's"
e mature story line should
i.jct 20- and 30-somethings as
\ell as the teen demo pegged by
(Vexf to You.
OCTOBER 8
The Straight Story
Writer-director David Lynch
("Lost Highway") goes straight with
this drama about a 73-year-old
man from Iowa who vows to make
amends with his very ill estranged
older brother. His only mode of
transportation, however, is his
1966 John Deere riding lawnmower.
Richard Farnsworth (TV's "Anne
of Green Gables"), Sissy Spacek
("Affliction") and Harry Dean
Stanton ("The Mighty") star. John
Roach and Mary Sweeney help out
on the script; Neal Edelstein, Alain
Sarde and Sweeney produce.
(Buena Vista, 10/8)
Expioitips: Disney and Lynch
make for strange bedfellows, but
"The Straight Story" is apparently
so benign that it garnered a G rating
from the MPAA and will be
released under the Walt Disney
Pictures banner Disney picked up
the $9 million pic for $5 million
before it premiered in competition
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Random Hearts
A-lister Harrison Ford ("Six
Days Seven Nights") and Kristin
Scott Thomas ("The Horse
Whisperer") pair up in this romantic
thriller as an internal affairs
investigator and a congresswoman
embroiled in a re-election campaign.
They are unexpectedly
thrown together when their
respective adulterous spouses are
killed in an airplane crash. Sydney
Pollack ("Sabrina") directs and
produces; Kurt Luedtke ("Out of
Africa") and David Rayfiel
("Sabrina") script from the novel
by Warren Adier; Marykay Powell
("To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday")
also produces. (Columbia, 10/8)
Expioitips: Scott Thomas has
made a career out of romances,
appearing in the $230.7-million
earner, multi-Oscar winner "The
English Patient" and more recently
Robert Redford's "The Horse
Whisperer," which made $186.9
million worldwide. And while
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$164.8 million worldwide. In other words,
expect big returns. The only date movie this
weekend, "Random Hearts'" biggest competition
will be next week's Bruce Willis-
Michelle Pfeiffer pairing "The Story of Us."
The Grandfather
This Academy Award-nominated Spanishlanguage
drama stars Fernando Fernan
Gomez (Pedro Almodovar's "All About My
Mother") as an elderly man who returns to
Spain after losing his fortune during the 1 9thcentury
American gold rush. His son has
died, leaving his two granddaughters in his
care, one of whom is illegitimate. The grandfather
becomes determined to find out which
one. Jose Luis Garci directs a script he wrote
with Horacio Valcarcel based on the novel
by Benito Perez Galdos. (Miramax, 10/8
NY/LA)
Exploitips: This acquisition, which has
grossed over $3 million in Spain, put Miramax
at an advantage in the foreign-lingo race to
Oscar gold. The mini-major, which has handled
the top five highest grossing foreign-language
pics in the 1 990s, also has distribution
rights to Italy's "Life Is Beautiful," which of
course garnered two of many Miramax wins
this year, and Iran's "Children of Heaven."
Held from September.
The Bard once again proves his ageless
popularity in this modern day remake of
"Othello" set in the world of high school basketball.
Mekhi Phifer ("I Still Know What You
Did Last Summer"), Josh Hartnett ("The
Faculty"), Julia Stiles ("10 Things I Hate About
You") and Martin Sheen (TV's "West Wing")
Superstar
Molly Shannon reprises her "Saturday Night
Live" character Mary Katherine Gallagher, a
Catholic schoolgirl who wants nothing more
than a kiss and will go to any lengths to get it
"SNL" colleague Will Ferreil co-stars. Bruce
McCulloch of "The Kids in the Hall" fame
directs a script by Steve Koren ("A Night at the
Roxbury"); "SNL" producer Lome MichaoK
produces. (Paramount, 10/8)
Exploitips: Not since the original "Wayne s
World," which raked in $183.1 million worldwide,
has an "SNL"-skit-cum-feature film been ,i
hit. Most recently, "A Night at the Roxbury," also
starring Ferreil and Shannon, made just $30.3
million.
star. Tim Blake Nelson directs a script by Brad
Kaaya; Anthony Rhulen, Eric Gitter and Dan
Fried produce. (Miramax, 10/8)
Exploitips: Capitalizing on the recent spate
of Shakespeare updates, not to mention the
glut of teen-themed pictures, Miramax's genre
arm Dimension picked up worldwide rights to
this single-letter title for a cool $4 million in
addition to a guaranteed $10 million in prints
and advertising. Following the boxoffice and
critical success of "Shakespeare in Love,"
Miramax will also be producing a modernday
version of "Hamlet, " set in New York City
and starring Ethan Hawke, and Kenneth
Branagh's "Love's Labour's Lost," stylized like
a 1930s Hollywood romantic comedy, "As
You Like It" and "Macbeth."
Lost Souls
Pixie Winona Ryder ("Girl, Interrupted")
stars in this thriller as a young woman who
becomes aware of a plot to enable the devil
to walk the Earth in human form. Ben Chapli
("The Thin Red Line") co-stars. Janus
Kaminski makes his directorial debut; Pierc
Gardner scripts; Meg Ryan ("French Kiss'
and Nina R. Sadowsky produce. (New Line
10/8)
Exploitips: This may be Kaminski's fin
effort as a director, but he's no stranger t
great filmmaking. The cinematographer c
choice for Steven Spielberg has already won
couple of Oscars for "Shindler's List" an
"Saving Private Ryan. "
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Wahiberg ("The Corruptor") and Ice Cub
("Anaconda") are the royalty in this wa
drama about a band of American soldiers i
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with Disaster") scripts and directs; Charles
Roven ("City of Angels"), Paul Witt and
Edward L. McDonnell produce. (Warner
Bros., 10/8)
Exploitips: While they both made critically
acclaimed turns in "Out of Sight" and "Boogie
Nights" respectively, neither Clooney and
Wahlberg have had a real hit. ("Out of Sight"
made just $37.6 million domestic, $74.4 million
worldwide; "Boogie Nights" made $26.4
million domestic, $40.8 million worldwide;
and "The Corruptor" made $15.1 million
domestic and hasn't been released internationally.)
Ice Cube's "Anaconda," meanwhile,
made $65.6 million domestic, $136.6 million
worldwide.
The Limey
Steven Soderbergh ("Out of Sight") helms
this neo-noir about an Englishman who arrives
in Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's murder.
Sixties icons Terence Stamp ("Bowfinger")
and Peter Fonda ("Ulee's Gold") star. Lem
Dobbs ("Dark City") scripts; regular
Soderbergh collaborator John Hardy produces
with Scott Kramer. (Artisan, 10/8)
Exploitips: Costing less than $10 million,
this pic intends to evoke the crime dramas of
the '60s and '70s such as "Point Blank, " "Get
Carter" and a personal favorite "The Long
Goodbye." Premiering at Cannes exactly ten
years after Soderbergh won the Palme d'Or at
Cannes for his debut "sex, lies and videotape,"
the indie marks a change of pace for the lenser
of last year's critically acclaimed Universal
release "Out of Sight."
Knockout
in this actioner, a young Latina must overcome
the death of her father/trainer to become
the boxing champion he never was. Sophia
Adella Hernandez stars. Lorenzo Doumani
directs as well as scripts with Mark Stevens;
Simone Sheffield produces. (Independent
Artists/Legacy, 10/8 ltd)
Exploitips: Burdened with a double meaning,
this title was produced by DMG
Entertainment, who also financed another
Doumani film, "Follow Your Heart.
Simpatico
Nick Nolte ("Affliction"), Sharon Stone
("The Muse") and Jeff Bridges ("Arlington
Road") star in this drama set in the world of
horseracing. The three scheme to scam in the
industry, but romantic betrayal threatens their
plans, and one of them returns 20 years later
to settle the score. British theatre director
Matthew Warchus makes his film debut and
scripts with David Nicholls based on the Sam
Shepard play; Jean-Franq:ois Fonlupt (exec on
"The End of Violence"), Dan Lupovitz ("The
Velocity of Gary") and Timm Oberwelland
produce. (Fine Line, 10/8)
Exploitips: Fine Line bet on this horse
blindly, ponying up between $2 million and
$3 million for domestic rights to the Le Studio
Canal Plus-financed $10 million pic sight
unseen.
Waking tlie Dead
"Without Limits'" Billy Crudup stars in this
psychological thriller as a political candidate
whose presumably dead lover suddenly
reemerges to haunt him. Jennifer Connelly
("Dark City") and Hal Holbrook ("Hush") costar.
Keith Gordon ("Mother Night") directs
and scripts from the novel by Scott Spenser as
well as produces with Jodie Foster, Stuart
Kleinman and Linda Reisman ("Affliction").
(USA Films, 10/8) 1
Exploitips: while Foster's Egg Pictures h
produced a couple of charmers for the disL
set ("Nell" and especially "Home for ti
Holidays"), this drama looks like it could dn
both genders. Riverhead Books appears to i
reprinting Spenser's novel in time for t,
movie's release, so expect interest generaU
from your local bookstore's own marketi,
campaign. Held from May.
OCTOBER 13
Beefcake
As a follow-up to his critically acclainr
freshman effort "The Hanging Garden," The
Fitzgerald directs, scripts and produces [\
1950s biopic about Bob Mizer, who
"Physique Pictorial" magazine was a favor
among closeted homosexuals and eventua
became a front for a male prostitution rir
Daniel Maclvor stars as the anti-Hugh Hefn
Shandi Mitchell also produces. (Strand, 10/
NY, 1 0/29 LA)
Exploitips: Strand acquired "Beefcake"
Cannes after it premiered at Sundance a
also played at the Berlin fest. Dependir)g
the appropriateness for your venue, see ify
can't scare up copies of "Physique Pictori,
to ground this docu-drama in fact.
OCTOBER 15
Figlit Club
As a follow-up to his ho-hum "Meet J
Black," Brad Pitt stars in this drama as t
founder of the Fight Club, a forum for you
men to work out their frustrations by beati
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each other to a bloody pulp. Soon his hobby
becomes a cult phenomenon. Academy
Award nominee Edward Norton ("American
History X") and Helena Bonham Carter ("The
Theory of Flight") co-star. David Fincher
("Seven," "The Game") directs; Jim Uhls
scripts from a novel by Chuck Palahniuk; Ross
Bell, Cean Chaffin ("The Game") and Art
Linson ("Pushing Tin") produce. (Fox, 10/15)
Exploitips: The stellar cast and crew here
promise a big opening weekend. Heartthrob
Pitt, critically acclaimed Norton and art-house
favorite Bonham Carter should guarantee
crossover among demos. "Fight Club's" going
to have to duke it out with last weekend's
holdovers "Three Kings" and "The Limey/'
however Already held from July, "Fight Club"
was moved here from an August date because
the studio didn't want to rush the film's completion.
The Music of My Heart
Horrormeister Wes Craven lays his skeleton
masks and black robes aside in his first dramatic
directorial effort based on the life of a
suburban music teacher who moves to Harlem
after a messy divorce. Despite her producing
Carnegie Hall performers, however, the government
opts to shut down her classroom.
Meryl Streep ("One True Thing"), Aidan Quinn
("In Dreams"), pop star Gloria Estefan (in her
feature film debut) and Angela Bassett ("How
Stella Got Her Groove Back") star. Pamela
Gray ("A Walk on the Moon") scripts;
Marianne Maddalena ("Scream 2") produces.
(Miramax, 10/15)
Exploitips: Based on the Oscar-nominated
documentary "Small Wonders," the pic formerly
known as "50 Violins" originally had
cast Madonna in the leading role. After three
months of violin lessons with the film's subject
Roberta Tzavaris, however, the material
girl left the production over "creative differences."
(Rumor has it that the pop diva had
grown so close to Tzavaris and her family
that she couldn't stomach the changes the
film was making to her life story.) Streep, a
favorite of fans and critics alike, is a brilliant
substitute and should power this film
through the weekend as a viable alternative
to the testosterone-charged "Fight Club" for
the distaff set. It also poses as interesting
counter-programming to "Scream If You
Know What I Did Last Halloween," a spoof
of Craven's more familiar work. Held from
July.
Scream If You Know What I
Did Last
Haiioween
Keenen Ivory Wayans ("Don't Be a Menace
to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in
the Hood") helms this send-up of the horror
genre starring kid brothers Marlon
("Senseless") and Shawn ("Don't Be a
Menace"). The elder Wayans also scripts with
"Spy Hard's" Jason Friedberg and Aaron
Seltzer and produces with Eric Gold ("Don't
Be a Menace"). (Miramax, 10/15)
Exploitips: Miramax obliterated the competition
for its horror spoof by purchasing two
titles: this one, originally penned by Friedberg
and Seltzer, and the even more elaborately
monikered "Last Summer I Screamed Because
Friday the 13th Fell on Halloween," brought
to the attention of the Weinstein brothers by
the Wayans brothers. That's not to say there
weren't others in development, including
Rhino Films' "I Know What You Screamed
Last Friday 13th, Part Two-The Final Chapter
a.k.a. Scareplane." "Scream" is part of a twopicture
deal the Wayans have with Miramax,
with whom they worked on
Menace.
"Don't
Body Shots
Michael Cristofer (TV's "Gia") makes hi
feature film debut with this drama about
group of friends whose wild, drunken niglj
has legal and moral consequences. Seal
Patrick Flanery ("Simply irresistible"), Jerr
O'Connell ("Scream 2") and Tara Rei
("American Pie") star. David McKenn
("American History X") scripts; Harr
Colomby (executive on "Breakdown"
Michael Keaton and Jennifer Keohane pr(i
duce. (New Line, 10/15)
Exploitips: Have fun with this pic's title (fo
merly "Jello Shots") by offering your patrot
virgin versions of the infamous drinks.
The Story of Us
Rob Reiner ("The American President
returns to romantic comedy in this story sta
ring Bruce Willis ("Armageddon") an
Michelle Pfeiffer ("Deep End of the Ocean");
a couple married 1 5 years who decide to er
their relationship while their kids are away
camp. Paradoxically, the qualities that cause
them to fall in love in the first place are \\
very things tearing them apart. Alan Zweib
("North") and Jessie Nelson ("Stepmom") scrii
and produce. (Universal, 10/15)
Exploitips: A Castle Rock production th
was acquired by Universal in the Polygra.
buyout, this pic points out how hard it is
stay married for 15 years. Have your patroi
who've been more successful in the art ofio\
share their keys to happiness by scribbling tl
qualities that make for long-lasting relatio
ships on a poster of "The Story of Us" on di
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An ensemble of young up-andcomers-including
"Disturbing Behavior's"
James Marsden, Lena Headey (TV's "Merlin"),
Norman Reedus ("8MM"), Kate Hudson ("200
Cigarettes"), Marisa Coughlan ("Teaching Mrs.
Tingle") and Joshua Jackson ("Cruel
!ntentions")-headline this thriller as a groups
of college kids whose experiment in planting a
rumor goes awry. Davis Guggenheim (TV's
"Party of Five") directs a script by Gregory
Poirier ("Rosewood") and Theresa Rebeck
("Harriet the Spy"); "Three to Tango's" Bobby
Newmyer and Jeffrey Silver produce. (Warner
Bros., 10/15)
Exploitips: To introduce this film, have your
patrons play a warm-up gossip game before
the feature starts. Whisper a phrase in the ear
of the people sitting at the ends of the rows
and instruct them to pass it along to the person
sitting next to them until it gets to the
other end of the row. (You may need help
from your ushers to expedite this.) Give out
sample-sized concessions to the rows who
gossip successfully-i.e., pass along the 411
accurately. (This'll work best at preview
screenings.)
El Norte
Written and directed by "Selena" helmer
Gregory Nava, this 1983 Spanish-language
drama details an orphaned Guatemalan
brother and sister's only struggle to not only
reach the United States, but to make a living
as illegals while they're there. Anna Thomas
("My Family") also scripts and produces.
(Artisan, 1 0/1 5 ltd)
Exploitips: Nominated for a screenwritin
Oscar at the time of its release, this pic hai
gained mas attencion more recently due to if
induction into the National Film Registrj
Also, a National Commission on Huma,
Rights in Guatemala published a report thi
year denouncing the genocide depicted in th
film, increasing its relevance even today.
A Girl Called Rosemarie
Producer Bernd Eichinger ("Smilla's Sens
of Snow") scripts and directs this German-Ian
guage drama about a young country girl wh
becomes a call girl. Nina Hoss stars. Uw:
Wilhelm ("Bandits") scripts; Uschi Reich prci
duces. (Castle Hill, 10/15 NY)
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Exploitips: This pic, originally produced ft
television, is a remake of the 7 958 blocl
buster starring the extraordinarily prolih
Nadja Tiller
IVIan of the Century
j
Gibson Frazier writes, produces and stars i.
this farce about a 1 920s square-jawed newsp;
perman inexplicably employed in moder
New York and oblivious to the cultural change
that have taken place over the past seve
decades. Adam Abraham directs, scripts an;
produces. (Fine Line, 10/15 NY/LA, 11/5 exp)';
Exploitips: when Fine Line picked up L/..|^
rights to "Man of the Century," a favorite ,1'
Slamdance this year, the studio also took as
option on Abraham's next project.
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First-timer Tina Valinsky writes and direc
this sexy comedy about a bachelor who relu(
tantly gives up his beach pad for a house
the suburbs and gets roped in to investigatir
the former occupant's death. Sammi Dav
("Four Rooms"), Alexa Jago, David Alex Rost
("Twilight of the Golds") and. Jonathan Aut
("Fallen Angel") star. Shirley Craig produce
(Phaedra, 10/15)
Exploitips: In the spirit of the film, out,
your restrooms with soft toilet seats.
The Omega Code
Casper Van Dien ("Starship Troopers") staijl
in this suspense thriller based on the premii
that scholars have decoded the key to tl
Bible Code. Michael York ("Austin Poweij
The Spy Who Shagged Me") co-stars. R(
Marcarelli ("I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
directs a script by Stephan Biinn; Matthe
Crouch and Marcarelli produce. (Provideni
Entertainment, 10/15 ltd)
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indie could benefit from a double billing wi
the black-and-white hit.
Show Me Love
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scripts and directs this Swedish-languai
coming-of-ager about mismatched teenaf
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PUTTING "LOVE n
BACK IN THE "GAME
Director Sam Raimi Prepares to Hit Another One out of the Park
\
When
"For Love of the Game"
star Kelly Preston called
BOXOFFICE out of the blue
one morning just before deadline (see
Q&A sidebar on page 30), she was ecstatic
that the magazine was working on a
story about Sam Raimi-not the film, necessarily,
but its director. "Isn't he great?"
she asks immediately. "He's so thoughtful
and he's pensive and he contemplates
what you ask him and he'll contemplate
what's before him. I love that about him.
And it's truthful. It's not an act at all."
BOXOFFICE had to agree, having done
lunch, as they say in Hollywood, at his
offices on the Warner Bros, lot a couple
of weeks before. Arriving just in time for
his one o'clock appointment (and a generous
order from the studio's commissary),
the writer-director of the "Evil
Dead" trilogy belies his slasher-pic beginnings,
carefully crafting his answers to
even the most basic questions.
"It's a love story," Raimi says of his latest
film. "It's the story of an aging pitcher.
Kevin [Costner] plays a 40-year-old
pitcher. In baseball, of course, 40 years
old is pretty old to still be playing the
game. It's the story of how he's had a
great career. He's put everything into this
game. The story begins as the manager
comes to him and tells him that that's
pretty much the end for him, that he's
finally being traded. And he's been a
Tiger his whole life, a Detroit Tiger. And
he can either take the trade and live out
his life [on] some miserable other team
and slowly watch his career fizzle away
where he's not treated with the same
respect, perhaps, than with the Tigers. Or
he can decide to end his career. He
decides that he's going to end his career
now. And therefore today's game is going
to be his last game.
"But on this fateful day, he also learns
that the woman who[m] he loves, who[m]
he's loved for five years, is leaving him
because he's been so selfish. Perhaps you
have to be to be a professional athlete of
that level-that level that he's at, the best
in the game. He's been so selfish that she
finally can't take it anymore and she's
leaving him, and she lets him know,
"So really the movie is the story of this
by Annlee Ellingson
one last game that he pitches. And as he
pitches in that intense place that you have
to be [in] to be a professional athlete-wherever
their minds must go-it's between these
planes of concentration [that] he remembers
how he met this woman so many years
ago. And how they fell in love and how he
acted like an ass and drove her away and
how he was selfish. The movie is really the
story of their love and what brought them
to this moment. It's the story of a man
reflecting on his love and his life. It's about
the end of things."
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME:
Raimi coaches Costner on the finer points of
the game.
Raimi's filmography of late has been as
surprising to his fans as his unexpectedly
laid-back, thoughtful demeanor. "The
Quick and the Dead" and "A Simple
Plan" certainly depart from the cult
hero's oeuvre of horror flicks and campy
television shows ("Hercules: The
Legendary Journeys" and spin-off
"Xena: Warrior Princess), but the fact
that he's directing a baseball pic starring
Kevin Costner is enough to stop his
enthusiasts in their tracks.
"This movie '[For] Love of the Game' is
in fact the most accessible movie I've ever
made for the general public," 39-year-old
Raimi acquiesces. "But I really wanted to
make it even though it's the kind of picture
that will appeal to more people. It's not
usually my taste, but I was moved by it very
much. Either I'm getting old like everybody
else, or my tastes are changing."
Raimi's filmmaking style is changinji
too. Gone are the hyper-kinetic camei
moves that characterized "The Evil Dead,
But while the director aspired to becon
invisible behind the camera on "A Simp
Plan," instead letting the screenplay an
actors do the bulk of the storytelling, 1
insists that "For Love of the Game" has
particular style, though he doesn't nece
sarily want the audience to be aware of i
"What we wanted to say was this gan
is real," he says. "Absolutely real. So \
went to great lengths to bring aboard pr
fessional ballplayers to do the resean
necessary to pull off" what happens in tl
dugout and [on] the pitcher's mound [i
reality. And [we staged] the plays to
very real. And then I wanted to film it
a way that the audience is used to seei
it, so I recreated all the same camera po
tions that they have in the TV games
Yankee stadium. [We] got the same op'
ators and the same camera teams tl
shoot the real [games]. ..where we couk
Raimi's
fascination with fi
dates back to his childhoc
"When my father made hoi
movies, they were exciting because [y(
could see yourself on the screen and otl
people you knew and see an event tl
you lived through re-created on a mo
screen. He captured place and time a
reality and was able to replay it to y<
That's what attracted me. I thov
'Unbelievable! But that already hapi^
And here I am again in this time .
place.' I felt like he had a time machine
But it was Dad's inadvertent screw
that really blew Raimi away. "[Dad] wo
>
have three reels of a birthday party: Incoming
to the party, my brother blow;
out the candles and getting presents, tl
the kids leaving the party, right? But 1
splice them out of order by accident, ;-
know, so [in] reel one, kids are bloW:'
'
out the candles, then they're leaving
party, then they're coming to the pii
And I thought, 'Oh, my God. He not c *
captured reality and time, but
changed the time stream.' And I thoi
that's a power no one should have. 1 c
still put my finger on how mindbogg
and how strange that was to me."

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Sneak Preview
THE "HOUSE //
THAT BILL BUILT
The
The Spirit of William Castle Lives on
in "The House on Haunted Hill
Warner Bros.' "House on
Haunted Hill" shoot took place
at Santa Clarita Studios, positioned
high in the hills north of L.A.-so
high that it was above the smog line. But
while BOXOFFICE enjoyed the unobstructed
sunny weather and a cool
breeze due to the high altitude, the
atmosphere inside the towering warehouse
was quite another story.
On this particular day, director
William Malone, who directed episodes
of TV's "Tales from the
Crypt," is coordinating a
bedroom scene between the
two principles, "Shakespeare
in Love's" Geoffrey Rush
and Bond girl Famke
Janssen. The couple play
Vincent Price (a wink to the
actor who originally played
the role in William Castle's
1958 film) and his wife
Evelyn, who are preparing to
meet the five strangers
whom they've invited to
spend the night with them in
a rented house. Not an extraordinary
request, granted,
except that this house is supposedly
haunted, and
Vincent has bribed his guests
with a million dollars each.
What's unusual about this
married pair is that they actually
despise each other, and they both suspect
the other would kill them given the
chance.
"Famke Janssen [is] just playing a
wonderful Evelyn," says Terry Castle,
the daughter of the late William Castle
and co-producer on this remake, during
a short break out in the sun before the
aforementioned scene. "She's beautiful
and bitchy. In the role, not in real life. I
must say, only in the role is she bitchy,
she's really lovely."
That she is. Between takes, Janssen
by Annlee Ellingson
relaxes in her personalized chair on the
set. In her makeup and gown, she
embodies the image that is Hollywood
glamour.
Rush's demeanor, on the other hand,
is more dynamic. He's constantly looking
over Malone's shoulder into the
monitor, commenting on the look of the
set and making small adjustments in his
dialogue.
"[What] I was most nervous about [in
making The House on Haunted Hill']
THE PRICE IS RIGHT: Rush embodies his character
and the actor who originally played it.
was [that it] had Vincent Price," Castle
confesses. "Vincent Price was the perfect
character for that movie. He was offbeat,
he was sophisticated-you were never
quite sure about him.
"And now, we get Geoffrey Rush. I
mean, we were so lucky. We were so
wonderfully lucky He hasn't seen the
original. He's not seen Vincent Price
play this role. It's his version of it, but it
is so on the money, it's unbelievable. He's
so talented."
Others in the eclectic cast include
Taye Diggs ("He's so sexy," Castle says
of the "How Stella Got Her Groii
Back" star. "I can say that, right? H«
actually a nice guy, and I think
embarrasses him when people say h«
sexy, but I'll say it. You're sexy, Taye.'
"Varsity Blues'" Ali Larter, "To Gillii
on her 37th Birthday's" Pet
Gallagher, "Billy Madison's" Bridget
Wilson and "Saturday Night Livi
comedian Chirs Kattan, who pla
Castle favorite character. ("I wanted
play it," she laughs.)
Castle's
been involv
in bringing her da(
low-budget thrill
to the big screen from the vej
beginning. "I wanted to {
the film made for
sons," she says.
three ro
"First of £•
it's one of my favorites of [i
dad's]. It always has been
just think the relations!
between the two lead chan
ters is just so wonderf
[Vincent is] just a great ch;
acter, and the story is so mu
fun.
so many hs
"[Secondly,]
come up to me and they s
'Your father made "House
Haunted Hill"? Oh, my G(
I didn't sleep for two we*
after I saw it!' And all I hi
to say is [that] I'm just so excited to g
a whole new generation sleepless nigl
That's, like, totally cool.
"The third reason is, when I mov
to New York, I'd go into these mol
and-pop New York video stores a
they would say [that one of the] t
picks for this weekend for horror woi
be 'House on Haunted Hill,' and 1
like, 'That was made 30 [or] 40 ye
ago, what are you talking about?' A
they're like, 'We still think it's gre;
People are loving it. I said, 'This has
be redone.'"

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So she tracked down the rights, which
Warner Bros, owned. It just so happened
that producers Joel Silver and Robert
Zemeckis were also interested in her
father's work, and they agreed to make
the pic, which was greenlit on
Halloween, through their brand-new
company, Dark Castle Entertainment, a
production entity that is dedicated to
remaking old horror flicks like "House
on Haunted Hill" as well as originals in
the same vein.
"[Warner Bros.] put me together
BODY OF WORK: Gallagher and
Rush
discover the house's sordid past
with Joel [Silver] and [Robert]
Zemeckis. [Zemeckis] had written articles
about this particular movie and
how it had affected him and how much
he loved my dad, which has always
been so wonderful that this fabulous
filmmaker thought so highly of my
father," Castle says. "That's an unbelievable
tribute.
"Dark Castle became a relationship
between Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis and
my father, the spirit of the late William
Castle. [My dad is] really living on."
So
what makes William Castle so
special that the Academy-
Award winning director of
"Forrest Gump" (Zemeckis) and the
$2.8 billion-earning producer of the
"Lethal Weapon" franchise and "The
Matrix" (Silver) would found a company
in his honor and name it
"[My dad] just loved to make movies.
And then he loved to sell them," his
daughter says.
Castle was the self-dubbed RT.
Bamum of filmmaking. He liked to
draw attention to his films by insuring
audiences with Lloyds of London in
case any of them died of fright during
"Macabre" and rigging up theatre seats
to emit mild electric shocks during "The
after him?
Tingler."
"My dad just loved to give people a
thrill ride. And growing up with a dad
who loved to give people a thrill ride was
always entertaining," Castle laughs. "My
friends were always amused when they
came to our house and got their butts
buzzed on the practice round at the dinner
table to see if 'The Tingler' would
work. After every movie, he would give
me a different charm from the film, so
I've got a charm bracelet that would be
filled with axes, ice picks and things like
this [dagger stickpin]."
Castle was very close to her father,
who passed away in 1977, so the first day
of shooting on "The House on Haunted
Hill" was an emotional one.
"The director said, 'Cut! I'd like to
thank everybody for the very first shot
of 'House on Haunted Hill," and I lost
it," she says. "Went into tears. It just
triggered my father. It was
unbelievable that I was
doing what so much was
Of
his passion and [that I
was] on these sound
stages and seeing these
fabulous sets that my
father would have just
adored being able to play
with. And he didn't have
the special effects opportunities
that are around
today. He would've just
loved to play. So I think
he would have been
incredibly envious and
been incredibly excited at
the same time."
course, it's been 40 years
since the original "House on
Haunted Hill" premiered, so
there's bound to be some changes. "We
start off in a very similar vein, and the
way we set up the film is the same,"
director Malone says of his version during
a break on an
action-sequence
rehearsal. "And
then it starts
diverging drastically
from that point.
I'm not sure what I
can get into, really,
without giving
away too much.
"I think there
[are] a lot of people
who've seen the
original movie. 1
want this to really
be a surprise for
them because there
are certain things
in the film that
they'll recognize-'Oh,
yeah, I
remember that from the first movie.'
And then I think we tried to put in a lot
of twists and turns. It's all fun. I don't
want to give that away to them, you
know?"
"It's more sophisticated," Castle concurs,
"because I think we have a more
sophisticated audience. It's more sophisticated
in every way It's more sophisticated
technically; it's more sophisticated
in story. I think the original was very
sophisticated, but it's 40 years later.
We
needed to update it. It's definitely not
shot-by-shot replay of the original. Tl
original was great, and it needs to su
the original. This is a really fun versic
:
of it."
Part of the fun of the updated vei
sion-and what William Castle wou
have been jealous of had he bee
around today-is the access to moden
day special effects. "We have Bob ar
Dennie Skotak, who are the guys wl
did all the stuff for 'Aliens' and who d
'Terminator 2' and 'Titanic' and a who
lot of films. They've won thn
Academy Awards [between them], ai
they're doing the visual effects," sa
Malone of his sfx crew. "What I lii
about them is that they're well-school(
in digital effects, but they're also we
schooled in 1923 technology. So we'
doing a lot of in-camera stuff and a 1
of effects that you haven't seen for
long, long time. I've seen silent filn
and I go, 'How did they do that?' Tb
didn't have the technology [we havi
and there are some amazing effects
there."
T:
NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS: Larter,
Kattan and Diggs break the rule
and become fast friends.
erry Castle believes her fath
would be surprised at ti
excitement and care goii
into a remake of one of his belovi
films. The master of horror work'
hard to make his films memorable f
his contemporaries, but his daught
insists that he didn't understand t
legacy he was leaving for generatio
to come.
"I don't think he would have a cl
that people wou
be so enjoymg
films today,"
says. "He ma
['The House
Haunted Hill'
two weeks, [ar
probably [for] 1(
than $100,000.
made low-bud{
films. I just doj^
know if he woi
have ever, ever h
presumpti
any
that people [woi
still be enjoyi
\
them today]. Peoj i
come up to me a
say, 'Oh, your dac
love his films.' A
I just kind of gig
inside. Giggle for him, you know." I
"The House on Haunted Hi>
Starring Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janss
Taye Diggs, Alt Larter, Peter GallagI
Bridgette Wilson and Chris Katt>
Directed by William Malone. Written
Dick Beebe. Produced by Rob
Zemeckis, Joel Silver and Gil Adler.
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September, 1999 37
should be a term for United
rhere
Artists Theatre Circuit Inc.'s
building strategy: perhaps
niJerate megaplexing." UATC is the
Di tr\ "s fifth-largest American exhibitor
it
over 2.300 screens, but the man who
u it says the way to stay strong is not by
wnuing to build complexes of Hearst
are proportions.
hough the industry has seen its cinemas
uiroom from single to several to multi to
e ..
UATC president and CEO Kurt Hall
i\ the end of such growth is near. If cirwant
to sur\ive increasingly tight comon,
bigger isn't necessarily better.
f your definition of megaplexes is 14
» screens, that's our prototype," Hall
"That's the size we believe in. I think
ing anything bigger, the return on
mental seats and screens will probably
r\ low, if not negative, and not worth
le 24s and 30s are too big."
hough Hall is fairly new to the organiia—he
joined its parent company 10
ago and became UATC's head last
—the circuit is one of the oldest in the
try.
It was founded in 1926 by a group
hareholders that included two of
o wood's biggest stars. Mary Pickford
K Douglas Fairbanks, as well as theatrical
;sario Samuel Goldwyn. among others.
nee then, what eventually became
/'C has expanded across the countr\.
a ig regional circuits in Pennsylvania.
outh and the Southwest. Now UATC
laim territory from the West Coast to
julf Coast to the East Coast. For a
;i d during the first half of this decade.
s
the largest circuit in the world.
s tentacles also reached into other
of the industry, building virtual-realntertainment
centers
and linking its
K res by satellite so that auditoriums
)i i be rented out for business meetings.
past few years, though, the corporaojhas
begun to streamHne, ridding itself
; older and smaller theatres and jettiig
the entertainment centers.
nalysts blame UATC's wide geo-
. reach for some of the economic
11 11 has taken over the last few years,
K ding losses on unprofitable theatres
IijI it closed or sold. Its site count
n ped from 357 last year to 345 current-
', .operating in 25 states as well as
Hi'ipore and Thailand.
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1999. Hall has his eye on the bottom
n.not the number of screens.
'(egaplexes with auditoriums numberij
lore than the legal drinking age don't
ei me economies of scale. Hall says. In
,i ion to marginal returns on more
ju-i oriums, there's the problem of filling
K .
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viegaplexes are great on Friday,
day and Sunday, when there's a lot of
SI and," he says.
"But during the week.
their seat utilization is very low. But the
costs associated with building are the same
for every seat, and there are operating
costs you have to pay every single day
rent, electricity, other overhead.
"I just think that creates some real pressure
on the bigger model."
Hall says UATC, headquartered in
Englewood, Colo., will continue to build
four to five new major cinemas a year.
Currently, 12- to 16-screeners are under
construction in Dallas, Long Island, a
Philadelphia suburb and King of Prussia,
Penn.
Constructing new builds of moderate
hugeness is half of UATC's development
strategy, according to Hall. Its other major
component is refurbishing and expanding
existing theatres, as it is currently doing in
UATC president and CEO Kurt Hall.
"I think building anything
bigger [than a 16-plex], the
return on incremental seats
and screens will probably be
very loiv, if not negative,
and not worth it.
Tlte 24s and 30s are too big."
—Kurt Hall UATC
Albuquerque. Santa Fe and Minneapolis.
"Probably 50 percent of our capital goes
into rebuilding existing sites," he says.
Primarily, that means retrofitting auditoriums
with stadium seating, then adding
auditoriums to compensate for the seating
capacity lost to the roomier chairs. UATC's
new and retrofitted cinemas are also built
with digital sound, expanded concession
areas and high-backed rocking seats.
Hall is concentrating new builds and
refurbishments on the areas of the country
where UATC has its
strongest footholds,
such as the East Coast (New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania) and
the Dallas area, where the 16-screen
Galaxy Theatre is under construction.
"The more spread out you are in our
business, the more you have to defend, the
more chances there are for people to climb
over those walls and invade," Hall says.
"The most profitable theatre chains in our
business tend to be more regionally concentrated.
We've tried to have a more
focused new-construction plan, really only
building in areas where we have a significant
presence already and in areas we
believe are underscreened. We have not
been as predatory as several others have
been."
One strategy for clustering theatres geographically
is swapping assets with other
companies. Hall says he's had discussions
along those lines and has made some
progress, but it's a difficult process.
"It's tough when dealing with other
operators," he says. "Everyone thinks their
theatres are better than yours."
Hall
is well prepared, though, to
ensure UATC gets its due in
any trade. He's a numbers
man. After graduating from the University
of Vermont in 1983 with a degree in business/finance/accounting,
he was a senior
accountant with Peat, Marwick, Main &
Co. (now KPMG Peat Marwick) in
Denver. Then, before joining the exhibition
business, he was director of accounting
and financial reporting for Avalon
Corp., a New York-based public independent
oil and gas real estate company.
Hall ascended through the UATC
ranks since joining its parent. United
Artists Entertainment Company, in 1988
as director of corporate reporting. He was
named UATC's president and CEO in
February 1998.
"I came from outside the business, and
the only way to really be successful in that
situation is to make sure to surround yourself
with very talented people," he says.
"This company has very talented film people,
very talented operations people—they
have skills I don't have."
Since taking the reins of UATC, his
investment strategy has been to return to
the circuit's roots. "Previously, we were
somewhat unfocused, investing internationally
[and] in a lot of markets we didn't
have operations in, spending money on a
lot of different businesses," he says. "I tend
to believe you pick who you are, you pick
what you want to do and you do a good
job at it. We're a theatre operation; our
focus is operating theatres in the United
States. I'm bringing that focus back, both
from an investment standpoint and from
an operations standpoint."
The circuit is abandoning, for example,
its half-dozen Starport entertainment
complexes. The cost of virtual reality and
video game technologies makes them
untenable for a company that doesn't also

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Likewise, he sees the current consoli
tion trend as a natural outcome of circi
stances. "Any time the industry g,
through expansion and changes in
te
nology, it's natural to have some level
consolidation."
Hall's financial background (
ors his view of the indusl
political issues of the mom{
such as NATO's promise to Presid
Clinton to more strictly enforce the '
one under 17
admitted" rule for R-ra
films. Hall sees the financial impractic
ties of enforcing that 100 percent,
example, with multiple auditoriums,
next to impossible to police underi
patrons' tried-and-true method of bu)
a ticket for one movie and then sneaki
into another.
"The payroll costs of controlling ai
toriums every single day are prohibitr
he says, though his staff is extra vig
with films such as "South Park" that d
younger viewers like flies to honey.
Besides, he adds, UATC's policy
always been to check IDs. "I wouli
say there is a heightened sense of aw;
ness. But, in general, we have contin i
to uphold our pre-existing policies,*^
says.
Before
Hall, who's 40, put oi
suit to crunch numbers, he v ;
a baseball jersey as a mil
league catcher with the Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees. That experience ir
enced his management style.
"I'm very team-oriented and very
]|
ticipatory," he says. "The catcher i"
almost every play that happens on a b
ball field. I let my people do their jobs,
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DO THE WAVE: A hallway in UATC's Morton Plaza Theatre in San Diego, Calif.
I like to be involved. I see myself as a p
time coach, a part-time participant ai
part-time cheerleader."
produce them, he says.
"Look, it was good experiment," he
says. "Conceptually, it made some sense.
But unless you have access to the technology
and content like Sega, it's very difficult
to make it work."
Overbuilding is the biggest issue facing
the industry right now, Hall explains,
though he sees the trend playing itself out
as lower-than-expected margin returns
dampen people's expectations.
"You're already seeing some slowing in
new construction [in the exhibition industry],"
he says. He predicts that in the next
five to 10 years, the industry will have
moved on to its next big challenge—the
transition to digital cinema.
"Clearly by that time, all overbuilding,
retrobuilding and retooling will have happened,"
he says. "Earnings and cash flow
and margins will come back to where they
once were."
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THE DYNASTY IN DIXIELANL
How Memphis-Based Malco Theatres Has Remained the Southern
Belle of Cinemas for Over Eighty Years
by Francesca Dinglasan
city of Memphis is awash with edi-
that pay tribute to the events
Thefices
and people that helped weave 20th
century America's cultural and social fabric.
From the National Civil Rights
Museum, which honors the life of Martin
Luther King Jr., to Graceland, the home
and final resting place of music legend
Elvis Presley, many of Memphis' buildings
serve as symbolic reminders of elements of
the nation's history born out of the proud
South.
The tradition and spirit of one of the
country's favorite pastimes-going to the
movies-are also captured through certain
architectural sites located within
Tennessee's largest city. The movie houses
of Malco Theatres, founded by M.A.
Lightman Sr. more than eight decades ago.
are headquartered in Memphis. As one of
the first exhibition circuits to be established
(movies had been in existence a mere 15
years when Lightman entered the business),
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5851 Ridgeway Center Pkwy.
Memphis, TN 38120
PHONE: (901) 761-3480
FAX: (901) 681-2044
E-MAIL: comments@malco.com
WEBSITE: www.malco.com
EXECUTIVE ROSTER:
Stephen Lightman, President & CEO
Richard Lightman, Chairman
Herbert Levy, Executive VP
James Tashie, Senior VP, Operations
Robert Levy, Senior VP, Advertising
Bill Blackburn, CFO/Treasurer
James Lloyd, VP/Dist. Manager
Jeff Kaufman, VP/Head Film Buyer
Don Burchett, Dist. Manager
Mike Thompson, VP/Tech Support
Alan Denton, Area Manager
Larry Etter, Director of Concessions
Julie Kelyman, Promotions & Marketing
Year Founded: 1915
Screen Count: 217
Number of Sites: 3
Average Screens Per Location: 7
Projected Total of Screens, 12/99: 222
Projected Total of Screens, 12/00: 312
Theatre Employees: 900-1,000
Corporate Employees: 25
States Located In: Tennessee, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Missouri & Kentucky
EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
BOOTH/PROJECTION:
Dealer (In-House): Shelby Amusements
Projectors: Kinotone/Norelco/Simplex
Lamphouses: Kinotone/Xetron/Strong
Platters: Kinotone/Strong/Christie
SOUND:
Dealer: Shelby Amusements
Speakers: Klipsch/JBL/EV
Amplifiers: QSC/BGW
Sound Processors: Dolby/Sony/Ultra Stereo
Hearing Impaired Systems: Associated
Hearing
CONCESSIONS:
Soda: Coca-Cola
Candy: Nestle, Hershey & M&M/Mars
Popcorn: Pop Weaver
Other: Frito-Lay Nacho Chips, Ghels
Nacho Cheese, Bryan 4-1 Hot Dogs
MISCELLANEOUS:
Architect: Mark Watson & Associates
Screens: Harkness
Curtains/Drapes: Shelby Amusements
Ticketing/Computer System: Splyce, Ticket
Pro & Pacer
Seats: Irwin Rockers
Cupholder Armrests: Caddy
Aisle Lighting: Tivoli
Interior/Lobby Lighting: Balton Neon
Poster Cases: Schult Industries Inc.
Marquee: Frank Balton Neon
Crowd Control Stanchions: Lawrence
Policy Trailers: Cinema Concepts
Screen Advertising: Screen Vision
Concession Stands: Jarco Inc.
This notice appears as a matter of record only.
December 1998
Drink Machines: Multiplex & Lancer
Popcorn Poppers: Cretors & Gold Medal
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A builder and operator of superior stadium seated
multiplex movie theatres.
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Response No. 527
We're sort of reinventing our circuit."
This proliferation of multis, megas a
beyond, which have resulted from the ind
try's eagerness to construct as much and
soon as possible, is threatening the ovei
stability of the business, according
Lightman. "We think the industry is defiai
ly overbuilding," he explains. "We're a Ir
worried that people aren't using as mi
sense as we think is necessary. We feel pec
are being a little reckless with their exp<
sion."
Lightman names the birth and develi'
ment of the multiplex as the single bigj
change he's witnessed in the exhibition ind
try, ever since his childhood growing up w
the family-run business. "When I \
younger, there were single auditorium t
atres," he recalls. "And everyone wanted
get that one picture when it came c
whether it was 'Love Story' or 'The Exorc
There were big battles; everyone wanted
get their one run in town and the one
palace. And now it's just so totally diflfei
with multiple runs and multiple screens.
almost a totally different industry. That's,
what stands out more. Everyone had tj
theatre here and a theatre there, and now t
have a theatre [with] 1 8 or 20 screens in
eral locations."
As part of the long-term, widespr
trend of megaplexing, Malco Theatres
had to change its building strategy to
afloat in this "almost totally different im
try," where even cinemas just a few years
become casualties of theatre cannibaliza
in saturated markets. "Memphis is no ext
tion [to market saturation]," says Lightn
"We want the best theatres, but we felt
had very good theatres before the stadr
came about. Now, just as a defensive m
we're having to sort of cannibalize what
thought were excellent theatres in the pa?
go stadium."
Everyone else is [also building stadi
defensively], but we feel that we were buil
quality theatres. We're turning [out] some
good nine- and 10-plexes that the pi
loved, but we're having to build some si
obviously t
ums real near them, and it's
ing those nine- and 10-plexes, just to de:
our presence in towns...We 're being force
expand to defend our territory."
While the Memphis-based circuit is in<
striving to keep up with the Joneses-oi
Regals and AMCs, more precisely-it has
been able to maintain a handful of its sr
er theatres, which still appeal to certain f;
of the population desiring choices outsic
the immense megaplexes. "Our home ofH;
right next to the Ridgeway 4,"
Lightman. "[It's] a quartet and it's still
popular with older people who I feel w
prefer going there [rather] than to the hi
bustle of the stadiums. They don't likt
crowds and a lot of people don't like dim
up the stadium stairs. We try to p!a>
'Ideal Husbands' and the 'Shakespeai
Loves' [at the Ridgeway]. We try to aim
the older person's [taste in] pictures for
tain theatres."
But, as Lightman acknowledges,
masses are enjoying the stadium experie
And to remain competitive in that marks
says, Malco's "main premise right now
soliclify." Tashie expounds, "As we go int
new millennium, we're definitely goin
have facilities that are current with w
going on everywhere else. We're trying t
rid of old baggage, trying to beef up any
we can with stadiums and all our new
jects are having all the current amenities
are available."
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markets, while maintaining
their stronghold
in Dixie. "We
are looking [at] wherever
there is a market
that we feel we can
have an impact,"
explains Tashie. "We
have a certain style.
We do things in a
way that attracts the
attention of people
that want a really
first class facility.
And we get a lot of
people interested. We
just have to sift
through it and make
our decision as to
where we want to be
based on growth,
current population
and economies of the
area. But we'll look
anywhere and entertain
anybody's proposal."
As for the 21st
century and Malco's
"85th" anniversary,
Lightman and Tashie
say that the circuit will proceed cautiously by
first observing the changes likely to occur in
the industry, most notably the predicted conversion
to digital projection systems. "We're
like everybody else," says Tashie. "We don't
know where that's going to end up. But, if it
is something that makes a difference in the
presentation and ultimately to audience satisfaction,
we are going to entertain that idea. I
mean, everyone in our situation right now is
watching and wondering how it will impact
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us. And obviously [digital's benefits are] more
on the distribution end right now."
Demonstrating a bit of the traditional values
embraced at Malco, Tashie opines, "Film
is and always will be, probably, the most
enjoyable [format] from a viewing standpoint.
We think film is always going to have a
warmth and a quality that the electronic
image will always try to come up to [in quality].
Whether it will make it or not, there's a
lot of people that think it will. And we're
willing to wait an
see what happens."
Also displayin
the ties and Souther
traditions kept ali\
at Malco is the execi
tive roster, consistini
of several branches
the Lightman famil
tree. Steve Lightmai
of course, inherited tk
legacy passed dow
to him from his fathe
M.A. Lightman Ji
son of founder MJ
Lightman Sr.; Jam*
Tashie is married to or
of Steve's sisters; con
pany chairman Richai
Lightman is Steve
brother, while anothi
senior vice presiden
Robert Levy, is a no
so-distant cousin. Tl
list goes on, but Sten
Lightman clarifies
this way: "It is va
much family. Tl
entire top executi^
branch is family"
A' nd
blood may
-thicker
whi'
tha
the waters of the Tennessee River, it's dens
ty does not necessarily mean exclusion
Malco. "We have some excellent middP
management," says Lightman. "Whi
they're not blood relatives, we feel th
they're as important to us as family men
bers. And they've been very important
Malco's success." Its 80-something years
success, to be exact.
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you arrive at the Enzian Theatre
Ifa half an hour before the show,
you will still have plenty of time to
give your waiter your order, and soon
you can be munching on a burger, a bowl
of pasta or perhaps smoked salmon.
And you can accompany your selection
with a cold beer or glass of wine.
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lights go down. At Central Florida's
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will be sitting in plush seats at your own
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"The food we serve helps with the overall
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"You know, I am stunned when you
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stage with a small orchestra. Gradually
film edged out the opposition, and the
theatre became a first-run house.
Then in 1990 the Enzian found its
true calling as an art-house. The Enzian
Film Society was founded
and now has more than
1,700 members.
Membership for students
and seniors start at $15,
regular membership is $25,
and other memberships go
up to $500 for benefactors.
Each level has a suggested
additional contribution
that goes into a special
endowment fund to ensure
the financial health of the
enterprise.
Members get ascending
perks, such as T-shirts and
invitations to special
screenings, but the principal
reward for joining is
$4.00 admissions to the
shows. Regular prices are $7 general,
$5.50 senior and $4.50 for matinees.
Another special service for the membership
is the ability to purchase tickets for
the annual Florida Film Festival. After its
launch in 1992, the fest quickly grew to be
a serious player on the indie circuit. It gets
particular kudos for its hospitality to visiting
filmmakers. But in a sense, the Enzian's
ongoing program itself is a film festival.
There are regular panel discussions
following screenings, and local educators
are encouraged to become involved.
There are also "Meet the Filmmaker"
meetings and lectures. The free programs
are open to everyone and have
included such luminaries as Richard
Linklater ("Slackers," "Dazed and
Confused"), Robert Wise ("The Sound
of Music," "The Day the Earth Stood
Still") and Gale Anne Hurd
("Terminator," "Waterdance").
ENZIAN FAN: Rich Grula shoots the breeze
The theatre also spotlights the local
film community with its Brouhaha Film
and Video Showcase, which it has been
staging since 1992. It also stages other
occasional festivals, such as the recent
celebration of East Indian cinema—the
fifth such festival.
DINNER AND A MOVIE: Enzian patrons enjoy fine dining with their film
While
the Enzian has recently
screened such high-profile
pics—at least by art-house
standard—as "Dancing at Lughnasa,"
"Hilary and Jackie," "Central Station"
and "Hurlyburly," the constant struggle
is between making money and challenging
the audience.
"'Waking Ned Devine' was very good
for us, and we ran it for four weeks. We
could have kept it for several more.
Instead we wanted to show our patrons
something else," says Grula. "If we had
three or four screens it would not be a
problem, and that could happen in the
future, but right now we have to make
difficult choices.
"We break a film which is making us
$10,000 a week. Instead of running j
as long as we can, we move on to
next film, and another local house
to runs it for a further six weeks. I
do not limit the run, we soon hear a'
it from our patrons.
"We always have the exclusive ir
area for the first week of any movi
show, and usually for [the] whole
Actually many distributors of indei
dents seem to forget about Florida. ^
think southeast, and that stops for t
at Atlanta."
Grula credits the local press
playing a crucial role in the Enz
accomplishments. "The daily and w
ly critics cover us and a lot of our
cess is due to them," he says.
But Grula, a former newspaper
himself who got involved with the
atre as a festival programmer, says
the theatre's staff also has a respon:
ity to keep the press and public infoi
of what the theatre is showing.
"Too often if a multiplex tries dev(
a screen to independent films, it is ir
ably the smallest auditorium, and
staff frequently knows nothing of
film. Some of them don't even
movies. They treat it shabbily, anc
demise becomes a self-fulfilling prop
If you throw it out in the middle o
road and don't feed it, it will surely
Despite obvious knowledge
enthusiasm, not everyr
screened at the Enzian
huge success. "We shi
the John Sayles' film
with Guns,' and frank
bombed for us. But
Solondz's 'Happiness'
very well."
As an added rev
stream, the Enzian also
out its facilities for corp
and private functions,
rates are $125 per hour,
food and drink addition
can be reserved up to 5
on Monday thr;
Thursday and until 1 p.i (
Friday, Saturday and Siil
when there is a matinee.
The Enzian offers 1
and 35mm projecfion with Dolb>'l
There is also an Ampro 4000 video t
jector wired for both video and cor i
er sources. There are decks for VH!i'
SVHS plus cassette and CD playi
and the house is equipped with t
and wireless microphones and si:
mixing equipment. The screen is
by 33 feet, and there is stage lightir
And that stage can still come in h^
I
Not only does it give a platform to
makers for lectures and interview; ^
when Adam Boucher's docume;
"Tango the Obsession" was shov.
became a dandy location for an ex
live demonstration of the dance.
Please turn to page 139 for F
Film Festival reviews.
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DUTCH DELIGHTS
A Cinema Expo '99 Report Direct From Amsterdam
is the problem that electronic cinema is tryfey
Francesca Dinglasan
DIGITAL DISPLAY
The Digital Vs. Film Debate
Continues at Cinema Expo
Taking up where it left off last March at
ShoWest in Las Vegas, the debate concerning
"35mm film or digital cinema-which
one is better?" took a lively turn on the
first day of the 1 999 Cinema Expo convention.
The technical seminar entitled "A
Look at Digital Distribution" opened with
representatives from both sides of the issue
delivering informative speeches about the
pros and cons of their particular format;
speakers from Digital Projection Ltd.,
Electrohome and Cinecomm discussed the
strengths of digital film delivery, while
Kodak defended the superior quality of
film. In addition, a representative from
THX/Lucasfilm spoke to the exhibition
audience about the recent screenings of
"The Phantom Menace" with digital projection
systems in a limited number of theatres.
Chris Singleton and Peter Nicholas of
Digital Projected Ltd. took turns promoting
the well-known high points of digital
projection. Among the favored qualities
listed were superiority in capturing, mastering
(colorimetry, audio, compression
and encryption) and transmission; all of
which can result in a reduction in production
and distribution costs as well as a significant
decrease in product piracy. Other
strengths include an achievement in higher
image quality, real time capabilities,
improved controls and higher accessibility.
Arguments in support of digital light processing
included control of greyscales,
control of colorimetry, image uniformity
and stability as well as compact resolution.
Kurt Schwenk of Lucasfilm contributed
to the panel by discussing reactions to
recent screenings of "Star Wars" on digital
projection systems. According to
Schwenk, Lucasfilm has been a great supporter
of digital for quite some time, with
George Lucas originally hoping to not
only screen, but actually shoot, the first of
his new trilogy digitally. Schwenk
informed seminar attendees that the "Star
Wars" digital screenings were taking place
in four theatres throughout Southern
California and New Jersey and that "audience
feedback [and] reactions have been
very positive," but he admitted that traditional
35mm versions of the film were running
simultaneously with the digital projections
as a backup in case the digital system
failed mid-screening.
Representing the traditional 35mm format
was Eastman Kodak's Robert
Mayson, who commented that he always
seemed to fill the role as "defender of
film." Mayson posed the question, "What
ing to solve?" and argued that it couldn't
be quality, referring to a Kodak-prepared
film that was screened earlier in the seminar.
The short presentation, which demonstrated
the resolution, color reproduction,
flesh tone accuracy and color reproduction
highlights of film, were alluded to by
Mayson in order to emphasize the high
standards of the format. Mayson went on
to argue that the real issue was cost savings,
which he says has yet to be revealed
considering the extreme expense involved
in cinemas switching to a digital projection
system.
The seminar closed with a brief question-and-answer
period that sparked a
heated, albeit polite, debate between
Mayson and many of the digital representatives.
Among the points of contention
were faults of the opposing products (i.e.,
weaves and jumps inherent in film; a piece
of dust on a digital projection system that
remains visible throughout the entire
screening) and the "real" results of "Star
Wars" exit polls, which Mayson feels will
differ vastly from the well-publicized reactions
of "audiences that work for the studio."
UNIVERSAL APPEAL
UPI's Opening Night Packs Some
Punches
Universal Pictures Intl., Cinema Expo's
opening night ceremonies host, had just
enough tricks up its sleeve to surprise even
some of the most veteran convention
attendees.
The evening opened with welcoming
remarks from UPI senior vp of international
distribution Jan Verheyen and president
Stewart Till. Following the executive
remarks, a visibly moved Alan Parker was
presented with his Lifetime Achievement
Award. A retrospective of Parker's work,
which included clips from "Bugsy,"
"Fame," "Midnight Express," "Evita" and
the upcoming "Angela's Ashes," was
screened for conventioneers.
Trailers from UIP's most anticipated
releases, including the John Cusack-starrer
"Being John Malkovich," the Tom Hanksstarrer
"The Green Mile," and the dark
thriller "Pitch Black,"were also played for
event attendees. "Pitch Black" closed the
trailers off with a literal bang when small
firecrackers rigged to the ceiling exploded.
As a final surprise, UPI's Verheyen
introduced Hugh Grant, who entered the
room escorted by a number of Mafiaesque
thugs to promote his August release,
"Mickey Blue Eyes." Grant alluded to the
sexy reputation of the host city (as well as
to his misadventures in Hollywood several
years ago) by joking to the exhibition
audience, "My mother is telling people I'ji
in Amsterdam with a bunch of exhibitioi
ists. And that's the last thing I need rigj:
now." Grant urged people to see and enjc
"Mickey Blue Eyes," which was screem;j
for the Cinema Expo convention attend©
directly after the dinner ceremonies.
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Ways Exhibitors Can Stand Apart
From the Crowd
While the Cinema Expo event entitle
"Competitive Differentiation" was categ(
rized as a "Concessions Seminar," an
despite the fact that Coca-Cola, Great
Europe was the hosting sponsor, the topii
discussed at the gathering reached fil
beyond popcorn and soda sales to touc
on several aspects involved in running
successful cinema. The common then
among all the topics covered by the diven
speakers focused on ways that an indivi(
ual circuit can make itself different, an
therefore memorable, to moviegoic
patrons.
[Expanded coverage will be included in
future issue of BOXOFFICE.y
UNITED'S STATE IN EURO?
UIP Introduces Its Upcoming
Releases to European Exhibitors
Although "Austin Powers: The S^
Who Shagged Me" was the afternoon fe;
ture screening on day two of Cineir
Expo, it was James Bond, the other Britis
master of espionage, that took center staj
at United International Pictures' lui
cheon.
UIP's display at Cinema Expo '99.
The afternoon event, which opene
with welcoming comments from UIP pre
ident and COO Andrew Cripps and con
pany chairman and CEO Paul Oneile, fei
tured a video with John Cleese, wh
appears in the latest Bond flick "Tl
World Is Not Enough." Cleese welcome,
the Cinema Expo conventioneers ti
Amsterdam in his usual tongue-in-chee
manner by slyly referring to the city's wcl
known marijuana and sex industrie
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Also making an appearance at the event
was actor Desmond Llewelyn, who accepted
the "Q" Award, named after the character
made famous by him in the James
Bond series. The one-time only award,
which salutes "excellence in film gadgetry,"
was gratefully accepted by Llewelyn, who
has the distinguished position of being the
only actor to appear consistently in all 007
pics. On his role as "Q," the inventor and
provider of Bond's many handy devices,
Llewelyn commented, "I thought I'd be
axed years ago!"
Scenes from the unfinished "The World
Is Not Enough" were screened for the
audience. Although raw and still unedited,
the footage showcased the usual Bond
goodies, including a high-speed boat
chase, explosions, plenty of gunfire and, of
course, the Bond babes (Sophie Marceau
and Denise Richards) as well as Bond himself.
Pierce Brosnan. Brosnan also stars in
another UIP release, "The Thomas Crown
Affair," which had been screened at the
convention just prior to the lunchtime
event.
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH
E.U.
Fox Rides the "Star Wars" Wave
to Europe
At the Twentieth Century Fox Intl.
evening at Cinema Expo, no prior
announcement had been made regarding
which film would be screened at the event,
but conventioneers never had a doubt as to
what it would be. However, it wasn't mere
intuition that clued continental exhibitors
in on the secret feature, "The Phantom
Menace." The film was preceded by the
"Producer of the Year Award" presentation
to Rick McCallum, whose credits
include the re-released "Star Wars" trilogy
special edition as well as "The Phantom
Menace" itself. McCallum gratefully
accepted the award on a stage located in a
cinema auditorium and acknowledging the
anxiousness of his audience, he concluded
his speech with the remark, "I'm going to
stop and let you see the film!"
Twentieth Century Fox also promoted
its other films scheduled for European
release. Trailers prior to the movie included
"The Phantom Menace" (drawing
chuckles because the "Coming Soon" marquee
was more true than it was intended to
be), "Pushing Tin," "Never Been Kissed,"
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Best
Laid Plans," "The Fight Club,"
"Brokedown Palace" (which Fox
International president Jim Gianopulos
called "a female version of 'Midnight
Express'"), "Anna and the King" (footage
of which was shown to the audience during
dinner), "The Beach" (described by
Gianopulos as "'The Blue Lagoon' meets
'Lord of the Flies'") and the animated
"Titan A.E."
DADDY DEAREST
"Big Daddy" and William
Kartozian Take Center Stage at the
Columbia TriStar Luncheon
Father's Day may have officially taken
place the previous Sunday, but to Cinema
Expo attendees, the celebration of paternity
was really at the Columbia TriStar Film
Distributors Intl. luncheon on the last day
EURO FLASH
A Cinema Expo Report on Europeai
European
exhibitors wasted no time
getting down to business by kicking
off the 1999 Cinema Expo convention
with "Focus on European Exhibition,"
a seminar in which experts on
individual continental markets discussed
1998 industry results from their particular
regions.
Sponsored by Media Salles, which
publishes the annual industry statistics
manual "European Cinema Yearbook"
and moderated by Karsten-Peter
Grummit of Dodona Research, a U.K.-
based company that specializes in
researching major cinema markets
throughout the world, the event opened
with United Cinema International's
Steve Knibbs speaking about four of
Europe's largest markets: France,
Germany, Italy and the U.K. Knibbs
reports that "1998 was not quite as good
a year as it
might have
been" in at
least some
of the four
countries.
While
screen
counts grew
collectively
by 650
throughout
Exhibition
the different
regions,
admissions
only grew AMSTERDAM-AZING: Another
significantly in Expo's host
France and
Italy, with Germany reporting a mere four
percent increase and the U.K. actually
experiencing a tumble in ticket sales.
Among the possible explanations for
these figures cited by Knibbs are the
comparatively high prices of cinema tickets
in the U.K. and Germany in comparison
to the rest of Europe and a soccer
World Cup Championship that "France
actually won." Knibbs also discussed the
fact that theatre patrons in the major
European markets visit the cinema an
average of 2.2 times per year-far less
than American moviegoers who average
5.4 theatre visits annually. He believes the
difference can be attributed to the easy
access Americans have to screens, leading
to the simple philosophy, "If you do not
build it, they cannot come."
The next speaker, Jaime Tarrazon, Jr.
of ACEC, talked about the rapidly growing
exhibition market in Spain. He
reported that the "Spanish visit the cinema
more times per person per year than
in many of the other large European
countries." with admissions per person in
the country jumping from 2.2 in
1992 to
nearly 2.8 in 1998. Tarrazon credited the
country's recent addition of multiplexes
and the installation of modern technologies
in theatres for the regional increase
in movie attendance. He also note
the comparatively low cost of plex co
struction and operation helps encoura
market development. Regarding t
downside of Spain's rapid exhib expa
sion, Tarrazon cautioned that "while t
increased numbers of screens are boo
ing admissions, they are also generati
diminishing returns," with figures i
admissions per screen in the count
falling from 51,647 in 1993 to 36,523 i;
year. However, despite this "warning si
for exhibitors," Tarrazon believes "it
probable that exhibitors will continue
build some cinemas in available locatic
to protect their market share."
Following Tarrazon, Timo Manly
Finn Kino Oy discussed the Nordic ni;
ket comprised of Denmark, Finlar
Norway and Sweden. Manty observ
that "compared to the frenzy to bu
screens in sa
E u r o pel
countries...!
number
screens opa
ing in th
region has bs
ly been incre
ing at all."
two charts ill
trating
cine
screens and (
ema admissi<
from 1994-
M a n t
serene canal in Cinema showed tl
£.,Yy.
Statistics in all f(
countries hi
been amazingly the same throughout
,
period. He described the lack of sen
growth as matters of practicality. \\
populations in the major cities oi
region numbering no more than one Di
lion citizens. Manty also cited the aiti
cultural approach to motion pictj
exhibition, including "part-time sere'
in rural areas, often supported by
state to fulfill a social or cultural fu
tion, rather than operating as sim
money-making businesses." as fact
that keep theatre construction JJ
expansion to a minimum. Despite thj
showings. Manty was optimistic abl
future theatre development through'!
the region, although he emphasized "
to expect change to come too quick
He pointed out that "Nordic count
remain relatively highly regulated, an
is expensive both to build cinemas an(
run them." As a result, Manty belie
"progress may well be more cauti*
than in other countries." but that in4
"it is now possible to expect the.^tf
to grow."
^B
Moving from the Far North to
Continental Middle, George Mihai)
Ariel International spoke about the
mcr Communist Block known as Cen
Europe. Focusing on the "three leac
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of the convention. Among the "father figures"
taking center stage at the event were
comedic actor Adam Sandler, who stars in
"Big Daddy," Columbia's featured film at
this year's European convention; Duncan
Claric, alpha male (a.k.a. president) of the
hosting company; and president of the
National Association of Theatre Owners
Wilham Kartozian, who offered some
fatherly words of wisdom about the current
state of exhibition.
The afternoon event began with welcoming
remarks from Clark, who also
introduced Adam Sandler to the lunchtime
crowd. In a videotaped message, Sandler,
like John Cleese at the UIP luncheon two
days earlier, made a reference to the convention's
host city of Amsterdam and its
well-known drug culture. Sandler wryly
thanked the audience for "putting the
hashish down" to listen to him promote
"Big Daddy," which was screened for conventioneers
directly after the luncheon.
The final "father" who knew best-about
the exhibition industry, anyway-was the
event's keynote speaker, William Kartozian.
Kartozian touched on several key
topics that currently affect U.S.-based
exhibitors and could impact European
markets.
Among the subjects discussed by
Kartozian was the release of "The
Phantom Menace" and whether
"exhibitors should comply with the [strict
rules imposed by the film's distributor]."
Kartozian noted that in a display of
protest from Teutonic cinema operators
and owners, it was highly possible that
"'Star Wars' may not play in German cinemas."
Another hot topic raised by Kartozian
involved the pressure placed on the entertainment
industry to curve the amount of
violence in its products, which have been at
least partially blamed for the recent outbreak
of malevolent acts perpetrated by
American youths. Kartozian commented
that as a result of the political outcry
against movies, which he notes have been
"targeted unfairly," U.S. exhibitors will
have to be "much more cognizant about
adhering to rating guidelines."
Looking to the future, Kartozian closed
his speech with the issue of digital cinema.
He shared his personal belief that the
industry "will see [total theatre] conversion
to digital in five years" and that the "primary
motivation [for conversion] is financial."
He also voiced his opinion that distributors
must help pay for the costly
changeover in projection systems since
"those who stand to make the most should
invest in the conversion to digital." To this
last point, Clark remarked good-naturedly,
"If [Kartozian's] prediction here comes
through, this will be the most expensive
luncheon Columbia TriStar has ever
thrown."
ALWAYS COCA-COLA
Cinema Expo's Coca-Cola Final
Night Banquet Honors Industry
Excellence
The 1999 Cinema Expo convention
came to a close with a night full of singing,
dancing and award presentations. Hosted
by Coca-Cola, a longtime sponsor of the
annual gathering, the evening's festivities
included a live orchestra band, performances
by Stomp (the modern dance
troupe featured in Coke commercials), an
award ceremony honoring individuals
working in the motion picture industry
and, of course, plenty of soda pop for
everyone.
The first industry award presentation of
the night went to Scott Neeson, who was
honored for his "International Achievement
in Marketing." Highhghts of
Neeson's work at Twentieth Century Fox
over the past year include such blockbuster
campaigns as "Titanic" and "There's
Something About Mary," as well as this
summer's smash hit, "The Phantom
Menace." While Neeson's colleagues at
Fox, including company president Jim
Gianopulos, gently chided the award recipient
about the difficulty of understanding
his heavy Australian accent, he was sure to
thank his "team in L.A. and in Europe"
and referred to Gianopulos as his "mentor."
UIP's Paul Oneile
was honored with the
"Distributor of the
Year Award." Oneile,
who has overseen such
projects as "Liar
Liar," "Tomorrow
Never Dies," "Saving
Private Ryan" and
"Shakespeare in Love,"
was also teased by coworkers
about having a
heavy Down Under
accent. Commenting Paul Oneile,
that it seemed to be Distributor of tlie Year
"Aussie Night," Oneile
accepted his award "on behalf of the entire
UIP team." He discussed his career in
which he has been "involved in both exhibition
and distribution," and he noted that
"both sides share the same passion for
films."
Joe Peixoto, UCI
topper and "a truly
nice person," according
to MGM's Larry
Thiesen, received the
award for "Exhibitor
of the Year." Peixoto,
who has worked in cinema
circuits based in
the U.S., Canada and
now the U.K., voiced
his appreciation for
the support of his
Joseph Peixoto, family as well as from
Exhibitor of the Year Paramount and
Universal, UCI's parent
companies. Peixoto concluded his acceptance
speech by remarking, "Our industry [is
presently] preparing itself for a new generation
of exhibitors."
The final industry award presentation of
the evening went to the Imax Corp. and
company executive Richard Gelfond.
Honored with the "Technical Achievement
Award," Gelfond expressed his excitement
about the recent success and recognition
that his large format theatre circuit has
received over the past year. He noted that
"Imax [has] reached critical mass" in terms
of "increase[d] brandname recognition"
from consumers. Gelfond closed his speech
with an update of the company's future
plans, which include a contract with
Disney for "Fantasia 2000." The deal will
give Imax exclusive screening rights to the
film for a four-month period. |H
economies of the region," including tht
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland
Mihaly informed seminar attendees tha
the countries' combined market consist
ing of 59 million people had just 2,00(
screens located throughout the entin
area. He emphasized that for the tinn
being, only one multiplex-an eight
screener that bowed in Poznan, Polamj
last year-exists in the entire region^
Because the cost of cinema constructioi
is rather high in Central Europe, Mihalv
feels that it would be wise for regiona
exhibitors to raise the price of admis
sions to local theatres. He stated tha
"new theatres which exist and thos
which have been refurbished have...mad
a big contribution to the public's willing^
ness to pay more." As for the future o
the market, Mihaly said that plex devel
opment is imminent, with such majo
exhib circuits as Intercom, Village an(
Ster-Kinekor opening new multi-screen
ers in the Czech Republic and Hungary
and Hoyts, Greater Union, Ster-Kineko:
Silver Screen Cinemas, IT Intemationaj
Theatres and Kinepolis Group plannin'
sites for Poland. However, regarding th
success of these new projects, Mihal
cautioned, "It is the million dollar ques
tion."
Closing
out the seminar. Path
Cinemas' Lauge Nielsen discusseJ
the state of exhibition in th
Benelux region, choosing to concentrat
on the "Be" (Belgium) and "Ne
(Netherlands), rather than the "Lux
(Luxembourg). Nielsen reported the
while the number of screens in Belgiur
and the Netherlands have been increa^
ing at a comparative rate, the amount cj
cinema attendee growth is much highe
among the Dutch, with admissions i
Holland increasing by more than 25 pei
cent from 1994 to 1998, compared to jus,
10 percent in Belgium during the sam)
period. Nielsen noted that Belgium hsi
the more mature market of the two courl
tries, having introduced the multiple'
into the territory many years before th
Netherlands; yet, despite this maturit
Nielsen predicted, "one can expect soirj,
continuation of growth in the marke||
[as] it is not yet completely saturated."
As for Cinema Expo's host country t
the Netherlands, Nielsen named two rat,,
tors that significantly affect the marketlj
ability to expand its exhibition presenc
"First, we are short of land." l"
explained. "Second, city authorities ai
reluctant to allow developments outsic
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city centers." However, in areas whei
j
multiplexes were allowed to be buil
including Rotterdam and The Hagu
cinema attendance jumped by a sizab
amount. Nielsen pointed out that one (
the few major Dutch cities that did m
see any growth at all last year was til
capital, which had no multi-screenei
located within its boundaries. Nielsef
predicted this figure to change because (
the current "construction of two ne
multiplexes in Amsterdam." Whi
indeed promising, he warned that ",
should not be assumed that [the Dutc
market] is a goldmine full of easy picl
ings...[It] is catching up with the rest

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SPECIAL REPORT: Operating Megaplexes
MEGAPLEXING
ISSUES
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ShoWest's "Managing Top-Grossing Megaplexes
Seminar Offers Mega-Advice to Exhibitors
At
ShoWest 1999, Barrie Lawson
Locks, president of Grand Rapids,
Mich. -based Loeks-Star Theatres
and chairman of NATO, and Dan Harkins,
president and CEO of Scottsdale,
Ariz.-based Harkins Theatres, served as
moderators for an expert panel discussion
concerning some of the major issues
involved in managing top-grossing
megaplexes. Brief presentations on topics
such as megaplex design, staffing, concessions,
customer service and promotions
were given by theatre managers from
around the country. Each speaker contributed
a short film clip and description
of his or her megaplex, which was followed
by a 1 0-minute speech about one of
the five topics. Included below are brief
synopses of each presentation.
Valerie Baty, Theatre Manager,
Cinemark's Tinseltown (Piano, Texas)
Topic:
Design/Technology/Maintenance
Cinemark's Tinseltown USA is a 20-
screener. Baty described the theatre's thematic
design as "eye-catching" because of
its emphasis on a "festive, fun" atmosphere
and its use of "colors and lights."
Turning to the topic of practicality in
theatre design, Baty stressed the importance
of optimizing convenience for the
masses of moviegoers who visit when
visualizing the layout of a megaplex.
Stadium seating is ideal because it is
"designed so you can become one with
the screen. No one can block [a moviegoer's]
view." Other examples provided by
Baty included Tinseltown's eight boxoffices,
which help speed up the ticket-selling
process durmg peak movie attendance
times, and concession stands designed so
that everything a cashier needs to be easily
accessible, such as popcorn, hot dogs
or drinks, are "ail withm [nis or her] arm's
reach."
Baty also noted that essential to maintaining
vast megaplexes is finding and
hiring a "key maintenance person who
can be depended on to oversee all maintenance
functions, ensuring that everyby
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thing is in proper working order.
Tinseltown's 4,000 light bulbs, for example,
are one of many details that require
constant attention.
Gregory J. Haller, General
Manager,
The AMC 30 At The Block
(Orange, Calif.)
Topic: Staffing and Training
The AMC 30 Block features a "film
city" theme complete with murals of
movie celebrities from the past and present.
To emphasize that concept. The
Block also has famous movie lines (e.g.,
"I'll be back" from "The Terminator")
decorating the main entrance. In terms of
practicality for the masses of people that
visit, the theatre has a total of 10
restrooms and 20 boxoffice stations.
Regarding issues of staff hiring and
training, Haller shared AMC's basic
philosophies on the subject. The first
company rule is to "hire for attitude, train
for skills." Emphasis is placed on finding
employees with long-term potential.
Haller explained that quality customer
service, especially within such large
venues as megaplexes, must be a natural
part of each individual employee, and
therefore a "positive attitude' is an essential
trait that should exist in all present
and future staff members. Haller stressed
that "spending time and money to find
the right staff" should be the top priority
for alfcircuits wishing to operate successful
plexes.
The second element described by
Haller is the idea that "Trainers Take
Ownership." Haller stated that if trainers
come to understand that they "own [the]
trainees assigned to them," the trainers
are more likely to develop an attachment
and sense of individual responsibility
regarding the quality of work produced
by their trainees. To reinforce this process,
AMC's rule-of-thumb states that the
company will "judge the trainer by the
procfuctivity of the trainee."
The third element is dubbed "Divide
and Conquer." The concept behind this
title, according to Haller, is to ensure thi
all areas of an enormous megaplex ai
covered by assigning various groups (
employees to an allotted space (are;]
which AMC has labeled "pods"). Th
seems to reinforce the idea of individual
ized responsibility and attachment, bii
through a team effort. By dividing til
megaplex into several different pods, wi|
staff groupings responsible for specify
areas, the seemingly overwhelmir,
responsibility of making sure that cu
tomers throughout the enormous plex a
being looked after is conquered.
The fourth and final point of megapli
employee training, or what Haller c;i
"the bottom line," is "Keep it Fun."
John King Jr., General Manager.
Pacific Theatres' The Winnetka 20
(Chatsworth, Calif.)
Topic: Concessions
The Winnetka 20, which is prescni
the largest cinema complex in S;
Fernando Valley, features 20 state-of-thj
art auditoriums covering an area
142,000 square feet. The enormity of ti
theatre requires a vast parking lot
accommodate the numerous patrons v1
iting the cinema. In addition, t
Winnetka offers a parking lot shuttle tl
brings the patrons to and from the theai
entrance and their cars.
King described several of thp basic t<
tics of concession services implement
by his 20-plex to handle the incredil
amount of clients hungry for mo'
treats. The Winnetka features two fi
service satellite stands that are set
cafeteria-style. This design lets customi
choose their own items with cashii
waiting at the end of the line. Accord!
to King, the most efficient way to hani
to lir
this type of concession design is
customer food choices to specific ite^
that are known to be favorites: "Fev
items [mean] fewer decisions [the] cv
tomers have to make." He stressed tl.
the key to limiting product selection isj
"know your clientele and know what til
want," which underlies the cinemi

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motto, "Don't try to be all things to all
people."
One way to do this successfully is by
paying attention to which items are popular
in a given area. King explained that
dill pickles sell particularly well in Texas,
while Pink's hot dogs do well at the
Winnetka. 175,000 of the items are sold
annually at the cinema because it is the
only place where the Southern Californian
favorite is available-other than
the famous Los Angeles stand.
King also named a few basic practicalities
that must be considered to ensure the
smooth flow of concession sales in a theatre
with the magnitude of a megaplex.
Of utmost importance, insisted King, is
that storage space needs be anticipated
when designing the plex. There should be
a concession backroom large enough to
accommodate the vast amounts of food
items needed for the customers. In addition,
King advised that megaplexes
should always have at least "10 days
worth of inventory on hand." This
insures that the huge cinemas always have
back-up in case suppliers are unable to
deliver concession goods as expected.
Arthur D. ("Art") Murtha,
Managing Director, Loews Cineplex's
Sony Theatres Lincoln Square
(New York City, New York)
Topic: Customer Service
Sony Theatres is a 10-floor 12-plex that
has accommodated approximately 12 million
visitors since it opened in 1994. It
also has the distinction of being the highest-grossing
theatre in North America.
Murtha's presentation centered around
the notion that "guest service must be the
cornerstone of the operation of a
megaplex." He described the company's
philosophy, which, similar to AMC's
approach to employee training, operates
through the use of a formula consisting
of several components.
The first component of client relations,
according to Murtha, is that the spirit of
good service is a "process [that] starts at
the top." He emphasized that the goal
should be to "create a warm, comfortable
environment", within the theatre, which
evolves when the executive and corporate
level of a chain passes it down to all levels
of the company.
Secondly, the management team, when
training service staff, should "create an
environment where the staff wants to do
its job." Murtha explained that it is
impossible to constantly monitor the
numerous employees involved in the
operation of a megaplex, and the only
way to ensure that quality customer service
is being performed is to know that all
individual employees genuinely wish to
meet the clientele's needs. Tools used by
Loews Cineplex to ensure this are new
hire workshops, which take place during
the first 30 days of employment, and exit
surveys, which are filled out by employees
leaving the theatre. The former is used to
monitor a new employee's comfort and
progression in his or her position, and the
latter helps the company determine (and
possibly remedy) aspects of the job that
contribute to an employee's decision to
leave.
Murtha's next point echoed AMC's
idea that organization via department;
ization helps to promote ownership o\
certain areas of the plex, which in tui'
increases employees' feeling of individit
responsibility toward customers with
their designated areas.
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Murtha's final word of advice was
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pay attention to customer feedback.
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recommended providing patrons wi!
comment cards to see which areas of cil
tomer service are on-track and whi«
ones require improvement.
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Phil Urrutia, Vice President,
Loeks-Star's Star Southfield
(Southfield, Mich.)
Topic: Promotions/Sponsorshipl
The Southfield 20 is especia
renowned for its special sponsorship/p
motional programs. The megaplex
established a relationship with Gene
Motors-via the theatre's "car theme"-wh
prominently displays several of the
manufacturer's latest models inside
theatre's lobby and just outside of
entrance. Urrutia's special words of v
dom concerning megaplex promotic
are that they "must be clever. [Exhibitc
are here to entertain, not just show cc
mercials."
In order to achieve a "fun campaij
for a given product, Urrutia encourai
exhibitors to "help businesses cho'
how to advertise" by "establish[ing] st
dards" for their promotions. He provic
the example of a trailer ad that ran
GM at the Southfield 20. Instead
being simply a straight commercial fc
particular vehicle, the trailer ran as a
of credits" naming various GM
makes and the films in which they w
featured, which, according to Urru
was very well received by audience mt
bers.
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exclusivity as an important key to a n
motional campaign. By having only (
cars displayed, it not only focused!
attention onto the promoted product, |-
it also went a long way in ensuring t
customers did not experience sens|
overload when trying to take in all itip
on display. Urrutia also suggested i
exhibitors take advantage of the size »
megaplex by "mak[ing] every square Ifi
count." The enormity of such a the|
can accommodate several promotic<
displays as well as retail or entertainnf
systems that serve to "attract chilc|r
[and] families."
As a final point, Urrutia^encourait
the seminar attendees to make "all ]!'
motions a high-impact event" by crea;|
a "party" atmosphere around th:^
Examples he gave of possible evif
included using the large megaplex scn|i
to show popular television prograjf
Previous large-audience draws at |'
Southfield 20 included the final episjli
of "Seinfeld" and the Superbowl. j
Moderator
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the seminar by adding thai
important part of promotl
should also be to work with the comi
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62 BoxoFncE
Distributors
Of Theatrical Motion Pictures
This chapter offers comprehensive rosters for all major and independent film
distributors in North America. As in our other BUYERS DIRECTORY sections,
executive names, titles and phone numbers have ben listed to assist you
in locating the contact you need. This chapter has been arranged
alphabetically by distributor for your convenience.
A
AQUARIUS RELEASING INC.
P.O. Box #590
Englewood, NJ 07631-0590
201-541-1912
Fax: 201-541-2365
President: Terry Levene
Dir. of Acquisitions: Sarai Berenstetn
NY Branch Mgr.: Eddie Huie
Advertising: Wayne Wiel
Ancillary Dept.: Lou Steddman
Telvision Syndication: Bruce
Grossbard
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
ARROW RELEASING INC.
25 W. 45th St.
New York, NY 10036
212-398-9511
Fax: 212-398-9558
President: Dennis Friedland
E-MAIL: arrowentl@aoLcom
General/Art/Foreign
ARTISAN ENTERTAINMENT
2700 Colorado Ave., 2nd Floor
Santa Moncia, CA 90404
310-255-3716
Fax: 310-255-3730
Exec. VP Dom. Dist.: Steve
Rothenberg
VP Exhibitor Relations and Natl. Print
Control: Mike Polydoros
VP Dist. Ops.: Dan Johnson
VP Natl. Accts. Receivable: Debbie Hu
WESTERN BRANCH
2700 Colorado Ave., 2nd Floor
Santa Moncia, CA 90404
310-255-3716; Fax: 310-255-3730
VP Western Division Mgr.: David
Spitz
Western District Mgr: Larry McCourt
SOUTHERN BRANCH
6060 North Central Expressway
Suite 662
Dallas, TX 75206
214-692-0800; Fax: 214-692-1110
VP, Southern Div. Mgr: Terry Graham
Southern District Mgr.: Travis Blair
EASTERN/CENTRAL BRANCH
157 Chambers St., 12th Roor
New York, NY 10007
212-386-6865; Fax: 212-577-2890
VP Eastern Division Mgr.: John
Gruenberg
ARTISTIC LICENSE FILMS
250 West 57th Street, Suite 606
New York, NY 10107
212-265-9119; Fax: 212-262-9299
E-MAIL: ArtLic@aol.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
ARTISTIC LICENSE INC.
1416 45th Sh-eet, P.O. Box 19407
Sacramento, CA 95819
916-456-6046; Fax: 916-456-1534
Chairman: Tom Naygrow
E-MAIL: artistic@ardennet.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
ASA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
24 Mt. View Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
413-256-8595; Fax: 413-256-8595
President: David Mazor
Theatrical film distributor
AniTUDE FILMS
300 Mercer Sb-eet, Suite 26L
New York, NY 10003
212-995-9008; Fax: 212-254-5135
Distribution Contact: Andrew Chang
Press Contact: Telly Wong
E-MAIL: mail@attitudefilms.com
URL: www.attitudefilms.com •
Art/Foreign/Specialized
AUDIO CINE FILMS INC.
8462 Sherbrooke Street East
Monh-eal, Quebec HIL 1B2 CANADA
514-493-8887, 800-289-8887
Fax: 514-493-9058
President: Benoit Lachance
Vice President: Salvatore Gallo
Treasurer: Michel Tetrault
E-MAIL: sgallo@film.com
URL: www.acf-film.com
Exclusive non-theatrical distributor: BV,
MGM/UA, Universal, Paramount,
Alliance, Atlantis and Polygram
B
BEHAVIOUR WORLDWIDE
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-226-8300; Fax: 310-226-8350
Chairman and CEO: Mark Damon
Sr. VP Dist.: Rob Aft
Sr. VP Mktg. & Pub.: David Gaynes
Mgr. Dist. Serv.: Dan Seekman
BERKSHIRE LITCHFIELD FILMS
PO. Box 590
Great Barrington, MA 01230
413-528-3164
President: Albert M. Schwartz
Art/Foreign/Specialized
BEVERLY PICTURES INC.
325 N. Oakhurst Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310-550-8581, 310-858-8213
President: Herbert Bregstein
Art/Foreign/Specialized
BRIGHT STAR FILMS INC.
100 Yonge Sh-eet, Suite 1205
Toronto, Ontario M5C 2W1 CANADA
416-362-5890; Fax: 416-362-1218
Executive Director: Orval Fruitman
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
c
CAPITOL ENTERTAINMENT
6205 Adelaide Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
301-564-9700; Fax: 301-564-0797
President: Ted Goldberg
VP/Mktg./Sales: Ronnie Goldberg
E-MAIL: ted@capitolent.com
URL: www.capitolent.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
CASTLE HILL PRODUCTIONS
8899 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310-858-0034; Fax: 310-858-6934
President: Mel Maron
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
CHARLES CHAPLIN
ENTERPRISES INC.
318 Hillhurst Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario M6B 1N2 CANADA
416-781-0131, 416-781-5600
Fax: 416-781-0834
CEO/President: Charles S. Chaplir
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized/A'
CIFEX CORPORATION
1 Peconic Hills Court
Southampton, NY 11968-1618
516-283-9454, 516-283-4795;
Fax: 516-283-4210
President: Gerald J.
Rappoport
E-MAIL: cifex@yahoo.com
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
THE CINEMA GUILD
1697 Broadway, #506
New York, NY 10019
212-246-5522
Fax: 212-246-5525
Co-Chairman: Philip Hobel
Co-Chairman: Mary-Ann Hoibir.
Dist. Gen. Mgr.: Gary Crowdus
E-MAIL: thecinemaG@aol.com
URL: www.cinemaguild.com
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
CINEMA PARALLEL
601 River Road
SykesviUe, MD 21784
410-442-1752
Fax: 410-442-1752
President: Robert Tregenza
E-MAIL: office@cinemaparallel.cCi
URL: www.cinemaparallel.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
CINEMA VILLAGE
FEATURES
594 Broadway, Suite 908
New York, NY 10012
212-431-5119
Fax: 212-219-1877
Managing Director: Ed Arentz
E-MAIL: cinvil@earthlink.net
Art/Foreign/Specialized/Animatioi
CINETEL FILMS INC.
8255 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323-654-4000
Fax: 323-650-6400
President/CEO: Paul Hertzberg
Executive VP: Lisa Hansen
Chief Financial Officer: Nick Gor
VP Bus. Affairs: Steve Gregerop( t
VP Creative Affairs: Catalaine Ki
General Release Films

Itil/ISTA INC.
)4 Vairie Avenue
a Beach, FL 33139-1515
Fax: 305-532-0047
f2-3400;
lent: Rene Fuentes-Chao
Sales Director; Susan Alvarez
i
JIL- cinevista@netscape.net
www.cine\4sta.com
wign/Specialized FilmsA/ideos
,
Al ASSOCIATES
ri LAGOON VIDEO
,' .x?730
:r Monica, CA 90409
[0 :3-4024; Fax: 310-574-1950
re ent: Mike Kaplan
rt reign/Specialized
UK FILM COMPANY
W ,niversit\- Blvd. North
icl n^ iUe, FL 32211
M 4-4500; Fax: 904-745-0078
re ent: Belton Clark
ici resident: Troy Clark
•a' Art/Foreign/Specialized
Q> A MEDIA INC.
th Bronson Ave.
•ood, CA 90004
3388
.t: Herman Cohen
\9l/Art/Foreign
or ORDE/NEW HORIZONS
lORESCORP.
- :\ e Oak Parkway
- GA 30093
-'^10
\ "--849-9773
e ent: David Rand
at ial Print Controller: Randy
^ midt
at al/Art/Foreign/Specialized/Adutt
DFODUCERS CORP.
" ^ :4th St.
Beach, FL 33064
;o27; Fax:954-781-2627
c: ;nt: John F. Rickert
wal Release Films
yjiOY BOOKING
TilNATIONAL
( 24th Street,
Vork, NY 10010
;00; Fax: 212-929-9786
ent: Noah Cowan
ent: John Vanco
in of Communications: Kris
Inval
i J Booker: Amy Morton
IjL: info@cowboybi.com
'
-eign/Speciaiized
CREST FILM DISTRIBUTORS
8899 Beverlv Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310-652-8844
Fax: 310-652-5595
President: Jerry Persell
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
CREST HIU PRODUCTIONS
8899 Beverlv Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310-858-0034; Fax: 310-858-6934
President: Mel Maron
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
CRITERION PICTURES
4717 Caruiery Place
Delta, BC V4K 3X8 CANADA
800-663-0991, 604-940-9540
Fax: 604-940-9541
Western Branch Mgr.: Carol Burgoyne
E-MAIL: cburgoyne@media.criterionpic.com
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
CROWN INTERNATIONAL
8701 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
310-657-6700
Fax: 310-657-4489
President/CEO: Mark Tenser
Sr. VP: Scott E. Schwimer
VP Intl. Sales: Herb Fletcher
Controller: WLUie De Leon
Dir. Publicity & Adv.: Lisa Agay
Producer: Marilyn J. Tenser
D
DESTINATION FILMS
1401 Ocean Ave., 3rd Boor, Suite 301
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-319-6500
Fax: 310-458-0897
CEO: Steve Stabler
COO: Brent Baum
CFO: Paul Westphal
Pres. Mktg. & DisV. Barry London
Co-head Prod.: Brad Jenkel
Co-head Prod.: John Bertolli
Exec. VP Bus. & Legal: Neil Sacker
Exec. VP Finance: Peter Gumbrecht
DREAMWORKS SKG
100 Universal Plaza, Bldg. 477
Universal City, CA 91608
818-733-7000; Fax: 818-733-6322
Principals: Steven Spielberg, David
Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg
STUDIO EXHIBITOR RELEATIONS
laEASING
T3verly Boulevard, 2nd Roor
geles, CA 90048
iJ-6043
i
3-658-6087
F
lE'lVE EXPOSURE-
FM MKTG. CO. LTD.
J< ueen Street East
K \ Ontario M4E 1G2 CANADA
y 1-0775; Fax: 416-690-0755
S nt: Tom Litvinskas
n tant: Paul Ennis
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sign/Specialized
FILM FINDERS
9056 Santa Monica Blvd., #208
West HoUywood, CA 90069
310-246-9202; Fax: 310-246-9203
President: Sydney Levine
Executive Vice President: Peter Belsito
E-MAIL: fiImfinders@compuserve.com
URL: www.filmfinders.com
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FILMOPOLIS PICTURES
9713 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 213
Beverly HiUs^CA 90210
310-914-1776
Fax: 978-334-5539
VP, US Operations: Ray Kavandi
E-MAIL: polyfilm@aol.com
FILMS ENTERTAINMENT OF
PUERTO RICO INC.
1801 Catalina Street
Sand Citv, CA 93955
831-393-0303, 800-538-5838
Fax: 831-393-0304
President: Kit Parker
Secty./Treasurer: Lawrence Martin
E-MAIL: info@newlatin.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
FILMS OF INDIA
P.O. Box 48303
Los Angeles, CA 90048
213-383-9217
President: R.M. Bagai
Art/Foreign/Specialized
FINE LINE FEATURES
888 7th Ave., 19th Hoor
New York, NfY 10106
212-649-4800
Fax: 212-956-1942
WEST COAST
116 N. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles,CA90048
310-854-1824; Fax: 310-659-1453
President: Mark Ordesky
Be:VPR^«i*CaTi±G*no
Sr. VP Dist.: Steve Friedlander
Sr. VP Production & Acquisitions:
Rachel Horowitz
VP Publicity & Promotions: Martin
Koltai-Levine
VP Adv.: Brian Caldwell
VP Creative Services: Tod Abrams
VP Co-Prods. & Acquisitions: Emma
Clark
FIRST LOOK PICTURES
8800 Sunset
Los Angeles, CA 90069
310-855-1199
Fax: 310-855-0152
Sr. VP of Dist. & Mktg.: M.J. Peckos
Director of Dishnbution: Kelly Bradley
E-MAIL: mjf)eckos@flp.com
URL: www.flp.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
FIRST RUN FEATURES
153 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10014
212-243-0600
Fax: 212-989-7549
President: Seymour Wishman
VP: Marc Mauceri
URL: www.firstrunfeatures.com
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GLOBAL PICTURES INC.
4774 Melrose Avenue
Hollywotxi, CA 90029
323-665-5257
Fax: 323-665-6473
President: Harry Novak
Vice President: Carmen Novak
General Release Films
GREYCAT RELEASING
2250 East Tropicana A\enue
Suite 19, PMB 531
Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-737-0670
Fax: 702-734-3628
Co-Pres.: David Whitten
Co-Pres.: Suzarme Bowers Whitten
E-MAIL: greycat@lvcm.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
H
HARRY NOVAK & ASSOCIATES
4774 Melrose Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90029
323-665-5257; Fax: 323-665-6473
President: Harry Novak
Vice President: Carmen Novak
General Release Films
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IFM FILM ASSOCIATES INC.
1541 North Gardner Street
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323-874-4249; Fax: 323-874-2654
Ginnane
President: Antony I.
Executive Vice President: Ann Lyons
Sales Executive: Anthony Lyons
E-MAIL: ifmfilm@aol.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
IMAX CORPORATION
11454 San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-571-1800; Fax: 310-571-1810
IN PICTURES
1024 12th Sh^t
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310-451-8722; Fax: 310-451-9722
President: Jamie Rader
E-MAIL: inpix@aol.com
URL: www.inpictures.com
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
INDEPENDENT ARTISTS CORP.
PO. Box 3020, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
609-423-6990; Fax: 609-224-0224
President: John Burzichelli
General Release &
Art/Foreign/Specialized Films
INDEPENDENT-INTERNATIONAL
PICTURES CORP.
400 Perrinc Rd., Old Bridge, NJ 08857
732-727-8500; Fax: 732-727-8881
President: Samuel M. Sherman
Chairman: Daniel Q. Kennis
Exec. VP: Jeffrey Hogue
VP: Linda S. Sherman
Dir. of Mktg.: Stephanie H. Sherman
E-MAIL; flexaret@sprynet.com
General Release/Art/Foreign
INDICAN PICTURES
8205 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 430
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323-650-0832; Fax:323-650-6832
Partners: David Hill, Jay Gianukos,
Randolph Kret, Walter Fernandez,
Shaun Hill
E-MAIL: indicanpictvires@indicanpictures.com
URL: www.indicanpictures.com
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JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT INC.
48 East 43rd Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-986-7488; Fax: 212-986-2524
President: Jeffrey Jacobs
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
JAGUAR PICTURES CORP.
P.O. Box 1075
Hollywood, CA 90078-1075
310-281-5516
President: Robert F. Slatzer
General Release Films
JOUR DE FETE
5955 W. 6th Sti-eet
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-933-2733; Fax: 323-933-3929
E-MAIL: rialtojf@pacbell.net
URL: www.jourdefete.com
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KINO INTERNATIONAL CORP.
333 West 39th Sti-eet, Suite 503
New York, NY 10018
212-629-6880; Fax: 212-714-0871
President: Donald Krim
General Manager: Gary Palmucci
E-MAIL: kinoint@infohouse
URL: www.kino.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
KIT PARKER FILMS
1801 Catalina Sti-eet
Sand City, CA 93955
831-393-0303, 800-538-5838
Fax: 831-393-0304
President: Kit Parker
Sales Manager: Scott Kennedy
E-MAIL: info@kitparker.com
URL: www.kitparker.com
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
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LEGACY RELEASING, INC.
1800 North Highland Avenue, Ste. 311
Hollywood, CA 90028
323-461-3936; Fax: 323-461-5287
Co-President: Gene Irwin
Co-President: Mark Borde
General Sales Mgr.: Don Henry
E-MAIL: legacyfilms.@aol.com
URL: www.legacyfilms.com
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
LEISURE TIME FEATURES
40 Worth Sti-eet, Suite 709
New York, NY 10013
212-267-4501
Fax: 212-267-4501
President: Bruce Pavlow ]\
Art/Foreign/Specialized
LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL
ENTERTAINMENT INC.
1990 Westwood Blvd., Penthouse
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-474-4456
Fax: 310-474-7455
President: Randy Naft
Chairman: Irv Holender
E-MAIL: libintent@aol.com
General Release
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LIONS GATE FILMS
2 Bloor Street West, Suite 1901
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3E2 CANA
416-944-0104
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President: Jeff Sackman
President of Video Div.: Barry Bra
CEO: Andre Link
Executive VP: Christian Larouche
URL: wvkrw.lionsgatefilms.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
MONTREAL
3600 Boulevard Thimens
Saint-Laurent, Quebec H4R 1V6
CANADA
514-336-9696
Fax: 514-336-6606
CEO: Andre Link
Chairman: John Dunning
Executive VP: Christian Larouche|
URL: www.lionsgatefilms.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
TORONTO
2 Bloor Street West, Suite 1901
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3E2 CAN/
416-944-0104
Fax: 416-944-2212
President: Jeff Sackman
President of Video Div.: Barry Bra
NEW YORK
561 Broadway, Suite 12B
New York, NY 10012
212-966-4670
Fax: 212-966-2544
Co-President of US Releasing: Ma
Urman
President of Prod.: Mike Paseome
URL: www.lionsgatefilms.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
LOS ANGELES
5750 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 501
Los Angeles,CA90036
323-692-7300; Fax: 323-692-7373
President of International: Joe Drt
Co-President of US Releasing: Tot
Ortenberg
URL: www.lionsgatefilms.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
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MANGA ENTERTAINMENT
727 North Hudson Stavt, Suite l\
Chicago, IL 60610
312-751-0020; Fax: 312-751-2483
CEO: Marvin Gleicher
General Manager: Mike Egan
Natl. Dir. of Sales: Greg Forston
E-MAIL: manga@manga.com
URL: www.manga.com
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized

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607-595 River Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3L 0E6 CANADA
204-474-1896; Fax: 204-475-2288
CEO/ Acquisitions: Terry Coles
VP Business Affairs: Gary Julius
E-MAIL: tlcoles@pangea.ca
URL: www.pangea.ca/-tlcoles/inciex.htm]
Art/Fdreign/Specialized/Animation
MARLIN MOTION PICTURES LTD.
211 VVatline Avenue, Suite 202
Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1P3
C/iNADA
905-890-1500, 800-865-7617
Fax: 905-890-6550
Pres.t: John L. Taylor (905-890-6550)
Educational Films
MARVIN FILMS INC.
2 Heitz Place
Hicksville, NY 11801
516-931-3456; Fax: 516-931-3496
President: Marvin Friedlander
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
M.D. WAX/COURIER FILMS
1560 Broadway, Suite 706
New York, NY 10036
212-302-5360; Fax: 212-302-5364
President: Mort Wax
E-MAIL: Mortwax@woldnet.att.net
Art/Foreign/Specialized
MEDALLION ENTERTAINMENT
CORPORATION
22309 Lanark Street, West Hills, CA 91304
818-992-6109; Fax: 818-883-7173
President: Mitchell A. Blum
E-MAIL: medallione@aol.com
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
METRO GOLDWYN MAYER
2500 Broadway St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404-3061
310-449-3000; Fax: 310-449-8750
Chairman/CEO: Alex Yemenidjian
Vice Chairman/COO: Chris McGurk
Sr. Exec. VP: William A. Jones
Sr. Exec. VP/CFO: Daniel J.
Taylor
Sr. Exec. VP & Gen. CnsL Robert Brada
Exec. VP Finance & Corp. Dev.:
Charles Cohen
Sr. VP Fin. Ops.: Daniel J. Rosett
MGM PICTURES
Pres. MGM Pictures: Michael Nathanstm
Sr. VP Develop. MGM Pictures:
Elizabeth Carroll
Sr. VP Prod. UA: Jeff Kleeman
Production
Exec. VP Prod.: Robert Relyea
MDM/UA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS
!'residcnt/C(K): Kicli.ird B.Cohen
MGM/UA MUSIC
Exec. VP: Mike Sandoval
MBM/UA DISTRIBUTION
I'rcb. Worldwide Theat. Dist.: Lany
Gleason
Exec. VP Dist.: Erik Lomia
MARKETING AND PUBLICITY
Prcsid. Worldwide Mktj;.: Gerry Rich
Sr. VP Creative Adv: Randi Braun
Sr. VP Creative Adv.: Seth Gaven
Sr. VP World Pub.: Amanda
Marashinsky
Sr. VP Media: Jeff Killingsworth
Exec. Dir. Exhib. Rel.: Nancy Seidman
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
VP Intl. Mktg.: Randy Greenberg
MGM BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Sr. Exec. VP: Darcie Denkert
DIVISION OFFICES
DALLAS
Three Forest Plaza
12221 Merit Drive, #1610
Dallas, TX 75251
214-387-1500; Fax: 214-419-6271
VP Sourther Div. Mgr.: Mike Bislo
LOS ANGELES
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Third Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
213-444-1600; Fax: 213-312-3372
VP Western Div. Mgr.: Joe Griffin
NEW YORK
1350 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
212-708-0300; Fax: 212-245-1418
VP Eastern Div. Mgr.: Bill Lewis
VP Central Div. Mgr.: Tom Mihok
CANADA
20 Queen St. W., Suite 3500
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3R3 CANADA
416-260-9993; Fax: 416-260-9656
VP Canada Gen. Mgr.: Simone
Konieczny
MILESTONE FILM & VIDEO
275 West 96th Street, Suite 28C
New York, NY 10025
212-865-7449; Fax: 212-222-8952
President: Amy Heller
Vice President: Dennis Doros
E-MAIL: milefilms@aol.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
MIRAMAX FILMS
(A Division of the Walt Disney Co.)
NEW YORK
375 Greenwich, New York, NY 10013
212-941-3800; Fax: 212-941-3836
LOS ANGELES
7966 Beveriy Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
323-951-4200; Fax: 323-951-4218
Co-Chairmen: Bob and Harvey
Weinstein
General/Adult/Art/Foreign/Speicalized
MOTION INTERNATIONAL INC.
33 Yonge Sh^t, Suite 1020
Toronto, Ontario M5E 1S9 CANADA
416-956-2000; Fax: 416-956-2020
President: Stephen Greenberg
Exec. VP/ Intl.: Jean Bureau
Exec. VP/Distrb. & Mktg.: Dan Lyon
Theatrical Distrib.: Jacqueline Morin
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized
MOTION INTERNATIONAL INC.
465 McGill
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 4A6 CANADA
514-844-3542; Fax: 514-985-4461
President: Stephen Greenberg
Exec. VP/ Intl.: Jean Bureau
Exec. VP/Distrb. & Mktg.: Dan Lyon
Theatrical Distrib.: Jacqueline Morin
General Release
MOTION PICTURE CORP. OF
AMERICA
1401 Ocean Avenue, 3rd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-319-9500; Fax: 310-319-9501
President: Brad Krevoy
General/Art/Foreign/Specialized/Adult
MOVIEWORLD
ENTERTAINMENT INC.
117 Town & Country Village, #335
San Jose, CA 95128
831-635-9168; Fax: 831-635-9172
President: Howard L. Taormino
URL: www.moviefun.com
Cult, cartoon and classic 35mm theatrical
releases
Art/Foreign/Specialized
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NEW LATIN PICTURES LLC.
1801 Catalina Street
Sand City, CA 93955
831-393-0303, 800-538-5838
Fax: 831-393-0304
CEO: Lawrence Martin
President: Kit Parker
Executive Assistant: Deborah Silguero
E-MAIL: info@newlatin.com
URL: www.newlatin.com
Art/Foreign/Specialized
NEW LINE CINEMA CORP.
(Also see Fine Line Features)
NEW YORK
888 7th Ave., 20th Floor
New York, NY 10106
212-649-4900; Fax: 212-649-4966
LOS ANGELES
116 N. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310-854-5811
Fax: 310-854-1824
Chairman & CEO: Rober Shaye
President & COO: Michael Lynne
CFO: Stephen Abramson
Sr. Exec. VP Bus. & Legal Affairs: Ben
Zinkin
Exec. VP Bus. Dev.: James Rosenthal
Exec. VP Bus. Affairs: Judd Funk
Sr. VP Bus. Affairs: David Alper, Sara
Frith, Amy Gittleman, Lori Silfen,
Sonya Thompson, Suzanne
Rosencrans
VP Bus. Affairs: Erik Ellner, Virginia
Martino, Andrew Matthews
VP Bus. Dev.: Jane Williams
NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS
Chairman: Sara Risher
President: Michael De Luca
Sr. Exec. VP: Richard Saperstein
Exec. VP: Carla Fry, Lyrm Harris
Exec. VP Prod. Finance: Paul Prokop
Sr. VP: Claire Rudnick Polstein, Jay
Stem
Sr. VP Prod.: Erik Holmberg, Jody
Levin
Sr. VP East Coast Prod.: Mark Tusk
Sr VP Dev.: Donna Langley, Brian
Witten
VP Prod. & Dev East Coast: Amy
Henkels
VP Post Production: Evan Edelist,
Brent Kaviar, Richard Keeley, Sara
King
VP Prod.: Leon Dudevoir
Exec. Dir. Creative Affairs: Janis
Chaskin
VP Feature Casting: Valerie McCaffrey
VP: Richard Brener
Creative Execs: Carolyn Manetti,
Cindy Guidry
NEW LINE DISTRIBUTION
I'res. Dum. Thentr. Dist.: Al Shapiro
Sr. VP Sales Admin.: David Keith
Sr. VP Western Div. Mgr.: Lawrence Levy
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VP Central Div. Mgr.: Scott 7
Huneryager
Sr. VP Southeastern Div. Mgr.:
Osley
Sr. VP Soutnem Div. Mgr.: Johii
Trickett
VP Print Control: Gisela Corcoi
Dir. of Print Control: Thomas \!
Asst. Print Controller: Sue Hill
NEW LINE THEATRICAL
MARKETING
Co-Chairmen: Bob Friedman, Roit
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President: Joe Nimziki
Exec. VP Media/Co-op Adv.: C
Charbanic
Sr. VP Creative Adv.: Lori Dra/;
Sr. VP Pub. & Promo.: Mary Dv
Sr. VP Co-op Adv.: Susan Russell
Sr VP Corp. Comm.: Steve Elzer !
Exec. VP Finance Administratic
Robert Kobus
VP Field /Interactive Publicit\
Greer
VP Natl. Promotions: Mary Go-
Nad. VP Pub.: lleen Reich, Clai
Darragh
VP Natl. Promotions, East Coa-
Dana Laufer
VP Photography: Helene Steel
NEW YORKER
16 W. 61 St., nth Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-247-6110; Fax: 212-307-7855
President: Dan Talbot
VP: Jose Lopez
Theatrical Dist.: Susan Wrubel
Dir. Mktg. & Pub.: Sasha Berman
NEWSTAR WORLDWIDE
8955 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310-786-1600, 310-786-1647
Fax: 310-246-6544
VP Sales/ Acquisitions: Gene L.
George
URL: www.audiouniverse.com
Art/General/Foreign/Specialized
NOBLE PROD. INC./
DIST. & PROD.
1615 South Crest Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90035-3315
310-552-2934; Fax: 310-552-3508
President: Ika Panajotovic
General Release
NORTHERN ARTS
ENTERTAINMENT INC.
PO. Box 763, Williamsburg, MAO
413-268-9301, 413-268-9302
Fax: 413-268-9309
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Chairman: John Lawrence
Chairman & CEO: David S. Maze
Art/Foreign/Specialized Films
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ENTERPRISES INC.
1133 South Riverside, Suite 1
Medford, OR 97501
541-779-0990
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ENTERPRISES INC.-cont.
Fax: 541-779-8880
President: Arthur R. Dubs
VP/Sales Acquisitions: Am S. Wihtol
Secretary /Treasurer: Barbara J.
Brown
Controller/Office Mgr.: Kelli McQuire
E-MAIL: pie@intemetcds.com
General Release
PALM PICTURES
(Also see Manga Entertainment)
3030 Bridgeway
Saucalito, CA 94965
415-331-0991
Fax: 415-331-0992
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
(Subsidiary of Viacom Inc.)
5555 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323-956-5000
VIACOM INC.
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
212-258-6000
Chairman: Sumner M. Redstone
Viacom Entertainment Group
Chairman: Jonathan Dolgen
Exec. VP: Thomas McGrath
VP: Richard Cooperstein
PARAMOUNT PICTURES GROUP
Exec. VP Paramount Pictures: William
Bemstein
Exec. VP/CFO/Chief Admin. Officer:
Patrick Purcell
Sr. VP Planning: Mark Badagliacca
Sr. VP & Treasurer: Alan J.
Bailey
Sr. VP Human Resources: William
Hawkins
Sr. VP hid. Rel.: Stephen Koppekin
Sr. VP Gen. Counsel: Rebecca L.
Pretice
Sr. VP Fin.: Stephen R Taylor
Sr. VP IS: Ed Trainor
VP Info. Processing: Stan Balcomb
VP Contract Ace: Carmen Desiderio
VP Admin.: Rosemary Di Pietra
VP/ Assoc. Gen. Cnsl.: David Friedman
VP Legal /Human Resources: Louis
Gutierrez
VP TV Controller: Kenneth Hinshaw
VP Residuals: Kathleen Hoops
VP Fin. Planning: Stephanie Love
VP Finance: Michael Masters
VP Intl. (London): Michael O'Sullivan
VP Employee RelaHons Legal
Services: Rina Roselli
VP Motion Picture Controller:
Carolyn Scott
VP Controller (Canada): Anne Shaw
MOTION PICTURE GROUP
Chairman, Motion Picture Group:
Sherry Lansing
Vice Chairman MPG: Robert G.
Friedman
President MPG Prod.: John Goldwyn
Exec. VP Intl. Motion Pictures: Joanna
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Pres. Domestic Distr.: Bruce &\yder
Pres. 20th Century Fox Intl.: Jim
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Pres. Fox Consumer Prods.: Pat Wyatt
Pres. 20th Cenhiry Fox TV: Sandy
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Exec. VP Legal Affairs: Michael
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Sr. VP Fox Studio Ops.: Gary Ehrlich
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Sr. VP European, Near East & Africa:
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Sr. VP Legal & Bus. Affairs: Jamie
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Sr. VP Bus. Affairs: Daniel Ferleger,
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Sr. VP Media & Co-Op Adv: Steve
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Sr. VP Pub. and Promos.: Jeffrey
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Sr. VP Human Resources: Linda Johns
Sr. VP Acqisitions: Tony Safford
Sr. VP Prod.: Fred Baron, Josie Rosen
Sr. VP Finance: Peter Cyffka
Sr. VP Feature Prod.: Kimberly
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Sr. VP Mktg. Planning and Research:
Pam Levine-Katz
Sr. VP Creative Adv. Intl. Theatrical
Dist.: Jim Darbinian
Sr. VP Intl. Media: Mitch Yankowitz
VP Natl. Publicity: Debbie Miller,
Carol Sewell
VP Corp. Comm.: Florence Grace
VP Promo. Programming: Tom Grane
VP Field Ops. and Promotions:
Wendy Lightboum
VP Adv & Mktg.: Laura Carrillo,
Christopher Pawlak
VP Promos., Intl. Mktg.: Ron Rubin
VP Controller: Matt Dubil
VP Bus. Affairs: Victoria Rossellini
VP Legal Affairs: William Petrasich,
Joan Hansen, James Taylor
VP Finance Domestic: John Djergian
VP Finance: Mark Rosenbaum
VP Acquisitions & Prod.: Robert
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VP Acquisitions: Rosanne Korenberg
VP Eastern Division Mgr.: Henri
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VP Midwestern Division Mgr.: Robert
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VP Western Division Mgr.: Bernard
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VP NY/ Atlantic Division Mgr.: Ron
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VP East Coast Publicity and
Promotions: Elizabeth Petit
Dir. Natl. Publicity: Susan Ciccone,
Paulette Dauber
Dir. Branch Receivables: Tom Jung
Dir. Field Pub./Promos.: Meredith
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Dir. of Media: Laurel Bernard
Dir. Printo Control: Rick Griffith
Dir. of Acquisitions: Isabel Rosenthal
FOX 2000
President: Laura Ziskin
Exex. VP: Alex Gartner, Carla Hacken
VP Prod.: Ashley Kramer
FOX ANIMATION STUDIOS
President: Chris Meledandri
Prod./Dir.: Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Sr. VP/Gen. Mgr.: John McKenna
Sr. VP Prod.: Kevin Bannerman
Sr. VP Physical Prod.: Chuck
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VP Prod.: Melissa Cobb
Creative Exec.: Megan Kennison
FOX SEARCHLIGHT
President: Lindsay Law
Exec. VP Bus. Affairs: Joseph De
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Sr. VP Prod.: Claudia Lewis
Sr. VP Dist.: Bob Cheren
Sr. VP Acquisitions: Tony Safford
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VP Prod.: Liz Sayre
VP Prod.: Michael Stremel
VP Acquisitions: Rosanne Korenberg
VP Creative Adv.: Samantha Hart
VP Dist.: Sheila De Loach
VP Dist.: Richard Shamban
VP Legal Affairs: Jamie Taylor
VP Finance and Admn.: Jill Gwen
Exec. Dir. Natl. Pub.: Michele
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Dir. Prod.: Matt Gannon
Dir. Mktg.: Marc Weinstock
Dir. Bus. Affairs: Jennifer Feikin
Dir. Field Pub. & Promos.: Cristi Lima
Mgr. East Coast Pub.: Mary Ann Hult
Creative Exec. Prod.: Lisa Fragner
FOX INTERACTIVE
Jon Richmond: President
VP Product Dvlp.: Eric Hammond
VP Mktg.: Scott Marcus
VP Sales: Dave Rech
FOX STUDIOS AUSTRALIA
President: Kim Williams
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
TELEVISION
President: Sandy Grushow
Exec. VP Prod, and Fin.: Charlie Goldstein
Exec. VP: Gary Newman
Exec. VP Bus. & Legal Affairs:
Howard Kurtzman
Exec. VP Comedy: Mindy Schultheis
Exec. VP Drama: Dana Walden
Sr. VP TV Prod. Comedy: Joel
Homstock
Sr. VP Finance: Robert Barron
Sr. VP TV Post Prod.: Edward
Nassour
Sr. VP Talent and Casting: Marcia
Shulman
Sr. VP Ugal Affairs: KeUy Cline
Sr. VP TV Bus. Affairs: David
Robinson
Sr. VP TV Production Drama: Janie
Kleiman
VP Bus. Affairs: Sandra Ortiz
VP Prod.: Bruce Margolis
VP Comedy: Michael Hanel
VP Comedy: Emil Levisetti
VP Drama: Alex CoUett
VP Media Relations: Sarah Goldstein
VP Bus. & Legal Affairs: Ada
Goldberg
VP TV Bus. Affairs: Michelle
Lautanen
VP Bus. Affairs: Neal Baseman
VP Legal Affairs: Anatole Klebanow
VP Drama: Jeffrey Glaser
Exec. Dir. Res. & Mktg.: Jodi Clancy
Dir. Comedy: Lisa Harrison
Dir. TV Estimating: Diane Pacheco
Dir. Bus. Affairs: Beth Hoffman
Dir. Casting: Ann Maney
Dir. Prod. Accounting: Jo Card
Dir. Mktg. and Research: Adam
Fishman
Dir. Bus. Affairs: Rob Rieders
TELEVISION INTL. TV AND
WORLDWIDE PAY TV
President: Mark Kaner
Exec. VP: Marion Edwards
Sr. VP Intl. Pay TV and PPV: Peter
Levinsohn
Sr. VP Mktg, Pub. and Proms.:
Suzanne Krajewski
VP Intl. Non-Theatrical and
Worldwide Pay TV: Dave Smith
VP Woridwide PPV: Jamie McCabe
VP Worldwide Pay TV: Christine
Dowson
VP Intl. TV: Mark Rosenbaum
VP Intl. TV Sales and Ops.: Scott
Gregg
VP Intl. TV US, New World: John
Koscheka
Dir. Mktg, Pub. and Promos. Chandra
Years
VP Product Clearance: Cris Pozanac
Dir. Product Clearance: Anita Ortiz
Exec. Dir. Intl. TV, Finance and
Accounting: Greg Yen
Exec. Dir. Research: Ritchie Yu
Dir. Acct., Intl.: TV Karin Kroner
Dir. Finance, Intl. TV: Sheri Shimada
HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Exec. VP Mktg. and Sales: Mike Dunn
Exec. VP Physical Dist. /Info. Services:
Ben Means
Sr. VP Bus. & Legal Affairs: Laura
Cook
Sr. VP Natl. Sales Mass Merchants:
Ray Gagnon
Sr. VP Finance: Mike Weetman
Sr. VP Lating America, Intl. FHE: Jane
Pemberton
Sr. VP Mktg. FHE Intl.: Lisa Ucht
Sr. VP Retail Ops.: Simon Swart
Sr. VP Sales, New World Intl.: Barbara
Mudge
Sr. VP Program Acquisition: Stephen Poe
Sr. VP Bus. Affairs & Legal
Counsel-CBS/FOX: Curtis Roberts
VP Sales Interactive: Dave Rech
VP Bus. & Legal Affairs: Ron Wheeler
VP Creative Services: Julie Markell
VP Mktg.: Hosea Belcher
VP Mktg.: Deborah Mitchell
VP Sales, Dist. & Interactive: Don
Jeffries
VP Corporate and Mktg.
Communications: Steve Feldstein
VP Credit: Paul Chambers
VP Info. Technology: Scott
Huckleberry
VP Ops.: Nadine Holt
VP Physical Dist. & Cust. Service:
John Sullivan
VP Intl. Publicity: Breena Camden
VP Finance, FHE Intl.: mary McLaren
VP Rental Mktg., FHE Intl.: Neil
McDermott
VP Customer Mktg. & Promotions:
Juliet Seymour
Dir. Interactive Sales: Eric Trovinger
Dir. Public Relations: Rick Rhoades
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100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
818-777-1000
825 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-445-3800
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President/COO; Ron Meyer
Exec. VP: Hellene S. Runtagh
Sr. VP/Gen. Counsel: Karen Randl
Sr. VP Corp. Communications ancl
Public Affairs: Deborah S. Rose-
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UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Co-Chairs: Stacey Snider, Brian
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Exec. VP: Jon Gumpert
Exec. VP Bus. Affairs & Legal: Jefi
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VP Bus. Affairs: James Horowitz
VP Bus. Affairs: Jeff Goore
VP Finance: Dan Martinez
Production
President: Kevin Misher
Exec. VP Physical & Post Prod.: El
Zepfel
VP Physical & Post Prod.: Kool
Marder
VP Physical & Post Prod.: Debonj|
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VP Budgeting: Bill Greenberg
Sr VP: Ally Brecker
Sr. VP: Mary Parent
Sr. VP: Lenny Komberg
Sr. VP Music: Harry Garfield
VP Music Bus. Affairs: Phil Cohe
Marketing
President: Marc Shmuger
President, Intl.: Nadia Alves-Brca
Exec. VP Mktg.: Edward Egan
Exec. VP Publicity: Terry Curtin
Sr. VP Creative Adv.: William Lq
Sr. VP Media & Co-op Adv.: Anti
Evergates-Price
VP Marketing Strategy: Elizabeti'
Gelfand
VP Special Projects: Hollace Davi
VP Creative Adv.: Ann Fram Rus
VP Creative Adv.: Pam Postrel
VP Creative Adv.: Adam Fogelso
VP Creative Adv Ops.: Dan WoD
VP Market Research: Chuck Gay
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VP Field Ops.: Greg Sucherman
VP Intl. Adv & Promo.: Stacy Bal
VP Intl. Mktg.: Elizabeth Gaynes
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President: Nikki Rocco
Exec. VP & Gen. Sales Mgr.: Nid
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Exec. VP & Gen. Sales Mgr.: Mar
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Sr VP Dist. & Mktg.: Alan Suttoi
VP Gen. Mgr. Universal Films
Canada: Eugene Amodeo
VP & Division Mgr.: Albert
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VP & Division Mgr.: Dave Richo
VP Nati. Exhibitor Relations: Stel
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VP Print Conb-ol: Mark Link
VP Dist.: Mary Costello
VP Dist. Ops.: Gary Chong
Mgr. Natl. Exhibitor Relations: Lj
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Mgr. Dist. Admin.: Betty Thor
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825 8th Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10019
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95 Broadway, Boston, MA 02116
617-426-8760
Boston/New Haven: Joan Corrado
Albany/Buffalo/Cincinnati: Joe Crimi
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7502 GreenvUle Ave., Ste. 200
Dallas, TX 75231
214-360-0022
Dallas/Okla. City: Bruce Thompson
Jacksonville: Doug Coons
Atlanta/Charlotte: James Dixon
Kai\sas City/Memphis/New Orleans:
Dana Poindexter
Chicago /Milwaukee: Jack Botaro
Cleveland/Detroit: Gordeon Ward
Des Moines/Omaha/lndianapolis/St.
Louis/Minneapolis: Jim Agliata
LOS ANGELES
100 Universal City Plaza
Bldg. LRW, 7th Floor
Universal City, CA 91608
818-777-0002
L.A.: Lynne Francis
Denver: Robert Taylor
Portland /Salt Lake City /Seattle: Marji
McCormick
PUERTO RICO
Universal Pictures, PO. Box 11308
San Juan, PR 00910-2408
Branch Mgr.: Wilfred Momeau
USA FILMS
(Formerly Gramercy, Polygram and
October)
9333 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310-385-4400; Fax: 310-385-4408
Chairman: Scott Greer\stein
President: Russell Schwartz
Exec. VP Publicity: Claudia Gray
Exec. VP Mktg.: Steve Flynn
Exec. VP Dist.: Jack Foley
VP Field Pub. & Promos.: Adriene
Bowles
VP Acquisitions: Steven Raphael
Parent Company: USA Network
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VALIANT INTERNATIONAL
PICTURES
4774 .Melrose Ave., Hdlywood, CA 90029
323-665-5257; Fax: 323-665-6473
President: Harry Novak
Vice President: Carmen Novak
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500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521
828-560-1000
Chairman of the Boaid: Mkhad D. Eisner
Vice-Chairman of the Board/
Chairman Walt Disney Feature
Animation: Roy E. Disney
Sr. Exec. VP & Chief of Corp.
Operations: Sanford M. Litvack
Exec. VP St CFO: Tom Staggs
Exec VP Corp. Affairs: John F Cooke
Exec. VP & Chief Strategic Officer:
Peter Murphy
Sr. VP Planning & Control: John Garand
WALT DISNEY MOTION
PICTURES GROUP
Chairman Walt Disney Motion
Pictures Group: Dick Cook
President Buena Vista Pictures
Distribution: Chuck Viane
President BVP Mktg.: Chris Pula
President BVP Intl. & BV Home
Entertainment Intl.: Mark Zoradi
President Music BVMPG: Kathy
Nelson
Exec. VP Business & Legal Affairs:
Bemardine Brandis
Exec. VP Prod. Mgmt. BVMPG: Bruce
Hendricks
Sr. VP Music, Business/ Legal Affairs
BVMPG: Scott Holtzman
Sr. VP Mktg.: Geoffrey Ammer
Sr. VP Character Voices & Dubbing:
Jeffrey Miller
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
Chairman: Joe Roth
President: Peter Schneider
Exec. VP & CFO: Rob Moore
BUENA VISTA MOTION PICTURES
GROUP
Chairman: Dick Cook
Co-President: Todd Gamer
Co-President: Nina Jacobson
Sr. VP Prod.: Gregg Hoffman
Sr. VP Prod.: Anne Sterling
Sr. VP Feature Casting: Marcia Ross
VP Prod.: Karen Glass
VP Prod.: Jason Reed
VP Prod.: Mark Vahradian
VP Feature Casting: Donna Morong
Director Prod.: Jeffrey Clifford
Director Prod.: Jessica Swimoff
BUSINESS & LEGAL AFFAIRS
Sr. VP Music: Scott Holtzman
Sr. VP Business & Legal: Phillip Muhl
Sr. VP Legal Affairs: Steve Bardwil
VP Music: Sylvia Krask
VP Business Affairs: Doug Carter,
Chris Floyd, Steve Gerse, Howard
Safenowitz
Director Business Affairs: Jeff Daitch
Legal Affairs Attorneys: Ann
Bowman, Carolyn Reece, Sherri
Feldman, Beth Hawk, Jim
Meenaghan, Carol McDermott,
Lee Pamell, Tiffany Prusia, Joe
Quigley, Kal Walthers, Paige
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WALT DISNEY FEATURE
ANIMATION
2100 Riverside Dr.
Burbank,CA31506
818-560-8000
President: Peter Schneider
Exec. VP: Thomas Schumacher
Sr. VP: Tim Engel
VP Communications: Laura Rivera
BUENA VISTA PICTURES
MARKETING
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Bubank,CA91521
818-543-4300
President: Chris Pula
Sr. VP Mktg.: Geoffrey Ammer
Sr. VP Creative: Oren Aviv
Sr. VP Promos/Field Ops.: Brett
Dicker
VP Media Ops.: Nina Anderson
Sr. VP Media: Kristy Frudenfeld
VP Publicity: Denise Greenawalt
VP Publicity: Mae Joyce
VP Print Adv.: Alan Lobel
Sr. VP Research: Dana Lombardo
VP East Coast Publicity: Chariie
Nelson
VP National Promotions: Cherise
McVicar
Sr. VP Mktg. & Synergy: Michael
Mendenhall
VP Field Ops.: Georgia O'Coruior
VP Creative Film Services: Constance
Wells
BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL
President: Mark Zoradi
President, Walt Disney International
Latin America: Diego Lemer
Exec. VP & General Manager:
Lawrence Kaplan
Sr. VP Business Affairs & Aquisitions:
Jere Hausfater
Sr. VP Mktg.: Ignaciao Damaude
Sr. VP Publicity: Teri Ritzer
Sr. VP Distribution: Anthony Marcoly
Sr. VP Voice & Dubbing: Jeffrey Miller
Sr. VP Distribution & General
Manager Europe: Stuart Salter
Sr. VP & General Manager Germany:
Wolfgang Braun
Sr. VP & General Manager UK: Daniel
Battsek
Sr. VP & General Manager Italy: Paul
Zonderland
Sr. VP Finance & Sales
Administration: Ann Mather
VP & General Manager Sweden: Eric
Broberg
VP General Manager France: Jean-
Francois Camilleri
VP General Manager South Korea: S.
I. Kim
VP & General Manager Austria:
Ferdinand Morawetz
VP & General Manager Spain: Javier
Vassalo
VP & General Manager Netherlands:
Eline Danker
VP General Manager Belgivim:
Bernard Heusmens
VP Sales & Mktg. Asia: Jeff Forman
Gen. Mgr./Switzerland: Roger Crotti
General Manager Japan: Dick Sano
General Manager Taiwan: Rudy Tseng
BUENA VISTA PICTURES
DISTRIBUTION
350 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank,CA91521
818-567-5000; Fax: 818-972-3905
President: Chuck Viane
Sr. VP & Gen. Sales Mgr.: Rod
Rodriguez
Sr. VP & Gen. Counsel: Bob
Cunningham
Sr. VP Ops.: Gary Weaver
Sr. VP Finance: Deborah Morrison
VP Exhbitor Relations: Nancy Klueter
VP Special Events: LyUe Breier
VP Asst. Gen. Sales Mgr.: Paul
Holliman
BRANCHES: Eastern Division
NEW YORK
500 Park Ave.
New York ,NY10022
212-593-8900; Fax: 212-735-5491
VP & Division Mgr.: Phil Fortune
New York/New Haven 2: Leo Fisch
Philadelphia /Cinciimati: Debbie
Finegold
BOSTON
990 Washtington St., Suite lllS
Dedham,MA02026
781-461-0870; Fax: 781-461-0126
Boston/Albany/Buffalo/New Haven:
John Molson
Southeastern Division
ATLANTA
1190 W. Druid Hills Dr., Suite &-75
Atlanta,GA30329
770-246-8930; Fax: 770-321-6140
VP & Division Mgr.: Ken Caldwell
Jacksonville: Dick Malek
Washington: Jim Pierce
Atlanta/Charlotte: Al Webster
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VP & Division Mgr.: Rick Rice
Minneapolis / Milwaukee / Chicago:
Dean Gordon
Detroit /Cleveland: Barry Bruno
Indianapolis/Omaha/Des Moines:
Marsha Levin
Soutiiwestern Division
10000 N. Central Expressway #850
Dallas,TX75231
214-363-9494
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VP & Division Mgr.: Jim Nocella
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2411 West Olive Ave., Suite 700
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818-558-2700; Fax: 818-972-9543
VP & Division Mgr.: Pat Fade
L.A.: John Molson
Denver/Salt Lake City: Jeff Prill
San Francisco/Seattle/Portland: St
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Canada
1235 Bay Street, Suite 901
Toronto, Ontario M5R 3K4
416-964-9275; Fax: 416-964-8537
Sales Mgr.: Anthony Macina
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Chairman & Co-CEO: Robert
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Exec. VP & COO: Barry Meyer
Exec. VP Intl.: Richard Fox
Exec. VP Mktg. & Planning: Sc\v.\o
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Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel: John
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Exec. VP & CFO: Edward Romanc
Exec. VP Special Projects: Stephen"
Exec. VP & Treasurer: Reginald
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Sr. VP Corporate Communicationi
Barbara Brogliatti
Asst. to Chairman & VP Corp.
Services: Marina O'Neil
WARNER BROS. PICTURES
President Worldwide Prod.: Loren
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Exec. VP Theatrical Prod.: Robert
Guralnick
Exec. VP Theah-ical Prod.: Kevin
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Exec. VP Worldwide Prod.: Ste\ ei
Papazian
Sr. VP Strategic Planning & D\ Ip
Kevin Tsujihara
Sr. VP Prod.: William Young,
Courtenay Valenti, Jeff Rohino'
VP Prod.: Basil Iwanyk
VP Prod.: Lionel Wigram
VP Feature Prod.: Mark Scoon
Prod. Exec. Feahire Prod.: ChrLscJ
Faria, Bill Draner
Exec. Prod. Mgr.: Lynn Morgan, F
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President: Brad Ball
Exec. VP Worldwide Creative Adv.
Projects: Joel Wayne
Exec. VP Special Projects: Joe Hyams
Exec. VP Theatrical Publicity:
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VP Admin.: Dennis Tange
VP Intl. Mktg. Research: Barbara
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VP Adv. & Publicity Services: Drew
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VP East Coast Publicity: Willa Clinton
Dir. Graphic Arts: Kirk Freeman
Dir. Media Contracts & Control:
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Dir. Natl. Promos.: Erin Corbett
Dir. Worldwide Adv. /Publicity
Servics: Elizabeth Maffei
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Dir. West Coast Publicity: Vivian
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Dir. Written Commimications: Stacy
Dir. Adv. Pub. Photography: Diane
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President: Dan Fellman
Exec. VP: Jeffrey Goldstein
Sr. VP Admin.: Howard Welinsky
VP Systems & Dvlp.: Don
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VP Sales Ops.: Richard A. Shiff
VP Print Control: Nancy Sams
VP Exhibitor Services: Kelly
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15821 Venhira Blvd., #525
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818-784-7494; Fax: 818-986-7559
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Chicago/Milwaukee/Indianapolis:
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Seattle/Portland/Omaha/Des
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San Francisco: Mike Viane
Denver/Salt Lake City/ Arizona:
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214-691-6101; Fax: 214-696-1154
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Southern Dist. Mgr.: Danny Chinich
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Atlanta: Linda Ray
Memphis/Jacksonville/Charlotte:
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1325 Avenue of the Americas
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212-636-5100; Fax: 212-636-5237
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Metro. Dist. & NY: Charles Barcelloi
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Philadelphia /Detroit: Andy Strulso
Washington: Roberta Peterson
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Index of Manufacturers
and Suppliers
The following index indicates the page on which full company information!
for manufacturers and suppliers of exhibition-related products is listed.
(Alphabetical By Category)
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ADVERTISING/
DISPLAYS
ANIMATED DISPLAYS
Bux-Mont (p88)
Gamma (p95)
Lasertainment (p98)
Lazarus (p98)
Mica {p1 00)
Ticketpro(p108)
CHANGEABLE
LETTERS
AMT (p86)
Arrow (p86)
Berloc (p88)
Bux-Mont (p88)
Change Ad (p88)
Fast-Ad (p94)
Gemini (p95)
Hadden (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Schult(p106)
Wagner Zip {p1 09)
DATE STRIPS
Schult(p106)
DISPLAYS/FRAMES/
CASES/EASELS
Berloc (p88)
BGW (p88)
Dimensional (p90)
Jarco (p98)
Lawrence (p98)
Lavi (p98)
MDI (p100)
Schult(p106)
Techni-Lite (pi 07)
MARQUEE BACK-
GROUND PANELS
Arrow (p86)
Berloc (p88)
Bux-Mont (p88)
Dimensional (p90)
Gemini (p95)
Jarco (p98)
Techni-Lite (p107)
TriMotion(p108)
Wagner Zip (p 109)
PROGRAMMABLE
SIGNS/MESSAGE
CENTERS
AAMI/TDS (p86)
AASC/TDS (p86)
AMT (p86)
Arrow (p86)
Dimensional (p90)
Gamma (p95)
Indiana (p96)
Lasertainment (p98)
Schult (pi 06)
Sunnywell(p107)
Ticketpro(p108)
Trans-Lux (p1 08)
TriMotion (p108)
SIGNS/DISPLAYS
AAMI/TDS (p86)
AASC/TDS (p86)
AMT (p86)
Arrow (p86)
Bass (p88)
Berloc (p88)
Bux-Mont (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Dimensional (p90)
Gamma (p95)
Indiana (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Koryn Rolstad (p98)
Lasertainment (p98)
Lazarus (p98)
MDI (pi 00)
Mica (pi 00)
Movie Ad (p100)
Premier Datavis. (p104)
Schult (p1 06)
Speclzd. Grphcs(p106)
Techni-Lite (pi 07)
Ticketpro (pi 08)
Trans-Lux (pi 08)
Visual Mktg. (p109)
Wagner Zip (pi 09)
BOXOFFICE
EQUIPMENT/
SUPPLIES
ADMISSION SIGNS
AAMI/TDS (p86)
AASC/TDS (p86)
Berloc (p88)
EIMS (p93)
Jarco (p98)
Schult (pi 06)
Ticketpro (pi 08)
CASH REGISTERS/
PAYMENT SYSTEMS
AAMI/TDS (p86)
AASC/TDS (p86)
AASI/TDS (p86)
Datavision (p90)
Di-An (p90)
EIMS (p93)
Glotje (p96)
Indiana (p96)
Omniterm (pi 02)
Pacer/CATS(p102)
Radiant (pi 04)
RDS(p104)
Sensible (pl06)
Theatre Support (p1 08)
Westar/ICE (p109)
PHONE SYSTEMS
AAMI/TDS (p86)
AASC/TDS (p86)
AASI/TDS (p86)
AM-COMM (p86)
Jarco (p98)
Metro Tel (pi 00)
Pacer/CATS (p102)
Radiant (pi 04)
Smart (pi 06)
TALK-THROUGH
EQUIPMENT
AM-COMM (p86)
Globe (p96)
Goldberg (p96)
Haven (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Metro Tel (pi 00)
Norcon (p102)
Schult (pi 06)
Taik-A-Phone(p107)
TICKET ISSUING
AAMI/TDS (p86)
AASC/TDS (p86)
AASIATDS (p86)
Di-An (p90)
Dillingham (p90)
EIMS (p93)
Eiec. Creations (p93)
Globe (p96)
Omniterm (pi 02)
Pacer/CATS (pi 02)
Practical (pi 04)
Radiant (pi 04)
RDS(p104)
Ready (pi 04)
Sensible (pi 06)
Theatre Support (pi 08)
Ticketpro (pi 08)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
TICKETS
AAMI/TDS (p86)
Dillingham (p90)
Globe (p96)
National Ticket (pi 02)
Omniterm (pi 02)
Pacer/CATS (pi 02)
RDS (pi 04)
Theatre Support (pi 08)
Tickets.com (p108)
Weldon.Wms. (p109)
Westar/ICE (p109)
COMPUTERS
HARDWARE
AAMI/TDS (p86)
AASI/TDS (p86)
BGW (p88)
Datavision (p90)
Di-An (p90)
EIMS (p93)
Indiana (p96)
Omniterm (pi 02)
Radiant (p1 04)
RDS (pi 04)
Ready (pi 04)
Sensible (pi 06)
Sys. Op. Solution (p1 07)
TDS(p107)
Ticketpro (pi 08)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
SOFTWARE
AASC/TDS (p86)
AASI/TDS (p86)
Card Logix (p88)
Datavision (p90)
Di-An (p90)
EIMS (p93)
Eiec. Creations (p93)
Indiana (p96)
Marble (pi 00)
McAllister (pi 00)
Omniterm (p102)
Pacer/CATS (p1 02)
Radiant (pi 04)
RDS (pi 04)
Sensible (p106)
Sys. Op. Solution (pi 07)
TDS(p107)
Theatre Support (p1 08)
Ticketpro (pi 08)
Tickets.com (pi 08)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
CONCESSION
EQUIPMENT
BEVERAGE
DISPENSERS
Adair (p86)
China Mist (p88)
Cornelius (p90)
Dixie (p90)
Flomatic (p94)
Gold Medal (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Karma (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Multiplex (p1 00)
MVE(plOO)
Robinson/Kirsh. (p105)
Slush Puppie (pi 06)
Unimar (p108)
Victor (pi 09)
Wilshire (p88)
BUTTER WARMERS/
DISPENSERS
C. Cretors (p88)
Clark Food (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Hadden (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Lugo (p1 00)
Server (pi 06)
Stein (pi 07)
Victor (pi 09)
CANDY FLOSS
MACHINES
C. Cretors (p88)
Clark Food (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Hadden (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Lugo (pi 00)
Victor (pi 09)
CARAMEL CORN
EQUIPMENT
C. Cretors (p88)
Clark Food (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Lugo (pi 00)
Victor (pi 09)
CARTS
Adair (p86)
All
Star (p86)
Clark Food (p90)
Concepts (p90)
Cres-Cor (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Stein (p107)
Supreme (pi 07)
COFFEE EQUIPMENT
Acorto (p86)
Clark Food (p90)
Coffee-Inn's (p90)
Crossroads (p90)
Gabriella (p95)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Multifoods(plOO)
Victor (pi 09)
CONCESSION
EQUIPMENT/
SUPPLIES
AAMI/TDS (p86)
Beaver (p88)
C. Cretors (p88)
Clark Food (p90)
Connolly (p90)
Cres-Cor (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Liberto(plOO)
Lugo (pi 00)
Ready (p1 04)
Ricos (p105)
Roundup (p105)
Server (pi 06)
Stein (pi 07)
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Victor (pi 09)
Western (pi 09)
CONDIMENT
DISPENSERS
Clark Food (p90)
Connolly (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96;
Hadden (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Multifoods(plOO)
Server (p1 06)
Silver King (pi 06)
Stein (p107)
Victor (pi 09)
CONTAINERS/
PAPER BAG/BOX/CUP
Clark Food (p90)
Dart (p90)
Dixie (p90)
Double Wrap (p92)
Field (p94)
Fonda (p94)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Intl. Paper (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Liberto(plOO)
Lugo (p1 00)
Multifoods(plOO)
Packerware (p102)
Pescor (p104)
Victor (p1 09)
Western (p88)
CUP DISPENSERS
Adair (p86)
Clark Food (p90)
Dixie (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Kloss (p98)
Roundup (pi 05)
Stein (pi 07)
Victor (pi 09)
CUPHOLDERS/TRAYS
Caddy (p88)
Clark Food (p90)
Cy Young (p90)
Dixie (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Victor (pi 09)
Western (pi 09)

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DISPLAY CASES/
COUNTERS/
STANDS
Adair (p86)
Bass (p88)
Clark Food (p90)
Concepts (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Hire Nelson (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Proctor (p104)
Roundup (p105)
Schult{p106)
Stein (p107)
Victor (p1 09)
DONUT MAKERS
Clark Food (p90)
Krispy Kist (p98)
FOOD HOLDERS/
WARMERS
Clark Food (p90)
Connolly (p90)
FUNacho {p95)
Gold Medal (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Lugo (p100)
Roundup (p105)
Server (pi 06)
Star (p1 07)
Toastmaster(p108)
Victor (p1 09)
GRILLS/STEAMERS/
ROTISSERIES
Clark Food {p90)
Connolly (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western {p96)
Hadden (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Lugo (p1 00)
Roundup (pi 05)
Star (pi 07)
Toastmaster(p108)
Victor (pi 09)
ICE CREAM DISPLAY
CASES
Clark Food (p90)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Silver King (pi 06)
Unimar(p108)
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
Clark Food (p90)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
New England (p1 02)
Silver King (p1 06)
Unimar(p108)
ICE MAKING
MACHINES
Clark Food (p90)
Cornelius (p90)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Proctor (p1 04)
Victor (pi 09)
MENU BOARDS/
DISPLAYS
AASC/TDS (p86)
Bass (p88)
Berloc (p88)
Clark Food (p90)
Dimensional (p90)
Jarco (p98)
Liberto(plOO)
Mainstreet (plOO)
MDI(plOO)
Radiant (pi 04)
Ricos (p1 05)
Schult(p106)
Techni-Lite (p107)
Visual Mktg. (pi 09)
Your Place (p1 09)
POPCORN
POPPERS
C. Cretors (p88)
Clark Food (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Hadden (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Lugo (pi 00)
Morrison (pi 00)
Roundup (pi 05)
Server (pi 06)
Star (pi 07)
Stein (pi 07)
Unimar(p108)
Victor (pi 09)
POPCORN
WARMERS
C. Cretors (p88)
Clark Food (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Lugo (pi 00)
Proctor (pi 04)
Server (pi 06)
Star (p1 07)
Stein (pi 07)
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
Victor (pi 09)
REFRIGERATION
Clark Food (p90)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Silver King (pi 06)
Stein (p107)
Unimar(p108)
Victor (pi 09)
SNOW CONE/
SLUSH MACHINES
Clark Food (p90)
Great Western (p96)
Kloss (p98)
Slush Puppie(p106)
Victor (pi 09)
STRAW/NAPKIN
DISPENSERS
Clark Food (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kk)ss (p98)
Stein (p1 07)
Victor (pi 09)
VENDING
A&A (p86)
A&A Parkway (p86)
AAMI/TDS (p86)
AiASI/TDS (p86)
Beaver (p88)
Clark Food (p90)
Concepts (p90)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Server (pi 06)
CONCESSIONS
—FOOD
CANDY
Adams & Brooks (p86)
American Intl. (p86)
Amer. Licorice (p86)
Coast to Coast (p90)
Euro-American (p94)
Haribo (p96)
Herman Goelitz (p96)
Hershey (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Just Born (p98)
Liberto(plOO)
M&M/Mars(p100)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Nabisco (pi 00)
Necco-Stark(p102)
Nestle (pi 02)
Pearson (pi 02)
Promo in Motion (pi 04)
R.J. Allen (pi 05)
Sarnow(p105)
Tootsie Roll (pi 08)
Trolli (pi 08)
Victor (pi 09)
CANDY FLOSS
Gold Medal (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Kloss (p98)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Victor (pi 09)
CARAMEL CORN
C. Cretors (p88)
Gold Medal (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Kloss (p98)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Victor (pi 09)
COOKIES
American Intl. (p86)
Coast to Coast (p90)
Euro-American (p94)
Hollywood (p96)
Multifoods (p100)
Nabisco (pi 00)
HOT DOGS/MEATS
Eisenberg (p93)
Gold Medal (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Hot 'N' Spicey (p96)
Multifoods (pi 00) -
Shofar(p106)
ICE CREAM/YOGURT
American Intl. (p86)
Gehl's (p95)
Gold Medal (p96)
Harlan (p96)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Nestle Ice Cream (pi 02)
New England (pi 02)
SlushPuppie(p106)
NACHOS
American Intl. (p86)
Curtice (p90)
FUNacho (p95)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Harlan (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Kloss (p98)
Liberto(plOO)
Upton Monarch (p100)
Lugo (pi 00)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Ricos (pi 05)
Victor (pi 09)
Wyandot (pi 09)
NON-CARBONATED
DRINKS
American Intl. (p86)
China Mist (p88)
Gold Medal (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Kloss (p98)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Rio Syrup (pi 05)
Slush Puppie(p106)
Victor (p 109)
PACKAGED FOODS
American Intl. (p86)
Chef Amer. (p88)
Gehl's (p95)
Hollywood (p96)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Ricos (pi 05)
POPCORN OILS/
SEASONINGS/
TOPPINGS
Cargill (p88)
Coast to Coast (p90)
Colfax (p90)
Curtice (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Kloss (p98)
Liberto(plOO)
Upton Monarch (pi 00)
Lou-Ana (pi 00)
Lugo (pi 00)
Morrison (p100)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Odell's(p102)
Ricos (pi 05)
Victor (pi 09)
Weaver (pi 09)
POPCORN
PROCESSORS
American Pop Corn (p86)
Curtice (p90)
Great Western (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
K&W Popcorn (p98)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Lugo (p1 00)
Morrison (pi 00)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Victor (p1 09)
Vogel(p109)
Weaver (pi 09)
PRE-POPPED
POPCORN
Gold Medal (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Kloss (p98)
Lugo (pi 00)
Morrison (pi 00)
Multifoods (p1 00)
Ricos (pi 05)
Victor (pi 09)
RAW POPCORN
American Pop Corn (p86)
Coast to Coast (p90)
Curtice (p90)
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Harlan (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
K&W Popcorn (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Liberto(plOO)
Lugo (pi 00)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Ricos (pi 05)
Victor (pi 09)
Vogel(p109)
Weaver (p1 09)
SNACK FOODS
Beer Nuts (p88)
Chef Amer. (p88)
Curtice (p90)
Frito-Lay (p95)
Gehl's (p95)
Hollywood (p96)
Krispy Kist (p98)
Uberto(plOO)
Upton Monarch (pi 00)
Multifoods (p100)
Nabisco (pi 00)
R.J.Allen (pi 05)
Wyandot (pi 09)
SNOW CONES/
SLUSHIES
Gold Medal (p96)
Great Western (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Kloss (p98)
Lugo (p1 00)
Multifoods (p1 00)
Rio Syrup (p1 05)
Slush Puppie(p106)
Victor (p1 09)
SOFT DRINK SYRUP
American Intl. (p86)
Coca-Cola (p90)
Dr. Pepper (p90)
Harlan (p96)
Hollywood (p96)
Kloss (p98)
Upton Monarch (pi 00)
Multifoods (pi 00)
Pepsi-Cola (pi 02)
Ricos (pi 05)
Rio Syrup (pi 05)
Victor (pi 09)
DRIVE-IN
EQUIPMENT
CAR COUNTERS
SPECO(p106)
IN-CAR SPEAKERS
Hadden (p96)
Projected Sound (pi 04)
Reed (pi 05)
SPECO(p106)
JUNCTION BOXES
Projected Sound (pi 04)
Reed (pi 05)
SPECO(p106)
RADIO SOUND
SYSTEMS
Audio Visual (p88)
CPI (p88)
Hadden (p96)
LPB(p100)
Marble (pi 00)
SCREEN PAINT
Technikote (pi 07)
SCREENSn^OWERS
Arrow (p86)
Selby(p106)
MAINTENANCE/
SANITATION
BLOW/SWEEP/VACUUM
Cinema Cleaning (p88)
Manutech(plOO)
Upkeeper(p108)
CLEANERS/CHEMICALS
Cinema Cleaning (p88)
Colgate Palmolive (p90)
Hollywood (p96)
Imtek (p96)
JaniSource (p98)
Motsenbocker (pi 00)
Multifoods (p100)
Spurrier (p1 06)
ENERGY SYSTEMS
AAMI/TDS (p86)
AASI/TDS (p86)
Novar (p102)
TRASH
CONTAINERS
Clean City (p90)
Duraform (p92)
Glassform (p96)
Great Western (p96|
Hollywood (p96)
Lawrence (p98)
Multifoods (p1 00)
United Recept. (p1(
Upbeat (p1 08)
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APERTURE PLA
Ballantyne (p88)
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
Hadden (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
Lavezzi (p98)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Neumade(p102)
Veronese (p109)
Warren Blessing (pi 09
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
;
Wolk(p109)
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AUTOMATION
CONTROLLERS
Avask (p88)
Ballantyne (p88)
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
Component (p90)
CPI (p88)
EG&G ORG (p92)
Globalmic (p96)
Hadden (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
Marble (pi 00)
MegaSystems (p1 00)
Neumade(p102)
Reel Auto, (pi 05)
RGM(p105)
SPECO(p106)
Strong (p107)
Warren Blessing (plOS
CARBONS
Hadden (p96)
Marble (pi 00)
Wolk(p109)
CHANGEOVER
DEVICES/
CUE MARKERS
Cinema Film Sys. (p8£
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
Hadden (p96)
Kneisley (p98)
Marble (pi 00)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Neumade(p102)
SPECO(p106)
Warren Blessing (p10i
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
Wolk(p109)

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CONSOLES
Ballantyne (p88)
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica {p90)
EG&G ORG (p92)
Hadden (p96)
Kneisley (p98)
LP. Assoc. (p1 00)
Neumade (p102)
Strong (p107)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/ICE(p109)
FILM CLEANERS/
LUBRICANTS
Bartco (p88)
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
CPI (p88)
EG&G ORC (p92)
Electro Chem. (p93)
Hadden (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
Kinetronics (p98)
Marble (p1 00)
MegaSystems (p100)
M-Service (p100)
Neumade {p1 02)
SPECO(p106)
Teco(p107)
Westar/ICE(p109)
Wolk{p109)
FILM TRANSPORT
Ballantyne (p88)
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
EG&G ORC {p92)
Hadden (p96)
Neumade (pi 02)
SPECO(p106)
Warren Blessing (p109)
Westar/ICE(p109)
LAMPHOUSES
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
EG&G ORC (p92)
Ernemann (p104)
Hadden (p96)
Kneisley (p98)
LP Assoc, (p 100)
MegaSystems (p1 00)
Neumade (p102)
Strong (pi 07)
Veronese (pi 09)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Wolk(p109)
LENSES
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
CPI (p88)
Dimension 3 (p90)
EG&G ORC (p92)
Hadden (p96)
Kneisley (p98)
LP Assoc, (pi 00)
Mart)le (pi 00)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Navitar (pi 02)
Neumade (pi 02)
Schneider (pi 05)
SchuH (pi 06)
Super-V (pi 07)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/ICE(p109)
MAKEUP TABLES
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
EG&G ORC (p92)
Ernemann (p94)
Hadden (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
MegaSystems (p100)
Neumade (pi 02)
Robert Potts (p1 05)
SPECO(p106)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/iCE(p109)
PLATTERS
Ballantyne (p88)
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
EG&G ORC (p92)
Ernemann (p104)
Hadden (p96)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Neps(p102)
Neumade (p102)
Robert Potts (p1 05)
SPECO(p106)
Warren Blessing (p109)
Westar/ICE (p109)
PORTABLE
PROJECTORS
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Hadden (p96)
L.R Assoc, (pi 00)
Veronese (p109)
Warren Blessing (p109)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
Wolk(p109)
PORT WINDOWS
Adair (p86)
Goldberg (p96)
POWER SUPPLIES
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinema Xenon (p90)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
EG&G ORC (p92)
Ernemann (p94)
Hadden (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
Kneisley (p98)
LP Assoc, (pi 00)
Neumade (p1 02)
Veronese (p109)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Wolk(p109)
PROJECTOR PARTS
Bauer (p88)
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Cinema Xenon (p90)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
CPI (p88)
Hadden (p96)
Intl. Cinema (p98)
Lavezzi (p98)
MegaSystems (p100)
Neumade (pl 02)
Romar/Herstal (pi 05)
Veronese (pi 09)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
Wolk(p109)
PROJECTORS:
16MM PROJECTORS
Big Sky (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
Ernemann (p94)
Hadden (p96)
Kneisley (p98)
Neumade (pi 02)
Veronese (p109)
Warren Blessing (p109)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
35MM PROJECTORS
Ballantyne (p88)
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
Ernemann (p94)
Hadden (p96)
Independent (p96)
IWERKS (p98)
Kinoton (p98)
MegaSystems (p1 00)
Neumade (pi 02)
Strong (p107)
Veronese (pi 09)
Warren Blessing (p109)
35/70MM
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
Hadden (p96)
IWERKS (p98)
MegaSystems (p100)
Warren Blessing (p109)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
70MM PROJECTORS
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Hadden (p96)
IWERKS (p98)
MegaSystems (p100)
Warren Blessing (p109)
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
REEL ARMS/SUPPORTS
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
CPI (p88)
EG&G ORC (p92)
Goldberg (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
MegaSystems (p100)
Neumade (p102)
SPECO(p106)
Teco(p107)
Veronese (p109)
Warren Blessing (p109)
'
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
REELS
Cinemeccanica (p90)
CPI (p88)
Goldberg (p96)
Hadden (p96)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Neumade (pi 02)
Teco (pi 07)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
REFLECTORS
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
CPI (p88)
EG&G ORC (p92)
Hadden (p96)
LP Assoc. (p1 00)
Marble (pi 00)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Neumade (pi 02)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
Wolk(p109)
REWINDS
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Goldberg (p96)
Hadden (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
MegaSystems (p1 00)
Neumade (p102)
Teco (p1 07)
Warren Blessing (p1 09)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
Wolk(p109)
SLIDE PROJECTORS
Ballantyne (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
CPI (p88)
Eastman Kodak (p92)
Entre (p93)
Hadden (p96)
Navitar (p1 02)
Neumade (pi 02)
Schult(p106)
Strong (p107)
Warren Blessing (p1 09)
SPLICERS/CEMENT
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
CPI (p88)
Equipment Etc. (p93)
Goldberg (p96)
Hadden (p96)
L.R Assoc. (p1 00)
Marble (p1 00)
MegaSystems (p100)
Neumade (pi 02)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
XENON BULBS
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Christie (p88)
Cinema Xenon (p90)
CPI (p88)
EG&G ORC (p92)
Hadden (p96)
Kneisley (p98)
LP Assoc. (p1 00)
Marble (pi 00)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Neumade (p102)
OSRAM(p102)
Warren Blessing (p109)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
Wolk(p109)
SOUND
EQUIPMENT
AMPS/PREAMPS
AB Intl.
(p86)
Apogee (p86)
Ashly Audio (p86)
BGW (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Cinemeccanica (p90)
EG&G ORC (p92)
EVI (p94)
Frazier (p95)
Hafler (p96)
Hadden (p96)
High Performance (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
Kinoton (p98)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Odyssey (pi 02)
Panastereo (pi 02)
Peavey (pi 02)
QSC(p104)
ROM (pi 05)
Smart (p1 06)
Stage Accompany (pi 06)
Strong (pi 07)
Wan-en Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
DC EXCITERS
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
EG&G ORC (p92)
Hadden (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
Kneisley (p98)
L.R Assoc, (pi 00)
Marble (p1 00)
MegaSystems (p100)
Smart (pi 06)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
DESIGN
Apogee (p86)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Dolby (p90)
Frazier (p95)
Hadden (p96)
High Performance (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
Lucasfilm/THX(p100)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Odyssey (pi 02)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
DIGITAL STEREO
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Component (p90)
Dolby (p90)
DTS (p90)
Hadden (p96)
Karasync (p98)
Odyssey (p1 02)
Sony (p1 06)
Warren Blessing (p109)
Westar/ICE (p109)
EQUALIZERS
AB Intl. (p86)
Apogee (p86)
Ashly Audio (p86)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
EVI (p94)
Frazier (p95)
Hadden (p96)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
RGM (p105)
Smart (p1 06)
Stage Accompany (pi 06)
USL(p108)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
EXCITER LAMPS
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Component (p90)
CPI (p88)
Hadden (p96)
MegaSystems (p1 00)
RGM (pi 05)
Smart (p1 06)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
Westar/ICE (p1 09)
Wolk(p109)
HEARING ENHANCE-
MENT SYSTEMS
Assoc. Hearing (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
CPI (p88)
Hitec (p96)
Koss (p98)
LPB(plOO)
Marble (pi 00)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Odyssey (pi 02)
USL(p108)
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
Williams (pi 09)
NOISE REDUCERS
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Dolby (p90)
Hadden (p96)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Smart (pi 06)
USL(p108)
Warren Blessing (p109'j
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
PROCESSORS
Apogee (p86)
Ashly (p86)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88;|
Chace (p88)
Dolby (p90)
DTS (p90)
EVI (p94)
Hadden (p96)
Kelmar (p98)
Marble (p1 00)
Panastereo (p102)
Smart (pi 06)
Sony (pi 06)
USL(p108)
Warren Blessing (p109
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
SOUNDHEADS
Cinema Film Sys. (p88'
Component (p90)
Dolby (p90)
EVI (p94)
Hadden (p96)
Warren Blessing (p109
Westar/ICE (pi 09)
Wolk(p109)
SPEAKER
BRACKETS
Adair (p86)
OmnlMount (pi 02)
Soundfold (p106)
SPEAKERS
Apogee (p86)
BGW (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88
EAW (p92)
EVI (p94)
Frazier (p95)
Hadden (p96)
High Performance (p9(
JBL (p98)
Karasync (p98)
Kinoton (p98)
MegaSystems (p100)
Millers Kreisel (p100)
Peavey (p102)
Reed (pi 05)
Smart (p1 06)
Stage Accompany (pIC
Strong (p107)
Total Audio (p108)
Warren Blessing (plOJ
STEREO SYSTEMS
Big Sky (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (pSJ
CPI (p88)
Dolby (p90)
EVI (p94)
Frazier (p95)
Hadden (p96)
High Performance (p9
JBL (p98)
Kelmar (p98)
Lucasfilm/THX(p100)
MegaSystems (p100)
Odyssey (pi 02)
Panastereo (pi 02)
RGM (pi 05)
Smart (p106)
Stage Accompany (pK
Total Audio (pi 08)
USL(p108)
Warren Blessing (plO!
Westar/ICE (p109)
SYNTHESIZERS
Cinema Film Sys. (p81
Chace (p88)

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Hadden (p96)
MegaSystems (p100)
Smart (p1 06)
Warren Blessing (p109)
Westar/ICE(p109)
STAGE
EQUIPMENT
CURTAINS/COtfTROLS/
TRACKS
Automatic Dev. (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
DeClercxi's (p90)
Eomac (p93)
Halgo (p96)
Harkness (p96)
Northwest (pi 02)
Novelty (p102)
Southern Scenic (pi 06)
Tru-Roll(p108)
Warren Blessing (p109)
MASKING
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Eomac (p93)
Gallery (p95)
Hadden (p96)
Harkness (p96)
Hurley (p96)
M.D.I. Screens (pi 00)
Melfabco(plOO)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
NickMulone(p102)
Northwest (p102)
Novelty (pi 02)
Pro-Tapes (pi 04)
Southern Scenic (pi 06)
Tru-Roll (pi 08)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
SCREEN BRUSHES
Hurley (p96)
SCREEN CLOTH
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Eomac (p93)
Hadden (p96)
Harkness (p96)
Southern Scenic (pi 06)
Technikote (p107)
Tru-Roll (pi 08)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
SCREEN FRAMES
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Eomac (p93)
Gallery (p95)
Hadden (p96)
Harkness (p96)
Hurley (p96)
MegaSystems (p100)
NickMulone(p102)
Southern Scenic (pi 06)
Stewart Filmscr. (pi 07)
Technikote (p107)
Tru-Roll (pi 08)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
SCREEN PAINT
Eomac (p93)
Technikote (p107)
SCREENS
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
Eomac (p93)
Gallery (p95)
Hadden (p96)
Halgo (p96)
Harkness (p96)
Hurley (p96)
M.D.I. Screens (p100)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Northwest (pi 02)
Southern Scenic (p106)
Stewart Filmscr. (p107)
Technikote (pi 07)
Tru-Roll (p1 08)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
THEATRE
FURNISHINGS
ACOUSTICAL
COVERINGS
Alpro (p86)
AVL (p88)
Brejtfus (p88)
Cine-Line (p88)
Econo Pleat (p92)
Eomac (p93)
Intl. Cinema (p98)
Kinetics (p98)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Northwest (pi 02)
Nurse (pi 02)
PNC West (p1 04)
Soundfold (p106)
Troy (pi 08)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
AISLE LIGHTS
Action (p86)
Aura (p88)
Celestial (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
David Tyson (p90)
Hadden (p96)
Jarco (p98)
LED (p98)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Mica (pi 00)
Permlight (p104)
RGM(p105)
Tempo (pi 07)
Tivoli(p108)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
BOOSTER SEATS
CPI (p88)
Cy Young (p90)
Jarco (p98)
Koala (p98)
Smart Prod, (pi 06)
CABINETS
Hire-Nelson (p96)
CARPETING/FLOOR
COVERINGS
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Nurse (pi 02)
Omega (pi 02)
CONCESSION STANDS
Proctor (p1 04)
CONTROL ROPES/
POSTS/RAILS
Alvarado (p86)
Berloc (p88)
CPI (p88)
Crown (p90)
Hadden (p96)
Halgo (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Lavi (p98)
Lawrence (p98)
Schult(p106)
DIMMERS
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
CPI (p88)
Elec. Theatre (p93)
Globalmic (p96)
Hadden (p96)
Lehigh (pi 00)
Marble (pi 00)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
SPECO (pi 06)
Tivoli (pi 08)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
DIRECTIONAL
SIGNAGE
AASC/TDS (p86)
AASI/TDS (p86)
AMT (p86)
Berloc (p88)
Hadden (p96)
Lavi (p98)
Schult(p106)
Techni-Lite(p107)
Ticketpro (pi 08)
DRAPES/CURTAINS
DeClercq's (p90)
Eomac (p93)
Gallery (p95)
Nurse (pi 02)
Southern Scenic (pi 06)
Tru-Roll (pi 08)
Warren Blessing (pi 09)
LIGHTING
Action (p86)
Articulight (p86)
Aura (p88)
Celestial (p88)
Cinema Film Sys. (p88)
David Tyson (p90)
Elec. Theatre (p93)
Emergency (p93)
Lasertainment (p98)
LED (p98)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Mica (pi 00)
Permlight (pi 04)
RGM (pi 05)
Romar/Herstal (pi 05)
Starfire(p107)
Targetti (pi 07)
Tivoli (pi 08)
SEATING
Assigned (p86)
Contour (p90)
Hadden (p96)
Hussey (p96)
Independent (p96)
Inwin (p98)
MegaSystems (pi 00)
Mobilario (pi 00)
Premier (pi 04)
Seating Concepts (pi 06)
Southern Scenic (p106)
Visteon (p109)
SEAT UPHOLSTERY
Assigned (p86)
Cy Young (p90)
Hayes (p96)
Jarco (p98)
Manko (pi 00)
Premier (pi 04)
Southern Scenic (pi 06)
SPOTLIGHTS
Ballantyne (p88)
Kneisley (p98)
Marble (pi 00)
Northwest (pi 02)
Strong (pi 07)
UNIFORMS
All-Bilt (p86)
Flavor Wear (p94)
Hanover (p96)
VIDEO GAMES
Namco (pi 02)
WASHROOM
ACCESSORIES
Modular (100)
Koala (p98)
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Manufacturers
of Equipment and Supplies
The following companies are manufacturers of specializetl theatre equipment and
supplies, manufacturers' representatives and distributors. In order to make it
easy for readers to find a particular company, this listing is alphabetical.
A listing of these companies by product type appears under the heading
"Index of Manufacturers and Suppliers, " beginning on page 78.
A
A&A NORTH, INC.
132-12 11th Avenue
College Point, NY 11357
718-747-3025; Fax: 718-747-3029
Mgr.: Michael Kinsley
Vending machines and supplies
A&A PARKWAY MACHINE CORP.
2301 York Road
Timonium, MD 21093
410-252-1020; Fax: 410-252-7137
President: Ed Kovens
Vending mactiines and supplies
AAMI/TDS
(THEATRON MFG. LICENSEE)
P.O. Box 4142
Seal Beach, CA 90740
562-434-1627, 562-434-9947; Fax: 562-
434-9948
Chairman: R. B. Hoffman
URL: www.theatronsystems.com
Computer boxoffice/intra-internet systems,
computerized LEDS, drive-in
theatre systems, ticket printers,
snackbar equipment
AASC/TDS
(THEATRON SERVICE UCENSEE)
1167 Lawrence Drive
Newbury Park, CA 91320
805-375-8408, 805-499-8513; Fax: 805-
499-8206
General Mgr.: Larry Benson
URL: www.theatronsystems.net
Computer/intra-internet service support
and repair, 24-hour hotline, concession
pad and ticket printer refurbishment,
touchscreen and voice activated
kiosks and integrated credit
card systems
AASI-TOS
(1 HEATRON SYSTEMS LICENSEE)
RO. Box 70575
Reno, NV 89570-0575
562-434-1627; Fax: 818-705-6878
SVP Systems Devel.: Leonid Ratgauz
URL: www.theatronsystems.net
Systems and software for box office,
payroll, reservations, telecommunications,
tk:keting and snackbar management
inventory
AB INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS
1830-6 Vernon Street, PO. Box 1105
Roseviilc, CA 95678
916-783-7800, 916-783-9223; Fax: 916-784-1050
U.S. Sales Mgr.: Jeff Kuells
E-MAIL: sales@abamps.com
URL: WTVw.abamps.com
Professional and commercial audio
power amplifiers
ACORTO, INC.
1287 120th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98005
425-453-2800; Fax: 425-453-2167
Founder: Kyle Anderson
URL: v^rww.acorto.com
Super-automatic espresso machines;
two whole-bean hoppers, on-board
milk refrigerator and 24-hr service
ACOUSTICAL DESIGN GROUP
5799 Broadmoor, Suite 108
Mission, KS 66202
913-384-1261; Fax: 913-384-1274
Vice President: Brian Kubicki
E-MAIL: briank@adgkc.com
URL: ww-w.adgkc.com
Acoustical consultant
ACTION LIGHTING, INC.
310 Ice Pond Road, RO. Box 6428
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-586-5105; Fax: 406-585-3078
Vice President, Sales: Dan Korthas
Sequential lighting systems, fiber
optic lighting and replacement lamps
ADAIR EQUIPMENT CORP.
1200 South Sylvania
Fort Worth, TX 76111
817-335-2600; Fax: 817-335-2747
Sales Mgr.: Samuel E. Kerbel
E-MAIL: adairl@flash.net
URL: www.adairequip.com
Port windows, speaker brackets,
design and manufacture concession/
food service equipment and kiosks
ADAMS & BROOKS, INC.
1915 South Hoover Street
Los Angeles, CA 90007
213-749-3226; Fax: 213-746-7614
Natl. Sales Mgr: Russ Case
P-Nuttles Butter Toffee Peanuts, Cup-
O-Gold chocolates
ALL STAR CARTS & VEHICLES
1565 I iflh Industrial Court
Bayshore, NY 11706
516666^252, 80O«31-3166; Fax 516^6-1319
President: Stephen Kronrad
Natl. Sales Mgr.: Mark Weiner
E-MAIL: info@allstarcarts.com
URL: www.allstarcarts.com
Modular food and merchandising
kiosks, vending trailers, trucks and
carts
ALLBILT UNIFORM CORP.
3OO0 47th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101
718-706-1414, 80O221-2980; Fax: 718-729-3423
President: Howard P. Wecksler
E-MAIL: webmaster@allbilt.com
URL: vvrww.allbilt.com
In-Stock and custom uniforms for men
and women
ALPRO ACOUSTICS
600 Street George Avenue, Suite A
New Orleans, LA 70121
504-733-3836; Fax: 504-733-3851
President: Maura D. Hawkins
Dir./Mfg.: Michael Sergi
Acoustical wall and ceiling panels
ALVARADO MFG. COMPANY
12660 Colony St., Chino, CA 91710
8G04234143, 909-591-8431; Fax: 909-628-1403
President: Jim Armatas
Controller: Jeff Myers
Engineering Mgr.: Greg Fox
Retail Sales Mgr.: Vic Robelet
Marketing Mgr.: Laura Blank
Inside Sales Supervisor: Bob Schmidt
URL: www.alvaradomfg.com
Pedestrian guidance equipment;
posts, rails, ropes, signs
AM/COMM SYSTEMS INC.
2398 Pine St., San Francisco, CA 94115
415-674-3100; Fax: 415-674-3144
E-MAIL: am.comm@ibn.net
URL: wvvrw.amcomm-sys.com
Mabel Dowke
Digital announcers
AMERICAN INTL. CONCESSION
PRODUCTS CORP.
20 Dubon Ct., Farmingdale, NY 11735
516-420-1868; Fax: 516-420-4042
President: Paul Sciortino
VP/Sales: Christopher Sciortino
Sales: Bill Lynch
Mgr./Cust. Service: Barbara Gatto
URL: www.planetsweets.com
Candy, snack and drink products to
the theatre and concession industries;
candy packer and distributor
AMERICAN LICORICE CO.
3701 West 128th Place, Alsip, IL 60803
510-487-5500; Fax: 510-487-2517
Natl. Mktg. Din: Will MUIer
Corporate: 2477 Liston Way, P.O. Box 826
Union City, CA 94587
510-487-5500, x202; Fax: 510-487-2517
President: James L. Kretchmer
Exec. VP: Timothy Walsh
Vice President: John R. Kretchmer
Vice President: John R. Nelson
Natl. Sales Mgr.: Mike MacDonald
Licorice confections
AMERICAN POP CORN COMF
RO.Box 178-4332 Grant
Sioux City, lA 51102
712-239-1232; Fax: 712-239-1268
Vice President: Ronald Rohlena
Vice President: Carlton P. Smith
E-MAIL: email@jollytime.com
URL: www.jollytime.com
Processor and manufacturer ofo
Time popcorn
AMT (ACnON MEDIA liOtnLO
9400 Lurline A\enue, Lnit B
Chatsworth,CA 91311
888-AMT-4LED, 818-709-57^*:
Fax: 818-700-7988
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Sales/Marketing: Brent Lancaste
E-MAIL: amt@amt-inc.com
Programmable signs, message i
ters, changeable letters, signs, a
plays and directional signage
APOGEE SOUND, INC.
2180 South McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, CA 94954
707-778-8887; Fax: 707-778-6923
Natl Sales Mgr.: Tim Thornton
Loudspeaker systems, power an
tiers, audio measuring equipmei
amplifier control software
ARROW SIGN CO.
1051 46th Avenue, Oakland, CA
510-533-7693; Fax: 510-533-0815
President: Chuck Sterne
Custom electric, marquee and i
signs; drive-in screens and towe
ARTICULIGHT, INC.
4-30 17th Street, Fair Lawn, ]
201-796-2690
President: Israel Simchi
E-MAIL: info@articulight.co
URL: wvvrw.articulight.com
Indoor/outdoor lighting and t
effect projectors.
ASHLY AUDIO, INC.
847 Holt Road
Webster, NY 14580-9103
716-872-0010; Fax: 716-872-0739
VP Sales/Mktg.: Dave Parse
E-MAIL: info@ashly.com
URL: www.ashly.com
Professional audio equipment,
including power amplifiers and i
processers
ASSIGNED SEATING
& MFG. GROUP, INC.
102 North Gilifomia A\vnue, PO. Be
Industry, CA 91715-2761
626-333-4464; Fax: 626-968-5316
President: Charles J.
Kaplan
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E-MAIL: seatmanl@earthlink.net
Manufacturer and renovator of auditorium
seating and custom seating for
screening rooms
ASSOC. HEARING INSTRUMENTS
6796 Market Street
Upper Darby, PA 19082
800-253-3442; Fax: 610-352-2469
Vice President: Dan Libby
Principal: Gary Bond
Assistive listening devices for the
fiearing impaired, including FM and
infrared.
AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEMS
320 Saint Louis Avenue, RO. Box 2107
Woonsocket, RI 02895-2351
401-767-2080; Fax: 401-767-2081
President: Rita Y. Adams
FM Stereo radio sound systems for
drive-ins
AURA LIGHTING
779 North Benson Avenue
Upland, CA 91786
909^85-3864, 800942-8880; Fax: 90W85-5938
Sales: Dick Nicomi
Sales: Kevin Moran
Decorative bw-voltage lighting products
AUTOMATIC DEVICES CO.
2121 South 12th Street
Allentown, PA 18103
610-/^-6000, 80&-36O-2321; Fax: 610-797-4068
President: John A. Samuels
URL: wwvk'.automaticdevices.com
Curtain trades, motors, stage hardware
AVASK, INC.
75 West Forest Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
201-567-7300; Fax: 201-569-6285
President: Robert Bredin
Vice President: Harry Sadel
Vice President/Sales: Leslie Kaplan
An automatic tension-sensing device
which protects platters and projectors
from high-tension headwraps
AVL SYSTEMS, INC.
5540 SW 6th Place
Ocala, FL 34474
352-854-1170, 800-ACU-STIC;
Fax: 352-854-1278
President: J. Philip Hale
Vice President: Karen Hale
Dir. Sales & Mktg.: Jason Wisniewski
Sales: Mike Baker
Sales: Racquel Robson
Acoustical wall/ceiling panels; diffusers
B
BALLANTYNE OF
OMAHA/STRONG INTL.
4350 MtKinlcy Street
Omaha, NE 68112
402-453-4444; Fax: 402-453-7238
President/CEO: John Wilmers
Senior Vice President: Ray F. Boegner
URL: www,strong

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CINEMA XENON INTERNATIONAL
Corporate:
3915 13th Way NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
727-521-7732; Fax: 727-522-7826
CFO: Leigh Stockton
President: Richard J. Stockton
Vice President: Dean DeNegri
also:
261 Valley Vista Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010-1655
888-669-7271, 805-383-7226; Fax: 805-
389-9611
E-MAIL: cinexenon@aol.com
Exclusive distributor of Yumex xenon
theatre lamps
CINEMECCANICA U.S., INC.
8753 Lion Street
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
909-481-5842; Fax: 909^81-5845
President: Victor NiceUi
VP/Operations: Thomas H. Brenner
URL: wTvw.cinemeccanica.com
Manufacturer/distributor of projectors,
consoles, lamphouses, power supplies
and sound systems for cinema exhibition
CLARK FOOD SERVICE, INC.
432 Front Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55117
651-489-2133; Fax: 651-489-8317
Dir. of Concessions: Marilyn Larsen
Concession supplies
CLEAN CITY SQUARES, INC.
324 South Newstead, RO. Box 15239
Saint Louis, MO 63110
3146S2-8622, 80O-231-1327; Fax: 314-652-3788
Merchandise Purchaser: Teresa Doerr
Benches, planters, litter receptacles
COAST TO COAST
POPCORN AND CANDY
25 Denton Avenue, P.O.Box 1140
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
516-358-5114> 800-30-2676; Fax: 516-352-4307
President: Robert Bruck
Vice President/CPA: Steven Bruck
Office Mgr & Buyer: Pat Poll
E-MAIL: c2cpc@aol.com
URL: www.coast2coastpc.com
Distributor of movie-related candy,
popcorn and supplies; (concession
sizes only) king, concession, pegline,
gum, mints and snacks
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
P.O. Drawer 1734
Atlanta, GA 30301
404-676-7603; Fax: 404-676-3605
Group Mgr. Creative Sol.: Lisa Juris
E-MAIL: ljuris@na.ko.com
URL: www.cocacola.com
Pop and juice
COFFEE-INN'S LLC.
3617 East Lasalle Street
Phoenix, AZ 85040-3975
80O-528O552, 602-43&«286; Fax: 6Q2-437-227D
Vice President Sales: Stuart P. Kaner
E-MAIL: skaner@azlink.com
URL: www.coffeeinns.com
Shelf-stable 'bag-in-box' hot beverage
dispensing systems, iced-tea brewers,
dollar bill changers
COLFAX INC.
38 Colfax Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
800^6«777, 401-724-3800; Fax 401-7244313
VP/Mktg. & Sales: Lawrence Dressier
Popcorn popping/topping oils: canola,
corn, coconut, sunflower, peanut
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY
V>\ East Hanovfr Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962
90 ROYOFPirr
973-631-9000; Fax: 973-292-6028
President: Bob Blanchard
VP/Sales: Gary Ponder
VP/Mktg.: Ed Gagliardi
Controller: Sam Perrone
Natl. Accts. Mgr.: Barbara E. Kiefel
E-MAIL: barbara kiefel@colpal.com
Complete line of institutional cleaning
products: Ajax cleaners, degreasers,
bathroom disinfectants, liquid soaps
COMPONENT ENGINEERING, INC.
4237 24th Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98199
206-284-9171; Fax: 206-286-4462
President: Bill Purdy
E-MAIL blcng@OOTnpcnentengineeringxi)m
URL: www.componentengineering.com
LED sound readers, sound system
accessories, automation systems and
cue detectors
CONCEPTS IN VENDING
153 Connecticut Mills Avenue
Danielson, CT 06239
860-774-0033; Fax: 860-774-0114
President: Rob Schmidt —
E-MAIL: concepts.rschmidt@snet.net
Bulk dispensing and coin-operated
vending equipment
CONNOLLY ROLL-A GRILL CORP.
12 First Street, RO.Box 398
Pelham, NY 10803
914-7384333, 8004684681; Fax: 914-73&-2186
Gen. Sales Mgr.: Kevin Casey
Concession equipment, hot dog roller
grills, pizza and pretzel ovens, bakers,
warmers and condiment stations
CONTOUR SEATS, INC.
PO. Box 509
Allentown, PA 18105
610-395-5144, 800-247-4509; Fax 610-39&-7D99
President: Greg L. Butz
Vice President: Raymond L. Federici
Treasurer: Lee A. Butz
Asst. Secretary.: Eric R. Butz
Secretary: Shari McKeever
Gen. Mgr.: John R. Forsht HI
Fixed, blow-molded plastic spectator
seating
CORNELIUS WILSHIRE CORP.
2401 North Palmer Drive
Schaumburg, IL 60196
847-397-4600, 800-3234789; Fax 847-397-0250
President & CEO: William G. May
President/Canada: David Noble
Exec. VP: David May
Exec. VP/Sales & Mktg.: Joseph Asfour
VP/Sales & Mktg.: Robert Wonder
Equipment for beverage dispensing,
ice making and dispensing
CREATIVE IMAGES
3205 Inspiration Drive
Weatherford, TX 76087
817-821-1911; Fax: 817-596-5849
President: Tony Monje
E-MAIL: tonymonje@aol.com
Manufacture/distribute training videos
related to the movie theatre industry
CRES-COR
12825 Ta ft Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44108-1683
800-321-7174
Chairman: George E. Baggott
President: Clifford D. Baggott
Mobile foodservice equipment
CROSSROADS ESPRESSO
1801 Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, CA 94010
650-342-1111, 800-552-4424;
Fax: 650-697-6464
President: Jim Glang
Commercial espresso machines
CROWN INDUSTRIES
151 North Park Street
East Orange, NJ 07017
973-672-2277; Fax: 973-672-7536
President: Gene Loebner
Vice President: M. Camerota
E-MAIL: support@grocrown.com
URL: wvAv.gocrown.com
Control ropes, posts and railings
CURTICE DURNS FOODS
90 Linden Oaks, RO. Box 20670
Rochester, NY 14602-0670
716-383-2439; Fax: 716-383-8337
Dir. of Natl Accts.: Gary Vernon
Cheese sauce, snacks and popcorn
CY YOUNG INDUSTRIES, INC.
#711 East 14 Avenue
North Kansas City MO 64116
816474-1776, 800-729-2610; Fax 816474-1900
Sr. Pres. & CEO: John R. (Rick) Young
VP & COO: Carrie E. Young
VP/New Prod. Devel.: Catherine L. Young
Replacement seat covers, cupholders,
patron trays, booster bags, safety covers
D
DART CONTAINER CORP.
500 Hogsback Road
Mason, MI 48854
517-676-3800; Fax: 517-676-3883
Admin. Sales Mgr.: Bob Williams
URL: wv^rw.dartcontainercom
Disposable food service products,
cups and containers
DATAVISION-PROLOGIX, INC.
6142 Saint Joe Center Road, Suite 225
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
80O-252-O308, 219-657-3465; Fax 219^57-3466
Retail Systems Mgr.: Melinda Grady
E-MAIL: mgrady@datavision.com
URL: www.datavision.com
h/lanufacturer/distributor of point-ofsale
equipment
DAVID TYSON LIGHTING, INC.
4549-7 St. Augustine Road
Jacksonville, FL 32207
800-385-3148; Fax: 800-385-3149
President: David Tyson
URL: www.davidtyson.com
Long-life lighting products for theatres
DECLERCQ'S THEATRICAL
SPECIALTIES, INC.
724 Kevin Court
Oakland, CA 94621
510633-5110, 80O-20O6873; Fax 510^3-5114
President: Joe DeClercq
Vice President: Paul DeClercq
E-MAIL: info@declercqs.com
URL: www.declercqs.com
Theatre draperies, rigging hardware
and wall treatment systems
DI-AN CONTROLS, INC.
530 West Street
Braintree, MA 02184
781-848-1299; Fax: 781-848-1659
President: Robert D. Kodis
Sales Mgr: John Sheehy
Boxoffice equipment and supplies,
computers and service and
concession registers
DIGITAL PROJECTION, INC.
55 Chastain Koad, Suite 115
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-420-1350; Fax: 770-420-1360
President: Mike Levi
Mktg. & Comm. Mgr.: Tun Butler
Marketing Development Manager;
Electronic Cinema: Peter Nicholas
National: Chuck Collins
Mktg. & Comm. Mgr.: Tim J.
Butk
E-MAIL: tbutler@digitalprojection.cor
Manufactures Power displays (ultn
bright, electronic cinema projectior
systems for large-format video, da;
or HDTV imagery in large venues)
DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEMS
5171 Clareton Drive
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
818-706-3525; Fax: 818-706-1868
Chairman: Terry Beard
President/CEO: Dan Slusser
Executive Vice President: Jon Kircl
VP & Gen. Mgr. /Cinema Group:
Andrea Nee
E-MAIL: CLnemainfo@dtsonline.co
URL: wvkrw.dtsonline.com
DTS 6-track digital playback formJf,
theatres; 6-track digital cinema
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processor with automation; anabgl
and digital equipment
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DILLINGHAM TICKET CO.
781 Ceres Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90021
800-345-8587 x415; Fax: 213-623-2;
Account Executive: Mike O'Keefe
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URL: www.DillinghamTicket.com
Ticket printing of all kinds, includir
thermal, gift certificates, coupon
books, roll tickets and passes
DIMENSION 3
5240 Medina Road
Woodland Hills, CA 91364-1913
818-592-0999; Fax: 818-592-0987
President: Daniel Symmes
3D glasses, camera and projectio
equipment
DIMENSIONAL INNOVATIONS
3421 Merriam Lane
Overland Park, KS 66203
913-384-3488; Fax: 913-384-3477
CEO: Walter Grimes
President: Jim Baker
Vice President: Tucker Trotter
Marketing Director: Jenny Weir
E-MAIL: jweir@dimin.com
URL: www.dimin.com
Design, build and install thematic
architectural elements, including
auditorium entrances, postercase\
and concession fascias
DIXIE FOODSERVICE
RO. Box 6000 River Park
Norwalk, CT 06856-6000
203-854-2372; Fax: 203-852-0:
VP/Sales: Gary R. Simons
Paper products
DOLDY LADORATORIES, INC
U.K.:
Wootton Bassett
Wiltshire SN4 8QJ
ENGLAND
1793-842100; Fax: 1793-842101
E-MAIL: info@dolby.com
SF:
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-558-0200; Fax: 415-863-1373
President: Bill Jasper
Marketing: Patrick Artiaga
VP/Marketing: Tim Partridge
Sales: Bob Warren
L.A.:
3375 Barham Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90068
323-845-1880; Fax: 323-845-1890
VP/L.A. Film Div.: David W. Gr

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212-767-1700; Fax: 212-767-1705
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728 West Jackson Blvd., #1002
Chicago, IL 60661
312-382-1537; Fax: 312-466-0139
Vice President: Theodore Alpert
Insulated cup sleeves
DR. PEPPER/CADBURY CORP.
PO. Box 655086, Dallas, TX 75265
214-330-0491; Fax: 214-330-2125
Mgr. /Fountain & Vending Service: Byron Roden
Dr. Pepper, 7-Up, Sunkist, Tahitian Treat and
Canada Dry
DURAFORM
(DIV. OF CENTURY PLASTICS)
1435 Santa Fe Avenue
Compton, CA 90221
800-823-1121; Fax: 310-761-1646
Vice President & Gen. Mgr.: Joe Bonadona
E-MAIL: duraform@earthlink. net
URL: www.duraformcpi.com
Trasti receptacles and benches; manufacturers
Duraform products; custom molding
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EAL LIGHTING CORPORATION
PO. Box 1787
Voorhees, NJ 08043
800-815-1527; Fax: 800-815-1527
Marketing Mgr.: Brian Morrison
E-MAIL: eapower@erols.com
Outdoor lighting: building, parking lots, alleys,
security fixtures, High Intensity Discharge (HIL
HPS and MH
EASTERN ACOUSTICS WORKS (EAW)
One Main Street
Whitinsville, MA 01588
508-234-6158; Fax: 508-234-8251
Dir. /Cinema Products: Mark Mayfield
VP/Sales & Mktg.: Frank Loyko
Cinema Sales Coordinator: Denise Munro
E-MAIL: mmayfield@eaw.com
URL: www.eaw.com
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EASTMAN KODAK CO.
3457 South La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
310-204-7110, 800-621-FILM; Fax: 310-204-7111
Cinema Operation Mgr.: Sean Lohan
E-MAIL: slohan@kodak.com
URL: www.kodak.com/go/motion
/^Manufacturer of motion picture films; provides
training seminars for projection and film handli
ECONO PLEAT/EASTWEST CARPET MILL
11143 West Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
310-559-RUGS; Fax: 310-559-6357
President: Larry Sperling
Patented acoustical wall drapery system
EG&G ORC LIGHTING PRODUCTS
L300 Optical Drive
Azusa,CA 91702
626-815-3100, 800-755-LAMP; Fax: 626-815-307
Cinema Sales Mgr.: Donna Reina
E-MAIL: orclight@aol.com
URL: www.egginc.com
Complete line of xenon projection lamps

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gi State Highway 16, Suite A
iilarbor,WA 98332
S,;84-5802, 888-4-SPLYCE; Fax: 253-884-5803
»n dent: Michael Von Ditter
/i.v'resident: Debbie Von Ditter
fio^resident: Kevin Kendrick
k, MgT-: Cheryln Morrell
debbie@eims-inc.com
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7i^-M Windows-based POS management
ty^m: touchscreen ticketing & concessions, lnal Mgr.: David Lincecum
.-^^IL: dlincecTim@etcconnect.com
IB www.etcconnect.com
kjing and dimming equipment for TV, film and
tv lighting applications
l/RGENCY LIGHTING SERVICES, INC.
5 rookside Road
(/.jrbury, CT 06708
OJ25-0263, 203-756-8148; Fax: 203-756-6312
icdent & CEO: Dick Clark
iinnal Service Mgr.: Chris Clark
kinwide service, repair and preventive maintenance
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N^E' ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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[ :boro, OR 97123
t;49-4641; Fax: 503-649-4641
tident: Mike Boer
V r/fader/slide projector units for screen advertising
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nt: Mark Elliott
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only to fit existing
lens mounts, all sound reader systems
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MS-100 Booth
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. . . not only a means by which the
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Its nine inputs are enough to assure
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priced hybrid system
which uses a microcontroller
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sequencer to
perform those tasks
which are the same
in all programs, and
a simple cueing
scheme which
allows the film itself
to carry up to seven
discrete commands, such as sound
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controls, and light dimmer settings.
Includes the FM-35 Cue Detector
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4237 24th Avenue West
Seattle, Washington 98199-1214
Phone: (206) 284-9171
.com
ERNEMANN
Cine Tec CmbH, Mecklenburger Str. 32-36
Kiel D-24106
GERMANY
+49-431-3019-250; Fax: +49-431-3019-604
General Mgr.: Jurgen Rasmus
URL: www.ermemann.com
Cinema projectors and platters
EURO-AMERICAN BRANDS, INC.
15 Prospect Street
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-368-2624; Fax: 201-368-2512
President: Dite W. Van Clief
Importer of Bahlsen gummi bears and assortt
gummi products; Bahlsen cookies
EVI AUDIO
600 Cecil Street
Buchanan, MI 49107
616-695-6831, 800-234-6831; Fax: 616-695-1304
National Sales Mgr.: Monte Wise
URL: www.eviaudio.com
Electro-Voice and Altec Lansing loudspeaken
electronics
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FANTASY ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
63 Range Road
Windham, NH 03087
603-324-3240; Fax: 603-879-9201
Vice President, Mktg.: Frank Daniels
E-MAIL: fdaniels@fantasyent.com
Interactive photo studios, sticker booths andTfi
studios
FAST-AD LEHERS
220 South Center Street
Santa Ana, CA 92703
800-451-1907, 714-835-9353; Fax: 714-835-4805
President: Guy Barnes
Vice President: Len Goss
Secty./Treas.: Kathie Barnes
Inside Sales & Cust. Svc: Brigitte McNaughtc
Changeable marquee and menu board letten
extension pole letter changers and letter stor,
cabinets
FIELD CONTAINER CO.
1171 West Center Street
Marion, OH 43302
800-274-4882
Sales: Dennis Maccagnone
Concession and food service packaging: fold
cartons, popcorn containers, tubs and combe =
FLAVOR WEAR
(DIV. OF ANTHONY ENTERTAINMENT)
28425 South Cole Grade Road
Valley Center, CA 92082
800-647-8372; Fax: 760-749-6164
President: Martin Anthony
Account Executive: Lawrence Schleif
E-MAIL: flavorwr@ix.netcom.com
URL: www.flavorwear.com
High-quality 100% polyester colorfast uniforn
accessories; vests, aprons and neckwear; cu »
programs available
FLOMATIC INTERNATIONAL
(DIV OF SERVEND INTEIiNATIONAL)
12990 SE Highway 212
Clackamas, OR 97015
503-775-2550, 800-435-2550; Fax: 503-771-006)
Design Mgr.: John Cochran
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Post-mix dispensing valves, parts and acces
THE FONDA GROUP, INC.
15-21 Lower Newton Street, PO. Box 329
St. Albans, VT 05478

. ?Q66; Fax: 802-527-2582
c Nlgr.: David Fredrickson
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K.n cups, holders, paper cold and hot cups
i ,)d trays
A ER DIVISION, SOUND-CRAFT SYSTEMS
mton
1, TX 75226
. -7136,800-422-7757
.< ,en. Mgr.: J.E. MitcheU
f- ige controlled directivity loudspeaker devices
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1-ELAY, INC.
jv Drive
v 75024
- :-7000; Fax: 972-334-5280
L ww.fritolay.com
iCfoods and chips
NbHO
5i?ntral Parkway
-^ti, OH 45214
246, 513-241-9300; Fax: 513-352-5122
: Michael Grause
1 L : mike@funacho.com
L \s w.funacho.com
iicheese, chips, dvli, salsa; dispensing equipment
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(ELLA IMPORTS
ospect Avenue
vmd, OH 44103
s-lgr.: Douglas Freedman
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info@gabimports.com
A .gabimports.com
. cappuccino machines: fully automatic,
t.itton, bean-grinding, making seven
fejouse drinks
LiRY 17 INTERIORS, INC.
( Terrace
J It, NY 10913
152; Fax: 914-359-6934
Howard Friedman
- sl7@att.net.com
' icturer and install custom draperies, hand -
i1 wall draperies, cinematic frames, screens
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Jtonzed maskings; also supply flamei-'nt
fabrics
hIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
fW 82nd Avenue
i-
PL 33166
_j='-SIGN, 305-477-7567; Fax: 305-477-7637
ifoit Shai Dinari
i.'L: mail@gamma-tech.com
\, Avw.gamma-tech.com
vnic moving message displays: indoor,
T Pf, single-cotor and multi-color
h
lis GUERNSEY FARMS, INC.
- 116 West 15970 Main Street, P.O. Box 1004
t:ntown, WI 53022-2600
|:.-8570, 414-251-8572; Fax: 414-251-9318
1 ler Service Rep.: Dawn Wolf
r.)ased foods: cheese sauces, puddings, evap-
!: milk and iced cappucino
U, INC.
'ioising Way
n Falls, MN 55009
flTERS, 800-538-8377; Fax: 800-421-1256
tim Weinel
J',Iarry Kahnert
t Mgr.: Eddie Gerren
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f dimensional, snap-lodck frames and accessories

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GLASSFORM
10639 Roselle Street, Suite A
San Diego, CA 92121
800842-1121, 80(W95«322; Fax: 630-761-8899
Sales Mgr.: Cyndi Gardner
E-MAIL: glassform@aol.com
Architectural fiberglass trash
receptacles, ash urns, planters and
benches in 30 standard colors;
custom molding and colors available
GLOBALMIC, INC.
1070 Morrison Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8K7, CANADA
613-820-0654; Fax: 613-820-1773
Managing Director: Iain Page
Managing Director: Ted Ratcliffe
CineQ Product Mgr.: Carey Crupi
Production Mgr.: Nick McKay
E-MAIL: info@globalmic.com
URL: www.globalmic.com
CineQ automation and dimmers
GOLDBERG BROTHERS, INC.
P.O. Box 17048, Denver, CO 80217
303-321-1099; Fax: 303-388-0749
Exec. Vice President: Randall G. Urlik
Film shipping systems, port windows,
speaker brackets, lobby equipment,
platter accessories, film guidance rollers
GREAT WESTERN PRODUCTS
30290 US Highway 72, PO. Box 466
Hollywood, AL 35752
256-29^3578, 800-239-2143; Fax: 256-574-2116
President: Scott Martin
Vice President: Ralph Ferber
Natl Sales Mgr.: Mark Hamilton
E-MAIL: info@gwproducts
URL: www.gwproducts.com
Manufacturers and processors of
concession supplies and equipment
GLOBE TICKET ANO LABEL CO.
3435 Empire Blvd., SW
Atlanta, GA 30354
401-762-^7U, 800-523-5968; Fax 404-762-7019
President: David A. Hiatt
Vice President, Sales: Phillip Raines
Dir./Mktg.: Colette Acuff Coleman
Custom printed tickets; souvenir,
thermal, season sheets, parking,
backstage and VIP passes
GOLD MEDAL PRODUCTS CO.
10700 Medallion Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45241-4807
513-769-7676, 800-54M862; Fax: 513-769^500
President: Dan Kroeger
Chairman: J.C. Evans, Sr.
Vice President/Sales: John Evans
Dir. /Theatre Sales: Roberta Wood
Mktg. & Advertising: Robin Breth
Intl. Sales Mgr.: Roger Frazier
Intl. Sales Mgr.: David Garretson
E-MAIL: goldmel9@eos.net
Florida:
7000-A Venture Circle
Orlando, FL 32807-5330
407-671-3626; Fax: 407-679-3229
Branch Mgr.: Justin Krivan
E-MAIL: gmo@gmpopcom.com
Illinois:
4004 Tugwell Drive
Franklin Park, IL 60131-1216
847-678-8050; Fax: 847-678-0420
Branch Mgr.: Steve Wasserman
E-MAIL: gmc@gmpopcom.com
Indiana:
1445 Brookville Way, Suite K
Indianapolis, IN 43239-1035
317-353-1015; Fax: 317-353-0239
Branch Mgr.: Lloyd Smiley
E-MAIL: gmi@gmpopcom.com
Louisiana:
5425 Powell Street
New Orleans, LA 70123-2306
504-733-7348; Fax: 504-733-8055
Branch Mgr.: Blaise Marino
E-MAIL: gmn@gmpopcom.com
North Carolina:
311 Edwardia Drive
Greensboro, NC 27409
336-852-5996; Fax: 336-852-5062
Branch Mgr.: Kim Therrien
E-MAIL: gmg@gmpopcom.com
Pennsylvania:
519 Parkway View Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205-1410
412-787-1030; Fax: 412-787-7295
Branch Mgr.: Jeff Roth
Tennessee:
476 Freeland Station Road
Nashville, TN 37228-1002
615-256-4000; Fax: 615-256-1973
Branch Mgr.: Frank Connor
E-MAIL: gmt@gmpopcom.com
all: URL: www.gmpopcom.com
Complete concession equipment,
popcorn poppers and supplies
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HARLAN FAIRBANKS CO., LTD.
7121A 6th Street SE
Calgary, Alberta T2H 2M8, CANADA
403-253-9214; Fax: 403-252-0920
Branch Mgr.: Rob Jervis
Popcorn products, nachos, ice cream
and syrups
HAVEN TECHNOLOGY CORP.
670 East Parkridge Avenue, Suite 100
Corona, CA 91719
909-340-0800; Fax: 909-340-2314
Sales Mgr.: Timothy Lee
E-MAIL: tim@haventech.com
URL: www.haventech.com
Boxoffice intercoms, talk-through systems
HAYES EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO.
P.O.Box 29, Syracuse, NY 13211
315-432-8183; Fax: 315-432-8184
President: Jack Hayes
Auditorium seat covers
HIRE NELSON CO.
325 Factory Road, Addison, IL 60
630-543-9400; Fax: 630-543-5334
General Mgr.: Alan Bosworth
Concession cabinetry and counh
HITEC GROUP INTL.
8160 Madison, Burr Ridge, IL 605
630654-9200, 8002888303; Fax 6306,>
Vice President: Richard Uzuanis
E-MAIL: spn@hitec.com
URL: www.hitec.com
Assistive listening devices for
individuals and public facilities
HOLLYWOOD EXPRESS LTD.
RO. Box 109, Longridge Road
Preston PR2 5DA, ENGLAND
44-1-772-830-830; Fax: 44-1-772-831
Managing Director: Brian Hobbs
E-MAIL: briarLhobbs@hollyexp.ci
Concessions wholesaler/distribut
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HADDEN THEATRE SUPPLY CO.
10201 Bunsen Way
Louisville, KY 40299
502-499-0050; Fax: 502-499-0052
Owner: Louis Bomwasser
Full line theatre supply dealer/designer
HAFLER
RO. Box 1860
Tempe, AZ 85281
888-423-5371; Fax: 602-894-1528
Managing Director: Jerry Cave
Intl. Sales Mgr.: Chris Trapp
URL: www.hafler.com
Audio amplifiers and powered monitors
for professional and high-end home use
HALGO SPECIALTIES CO.
16760 Stagg Street, Suite 209
Van Nuys, CA 91406
81&-366

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ATLANTA.
ROJECTOR HEADS-
35IVIM-USED
J.ANTYNE PRO-35 2,250.00
.NURY C 70.6mm Lens Holder 2,295.00
:M'RY C 101.6mm Lens Holder 2,695.00
M RY SA 2,750.00
iFSTIE 35 4,200.00
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T^IE P-35 2,250.00
\ E-7 550.00
X 35 Late Model 2,795.00
SIMPLEX 495.00
SOUNDHEADS-35IVIM-
USED
BALLANTYNE MODEL 6 1 ,095.00
CENTURY R-3/TR-3 1,595.00
RCA 9030 1,095.00
RCA 1050 995.00
SIMPLEX 5-STAR 1,595.00
SIMPLEX SH-1000 1,200.00
SIMPLEX SH- 1 020 1 ,200.00
MOTIOGR-APH SH-7500 395.00
PROJECTORS AND SOI NDH ADS SOLD OWtr WITH
COMPLETL BOOTH
;i>JECTION SYSTEMS-
USED
35/70MM PROJECTION-
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hjCCANICA V-4
^kiCCANICA V-8
MCCANICA V-9
£10 FP-20
2,995.00 CENTURY JJ-2 6,500.00
4,395.00 CINEMECCANICA V-8 5,995.00
3,500.00 KINOTONE DP-75 4,995.00
3,995.00 NORELCO AA-II TODD-AO 3,750.00
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13300 NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY
GEORGIA 30341
'(770) 455-8988
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Digital Processor
Model DFP-D2000 with one reader $ 4,995.00
Onlv 5 available
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BSTIE 500 Watt
XENON CONSOLES-
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS-
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MTBtNAnONAL CMEMA KtUiPMENT
100 NE 39th Street
Miami, FL 33137
305-573-7339; Fax: 305-573-8101
CEO: Steven H. Krams
Exec. VP: Dara Reusch
E-MAIL: iceco@aol.com
URL: www.iceco.com
Westar projection equipment; supplier
of motion picture, theatrical, video and
studio equipment
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
FOODSERVICE BUSINESS
Corporate:
3 Paragon Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645
201-391-1776, 800-852-2425;
Fax: 201-307-6125
Customer Service:
3 Paragon Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645
800-537-4141
Intl. Sales:
201-573-5102, 201-307-4591;
Fax: 201-307-6125
Domestic:
California:
10630 Town Center Drive,
Suite 127
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
909-945-4828; Fax: 909-945-4832
Georgia:
5775 Glenridge Drive, Building A,
Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30328
404-845-4790; Fax: 404-845-4796
Illinois
One East 22nd Street, Suite 610
Lombard, IL 60148
630-691-4920; Fax: 630-691-4915
Ohio:
500 West Wilson Bridge Road,
Suite 010
Worthington, OH 43085
614-436-2326; Fax: 614-436-0467
Washington:
11807 NE 99th Street, Suite 1160
Vancouver, WA 98682
360-687-0362; Fax: 360-687-0630
all:
URL: www.ipfoodservice.com
Foodservice dispose^e paper products,
including: popcorn buckets and bags,
double-poly cold drinks, hot cups,
food containers, plates, bags, trays
and cartons
IRWIN SEATING CO.
3251 Fruit Ridge Rd. NW
PO. Box 2429
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
6b574-7400, 90067^7328; Fax 616-574-7411
Sr. VP/Sales & Mktg.: Bruce Cohen
Sales Mgr.: Bill Marsh
Sales Mgr.: Paul Winter
Sales Mgr.: Joe Hoy
E-MAIL: dsales@irwinseating.com
URL: www.irwinseating.com
Complete line of standard and luxury
theatre chairs
IWERKS ENTERTAINMENT
4540 West Valerio Street
Burbank,CA 91505-1046
818-841-7766; Fax: 818-841-7847
President & CEO: Charles Goldwater
Sr. VP/Worldwide Sales & Marketing:
Jack Shishido
Sr VP/Executive: Jon Corfino
Sr. VP ti General Mgr.: Daniel
Greismer
Sr.VP&CFO:JeffDahl
E-MAIL: J9hishido@iwerks.com
URL: www.iwerks.com
Provider of high-tech entertainment
systems, support services & film-based
software in large-format, ride simulatkx)
and specialty venue attractions
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JANISOURCE
PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS
370 Wabasha Street North
St. Paul, MN 55102
800-320-5221
URL: v^rww.janisourceproducts.com
Commercial cleaning products
JARCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
125 Laser Court
Hauppauge, NY 11788
516-851-9100; Fax: 516-851-9101
President: Jeffrey Stein
VP, Operations: Justin Stein
VP, Production: Mike Carlin
Controller: Marianne Conti
E-MAIL: jarco@concessionstands.com
URL: www.concessionstands.com
Custom fabricators of concession
stands, boxoffices, lobby fixtures,
popcorn warmers, display cases and
related equipment
JBL PROFESSIONAL
8500 Balboa Blvd.
Northridge, CA 91329
818-895-3481; Fax: 818-830-7865
Dir./Cinema Mktg.: Chuck Goodsell
E-MAIL: cgoodsell@harman.com
URL: www.jblpro.com
Loudspeaker systems for any cinema
application, including amplifiers and
crossovers
JUST BORN, INC.
1300 Stefko Blvd., RO. Box 1158
Bethlehem, PA 18016
610«67-7568, 800445-5787; Fax: 800-5434981
Regional Sales Mgr.: Garey Logan
Group Mktg. Mgr: John Kerr
Hot Tamales, hAike & Ike fruit candies
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K & W POPCORN CO., INC.
710 East 24th Street, Box 275
Trenton, MO 64683
816-359-2030; Fax: 816-359-3026
President: William Kennebeck
E-MAIL: kenebeck@lyn.net
Popcorn processors
KARASYNC DIGITAL AUDIO, INC.
17 Washington Street
Norwalk, CT 06854
203-899-0671; Fax: 203-348-1430
President: John Karamon
VP/Mktg.: Jenene Karamon
All-electronic system for multichannel
digital audio for film and video
KARMA, INC.
500 Milford Street, PO. Box 433
Watertown, Wl
800558^565, 414-261-1424; Fax 414-261-3302
VP/Marketing: Elizabeth Bergmann
E-MAIL: karma@karma-inc.com
URL: www.karma-inc.com
Beverage dispensers
KELMAR SYSTEMS, INC.
284 Broadway
Huntington Station, NY 11746
516^«2-6131, 516421-123Q; Fax 516421-1274
President: Andrew Marglin
Production Mgr.: Walter Cook
Accounting: Laurie Franz
VP/ Engineering: Thomas Mohr
Projection and sound equipment
KINETICS NOISE CONTROL
6300 Irelan Place, Dublin, OH 43017
800-959-1229 x217, 614-889-0480;
Fax: 614-889-0540
Natl. Accounts Mgr.: Doug Eberhart
Project Mgr.: Lorie Parsley
E-MAIL: deberhart@kineticsnoise.com
URL: wvvw.kineticsnoise.com
Decorating interior acoustical wall
treatments; engineering & installation
KINETRONICS CORP.
1778 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34236
941-951-2432; Fax: 941-955-5992
President: William N. Stelcher
Exec. VP: Michael J. Murdock
Office Mgr.: Sali Robbins
E-MAIL: info@ldnetronics.com
URL: wwTv.kinetronics.com
Anti-Static and dust control products
KINOTON
290 North Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02135-1990
617-787-3131; Fax: 617-7874253
Mgr.: John Gaccucci
E-MAIL: johng@blsi.com
URL: www.kinoton.com
Projection and sound systems for
cinemas and studios
KLOSS MFG./POPPERS SUPPLY
737 North 13th Street, RO.Box 1149
Allentown, PA 18105
800445-7100, 610435^071; Fax 610435^64
President: Richard C. Kloss
Vice President: Stephen P. Kloss
E-MAIL: klossmfg@aol.com
Concession equipment, food, service
and repair
KNEISLEY ELECTRIC COMPANY
RO. Box 4692, Toledo, OH 43610
419-241-1219; Fax: 419-241-9920
President: Harry L. Ewell
Admin. Assist.: Betty Schiffler
Purch. Agent & Controller: Joe Monks
Factory Foreman: John Crowl
Lamphouses, power supplies, consoles
KOALA CORPORATION
11600 East 53rd Avenue, Unit D
Denver, CO 80239-2312
80^6660363, 303-574-1000; Fax 303-574^000
Dir./Mktg.: Pamela Schmidt
Mktg. & Comm. Coord.: Nate Klatt
E-MAIL: koalaco@koalabear.com
URL: www.koalabear.com
Child convenience and children's
activities for commercial settings; seat
boosters and baby changing stations
KORYN ROLSTAD STUDIOS/
BANNERWORKS, INC.
2610 Western Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
206-448-1003; Fax: 206-448-1204
President/Owner: Koryn Rolstad
Office Mgr.: April Silva
E-MAIL: bannerworks@krstudios.com
URL: www.krstudios.com
Decorative ceiling systems & banners
KOSS CORP.
4129 North Port Washington
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414-964-5000, 800-USA-KOSS;
Fax: 414-964-8615
Dir. of Marketing: Jill McCurdy
URL: www.koss.com
Sterophones, computer speakers,
microphones and boom microphone
headphones
KRISPY KIST MACHINE CO.
120 South Halsted Street, Dept.
Chicago, IL 60661
312-733-0900; Fax: 312-733-3508:
Mktg. & Operations: J.C. Geiers;
Snack food equipment
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LASERTAINMENT PRODS. Il'
1901 Oakcrest Avenue, Suite 1
Roseville, MN 55113
651-6338000, 800-527-3739; Fax 651-6.J
VP/Sales & Mktg.: David Gam^j
E-MAIL: lasers@wavefront.com
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URL: v^^ww.lasertainment.com
"Stinger" and custom laser proji ;
systems for permanent or temp^
shows, advertising and installat\i
LAVEZZI PRECISION, INC. !l
999 Regency Drive
Glendale Heights, IL 60139-228
630-582-1230, 80&-323-1772; Fa>c 630-51]
President: Albert LaVezzi
Executive VR: Douglas Kremer
Sales & Mktg. Mgr.: Stephanie La
E-MAIL: lpi@lavezzi.com
Precision projector componenti
LAVI INDUSTRIES
27810 Ave. Hopkins, Valencia, CP
800^46225, 805-257-7800; Fax 805-:
Div. Sales Mgr.: Rudy Leufroy
Dir./Mktg.: Stephan Longo
Dir. /Sales: Bob Bamett
E-MAIL: rudyl@lavi.com
East Coast:
2 East Avenue, Suite 212
Larchmont, NY 10538
914«33-9214, 888-2054861; Fax 914^
President/CEO: Gavriel Lavi
Midwest:
401 North Michigan Ave., Suite
Chicago, IL 60611
800-405-5284
Southern:
14901 Quorum Drive, Suite 56;
Dallas, TX 75240
888-213-8209
all: URL: www.lavi.com
Crowd control /portable holders:
ropes, Beltrac retractable stanch
LAWRENCE METAL PRODUIj
260 Spur Drive South, RO. Box|
Bay Shore, NY 11706
800441-0019, 516«66, Fax 516
President: Stephen Lawrence
VP/Sales: David Lawrence
E-MAIL: service@lawrencemet|
URL: www.lawrencemetal.cor
Crowd control, posts, ropes,
TensasaBarrier, railings and siit
LAZARUS LIGHTING DESIGMf
4131 Vanowen Place, Burbank, C
81&^56-3211,80O-553-5554;Fax818-|
President: Brett Jay Lazarus
E-MAIL: lldinc@aol.com
URL: www.lldinc.com
Fibre optic displays; lighting ccl
LHI(LJGHnNG& ELECTRONIC 19
190 Sierra Court, Unit C-6
Palmdale, CA 93550-7607
80&-7DO-5483, 805-575-2225; Fax m
President: Janie Lynn
E-MAIL: led@ledlinc.com
URL: www.ledlinc.com
Full range of lighting products it t
aisle, step, ceiling, exterior, lobb] f
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LEHIGH ELECTRIC PRODUCTS
6265 Hamilton Blvd.
AUentown, PA 18106
610-395-3386;
Fax: 610-395-7735
President: Lloyd H. Jones
URL: www.lehighdim.com
Dimming and control systems
LIBERTO DISTRIBUTION CO.
621 South Flores
San Antonio, TX 78204
210-226-4167;
Fax: 210-227-0907
President: Frank Liberto
Exec. VP: Skip Stefansen
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Sr. VP: Ron Mulltoccano
Snacl( food, naclios, candy, paper
products, popcorn, popping oils and
toppings, frozen foods and equipment
UPTON MONARCH
100 BeUfield Road
Rexdale, Ontario M9W 6N1
CANADA
416-246-1860;
Fax: 416-246-0259
Business Devel. Mgr.: Jayne Hughes
Nachos, salsa, cheese sauce,
popcorn toppings and oils and soft
drink crystals
LOU-ANA FOODS
(DIV. OF VENTURA FOODS, LLC.)
731 North Railroad Avenue
Opelousas, LA 70570
800-551-9080, 318-948-6561;
Fax: 318-942-3773
VP/Concession Sales: Richard Biggs
Popping and topping oils; all Bag n
Box oils
L.P. ASSOCIATES, INC.
6650 Lexington Avenue
HoUywood,CA 90038
323-462-4714; Fax: 323-462-7584
President: Leonard Pincus
Projection equipment and supplies
LPB, INC.
20944 Sherman Way
Canoga Park, CA 91303
818-340-4590; Fax: 818-884-8840
Principal: Richard W. Burden
Radio sound systems
LPB, INC.
28 Bacton Hill Road
Frazer, PA 19355
610-644-1123; Fax: 610-644-8651
President: Tom Spadea
Sales Mgr.: John E. Devecka
Sales: Edward W. Devecka Jr.
E-MAIL: lpbsales@lpbinc.com
URL: www.lpbinc.com
Sound systems for tfie hearing
impaired and for drive-in theatres
LUCASFILM LTD.
(DIV. (JF IHX)
RO. Box 10327
San Rafael, CA 94912
415-492-3900; Fax: 415-492-3999
Gen. Mgr./THX Div.: Monica L.
Dashwood
Oper. Mgr./THX Theatres: Jerry
Zemicke
Mktg. Mgr./THX Div.: Kimberly Yost
Custom designed sound system,
crossover and systems rack
LUGO'S CONCESSION SUPPLY
300 Harris Avt-nui-, #B
Sacramento, CA 95838
916-922-8300
President: Richard Lugo
Concessions, food and equipment:
popcorn, cotton candy, sno-cone, etc.
M
MAINSTREET MENU SYSTEMS
1375 North Barker Road
Brookfield, WI 53045
414-782-6000, 800-782-6222; Fax 877-782-6515
President: Mike Copacz
Natl. Sales Mgr.: Todd Willkomm
URL: www.mainstreetmenus.com
Illuminated modular menu systems
M & M/MARS
High Street
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
800-631-7636, 908-852-1000
Bus. Devel. Mgr.: Patti Manoogian
M & M's, Snickers, hAilky Way 3
t\Ausketeers, Twix, etc.
MANKO SEATING CO., INC.
50 West 36th Street
New York, NY 10018
212 695-7470; Fax: 212-563-0840
President: Norman Manko
E-MAIL: normanko@aol.com
Replacement seat covers, backs,
foam, cotton and fabrics
MANUTECH
2080 Sunset Drive, RO. Box 51295
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
831-655«9i 800676-2569; Fax 831-65S8967
Owner: Angelo Villucci
URL: www.manutech.com
Electric backpack high-performance
blowers & vacuums for theatre cleaning
THE MARBLE COMPANY
3102 Ambrose Avenue, P.O. Box 160030
Nashville, TN 37216
80O-759-5905, 615-227-7772; Fax 615-227-7008
President: J.
William Blevins
Sales Mgr.: Randy Bauch
E-MAIL: randy@drive.in.net
URL: www.marbleco.com
Sankor ultra HD and SS lenses,
splicers, booth supplies, Xenon bulbs,
exciter lamps, carbons, reflectors, FhA
transmitters, & sound and laser lenses
MCALLISTER ASSOCIATES, INC.
274 Main Street, Suite 301
Reading, MA 01867-3611
781-942-0700; Fax: 781-942-0240
President: Richard A. McAllister
Computerized theatre management
systems; booking, film remittance,
concession, advertising, accounting
MDI
38271 West Twelve Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
248^53-1900, 80O-22&«925; Fax 248488-5700
Mktg. Ops Mgr.: Heidi M. Prior
Western Reg. Sales Mgr.: Ralph Baughn
Natl. Sales Mgr.: Gary Rigby
URL: www.mdiworldwide.com
Postergrip, easy snap-open frames;
StoreWorks, modular sign system
M.D.I. SCREENS-
MARCEL DESROCHERS, INC.
1440 Raoul Charrette
Joliette, Quebec ]6E 8S7
CANADA
450-755-3795;
Fax: 450-755-3122
President: Marcel Desrochers
Dir./Mktg.: Danielle Marotte
E-MAIL: sales@mdicinema.com
URL: www.MDICinema.com
Programmable motors, cinema
screens and theatre equipment
MEGASYSTEMS, INC.
RO. Box 4186
St. Augustine, FL 32085
904-829-5702; Fax: 904-829-5707
Larry PoUa
Full-service provider of products and
services for the large-format
entertainment industry
MELFABCO, INC.
132 West 21st Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
212-727-2310; Fax: 212-727-2377
President: Allen Brown
Flame resistant fabrics for wall
treatments, masking cloths and
speaker cloth fabrics
METRO TEL CORP.
250 South Milpitas Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
408-946-4600; Fax: 408-946-4069
VP Sales & Marketing: Jerry Burg
E-MAIL: info@metrotelcorp.com
URL: www.metrotelcorp.com
Telecom test equipment, incl. handheld
test sets, transmission testers,
pipe/cable location, CPE call handling
MICA LIGHTING CO., INC.
717-K&L, South State College Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92831
877-761-7777, 714-73&«448; Fax 714-73&-7748
Vice President: George von Eissler
E-MAIL: micalighting@earthlink.net
URL: www.micalighting.com
Fiber-optic lighting systems, signs and
displays; replaceable lamps, LEDs
and fiber-optic aisle lighting;
chandeliers and ceiling systems
MILLER & KREISEL SOUND CORP.
10391 Jefferson Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232-3511
310-204-2854; Fax: 310-202-8782
President: Ken Kreisel
Exec. VP: Charles Back
Sales Mgr.: Douglas Osborne
E-MAIL: dougosbome@mksound.com
URL: www.mksound.com
High-resolution speaker systems
M.J.W. MARKETING, INC.
7727 West Columbia
Chicago, IL 60631
773-775-2020, 80a63:3-3556; Fax 773-775-2828
President: Michael J. Wickey
URL: www.choicemall.com/scratch-off
Scratchoff game tickets: Box Office
Bingo, Carnival of Prizes, The Gifts of
Christmas and Break the Video Vault
MOBILARIO, S.A. DE C.V.
Calle Del Sol #3, San Rafael Chamapa
Naucalpan. Edo De 53660
MEXICO
525-300-0620; Fax: 525-300-2136
Intl. Commerce Mgr.: Lie. Elvia
Cevada M.
E-MAIL: mobiliar@netmex.com.mx
Theatre chairs
MODULAR HARDWARE
RO. Box 35398
Tucson, AZ 85740
800-533-0042; Fax: 800-533-7942
President: Robert Hotch
E-MAIL: modhdwe@modhdwe.com
URL: www.modhdwe.com
Toilet partition hardware, washroom
access, and grab rails; ADA approved
MORRISON FARMS POPCORN
Rural Route 1, Box 50A
Clearwater, NE 68726
402-887-5335; Fax: 402-887-4709
President: Frank C. Morrison
Sales Mgr.: Nancy A. Dietz
1
E-MAIL: morrison@bloorrLnet.c(
Popcorn products; 50 lb. bag, pi .,
oil, poppers, All-ln-One packs,
branded and private labels avail
and miscellaneous supplies
MOTSENBOCKER'S LIFT OFF,;
RO.Box 90947
San Diego, CA 92169
800346-1633, 619-581-0222; Fax 6194 .
President: Gregg Motsenbocker
Exec. VP: Lewis Silverberg
E-MAIL motsenbocket@worldnetc <
URL: www.liftoffinc.com
Spotting kits for carpet and
upholstery; graffiti, gum, pop, a
and protein stain removers
MOVIE AD CORP.
3500 North Andrews Avenue
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
954-7846767, 8G03294989; Fax 95}-;
VP/Sales: Emile Noah
Title art, interior and exterior sii
and displays
M-SERVICE & GERATE
RO. Box 450051
Alfter D-53344
GERMANY
49-222-262-105; Fax: 49-222-265
Rep.: Peter Mueller
Film cleaning
MULTIFOODS DISTRIB. GRC
P.O. Box 173774
Englewood, CO 80217-3774
303-662-7175; Fax: 303-662-755C
Natl. Accts. Mgr.: Mike Bates
E-MAIL: mbates@medg.com
Full-service natl. concession dis
MULTIPLEX COMPANY, INC
250 Old Ballwin Road
Ballwin, MO 63021-4843
314-256-7777; Fax: 314-527-431:
E-MAIL: info@multiplex-beverag
URL: www.multiplex-beveragt
Full line of high-capacity bever
dispensing equipment
MUNTERS CORPORATION
(DIV. OF DRYCOOL)
16900 Jordan
Selma, TX 78154
210651-5018, 80(>-229«557; Fax 210-
Marketing Supervisor: Courtni
URL: www.muntersamerica.co
Air conditioning and dehumidif
equipment for commercial applic
MVE, INC.
3505 County Road 42 West
Bumesville, MN 55306
800-247-4446, 612-882-5000; Fax 612
Sr. VP: Don Anderson
Gen. Mgr. & VP: Paul Plooster
Intl. Sales: Ross Petersen
Mktg. Mgr.: Mary Nelson
URL: www.mve-inc.com
Bulk CO2 systems
N
NABISCO BRANDS, INC.
50 New Commerce Blvd.
Wilkes Barre, PA 18762-00011
800-858-6736
Dir., Tele-Sales Network:
I
Randy Catalanotte
Convenience and single-pack «1
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REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS INC.
INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS
THEATRE & CONCESSION INSURANCE SPECIALISTS
LARGEST UNDERWRITER OF MOVIE THEATRE INSURANCE
IN THE UNITED STATES
lOWC
Property and Casualty
Employee Benefits
Health, Life, Pension, Disability
ALL PROGRAMS ENDORSED BY NATO
AND A NEW PROGRAM FOR
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONCESSIONAIRES
Excellent Service • Very Competitive Costs
Fast and Fair Claims Handling
Coverage Designed Especially for Theatre Owners
Over 180 Circuits and Independents Insured Nationally
5tan Reynolds, President
^on Fry, Executive Vice President
:d Williamson, Vice President
>teve Gooding, Vice President
>andra Bell, Theatre Department Manager
ludy Gearhart, Account Manager 300 Walnut Street, Suite 200
/lichelle Rahe, Account Manager Des Moines, lA 50309-2244
>tan W. Reynolds, Account Executive 800-767-1724
i^ike Williams, Employee Benefits Consultant FAX 515-243-6664
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NAMCO
Chairman & CEO: Masaya Nakamura
Videogames, simJatas, kits & nedempdorV
novelties coin-operated games
NAMCO America:
150 Charcot Avenue
San Jose, CA 95131
408-383-3900; Fax: 408-383-0128
President & CEO: Kevin Hayes
Exec. VP & COO: Kenji Hisatsune
Ehr./Mfg.: Robert Weiss
Mgr./Adv. & Events: Lucinda Bender
Sales:
877 Supreme Drive
BensenvUle, IL 60106
630-238-2248; Fax: 630-238-9333
VP/Sales & Mktg.: Frank Cosentino
Eastern Sales Mgr.: Tom Siemieniec
Western Sales Mgr.: David Swafford
Intl. Sales Mgr.: Emilio Cabrera
Sales Coordinator: Aiuta Platacis
all U.S.:
URL: wvkTw.namco.com
NAMCO Europe:
Namco House, 8, Acton Park Estate,
The Vale
London W3 7QE
ENGLAND
441-81-324-6000; Fax: 441-81-324-6010
Managing Dir.: Mike Nevin
Director: Shane Breaks
UK Sales Dir.: Gary Newman
Commercial Dir.: Patrick Edwards
URL: www.namco.co.uk
NAMCO Ltd.:
2-8-5 Tamagawa
Ota-Ku, Tokyo 146
JAPAN
03-3756-2311; Fax: 03-3756-5967
Exec. Dir., Sales: Akiyoshi Sarukawa
Gen. Mgr., Overseas Sales Dept.:
Takashi Nakazato
Mgr., Asia & Oceania Sections: Joji
Hayashi
Senior Sales, Asia & Oceania Section:
Yuri Yamaya
URL: www.namco.co.jp
NATIONAL TICKET CO.
RO. Box 547
Shamokin, PA 17872
80O«29-0829, 57O672-2900; Fax 80O«2M888
E-MAIL: ticket@nationalticket.com
URL: www.nationalticket.com
Thermal ticket stock for all admission
systems; gift certificates and coupon
t>ooks; fun center redemption tickets
NAVITAR, INC.
200 Commerce Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
716-39M000, 80O«2&6778; Fax 716-35^-©99
President: Julian Goldstein
Ad Mgr.: Rosemary Kelly
Mktg. Asst.: Jennifer Marsham
E-MAIL: info@navitar.com
URL: www.navitar.com
Complete line of presentation
products, including: wide angle and
zoom 35mm slide lenses, BrightLigtit
modules, FX slide projectors. Xenon
slide projectors, videoconferencing
ligtiting, VideoMate (video slide
projectors), and DocumentPro
(document-to-video) products
NECCO-STARK-HAVILAND
254 Mahsachubcttb Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-876-4700, 617-498-0500;
Fax: 617-498-0526
President: Domenic M. Antonellis
VP/Corporate Sales: Hans Becher
VP/Corp. Logistics & Planning:
Walter Marshall
VP/Corp. Mktg. Devel.: Tom
McNulty
VP/Corp. Sales Administration:
Charles Blood
Candy
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NEPS ENTERPRISES
Rural Route 3
Lacombe, Alberta TOC ISO
CANADA
403-782-7649; Fax: 403-782-7649
Vice President: Nelson Radmore
Film fiandling equipment
NESTLE FOOD COMPANY
3450 Dulles Drive
Mira Loma, CA 91752
909-360-7224; Fax: 909-361-0755
Mike Mosher
Candy
NESTLE ICE CREAM CO.
30003 Bainbridge Road
Solon, OH 44139
800-883-1978
Special Markets Mgr.: Ken Conerly
Sr. Vice President: Andrew Bradley
Bon Sons ice cream nuggets and
ottier dairy products
NEUMADE PRODUCTS CORP.
30-40 Pecks Lane
Newtown, CT 06470
203-270-1100, 800-526-0722;
Fax: 203-270-7778
President/Theatre Products Division:
Walter Browski
URL: www.neumade.com
Projection and sound equipment
NEW ENGLAND ICE CREAM CORP.
5 Armie King Lane
Dover, MA 02030
508-580-6100; Fax: 508-785-2495
President: Bruce C. Ginsberg
E-MAIL: neicecream@aol.com
Ice cream and ice cream vending
machines
NICK MULONE & SON
100 Highland Avenue
Cheswick, PA 15024
724-274-3221, 724-274-3222;
Fax: 724-274-4808
President: Nick Mulone
Screen frame, movable masking
hardware and masking boards
NORCON ELECTRONICS, INC.
510 Bumside Avenue
Inwood, NY 11096
516-239-0300; Fax: 516-239-8915
Owner: Norman Schlaff
Talk-thru communicator, TTU box
office, thru-glass intercom
NORTHWEST STUDIOS, INC.
36415 Groesbeck Hwy.
Clinton Twp., MI 48035-1551
810-792-1380, 888-866-0652;
Fax: 810-792-1510
CHvner: Steven J.
Bums
Stage curtains and tracks, rigging,
spotlights, equipment, front ends,
acoustical walls, projection screens
and maskings
NOVAR CONTROLS CORP.
24 Brown Street
Barberton, OH 44203
330-745-0074; Fax: 330-745-7401
Exec. VP: David Weber
Dir. /Natl. Accounts: Dean Lindstrom
Energy controls
NOVELTY SCENIC STUDIOS, INC.
40 Sea Cliff Avenue
Glen Cove, NY 11542
516-671-5245, 718-895-8668;
Fax: 516-674-2213
Vice President: Leslie 1. Kessler
Treasurer: Howard Kessler
Stage curtains, screen maskings,
motors and tracks
N.T. AUDIO VISUAL SUPPLY, INC.
1833 Centinela Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-828-1098; Fax: 310-829-0881
Pres./Owner: Thomas McCormick
URL: ww"w.ntaudio.com
35 and 70mm mylar leaders,
specialized and custom test
NURSE & CO.
Old Milbury Road
Oxford, MA 01540-1323
508-832-4295; Fax: 508-832-4295
Vice President: Ray Nurse
Barbara A. Sherman
Burlap wall covering drapes
ODELL'S
1325 Airmotive Way, Suite 290
Reno, NV 89502
800^35^)136, 77S-3Z3^688; Fax 775-323^532
Owner: Art Anderson
Sr. Sales Mgr.: Arthur Anderson
Natl. Sales Mgr.: Michael Blout
E-MAIL: odeirs@popntop.com
URL: wwrw.popntop.com
Popcorn toppings and popping oils
ODYSSEY PRODUCTS, INC.
5845 Oakbrook Pkwy, Suite G
Norcross, GA 30093
Marketing Director: Eve Miller
Design Engineer: Ken Reeves
E-MAIL: odysseypiDdud^mindspringxnm
URL: www.odyssey-products.com
Theatre electronics, custom circuits
and products. Interface equipment,
sound accessories, fiber-optic equipment
OMEGA PATTERN WORKS
1302 East Walnut Avenue, RO. Box 1446
Dalton, GA 30722-1446
800-2414908, 706-226-2223; Fax 706-272-7617
Print Div. Mgr.: Joyce Maxwell
Printed carpets for commercial use
OMNIMOUNT SYSTEMS
8201 South 48th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85044-5355
602-829-8000; Fax: 602-756-9000
CEO: Garret E. Weyand
President: Alex Cyrell
VP/Sales & Marketing: Geoff Miller
Product Mgr. /Mktg.: Heather Heller
E-MAIL: hdqrs@omnimount.com
URL: www.onvnimount.com
l[/founting systems for loudspeakers
and televisions
OMNITERM DATA TECHNOLOGY
2785 Skymark Avenue, Unit 11
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4Y3
CANADA
905-629-4757; Fax: 905-629-8590
President: Edward S. Coman
E-MAIL: info@onmiterm.com
URL: www.omniterm.com
Boxoffice ticketing systems, ATtAs,
concession sales and inventory
management
OSRAM SYLVANIA, INC.
RO. Box 3305
Brentwood, TN 37024
800-394-0363;
Fax: 615-661-4710
Mgr. /Theatre Products: John Dawsey
E-MAIL: JohnDawsey@sylvania.com
URL: www.sylvania.com
OSRAM brand xenon lamps
PACER/CATS
California:
P
3701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-639-6132 ; Fax: 213-382-6106
Exec. VP: Del Banjo
E-MAIL: banjod@ticketmaster.c(
Colorado:
355 Inverness Drive South
Englewood, CO 80112
303-649-9818; Fax: 303-414-7805
j
VP, Sales/Mktg.: Mark Kamiyail
U.K.:
York House, Empire Way
Wembley, Middlesex HA9 ORG
ENGLAND
44-181-795-9900; Fax: 44-181-902
Managing Director: Steve Goulc
E-MAIL: stepheng@pacercats.cc
all:
Computerized boxoffice, concessit
management systems; teleticketg\
PACKERWARE
2330 Packer Road
Lawrence, KS 66044-0219
785-842-3000; Fax: 785-842-5086
Natl. Sales Mgr.: Mike Jacob
Concession supplies and
personalized plastic cups
PANASTEREO, INC.
5945 Peachtree Comers East
Norcross, GA 30071-1337
877-PANASTEREO, 770-449-38;
Fax: 770-449-6728
President: Norman R. Schneidel
VP/Sales & Operations: Robin Kli|
E-MAIL: panastereo@panasteret
URL: www.panastereo.com
Cinema sound products
PEARSON CANDY CO.
2140 W. 7th St., PO Box 64459
St. Paul, MN 55164
800-328-6507, 651-698-0356;
Fax: 651-696-2222
Candy
PEAVEY ELECTRONICS
711 A Street
Meridian, MS 39301
601-483-5365; Fax: 601-486-1278
Dir. /Worldwide Sales: Ernie La
Full line of amplification and
loudspeaker systems
PEPSI-COLA COMPANY
1 Pepsi Way
Somers, NY 10589-2201
914-767-6000
VP/Prestige Sports Gaming: Jo
Juliano (X 6122)
Natl. Accts. Mgr./Entertainmer
Accounts: Peter Leyh
Georgia:
180 hiterstate North Office Pari
Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30339
Sr. NASM Theatres/PGA: John
Missouri:
1 Union Seventy
St. Louis, MO 63120
Sr. NASM Theatres/Sports:
Mike Nast
New Hampshire:
125 Brockwood Lane
Contoocook, NH 03229
NASM Theatres/Ski Resorts:
Frank Tansey
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PERMLIGHT CORPORATION
422 West Sixth St., Tustin, CA 92780
n4-9C&{J729, 877-737-(54i; Fax 714-50&O920
President: James F. George
VP/Mktg. & Sales: Michael Schmidt
E-MAIL: permlight@permlight.com
URL: wwrw.permlight.com
LED floor lighting and illumination
products and decorative lighting
PESCOR PLACTICS, INC.
3300 West Bolt, Fort Worth, TX 76110
800-521-877^, 817-^26-5171; Fax: 817-927-7542
Promotional plastic souvenir cups
PNC WEST, INC.
835 West Fairway Drive, #2
Chandler, AZ 85224
480-917-1999; Fax: 480-917-1899
President: Cheryl Van Meter
E-MAIL: PNCWest@email.msn.com
Acoustical wall treatments: design,
engineer, manufacture and install,
including lighting and accents
PRACTICAL AUTOMATION, INC.
45 Woodmont Road
Milford, CT 06460
203-882-5640; Fax: 203-882-5648
Sales/Mktg. Mgr.: Richard Banzaca
E-MAIL iban2aca@practicalautranatioaoam
URL: www.practicalautomation.com
High speed ticket printers for
computerized ticketing systems
PREMIER DATAVISION, INC.
1536 Cole Blvd. Suite #340
Golden, CO 80401
303-232-1901; Fax: 303-232-1429
President: Blane O. Newton
Vice President: David Doyle
Director, Marketing/Sales: Tim Pitzer
Automated directory and co-op ad
creation/delivery
PREMIER SEATING CO.
4211 Shannon Drive
Baltimore, MD 21213
SS^^S&SEM, 41048&8867; Fax: 410488^969
President & CEO: Gil Stem
Sr. VP & COO: Paul Wenger
Sr. VP & Chief Plant Ops: Pete Wenger
VP/Business Devel.: Edye Abrams
VP/Design & Constr.: Aisha Isackson
Dir. /Sales: John Dysard
E-MAIL: info@premierseating.com
URL: www.premierseating.com
Seat manufacturing and restoration
PRO-TAPES & SPECIALTIES, INC.
100 Northfield Avenue
Edison, NJ 08837
732-346-0900; Fax: 732-346-0777
COO: Barry Hart
Vice President: Chris Hart
E-MAIL: protape@erols.com
URL: www.protapes.com
Converters/distributors of pressuresensitive
tape and specialty tapes,
including gaffer and glow tape
PROCTOR COMPANIES
10497 Centennial Road
Littleton, CO 80127
303-973-8989; Fax: 303-973-8884
President: Bruce Proctor
Vice President: Rick Greene
E-MAIL: pdi@proctorco.com
URL: www.proctorco.com
Concession stands, popcorn warmers,
boxoffices and lobby fixtures
PROJECTED SOUND
469 Avon Avenue
Plainfield, IN 46168
317-839-4111; Fax: 317-839-2476
President: Tom Hilligoss
Engineer: J. Hilligoss
Drive-in speaker components
PROMOTION IN MOTION COS.
3 Reuten Drive, PO. Box 558
Closter, NJ 07624
201-784-5800, 800-369-7391; Fa)c 201-784-1010
President: Michael G. Rosenberg
VP/Special Markets: Jeff ScudiUo
VP/ Sales: Joseph Edwards
Dir/Mktg.: Jim Sachs
National Sales Mgr: A. Luis Padilla
E-MAIL: mail@promotioninmotion.com
URL: www.register.com/promotion
Care Bears, Sour Jacks, Lemonhead,
Fisher chocolate peanuts, Sunmaid
chocolate raisins, Smarties, Slice,
Mighty f^alts, Creamsicle candy twists
PROMOTION IN MOTION COS.
1217 Pecan Valley Drive
Garland, TX 75043
214-278-6319; Fax: 214-278-1658
Natl. Sales Mgr: Mel Bodweine
URL: www.register.com/promotion
Gummi Bears
Q
QSC AUDIO PRODUCTS, INC.
1675 Mac Arthur Blvd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-957-7163, 714-754-6175;
Fax: 714-754-6174
Cinema Market Mgr.: Barry Ferrell
Dir. /Sales: Pete Kalmen
E-MAIL: info@qscaudio.com
URL: www.qscaudio.com
Professional power amplifiers with the
largest range of THX-approved amplifiers
for the cinema marketplace
R
RADIANT SYSTEMS
3925 Brookside Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30022
800-2290991, 77&-576«000; Fax; TTO-!
Sr Marketing Mgr.: Kim Newhi
E-MAIL: info@radiantsystems.c
URL: www.radiantsystems.corr
Entertainment theatre managei
services for Boxoffice, backoffic
sumer activated kiosk (hardwat
software), IVR ticketing, PCS, i
headquarter management and
sion support systems.
RDS DATA GROUP, INC.
101 Donly Drive South, RO. Be
Simcoe, Ontario N3Y 4L6
CANADA
519-428-2500, 888-RDSDATA;
Fax: 519-428-9441
VP Sales/Mktg.: Brad De Poor
Dir. /Entertainment Sales: John Fr
Eastern US Account Mgr: Jeff I
Western US Account Mgr.: Bob
E-MAIL: info@rdsdata.com
URL: www.rdsdata.com
Boxoffice ticketing and conces;
system; ATf\As and cash registt
READY THEATRE SYSTEMS
8189 Verlynda Drive
Watervliet, Ml 49098
616-463-8458, 800-676-9303;
Fax: 616-463-4542
Robert Chabot
URL: Vkrww.mooretheatres.com c
Computer boxoffice and concen
systems
Equipment
ITEMfntcmotionol
(800) 726-2609
www.ncservice.com
VISA
INSTALLATION
AUDIO RACKING
THX RECERTIFICATIONS
TECHNICAL CONSULTING
24 HOUR ANSWERING SERVICE
VIDEO PROJECTION
INTERMITTENT REPAIR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND PRODUCTS
INCLUDING
EQUIPMENT
PROJECTION SERVICE*
SOUND SERVICE*
PARTS
BOOTH SUPPLIES
*Annual Contracts or Demand Service
XENON BULBS
SOUND SYSTEMS
CONCESSION EQUIPMENT
LOBBY FIXTURES
FRONT ENDS
LENSES
USED EQUIPMENT
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RnYmririr'ir
P.O. Box 10799
New Orleans, Louisiana 70181
GOOD SIGHT, GOOD SOUND
THE KEY TO GREAT CONCESSIONS
Response No. 1 69

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:i SPEAKERS MANUFACTURING
C vason Avenue, P.O. Box 3631
kriavasu Citv, AZ 86405
[ i3-0055, 805-934-1582; Fax: 805-934-4992
ei oit Shawn A. Gran
mre speakers, junction boxes and repairs
if AUTOMATION
:Oak Ridge Drive
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--ooga, TN 37415
ii
415; Fax: 423-876-1416
i\\ford Harris
sales@reelautoination.com
. \s-.reelautomation.com
?n system for the projection txx>th that
cue tape
INDUSTRIES, INC.
•:- b;\ a,
-;0, Fax: 407-269-4729
: Ronald Goigel
ident: Mary Schrage
/.~ing: Beth N'aylor
'
sound systems, automations systems, tighting
7S PRODUCTS CO., INC.
•^
Flores
nio, TX 78204
.--1415; Fax: 210-226-6453
j President: Frank Liberto
^ P: Skip Stefansen
Retail Sales & Mktg.: Mark Chapman
.-: Tony Liberto
dies: Michelle Cano
Bjftising: Rick Liberto
fIL: info@ricos.com
(vvww.ricos.com
foods: nachos. cheese sauce, dispenser
"6, portion pack cheese and salsa, chips,
vrs, popcorn and equipment
vmiP CO., INC.
Chestnut Street
— uis, MO 63103-2298
^5-7666; Fax: 314-436-7707
ient Phillip S. Tomber
tJL: snocones@rios\Tup
I\vww.rios\Tup.com
than 300 flavors for tjeverages. Italian sodas.
; sno-cones, slush and shaved ice
lUlEN CO.
.0x4906
s, CA 913084906
^2-6033; Fax: 818-592-6467
al Mgr.: Roy J. Allen HI
[IL: riallen@pacbell.net
cheese and snacks; the R.J. Allen Co.
9nts only Banner Candy Mfg. Corp. for Calif.
AT L. pons ENTERPRISES
^t Aqua Vista Drive
>ess, FL 34450

SCHULT INDUSTRIES, INC.
318 Cedar
Pleasant HiU, MO 64080
800-783-8998; Fax: 816-540-4790
President: Robert E. Schult
Exec. VP: Shirley H. Schult
Exec. VP: Jeffrey L. Schult
Exec. VP: Keith E. Schult
Sr. VP Sales & Mktg.: Bill Lustig
E-MAIL: sales@schult.com
URL: www.schult.com
Signs, poster cases, boxoffice,
mini-marquees, 35mm projection service
and installation, internet
website design
SCULPTURED WALL SYSTEMS
RO. Box 1028
WilUts, CA 95490
707-459-1735; Fax: 707-459-1717
Owner: T.D. "Dusty" Dillion
Owner: Linda DiUion
E-MAIL: plasqal@saber.net
Decorative plaster products, including
light sconces and trims
SEATING CONCEPTS, INC.
4901-600 Morena Blvd.,
RO. Box 1089
San Diego, CA 92117
619-581-5715; Fax: 619-581-5725
President: Jose Letayf
VR/Sales & Mktg.: James Walsh
URL: www.seatingconcepts.com
Theatre seating
SELBY PRODUCTS, INC.
3920 Congress Parkway,
RO. Box 267
Richfield, OH 44286
330-659-6631, 800-647-6224;
Fax: 330-659-4112
President: Jerry W. Selby
Drive-in screens
SENSIBLE CINEMA SOFTWARE
419 Main Street, Franklin, TN 37064
615-790-8309, 615-790-7797;
Fax: 615-595-8443
Owner: Rusty Gordon
E-MAIL rusty.gordai@sensiblednemaoom
URL: www.sensiblecinema.com
Point-of-sale ticketing and boxoffice
report software, printers, pole displays,
cash drawers and turnkey systems
SERVER PRODUCTS, INC.
RO. Box 530
Menomonee Falls, WI 53052
414 251-7100, 80(>-558«722; Fax: 414-251-2688
VP/Sales & Mktg.: Ronald Ripple
E-MAIL: pump@execpc.com
URL: www.server-products.com
Butter dispensers and warmers; nacho,
condiment pumps and other equipment
SHOFAR KOSHER FOODS
2365 East Linden Avenue
Linden, NJ 07036
908-925-6000; Fax: 908-925-5331
Director: Leonard Posnock
Kosher foods: franks and other meats
SILVER KING
1600 Xenium Lane North
Minneapolis, MN 55441
612-553-1881; Fax: 612-553-1209
VP/ Marketing: Mike Rodich
URL: www.silverking.com
Concession equipment and
refrigeration products
SLUSH PUPPIE CORP.
1950 Radcliff Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45204
513-244-2400, 80O-543^]860; Fax: 513-251-3458
Director, Mktg.: Rick Cirillo
Supplies and equipment for Slush
Puppie ice crystal beverages
SMART PRODUCTS, INC.
2330 Toomey Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
80O-343-3635, 7M-347-0087; Fax: 704-377-4247
Sales Rep.: Kim Wood
E-MAIL: moffiex@aol.com
URL: wwrw.smart-products.com
Toddler booster seats
SMART THEATRE SYSTEMS
5945 Peachtree Comers East
Norcross, GA 30071-1337
800-45-SMART, 770-449-6698;
Fax: 770-449-6728
CEO & President: Norman R. Schneider
VP/Sales & Operations: Robin Mamfoth
E-MAIL: smart@smartdev.com
URL: www.smartdev.com
Complete line of cinema sound
products and systems
SONY CINEMA PRODUCTS CORP.
10950 West Washington, Suite 200
Culver City, CA 90232
310-244-5777; Fax: 310-244-2024
President: Gary W. Johns
VP/Bus. Dev., North
America: Dan Taylor
VP/Bus. Dev., Intl.: Bill Mead
Digital and analog theatrical sound
systems; SDDS playback system
(DFP-3000) and Sony DCP-1000
processor
SOUNDFOLD INTERNATIONAL
PO.Box 292125
Dayton, OH 45429-2125
937-293-2671, 80O-782-8018; Fax: 937-293^542
CEO: Arthur C. Sickels
President: Tony Sickels
VP: Tom Miltner
Secretary: Louise Toon
Acoustical wallcoverings, speaker
brackets and front ends
SOUTHERN SCENIC EQUIPME
4006 Nine-McFarland Drive jk,
Alpharetta, GA 30004 S
770-475-0733; Fax: 770-475-09^^
Owner: Ted C. Yarborough
Theatre and stage drapery; fabrica
installation of replacement seat ca
SPECIALIZED GRAPHICS
RO. Box 10337, Prescott, AZ 863C
800-346-3514; Fax: 800-637-9124
VP/Mktg.: Susan Bailey
E-MAIL: spgraph@primenet.corr
Signage; promotional enlargeme
and special event materials
SPECO (SYSTEMS & PRODUI
ENGINEERING COMPANY)
709 N. 6th, Kansas City, KS 6610:
913-321-3978, 80^633-5913; Fax: 913-32
President: George W. Higginbotl"
Vice President: Gene Higginboth
Vice President: Jaren Higginboth
Chief Engineer: Mark Pearson
E-MAIL: info@speco-usa.com
Platter systems, automation, cuese
film cleaners, film roller systems
SPURRIER CHEMICAL CO., II
1200 East Central, Wichita, KS 6:
316-265^91, 80O«35-1059; Fax; 316-2f
VP/Natl. Accts.: Kurt J. Luhman
Cleaning/sanitation programs/proc
STAGE ACCOMPANY
]W
Anodeweg 4, Hoorn 1627 LJ~^
THE NETHERLANDS
+31-229-282-930; Fax: +31-229-28
Vice President, Mktg.: Tom Back
Founder: Ed Wijnker
E-MAIL: info@StageAccompany.
URL: www.StageAccompany.cor
Professional audio systems feah .
the Ribbon Compact Diver
Act III
Theatres • Carmike Cinemas • Cinameiica Theatres • Cineplex Odeon • Cynos Anedos Cinemas • Dickinson Theatres • Eastem Federal • Edwards Cinemas
As I went to sit in my seat
my hands held a drink cold & sweet,
but when I sat down
my face showed a frown,
cause my drink spilled all over my feet.
Since then I have been to a place
that provides me a neat little space,
where I can sit back
with my cup in a rack,
and relax with a smile on my face.
Are your patrons smiling?
Call, The Caddy Guys
1-800-845-0591
Caddy Products • 10501 Florida Avenue • Minneapolis, MN 55438 • 612-828-0030 • Fax 612-829-0166
Mann Theatres • Marcus Theatres • MetroDolitan Theatres • National Amusements Pacific Theatres • Regal Cinemas • United Artists Theatre Circuit
Response No. 421

I
r3E ACCOMPANY USA
|9 Shore Court
(a^dge, NY 11209
'55-7474; Fax: 800-955-9564
.dent: Marcel Var\tuyn
i-"jUL; USA@StageAccompany.com
ww'w.StageAccompany.com
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'{flssional audio systems featuring
libbon Compact Diver
m MANUFACTURING INTL.
10 nnen Drive, P.O. Box 430129
St. mis, MO 63143
M ^7SZ7, 314-7S1-5353; I^ 800-264^666
11 viles & Mktg.; Frank Ricchio
LI www.star-mfg.com
Vi^og cookers, popcorn machines
irnacho equipment
(TIFIRE LIGHTING
jr amt Pauls Avenue
ei . Citv, NJ 07306
JO 43-8823; Fax: 201-656-0666
?r dent: Zachery Gomes
ki !)irector: Carla Mariano
& Sales: Jack Mashel
www.starfirelighting.com
and custom interior lighting
for commercial and residential
irector: Paul Faulds
E-MAIL: solopsys@aol.com
URL: www.busdir.com/systemoper
Ticketing and concession systems
T
TALK-A-PHONE CO.
5013 North Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
773-539-1100; Fax: 773-539-1241
Marketing Director: Robert Shanes
E-MAIL: info@talkaphone.com
URL: www.talkaphone.com
Intercom systems, talk-through
equipment and Cat. 2F
TARGETTI USA LLC.
1513 East Street Gertrude Place
Santa Ana, CA 92705
888-578-8111; Fax: 714-545-9924
Sr. Apps Specialist Lee Hedberg
Mktg. Mgr.: Marie Paris
E-MAIL: tusa@tivolind.com
Designer and manufacturer of
lighting systems
TDS OF NEVADA
P.O. Box 71647, Reno, NV 89570-1647
702-825-3273; Fax 702-827-9017, 7D2-825-3273
Managing Director: Bill Johnston
URL: www.theatronsystems.com
Finance and leasing of boxoffice,
concession and related equipment
and software: sales in CA and NV
TECHNIKOTE SCREEN CORP.
63 Seabring, Brooklyn, NY 11231
718-624-6429; Fax: 718-624-0129
President Sol Shurpin
VP/Sales: Mitchell M. Schwam
Office Mgr.: Philip Gluck
Production Mgr.: Anthony Tuccillo
Projection screens, screen frames
and paint, brushes
TECHNI-LITE SYSTEMS
910 High Street, RO. Box 445, Peterborough,
Ontario K9J 5R2, CANADA
705-741-5101, 80O-73O-5853; Pax: 7D5-741-5202
President Ian Warburton
Mgr. Business Devel.: Tom Adams
E-MAIL: info@techiu-lite.com
URL: www.techni-Ute.com
Design and make energy-saving lighting
and visual products: backlighted and
edgelit signs and display lighting
1EC0 pEAinCAL BfCTKMCS CO.)
1122 Industrial Dr., Mathews, NC 28105
800-863-8326; Fax: 704-845-1709
President Bob Saunders
Projection equipment
TEMPO INDUSTRIES, INC.
1961 McGaw Avenue
Irvine, CA 92614
949-442-1601; Fax: 949-442-1609
Sales Mgr.: Greg Smith
Aisle lighting and carpeted stepnose
lighting systems
SMART PEOPLED
KNOW TO HIRE THE BEST
THEATRE & VIDEO PRODUCTS
CALL US!
Our company is a full-line cinema & studio equipment supplier.
We create custom Sound & Projection Systems tailored to your requirements.
We have three engineers and a full support staff to serve you,
and we EXPORT WORLDWIDE.
921 N.E. 79th Street
Miami, FL 33138
Visit our website at: tvpmiami.com
Phone 305-754-9136
Fax 305-759-0863
Response No. 117

THEATRE SUPPORT SERVICES
310 SW 66th Terrace
Margate, FL 33068
954-971-7787; Fax: 815-352-1625
President: Jerry Chase
E-MAIL: frontdesk@theatresuppx3rt.com
URL: www.TheatreSupport.com
Ticketing programs and systems;
concession systems
TOASTMASTER
(A MIDDLEBY CO.)
1400 Toastmaster Drive
Elgin, IL 60120-9272
847-741-3300, 800-323-2210; Fax: 847-741-0015
Dir. /Sales: Allan Ahrens
E-MAIL: alahrens@muddleby.com
URL: ww^v.middleby.com
Cooking and warming equipment
TRIPLEn CORP.
One Triplett Dr., Bluffton, OH 45817
419-358-5015, 80O«'4-7538; Fax: 419-358-7956
President: Daniel Delong
VP/ Finance: Kyle Apkarian
Director, Sales Intl.: Tony Augsburger
Dir./Sales Test Equip.: Frank Gregory
Electronic and electrical test
equipment and panel instrumentation
UNIMAR
35 River St., New Rochelle, NY 108
914-576-5383; Fax: 914-576-1711
Vice President: Henry Muench
E-MAIL: unimar@prodigy.com
Refrigerated concession equipmer.
UNITED RECEPTACLE, INC.
PO. Box 870, Pottsville, PA 17901-C
TICKETPRO SYSTEMS
870 Mercury Dri\'e
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
800-552-0313, 770-682-5485;
Fax: 770-682-8397
CEO: John W. Shaw
E-MAIL: ticketpro@bellsouth.net
URL: www.ticketpro.org
Boxoffice and concessions systems;
time keeper, LED & mulitmedia displays
TICKETS.COM
741 Boston Post Road
Guilford, CT 06437
203-453-1718, 800-899-8086;
Fax: 203-458-2465
Office Mgr.: Linda Laurallo
E-MAIL: mail@tickets.com
URL: www.tickets.com
Computer ticketing and software
TIVOLI INDUSTRIES, INC.
1513 East Street Gertrude Place
Santa Ana, CA 92705
800-854-3288; Fax: 714-957-1501
Chairman & CEO: Terrence C. Walsh
President & CFO: Charles Kimmel
Senior Applications
Specialist: M. Lee Hedberg
Marketing Mgr.: Marie Paris
E-MAIL: tivoli@tivolind.com
URL: www.tivolilighting.com
Specialty low voltage lighting products
and systems for theatres
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
7401 South Cicero Avenue
Chicago, IL 60629
773-838-3400; Fax: 773-838-3534
Sales Mgr.: Robert Immen
Candy; Junior faints and t\Aason Dots
TOTAL AUDIO
3006 Strong Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66106
913-362-3762; Fax: 913-362-5642
Owner: Richard Stevenson
Stage and surround speakers,
subwoofers and used equipment
TRANS-LUX CORP.
110 Richards Ave., Norwalk, CT 06854
800-243-5544, 203«5M321; Fax: 203-85S8636
Chairman: Richard Brandt
Vice Chair., CEO & Pres.: Victor Liss
Exec. VP: Michael R. Mulcahy
Vice President: Gene Coyne
E-MAIL: mike.quirk@intemetmci.com
URL: www.trans-lux.com
Programmable signs, message centers;
indoor and outdoor
TRIMOTION DESIGN, INC.
1735 Berkeley Street, #209
Santa Monica, CA 90404
80&«74

V
rE »ESE PAOLO CMEMATOGRAFIA
itefior. No. 12
. 20128, ITALY
?- £59-1988; Fax: 39-2-272-01704
ivs^n Paolo Veronese
ihatographic 16 & 35mm fix,
D'jWe projectors and accessories
mOR PRODUCTS CO.
- -^h ISth St., Richmond, VA 23223
091; Fax: 804-648-3601
t: Mitch Zinder
ib;?a/n syrups, sundae toppings;
torjssion supplies and equipment
f|!=tOH
th Big Spring Drive SW
:e, MI 49418
-390; Fax: 616-249-9422
es Mgr.: Thomas M. O'Hara
I teste@visteon.com
w. visteon.com
; :heatre seats
I^AL MARKETING ASSOCIATES
-.\sa\; Suite 1, Santee, CA 92071
J393; Fax: 619-258-0790
i\ lent: Dale R. Godfrey
fe display systems and light boxes
Oa POPCORN CO.
}= sletro Blvd., Edina, MN 55439
i: ^n-4328; Fax: 612-832-3468
^r Sales /Mktg.: Dan Gray
dgrav-^vogelpopcom.com
sw.vogelpopcom.com
Jfh^rn grower and processor
w
WAGNER ZIP-CHANGE, INC.
3100Hirsch
Melrose Park, IL 60160
800-323-0744; Fax: 800-243-4924
Major Acct. Exec.: Robert C. Stanis
National Sales Mgr.: James Leone
E-MAIL: bobs@wagnerzip.com
URL: www.wagnerzip.com
Marquee letters, background panels,
mini-marquee letters, "Vme kits,'
movie ratir)g/sound systems panels
and letter-changing poles
WARREN BLESSING AND ASSOC.
580 West 12th Street
Claremont, CA 91711-3711
909-482-0012; Fax: 909-482-0013
Ownen Warren K. Blessing
E-MAIL: warrenb@bracka.com
URL: www.bracka.com
Teccon magnetic heads, design of
custom screening rooms, 35mm and
75mm THX sound &AMX control systems
WEAVER POPCORN CO., INC.
130 East Main Street, P.O. Box 345
Van Buren, IN 46991-0395
765-934-2101; Fax: 765-934-1052
Division Business Mgr.: Joe Macaluso
Business Mgr.: Doug Dent
URL: www.fHjpweaver.com
Popcorn processors and oils
WELDON, WILLIAMS & LICK
711 North A Street, P.O.Box 168
Fort Smith, AR 72902
800-242-4995; Fax: 501-783-7050
President: J.D. Walcott, Jr.
VP/Sales: Jerry P. Hendricks
VP/Production: Robert Marion
Secretary & Treasurer: Tracey Geren
Sales Representative: Steve Lensing
URL: www.wwlinc.com
Roll and fokied tickets, computerized
box offKe forms and thermal stock,
coupon books, discount cards and
distribution
WESTAR/INTERNATIONAL
CINEMA EQUIPMENT
100 .\E 39th Street
Miami, FL 33137
305-573-7339; Fax: 305-573-8101
President Steven Krams
Vice F'resident Dara Reusch
E-MAIL: iceco@aol.com
URL: www.iceco.com
Westar Projectors, splKers, stereo
processors, lenses, xenon bulbs and
distributors of Magna-Tech EQ
WESTERN ASSOCIATED MARKETING
5076 Moonstone Court
San Jose, CA 95136-2652
408-448-1535;
Fax: 408-265-1347
Owner William A. Messerly, Jr.
E-MAIL: WAM.BiII@yahoo.com
Cups, straws, cutlery, carryout tr^s
and bags
WILLIAMS SOUND CORP.
10399 West 70th Street
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3459
612-943-2252, 800-328-6190;
Fax:800-843-3544
VP/Marketing: Paul Ingebrigtsen
E-MAIL: info@wilIiamssound.com
URL: www.wiUiamssound.com
FM and infrared hearing assistance
systems for theatres
WOLK, EOW. H., INC.
921 South Jefferson Street
Chicago, IL 60607-4422
312-939-2720,
800-621-4424;
Fax: 312-939-0654
President Charles Wolk
General Mgr.: Norman Lauterbach
Export Mgr.: Shawn Stuckey
Precision rebuilt projection
equipment and replacement parts;
Zipper electric changeovers and
Cinelite xenon bulbs
WYANDOT, INC.
135 Wvandot Avenue
Marion, OH 43302
740-383^031;
Fax: 740-387-9751
Business Development
Manager (West): Dave Shepard
Business Development
Manager (East): Peg Augenstein
Snack foods
Y
YOUR PLACE MENU SYSTEMS
2600 Lockheed Wav
Carson City, NV 89706
800-321-8105, 775-882-7834;
Fax: 775-882-5210
President John O'Neil
Indoor and outdoor menu systerrts;
menu boards
ternm & 35inni CUSTOM APPLICATION RENTAL SPECIALIST OFFERS !!!
16mm Modifications Providing
Interchangeable aspect ratios
Light sources capability 350 to 7000 watts
DTS Digital Sound
Custom 1 6mm lenses ranging from 3mm to 1 25mm
WORLD FAMOUS
CONTINUOUS LOOPING SYSTEMS III
] minute to 45 minutes in 16mm
1 minute to 20 minutes in 35mm.
Ask us about our revolutionnary
retrofit light source enhancement systems.
WE CARRY THE LARGEST INVENTORY
of ultra portable 16mm & 35mm projectors from 550 to 7000 watts
Sales & Rentals in Canada, U.S, & Overseas
''SPECIAL APPLICATION PROJECTORS'^
ROBERT FILMS SERVICES inc.
7041 route Transcanadlenne. \111e Saint-Laurent (Quebec) H4T 1A2
|M-: (514)337-4956 Toll free: WWW.ROBERTFILM.COM Fax:(514)337-9790
I
Response No. 523

Dealers
Of Equipment and Supplies in the U.S. and Abroad
The following companies are dealers In specialized equipment and supplies for
theatrical exhibition. In order to make It easier for readers to locate the dealer
of a particular product or service nearest them, these listings have been
presented alphabetically by U.S. state. A separate International Index Is provided
on the last page of this section.
ALABAMA
CINEMA EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY
131 2nd Avenue N.E. Box 2044
Decatur, AL 35602
256-353-5928; Fax: 256-353-5928
President: J.A. Duncan
Secty./Treas.: Cathy Wahl
Complete theatre equipment sales &
installation
SMITH SOUND & PROJECTION
THEATRE EQUIPMENT SUPPLY
3922 Nolen Avenue S.E.
Huntsville, AL 35801-1037
205-534-7008; Fax: 205-534-7008
Owner: E.H. Smith
Complete line of theatre equipment
and supplies
ARIZONA
FESTIVAL CONCESSIONS
4038 East Superior
Phoenix, AZ 85040
602^37-0466; Fax: 602-437-3256
President: Pascal Agosta
Popcorn and concession equipment,
supplies
METROPOLITAN PROVISIONS
420 South 53rd Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85043
602-278-1010; Fax: 602-278-3232
Vice President: Paul McClellan
Operations Manager: Bardley S. Smith
Director of Sales: Lyn Fortin
Office Manager: Lori McCaston
Cast Srvc Supervisor: Darlene Ciccone
E-MAIL: FunFcx)dsAZ@aol.com
Concessions: foods, maintenance,
equipment and sanitation
CALIFORNIA
ALAN GORDON ENTERPRISES
5625 Melrose Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038
323-466-3561
Fax: 323-871-2193
President: Grant Loucks
General Manager: Wayne Loucks
E-MAIL: info@alangordon.com
URL: www.alangordon.com
Projector and sound equipment, spotlights
and screens; projector sales,
rental and design
BARTCO CO.
924 North Formosa
Hollywood, CA 90046
323-851-5411
Fax: 323-851-5411
President: Leroy E. Bartels
Ultra sonic film cleaners; solvents,
sales and service
BERLOC MFG/SIGN COMPANY
7405 Greenbush Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91605
818-503-9823
800-290-SIGN
Fax: 818-503-0934
Secretary: Teri McClain
E-MAIL: Berloc@PacBell.net
Marquees, directories, bulletin boards
and changeable letters
CINEMA EQUIPMENT SALES OF
CAUFORNIAINC.
23011 Moulton Pkwy, #1-5
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
949-470-0298
323-874-0188
Fax: 949-470-0835, 323-874-0667
President: Carl Williams
General Manager: Michael Smith
Technician: Casey Kamps
E-MAIL: cinemaeq@cinema-equip.com
URL: www.cinema-equip.com
Worldwide sales, service and installation:
Full-line theatre equipment, furnishings,
sound systems, parts and
supplies
ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT
6363 S.mta Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
323-871-2194
Fax: 323-871-2196
CEO: James A. Lavorato
E-MAIL: entequip@aol.com
URL: www.entequip.com
Nationwide full line cinema equipment,
sales, service and design.
Also complete advisory/consulting
services and training programs
GELLER DIST. CO/MILEN'S
SALES/SUGAR SWEET SYRUPS
949 East 11th Street
Oakland, CA 94606
510-444-3391
Fax: 510-444-3393
E-MAIL: milensales@compuserve.com
Concession and snack bar equipment
and supplies, service and repair
HARRAH'S THEATRE EQUIPMENT
25613 Dollar Street, Unit #1
Hayward, CA 94544-2542
510-881-4989
Fax: 510-881-0448
President: Jerry Harrah
Vice President: Dennis Wilson
Theatre equipment sales and service,
theatre design, large format cinemas,
screening rooms
JBL PROFESSIONAL
8500 Balboa Blvd.
Northridge, CA 91329
818-894-8850
Fax: 818-830-1220
Dir., Cinema Mktg.: Chuck Goodsell
URL: www.jblpro.com
Loudspeaker systems for cinema
applications
METROPOLITAN PROVISIONS
16639 Gale Avenue
City of Industry, CA 91745-1802
626-330-1414, 626-855-1445
Fax: 626-336-1455
CEOs: Mark Liszt & Allen Gilbert
President: Matt Cook
Treasurer: Ron Margolis
E-MAIL: metroteam@earthlink.net
Concessions: food, popcorn, candy
and equipment
METROPOLITAN PROVISIONS
1925 Gillespie Way
El Cajon, CA 92021
800-638-0180
Fax: 619-448-5371
Concessions: food, popcorn, candy
and equipment
METROPOLITAN PROVISIONS
33508 Central Avenue
Union City, CA 94587
510-429-9800; Fax: 510-429-9828
General Manager: Paul Lawson
Concessions: food, popcorn, candy
and equipment
MTS (MEDIA TECHNOLOGt
SOURCE INC.)/WEST
1802 Victory Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91201
818-247-8667; Fax: 818-247-3508
Vice President: Jerry Van de Rydt
E-MAIL: mtsnws@aol.com
Worldwide supplier of new and us
cinema and special venue equip
ment
NATIONAL CINEMA SUPPLY CC
CINEMA EXHIBITION EQUIPM
PO. Box 206
Castaic, CA 91310-0206
888-900-1984, 661-257-1984
Fax: 661-257-1660
Regional Sales Manager: George
Bruce Jr.
URL: www.ncsco.com
Projection equipment, sound sy
cinema supplies, concession start.
casework and food service equipr
PACIFIC CONCESSIONS INC.
1250 Bayhill Drive, Suite 301
San Brvmo, CA 94066
650-871-8711; Fax: 650-871-8740
Vice President: Dan Livak
E-MAIL: info@pacificconcessions.
Financing and concession service
QUALITY CONCESSIONS SUPF
6081 Rickenbacker Road
Commerce, CA 90040
323-721-1900; Fax: 323-721-6
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VP: Kevin Fisher
Complete line of theatre concessi
janitorial supplies
TEGTMEIER ASSOC
PO. Box 776
Menlo Park, CA 94026
INC.»
650-324-4335; Fax: 650-324 324-4^H
President: John Tegtmeier lier aH
Seating, crowd control, posts in
VANTAGE LIGHTING INC.
175 Paul Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
415-507-0402, 800-445-2677
Fax: 415-507-0502
General Manager: Marc All
E-MAIL: vantage@vanltg.coi
URL: www.vanltg.com
Replacement lamps; logo, hologr
image and special effects proje
3-D laser systems
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.I^IITCHELL & ASSOCIATES
32 o. California Street
iriik.CA 91505
'J'-Q7>^3, 818-845-9794
^ -4-0859
CEO: Robert K. Tankersley
Vice President: Steve Tankersley
Complete theatre equipment sales
and service, new and used
FLORIDA
954-920-2832; Fax: 954-925-3874
President: Don R. Gallagher
E-MAIL: hwdtheatre@aol.com
Full line theatre equipment and supplies,
sales and service
:1 Mitchell
o' 3 ior candy, cheese, nacho
ti
. soft ice cream, popcorn
COLORADO
\1 NAL CINEMA SUPPLY CORP.
>, lA EXHIBITION EQUIPMENT
- : Hampden A%'e., Suite 3-C
d, CO 80010
330; Fax; 303-781-6618
: r M anagen Dave Clingman
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NATIONAL CINEMA SUPPLY
CORP-cont.
CONESSION EQUIPMENT DIVISION
800-733-7278, 813-962-0188
Fax: 813-908-9124
Vice President: Roy Loveland
Concession casework and food service
equipment
FOOD SERVICE DIVISION
8406 Sunstate Street
Tampa, FL 33634
813-884-0445
Fax: 813-884-0544
Regional Sales Mgr.: Greg Thomas
GEORGIA
CINEVISION CORPORATION
3300 N.E. Expressway, Bldg. 2A
Atlanta, GA 30341
770-455-8988; Fax: 770-455-4066
President: Steve Newton
Vice President: Saundra Conner
Sales, service and rentals of 16mm,
35mm & 70mm motion picture and
sound equipment
Full line equipment dealer and emergency
service in 7 midwest and
northwest states
ILLINOIS
ABBOTT THEATRE EQUIPMENT
430 Country Club Drive
Bensenville, IL 60106
630-860-2121, 630-860-2122
Fax: 630-860-5239
IOWA
MTS (MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
SOURCE INC.)
423 SW 8th St., Des Moines, lA 503(
515-243-6520; Fax: 515-243-4987
Branch Manager: Ted Bohemann
Worldwide supplier of new and used
cinema and special venue equipme
TVP (DIEATRE & VIDEO PRODUCTS)
921 N.E. 79th Street
Miami, FL 33138
305-754-9136
Fax: 305-759-0863
President: Richard Fowler
Vice President: John T. Gamble
E-MAIL: tvpmiami@tvpmiami.com
URL: www.tvpmiami.com
A full line cinema equipment dealer;
custom sound systems
WESNIC INC.
6000 Bowdendale Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32216
800-874-8558, 904-733-8444
Fax: 904-733-3736
President: Robert D. Hines
Director of Sales & Marketing: Bill
Gilbert
Supplier of site furnishings; benches,
receptacles, planters: interior and
exterior Also a full line of tables and
chairs tor theater cafes and coffee
bars
NATIONAL CINEMA SUPPLY
CORP./CAPITAL CITY SUPPLY
CINEMA EXHIBITION EQUIPMENT
AND FOOD SERVICE DIVISION
2140 B Jackson Pkwy. NW
Atlanta, GA 30325
404-792-8424; Fax: 404-792-1424
General Manager: Fred Fisher
URL: www.ncsco.com
Projection equipment, sound systems
and cinema supplies
IDAHO
NORTHWEST THEATRE EQUIPMENT
RO. Box 258
Wendell, ID 83355
800-341-3846, 208-536-5489
Fax: 208-536-5308
Owner: John R. Eickhof
Boise Rep.: Philip Housh (208-893-0246)
President: Harold Abbott Jr.
Vice President: Constantine A. Korose
E-MAIL: cakorose@aol.com
Sales, installation & service of motion
picture, concession & crowd control
equipment
CENTURY ENGINEERING SOUND
& SERVICE
6412 Loomes Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60516-2456
630-654-3585
Fax: 630-654-3585
Owner: Paul A. Brenkus
E-MAIL: centuryengineering@qualityservice.com
Theatre equipment, service, sales and
consultation
CINE-WAY INC.
7200 North Claremont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60645
773-764-6093, 773-764-7728
Fax: 773-274-9702
President: George Fukumizu
Theatre equipment and accessories
KANSAS
NATIONAL CINEMA SUPPLY GDI
CINEMA EXHIBITION EQUIPME
8246 Marshall Drive, Lenexa, KS 66
913-492-0966, 800-457-3357
Fax: 913-492-1744
Vice President: Rob Jaynes
URL: www.ncsco.com
Projection equipment, sound system,
cinema supplies, concession stana
casework and food service equipm
REGAL DISTRIBUTING CO.
9734 Pflumm, Lenexa, KS 66215
913-894-8787; Fax: 913-894-4005
President: Lee G. Kopulos
Chairman: Greg Kopulos
Executive VP: Dean Kopulos
URL: www.regaldistributingco.cor
Full-line concession: food service,
equipment, supplies, paper and j
torial distribution
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• Built-in primary and secondary breakers
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1070 Morrison Drive, Ottawa, ON Canada K2H 8K7
Call us: 613 820 0654 Fax us: 613 820 1773
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Response No.525
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210-342-2141 Fax: 210-342-1523 e-mail: WRanim8@aol.cor
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KENTUCKY
MARYLAND
AilEN THEATRE
CARDINAL SOUND & MTN.
Ui LY CO.
PICTS. SYSTEMS INC.
(2 Bunsen Wav
10219 Southard Dri\e
^fiUcKY 40299
Beltsville, MD 20705
|2>9-0050
301-595-8811
ix '02-499-0052
Fax: 301-595-5985
|)\ 'r: Louis Bomwasser
President: Neal Rockman
ul le theatre supply dealer and General Manager: Cathy Rockman
dt gner
E-MAIL: nrockman@cardinalsound.com
Projection and sound equip.; sales,
service, consultant, installation and
u
repair
LOUISIANA
METRO TECHNICAL SERVICES
8659 Cherry Lane, Laurel, MD 20707
INMA CONCESSION
301-470-2142; Fax: 301-490-4749
President: Noel Gregos
NiSUPPLY
Rentals: Jerry Sandy
11. lorida Blvd.
New and rebuilt equipment sales, studio
rentals, service and dailies
it< Roiige, LA 70815
-^20
Randolph Ogden
ni 'a concession equipment and
sulies
PHOENIX CINEMA SPECIALTIES
P.O. Box 165
Woodbrine, MD 21797-0165
301-831-7360; Fax: 301-253-1941
DMAJON INC.
President: Jay Blank
»1 ». Dumont St.
Theatre equipment, sales, service and
-.r Rouge, LA 70814
motor repairs
,014
:72-3841
fe .ent; Jon Bajon
bin picture theatre equipment SOL-ELECTRIC COMPANY
Bi -Supplies and concession sup- 19334 Churubusco Lane
P Germantown, MD 20874
• 301^W4-9043; Fax: 301-601-4307
Quality
Projection
BOOTH
Supplies
OuTier. Michael Marini
E-MAIL: mikem79810@aol.com
Theatre equipment, supplies, projection,
sound, xenon lamps, cinema
seating and service
MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON LIGHT & SOUND INC.
290 North Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02135-1990
617-787-3131
Fax: 617-787-4257
Manager: Tony Lazzaro
E-MAIL: tony@blsi.com
URL; v\T\'w.blsi.com
Theatre projection and sound equipment,
service and installation
CINEMA SERVICE & SUPPLY INC.
/ 5 Walnut Street
Peabody, MA 01960-5626
800-231-8849, 978-538-7575
Fax: 978-538-7550
President: Brian Vita
E-MAIL: sales@cssinc..com
URL: www.cssinc.com
Cinema equipment, sales, service,
planning, consulting and leasing
EASTERN CINEMA SUPPLY &
SERV. CO INC.
436 East Washington Street
Hanson, MA 02341
718-871-0585, 718-294-0381
Fax: 718-871-0585
President: Leonard N. Miller
Sound and projection, sales and sen/ice
HIGH PERFORMANCE STEREO
64 Bowen Street
Newton Centre, MA 02459
617-244-1737; Fax: 617-244-4390
President: John F. Allen
E-MAIL: JohnFAllen@aol.com
URL: www.HPS4000.com
Exclusive distributors of HPS-4000
theatre sound system
KINOTON
290 North Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02135-1990
973-345-7600, 617-787-3131
Fax: 973-345-2299
Manager: John Gaccucd
E-MAIL: johng@blsi.com
URL: w^N'w.kinoton.com
N. American distributor of Kinoton studio
and cinema projection equipment
SUMMIT FOODS ENTERPRISES
P.O. Box 141
Dedham, MA 02027
781-830-0201, 781-830-0202
Fax: 781-830-0205
Natl. Sales: Paul BonfigUo
VP: Kevin Morrissey
PJ Gummi Bears, Klondike Movie
Bites, Good Humor Ice Creams, bulk
candy, Naya spring water
TRIBORO CINEMA SERVICE &
SUPPLY
RO. Box 2666
Attleboro FaUs,MA02763
508-699-2164; Fax: 508-695-3828
Owner: Bud Orton
Buy & sell new & used projection &
sound equipment & booth supplies
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www;cinpro€ixoin
Cinema
Products
International
I0I5 5th Avenue North • Nashville, TN 37219
6 1 5-248-077 1 • FAX 6 1 5-248-2725
Toll Free: 800-89 1 - 1 03 1 • FAX 888-89 1 -0554
Response No. 1 70

MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSOURI NEBRASKA
GREAT LAKES ACCESS INC.
1925 Century South West
Grand Rapids, MI 49509
888-504-5438
Fax: 616-248-3406
President: Tom Hammerslag
E-MAIL: Iiftsbytom@aol.com
Aluminum scaffolding, single-person
lifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts and
material lifts
HITCHFIELD ENTERPRISES INC.
11055 Alberta Drive
Brighton, MI 48116
810-632-9066
Fax: 810-632-9081
President: Gary Hitchens
E-MAIL: hitchfield@cac.net
Sales, service, install new & used theatre
equipment & supplies
NATIONAL CINEMA SUPPLY CORP.
CINEMA EXHIBITION EQUIPMENT
15700 West Ten Mile Road
Suite 209
Southfield, MI 48075
248-552-0461
Fax: 248-552-0114
Division Manager/Tech Support
Srvcs: Jim Fox
URL: www.ncsco.com
Projection equipment, sound systems,
cinema supplies, concession stand
casework and food service equipment
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AMERISERVE
4150 Berkshire Lane
Plymouth, MN 55446
612-475-5739; Fax: 612-551-1048
Dir. of Sales: John Loehr
E-MAIL: john.loehr@ameriserve.com
URL: www.ameriserve.com
Full line theatre concessions
MEDIA TECHNOLOGY SOURCE
INC. (MTS
10501 Florida Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55438
612-829-0161
Fax: 612-829-0166
President: Philip L. Rafnson
Exec. VP: John P. Ayotte
E-MAIL: info@mediatechsrc.com
URL: www.mediatechsrc.com
Worldwide supplier of new and used
cinema and special venue equipment
MISSISSIPPI
M & B CONCESSIONS CO.
2713 Bailey Avenue
Jackson, MS 39213
601-982-4477
Fax: 601-982-4479
Owner: J.R. Moran
All concession supplies and equipment
AVOID
CONSTRUCTION
PROBLEMS!
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25 * years theatre construction
experience
Design/Build
Complete turnkey
Financing availabie
We will meet your deadlines
Circuits, Independents, newcomers
Licensed throughout the U.S.
Stadium seating retrofits
Pre-englneered steel buildings
Free estimates/site visit
NEW CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONS,
RENOVATIONS, CONVERSIONS
: I I
LARGO COMSTRUCTIOM IMC.
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A' 555 STREET ROAD, BEMSALEM, n\ 19020
AST 215-245-0300
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TAX 215-638-7933
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REGAL DISTRIBUTING CO.
810 North Dickerson Court
Springfield, MO 65803
417-873-9408
800-326-2022
Fax: 417-873-9409
Branch Manager: Larry Froelich
Janitorial and concession supplies
and equipment
RINGOLD CINEMA EQUIPMENT
11155-D South Towne Square
St. Louis, MO 63123
314-487-3283, 314-487-3677
Fax: 314-487-3297
President: John M. Mattler
Vice President: Mike Mattler
Sales and service of theatre equipment
and supplies
SOURCE ONE THEATRE EQUIPMENT
3717 Tiger Rd.
Pierce City, MO 65723
888-678-0787
877-548-7315
Fax: 913-432-3467
General Manager: Ryland Cozad
E-MAIL: rcozad@dtmovies.com
Dealer for DTS, Big Sky, JBL,
Peavey Kelman Systems,
Odyssey Products, Schneider,
USL Inc., ORC Lighting,
SPECO, Neumade, Xetron,
Kinoton plus concession equipment
SLIPPER THEATRE SUPPLY
;
618 N. 19th St., Omaha, NE 681i
402-341-5715, 800-228-9302
Fax: 402-341-7856
President: Gary Peterson
Service Engineer: Roger Bocker
Full line theatre supply and seni
NEVADA
METROPOLITAN PROVISION
3135 South Industrial Road, #23
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-222-1087; Fax: 702-222-0294
Concessions: food, popcorn,
candy and equipment
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NEW JERSEY
HERBACH & RADEMAN CO.
16 Roland Ave., Mt. Laurel, NJ (
856-802-0422, 800-848-8001
Fax: 856-802-0465
Sales: Stan Jacobs
E-MAIL: Sales@Herbach.com
URL: www.herbach.com
New & surplus gearhead & stsf.
motors, controls, lasers & robi
equipment for design
TAKACOM PRODUCTS
AT-D39 THREE LINE
DIGITAL ANNOUNCER
Non-Barge-ln Announcing
Programmable Automatic Timer
Remote Recording and Control
Call Counters
TS-U33
Featuring the
NON "BARGE-fN" SYSTEM
BEEPERLESS REMOTE CONTROL
The TS-U33 can update your announcement
through the operator console, or via a remote
telephone
Up to 30 lines with 5-line increments
Up to 3 channels (there are 2 "Swap/link subchannels"
for each channel)
Parallel Port for the Printer
® AM/COMM* SYSTEMS INC
2398 Pine Street
San Francisco, CA 941 15
Tel: 415-674-3100 Fax:415-674-3144
E-mail: am.comm@ibm.net
www.amcomm-sys.com
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£JE SOUND & RECORDING
F neck Avenue
: NJ 07074
0,201-934-8666
... 39-0823
ioonlinaton Scott H. Kalata
skaIata@aol.com
fjnasquesound.com
and rental
int sales, installation,
tf;;iNEMA SYSTEMS, INC.
•: Suite 9
NJ 07631
> Fax: 201-894-8685
~reven Tanney
ne of motion picture equip-
5 and supplies
NEW YORK
4EMA SALES AND SERVICE
r.'Aev Road
. ort, NFY 11731
Wt-?788; Fax: 516-754-2213
lilt James Kelly
fVe VR Thomas Kelly
h,:'te design, installation, equipg-
sales and custom equipment
o cations
E CAN INTL CONCESSION
?!iUCTS CORP.
: lie, NT 11735
-oS; Fax: 516-4204042
Paul Sdortino
VP, Sales: Christopher Sdortino
Sales: Bill Lynch
Mgr. Cust. Sei^dce: Barbara Catto
URL; www.planetsweets.com
Provider of candy, snack arxi drink
products to the theatre and concession
industries; candy packer and
distritxttor
CAPITOL MOTION PICTURE SUPPtY
630 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY 10036
212-757-4510; Fax: 212-265-5648
President: Ben Perse
Executive VP: Lawrence Perse
Distributors of sound and projection
equipment
COAST TO COAST POPCORN AND
CANDY
25 Denton Avenue, P.O.Box 1140
New Hyde Park. NY 11040
516-358-5114, 800-343-2676
Fax: 516-352-4307
President. Robert Bruck
Vice President/CPA: Steven Bruck
Office Manager/ Buyer Pat Poll
E-MAIL: c2cpc®aol.com
URL: www.coast2coastpc.com
Distributor of movie related candy,
popcorn and supplies; (concession
sizes only) king, concession,
pegline, gum, mints and
snacks
EAST COAST LAMP SALES INC.
8 Vernon Valley Road
East Northport, NY 1173
800-628-5788; Fax: 516-754-5655
President Jim Kelly
Vice President Tom KeUy
Distributor of general purpose arvi
specialty txjiljs, lighting fixtures and
energy saving products
ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT
712 Main Street, Buttalo, \> 142:2
716-855-2162; Fax: 716-852-4330
CEQ James A. Lavorato
E-MAIL: entequip@aol.com
URL: www.entequip.com
Nationwide full line cinema equipment,
sales, service and design.
Also complete advisory/consulting
services and training programs
FREEMAN THEATRE SERVICE
? Hudson Rd., Garden City, NY 11530
516-488-2753
President Omar Freeman
Vice President Carol Freeman
Sound and projection, consulting
sales and service
HAYES EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY
P.O. Box 29, Svracuse, NT 13211
315-432-8183; Fax: 315-432-8184
President Jack Hayes
Theatre seating, seat covers, chair
parts and instillation
MEDIA TECHNOLOGY SOURCE
INC. (MTS)/EAST
19 Pinecrest Dn\e
Niskayuna, NY 12309
518-220-5002; Fax: 518-220-5003
Branch Memagen Gary Engyold
E-MAIL: g

NATIONAL CINEMA SUPPLY
CORP./CAPITAL CITY SUPPLY
CINEMA EXHIBITION EQUIPMENT
220 East Meadow Road, Suite 5
Eden, NC 27288
910-527-7551; Fax: 910-627-7551
Regional Sales Mgr.: William T. Moore
URL: www.ncsco.com
Projection equipment, sound systems
and cinema supplies
WORRELL SOUND
AND PROJECTION
1319 Military Cutoff Road
Suite 119
Wilmington, NC 28405
800-552-7502
Fax: 800-552-750, 910-509-1506
Owner: Bruce Worrell
Mktg. Coordinator: Diann Worrell
E-MAIL: brworrell@aol.com
Member of SMPTE and ITEA: projectors,
sound systems, booth supplies:
consultation, sales, service and
installation
OHIO
AMERICAN THEATRE EQUIPMENT
4126 Anson Drive
HiUiard, OH 43026-2206
614-876-6262
Fax: 614-876-9843
President: John Williamson
E-MAIL: ateco@cave.net
Complete theatre supply: sales, service
and rentals
FREMONT THEATRE SUPPLY
303 North Ohio Avenue
Fremont, OH 43420
419-334-2758
800-513-2939
Fax: 419-334-2005
Owner: Richard C. Smith Jr.
Sales, service, installation of all new
and used theatre equipment
NATIONAL CINEMA SUPLLY CORP.
CINEMA EXHIBITION EQUIPMENT
5854 Highland Ridge Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45232
800-543-0418, 513-242-6801
Fax: 513-242-6931
Vice President: Barbara Cammack
URL: www.ncsco.com
Projection equipment, sound systems,
cinema supplies, concession stand
casework and food service equipment
FOOD SERVICE DIVISION
National Account Mgr.: Kathy Bass
OKLAHOMA
MOTION PICTURE PROJECTION
SERVICES
21519 East 33rd Street South
Broken Arrow, OK 74014-1159
918-355-1452
Fax: 918-355-1452
President: Ben Kehe
E-MAIL: mppsinc.@aol.com
Sales and service of projection and
sound equipment
OKLAHOMA THEATRE SUPPLY
628 West Sheridan Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-236-8691; Fax: 405-236-8691
President: Maxine Peek
Theatre and concession equipment
and supplies
OREGON
AMERICAN CINEMA EQUIPMENT
1927 North Argyle Street
Portland, OR 97217
503-285-7015; Fax: 503-285-6765
President: Scott Hicks
E-MAIL: scottl@teleport.com
URL: www.cinequip.com
Complete cinema packages: projection,
sound, lighting, seating, drapery
front ends and screens, POS,
service contracts, telephone support
and nationwide service
PENNSYLVANIA
ASSOCIATED HEARING
INSTRUMENTS
6796 Market Street
Upper Darby, PA 19082
800-253-3442; Fax: 610-352-2469
Vice President: Dan Libby
Principal: Gary Bond
Assistive listening devices for the hearing
impaired including F!\A and infrared
CINEMA CONSULTANTS &
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL!
1250 Brookline Blvd, P.O. Box 9.
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
412-343-3900
Fax: 412-343-2992
President: Ross Falvo
E-MAIL: Lnfo@cinemaequipmei
URL: www.cinemaequipment.c
Projection sound and concessii
equipment and supplies; audii
seating
CINEMA SUPPLY CO. INC.
502 South Market Street, RO.Bc
Millersburg, PA 17061
800-437-5505, 717-692-4744
Fax: 717-692-3073
General Manager: Van Troutme
Theatre equipment, concessioi
ment and supplies
CINETECH INC.
225 West Howard Street, Stowe, I
610-323-4847, 800-432-4847
Fax: 610-323-1664
General Mgr.: Bruce J. Fitzsimiijs
E-MAIL: cinetech@aol.com
Booth, sound and general th
equipment, service and ins
tion
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519 Parkway View Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
412-787-1030, 800-383-2356
Fax: 412-787-7295
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WODE ISLAND
91 VISUAL SYSTEMS
uis Ave., P.O. Box 2107
:RI 02895-2351
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TRI STATE THEATRE SUPPLY
151 Vance Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
901-525-8249, 800-733-8249
Fax: 901-526-4300
Manager. Fred Blank
E-MAIL: tristateth@aol.com
URL: w'ww.tristatetheatre.com
Theatre equipment and supplies
TEXAS
ASC technical services CORP.
7027 Twin Hills A\e.
DaUas, TX 75231
214-265-9303
Fax: 214-691-8949
President: R.V. Gandolfi
Mgr./ Equipment Sales: Roy Lisenbe
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1220 Champion Circle, Suite 100
Carrollton, TX 75006
972-243-0366
Fax: 972-243-0317
Sales Coordinator Mario Guerra
Concession supplies and equipment
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713-747-7757
Fax: 713-747-4423
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Allied Goods and Services
Alphabetized, by Subject Category
The following pages list firms that provide specialized services to the exhibition industry,
including: accessories and trailers; booking; construction; consulting; insurance; entertainmi
center supplies; merchandising licensed products; rentals; screen advertising; video displays;
and miscellaneous goods and services.
ACCESSORIES/
TRAILERS/SHORTS
CINEMA CONCEPTS THEATRE
SERVICE CO INC.
2030 Powers Ferry Rd., Ste. 214
Atlanta, GA 30339
800-SHOW-ADS, 770-956-746
Fax: 770-956-8358
President: Stewart D. Hamell
E-MAIL: cctsc@mindspring.com
URL: www.CLnemation.com
Custom and generic policy and institutional
trailers,
DEEP VISION 3-D
lobby preview videos
6457 Santa Monica Blvd., P.O. Box 38386
Hollywood, CA 90038
323-465-5819
President: Stephen Gibson
E-MAIL: post@3dglasses.com
URL: www.3dglasses.com
EARTH COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
1 2021 Wyshire Hvd, Box 557, LA, CA 90025
310-656-0577; Fax: 310-656-1657
COB: Larry Kopald
Distrib. Coordinator: Bruce Hartzell
E-MAIL: ecoffice@earthlink.net
URL: www.oneearth.org
FILMACK STUDIOS
13Z7&V\«)ash Ave, Chicago, 0.60605^2574
800-345-6225, SOO-RLMACK
Fax: 312-427-4866
President: Robert N. Mack
Designers and producers of theatre
trailers and slides utilizing digital picture
and sound technology
INTERMISSION PRODUCTIONS
6179 Knoll W

Operations:
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Pr dent: James C. Florence
R buying and tx)oking
M N BOOKING SERVICE
\ 20221, Cheyenne, WY 82003
- 3980; Fax: 307-432-0992
J t : Film Buyer: Mike Schwartz
E- \1L: m&nbook@aol.com
Fh buying and booking
W 3RAM THEATRES INC.
:;., Suite 412, One Belmont Ave.
uyd, PA 19004
^'XX); Fax: 610-664-3903
d Film Buyer: Robert
^ am
- ojying and booking
M ION PICTURE COUNSELING
k) It. Shasta Dr., San Rafael, CA 94903
11 -'1-1234; Fax: 415-491-1294
'r
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dent: Ronald Lit\'in
' " motionpic@aol.com
.er
S GROUP
X 2:2, Chilton, WI 53014
1 "^o-4543; Fax: 715-356-2491
il Bluer: James P. Norton
=7/ booking and buying
K CORP. (NATL. CONSULTANTS
KTWORK)
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VFERRED BOOKING SERVICE
3' .orthland Blvd., Suite 150
:i: nnati, OH 45240
\ 51-6464; Fax: 513-851-8770
> .r Fred Schweitzer
•-.'
\\L: pbsmovie@cinci.infi.net
L ig and booking
^THEATRES MANAGEMENT
3 /. Cherr\- Hill Court, RO. Box 1056
te ?rstowr\, MD 21136
I 2t^-4774; Fax: 410-526-6871
'r. lent/CEO: Irwin R. Cohen
"r. Film Contracts: Scott R. Cohen
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J. Wa\Tie Anderson
li SCREENING ROOM
L l-FLICKS ENTERTAINMENT
1: -heridan Dr., .Amherst, \T 14226
h r-0376; Fax: 716-837-0376
'ri ient: Bob Golibersuch
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.;L: movies999@aol.com
w.digi-flicks.com
c/Digital cinema and video
t Itre consulting and booking
^PM INC.
1 90, Yorkville,IL 60560
?88; Fax: 630-553-0594
t Buck Kolkmeyer
theatres@earthlink.net
mgallery@compuserve.com
' TRE BOOKING SERVICES
eland .Avenue, Suite 200
>a, CA 95403
:M586; Fax: 707-523-1799
m Buyer: Mike Tmiko
: Buyer: Caleb Dix
miketimko@hotmail.com
!! pooking service to independent
* itres for the West Coast
n TRE SERVICE NETWORK
II >uth Bridge Street, RO. Box 190
fei ille, IL 60560
53-0588; Fax: 630-553-0594
lent Buck Kolkmeyer
tive VP: Steve Felperin
IL: tiieatres@earthlink.net
www.home.earthIink.net/
tres/
UNITED THEATRE SERVICE
RO. Box 1649, Bothell, WA 98041
425-488-0944; Fax: 425-488-9318
Chairman: Michael R. Forman
Director/ Film Buyer: Dorothea Mayes
Office Manager: Jean Blay
VONDERHAAR CINEMA
RO. Box 222, Osseo, MN 55369
612-493-3590; Fax: 612-424-8985
Owner: Mike Vonderhaar
E-MAIL: vondymovie@msn.com
WESTCOAST THEATRE SERVICES
788 Beatt\- Street, #401
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1A2 CANADA
604-669-4738; Fax: 604-669-9640
President: Hector Ross
Manager: Douglas Ismem
WESTERN AMUSEMENT COMPANY
P.O. Box 690, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
310-454-6677, 310-454-3527
President/Film Buyer: Skip Kamm
WOODWARD'S BOOKING SERVICE
508 Saint Andrews Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601-6077
724-834-2776; Fax: 724-834-2653
Owner: Don Woodward
BROKERS
J.P. NORTON REAL ESTATE INC.
RO. Box 222, Chilton, \M 53014
715-356-4543; Fax: 715-356-2491
Broker: James P. Norton
Theatre real estate broker
CLEANING SERVICES
WINTERS THEATRE CLEANING
RO. Box 15283, Lenexa, KS 66215
913-397-7711; Fax: 913-397-7755
President: Rob Winters
E-MAIL: swintl8830@aol.com
Provides daily janitorial services to
cinemas nationally
CLEANING SUPPLIES
BRAUN BRUSH CO.
43 Albertson .A\ e., AlbertstMV NY 11507
516-741-6000, 800-645-4111
Fax: 516-741-6299
President: Lance Cheney
E-MAIL: lance@brush.com
URL: w^vw.braunbrush.com
Screen and maintenance brushes,
popcorn squeegees and environmentally
safe cleaning chemicals
CINEMA CLEANING SYSTEMS
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 700
DaUas, TX 75219
800-959-2052, 214-528-1132; Fax: 214-
528-9690
President: Tyler Struve
Vice President: Johnny E. Solis
President, Opjerations: Carlos Reyes
VP National Sales: Gary Andersen
E-MAIL: info@cinemacleaning.com
URL: www.CinemaCleaning.com
Nationwide theatre cleaning sen/ices,
carpet cleaning, screen cleaning
and full line of chemical supplies
COIN-OP
BEST LOCKER SERVICE
4602 Kaimore Dr., N'W; Wash., DC 20007
800-LOCKER-4, 202-333-8580; Fax:
202-333-4287
President: Bemice Silverman
EMAIL eniailbest-kxkerservToe@eidsx]om
URL: w^\'w.bestlockerser\ice.com
Keyless electronic and coin-operated
checking lockers
PROTOCOL LLC
1370 Mendota Heights Road
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
800-227-5336, 651-454-0518; Fax: 651-
454-9542
Dir. of Natl. Accoimts: Jaime Karalis
Regional Manager: Jay Jallo
Regional Manager Bob Stolt
E-MAIL: bmckay@air-serv.com
URL: www.protocol.thomasregister.com
Personal product dispensers for tampons,
pads, OTC medications,
breath fresheners, etc.
TRICORP AMUSEMENTS INC.
5 Veronica Ave., Somerset, NJ 08873
732-846-7767; Fax: 732-846-0622
President: Charles Peitz
Secty. /Treasurer Alan NeweU
Operations Mgr.: Joseph Murtagh
North East Area Mgr.: Alan Tucker
Operator of coin-operated amusements
CONSTRUCTION
BIRTCHER CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES (BCS)
275 Baker St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
949-629-4300, 800-451-6412; Fax: 949-
629-4310
President: Andrew L. Yoimgquist
E-MAIL: ayoungquist^rirtchaxxxistcMn
URL: www.btrtcherconst.com
New theatre design and construction,
a patented retrofitting system with
stadium seating for existing theatres
and financing including a sale/leaseback
program
BONDI ASSOCIATES
970 S. 2nd St., San Jose, CA 95112-5825
408-293-7006; Fax: 408-294-2000
Div. VP/Gen. Manager: John C. Bondi
Manager, Engineering: James J. Becher
E-MAIL: foxcorp970@aol.com
Consultants
CINEMA CONSULTANTS &
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC.
1250 Brookline Blvd, RO. Box 9672
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
412-343-3900; Fax: 412-343-2992
President Ross Falvo
E-MAIL: info@cinemaequipment.com
URL: wwrw.cinemaequipment.com
Construction, planning and layout;
concession counters design, fabrication
and installation
DAVIS DURAND-HOUIS RUPE
ARCHITECTS
11103 West A\-e., Ste 3, San Anlcrio, TX 78213
210-377-3306; Fax: 210-377-3365
A/A Principal: Gabriel Durand-Hollis
E-MAIL: ddhrl7@aol.com
Architecture, interiors for cinemas
DIMENSIONAL INNOVATIONS
M21 Meniam La,Ov'eriand Park, KS 66203
913-384-3488; Fax: 913-384-3477
CEO: Walter Grimes
President: Jim Baker
Vice President: Tucker Trotter
Marketing Director: Jenny Weir
E-MAIL: jweii^dimin.com
URL: WTvw.dimin.com
Design, build and install thematic
architectural elements including
auditorium entrances, postercases,
concession fascias and more
DWORKIN CONSTRUCTION
220 East 65tii St., New York, N'Y 10021
212-750-7262; Fax: 212-750-7353
Pres.: Lawrence Dworkin
EDIFICE INC.
P.O. Box 36349, Charlotte, NC 28236
704-332-0900;
Fax: 704-332-0901
President Eric Laster
Sr. VP: John R Schultze
E-MAIL: jschultze@edificeinc.com
URL: wv^rw.edificeinc.com
Construction and consultants, new
theatres, theatre renovations and
additions
GEARCON GENERAL CONTRACTORS
11728 Linn Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NTvi 87123
505-299-0822;
Fax: 505-293-5220
VP: Dan Gear
E-MAIL: dan@gearcon.com
URL: www.gearcon.com
Construction of new movie theatres,
remodel/retro-fit existing theatres,
design-build services
GUZZO ENTERPRISES
20500 W . Place, Lenexa, KS 66220
913-390-5516; Fax: 913-390-6026
President Vince Guzzo
E-MAIL: vguzzo@mciworld.com
Construction management and design
LARGO THEATRE CONSTRUCTION
555 Street Rd., Bensalem, P.A 19020
800-272-2432, 215-245-0300
Fax: 215-638-7933
Exec VR Jef&ey W. Spence
Theatre construction, design, adcMons,
conversions, renovations and complete
turn key sennces, nationwide
MBK CONSTRUCTION
175 Technologv Drive
Irvine, CA 92718
949-789-8300; Fax: 949-789-8339
Nati. VP: Frank B. Mostxi
E-MAIL: fraiJcmosonSfmbk.com
URL: VkHvw.mbkconstruction.com
MOTION PICTURE DESIGN
ASSOCIATES
840 W. Main St., Lansdale, PA 19446
215-368-9133; Fax: 215-368-8232
AIA/President Mitchel Abramowitz
E-MAIL: mitchaia@nni.com
PPR ENTERPRISES
890 Mariner Street
Brea, CA 92821
714-529-7863, 714-529-0681; Fax: 714-
529-1418
Pres.: Paul Rasmussen
Design, plan, manufacture and install
concession. t>oxoffice cabinets, etc.
PROCTOR COMPANIES
10497 Centennial RD., Uttletm, CO 80127
303-973-8989; Fax: 303-973-8884
President Bruce Proctor
VP: Rick Greene
E-MAIL: pdi@proctorco.com
URL: www.proctorco.com
Concession stands, popcorn warmers,
tx}xoffices and lot>by fixtures
RANACK CONSTRUCTORS
652 S. County Rd., 9E, Loveland, CO 80537
970-667-3698; Fax: 970-667-3694
President: Cal Rankin
Vice President: Shirack
E-MAIL: Ranack@frii.OMn
URL: wwHv.ranack.com
SELBY PRODUCTS
3920 Congress Parkwav, RO. Box 267
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• PROJECTION PORT WITH VIEW
PORT DOORS
• SLIDE PROJECTOR PORTS
• VIEWPORTS
SOUND AND FIRE TESTED
SPEAKER BRACKETS
• TWO STYLES IN STOCK (RIGID
MOUNT & VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT)
• CUSTOM DESIGN FOR VERTICAL
AND HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT
FOR USE IN THX
APPROVED THEATERS
COMPLETE LINE OF CONCESSION / FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT
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SrNCE 1960
ADAIR EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
1200S. Sylvania Ave.
Fort Worth, Texas 761 11
VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT: www.adairequip.com
OR E-MAIL US AT: sales@adairequip.com
Certified Manufacturer
817-335-2600
Response No. 528
ViSA
WHEN DOWN TIME IS MONEY - CALL WOLK
We can get you up and rolling with our vast Inventory of
• Gears • Cams • Rollers
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Whatever your need...
Chances are we have it!
CENTURY - SIMPLEX - BRENKERT - RCA
MOTIOGRAPH - DEVRY - STRONG - MAGNARC
ASHCRAFT - WEAVER - ETC.
Contact your theatre supply dealer. Same day shipment.
EDW. H. WOLK, INC.
921 S.Jefferson St.
Chicago, IL 60607
Fax:312-939-0654
Phone:312-939-2720
Response No. 213
Everything you always wanted to know
about movies but were afraid to clicli.
http://www.boxofflce.com/download.html
330-659-6631, 800-647-
6224; Fax: 330-659-4112
President: Jerry W. Selby
Drive-in screens
SHO PRO INC.
P.O. Box 190
Yorkville, IL 60560
630-553-0588; Fax: 630-
553-0594
Pres.: Buck Kolkmeyer
E-MAIL: theatres@earthlink.net
STADIUM SEATING
ERECTORS (SSE)
275 East Baker Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92629
949-629^300, 877-244-
SEAT; Fax: 949-629-4310
President: Jim Lefler
URL: www.birtcherconst.com
Patented stadium seating
retrofitting system
can be installed in just
five days using minimal
construction
equipment
THEATRE SERVICE
NETWORK INC.
211 South Bridge Street,
PO. Box 190
Yorkville, IL 60560
630-553-0588; Fax: 630-
553-0594
Pres.: Buck Kolkmeyer
Exec. VP: Steve Felperin
E-MAIL: theatres@earthlink.net
URL: www.home.earthlLnk.net/~theatres/
CONSULTANTS
AMPERSAND
CREATIVE
52837 Karon Drive
Macomb Township, MI
48042
810-786-1934; Fax: 810-
786-9240
Pres.: John Kukawinski
E-MAIL amp)creative@compuserve.com
Promotional materials
and graphic design
ARROWSTREET INC.
212 Elm Street
Somerville, MA 02144
617-623-5555; Fax: 617-
625-4646
Pres./CEQ Robert Slattery
Principals: John Cole, Jim
Flajnik, Brad Edgerly,
Linos Dounias, Jim
Batchelor, Richard Krauss
Assoc. Principal: Rob FJolt
E-MAIL: holt@arrowstreet.com
URL:
www.arrowstreetcom
Works with exhibitors and
developers to capitalize
on the synergy between
cinemas, retail and
restaurants
AUSTIN & ASSOCIATES
1 Hardwood Hill Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
716-387-9820
Pres.: Bruce A. Austin
E-MAIL: baagll@rit.edu
Research and consulting
DOSTONUGHTAI
SOUND
290 North Beacon S
Boston, MA 02135-1
617-787-3131; Fax: 6
787-4257
Principal: C. Chapir
Cutler Jr.
E-MAIL: ccc@blsi.cc
URL: www.blsi.coir
Design of motion pictu
video, sound and CO
systems for the thea
DURDENASS0CIA1
20944 Siemian Way, St
Canoga Park, CA 9:
818-340-4590
Pres.: Richard W. Bu
Radio sound syster
CARDINAL SOUNI
MTN. PIC. SYS^
10219 Southard Dri
Beltsville, MD 2070
301-595-8811; Fax: 3
595-5985
Pres.: Neal Rockma
Ga^ N%n: Cathy Rodcn
E-MAIL: nrockman^
dinalsound.com
rvlotion picture and
sound system cfe;
CDAI
Century Plaza, Suit
2957ClainnontRd.
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-633-8861; Fax: ^
636-5089
Consultant RJanMuq:^
E-MAIL:
URL: www.cdai.coi
Acoustic and technia
terns consulting anc
design for motion pt
theaters, production
dios and post produ
fydlities
CENTURY
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ENGINEERING SO ^
& SERVICE
6412 Loomes Avem
Downers Grove, IL
60516-2456
630-654-3585; F*
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654-3585
Owner: Paul A. Brf
E-MAIL: oenturyeng
ingSqualitysenTCRO
Theatre equ^xnent, se
sales and consultatio
CINEMA
CONSULTANTS
SERVICES INTL
1250 Brookline Blv
PO. Box 9672
Pittsburgh, PA LS2;
412-343-3900; F,i^
343-2992
President: Ross 1
E-MAIL: info@cine
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quipment.com
URL: www.cinema
quipment.com
Construction, plannin
layout; concession <
tens design, fabricai
and installation
CINEMA UNKS
3 Sandy Ridge Rd.
Bmnswick,ME0401
207-72^6188,207-72;

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•ax:2(J7-72>0145
indpal/CEO: C.
jregon- Melick
tndpaL'BradlevP.Smith
;melick@g%\-i.net
yrtjtions. account manigement
and business
ian development
NEMA MGMT. &
MARKETING
ERVICES
Tudor Rd.,Ste. 120
rage. AK 99507
:hD089, 907-223-
Fax:907-561-3299
il Manager Rand
nomslev
MAIL: filnigaller\'@oomuser\"ejxm
iN-TRONICS
Meadow Road
:WA 98208
1-7486; Fax: 425-
^254
\%Tnon KKngman
X: Vem@cin-tron-
,^ wwvNxin-tarncsaxn
,:-7e deafer for prqiecon,
sound and conces-
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ionequipmertpkjs
^ies, service and conulting
in theatre design
IIE SYSTEM INC.
S|ll Stewart Avenue
jden Cit>', NY 11530
.^794-2800, 800-645-
366; Fax: 516->12-1063
. -sident: Har\ey Yaffe
i,asurer: Alan Lowell
L; www.dalesystem-
AC.com
,
\ '3mal security serfees,
mystery shop-
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OLLIS RUPE
RCHITECTS
U. Avenue, Ste. 3
:' tonio, TX 78213
"-3306; Fax: 210-
~365
- Principal: Gabriel
,.rand-HoUis
.L\IL:
dhrl7@aol.cojn
r'hitecture, interiors
:'r cinemas
805-496-6148, 818-706-
3959; Fax: 80&^66143
Pres.: Louis Gerrard
VP: Cathy Gerrard
E-M'^IL: gai@grfxnet.com
Computer generated tiaiers
and ttieatw interior design
GLATZ-JAC06SQ1
THEATRE DESIGN
CONSULTANTS
9%1 West 86th Place
Arvada, CO 80005
303-421-9516; Fax: 303-
421-9516
Architect/President:
Chris A. Jacobsen
Theatre design nationwide
GUZZO ENTERPRISES
20500 West 98th Place
Lenexa, KS 66220
913-390-5516; Fax: 913-
390-6026
President Vince Guzzo
E-MAIL: vguzzo@indworld.com
Construction management
and design
JACOBS
ENTERTAINMENT
48 E. 43rd Street, 7th Fl.
New York, NT 10017
212-986-7488; Fax: 212-
682-7323
President Jeffrey Jacobs
Film Buyer Lizette M.
Gonzalez
E-MAIL:
Li2;etteGonzalez@nels
capejtet
Film buying, film distribution
and exttibition
consultants
JOHN MEYER
CONSULTING
120 Bediord Road
ArmcMik, NY 10504
914-273-5225; Fax: 914-
273-2102
PE/PP: John Meyer
Associate: Robert Roth
Associate Joeefii Sarchino
PE: Richard Pearson
E-MAIL: mail@johnmeyerconsulting.com
URL: www.johnmeyerconsulting.com
Tfieabe site planning,
transportation, landscape
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A durable pearlescent,
smooth surface offers
maximum reflectivity fif
light distribution.
HURLEY SCREEN
SILVERGLO
A smooth, aluminized surface
offering the highest
reflectivity for special applications
such as 3D.
Screen Framing • All Types A vailable
FAX # (410) 838-8079
MW-16
A heavy guage matte
white surface offering
excellent light distribution,
image clarity, and
color rendition.
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AUTOMATED HIGH SPEED U/L APPROVED TICKETING EQUIPMENT
Factory Service, the only authorized manufacturer and repair center.
AUTOMATICKET
A Division of Cemcoip
110 IrxJustiyLone- P.O. Box 296
Forest Hill, MD 21050
HURLfY SCREEN CORP.
A SubskiiarY of Cemcorp
410-838O036 • 410-879-3022 • 410-879-6757 • 410-&36-9333
Response No. 57
Nick Mulone & Son, Inc.
I
^1 100 Highland Ave./ Cheswick, PA 15024
-5U-—t^ (724) 274-3221 / 274-3222 / 274-4808 (fax)
THEATRE SCREEN FRAMES OF ALL TYPES
STRAIGHT OR CURVED FRAMES
SPEAKER PLATFORMS • LACING SPRINGS
Brute Force Masking Control Motor
Features:
• UL, CSA Approved
• 1/3 Horsepower
• Low Voltage Control
• Chain Driven
• Optional Set-Up Control Box
P
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: Bt Fw^-, Suite 216
TX 75243
^4-2130; Fax: 972-
i4-2133
, '("isultantD.EAyy^jpan
'.tes in the areas of
CKJStics and noise oonbd
FIERGENCY
GHTWG SERVICES
Brookside Road
'
terburv, CT 06708
^-225-CG63, 203-756-
48; Fax: 203-756-
CEO: Dick Clark
ivcMgrOirisaaric
- I'Kjnwide senice, repsur
xi preventive mairrte-
. VKeofaltypesoftjaty
powered emergency
tr6ng
4ffiARDASS0CtATBS
- 2 Evanwood Avenue
;M)ura,CA 91377
arcNtedure, dvi engineering,
design managemeri,
envBonmental
studies, landsumming,
hazardous waste and
cor^struction services
MESBUR & SMITH
ARCHITECTS
148 Kenwood Avenue
TcHonto, Ontario M6C 2S3
CANADA
416-656-5751; Fax: 416-
656-5615
Partner David Mesbur
Partner Harold Smith
E-MAIL: mail@mesbursmith.com
URL: www.mesbursmith.com
Cinema xxl theatre architects
arxJ consultants
MONTAGUE DESIGN
GROUP
3501 N. MacArthur
Blvd., #575
Irving, TX 75062
Response No. 85
ROBERT L. POTTS ENTERPRISES
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Over 25 "tears
Simple and Proven
Film Handling Equipment
Platter Systems
Self-Programming and
Film-Feed Fail-Safe Available
201 E. Sangamon, Ste. 110
Rantoul, XL 61866
217-893-0443
Response No.171
9033 E. Aqua Vista Dr.
Inverness, FL 34450
352-860-0297

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JOHN MEYER CONSULTING
120 Bedford Road
Armonk, New York 10504
914.273.5225 • 914.273.2102 Fax
914.273.8261 BBS
mail@johnineyerconsulting.com
Site Planning
Transportation
Landscape Architecture
Civil Engineering
Design Management
Environmental Studies
Land Surveying
Hazardous Waste
Construction Services
Complete Theater/Entertainment Center Services
Response No. 524
"i^cGL
Theatrical Specialties, Inc.
dba
Oakland United Studios
Contractors Lie. No. 662023
"Results that last"
^IKSCK
^C=:i:
• Fabrication and Installation of Theatre Draperies • Sound Installation
• Rigging Hardware and Motors • Theatre Rigging and Maintenance
• Acoustical Wall Treatment Systems • Screen Cleaning
Toll Free 1-800-200-6873
724 Kevin Court, Oakland, CA 94621 (510) 633-5110 Fax (510) 633-5114
Response No. 1 32
SCREEN CLEANING
BY
SILVER SCREEN
Avalible in the Midwest
„ PROCESS GUARANTEED • EXTENDED SCREEN LIFE
* NO STREAKING * NO RUNS * WILL NOT HARM MASKINGS
j 1109 Lincoln ave. » Flint, Mi. 48507 . (810)233-6460
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complete line of . . .
Response No. 63
Concession, Snack Bar and Janitorial Supplies
plus Projection and theatre equipment also parts
For The Best In Service. . .Give Us a Call
CINEMA SUPPLY COMPANY. INC.
P.O. BOX 148, MILLERSBURC, PA. 17061
THl.HPHONE: (717) 692-4744 1 -S00-437-.S505
Response No. 96
972-255-9039; Fax: 972-
258-4993
Pres.: Melissa Montague
Specializing in movie theatre
interiors
MOTION PICTURE
DESIGN ASSOCIATES
840 West Main Street
Lansdale, PA 19446
215-368-9133; Fax: 215-
368-8232
AIA/Pres.: Mitchel
Abramowitz
E-MAIL:
mitchaia@nni.com
MOVIELINE INTL.
3011 Meadow Circle
San Antonio, TX 78231-
1722
210-492-5718; Fax: 210-
493-7259
President: John Shaw
E-MAIL:
Johnshaw@texas.net
Film information, box
office analysis,
release schedule and
consultation
MTS (MEDIA
TECHNOLOGY
SOURCE INC.V
CORPORATE OFFICE
10501 Horida Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55438
612-829-0161; Fax: 612-
829-0166
Pres.: Philip L. Rafrison
Exec. VP: John P. Ayotte
E-MAIL: info@mediatechsrc.com
URL: www.mediatechsrc.com
Worldwide supplier of
new and used cinema
and special venue
equipment
NCN CORP.
(NATIONAL
CONSULTANTS
NETWORK)
P.O. Box 340792
Sacramento, CA 95834-0792
916-484-4654
Pres.: Dr. Wilson Harris
CEO/PR: Peter Francci
Entertainment consultants
and bookers
NLNV CINEMAS
2301 Glenallen Ave., Ste. 405
Silver Spring, MD
20906
301-962-9742
Pres.: Steven D. Sharkey
Design, print and sell
discount card promotions
for first-run (nondiscount)
theatres
SNYDER LANGSTON
17962 Cowan
Irvine, CA 92614
949-863-9200; Fax 949-863-
1087
DinofCap.DvmLEtenFbino
URL: www.snyderlangston.com
Provides a full range of
development, real
estate consulting and
construction services
PLOTKIN GROUP
5963 LaPlaceCt, Ste. 104
Carlsbad, CA 92008
800^77-5685, 76(W03-
8791; Fax: 760^03-8570
Pres.: Harris Plotkin
E-MAIL: buytests@p
ingroup.com
URL:
www.plotkingroup.
Employee testing a:
training
PPR ENTERPRISE
890 Mariner St.
Brea, CA 92821
714-529-7863, 714-5:
0681; Fax: 714-529
1418
Pres.: Paul Rasmus;
Design, plan, manu
ture and install co
cession, box offia
cabinets, etc.
PROCTOR COMPAf
10497 Centennial R
Littleton, CO 80127
303-973-8989; Fax:
973-8884
President: Bruce
Proctor
VP: Rick Greene
E-MAIL: pdi@procl
co.com
URL:
www.proctorco.c(
Concession stands
popcorn warmers
boxoffices and lot
fixtures
RANACK
I
CONSTRUCTOR:
652 S. County Roac
Loveland, CO 8053
970-667-3698; Fax:
667-3694
President: Cal Rani
Vice President: Shii
E-MAIL:
Ranack@frii.com
URL: www.Ranack
THE SCREENING
ROOM/DIGI-FLI
ENTERTAINMEI
3131 Sheridan Dri\
Amherst, NY 1422(
716-837-0376; Fax:
837-0376
Pres.: Bob Golibers
E-MAIL:
movies999@aol.o
URL www.Digi-Flid<
Electronic/Digital cir
and video theatre
suiting and txxikir
SHO PRO INC.
PO. Box 190
Yorkville, IL 60560
630-553-0588; Fax:
553-0594
Pres.: Buck Kolkm.
E-MAIL:
theatres@earthlir
SIGMA DESK
GROUP LLCJ
1507 Ashland A^
Santa Monica, CA^
310-452-2292, SOO-i
3017; Fax: 310452'
President: Gerald
i
VP: Glenn Berggre
E-MAIL:
sigmagn@aol.cor
URL: www.sigmai
signgroup.com
Theatre design con
tants and screen <
STEIN INDUSTRI
22 Sprague Avenu
Amityville, NY H

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esident: Stuart Stein
': Andrew Stein
'mail:
SteinIncl@aol.com
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jnembers.aol.com/Stei
ilncl
lEATRE
CONSULTING
SERVICES CANADA
Reimick A\ enue
n*ridge, Ontario M3C 2T5
kNADA
^-658^920; Fax: 519-
08-5684
,?sident: Eric Ball
eatre acquisitions;
\esearch on new theitre
site locations and
xxisulting for your complete
theatre operations
lEATRE SERVICE
lETWORK
! S. Bridge Street, P.O.
k)xl90
rkville, IL 60560
1---3-0588; Fax: 630-
394
- Buck Kolkmeyer
ijec. VP: Steve Felperin
SvlAIL:
NeatresSearthlink.net
?L: www.home.earthnk.net/-theatres/
'^OMAS BERKES
RCHITECT
Abbe\"\'ille Avenue
:id Hills, CA9136i
::-1485; Fax: 818-
:;-1486
A. Principal:
homas Berkes
.l.AIL: aiatjb@aol.com
ecializing in design,
instruction, remodels
Tid multiplexing
lORBURN
SSOCIATES
20399
\allev,CA945i6«399
-7826; Fax: 510-
"-7828
Principal: Steven J.
^rbum
'L: ta@ta-inc.com
.\ ww.ta-inc.com
-- xjsbcal consulting and
Jdio visual design
'ORP ASSOCIATES,
C, ARCHITECTS
"
S*anle\- Ave, Suite 100,
").
Box 129
1 - Park, CO 80517
"-;-9528;Fax:970-
-145
\CARB: Roger M.
lorp
1 I AIL:
'
orpassoc@uswest.net
hitectural and interitheatre
design
T ARCHITECTS INC.
1 W. 11 til Street, Ste. 1900
I sas Cit>-, MO 64105
^ 842-7552; Fax: 816-
2-1302
/ , President:
eodore Knapp
Michael A.
rr.mings
ML:
.Stkarch.com
URL: www.tkarch.com
Theatre specialists;
design, planning, renovations
and expansions
TOTAL THEATER
DESIGN
21 South St.,
Washingtonville, NY
10992
914-496-9125; Fax: 914-
496-1692
Principal: Harvey A.
Berg
Principal: Andrew J.
Hennessy
Principal: Mark S. Olson
E-MAIL: bho@frontiernet.net
Arctiitectural firm specializing
in design and
cost effective tfieatre
planning
TOWER PINKSTER
TITUS ASSOCIATES
INC.
678 Front Avenue NW,
Suite 255
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616-456-9944; Fax: 616-
456-5936
Prefect Mgr.: Michael Van
Scheh'en
Architecture and engineering
for multiplex
theatres
VONDERHAAR CINEMA
PC. Box 222, Osseo,
MN 55369
612-493-3590; Fax: 612-
424-8985
Owner: Mike
Vonderhaar
E-MAIL: vondymovie@msn.com
ENTERTAIN-
MENT
CENTER
EQUIPMENT
AND
SUPPLIES
COLORADO HARD-
SCAPES
7803 E. Harvard Ave.
Denver, CO 80231
800447-1888, 303-750-
8200; Fax: 303-695-
1474
Sales Rep.: Holly Rabbai
E-MAIL info@coloradohardscapes.com
URL wwwxxjloradohardscap)es.com
Simulated rock work for
intertainment and
themed invironments
IMAX CORPORATION
2525 Speakman Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L5K1B1
CANADA
905-403-6500; Fax: 905-
403-6450
E-MAIL info@imax.com
California:
4540 West Valerio Street
Burbank, CA 91505-1046
818-841-7766;Fax: 818-
841-7847
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? 213-465-5819
Response No. 58
PROJECTION
& SOUND
EQUIPMENT
NEW & USED
MCRAE
THEAIRE EQUIPMENT
Consulting • Sales • Installation • Service
Parts • Rentals • Representing Major
Manufacturers
101 Nickerson Street #210
Seattle, Washini^ton, 98109
Phone: (206) 285-8393
Fax: (206) 885-8375
mcrac@wport.com
Response No. 1 98
Pres./CEO: Charles Goldwater
Sr. VP/ Worldwide Sales &
Marketing: Jack Shishido
Sr. VP/ Executive: Jon Corfino
Sr. VP/Gen. Mgr.; Daniel Greismer
Sr. VP/CFO: Jeff Dahl
E-MAIL: jshishido@iwerks.com
Florida:
2828 Clark Rd., #9, Sarasota, FL 34231
941-924-4239, 800-245-9910; Fax:
941-924-2643
Hong Kong:
Bayshore Pacific, 2nd Floor,
Wilson House, 19 Wyndham St.
011-852-2-804-6223; Fax: 011-852-
2-522-0776
United Kingdom:
64 Pier House, 31 Cheyne Walk
London SW3 5HG
011-44-171-629-5505; Fax: 011-44-
171-499-8582
All:
URL: www.iwerks.com
Provider of high-tech entertainment
systems, support services
and film-based software in
Large Format, ride simulation
and specialty venue attractions.
LASERTAiNMENT
PRODUCTIONS INTL.
1901 Oakcrest Avenue, Suite 1
Roseville, MN 55113
651-633-8000, 800-527-3739; Fax:
651-633-8083
VP Sales & Mktg.: David Gamer
E-MAIL: lasers@wavefront.com
URL: www.lasertaLnment.com
h/lanufacturer of "Stinger" and custom
laser projection systems for permanent
or temporary shows, advertising
and installations
SEGA INTERPRISES INC. USA
650 Townsend Street, Suite 575
San Fransico, CA 94103
415-701-6000;
Fax: 415-701-6594
President: Al Stone
VP: Barbara Joyiens
VP, New Business: Ken Anderson
E-MAIL:
pete.gustafson@seu.sega.com
URL: www.sgwservice.com
Exclusive distributor of Sega
arcade games for North and
South America
SHOWSCAN ENTERTAINMENT
3939 Landmark Strpet
Culver City, CA 90232-2315
310-558-0150; Fax: 310-559-7984
Senior VP: Russell Chesley
E-MAIL: rchesley@compuserve.com
URL: www.showscan.com
Movie-based entertainment attractions,
ride simulation and large
screen theatres (2D/3D/Dome)
INSURANCE
MAROEVICH, O'SHEA &
COGHLAN
425 Market Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
800-951-0600, 415-957-0600; Fax:
415-957-0577
President: Van Maroevich
Entertainment Mgr.: Steve Elkins
E-MAIL: selkins^naroevich.com
URL: www.maroevich.com
Entertainment insurance brokerage
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS
300 Walnut, Suite 200
Des Moines, lA 50309-2244
515-243-1724, 800-767-1724; Fax:
515-243-6664
President: Stanley J. Reynolds
Executive VP: Ron J.
Fry
Vice President: Steve Gooding
E-MAIL: info@reynoldsreynolds.com
URL: www.reynolds-reynolds.com
All lines of insurance
WILLIAM TUFT CORP.
RO. Box 10167, Peoria, IL 61612-0167
309-674-2673; Fax: 309-691-8340
President: William H. Tuft
MERCHANDISING/
LICENSED
PRODUCTS
BASSTOY INTERNATIONAL
71 Barber Greene Road
Don Mills, Ontario M3C 2A2
CANADA
416-445-0544; Fax: 416-445-2894
President: Brian A. Stewart
E-MAIL: 104362.1210@compuserve.com
URL: www.tribute.ca
Entertainment based promotions
BUENA VISTA PICTURES
DISTRIBUTION
350 S. Buena Vista St., ROD-170
Burbank, CA 91521-1293
818-560-6200; Fax: 818-566-1050
VP Exhib. Relations: Nancy Klueter
GEORGE FENMORE INC.
250 W. 54th St., New York, NY 10019
212-977-4140; Fax: 212-977-4404
President: George Fenmore
Souvenir programs and other promotional
merchandise
HOLLYWOOD DREAM FACTORY
1842 Sylvania Ave., Toledo, OH 43613
419-474-3065; Fax: 419-474-9740
Manager: Tom Martin
E-MAIL: dreamfactory@hollywooddreamfactory.com
URL
wwwHollywoodDreamFactoryoom
Hollywood-related products: clapper
and reel clocks, watches;
vintage movie memorabilia and
vintage film equipment; movie
posters, books and magazines
MGM DISTRIBUTION CO.
2450 Broadway St., 2nd Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-449-3835; Fax: 310-449-3277
Exec. VP Lie. & Merch.: Beth
Bomhurst
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
(SUBSIDIARY OF VIACOM)
5555 Melrose Ave., L.A., CA 90038
323-956-5000; Fax: 323-956-8411
VP Exhib. Services: Alan Cordova
PROMOTIONAL MGT. GROUP
5700 Broadmoor, Suite 912
Mission, KS 66202
913-831-7644; Fax: 913-831-7577
Dave Johnson
E-MAIL: djohnson@pmgonline.com
URL: www.pmg-online.com
SONY PICTURES RELEASING
10202 W. Wdshington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
310-244-4747, 310-244-8007; Fax:
310-244-1361
VP Exhib. Relations & Non-
Theatrical Sales: Matt C^remcak
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
FILM CORP.
10201 W. Pico Blvd., L.A., CA 90035
310-203-3295; Fax: 310-203-3823
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
818-777-1768; Fax: 818-733-148
VP Natl. Exhib. Relations: Ste\
Ellman
Mgr. Natl. Exhib. Relations: Li
Holland
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
CONSUMER PRODUCTS GIU
101 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
818-777-1000
President: Cynthia Cleveland
Consumer products
WARNER BROS./LCA
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
818-954-7980
President: Dan Romanelli
MISCELLANEOUS
ALEXANDER FILM & VIDEi
SERVICES
1055 Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-531-6311, 888-DUBS-R-US
Fax: 719-531-7731
Owner: Regina Hutchison
E-MAIL: videohutch@aol.coiT
URL: www.alexanderfilm.con
Film to video, foreign conversio
blank tapes and duplication
ALL NATION'S FLAG CO. li
114 W 5th St., Kansas City, M06^
800-533-3524;
Fax: 816-842-3995
President/Owner: Greg Wald
Custom flags, banners and rt
ed products
BANNERWORKS INC./KRS
2610 Western Ave., Seattle, WA 9;
206-448-1003; Fax: 206-448-12
Ptes./Owner/Designer Koryn Ro
E-MAIL: bannerworks@krstu
dios.com
Sculptural ceiling-hung desig.
for corporate and public spi
BEDROCK COMMUNICATIS
650 First Ave., 7th Fl.
New York, NY 10016-3240
212-532-4150; Fax: 212-213-63
Managing Editor: Michael Cr
E-MAIL: bci@inch.com
Publications: Facilities and
Destinations and Facilities i
Event fi/ianagement
BOSTON CONCESSIONS
GROUP
111 Sixth St., Cambridge, 1
617-499-2700; Fax: 617-661
Joe O'Donnell
Joe Armstrong
Operates concession stan
theatres
BOXOFFICE MAGAZIN
BOXOFFICE ONLINE
155 S. El Molino Ave., Ste
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-396-0250; Fax: 626-396-02
Editor-in-Chief: Kim William
Managing Editor Christine Jairn
Associate Editor Franoesca DingL
Assitant Editor: Annlee Ellin
Natl. Advertising Dir: Robert M
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all business aspects of the
motion picture industry
UX-MONT FLAGPOLE CO.
!1 Horsham Road
,orsham, PA 19044
15-675-1040; Fax: 215-675-4443
!vvner: William Sweigart
ags of all nations, signs, marquees
f i
(CONSOLIDATED FILM
INDUSTRIES)
'9 Seward Street
;oUywood,CA 90038
B-960-7444; Fax: 323-960-7491
esident Bob Beitcher
RL: www.cfi-hollv^'ood.com
Im lab and video tape services,
stage and editing room rentals
HACE PRODUCTIONS
1 S Vx-ton BKd., Buitunk, CA 91502
&«12-8346; Fax: 81&*42-8S3
'(Sident Robert Heiber
KL4IL audio@diaoejcran
'RL. wwwxhacexxxn
•jcta postpnoducbon: soundpnxsssois,
souixl enharcemert stereo
synthesizer
INEMA LINKS
andv Ridge Road
unswTck, ME 04011-9334
7-7^6188, 207-7250139; Fax 207-
,^250145
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3 Sevvanl St, Hdlywood, CA 90088
V16J5569; Fax 3234634129
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feign language subtitles and deaf
haptkxTS, LASER subtitles
3RP0RATE CAPITAL GROUP
CCG)
5 Baker St, Costa Mesa, CA92fi26
-^294300, 80O451-6412; I^ 9»-
4310
jit Marty' Jvfetzgar
\i_ vs-vs'vvhirtdienTonstoom
wides financing for theatre cwners
vTdapeiakxswhowenttobuidna/v
he^res. expand their existrigcirajt or
i^nMadstingtheaSres
r YOUNG INDUSTRIES INC.
HE 14 Ave
Kansas Qtv, MO 64116
3474-1776, 800-729-2610; Fax 816-
74-1900
Ptes/CBQ Jdm R (Ride) Young
VaXkCanieEYour^
New Product Devdopment
latherine L Young
pacemert seat coders, CLp^vide(S,
'eirontr^s, booster begs and safety
tlVE-INTERNATIONAL
iVanda Dri\-e, Suite B
iesKTlle,Cr 06010-7846
-)-5890S6;
c860-589©emg3itmotions.oi:«n
URL Ns'ww.emgpromotions.oom
TeleAsion. rado and internet promotions
ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA
SERVICES
71 Baiter Greene Road
Don NfiQSi, Ortario M3C 2A2
CANADA
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technology; interactive media,
CBT media and website design
S-H-0-W-T-l-M-E (DIV. SYNERGY
SYSTEMS)
1224 North Beverly Glen Blvd.
Bel Air, CA 90077
310-474-3363, 213-Showtime; Fax: 310-
474-2981
President: Allen Mostow
E-MAIL: synergysys@tvincars.com
URL: www.tvincars.com
Telephone movie showtimes and information
SEAR SOUND
353 W. 48th St., New York, NY 10036
212-582-5380; Fax: 212-581-2731
Owner: Walter Sear
Studio Manager: Roberta Findlay
Music recording studio for films
SOUND ASSOCIATES INC.
424 W. 45th St., New York, NY 10036
212-757-5679; Fax: 212-265-1250
Studio Mgr.: Bernard Fox
E-MAIL:
bfox76062.70@compuserve.com
Post-production audio-for-video and
recording services
SUMMIT VOICE TECHNOLOGIES
27113 Brookpark Road Ext., Suite 292
North Olmsted, OH 44070
440-235-9788; Fax: 440-235-1077
President: Chuck Sword
E-MAIL: sword@en.com
Voice info system for movie showtimes;
advertising messages, rating
info, movie summaries and special
event listings
THEATREPLEX ENTERTAINMENT
PROPERTIES INC.
30 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2811
Chicago, IL 60606
312-454-8328; Fax: 312-930-8542
Chairman/CEO: Kathleen H. Hosty
President: Cheryl S. Wilson
Exec. VP, Acquisitions: Ralph N. Cram
Real estate acquistion company
focused on multi-screen movie theatres
leased to motion picture
exhibitors
TRIBUTE MAGAZINE
71 Barber Greene Road
Don Mills, Ontario M3C 2A2
CANADA
416-445-0544; Fax: 416-445-2894
President: Sandy A. Stewart
E-MAIL: Tribute@idirect.com
URL: www.tribute.ca
In-theatre entertainment magazine
TRIPLETT CORP.
One Triplett Dr., Bluffton, OH 45817
419-358-5015, 800-874-7538; Fax: 419-
358-7956
President: Daniel Delong
VP, Finance: Kyle Apkarian
Director, Sales Int'l: Tony Augsburger
Dir, Sales Test Equipment: Frank
Gregory
Electronic and electrical test equipment
and panel instrumentation
UNET 2 CORPORATION
80 East nth St., New York, NY 10003
212-777-5463; Fax: 212-777-5534
President: James Monaco
E-MAIL: jmonaco@unet.net
URL: www.unet.net
Provides electronic publishing services
to media companies, is active in
DVD and CD development and operates
general film-related websites
RENTALS
AUDIO RENTS INC.
1541 N. Wilcox Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028
323-874-1000; Fax: 323-460-2676
Engineer: Robert Burton
Rental Manager: Traci Bradford
E-MAIL: Traci@Audiorents.com
URL: www.audiorents.com
Post production audio equipment,
Dolby SR for exhibition
BOSTON LIGHT & SOUND INC.
290 North Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02135-1990
617-787-3131; Fax: 617-787-4257
Manager: David Dowling
E-MAIL: daved@blsi.com
URL: www.blsi.com
Projection equipment, dailies, movie
projectors, sales, service and rentals
CARDINAL SOUND & MTN. PICS.
SYSTEMS INC.
10219 Southaid Dr., BeltsviUe, MD 20705
301-595-8811; Fax: 301-595-5985
President: Neal Rockman
General Manager: Cathy Rockman
E-MAIL: nrockman@cardinalsound.com
Sound systems and motion picture
systems
CHARTER FINANCIAL INC.
530 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10036
212-805-1000; Fax: 212-805-1050
Vice President: Jerome Rosen
URL: www.chartfin.com
Leases and finances theatre equipment
HILL TOP PRODUCTIONS
309 Lomita Street, P.O. Box 4752
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-982-3191, 505-984-4966; Fax: 505-
982-3191
CEO: Bill Hill
E-MAIL: hilltop@sfol.com
Professional 16 and 35 mm projection
systems, dual-system, mag/optical,
locations dailies specialist
JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT INC.
48 East 43rd St., 7th FL, N.Y, NY 10017
212-986-7488; Fax: 212-682-7323
President: Jeffrey Jacobs
Film Buyer: Lizette M. Gonzalez
E-MAIL: LizetteGonzalez@netscape.net
Film buying, film distribution and exhibition
consultants
SCREEN ADVERTISING
C & A ADVERTISING INC.
4725 Merle Hay Road, Suite 100
Des Moines, lA 50322
800-735-5748, 515-334-5222; Fax: 515-
334-5226
President: Shirlee Ludemann
Complete on-screen slide advertising
program
CAPTIVE COMMERCIALS INC.
775 Kc-ntic-viw St., I«nningh

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"f ends, seats, low voltage lights, Fax: 203-756-6312
stall and supply wall drapery,
President/CEO: Dick Clark
:und paneling
Natl. Ser\ice Manager: Chris Clark
Nationwide service, repair and preventive
maintenance of all types of
CMCORP
battery powered emergency lighting.
GENERAL AMUSEMENT CORP.
^| Operations: Gorman White Jr. 23241 Venhira Blvd., #213
ikAIL: info@hurleyscreen.com Woodland Hills, CA 91316
l.iL: ww^v.hurleyscreen.com
818-222-1234; Fax: 818-222-5620
'^et issuing and boxoffice control President: Lois P.Glezerman
pu/ipmenf service and repairs
E-MAIL: gacgames@aol.com
Operator of video/pinbalt/ coin-operated
equipment
CNTURY ENGINEERING SOUND
SERVICE
oomes .Avenue
HALLS CINEMA PRODUCTS
. rs Grove, IL 60516-2456
2106 Wlawood Lane, Garland, TX 75011
4-3585; Fax: 630-654-3585
972-414-8229; Fax: 972-485-0967
Paul A. Brenkus
President: Jeff Johnson
L: centuryengineering@qualityr\
ice.com
URL: www.screendeaning.com
E-MAIL: screens@flash.net
?atre equipment, service, sales and Screen cleaning and other 'front end'
jnsultation
services
ri-TRONICS
HILL TOP PRODUCTIONS
-
W .-ow Rd., Everett, WA 98208 309 Lomita Street, P.O. Box 4752
"4;--4^o; Fax: 425-742-8254
Santa Fe, MM 87501
( ner: Vernon Klingman
505-982-3191, 505-984-4966; Fax: 505-
! lAIL: Vem@cin-tronics.com
982-3191
1 L: w^N'vv.cin-tronics.com
CEO: Bill HUl
rJ line dealer for projection, sound E-MAIL: hilltop@sfol.com
id concession equipment, plus 16 and 35mm prelector rentals, sales
ales, service and consulting in the- and service, locations dailies specialist
're design
MAG NORTH INC.
riEMA SERVICE & SUPPLY INC. P.O. Box 3iW
lut St., Peabody, MA 01960-5626 Selden, NY 11784
.-8849, 978-538-7575; Fax: 978- 800-773-5852; Fax: 516-732^577
~?50
VP, Operations: George F. Greene
ent: Brian Vita
District Mgr.: George F. Greene 11
lAlL: sales@cssinc.com
E-MAIL: magnorth@aol.com
I L: \N'^\"vv.cssinc.com
URL: www.magnorth.com
i: ema equipment, sales, service, Theatre cleaning specialists
anning, consulting and leasing
MCRAE THEATRE EQUIPMENT
CIEMATRONIX
101 Nickerson Street, #210
»vi 109th A\e., Surrey, B.C. V3R 0P6 Seattle, WA 98109
'.DA
206-285-8393; Fax: 206-285-8375
-4608; Fax: 604-585-2155
VP/Secty.-Treas.: Miles McRae
enfc Kevin Eagle
E-MAIL: mcrae€K\'port.com
j Manager: David Moore
Motion picture projection and sound;
;L: kevinc@direct.ca
sales and service
.-jnd and projection equipment,
ales, service and new theatre NATIONAL CINEMA SERVICE
quipment installations
1512 Edwards Avenue, Suite 3
Harahan, LA 70123
C YOUNG INDUSTRIES INC.
504-734-0707; Fax: 504-734-0700
^'.st 14 .Ave, X. Kansas at\; .\iO 6016 President: Charlie A. Achee, Jr.
4~4-1776, 800-729-2610- Fax; 816- Controller: Chris Kerce
"4-1900
URL: v^rww.ncservice.com
rres./CEO: John R. (Rick) Young Sound and projection service, equipment
and parts sales
COQ Carrie E. Young
New Prod. Dev.: Cattierine L Yoimg
-
Placement seat covers, cup-holdrs,
patron trays, booster bags and 940 Big Mineral Road
PINKSTON SALES & SERVICE
ifety covers
Sadler, TX 76264
903-523^912; Fax: 903-523-4912
CINE ENTERPRISE INC.
Owner: R.W. Pinkston
Box 1236, Burleson, TX 76097
Ret>uild intermittents, projectors and
Z'- 3-2468, 817-929-8494; Fax: 817- sound heads: Century or Simplex
~%
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Chris Cline
PREMIER SEATING CO.
\ i L: emcline@email.msn.com
4211 9w(nrai Dr., Baltimore, MD 21213
dium seating (retrofits)
888-456-SEAT, 410-488-8867; Fax: 410-
488-9%9
rCLERCQ'S THEATRICAL
Pres. /Chief Exec. Officer: GU Stem
ECIALTIES INC.
Sr. VP/COO: Paul Wenger
in Court, Oakland, CA 94621 Sr. VP/Chief Plant Ops.: Pete Wenger
3-5110, 800-200-6873; Fax: 510- VP, Business Devpmt.: Edye Abrams
>3-5114
VP, Design/Const.: Aisha Isackson
sidenfc Joe DeClercq
Director, Sales: John Dysard
^resident: Paul DeClercq
E-MAIL: info@premierseating.com
L; info@declercqs.com
URL: www.premierseating.com
L-. .\-ww'.declercqs.com
Theatre seat manufacturing and
Oatre rigging, hardware, draperies restoration
id screen cleaning
EiERGENCY LIGHTING SERVICES
Brookside Rd., Waterbury, CY 06708
f- -225-0263, 203-756-8148;
i IndustT)' Lane/POB 2%
rest HiU, MD 21050
x|«&aB6,41O«?9-3022;Eax:41O«3&«J79
SILVER SCREEN THEATRE
SPECIALISTS
1109 Lincoln Ave., Flint, Ml 48507
810-233-6460; Fax: 810-238-5872
President: Tonv Minca
Vice President: Brian Minca
Screen cleaning, screen and sound
installation
THEATRE CONFECTIONS INC.
795 Monroe .•\\ e., Rochester, .\Y 14607
716-271-0858; Fax: 716-271-0859
FVesident Steven Tellex
Vice President Richard McGlyim
Chairman:Da\'id Kates
URL: www.theatreconfections.com
Concession services
THEATRE SERVICES CORP.
P.O. Box 835932, Richardson, TX 75080
800-345-5898, 972-6900615; ftx 971-^69-7355
President: David Stuck
E-MAIL: tsc@airmailjiet
URL: www.tsc-usa.com
Movie screen cleaning
ULTRAFLAT
20306 Sherman Way
Wmnetka, CA 91306-3108
818-884-0184; Fax: 818-884-0184
President: Herbert Banunerlin
Sales/Technical: Robert Caspari
URL: wwrw.ultraflat.com
Xenon reflector and motion picture
optics recoated, repolished and
repaired; heat filters and optical flats
3-D EQUIPMENT
AMERICAN PAPER OPTICS INC.
3080 Bartiett Corporate Drive
Bartlett, TN 38133
901-381-1515, 800-7(^-8427; Fiax 901-381-1517
President John Jerit
E-MAIL: optics3D@lunaweb.net
URL: wvkrw.3dglassesonline.com
3-D glasses
DEEP VISION 3-0
6^ Santa Monk3 Hvd, EO. Box 38386
HoUywood, CA 90038
32S465-5819
Presidenh Stephen Gibson
E-MAIL: p>ost@3dgIasses.com
URL: wwrw.3dglasses.com
DIMENSION 3
5240 Medina Road
Woodland Hills, CA 91364-1913
818-592-0999; Fax: 818-592-0987
President: Dcmiel Symmes
3D consultation for motion pictures,
TV and print media
METAVAC (DIVISON OF
NAUGATUCK GLASS CO.)
4000 Point St., Holtsville, NY 11742
516-447-7700; Fax: 516-447-7715
Director; Ronald M. Miller
E-MAIL: info@metavac.com
URL: www.metavac.com
Viewers (anaglyphic or polarized),
projector and camera adapters
METROLIGHT STUDIOS
5724 \Nest 3id St, #400, LA, CA90a36-3078
323-932-0400; Fax: 323-932-8440
President James W. Kristoff
E-MAIL: sales@metrolight.com
URL: wrww.metrolightcom
3-D computer animation and special
effects
TICKETING
ETM (ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK)
949 S. Coast Dr., Ste. 300
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714444-5600; Fax 714-444-5650
Contact: Peter Schniedermeier
An international network of satellite
tmxoffice ETM touch screen kiosks.
The ETM network also includes ticket
marketing and distribution through
www.etm.com, interiaced with third
party in-house tKketing systems
SYSTEM OPERATING SOLUTIONS
22833 Bothell-Everett Hw\:, Ste. 1210
BotheU, WA 98021
800434-3098, 36O80M996f
Eax360«&0632
Marketing Director: Paul Faulds
E-MAIL: solopsys@aol.com
URL: www.busdir.com/systemoper
Inventory reduction ticketing and concession
systems
UNIFORMS
ALLBILT UNIFORM CORP.
3000 47* Ave., long Island Oty, NY 11101
718-706-1414, 800-221-2980;
Fax 718-729-3123
President Howard P. Wecksler
E-MAIL: webmaster@allbilt.com
URL: www.allbilt.com
In-Stock and custom uniforms for men
I
and women
HANOVER UNIFORM COMPANY
529 W. 29th St, Baltimore, MD 21211
800-541-9709; Fax: 410-235-6071
Sales Manager: John Mintz
Uniforms of all types; vests, aprons,
bow ties and golf shirts
VIDEO DISPLAYS
WILLMING REAMS ANIMATION
325 East Ramsev Rd, San Antonio, TX 78216
800^72-6468, 210-342-2141; Fax 21^3C-1523
Ptes/ExEC Ftai: DeniseM Reams-White
VP/ Animation Dir.; Doug Willming
E-MAIL: wranim8@aol.com
URL: www.wTanim8.com
PolKy trailers, corxxssions, computer
and character animation, vkieo monitor\
program and studki trailers on tape
VIDEO GAMES/
PINBALL/COIN-OP
GENERAL AMUSEMENT CORP.
23241 Ventura Blvd., #213
Woodland Hills, CA 91316
818-222-1234; Fax; 818-222-5620
President Lois P.Glezermcm
E-MAIL: gacgames@aol.com
Operator of video/pinball/coin-operated
equipment
MISSION CRANE SERVICE, INC.
1641 South Sunkjst St, Anaheim, CA92806
888-660-7253; Fax: 714-978-3056
Skill crane machines; no cost turn
key program
NAMCO CYBERTAINMENT INC.
877 Supreme Dr., Bensen\Tlle, IL 60106
630-238-2215; Fax: 630-238-0560
President/CEO: Kevin Hayes
Executive VP/COQ William Pelafas
Senior VP of Ops: David Bishop
VP Business Dvpt George Smith
E-MAIL; gsmith@namco.com
URL: wwrw.funcrafters.com
Operator of coin operated amusement
games in the United States and
Puerto Rkx)
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Exhibitors Piionebool(
A Directory of Important Organizations and Associations
What follows is a brief listing of significant organizations and
associations that fall outside of the editorial parameters of the
main body of the BOXOFFICE BUYERS DIRECTORY but that BOXOFFICE
feels are of great significance to Industry professionals.
They are alphabetized for your convenience.
ACADEIMY OF
INTERACTiVE
ARTS AND SCIENCES
106353 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 180
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-441-2280
Fax: 310-441-2285
Chairman /President: Jim Chame
Recognizes creativity in the interactive
industry.
ACADEIVIY OF
IVIOTION PICTURE
ARTS AND SCIENCES
8949 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly HiUs, CA 90211
310-247-3000
Fax: 310-859-9351
Sponsors ttie annual Academy Awards,
plus various ott)er functions ttiat seek to
honor and celebrate film
AMERICAN CINEIMATHEQUE
1800 N. Highland Ave., Suite 717
Lx)s Angeles, CA 90028
323-461-2020
Fax: 323-461-9737
Exec. Director: Barbara Smith
Programming: Dennis Bartok
A nonprofit, viewer-supported cultural organization
dedicated to the celebration of
the moving picture in all its forms
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE
2021 N. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-856-7600
Fax: 323-467-4578
Director: Jean Firstenberg
AMERICAN FILM
MARKETING ASSOCIATION
(AFMA
10850 Wilshire Blvd., Ninth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-446-1000
Fax: 310-446-1600
President: Mike Frischkom
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE
MOVING IMAGE
35th Avenue at 36th Street
Astoria, NY 11106
718-784-4520
Fax: 718-784-4681
Chief Curator of Film and Video:
David Schwartz
Devoted to the art, history, promotion and
technology of film, TV and video
130 BoxoFncE
AUSTRALIAN MOVIE CONVENTION
c/o Motion Picture Exhibitors
Association of Queensland
PO. Box 1031
Stafford City, Queensland 4053
Phone/Fax: 61 (07) 3356 5671
For more than half a century, the annual
Australian/New Zealand/Pacific distribution
and exhibition convention
BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
155 S. El Molino Ave., Suite 100
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-396-0250
Fax: 626-396-0248
Editor-in-Chief: Kim Williamson
Natl. Ad. Director: Bob Vale
Ad Reps: Morris Schlozman, Gwen
Campbell
Managing Editor: Christine James
Associate Editor (Theatre Desk):
Francesca Dinglasan
Assistant Editor: Annlee EUingson
Editorial Assistants: Linda Andrade,
Sandra Koscho
For eight decades, BOXOFFICE has been the
bible of the exhibition business
BOXOFFICE ONLINE
URL: wTvw.boxoffice.com
E-Mail: editorial@boxoffice.com,
advertising@boxoffice.com
Founding Editor: Ray Greene
Web Master: Ken Partridge
Editors: Kim Williamson, Christine James,
Francesca Dinglasan, Annlee EUingson
Advertising: Bob Vale, Gwen Campbell
Editorial Assistants: Linda Andrade,
Sandra Koscho
Founded in June 1994, BOXOFFICE Online is
the oldest and most established website
dedicated to the business of film
CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Comer of Clark and North Avenues
Chicago, IL 60614
312-642-4600
Fax: 312-266-2077
CINEASIA
244 W. 49th St., Suite 200
New York, NY 10019
212-246-6460
Fax:212-265-6428
Co-Directors: Jimmy and Bob Sunshine
Annual Asian exhibition and distribution
convention
CINEMA EXPO
244 W. 49th St., Suite 200
New York, NY 10019
212-246-6460
Fax: 212-265-6428
Co-Directors: Jimmy and Bob Sunshine
Annual European exhibition and distribution
convention
DRIVE-IN THEATRE FAN CLUB
PC. Box 18063
Baltimore, MD 21220-0163
President: Mark Bialek
VP: Kim Bialek
Since 1993, this organization has celebrated
and promoted the drive-in experience
with newsletters, merchandise
and club meets
EARTH
COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICE (ECO)
12021 Wilshire Blvd., PMB 557
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-656-0577
Fax: 310-656-1657
Chairman of the Board: Larry Kopald
Dedicated to serving the environmental
communities by educating and inspiring
the entertainment industries toward
environmental action; provides PSAs to
theatres
ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY
FOUNDATION
11132 Venhira Blvd., Suite 401
Shidio City, CA 91604
818-760-7722
Fax: 818-760-7898
ENVIRONMENTAL
MEDIA
ASSOCIATION
10780 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-446-6244
Fax: 310-446-6255
President: Wendy James
Promotes awareness of environmental
issues in the entertainment media
FOUNDATION OF
MOTION PICTURE
PIONEERS
244 W. 49th St., Suite 200
New York, NY 10019
212-247-3178
Fax: 212-265-6428
A networking organization dedicated to the
people and past of the movie medium;
for the historically minded exhibitor, a
priceless resource
INTL. ALLIANCE
OF THEATRICAL
STAGE EMPLOYEES
(I.A.T.S.E.)
1515 Broadway, Suite 601
New York, NY 10036
212-730-1770
Fax: 212-730-7809
Intl. President: Thomas C. Sh3
Labor union representing stage!
technicians and craftpersons inth
TV and theatre industries
INDEPENDENT
FEATURE PROJECT
104 W. 29th St., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-465-8200
Fax: 212-465-8525
E-Mail: ifpny@ifp.org
Exec. Director: Michelle Byrd
Nonprofit organization that provides
tance to independent film projects
lishes Filmmaker l\/lagazine
IFP/West
S
INDEPENDENT jBi
FEATURE PROJECT
WEST
1964 Westwood Blvd., Suite
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-475-4379
Fax: 310-441-5676
Director: Dawn Hudson
With nearly 5,000 members, li
'
one of the largest non-profit me
ship organizations supportini
development, production and di: '
tion of quality independent fijm
United States today
j
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INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENfr
ASSOCIATION
1551 S. Robertson, Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90035
310-284-8422
Fax: 310-785-9334
Exec. Director: Betsy McLane
Promotes and supports nonfiction fil <
video; publishes Interm i
Documentary l^agazine
INTERNATIONAL
THEATRE EQUIPMENT
ASSN. (ITEA)
244 W. 49th Street, Suite 200
New York, NY 10019
212-246-6460
Fax: 212-265-6428
President: Dan Taylor
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EFIIAN THEATRES
lai't Place, Suite 320
in- e, MD 21202
6- »?33
4
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S37-9664
:. ector: Terrance Demcis
nil PICTURE
OtATION OF AMERICA
'A
51 sGTON, D.C.
It
St., N.W.
hi: ton, DC 20006
291966
3(296-7410
Idit: Jack Valenti
JliRNIA:
B Intura Blvd.
hdZA 91436
99,1,600
S8 382-1798
!
T^thlynJ. Hand
|n;n. Classification and
|a; i; Administration: Richard
I. !3sk
Fax: 740-881-5390
President: Skip Yassenoff
NATO OF KENTUCKY
President: John Faag
NATO OF TENNESSEE
President: Gary Adams
NATO OF WEST VIRGINIA
President: Curtis McCall
NATO OF
CALIFORNIA/
NEVADA
116 N. Robertson Blvd., Suite 708
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310-652-1093
Fax: 310-657-4758
NATO OF
MARYLAND/
VIRGINIA/
WASHINGTON, D.C.
P.O. Box 1830
Hampton, VA 23669-0830
757-722-5275
Fax: 757-722-5276
Exec. Director: Jerome Gordon
General Chairman: Milton I.
Moritz
Exec. Director: Herb Burton
Director: Laura Rooney
World's largest convention and trade
fair for the motion picture exhibition
industry
SHOWSOUTH
3300 N.E. Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30341
770-455-8988
Fax: 770-455-4066
SOCIETY OF
MOTION PICTURE
AND TELEVISION
ENGINEERS (SMPTE)
595 W. Hartsdale Ave.
White Plains, NY 10607
914-761-1100
Fax: 914-761-3115
Dir. Mktg.: Linda Alexander
Professional engineering society
dedicated to advancing the
motion imaging arts and sciences;
publishes Sh/IPTE Journal
itlng & Electron /
Lighting & Electronic Design, Inc.
~ 15 Years Theater Experience ~
First with LED's • Best with LED's
NEW PRODUa RELEASES!
> HED LITE
Incredibly Bright Wall-Mount
Step & Aisle Lighting
> INCANDESCENT COLORED LEDS >
True, Clear Color in an LEDI
^ INSTANT WIREWAYS^
tCTAL
OlATION OF CONCES-
M/^tES (NAC)
1
:ker Dr., Suite 1816
h0601
7809
sip Stefansen
, .or: Charles A. Winans
::..: Susan Cross
? iociation for the concesp
industry: certification and
'ioi employee training aids,
iir.ations, regional seminars
fivnnual trade sftow conven-
WAL
OATION
Df.OUNT THEATRES
Pkwy., Suite 500
ID ^ 75093
K'lOOO
9-665-1004
ic t: Randy Hester
1CAL ASSOCIATION OF
A;IE OWNERS (NATO)
ilkershim. Suite 340
III oUvwood, CA 91602
5< 1778
8 506-0269
ic :t: William F. Kartozian
fe vec. Director: Mary Ann
:ernational trade associfilm
exhibitors in the
:Mshes NATO News; co-
,'
3's the annual ShoWest
a ftion
FFILIATES:
I-/LANTIC NATO
A 23669-0830
:-5276
or: Jerome Gordon
k'ATES NATO
ir n of the Board: Skip
fO F OHIO
! I .ell Road, #202
'e )H 43065
8^ i541
NATO OF
NEW YORK STATE
244 W. 49th St., Suite 200
New York, NPr' 10019
212-246-6460
Fax: 212-265-6428
President: Mike Norris
NATO OF PENNSYLVANIA
111 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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EXHIBITION
BRIEFINGS
by Franceses
Dinglasan
HALL OF FAME
United Artists Theatre Circuit president
and CEO Kurt Hall has been named
Pioneer of the Year by the Foundation of
the Motion Picture Pioneers. Hall will
receive his award on December 1st at
the organization's annual dinner in
Century City, Calif.
CASE DISMISSED AGAINST AMC
The state appeals court in California
has ruled that an AMC theatre in the city
of Long Beach cannot be held accountable
for the violent actions of an underage
youth who was admitted to an R-
rated film. The parents of murder victim
Marcos Delgado Jr. filed a suit against
the Kansas City-based circuit for admitting
13-year-old Raymond Aiolentuna
into "Dead Presidents," a movie whose
violent content garnered an R rating
from the MPAA.
According to the lawsuit, Aiolentuna,
influenced by certain scenes in the film,
left the theatre and shot Delgado, who
was standing on a street corner about
two blocks from the cinema. James
Wright, a judge on the Los Angeles
Superior Court, dismissed the case against
AMC, citing that legal responsibility could
not be proven even if the allegations were
found to be true. "The movie rating system's
duty flows to parents; it was not
designed or intended to protect society at
large," the 2nd District Court of Appeals
declared in its ruling.
REVENUE FLOWS AT LOEWS
New York City-based
Loews Cineplex
Entertainment has announced its financial
results for the quarter ending last May 31
Revenue for the three-month period,
which includes the gains of circuit
Cineplex Odeon, was reported at $201 .8
million, compared to year ago totals of
$117.8 million, which included the
results of Cineplex Odeon as of the
chain's merger date on May 1 4, 1 998. The
corporation also reported a net loss of
$21.9 million, or 37 cents per share, for
the period, widening significantly from
the previous year's net loss of nearly
$750,000, or three cents per share. As an
immediate result of these unexpectedly
low figures, Loews experienced an eight
percent decline in its stock value, with
shares dropping by 88 cents and closing
at $10.
PREDICTIONS FOR CARMIKE
Columbus, Georgia-based exhibition
circuit Carmike Cinemas released its
financial predictions for the second quarter.
Among the company's key expectations
are a 40 percent increase in operating
cash flow over year ago figures, largely
due to the strength ot film product in
release during the three-month period, as
well as a significant impact on net earn-
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SHOWMAMOISER PHOMOTIOM OF THC MOUTH
hen Bob Stewart from the AMC
Huebner Oaks 24 first got the idea
to promote the opening of Buena
Vista's release by bringing the jungles of
"Tarzan" to his plex in San Antonio, Texas,
he called set designer "Mr. Charly" to set
the tropical scene. Charly enlisted the help
of local companies Waterfeatures &
Creatures, Fanick's Nursery and Green
Grass Inc. to help create the lush setting of
Tarzan's home. Elements of the elaborate
display included a three-story Banyon-type tree, a two-story functional waf
that streamed into a 50-foot pond, a 1 5-foot quicksand pit and a recreation of tt
campsite used by explorers in the flick. Nearly 1,000 man hours and approx
mately $37,000 worth of equipment and work-which actually cost nothing thanl
to volunteers and bartered movie passes-were required to complete the projec
Yet, despite all the effort it took, Mr. Charly insists, "It was not a job, but fun.'
As a result of all the hard work put into th
ings by such factors as continuing value
depreciation of theatres and high costs
associated with new multiplex construction.
As a result of Carmike's less-thanstellar
projected earnings, the chain's
stock fell by 5/8 to 1 5 last July.
EDWARDS HAS ITS "I" ON L.A.
COUNTY
Newport Beach, Calif. -based Edwards
Theatres has opened a large format imax
Theatre, which will be part of its new
Edwards Valencia Grand Palace Stadium
12 Cinemas complex in Santa Clarita,
Calif. The 1 3,55 8-squ a re-foot, 275-seat
Imax Theatre will feature a screen measuring
52 feet high and 70 feet wide as
well as a six discrete digital channel system
that has been specifically designed
for the theatre. The new Imax Theatre,
which opened its doors last July, is the first
in Los Angeles County to be located within
an entertainment setting.
SHOPRO GOES TO TEXAS AND
MISSOURI
Yorkville, lll.-based ShoPro Inc. has
announced plans to construct a 12-
screen, 2,400-seat plex in Temple, Texas
and a 1,500-seat theatre in Branson,
Missouri. Both cinemas will feature the
chain's trademark Stealth Cinema Design,
which "incorporates stadium-style seating
and curved screens positioned at 45
degree angles in auditorium corners
instead of traditional flat front wall
screens," according to company president
Buck Kolkmeyer. Both theatres will also
feature digital and stereo sound capabilities
in their auditoriums. The Grand
Theatres 12 in Temple is scheduled to
open in time for Christmas film releases.
m
foliage-filled extravaganza, Stewart and tl
Huebner Oaks 24 have been selected as the wii
ners of BOXOFFICE's "Tarzan" in-theatre pn
motion contest (advertised in the June issue). Tl
AMC theatre will be receiving a copy of Howai
E. Green's "The Tarzan Chronicles," an ove
sized tome that showcases highlights from tl
making of the pic. Congratulations to the ent^
crew for the swinging success of their "Ta
promotion!
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while the Branson Meadows Theatres
slated for a November bow.
OBITUARIES
J.T. (Ted) Francis, 98, passed awa> a^P
home on June 30, 1999. Francis worked
a motion picture exhibitor for over 79 ye
in Oregon. One of his theatres, T
Cameo, will be featured as an Independ
Exhibition Showcase in BOXOFFIC
October issue.
Joy Houck, Sr., 98, passed away on Ji
8, 1999 in Texarkana, Texas. Houck spt
his entire life working in the movie ind
try. During his early years in the busint
Houck worked out of "film row" on Soi
Liberty Street in New Orleans. His can
began with an acetylene hand-crant
projector; it developed to include travel
tent shows, and during the 40s and 50s
grew to an operation with over 1 00 tl
atres. Houck also owned How
Productions and produced several filr
most notably the Lash LaRue pics of I
1 940s.
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ventlon, Sept. 14 - 16, Sun Valley, Ida!
Call Dan Klusmann at (406) 587-12
...NATO of Wise, and Upper Mich./Gem
Convention, Sept. 28 - 30, Grand Gem
Resort & Spa, Lake Geneva, Wise. Call (4
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\;rwood's first association
A 1 the motion picture exhibition
^L!^try came in 1920 when his
.; acquired a movie house in
.IS City. Over the course of
\?xt two decades. Durwood's
. and uncles obtained several
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ri and Kansas. Duruood came to work for the family operation, dubbed
Drwood Theatres, after he finished dut\ in the Air Force during World War
D Some of his brainchilds that came to fruition while working for his father
9, e installing concession stands in the theatres and in 1958, splitting a single-
Keener into a twin-a concept unheard of at the time.
n 1960, the death of the senior Durwood resulted in Stan's appointment as
p-sident of the circuit, \\hich was renamed the American Multi-Cinema Inc.,
'~^—A cod's direct and quirky leadership style often vexed major distributors
caused fallouts with other family members involved in the business.
the 1970s. Durwood"s brother Richard ankled his position with the
pany. and in 1995. his son Edward left his post as president, vice chairman
lirector of the chain.
-.ring his tenure at AMC. Durwood oversaw the opening of the first shopp.g
center multiplex in Kansas City in 1963. the construction of the indusf^<
first four-plex in 1966 and the first six-plex in 1969. Durwood also first
Juced the multiplex concept to Europe by constructing multiple-screen
mas in the U.K. during the 80s. The size of both the circuit and its theatres
to grow and reached another milestone in December 1996. when
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opened a 30-screen. 5,700-seat plex in Ontario. Calif, hailed as the
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)Lirwood's influence over AMC remained strong, despite having to leave his
lion as circuit topper more than two years ago to undergo treatment for
ncer. He worked closely with the company until his death, serving as
co-chairman and CEO. According to Philip Singleton, w^ho replaced
ood as president in January 1997. the strategy and approach he has taken
ird running the business is largely due to the influence of his predecessor.
:leton told BOXOFFICE in a January 1997 interview, "A great deal of the
^s that I enjoy I can really accredit to [Stan Durwood] and his tutelage.
as been my mentor and friend for the two decades that Eve been in the
b iness. He taught me to continue to keep my eye on the customer, because
d vYe constantly telling you way in advance where they want to go, and you
a d to be there when they need you. That's probably the best advice he's ever
g: ;n me."
)urwood was recognized by his peers several times throughout his career.
'• ^989. his philanthropic activities were honored with the Salah M.
inein Humanitarian Award at ShowEast. That same year, he received the
V on Fund of America's Man of the Year, and in 1993 he was named Motion
P ure Pioneer of the Year by Motion Picture Pioneers. His most recent
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was at the 1996 ShoWest convention, where he received the Robert W.
- ShoWester of the Year Award.
)urwood is survived by Pamela Yax, his wife of 16 years, as well as six child
1 and 13 grandchildren.
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NATIONAL
NEWS
by Annlee Ellingson
THE LION TAKES COVER IN THE
FOX'S DEN
20th Century Fox has pacted with MGM
to distribute the lion's theatrical, video and
DVD product in all international territories
for the next three years. MGM stands to save
millions of dollars in distribution costs
through the agreement, which marks the studio's
departure from United International
Pictures, a joint venture with Universal and
Paramount.
Fox will distribute all of MGM's video
titles outside of the United States and
Canada beginning next February, when
MGM's deal with Warner Home Video
expires-a contract the struggling studio paid
$225 million to escape. Fox will distribute
MGM's theatrical product when the lion's
arrangement with UIP ends in November
2000. Both contracts last until the year
2003, and MGM will maintain full control of
release dates and schedules, sales and marketing
(a luxury the studio didn't have with
Warner). The two companies also may
explore cable and satellite distribution
opportunities.
MGM ROARS BACK TO LIFE
MGM, who has offered its
new chairman
Alex Yemenidjian $2.5 million a year plus
10 million shares of MGM common stock
and its new vice chairman Chris McGurk a
five-year compensation package worth
upwards of $20 million, has revealed plans
for a $750 million equity offering in the fall.
The money will be used to finance the lion's
exit from its home video distribution deal
with Warner Bros., increase production and
pay off debt. Majority shareholder Kirk
Kerkorian has agreed to acquire any stock
not purchased in the offering.
The stock offering will also fund the company's
recent restructuring. United Artists
will no longer produce big budget
Hollywood fare, such as this summer's "The
Thomas Crown Affair" and the next Bond
installment "The World Is Not Enough," but
specialize in smaller independent-minded
pics budgeted below $20 million and rereleases
of MGM's 5,000-title library. UA
president Lindsay Doran has stepped down
and segued into a production deal with the
studio. Her replacement has yet to be
named. In the meantime, UA employees
have been folded into the MGM banner, run
by Michael Nathanson. In addition, Londonbased
G2 Films, the lion's existing specialty
arm, has been renamed United Artists
International and will operate under the
same management.
KATZ GETS MOUSE
Days before Disney chairman and CEO
claiming that the Mouse House still
Michael Eisner was set to take the stand
again, the studio reached an out-of-court
agreement with Jeffrey Katzenberg, who
had sued the company for breach of contract,
owed him money on a two percent bonus
included in his contract. Disney claimed
LEAD STORY: THAT'S ALL, FOLKS
Warner Bros, co-head honchos Bob Daly and Terry Semel
stunned Hollywood when they announced that they would not be
renewing their contracts with the studio and would be departing at
the end of the year. The chairmen and co-CEOs of Warner Bros, and
Warner Music Group said that their decision was based on the need
to seek other challenges, despite the rumored difficulties they'd had
in the past with Time Warner vice chairman Ted Turner, who
allegedly criticized the film division's bloated budgets and paltry
profits. Time Warner boss Gerald Levin refused to indicate any possible successors, but he
traditionally been a fan of promoting from within.
Daly joined Warner Bros, in 1980 as chairman and co-CEO after working at CBS for:
years. Semel, on the other hand, had been with the company since 1966, working hiswj
up to join Daly in the top spot in 1 994. The duo had run the company for nearly 20 yea
and are widely regarded as the longest-running and most successful managemen t team
i
a contemporary Hollywood marked by executive shake-ups.
that the bonus was null and void, since the
co-founder of DreamWorks had left the
company in 1994 instead of 1996 when
his contract ran out. Last month, BOXOF-
FICE reported that retired L.A. Supreme
Court Judge Paul Breckenridge found that
Disney did indeed owe Katzenberg the
bonus plus interest, which sparked a valuation
phase of the trial to determine exactly
how much.
Katzenberg's expert witnesses during this
phase of the trial were repeatedly exposed
for making embarrassing errors in their
assessments of Disney's future earnings. But
the Happiest Company on Earth couldn't
afford another incident such as the last time
Eisner took the stand, when he became visibly
angry and admitted to at one time calling
Katzenberg "a little midget." Although
the terms of the deal, reached at
DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen's
Malibu home, are sealed, sources peg
Katzenberg's take-home pay as between
$250 million and $275 million, including
$117 million Disney's already paid to him.
He'll see as little as $100 million, however,
once he's paid his taxes, lawyers and expert
witnesses.
HASTA LA PLAYA VISTA, BABY
After announcing the high-profile project
four years ago, DreamWorks has pulled out
of its plans to build a studio on the Playa
Vista development in Los Angeles. The proposed
construction has met with fierce
opposition from environmental groups,
which claim that endangered species and
the wetlands adjacent to Playa Vista would
be placed in jeopardy by the project. But
DreamWorks heads Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey
Katzenberg and David Geffen state that they
pulled out of the project because the costs
for construction have risen beyond what
they originally envisioned, and they were
unable to solidify satisfactory financing. The
dream team plans to go ahead with plans to
build a studio, probably on a piece of land
in Glendale, Calif., where the company
already has animation facilities.
LUCAS PRESIDES AT PRESIDIO
Spielberg's buddy George Lucas, on the
other hand, has had better luck securing a
site for what will become a digital arts center
on 23 acres of San Francisco's historic
Presidio park at the northern end of the city.
LucasArts, Lucas Learning, the THX Group,
Lucas Online and the George Lucas
Educational Foundation all will relocate to
the new three-to-four-building, $230 million-to-$280
million complex, which will be
ready for occupancy in 2002.
ON THE MOVE
Brian Mulligan and Stacey Snider^j
been upped to co-chairmen of Unlver*
Pictures, taking over the seats vacated
former chairman Casey Silver and forrr
president Chris McGurk, who exited
become vice chairman of MGM last sprir
Snider, who had been president of produ
tion since November, will oversee produ
tion, marketing and domestic distributic
while Mulligan, who was executive vp
finance and operations, handles financ
business affairs, legal, human resoura
administration and international and hor
video. Both will have the authority to gre
light projects.
Orion Pictures vets John Bertolli and Br.
Jenkel have been appointed co-heads
production at tyro Destination Films. Th
will be responsible for acquiring new mat(
iai as well as developing and overseeing t
company's entire production slate.
Former Beacon Communications seni
executive Caitlin Scanlon has joined Artis.'
Entertainment as executive vp of produ
tion. She will oversee original production!
the independent company.
OBITUARY
Novelist and screenwriter Mario Puz
who won two Academy Awards for "T
Godfather" and "The Godfather, Part !
died of heart failure in his Long Islan
N.Y., home in July. Puzo had suffered frc
diabetes and heart trouble for several yec
and had undergone a quadruple bypass
1 991 . Still, the writer was prolific until tl
end and had recently finished "Omert<
which will be published in 2000. Puzc
death puts a damper on the rumored pr
duction of "The Godfather, Part IV," wi
Frances Ford Coppola directing ai
Leonardo DiCaprio and Andy Garcia st;
ring.
WIRED WORLD
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Further capitalizing on the popularity
"Austin Powers," New Line Cinema h<
launched an auction site online
www.auction.newline.com, offering goo<
ies such as the film's Corvette convertibi
Dr. Evil's suit and promotional sunglassc
given away at the "Powers" premiere. Tl
response has been unprecedented, with tl
car going for over $100,000 (a doll
amount still shy of Dr. Evil's patented sui
of $1 million). Other items up for b
include props and costumes from "Boog
Nights," "Spawn," "A Nightmare on El
Street," "The Mask" and "Lost in Space
Part of the proceeds generated at the si
are donated to charity.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS
NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Canadian News Notes by Shiomo Schwartzberg
LM) STORY: CINEPLEXING
(leplex Odeon. Canadas largest chain with more than 800 screens across the
n ion, has announced that it will build 1 2 state-of-the-art multiplexes, encompassii
1 64 screens, by the winter of 2000. The project, which will see new theatres built
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Mberta. British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, will cost about CS169 million
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05 million) and, with 14 to 16 screens in each cinema, will be somewhat big-
.an usual for Cineplex, in response to audience demand and to the circuit's
Mexing competition (Famous Players and AMC). The total cost for Cineplex 's
iig expansion plans is estimated at CS500 million (US$338 milUon).
J same time. Cineplex has converted its Eaton Centre multiplex, in the heart
Toronto, into a CS2.50 (USS1.55) discount house. In 1979, Garth
i ibinsky, as head of Odeon Films, launched the 18-screen Eaton Centre plex
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downsized to 16 screens) as the first salvo in his company's entry into the
i.olithic Canadian exhibition market. For many years, the Eaton Centre was the
ip multiplex in the Cineplex Odeon empire. Cineplex Odeon senior vice presof
marketing Marci Davies told BOXOFFICE that the move to make the
Centre a discount house was "the right thing to do. We have a long-term
the theatre is not up to today's standards. We can make a business from
d-run." Davies indicated that Cineplex Odeon hopes to eventually scrap the
on Centre multiplex entirely: "We would like to be able to have a new cinema in
t t location. We're working hard to find a replacement site in the area."
M40R AMENDMENT TO ONTARIO RATINGS
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change in 1 5 years to Ontario's provincial movie rating
iy .^m is awaiting approval from the Ontario legislature. If passed,
t 11 both tighten up and loosen access for teenagers to movies that
:c ain elements of language, sexuality and/or violence.
D ario Film Review Board chair Robert Warren has called for a
K classification, called 1 8A, to be added to the current list of
:1; qfications. The 18A rating would require anyone under 18 to
X ccompanied by an adult when attending the film. The pro-
M ;d new rating, Warren told BOXOFFICE, would act as a
Idge" between the current R rating, which restricts films to
x ons eighteen years of age and over, and the AA rating, which
B: dates that children under the age of 14 be accompanied by an
ic {. (The other ratings are F, which is suitable for all ages, and
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parental guidance advised). Warren proposed the 18A rating
[X use he felt there is "too wide a gap between the AA and R
n ngs]." The 18A would, in his view, encompass films that curare
at the "high end of AA, [with regard to] violence and
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activity," and the "lower end of restricted," Some R movies
16-, [and] 17-year-olds could handle quite well," would,
the 18A designation, be accessible to teens, who could not
jm if they were rated R. Conversely, 14- to 17-year-olds
have to be accompanied by an adult for films with an 1 8
^ -films
that may have previously warranted an AA rating,
\ing them to attend guardian-free.
\V ren acknowledges that the possible acceptance of the new
:h ification by the legislature could still be a way off, as other
ra ; pressing legislation is dealt with first. "When it's going to
teoen is anybody's guess."
Tl ugh unrelated to Warren's request for a new rating in Ontario,
C; adians were upset that Warner Bros, didn't even bother subni
ng the uncut, undigitalized version of the late Stanley
K rick's "Eyes Wide Shut" to Canadian censor boards. In most
pr inces, that version of the film would have received a restircted
"s g. barring it to anyone under 18 years of age. Though that is
lent to the U.S. NC-17 rating, it is not stigmatized in Canada
atres and newspapers don't avoid films that are rated R.
BEACH BREACH
Just a week after it opened, the new Alliance
Atlantis art house Beach multiplex, was already
minimizing the art content on its screens,
adding "Big Daddy" and "The General's
Daughter" to its lineup.
Though at press time only one of its six screens
was devoted to art-house fare ("An Ideal
Husband"), Alliance Atlantis' president
Leonard Schein insisted that the theatres' mandate
had not changed. "It's not a change in policy;
there's not a lot of upscale films around. We
want to show wide-ranging films to the community
and attract a lot of people to the theatre, [so
there's] something for everyone."
REMSTAR PUUS OUT OF BEHAVIOUR BUY
The deal wherein Behaviour Communications
Inc. was to sell its distribution arm to Remstar
Distribution Inc. (Northern Exposure, July
1999) is off. Despite an extended agreement letter
of intent, Remstar has pulled out of the proposed
transaction. Matthew Carson, CFO of
Behaviour Communications, told BOXOFFICE that the deal fell
part for several reasons, including "the nature of the price and
We are looking at new buyers. We
[the companies'] different ways of handling certain clauses in the
wording of the contract. It didn't work out in the timeframe [allocated
to finalizing the deal].
want to focus on production and sell the distribution unit as
quickly as possible." Carson denied reports that Behaviour was
experiencing financial difficulties, remarking, "We are always subject
to rumors." Remstar's Maxime Remillard declined to comment
on why his company withdrew from the planned deal with
Behaviour.
SHORT TAKES
Allen Karp's term as chairman and CEO of Cineplex Odeon Corp.
has been renewed for the next three years, with a two year option
for further renewal. Mr. Karp will also remain as one of the two
management members of the Board of Directors of Loews
Cineplex Entertainment Corporafion, Cineplex Odeon's parent
company... Famous Players recently unveiled its newest multiplex,
the 10-screen SilverCity Yorkdale, in the Yorkdale Shopping
Centre Northeast Toronto. The $15 million ($US 10.3 million)
complex, the third SilverCity in Toronto and the 14th in Canada,
replaces a previous Famous Players six plex, which was situated in
another part of the mall...Actor Dave Thomas' Maple Palm
Prods, has sealed a deal with Toronto-based MEG Media Group,
to produce eight films over the next three years, to be budgeted
between C$4-15 milHon. (US$2. 5-$ 10 million) Thomas will star in
one of the films. "Home Brew," the sequel to "Strange Brew,"
which featured Thomas and Rick Moranis as the toque-wearing
MacKenzie brothers.
CORRECTION
In the May edition of Northern Exposure, it was announced that
"Le Coeur au Poing (Streetheart)," which won Best Picture at
Quebec's Jutra awards, had also won the Canadian Genie award
for Best Picture. In fact, "The Red Violin" was the Genie Best
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EUROVIEWS
European News Notes by Francesca Dinglasan
LEAD STORY: AUF WIEDERSEHEN TO THE HDF
ML'NICH-A group of Germany's largest cinema circuits, including
the Thiele, Ufa, Flebbe and Kieft groups, have abandoned their membership
with HDF, the country's exhibition trade association. The
mass withdraw] was organized to protest the perceived preferential
treatment of smaller and mid-sized theatres by the association.
Because the larger circuits in the country account for nearly 50 percent
of HDF membership fees, the recent move stands to weaken the organization
significantly, perhaps to the point of threatening its future
existence. HDF's managing director Wolf-Dietrich von Verschuer has
announced that the organization will attempt to remedy the conflict
and entice its dissatisfied former members back by reforming its direction
and '"political lobby concept." Von Verschuer also noted that the
big companies' complaint of HDF favoritism towards the smaller circuits
"is justified.'" Many of the German theatre chains that have
resigned from the HDF control the country's multiplexes. The only
major players that have remained with the association are
WarnersA^illage Roadshow and UCI.
INCREASE IN U.K. ADMISSIONS?-"NOTTING"
DOING
LONDON-Cinema attendance in the U.K. tumbled slightly
last May compared to the previous month. Movie admissions fell
from a total of 10 million in April to approximately 7.4 million in
May, with average weekly admissions decreasing from 2.3 million
in April to 1 .7 million in May. The slight decline came despite the
successful opening of "Netting Hill." The Hugh Grant-starrer
has earned nearly £22.6 million (US$35 million) at the country's
boxoffice, making it the U.K.'s third-highest grossing film of the
year.
OOH LA LA FETE DU CINEMA
PARIS-According to the French exhibitors unioi
Federation Nationale des Cinemas Francais, an estimate
4.3 million tickets were sold throughout the country dur
ing La Fete du Cinema, an annual three-day even
designed to encourage moviegoing. The figure, whici
jumped by 30 percent from last year's 3.3 million admis
sions, sets an all-time admissions high. (1998 figures, how
ever, were uncharacteristically low due to France's partici
pation in the World Cup championship.) The Paris regioi
also showed record-high results, with more than one mi!
lion tickets sold during the period. The 14-year-old Fete di
Cinema tradition allows patrons to see any number o
films for ten francs (US$1.60) after purchasing just on
full-price ticket.
PATHE ROOSTER CROWS WITH AMERICAN m
ACCENT
PARIS-France-based Pathe has given its famous mas
cot a makeover. The Pathe rooster is known stateside as the big
screen bird that ushered in newsreels preceding feature presen
tation from the 1930s to 50s. In recent years, however, the featb
ered creature has fallen out of favor, often being perceived a
"haughty," and even "too French," as one observer describee
Striving to lighten the rooster's image, Pathe hired Sa:
Francisco marketing firm Landor Associates to reinvent th
bird, which has been dubbed "Charlie." Charlie's new lools
which has been described as "whimsical" and "self-deprecal
ing," will appear in animated form in intros to Pathe films a
well as on the company's cinema circuit marquees locate
throughout France and Holland.
BFI SUGGESTS CHANGES
LONDON-The British Film Institute has released a report
that proposes numerous changes to the U.K.'s cultural cinema circuit,
including the BFI's own regional cinemas, in order to boost
cinema attendance among various segments of the population.
Among the key arguments listed in the report is a recommendation
to work closely with other exhibition businesses,
including
arthouses, multiplex operators and funding bodies. The report
reasons that such partnerships would allow a wider range of films
to be screened and a large audience-base to be reached. Another
option being explored by the BFI is to organize its own various
theatres into one coherent chain, which would facilitate the association's
ability to program, distribute and market films.
EUROPA GOES MEDITERRANEAN
PARIS-Paris-based Europa Cinemas has announced plans to
extend its present operation in 38 countries to a total of 50,
including Cyprus, Malta, Israel, Turkey and Egypt. Currently
operating 825 screens, Europa provides financial support to theatres
that screen European and Mediterranean products. The
organization also intends to contribute funding toward the cost of
prints, marketing and subtitling of European films. Europa is
presently awaiting final confirmation from the European
Commission. If approved, the organization will receive approximately
$4.2 million over a three-year period.
A DRIVING AMBITION IN RUSSIA
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MOSCOW-At a time when U.S. drive-in exhibition is strug
gling to stay afloat, the very first outdoor theatre to be locate
in Russia has opened for business. With a 1 10-car capacity, th
Moscow drive-in hopes to attract the city's wealthier resident
by showing both Russian and imported films.
RUSSIAN RESOLUTION
ST. PETERSBURG-Russia also had another addition to ii
exhibition industry in the form of its first specialized cinem
exhib expo. "Cinema-XXI," which was held at the Xeningra
Film Center last July, attracted over 30 major players from a
over Russia as well as the nearby states of Georgia, Ukraine an
Estonia. Scheduled to be an annual event, the expo will tak
place concurrently with St. Petersburg's Festival of Films.
CONSTANTIN GOES PUBLIC
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MUNICH-Germany-based production and distribution con"
pany Constantin Film has unveiled its plans to go public. The ou'
fit intends to expand its central licensing and production divisior
as well as acquire other domestic and foreign film productio
companies. Constantin chairman Bernd Eichinger explained, '*^^
intend to build the company into a media concern and to gro"
through the expansion of business activities in Germany and tfc
international market, which is showing strong growth."
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Notes From the Pacific Rim by Francesca Dinglasan
LAD STORY: JAPANESE TROIKA DRINKS IN SAPPORO
"OKYO-Three of Japan's largest domestic film distribution and exhi-
companies have reached an agreement to construct and operate a
; iiplex theatre. Toho. Toei and Shochiku are currently developing a cin-
lor the Japanese city of Sapporo, located in the northern region of the
V nir\. The new plex, which will occupy one floor of a brand new 38-
1 \ building, will house 12 screens and 2.500 seats. Each screen is estir
ed to cost approximately 130 million yen (USSl.l million) with Toho
" oiling six screens and Toei and Shochiku each owning three. While
us reports indicated that the alliance plans to build more plexes in
of the companies, most notably Toho. has vehemently denied
iiture projects. Construction at the Sapporo site is slated to begin
;i ; 5-pring, with the theatre scheduled for a 2004 bow.
PiEAVAL AT HOYTS
."I'DNEY-Australia-based Hoyts Cinemas is expected to
!tn to private status as a result of media mogul Kerry Packer's
c :
:over of the circuit. Should the status reversion take place,
will be the only one of the three major Australian
Miors not operating as a public company. Hoyts, which holds
screens throughout nine different countries, has been a pub-
: nture since late 1996, when it made itself available on the
M ralian stock exchange to raise money for its expansion plans.
xiutive personnel changes that have occurred since Packer's
u .
•i\ Consolidated Press Holdings has taken charge include
\shok Jacob. Graham Cubbin, John Willinge, Guy Jalland
aines Packer replacing Hoyts' David Gonski, Andrew Banks,
Carnegie and Richard Longes on the circuit's board.
iODEN AGE IN HONG KONG COMES TO A CLOSE
ONG KONG-After nearly 30 years in Hong Kong, film
ic;try powerhouse Golden Harvest has closed its local subdi-y
in the city, triggering fears that the entire corporation is
to going under. Golden Harvest, which was founded in 1970,
a; ^tficially denied that it is in danger of complete closure.
in
pany co-founder Raymond Chow has insisted that the deci-
{0 consolidate the Hong Kong division is simply a matter of
rnal restructuring." The company has also declared that its
"love should have no effect on its operations, the Golden
Entertainment Holdings stock value, nor the release of
lie
films currently on its production slate.
n\ever, in a separate issue affecting Golden Harvest, the
any is expected to return to private ownership if it forges
. ! with plans to buy back public shares. Golden Harvest
n lainment announced that it has offered HK$0.60 (US$0.07)
Li lare, the amount paid by Australia-based Village Roadshow
ir when it acquired joint control of the Chinese company.
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IZIJNEMAS SEE JUMPS IN JUNE
^ DNEY-According to the Motion Picture Distributors
'S: .iation of Australia, the country's exhibition and distribu-
Oi ndustries are on pace to reach their 12th consecutive year of
ro
ic
h. Figures for the first half of this year indicate a 10 percent
ise to AUSS361 million (US$238 million) over the same six-
10 h period in 1998, leading the MPDAA to estimate 1999's
ill ear figure for the two film sectors to come in at more than
kL )700 million (USS462 million)-an 1 1 percent increase over
isi ear. The notable jump in this year's first-half figure has been
»R y credited to the slate of films released Down Under during
the month of June. Pics such as "Star Wars: Episode
I-The Phantom Menace," "Netting Hill" and "The
Mummy" helped float boxoffice earnings to a record
AUS$84.5 million (US$56 millon) for the month, compared
to AUS$55 million (US$36 miUion) gained for the
four-week period a year ago.
BOXOFFICE WELL IN WELLINGTON
V\ ELLINGTON-New Zealand's boxoffice has
rebounded after a slow start early this year. According to
the Motion Pictures Distributors Association, figures for
the first half of 1999 indicate earnings of NZ$61.8 million
(US$32.7 million), a 6.1 percent growth over the
same period in 1998. In addition to Kiwi interest in "Star
"Shakespeare in Love" and local product "What Becomes
Wars.
of the Broken Hearted?
ticket sales.
have contributed to the improvement in
SEOUL SURVIVAL
SEOUL-South Korean filmmakers are continuing to resist
U.S. pressure to overturn its film quota system. Currently, South
Korean theatres are required to screen local products for at least
106 days per year, which limits the number of foreign films
imported into the country. The South Korean government had
originally proposed reducing the annual quota to 92 days-a compromise
rejected by U.S. delegates. Korean film commission vice
chairman Moon Sung Keun has warned that a backlash against
U.S. products is likely to occur if American pressure continues.
Moon has also forecasted that loosening the quota would most
likely be advantageous to Japanese, rather than American, product,
due to the close ties between Japan and South Korea. Korean
filmmakers have presently staged protests throughout Seoul voicing
their support for the quota system, heartily encouraged by
their counterparts in Europe.
JAPANESE CINEMAS GET GROOVY, BABY
TOKYO-In an effort to attract younger crowds to Japanese
cinemas, movie theatres throughout the country have reduced
admission prices for the summer boxoffice hit, "Austin Powers:
The Spy Who Shagged Me," which opens wide this month.
According to Nippon Herald, the flick's distributor in Japan, tickets
will be reduced to 1000 yen (US$8.30)-a 45 percent decrease
from the normal boxoffice charge.
JAPANESE CINEMAS ALSO GET "STAR"-RY EYED
TOKYO-No ticket price reduction was needed in Japanese cinemas
to attract moviegoers to "Star Wars: Episode I-The
Phantom Menace." The film opened to the tune of an estimated
164.7 billion yen (U.S.$13.5 million) during the first four days of
its countrywide screenings. Combined with earnings for sneak
previews of the pic on two separate weekends, "Star Wars" garnered
a total of 219.6 billion yen (US$18 million) at the Japanese
boxoffice. These figures appear consistent with the country's historic
interest in the "Star Wars" franchise. In 1978, the original
"Star Wars" made 7.1 trillion yen (US$58.4 million) in Japan-the
largest boxoffice sum earned by the movie in a foreign market.
The re-release of "Star Wars" also did exceptionally well in the
country, tallying 7.1 bilHon yen (US$15.2 milhon) in boxoffice
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Starring Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe,
llleana Douglas and Conor O'Farrell.
Directed and written by David Koepp.
Produced by Gavin Polone and Judy
Hofflund. An Artisan release.
Drama/thriller. Rated R for violence,
sexuality and language. Running time:
98 min.
An amateur hypnotherapist (llleana
Douglas) goaded into trying her skills on
her skeptical blue-collar brother-in-law
Tom (Kevin Bacon) uses the opportunity
to plant a post-hypnotic suggestion
intended to make her contentious relation
"more open-minded." This ambiguous,
ill-phrased instruction turns Tom
into a receiver for all sorts of disturbing
messages from the Other Side, particu-
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Based on the Novel, Big Brass Ring, Tlie Boys,
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce, Clutch, The I
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STIR OF ECHOES ^^^1/2
Kevin Bacon in Artisan's ''Stir of Echoes."
larly those from
the ghost who's
been haunting his
family's house.
Tom's six-yearold
son, Jake
(Conor O'Farrell),
also has the
Shining—that is,
"X-ray eyes," as a
briefly-seen expository
character
puts it. In the film's
wonderfully chilling
opening scene,
the young boy
appears to be prattling
to himself,
but is soon
revealed to be
having an eerie
conversation with
a spirit. This entity
turns out to be a
murdered teenage girl who won't leave
Tom or Jake alone until they discover
and reveal her killers. None of this sits
well with Tom's wife and Jake's mother
(Kathryn Erbe), who can't sense the otherworldly
presence and is helpless to
stop it from intruding on their lives.
With strong performances, intriguing
and sparingly used special effects and
some highly original concepts concerning
the nature and methods of communications
from beyond, "A Stir of Echoes"
is, for the most part, rivetingly haunting. It
loses steam when the parapsychological
elements give way to a comparatively
mundane murder mystery, but it's still a
potent thriller sure to echo in the minds of
genre fans. Christine James
Samurai, Humanity, Kikujiro, The Last Harem,
The Letter, Moloch, Rosetta, Sacred, So Close
to Paradise, The Straight Story, Strange Planet,
Tales of Kish, Time Regained, The Virgin
Suicides
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Better Than Chocolate
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Big Daddy
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The Haunting
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The Iron Giant R-105
Jinnah R-112j
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Sex: The Annabel Chong Story R-
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TE BIG BRASS RING
William Hurt plays politics in The Big Brass Ring.'
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Starring William Hurt, Nigel
h vthorne, Miranda Richardson and Irene
h lb. Directed by George Hickenlooper.
B tten by George Hickenlooper and EX.
R ley. Produced by Andrew Pfeffer and
Oald Zuckerman. A Millennium Films
1% jse. Political thriller. Rated R for some
5) »/t/V sexuality, and for language and
K e violence. Running time: 104 min.
jeorge Hickenloop>er and William
H t bring an unproduced Orson Welles
sc enplay to life, creating a good companio
piece to both 'A Touch of Evil" and
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CATFISH IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE
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Starring Paul Winfield, Mary Alice,
Chi Muoi Lo and Lauren Tom. Directed,
written and produced by Chi Muoi Lo. A
Black Hawk Entertainment production.
No distributor set. ComedylDrama. Not
yet rated. Running time: 115 min. Winner
of the Grand Jury Award for Best
Narrative Feature and the Audience
Awardfor Best Narrative Feature.
There's a fine movie to be made
about the culture clash between African-
Americans and Asian refiigees, but this
most assuredly isn't it. Squandering a
sociologically sound premise on soap
opera dramatics and slapstick tomfoolery,
"Catfish in Black Bean Sauce" is a
dish whose international ingredients
don't sit well in the same pot and leave
an unpleasant aftertaste.
It's
certainly not a case of too many
cooks spoiling the broth: Uneasily balancing
the demanding duties of director,
writer and producer, Chi Muoi Lo gets
himelf in deeper trouble by assigning
himself a central acting role he simply
can't handle. His Dwayne is a Chinese-
Vietnamese emigre whose adoption by a
kindly black couple has supposedly
made him more homeboy than houseboy.
A limited comedian to be sure, Lo's
only tools for conveying the transformation
are bug-eyed histrionics and ridiculous
"street" argot that rest just one level
The resurfacing
down from minstrelsy.
of Dwayne's long-lost birth mother is an
interesting narrative conceit, one that
initially raises some valid questions
about the nature of identity and the pervasiveness
of racism. But the resulting
conflict between Dwayne's natural and
adoptive families is unevenly handled,
finally degenerating into a hair-pulling
catfight between matrons that would
be offensive if it weren't unutterably
silly.
The entire affair goes on too long,
and is further burdened by an unnecessary,
unfunny suplot that details the relationship
between Dwayne's white roommate
(Tyler Christopher of TV's
"General Hospital") and an Asian crossdresser.
What this winking knockoff of
"The Crying Game" has to do with cultural
awareness is anybody's guess.
The only reason to stick around is a
knowing turn by Paul Winfield, who
essays the part of Dwayne's even-tempered
American dad with grace and
style. Reassuringly chuckling his way
through the script's most cringe-worthy
moments, he obviously knows he'll meet
us again under much more respectable
circumstances. Steve Schneider
Chi Muoi Lo, Mary Alice and Paul Winfield in "Catfish in Blacl< Bean Sauce."
SHADOW BOXERS ^^^
Starring Lucia Rijker. Directed by
Katya Bankowsky. Produced by Katya
Bankowsky. A Swerve Films production. No
distributor set. Documentary. Not yet rated.
Running time: 73 min. Winner of the
Special Jury Awardfor Best First Feature.
Still straining for respectability in a
man's world of athletics, the up-and-coming
discipline of women's boxing might
strike some as prime fodder for a zippily
lighthearted profile. But from the first gritty
frames of "Shadow Boxers" (and the
inaugural notes of its hard-hitting hip-hop
soundtrack), it's clear that this documentary's
approach to the material will be
entirely serious. Call it "Raging Belle"
then duck.
In her first full-length cinematic foray,
director Katya Bankowsky introduces us
to some of the emerging leading ladies of
the ring. Through illuminating talkinghead
interviews and pulse-quickening fight
footage, they explore the diverse backgrounds
that have driven them to don
gloves as a means of recreation and
release. Just as the cast of characters has
been established, however, the film narrows
its focus to a sole combatant—Dutch
champion-to-be Lucia Rijker—whose
path to glory is laid out in a series of
impressively filmed bouts. Each is shot
according to a different (but equally
engaging) visual style, preventing them
from running together in our minds as one
long, occasionally interrupted brawl, while
effectively conveying their increasingly
critical importance.
Rijker herself proves a fascinating but
ultimately frustrating central figure, quieter
and more inscrutable than a number
of the peripheral players Bankowsky abandons
early on. No matter how many times
she's asked, the ascendant champ can't
offer a more substantive reason for her
sporting passion than the release of tensions
that society won't allow her to
exorcise in any other manner. What
those tensions are (and where they come
from) is never adequately explained.
Herself a part-time pugilist, Bankowsky
doesn't press the issue, leaving us to fill
in gaps her insider's brain may not even
recognize are there. We're left with the
image of two shadow boxers sparring for
a title whose value we never fully unde
stand. Steve Schneider
LUMINOUS MOTION ^^^1/2
Starring Eric Lloyd, Deborah Kara
Unger, Terry Kinney and Jamey
Sheridan. Directed by Bette Gordon.
Written by Robert Roth and Scott
Bradfield. Produced by Anthony Bregman
and Ted Hope. A Good Machine production.
No distributor set. Drama. Not yet
rated. Running time: 93 min.
Films this daring remind us how safe
and predictable the independent movement
has actually become. Without
reservation or apology, director Bette
Gordon adapts Scott Bradfield's
provocative novel, "The History of
Luminous Motion," into a cinematic
moral challenge that's a twisted take on
the concept of family fare. In its own
way, it could even be termed a buddy
picture—albeit one that shatters our
closely held assumptions of the form.
Though single-parent stories
are all
the rage these days, there's no adequate
preparation for our introduction to
"Mom" (Debra Kara Unger), a prostitute
and petty thief who spirits her preteen
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id quick-cash scams. We're outraged at
le boy's exposure to seediness. but disirbed
even further by the knowledge
lat he's absolutely thrilled to be part of
lifestyle that emphasizes excitement
^-er stability. That choice becomes
arder to question, however, when we
leet "Dad" (Jamey Sheridan), a corpoite
climber and control freak whose
terest in reuniting the family amounts to
;tle more than a greedy desire to reclaim
St possessions. In the most biting of the
ript's many ironies, we realize that Mom
on most levels the better guardian.
The resulting push-and-pull on
dilip's fragile identity manifests itself in
series of psychotic episodes that blur
le line between perception and reality,
inematographer Teodoro Maniaci does
bravura job of essaying the inner conict
in visual terms: Imaginary father
gures dart in and out of the boy's dayreams,
their heightened movements
erpetually several frames out of sync
ith the surrounding action. It's as if a
arade of flip-book phantoms had
;truded upon a world stuck in a state of
jispended animation. Partaking of
l-uminous Motion" keeps us similarly
md blessedly) off balance. Steve
fhneider
ASED ON THE NOVEL iriririr
Starring Dirk Zeelenberg, Alette
irkse, Femke de Brouwer and Nadja
iipscher. Directed and written by Eddy
?rstall. Produced by Wim Louwrier. A
KPIAmsterdam production. ComedyI
rama. Dutch-language; subtitled. Not
•t rated. Running time: 90 min.
Designed as both an affectionate pariy
of one of Amsterdam's artiest
[iighborhoods and as a tribute to
obert Altman's "The Player," Eddy
'.^stall's sexy, funny tale of a manipula-
^e director and the actresses he toys
ith perfectly captures the burden of
ggling art and reality.
Two-faced s.o.b. director Lars
-humann (Dirk Zeelenberg) must
retch to become three-faced as he woos
id screws three aspiring actresses:
lia. who is beginning a new chapter in
^r love life; Sofie, who is testing her
\er"s commitment; and Noor, whose
msive ex has left her helpless and witss.
The film focuses on their lives and
)w the cat-and-mouse game of casting
fects each one, while also serving up a
ting indictment of the nonsense and
imiliation the entire process deals
eryone involved.
Zeelenberg's spot-on portrayal of a
;able bastard would not have been out
place in either Barry Primus'
•distress" or even "This Is Spinal Tap."
Each actress' personaHty is brought out
beautifully through stylish set-pieces and
very strong performances — particularly
Nadja Hiipscher's Noor, who balances
Bjork-like between waif and woman.
This winning import delivers a real feel
for the artsy community in Amsterdam
where it was shot, help)ed by numerous
cameos of Dutch filmmakers and actors.
The dialogue is witty and observant
throughout, and though the tone of the
film is light, Terstall is not afraid to get
heavy from time to time—the threatening
calls from Noor's ex-boyfriend are particularly
chilling. The differences in Dutch and
American lifestyles are interesting and
refreshing, but in the end the games people
play are universal. "Based on the Novel"
should be popular with the 20- and 30-
something art-house crowd. Charles
Martin
THE CORNDOG MAN ^^^1/2
Starring Noble Willingham and Jim
Holmes. Directed by Andrew Shea. Written
by Andrew Shea, David Steen and Jim
Holmes. Produced by Jim Holmes, David
Steen and Andrew Shea. A Doradel Pictures
production. No distributor set. Drama. Not
yet rated. Running time: 83 min.
There's nothing corny about it. The
sadly underrated Noble Willingham
("Good Morning. Vietnam") is excellent
in this suspense tale, a racially-charged
mystery set against the backdrop of a
sleepy North Carolina town.
Willingham's Ace Barker is a loudmouthed
bigot of a boat salesman, one
whose languidly paced day-to-day existence
hides a history of unspeakable sin.
Perpetually waiting by the phone for that
one big sale. Barker gets more than he bargains
for when an unidentified caller
begins to harass him with frightening frequency.
A simple nuisance becomes a
study in psychological torture as the
anonymous tormentor gradually reveals
The sparse narrative at first
the skeletons in his victim's closet. Hint:
His dealership isn't named "Triple-K
Marine" for nothing.
seems better
suited to the stage.
How long can we
stare at the repeated visual motif of two
men talking on the telephone without
becoming unhinged ourselves? Though
director Andrew Shea occasionally breaks
up the action with side trips to the seedy
bars and lonely back roads that float on
the periphery of Barker's exceedingly limited
social milieu, the real reasons to stay
tuned are the story's inexorable pull and
Willingham's tour-de-force performance.
With those elements firmly in place, we're
so intent on getting to the heart of the
matter that we'd watch Barker suffer
across a ham-radio wire if we really had to.
When it finally arrives, the script's ultimate
revelation can't help but be a bit of
an anticlimax. After so much nail-biting
buildup, Barker could turn out to be the
devil himself and we'd still feel shortchanged.
Willingham, however, never disappoints.
Rendering the sHppery slide into
madness with ferocious authority, he keeps
a potentially static feature constantly in
motion. The only thing that's dead here is
the sound at the end of the hne when the
victorious prankster hangs up for the last
time.
Steve Schneider
THE GLASS JAR ^1/2
Starring Anthony Crivello, John Kassir
and Steve Scionti. Directed and written by
Gil Wadsworth. Produced by Amy Sydorick
and Scott Hohnbaum. A McAboyl
Wadsworth production. A Sterling Pacific
Films release. Comedy IDrama. Not yet
rated. Running time: 103 min.
Don't be fooled by a brief, faintly fradulent
framing sequence that casts sole
name talent C. Thomas Howell as a nonetoo-convincing
crimelord. The vast majority
of "The Glass Jar's" pathetically wasted
running time is given over to an extended,
rambling conversation between hapless
hoods Tony and John (Anthony Crivello
and John Kassir, respectively), a pair of illtempered
ne'er-do-wells who engage in
ceaseless, stultifyingly boring living-room
discourse as they await further orders from
their mysterious boss.
Apparently, no one ever told director
Gil Wadsworth that film is supposed to be
a visual mediimi, as the claustrophobic
bout of verbal sparring he serves up in lieu
of action quickly becomes a maddening
exercise in ironic futility. Watching
Norman Mailer's reviled "Wild 90" might
have warned him that gangster debates
have had a rightfully checkered past on the
screen. Instead, we're virtual prisoners to
mirthless, sub-Tarantino squabbling about
TV-remote privileges and cutthroat games
of "name the state capital." Subreferencing
like hardened media junkies, Tony and
John deconstruct everything from professional
hockey to the weight problems of
Mexican housewives. If Dennis Miller
were split in two, and both halves were
cast in a remake of "Waiting for Godot,"
this is what the result would look and
sound like.
A hint of a story begins to present itself
in the film's final quarter, but by then it's
too little, too late. When the bullying Tony
forces the meeker John into a nihilistic
game of Russian roulette, we're so desp)erate
to escape the tortuous goings-on that
we find ourselves wishing the big dope had
mistakenly loaded at least two bullets into
the chamber. Anything that will get us out
of that living room will do just fine, even if
the only other option is a trip to the
morgue. Steve Schneider

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MACBETH IN MANHATTAN irir
Starring Gloria Reuben, David Lansbury,
Nick Gregory and John Glover. Directed by
Greg Lombardo. Written by Joe Gagen and
Greg Lombardo. Produced by Victoria
Lang and Pier Paolo Piccoli. A Cinebard
production. An Amber Waves release.
Drama. Not yet rated. Running time: 97
nun.
If you're totally unfamiliar with the
works of William Shakespeare, you're the
target audience of "Macbeth in
Manhattan," an incredibly patronizing,
dumbed-down backstage soap opera. It
also helps if you've ingested a steady
intake of nighttime TV dramas, as they're
the clear touchstone for this not-ready-forbigscreen
expose of the sexual and political
machinations that underlie a New York
theatre company's production of the classic
Elizabethan tragedy.
When it's not luridly
dwelling on the back-biting
and two-timing that have
been footlight cliches since
the days of Mary Noble,
"Macbeth" helps us yokels
out with a running Cliff's
Notes-style deconstruction
of old Will's apparently
arcane text. Mostly issued in
the form of a street argot
soliloquy delivered by an
African-American costume
designer, this narration provides
us with thoughtful
warnings whenever our man
Macbeth is about to start
trippin' on power. Thanks
for clearing that up. Steve
Schneider
SOMETIME IN AUGUST
•*1/2
Starring Michael Medeiros, Sylva
Kelegian, Glenn English and Terry Keane.
Directed and written by Caio Ribiero.
Produced by Eitan Gorlin. A Caio Ribiero
Production. No distributor set. Drama. Not
yet rated. Running time: 81 min.
Cute is as cute does, but this romantic
fantasy burdens a moderately engaging
premise with the trappings of date-movie
whimsy. To stave off her loneliness, neurotic
single girl Marcia (Sylva Kelegian) hires
a low-budget investigator to tail the
woman who's ruined her love life. That
woman, of course, is herself: She's merely
seeking confirmation that a man can still
find her attractive, even if she has to pay
one for his attentions. Naturally, the two
fall in love once the subterfuge is revealed.
There are grimmer underpinnings to
each character's story that rescue the film
from its seeming collision course with
treacle. To get to its surprisingly elegant
payoff, however, we have to endure too
many cheap-laugh scenes of Kelegian
camping it up in dark sunglasses as
Marcia conducts her incognito business.
Expect them to be the zany selling points
when "August" is inevitably remade as
another cookie-cutter Tom Hanks/Meg
Ryan vehicle. Steve Schneider
CLUTCH ***l/2
Starring David Hewlett,
Tanya Allen,
David Fox and Gordon Michael Woolvett.
Directed and written by Chris Grismer.
Produced by Allison Lewis and Chan D.
Park. A Feature Film Project production.
No distributor set. Comedy!Drama. Not yet
rated. Running time: 86 min.
At first glance, "Clutch" seems a
laundry list of indie cliches. A book
thief inadvertently murders the man
Martyn (David Hewlett) is having a really bad day in "Clutch.
he's attempting to rob. The crook's nervous
brother and wisecracking, Gen-X
roommate help him to get rid of the
body.
Along the way, he falls in love with a
cynical, standoffish lady mechanic (not
played, surprisingly, by Christina Ricci).
Everyone tosses around a lot of hip references
to the Internet and TV game
shows. And the purloined volume glows
as brightly as the suitcase in "Pulp
Fiction" whenever it's opened.
Just as you're ready to consign
"Clutch" to the depths of hackdom,
however, a shocking realization sets in: It
all works! The dialogue is clever, the
characters are engaging, the suspense is
genuine, and even the ice queen's eventual
awakening of the heart is properly
motivated and sensitively acted. This is
one book that simply can't be judged by
its cover. Steve Schneider
DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE
***1/2
^
Directed by Kim Longinotto and iHI
Mir-Hosseini. Produced by Kim Longinotto.
A Women Make Movies production. No
distributor set. Documentary. Farsi-language;
subtitled. Not yet rated. Run,
time: 80 min.
It's no secret that a Teheran divi
court is hardly a citadel of women's ri
Infinitely more surprising is the free a
that's been granted to a pair of female ;male
filmmakers intent on documenting
daily dramas of gender inequity—a pi
imity that results in a stinging portray;
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justice denied.
The first real-life complaint we're
allowed to witness sets the tone. After enumerating
a list of grievances against her
husband that would be sufficient grounds
for a speedy divorce on these
shores, an exasperated
Iranian wife is told by the
judge that the onus is on her
to win back her man. She
can start by making herself
more physically attrac
it's suggested; wearing
makeup is mentioned
The handfi
good start.
cases that follow are similaPi i
ly ludicrous, as a combination
of patriarchal fanaticism
and administrative
incompetence ensures a
humiliating loss for nearly
every woman unfortunate
enough to take up arms
against an intractable legal
enemy. What's shocking is
the realization that most
aren't fighting for anything
that remotely resembles
independence. They only
want a fair shot at earning basic respect
and honor in their own homes.
That co-directors Kim Longinotto
and Ziba Mir-Hosseini were allowed to
lens this shattering footage in the first
place is frankly amazing. Wisely, they
elect to stay out of its way, never making
themselves seen on camera and keeping
their voiceover explication to a minimum.
It's sheer serendipity that their
gaze eventually falls on the judge's young
daughter, who's repeatedly seen accompanying
her father to work and appears
to be learning some hard lessons in
the
bargain. Play-acting behind the podium,
she mounts an accusatory diatribe
against an imaginary male defendant
that's heartbreaking in its unknowing
plea for social redress. Her father chuckles
that she never wants to get married:
after all we've seen, who can bla
her?
Steve Schneider
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A fter a less than auspicious debut
/I marked by disappointing films
/A and the conspicuous absence of
ican works from this year's Cannes
,7. hopes were high that the fest's
J week would go in another direc-
But there was shock and, in some
fury along the Croisette when the
rs of this year's prizes were
)iced. The Palme d'Or went to
rta," a little-seen film (it was
:cd on the penultimate day of the
jI. typically a low-visibility spot)
had audiences divided.
'\en more surprising were the trio of
V (two for acting and a grand jury
to "L'Humanite, " a wildly unpopilm
that prompted many to exit its
ings. Meanwhile, Pedro Almodovar,
victory for "All About My
cr" (the only runaway hit at
,s) was virtually assured, had to
for the directing prize. Manoel
ira's lovely, understated "The
"
won a jury award, but like the
fop prize winners, it was in the vein
arty rather than the popular films.
i /. the generally disappointing slate
/ 'Ims and the peculiar choices by the
l)i id Cronenberg-led jury left festival-
;:' ^feeling more than a little Cannes-
>ous.— Lael Loewenstein
AIIES BROWNE ^i^^
tarring Anjelica Huston, Marion
(y wyer, Ray Winstone and Arno
Ckrier. Directed by Anjelica Huston.
'en by John Goldsmith and Brendan
a roll. Produced by Jim Sheridan,
At ur Lappin, Anjelica Huston and Greg
Sn h. A USA Films release. Drama. Not
I e: iited. Running time: 91 min.
\ gnes Browne," the second film direct-
Oscar-winning actress Anjelica
n. is set in 1967 Dublin and is based
le best-selling Irish novel "The
ny." Unlike her directorial debut, the
im "Bastard Out of Carolina," in
she did not appear, Huston, who
; her childhood in Ireland, directs hersdn
the title role.
has been recently widowed with
se n children. To pay for her husband's
fu -al, she must borrow from the local
la shark Mr. Billy ("Nil by Mouth's"
.'
R '
Winstone), which further increases
h< f lebts. Agnes tries to make ends meet
b] riling produce at a market stand. Life
to 'vgnes and her children is a constant
fu cial struggle, and is further complica
. one of the sons takes after his
fa T and gambles with the loan shark.
F( i\gnes, a ticket to a sold-out concert
fn
visiting star Tom Jones seems like an
un'lievable dream, and she is amazed
wh a French baker (Arno Chevrier)
takes a romantic interest in her.
Huston's direction is better paced than
in "Bastard." As in that film, she gets
strong performances from her cast, and
Huston herself gives an accomplished performance
as the feisty Agnes. Her best
moments are with Marion O'Dwyer as her
best friend, especially in quiet scenes full of
affection and unexpressed emotions. And
Winstone is a sinister presence in his brief
role of the loan shark.
The screenplay—co-written by
Brendan O'Carroll, author of the original
novel—mixes humor and sadness, but
often gives too neat resolutions to the
problems Agnes and her family encounter.
Even Tom Jones (playing himselO shows
up to help out. However, Huston creates
such a likable central character that she
makes up for the over-sentimentahty of
the story. Ed Scheid
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES itr^
Starring Kirsten Dunst, James Woods
and Kathleen Turner. Written and directed
by Sofia Coppola. Produced by Francis
Ford Coppola, Julie Costanzo, Chris
Hanley and Dan Halsted. A Paramount
Classics release. Drama. Not yet rated.
Running time: 95 min.
The feature directing debut of the
genealogically blessed Sofia Coppola,
"The Virgin Suicides" is a competent but
unexceptional film that tells the story of
one family's catastrophic attempts to rein
in adolescence during the 1970s. As told
from the perspective of the boys next door
(and wistfully narrated with a hint of
"Wonder Years" nostalgia by Giovanni
Ribisi), the Lisbon sisters are blonde and
beautiful but inexplicably troubled. Led by
the eldest.
Lux (Kirsten Dunst), the siblings
suffocate under their overprotective
parents (James Woods and Kathleen
Turner), a conservative, ordinary couple
who react with understandable shock to
the suicide attempt of their youngest
daughter Cecilia (Hanna Hall). When
Lux's foray with a smitten schoolboy (Josh
Hartnett) keeps her out all night. Mom
places all the girls under virtual house
arrest and even bums Lux's record collection.
That punishment precipitates a desperate
attempt by the girls to communicate
with the boys next door and sets off a surprising
chain of events.
There are nice moments throughout,
and Coppola has done a deft job evoking
the spirit of the film's period and suburban
setting. But while performances and technical
elements are unimpeachable, the film,
finally, disappoints. Like the Lisbon girls
themselves, it is lovely to look at but doesn't
stand up well to close inspection; it feels
empty and soulless. The film opens touting
a mystery and never solves it, which is not
in itself a crime, but it neither deepens nor
enriches the question at the crux of that
mystery. You walk away knowing about as
much as when you sat down, feeling
detached from the characters and the story
and wondering where the last 90-odd minutes
went. Lael Loewenstein
THE FIVE SENSES ^^^^
Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Daniel
Maclvor, and Marco Leonard!. Written and
directed by Jeremy Podeswa. Produced by
Camelia Frieberg and Jeremy Podeswa. No
distributor set. Drama. Not yet rated.
Running time: 105 min.
Canadian filmmaker Jeremy Podeswa's
"The Five Senses" takes what could have
been a contrived, artificial construct and
turns it into a surprisingly intricate, effective
movie. Working with five different but
interconnected storylines, each representing
one of the five senses, Podeswa creates
a film that works on many levels and says
much about the difficulty humans have in
forging meaningful relationships. The stories
unfold over a three-day period in
which a small child has gone missing, fueling
a media frenzy and general public
unease. Each of the characters is somehow
linked to the missing girl. Her mother
Anna (Molly Parker) is a client of massage
therapist Ruth (Gabrielle Rose), who represents
touch. Ruth's daughter Rachel
(Nadia Litz) was supposed to be watching
the girl in the park but instead becomes
drawn into a voyeuristic game with local
boy Rupert (Brendan Fletcher). Rachel
and Rupert, in this construct, represent
sight. Meanwhile, Ruth's neighbor Rona
(Mary-Louise Parker) is a cake baker and
decorator with an impaired sense of taste,
who finds herself the reluctant host of
Roberto (Marco Leonardi), an impassioned
Italian chef she met on holiday in
Europe. Ruth's best friend is Robert
(Daniel Maclvor), a wry bisexual housecleaner
with an acute sense of smell who
embarks on a quirky aromatic chronology
of his former lovers; he resolves to meet
and smell each of them to see if anyone is
still in love with him. And finally, Ruth
and Rona share a building with Richard
(Philippe Volter), an eye doctor in the early
stages of deafness who decides to build a
"library" of favorite sounds in his head.
Only with the affection of a woman from
his past (Pascale Bussieres) can Richard
overcome his despair.
Though the narrative threads are
many, "The Five Senses" never feels
unwieldy, largely because Podeswa
treats his material with a touch that is
assured, affectionate, witty and warm.
He never belabors the sensory allusions
but rather uses them as a gently unifying
context, a backdrop against which
each poignant, funny and well-acted
story unfolds. Lael Loewenstein

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DOGMA i^irirVl
Starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon,
Linda Fiorentino and Alan Rickman.
Written and directed by Kevin Smith.
Produced by Scott Mosier. Comedy. No distributor
set. Not yet rated. Running time:
135 min.
One of the most eagerly anticipated
and highly controversial films of the festival,
Kevin Smith's "Dogma" surprises
mostly by how pro-faith—not sacreligious—its
message is. The advance press
had Catholics so incensed by "Dogma"
that Miramax agreed not to release the
film under its Disney-owned banner;
instead, Bob and Harvey Weinstein undertook
the highly unusual move of meeting
with various distributors. At press time,
the Weinsteins still had not decided
whether to sell or self-distribute the film.
And with a crop of hot actors that could
sell the film on their names alone, the
Weinsteins might not wish to let this one
go.
Opening with a brief disclaimer
reminding us that this is, in fact, a satire.
Smith launches into an overlong but intermittently
hilarious comedy (he calls it a
"comic fantasia") that features the
writer/director's signature blend of base
humor and bright, articulate social commentary.
The labyrinthine storyHne of "Dogma"
follows lapsed Catholic Bethany (Linda
Fiorentino), who receives a midnight visit
from a heavenly messenger (Alan
Rickman). He tells Bethany that she has
been called to save humankind by traveling
to New Jersey to stop an evil plan currently
being hatched by two fallen angels
(Ben Affleck and Matt Damon).
Reluctant and perplexed, Bethany
nevertheless agrees to help out. Along the
way, she encounters the quirky, sexobsessed
duo Jay (Jason Mewes) and
Silent Bob (Kevin Smith), a black friend
of Jesus named Rufus (Chris Rock), the
lovely stripper Serendipity (Salma
Hayek) and an evil being named Azrael
(Jason Lee). Whether she will make it to
New Jersey in time to save the world is
anybody's guess.
There are ridiculously self-indulgent
and simply disgusting sequences
Bethany being pursued by a poop-monster,
for instance—that desperately need to
be cut. But there are kernels of genius here,
and if Smith trims the fat from this film, he
might come up with something worthy of
his considerable talent.
Curiously, Smith and DP Robert
Yeoman have filmed in widescreen,
which feels appropriate neither to the
subject matter nor to the rather scattershot
manner of storytelling. Lael
Loewenstein
Philippe Tullier,
Severine Caneele and Emmanuel Schotte in Bruno Dumont's "Humanity.
HUMANITY (L'HUMANITE) ^^^1/2
Starring Emmanuel Schotte, Severine
Caneele and Philippe Tullier. Directed and
written by Bruno Dumont. Produced by
Jean Brehat and Rachid Bouchareb. No distributor
set. Drama. French-language; subtitled.
Not yet rated. Running time: 128
min. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and
the Best Actor and Best Actress (tie)
Awards.
In "Humanity's" opening scenes, a man
falls into the dirt in pain. He is Pharaon
De Winter (Emmanuel Schotte), a thirtysomething
police lieutenant in a quiet
town is northeastern France. The mutilated
corpse of a young girl has just been
found. Without much aptitude, Pharaon
investigates the murder, and seems overwhelmed
by the cruelty he encounters.
Schotte creates a unique characterization:
Pharaon is always serious with a
pained look on his face, and his life is full
of silence. In the widescreen images of this
film, Pharaon is alone or with very few
people, emphasizing his isolation. Pharaon
is friendly with his 23-year-old neighbor
Domino (Severine Caneele), regularly
accompanying her and her boyfriend
Joseph (Philippe Tullier) on short trips.
But even with them he rarely speaks; when
he does, the delivery is deadpan.
Like director/writer Bruno Dumont's
first feature "The Life of Jesus,"
"Humanity" has a strong sense of physicality.
Caneele is an uninhibited presence;
she and Tullier have some frank love
scenes. In one scene, her nude body is
posed similarly to that of the dead girl.
Dumont's film becomes a rigorous and
methodical accumulation of the daily
details of life in the town. The austere
images combined with the unusual central
characterization of Schotte keep
"Humanity" surprisingly absorbin;
throughout the almost two-and-a-half
hour running time. The character study o
Pharaon becomes a bigger mystery thai
the crime he's investigating. Since littl
background or personal details abou
Pharaon are given, each of his gesture
takes on an unexpected significance
When he does let down his guard, Mi
actions have a fascinating ambiguity, ^i
Still, though Schotte and Caneele ere
ate realistic characterizations, the actin
awards both received at Cannes seer
excessive. Ed Scheid ^
,
FEVER *** *l
Starring Henry Thomas, David O'Har
and Teri Hatcher. Written and directed b
Alex Winter. Produced by Christia
Martin. Psychological thriller. No distribu
tor set. Not yet rated. Running time: 9
min.
At times eerily reminiscent of vintag
Polanski films, especially "The Tenant
and "Repulsion," "Fever" is one creep
movie. Written and directed by Ale
Winter, better known as Keanu Reeves
sidekick in the "Bill and Ted" movies, it's
promising debut that may nevertheless be
tad too arty for stateside audiences.
Henry Thomas plays Nick Parker,
struggling, solitary artist living in a run
down Brooklyn apartment building. Wit
a collection of weirdo neighbors, a
unsympathetic landlord and walls tha
perpetually seem to be closing in aroun
him, it's no wonder Nick has nightmare;
After Nick's landlord is found violenti
murdered, suspicion begins to mount a
;
to the killer's identity. Nick thinks
might have been his upstairs neighbc
Will (David O'Hara), a menacing typ
who spouts Nazi philosophy and brar
dishes a big knife. But Will so frighten
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im that when the cops arrive, Nick points
lem in the direction of a drunken former
.nant who was angrily evicted the night of
ic murder. Stressed out and sick, Nick
e\elops an intense fever and becomes
elusional. This turn of events prompts
ne of the film's most disturbing
;quences in which fantasy and reality
ecome indistinguishable. Only with the
elp of his bourgeois sister Charlotte (Teri
latcher), who gets him to a doctor, can
Jick recover from his life-threatening
jver.
Winter uses lap dissolves, sound and
isual effects and various optical devices,
icluding distorted lenses, to render Nick's
orld dark and extremely unsettling,
hough he does a fine job maintaining
Lispense along the way, Winter tacks on
n ending that seems designed to leave
Kings as murky as possible and gives a reltively
facile explanation of the events.
he cast is fine overall, with Henry
homas giving an edgy, nuanced perfornance
in the central role. Lael
.oewenstein
JRANGE PLANET ^^:^^
Starring Claudia Karvan, Naomi Watts
nd Alice Garner. Directed by Emma-Kate
roghan. Written by Stavros Kazantzidis
nd Emma-Kate Croghan. Produced by
'tavros Kazantzidis and Anastasia Sideris.
tomantic comedy. I\'o distributor set. Not
iet rated. Running time: 95 min.
worthy follow-up to her slight but
harming 1996 debut film "Love and
)ther Catastrophes." Emma-Kate
roghan's "Strange Planet" is, like its preecessor,
a smart, incisive and funny look
t love among Australian twentysomenings.
in her first film, Croghan's
tory revolved around three young women,
1 this case a trio of men share the spotght
with three female roomates. Judy
Courteney Cox lookalike Naomi Watts)
as a history of falling for older, married
len. so she resolves to become an aggresi\e
career woman to overcome her fixaion.
Alice (Claudia Karvan) is still nursig
the broken heart she's had since her
teady boyfriend unexpectedly jilted her
^r another woman. And Sally (Alice
jamer) is open to anything life has to
tier.
Meanwhile, Ewan, Joel and Neil (Tom
-ong, Aaron Jeffery and Felix
Villiamson) are partners in a law firm. Fed
p with his grown-up life, Ewan quits the
irm. Handsome and seemingly together
oel has his life shattered when his wife
'a\es him. And quirky, lonely Neil just
ants somebody to love.
Given the initial set-up, it's not hard to
ee where Croghan will take things. There's
nough symmetry between the groups that
it's reasonably certain the men and women
will meet one another and couple up in the
end. WTiat is interesting, however, is the
route she takes to get there.
Croghan and Stavros Kazantzidis'
deft, witty script keeps the would-be
lovers apart for the film's duration,
allowing us to evaluate each character
individually. Moreover, Croghan shows
promising signs of growing as a filmmaker.
While she intelligently chose a
second project that seems the natural
outgrowth of her first, "Strange
Planet's" narrative structure is more
complex than that of her first film and
its characters more intriguing. As in
"Love and Other Catastrophes,"
Croghan manifests a fluid visual sensibility,
a predilection for bold colors and
keen observation of character idiosyncrasies.
Still in her 20s, Croghan is a
director to watch. Lael Loewenstein
THE LETTER ***
Starring Chiara Mastroianni, Pedro
Abrunhosa and Antoine Chappey. Written
and directed by Manoel de Oliveira.
Produced by Paulo Branco. Drama. No distributor
set. Not yet rated. Running time:
107 min.
Ninety-year-old Portuguese filmmaker
Manoel de Oliveira is a marvel: He makes
poetic films of lyrical simplicity and beauty
that show the care of a great craftsman.
With this film, based on the book "The
Princess of Cleves" by Madame de la
Fayette, he scores another understated triumph,
for which he received a special jury
prize at Cannes.
Chiara Mastroianni, who has her father
Marcello's looks and her mother
Catherine Deneuve's otherworldly presence,
plays the wealthy but perpetually disconsolate
Mademoiselle de Chartres.
Overcoming a recently broken heart, she
agrees to marry Jacques de Cleves
(Antoine Chappey), a young doctor of
good reputation for whom she feels no
passion, though she knows he'll be a faithful
husband. Once married, Mme. de
Cleves' life is thrown into chaos by an
encounter with the Portuguese rock star
Pedro Abrunhosa (himself)-
Having fallen irretrievably in love with
Abrunhosa, Mme. de Cleves is beseeched
by her dying mother not to consummate
the affair for the sake of her reputation
and her marriage. She agrees to be faithful
to her husband, though her passion
for Abrunhosa consumes her. Worse, he
reciprocates her love, and the two are
locked in a desperate struggle against
their emotions in a society that is outwardly
modern but underneath extraordinarily
old-fashioned. Seeding counsel,
Mme. de Cleves visits a childhood friend,
now a nun (Leonor Silveira, greatly
underplaying her looks). The two women
spend countless hours together discussing
her dilemma, and when illness
claims her husband, Mme. de Cleves
makes a decision that will surprise most
viewers.
Though very little happens in this
film, and its central character's inertia
can be enormously frustrating, there's
remarkable integrity and pureness to
Oliveira's vision. Mastroianni, who is in
nearly every scene, gives a lovely, controlled
performance that renders Mme.
de Cleves a surprisingly sympathetic
character. Emmanuel's cinematography
superbly captures Oliveira's delicately
composed shots. Often you feel as if
you're watching a painting come to life.
— Lael Loewenstein
ROSETTA ***1/2
Starring Emilie Dequenne, Fabrizio
Rongione and Anne Yernaux. Directed and
written by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Produced by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
and Michele and Laurent Petin. No distributor
set. Drama. French-language; subtitled.
Not yet rated. Running time: 94 min.
Following their critically acclaimed
1997 film "The Promise," scripters/directors
Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne return
with this compelling drama, which won
the Belgian brothers Cannes' top prize, the
Palme d'Or.
For Rosetta (Emilie Dequenne), life is
a constant physical and emotional struggle.
She has just lost her job for being
late and has to be dragged out of the
building. Rosetta lives in a trailer camp
where she has a volatile relationship with
her alcoholic mother (Anne Yernaux).
She is desperate for any kind of work so
that she can earn a living and be independent.
Though unable to afford food,
her pride forces her to refuse charity. The
only person to befriend her is Riquet
(Fabrizio Rongione), who sells waffles.
Rosetta is determined to let nothing
stand in the way of her getting a regular
job and a normal life.
The Dardenne brothers have given the
film a raw and gritty look that appropriately
reflects the emotional state of their
central character. They move the camera
into the center of the action to give their
film a documentary-like realism, and
shooting at actual locations adds to the
effect. The filmmakers show Rosetta only
from the outside. Neither her motivation
nor her past is explained.
Dequenne, who tied for the Best
Actress award at Cannes, gives a strong
performance of wild energy and angry
forcefulness that carries the film. Though
Rosetta is sometimes unsympathetic, the
intensity of her struggle becomes a
poignant film experience. Ed Scheid
September, 1999 (R-lOO) 145

CANNES REVIEWS
Richard Farnsworth has a tough row to mow in David Lynch's "The Straight Story."
THE STRAIGHT STORY iri^i^ir
Starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy
Spacek and Harry Dean Stanton. Directed
by David Lynch. Written by John Roach
and Mary Sweeney. Produced by Alain
Sarde, Mary Sweeney and Neat Edelstein.
A Buena Vista release. Drama. Not yet
rated. Running time: 111 min.
While "The Straight Story" contains
the eccentric characters and unusual
behavior for which director David Lynch is
known, the film also has an emotional sensitivity
missing from recent Lynch efforts
like "Twin Peaks—Fire Walk With Me"
and "Lost Highway."
Set in 1994, Lynch's film is based on
true events. Seventy-three-year-old Alvin
Straight (Richard Farnsworth) lives
with
his daughter Rose (Sissy Spacek) in a small
town in rural Iowa. After a particularly
rough fall, Alvin is forced to use two canes
for walking. When Alvin hears that his
estranged brother Lyle whom he hasn't
seen in 10 years has had a stroke, Alvin is
determined to visit him for a reunion.
Lyle lives several hundred miles away in
Wisconsin. Without a driver's license
because of his vision problems, Alvin
decides to make the trip driving a riding
mower that hauls a trailer carrying wieners,
gasoline and other supplies. To the amazement
of his daughter and neighbors, Alvin
sets off. The mower proceeds at a slow
pace, passed by bicycles. Along the way,
Alvin encounters a teenage runaway, bickering
twin mechanics and a woman whose
car has become a dangerous weapon. The
magnitude of the trip is emphasized by
Lynch's overhead shots showing Alvin and
his trailer dwarfed by the land.
Stuntman-turned-actor Farnsworth
("Misery") creates a memorable characterization;
with his weather-beaten face, he
conveys Alvin's self-knowledge of his
physical limitations but also his feistiness
to continue on his journey, regardless of
any setback.
Shot in a more straightforward style
than previous Lynch efforts, "Straight
Story" combines humor with deep feeling
for a unique and remarkable film
journey. Ed Scheid
KIKUJIRO iririrm
Starring Beat Takeshi and Yusuke
Sekiguchi. Directed and written by
Takeshi Kitano. Produced by Masayuki
Mori and Takio Yoshida. Comedy/Drama.
Japanese-language; subtitled. Running
time: 122 min.
Japanese Renaissance man Takeshi
Kitano's "Kikujiro" is Hghter and more
playful in tone than his previous crime-oriented
films like "Fireworks." Masao
(Yusuke Sekiguchi) is a gloomy boy who's
living with his grandmother after his father
died in an accident. His grandmother has
told him that his mother, whom he has
never met, is away working. Masao feels
bored and alone after his friend goes awa)
for summer vacation. Finding a photo o
his mother and her address, he decides t(
search for her.
A former neighbor who's a friend of hi:
grandmother finds out about the boy':
quest. She tells her lazy husband Kikujirc
(Beat Takeshi, Kitano's acting name) t(
accompany Masao and tells the grand
mother that the two have gone to th(
beach. Early on the trip, Kikujiro gamble:
the boy's money at a racetrack.
Kitano/Takeshi skillfully creates a dis
tinctive character in the cynical anc
manipulative Kikujiro. Takeshi work
well opposite the natural performance o
young Sekiguchi in his film debut. Tin
hard edge of Kikujiro's character keep
the film from becoming overly sentimen
tal as Kikujiro gradually warms to hi
young companion. The journey to fiiu
the boy's mother makes for an engaginj
and often affecting road movie.
Kitano's talent as an artist is apparen
in the unique visual style of the film
Working with his regular director of pho
tography (Katsumi Yanagishima) am
lighting director (Hitoshi Takaya), Kitam
gives his film a vivid look through thi
bright colors of his costumes and settings
There are imaginative touches throughou
the film, including the boy's fantasies (lik
Kikujiro as samurai) coming to life and iii
the clever manipulation of drawings o
angels. Ed Scheid
146 (R-101) BOXOmCE

1 Rufanova)
i Ghost
September. 1999 (R-102) 147
CANNES REVIEWS
GOST DOG:
S//IURAI iric
THE WAY OF THE
tarring Forest Whitaker, John Tormey
Cliff Gorman. Directed and written by
hirmusch. Produced by Richard Guay
lint Jarmusch. So distributor set. Drama.
vet rated. Running time: 115 min,
\!ter his otTbeat Western "Dead Man."
.r/director Jim Jarmusch turns his
\ sensibiHty to the urban crime
Dog ("Phenomenon's"
Whitaker) is a hired killer who lives
I
hack on the roof of an abandoned
ng. Ghost Dog follows the philosofiis
of the book "Way of the Samurai";
kh text frequently appears on screen,
en hasizing the ideals of the Japanese
h? kirai warrior, including the concept of
^
;
:ng body and soul to the samurai's
:i. Ghost Dog's "master" is a smallgangster
(John Tormey) who once
. J our modern-day samurai. Ghost
A II
rir,.
is hired to murder a man involved
the daughter of the leader of a crime
but the daughter (Tricia Vessey) inadtly
witnesses the killing. (To make
ematic connection even more obvihe
calmly hands the killer a copy of
panese classic "Rashomon.") Since
has been a witness to the crime, the
including Cliff Gorman and Henry
wants to have Ghost Dog killed.
1 lie solitary Ghost Dog remains too
Rote a figure to sustain much interest,
.ertain elements of the film do not fit
ogether. The gangsters are so inept
!. I hey seem as cartoon-like as the caru
IS they constantly watch. This dissip^^s
any tension in their attempt to kill
4J^coldly efficient assassin.
Oie only successful sequences involve
Cost Dog and a French-speaking ice
3rim salesman (Isaac de Bankole of
liTiusch's "Night on Earth"). They
bwme best friends even though neither
S'fiks the other's language. Their scenes
he a freshness missing from the rest of
I film—Ed Scheid
Starring Elena Rufanova and Leonid
h sgovoi. Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov.
l^tten by Yuri Arabov. Produced by
tor Sergeev and Thomas Kufus. No dist-^utor
i
set. Drama. German-language;
S! titled. Not yet rated. Running time: 108
UK Winner of the Best Screenplay Award.
In an Alpine fortress in 1942, Eva Braun
greets the arrival of her
Adolph Hitler (Leonid Mosgovoi)
his associates, Martin Borman
( idimir Bogdanov) and Joseph Goebbels
(fonid Sokol) along with Goebbel's wife
^Mga (Elena Spiridonova). They dine and
c ;uss the German war effort, but the fihn
g:» no insight into their personalities.
Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov
manipulated the camera lenses in his last
film "Mother and Son" to powerful effect,
but he makes the images of "Moloch"
indistinct and out of focus, which soon
becomes annoying. "Moloch," titled to
evoke the ancient god associated with the
sacrifice of children, lacks any dramatic
incident and seems excruciatingly drawnout.
Inexplicably it received the Best
Screenplay Award at Cannes; this film
about the banality of evil is itself tediously
banal. Ed Scheid
THE LAST HAREM (HAREM
SUARE) ***
Starring Marie Gillain and Alex Decas.
Directed by Ferzan Ozpetek. Written by
Gianni Romoli and Ferzan Ozpetek.
Produced by Tilde Corsi and Gianni
Romoli. No distributor set. Drama. French,
Italian and Turkish-language; subtitled.
Not yet rated. Running time: 104 min.
In 1908, near the end of the Ottoman
Empire, Safiye (Marie Gillain, "The
Bait"), a young woman of Italian origins,
is bought at the slave market as a gift for
the Turkish Sultan. She joins the Sultan's
harem and is locked behind bars.
As a civil war develops outside, the
harem remains a colorful and privileged
world where the women are served by
slaves.
Safiye becomes drawn to Nadir ("I
Can't Sleep's" Alex Decas), a eunuch serving
the women of the harem. As their
attraction grows, they plot to use the
Sultan's love of opera as a way for Safiye
to gain influence by becoming the Sultan's
favorite. The other harem women, meanwhile,
are determined not to lose any of
their power.
Director and co-writer Ferzan Ozpetek
("The Turkish Bath") has successfully
recreated an exotic, mysterious and often
sensual setting, and Gillain gives Safiye
an appropriate strength as she schemes to
turn the world of the harem to her advantage.
Ed Scheid
TIME REGAINED (LE TEMPS
RETROUVE) ^^^1/2
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle
Beart, Vincent Perez, John Malkovich and
Pascale Greggory. Directed by Raoul Ruiz.
Written by Gilles Taurand and Raoul Ruiz.
Produced by Paulo Branco. No distributor
set. Drama. French-language; subtitled.
Not yet rated. Running time: 162 min.
Based on the life of Marcel Proust,
"Time Regained" opens with the author
on his deathbed in 1922, reminiscing about
the events and people that he knew
throughout his life. Reveries of his childhood
fade into more recent memories
without any chronological order; actors
portraying Proust at different ages often
appear in the same scene. Much of the
film's flashbacks are set in the decadent
and lavish atmosphere of Parisian society,
and among the people Proust remembers
are his childhood friend Gilberte ("Manon
of the Spring's" Emmanuelle Beart), who
is the first woman he loved, and her mother,
Odette (Catherine Deneuve). No matter
what the decade, Odette is always the subject
of society gossip, while other characters'
reputations fluctuate with the times.
The film also examines Proust's changing
attitudes toward his own writing.
The fragmented storyline is held
together by the exceptional cast. Catherine
Deneuve makes the most of her small part,
giving Odette an air of effortless charm.
Beart gives the film's most impressive performance,
showing the pain beneath her
character's unhappy marriage to Saint-
Loup ("Queen Margot's" Pascale
Greggory) who has taken Charles Morel
("Swept From the Sea's" Vincent Perez) as
a lover. To further complicate matters,
Morel has also been involved with Baron
de Charlus (John Malkovich).
Dealing with Ruiz's trademark themes
of fantasy, reality and identity, "Time
Regained" is a natural progression in the
director's filmography. His fluid camera
style emphasizes a dreamlike atmosphere:
Often the background moves around the
characters. "Time," which is extremely sensitive
to the nuances of behavior, builds
into a poignant and fascinating meditation
on the changes brought about by the passage
of time. The film ends with scenes of
haunting beauty. Ed Scheid
SO CLOSE TO PARADISE
^^1/2
Starring Wang Tong, Shi Yu and Guo
Tao. Directed by Wang Xioshuai. Written
by Wang Xioshuai and Pang Ming.
Produced by Hang Sanping. No distributor
set. Drama. Mandarin-language; subtitled.
Not yet rated. Running time: 93 min.
Compared to director/co-writer Wang
Xioshuai's previous film, "Frozen," about
a unique performance artist in contemporary
China, his latest effort is disappointingly
conventional. Set in the late-'80s in
China, "So Close to Paradise" focuses on
two friends who have left their village to
make money in the city. Dong Zi (Shi Yu)
is a dock worker while Gao Ping (Guo
Tao) is involved in petty crime. To get back
at a gangster who has cheated him, Gao
Ping convinces his friend to kidnap a
young woman (Wang Tong) who sings at a
nightclub.
Wang shows his talent as a director,
using rain, shadows and odd camera
film an atmosphere of
angles to give his
mystery. But with its predictable screenplay,
"So Close" never comes close to rising
above routine film noir. Ed Scheid

148 (R-103) BOXOFFICE
CANNES REVIEWS
Makhmalbaf ("Gabbeh"). In
an old man (Mohamad Babh;
carries an antique door on
8 1/2 WOMEN ^^
Starring John Standing, Matthew
Delamere, Vivian Wu, Toni Collette, Amanda
Plummer and Polly Walker. Directed and
written by Peter Greenaway. Produced by
Kees Kasander. No distributor set. Drama.
Not yet rated. Running time: 121 min.
"8 1/2 Women" is writer/director Peter
Greenaway's examination of male fantasies
taken to the extreme. Philip
Emmenthal ("Mrs. Dalloway's" John
Standing) is a wealthy Geneva businessman
who takes control of some Japanese
gambling houses. His son Storey (Matthew
Delamere) manages them and becomes
fascinated by Japanese earthquakes.
Philip, meanwhile, is devastated when his
wife dies. The bizarre behavior starts when
father and son compare naked bodies and
then share a pair of pajamas, sleep in the
same bed and become inspired to turn
their Geneva home into an elaborate
brothel.
Greenaway has called his film a "modest
homage to [Federico] Fellini" (who
directed and scripted the surreal "8 1/2"),
but all of the obvious references only
emphasize how far superior Fellini's classic
is to this disappointing effort. Besides the
Fellini influence, the title refers to the
women living in the private harem—the
1/2 being one woman who has no legs. The
women include a Japanese gambling
addict (Shizuka Inoh) in debt to the
Emmenthals, a businesswoman (Vivian
Wu of Greenaway's "Pillow Book"), a nun
("Sixth Sense's" Toni Collette), a horsewoman
(Amanda Plummer, "Pulp
Fiction") and a woman who's continually
Peter Greenaway's "8 1/2 Women."
pregnant (Natacha Amal). There is
even
the ultimate cliche—a whore with a heart
of gold (Polly Walker, "Restoration"). The
only impressive thing about this film is that
Greenaway could get actresses with significant
credits like Plummer, Collette and
Walker to play such trite versions of male
sexual fantasies.
Periodically, the film incites some minimal
interest through Greenaway's staging
of some striking images along with his
usual painterly use of light and color.
Scheid
^^^
Ed
TALES OF KISH
Starring Hafez Pakdel and Mohamad
Babhan. Directed and written by Nasser
Taghvai, Abolfazi Jalili and Moshen
Makhmalbaf. Produced by Mohsen Gharib.
No distributor set. Drama. Persian-language;
subtitled. Not yet rated. Running
time: 70 min.
The three titular "Tales," each by a different
writer/director, are set on Kish, a
small island off the Iranian coast. In
Nasser Taghvai's "The Greek Ship," an
abandoned ship looms off the coast, and
in an intriguing combination of traditional
rituals and modern life, cardboard
boxes, often with colorful advertisements,
are washed ashore and become part of a
house. These boxes, it turns out, have a
strange effect on a shopkeeper's wife.
In Abolfazi Jalili's "The Ring," a young
man (Hafez Pakdel) moves to the island to
find work and makes a surprising purchase.
"The Door" is the most effective of
the stories, mainly because of the strong
visual style of its director/writer, Moshen
back through the desert. 1
story is injected with some un
pected humor as a mailman o
motorcycle and a travel
troupe of musicians knock
the door as the old man can
it, treating it as a house.
three segments keep the an
ence engaged by taking intri;
ingly unusual turns. Ed Sch
SACRED (KADOSH) ^
»
Starring Yael Ahecassis, Yor
Hattab and Meital Barda. Direc
by Amos Gitai.
Written by Ai
Gitai, Eliette Abecassis and Ja
Cukier. Produced by Lui
Truchot. Drama. No distribution
Hebrew-language; subtitled led!^
rated. Running time: 116
"Sacred" is a sensitive exa
nation of the lives of fem
members in Mea Sherim,
male-dominated ultra-orthoc
Jewish quarter of Jerusalem, and is
first Israeli film to appear in the Can
competition in more than 20 years.
Rivka (Yael Israel) and Meir (Yor
Hattab) have had a loving marriage for
years, but with one significant probk
their marriage has been childless. 1
rabbi who quotes scriptures that say
only task of a wife is to give her husbc
children believes that Meir should divo
his wife and marry another woman i
Meir begins to follow the rabbi's adv
The rabbi also wants to marry Rivl
more independent sister, Malka (Me
Barda), to one of his followers. Malki
in love with Yaakov (Sami Hori), who
lived a life outside the orthodox quai
since being disowned for becomint
member of the Israeli army. Malka
drawn to a life outside her home ares
world where women can be more in
pendent; in Mea Sdherim, women are i
even allowed to bare their arms and wi
must be continually submissive to X\
husbands.
Director/co-writer Amos Gitai sta
the scenes in an appropriately minima
tic style that emphasizes the severity
the ultra-orthodox lifestyle.
Most see
are shot in close-up and in closed spa
to reflect the confined status of all
female characters. The screenplay m
ingly shows the painful conflict wl
human emotions clash with religii
teachings.
Gitai's obvious sympathy is with
women. The cast is excellent, with e^
the most orthodox characters ne
becoming caricatures. Ed Scheid

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REVIEWS
GiNEVERE •**
itanin^ Stephen Rea, Sarah Policy,
Je^ Smart and Gina Gershon. Directed and
»', ten by Audrey Wells. Produced by
Joltban King and Brad Weston. A
iniax release. Rated R for strong lan-
,, and sexuality. Running time: 104
\ riter-director Audrey Wells (who
. "The Truth About Cats and Dogs")
^ a poignant story about affluent
: Harper Sloane ("Go's" Sarah
r^ j> who ).
is swept off her feet by a signirantly
older bohemian photographer
J Connie Fitzpatrick ("In Dreams'"
jn Rea). Pegged to attend Harvard
n the fall Harper is flattered by
."s belief in her potential as an artist,
1 she doesn't quite believe it. She
:inds herself lying to her parents and
.A2. in with the older man. What she
o> to realize, however, is that she's just
ill a long line of young women, all
imed "Guinevere," whom Connie
.duced into his world of love and
ng.
-lis' dialogue is both light and
icied. At the lovers' very first meeting.
H per insists, "I don't Hke to be looked
ai Connie replies. "It's a Httle late for
\\ ." foreshadowing that there will, in
\\ future, be a lot of looking going on.
L ;r. she accidentally spills a bottle of
b' ze all over a pile of prints. Connie's
a] ctionate reaction — "Don't worry. I've
gi
SL
another bottle"'—implies his eventual
mission to alcoholism.
n these exchanges and throughout
th film. Policy and Rea give emotional-
K aw performances—she as an imma-
II girl, giggling uncontrollably when
erJ)arrassed by his propositions, he as a
p letic, aging, unsuccessful artist. But
'ean Smart (TV's "Designing
:n") who's the scene-stealer with
D
erce portrayal of Harper's intellisuccessful,
attractive mom, frusthat
the world—and her hus-
d —can't appreciate her.
^oweve^, while "Guinevere's" charactt
and story are engaging enough.
Is" script suffers from holes that take
from the film's effect.
Harper tells
parents that she didn't get into
ard (a lie) so she can stay behind
Connie. But aren't there other
Is? Why don't they insist she go
where? And why don't they put a stop
t< he relationship when it's finally dis-
Ct.^red? For that matter, why doesn't
C mie's previous Guinevere Billie
(' almetto's" Gina Gershon) warn
1^1 per before she gets hurt? Unfortunately,
it these questions that come to mind
u n reflection on the film. Annlee
E ngson
THE BIG TEASE
*•
Starring Craig Ferguson and Frances
Fisher. Directed by Kevin Allen. Produced by
Philip Rose. A Warner release. Comedy.
Rated Rfor language. Running time: 88 min.
Yet another in the sweUing ranks of
mockumentary comedies, "The Big Tease"
follows the misadventures of Scottish hairdresser
Crawford Mackenzie (Craig
Ferguson of TV's "The Drew Carey
Show") as he attempts to crack the ehte
ranks of a stylists' competition in Los
Angeles. Since we are assured early on that
Crawford is a bom sultan of the scissors,
there's never a second of doubt that he'll
find a way into the main event, in spite of
the efforts of a hateful Teutonic rival, and
there are few surprises in the outcome of
the contest itself.
In the absence of suspense, all we can
really hope for are some good laughs.
Ferguson's amiable performance isn't bad
and his trademark tartan trousers are
amusing, but "The Big Tease" isn't particularly
sharp in its observation of L.A.
style, or of salon mores, or of much else.
doesn't help that the actual hairstyles,
including one that supposedly wins a highpowered
talent agent (Frances Fisher) to
Crawford's cause, are quite hideous. Maybe
the point is that Crawford, the judges and
everyone else in the movie are a bunch of
boobs, but that leaves us very little to care
about. Cathy Thompson-Georges
THE SOURCE ^^^1/2
Starring John Turturro, Johnny Depp
and Dennis Hopper. Directed, written and
produced by Chuck Workman. Documentary.
A WinStar release. Unrated. Running time:
89 min.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck
Workman sets himself quite a task. His
goal here was to not only chart the birth
and life of the Beat Generation, but
demonstrate the effect it has had on
American cultural life for the last half a
century. And the wonder is that in this
remarkably engaging film he actually did it.
Starting with the meeting of Allen
Ginsberg (John Turturro), Jack Kerouac
(Johnny Depp) and William S. Burroughs
(Dennis Hopper) in the '40s, Workman
leads us on a journey to the present. Along
the way we meet the bohemians of the '50s,
the hippies of the '60s, and the '70s' proponents
of the anti-war movement, feminism,
gay politics and numerous other
groups. And at every stage there are those
who see each group as a grave danger to
the republic.
It is a dizzying array, but Workman
weaves the strands with absolute mastery
and some of the sharpest editing you will
see anywhere. His use of counterpoint is
masterful. At the end of a long string of
It
pompous talking-head definitions of the
word Beat, he drops in Granny Clampett
of "The Beverly Hillbillies" with her take.
The vital role of music in the development
of counterculture is also given powerful
voice, going from jazz via rock to
contemporary and classical. All help keep
the narrative moving along and illustrate
the many points.
"The Source" is an accomplished piece
of filmmaking that should resonate forcefully
with select audiences. It took
Workman three years to assemble dozens
of interviews with surviving Beats and
blend these with reenactments and with
film and video from more than 100
archival sources. The result is a comprehensive
living history that is also hugely
entertaining. Mike Kerrigan
MICKEY BLUE-EYES
^^1/2
Starring Hugh Grant, Jeanne
Tripplehorn and James Caan. Directed by
Kelly Makin. Written by Adam Scheinman
and Robert Kuhn. Produced by Elizabeth
Hurley and Charles Mulvehill. A Warner
Bros, release. Romantic comedy. Rated PG-
13 for brief strong language, some violence
and sensuality. Running time: 100 min.
Without Hugh Grant, "Mickey Blue-
Eyes" would be close to unwatchable. But
the film does star the ever-charming
Grant, and he does everything but the full
monty to make you laugh.
"Mickey Blue-Eyes" returns Grant
("Notting Hill," "Four Weddings and a
Funeral") to familiar romantic comedy
territory. He portrays Michael Felgate, an
EngUshman who runs an auction house in
New York City. Michael's in love and after
only three months of dating, he proposes
to his girlfriend Gina (Jeanne
Tripplehorn). She initially refuses, explaining
that her family is mob-connected and
that any man who gets involved with her
will become corrupted. Michael assures
Gina that he's up for the challenge, and she
relents. However, before you can say
"that's amore," he's lying to Gina, helping
to launder money, and is even an accessory
to murder.
The running joke in "Mickey Blue
Eyes" is that Michael, an uptight Brit, is a
very obvious fish out of water in the mob
community. When Gina's father Frank
(James Caan) tries to teach Michael how
to talk like a wiseguy and embody the titular
"Mickey Blue-Eyes" persona in order
to avoid being found out by Frank's mobster
cronies, the results are hilarious. Grant
does the worst "forgeddaboutit" ever
recorded on film. However, these moments
are only pulled off thanks to Grant's
comedic talents. The screenplay by Adam
Scheinman and Robert Kuhn is incredibly
predictable and Kelly Makin's direction is
by-the-numbers.
Kristan Ginther

REVIEWS
SEX: THE ANNABEL CHONG STORY
**
Starring Annabel ChonglGrace Quek.
Directed by Gough Lewis. Produced by
David and Suzanne Whitten. Documetary.
A Greycat Release. Unrated. Running time:
93 min.
Annabel Chong's claim to fame is that
she starred in one of the top-selling porno
films in history, "The World's Biggest
Gang Bang," in which she had sex with 251
men over a 10-hour period. But Annabel is
also the alter ego of Grace Quek, an articulate,
fiercely intelligent USC graduate
who is a budding filmmaker.
The documentary introduces us to both
personae, and it is almost impossible to
reconcile them. Annabel seems to have little
baggage as she tells us she has no
regrets and that sex is so good it's worth
dying for. Grace, on the other hand, is
enveloped in emotional turmoil. She is
seen practicing self-mutilation and even
takes the film unit with her to her parents'
home in Malaysia so she can tell them oncamera
that she's a pom star. Why she
does this is unclear, but absolution comes
to mind.
This is a very disturbing film and, like
all
documentaries, may or may not be an
subject. But one
accurate portrayal of its
thing is for sure, despite its graphic subject
matter, it is definitely not titillating.
— Mike Kerrigan
BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE
•••1/2
Starring Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer,
Christina Cox and Anne-Marie MacDonald.
Directed by Anne Wheeler. Written by
Peggy Thompson. Produced by Sharon
McGowan and Peggy Thompson. A
Trimark release. Romancelcomedy. Not yet
rated. Running time: 98 min.
In this charming little comedy set in a
Vancouver lesbian community, the characters
have all the usual problems—earning a
finding someone to love and visits
living,
from Mother.
Director Wheeler ("Bye Bye Blues")
leads an attractive cast thorough a voyage
of self-discovery, leaving the audience with
a nice satisfied feeling at the end: Good
things happen to nice people—eventually.
The real strength of Thompson's script
is that it covers all the correct political
bases but without once being preachy or
obvious; she uses a sly wit and disarming
good humor to get the points across. This
also serves to make the film more accessible,
and acceptable, to a wider audience.
The comedy even has flashes of sheer
brilliance, such as when Maggie (Karyn
Dwyer) and Kim (Christina Cox) are getting
to know each other better in Kim's
illegally parked van and it is towed away
with the confused couple still inside it. The
music numbers at the club where several
scenes are set are terrific, particularly a
salute to Julie Christie with the dancers
sporting day-glo wigs and lips.
The title refers, of course, to sex, and
there is a lot of it in the film. But it is never
squalid, like in so many movies. On the
contrary, it is a reflection on everything
that is positive, and a celebration of the
joys—and toys—of sex.
The cast is uniformly good. It is their
comfort in their roles, and with their bodies,
that makes the film work on so many
levels. In particular, Peter Outerbridge as
the transgender Judy reaches deep into
the emotional vault to chart his character's
highs and lows. And his song "I'm
Not a F***ing Drag Queen" is a showstopper.
Mike Kerrigan
BOWFINGER ^^^1/2
Starring Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy,
Heather Graham and Christine Baranski.
Directed by Frank Oz. Written by Steve
Martin. Produced by Brian Grazer. A
Universal release. Comedy. Rated PG-13
for sex-related material and language.
Running time: 95 min.
Whether motivated by art or money,
there's nothing more passionate—or desperate—than
an indie filmmaker. Bobby
Bowfinger (Steve Martin) has nothing to
lose but his dream (and about $2,500)
when he embarks upon his last-ditch
attempt to become an industry name by
producing and directing an accountant
friend's insipid action/extra-terrestrial
invasion flick, "Chubby Rain." Bowfinger,
whose dubious talents lie mostly in scheming
and conning, realizes the only way for
the project to be marketable is if a top
action star like Kit Ramsey (Eddie
Murphy) agrees to headline. Despite an
admirable deal-inking attempt in which
the would-be auteur pretends to be a script
delivery boy, a big-time producer and
member of Kit's Scientology-like cult,
"Mind Head," the fiery-tempered celebrity
not only throws the script out of a moving
car, but puts a bullet through it as well to
emphasize his disdain.
Undeterred, Bowfinger decides to stalk
and film Kit, editing the footage to make it
look as though he is in fact in the movie.
Fortunately for Bowfinger and his motley
crew of actors. Kit happens to be a paranoid
delusional, making his reactions all
the more appropriate given the film's plot.
While trying to evade permit-seeking
police and the controlling honchos at
Mind Head, Bowfinger ingeniously jerryrigs
his shoestring motion picture with the
help of a sexually manipulative ingenue
(Heather Graham), an aging diva
(Christine Baranski), a dog in high heels,
some Kubrick-worshipping illegal immigrants
and a nerdy Kit Ramsey lookal
(also played by Murphy). Though the in
vidual characters are not especially eng
ing or funny, the execution of the situat
is. With its highly original, clever and w
paced script, "Bowfinger" scams edgy ]
light-hearted laughs from "Action!"
wrap. Christine James ^^m
THE IRON GIANT **** *
Voiced by Eli Marienthal, Vin Die
Christopher McDonald, Jennifer Aniston (
Harry Connick Jr. Directed by Brad B
Written by Brad Bird and Tim McCanl
Produced by Allison Abbate and i
McAnuff. A Warner release. Animal
Fantasy. Rated PG for fantasy action t
mild language. Running time: 86 min.
Set in the late 1950s, this animated ft
ily film pays homage to black-and-wl
serials and comic books of that era. It a
references interpretations of events t
have become a permanent part of his
ry—like the Russians launching the sa
lite Sputnik and talks of using the
bomb. This was a time when Ameri(
minds were naive and vulnerable to ima
conjured from science fiction stories.
To some living at this time in the 11
town of Rockwell, Maine, life goes on
usual and they feel no immediate dange
not until buildings, tractors and metal
tures are vandalized by something t
seems to be taking a bite out of their pr
erty. The bizarre incidents prompt a ni
year-old boy, Hogarth (voiced by
Marienthal), to investigate one night wl
his television antenna goes missing and
discovers big footprints leading in|S|:|
woods.
;
I
What he encounters is straight out
his sci-fi comics—a 50-foot robot ("
Diesel) with an appetite for metal. After
i
electrical mishap, Hogarth saves the
and they become friends.
The fireball created upon thel
Giant's landing on Earth promj
investigation, and when a governm
agent (Christopher McDonald) finds i
dence of the robot's existence, he believe
to be a Russian-manufactured threat
national security that must be destroyei
Hogarth helps the robot evade sini;
forces and teaches him adapt to his
planet. The introduction of emotions
independent thinking are added \o
robot's memory bank.
This family film is filled with huii
suspense and situations everyone
i
relate to, in spite of the fantastical prein
The confrontations and sacrifices m
will transfix both young and old. Basal
Ted Hughes' 1968 story "The Iron M;i
"The Iron Giant," like its eponyni'
android, has a warm soul—and the n
mechanics to turn "Iron" into boxol
gold.
Dwayne E. Leslie
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Seotember, 1999 (R-106) 151
REVIEWS
OOP DEAD GORGEOUS ^^^
Starring Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie
I I. Ellen Barkin, Denise Richards
a Allison Janney. Directed by
\ Itael Patrick Jann. Written by
L m Williams. Produced by Gavin
P me and Judy Hofflund. A Sew
L e release. Black comedy. Rated PG-
1 for some language and violence.
R ming time: 97 min.
The quirks of life in Middle
^ erica are the targets of "Drop
'
Gorgeous." a humorously effeclockumentary
that captures the
> surrounding a small-town
>
pageant. Set in Mount Rose.
\ n.. the black comedy's fictional
-:ra crew sets out to film contesm
the local Miss Teen Princess
.lilt, the first step in a progressive
-N of contests that pits bubbly
; things against one another—all
om are vying for the chance to
:>ent their hometown and state at
national competition.
\i the center of the film are con-
;ns Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst)
Ikck}' Leeman (Denise Richards)
:heir respective mothers, Annette
Barkin) and Gladys (Kirstie Alley).
s. the head organizer of the town
etition and a former Miss Teen
.ess champion herself, will stop at
img to ensure that Becky follows in her
>teps as a Mount Rose beauty queen.
^nizingly superior about their wealth,
1 the community and place in God's
.he Leemans contrast starkly to the
s. sweet-natured trailer park trash
iew the contest as a way for Amber
- ape the trap of small-town life.
"ogressively building to the heated
MJown between Amber and Becky at
t; pageant, the film's most hilarious
r ments happen to be the most wicked.
S^ ne highlights include an explosion
>steriously" going off near the Atkins'
t'ler. sending Annette to the hospital
N
h a beer can permanently melted into
\ hand; Amber sharpening her tap-danc-
skills while working at her after-school
i
i as a mortuary make-up artist; and
I i.ky singing and dancing across a stage
\ h a life-sized figure of Jesus on the cross
t the "talent" portion of the competi-
s
While "Drop Dead Gorgeous" mostly
ceeds in hitting the mark with its dark
1 nor, its most obvious and significant
f
vs are its misses. Pedophilia, Japanese-
•
lerican stereotypes and abusive treatr
nt of the mentally retarded are not nect
arily above satirical treatment; howeve
the scriptwriting is not quite deft
e )ugh to draw the intended chuckles for
'^ifmore sensitive issues, which mildly pro-
Lili Taylor in DreamWorks' "The Haunting."
voke at best, and, at worst, downright
offend as well as reinforce racist and prejudicial
thinking. However, these weaker
elements are proportionately few compared
to the stronger material, making
"Drop Dead Gorgeous" dead-on entertaining.
Francesca Dinglasan
THE HAUNTING
^^
Starring Lili Taylor, Liam Neeson,
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Owen Wilson.
Directed by Jan De Bont. Written by David
Self. Produced by Susan Arnold, Donna
Arkoff Roth and Colin Wilson. A
DreamWorks release. Horror I Thriller.
Rated PG-13 for intense horror sequences.
Running time: 113 min.
The most haunting element of this
film is the ghost of what it could have
been, glimpsed in ephemeral shadows
and fleeting contorted refiections. But
director Jan De Bont ("Speed 2,"
"Twister") pathologically forgoes subtlety
for special effects bombast which,
though visually impressive, is quickly
desensitizing and raises nary a goosebump
(especially since we've already seen
the creepiest of the anthropomorphized
statues in the trailers).
The story, based on Shirley Jackson's
novel "The Haunting of Hill House"
(previously adapted for the bigscreen by
Robert Wise in 1963), centers on the horror
that befalls three people lured to a
sprawlingly opulent but distinctly foreboding
mansion (as one character puts it,
"Citizen Kane" meets "The Addams
Family") by a psychologist (Liam
Neeson) who claims to be studying sleep
disorders. Instead, he intends to observe
his guinea pigs—Nell (Lili Taylor), Theo
(Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Luke (Owen
Wilson)—in an experiment on the
dynamics of group fear. After telling
them snippets of the macabre history of
Hill House under the guise of casual conversation,
he intends to sit back and
watch the seeds he's planted germinate
into full-blown paranoia. But it soon
becomes apparent that only the disbelievers
are delusional.
At the nucleus of the phenomena is the
timid Nell (convincingly played by the
always fascinating Taylor), who is strangely
drawn to the house despite the malevolent
presence that pervades it. Conditioned
by a lifetime of putting others' needs
before hers, she summons her courage and
takes it upon herself to become the protector
of the innumerable spirits of children
trapped in the grotesquely gothic estate,
held in purgatory by the demonic specter
of the house's late owner.
The children are not humanized
enough to incite concern over their fate,
as they are depicted solely in the form of
eerie, cherubic carvings occasionally coming
alive to mouth pleas—keeping them
at an emotional distance from the audience,
to say the least. And the horrors of
Hill House are so specific to the place
and situation, as well as so hurriedly and
unconvincingly explained, that viewers
likely won't think twice about going to
bed that night without the comfort of a
nightlight—which is about the worst
condemnation one can give a fright flick.
— Christine James

152 (R-107) BOXOFFICE
REVIEWS
INSPECTOR GADGET irir
Starring Matthew Broderick, Joley
Fisher, Rupert Everett, Michelle Trachtenberg,
Dabney Coleman, Andy Dick and
Cheri Oteri. Directed by David Kellogg.
Written by Dana Olsen and Kerry Ehrin.
Produced by Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan
Glickman, Andy Heyward, Gregg Hoffman,
Jordan Kerner and Aaron Meyerson. A
Buena Vista release. Rated PG
for wacky violence and innuendo.
Running time: 77 min.
John Brown ("Election's"
Matthew Broderick) is an affable
security guard at a hightech
robotics lab, but he dreams
of becoming a real policeman
someday. His life quickly
changes when the evil Dr. Claw
("An Ideal Husband's" Rupert
Everett) sets out to steal a
breakthrough robotic foot from
its inventor, Brenda (Joely
Fisher of TV's "Ellen"), a scientist
on whom John has crush.
During the theft. Claw kills
Brenda's father and blows up
the hapless John. Distraught
over the loss of her father and her bionic
foot, Brenda convinces the mayor
("Saturday Night Live's" Cheri Oteri) to
let her turn the severely wounded John
Brown into the world's first cyborg crimefighting
machine—Inspector Gadget.
From Gadget's endless cadre of internal
gizmos—he's a human Swiss Army
Knife—to his Gadgetmobile (the voice of
D.L. Hughley), "Inspector Gadget" keeps
its animated origins (it was a TV cartoon
series in the '80s) well in mind. Eventually,
the not-too-bright Gadget gets on the trail
of Dr. Claw and, with a good deal of help
from his niece Penny ("Harriet the Spy's"
Michelle Trachtenberg) and his dog Brain,
he eventually saves the day and gets the
girl.
This is a movie for very young children;
patrons aged 10 and under should enjoy it
thoroughly. Mercifully for their adult
chaperones, the entire thing is only 77 minutes
long. Tim Cogshell
MUPPETS FROM SPACE ^^^1/2
Starring Gonzo the Great, Rizzo the
Rat, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Pepe the
Giant Prawn and Jeffrey Tambor. Voiced by
Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Bill Barretta
and Frank Oz. Directed by Tim Hill.
Written by Jerry Juhl, Joseph Mazzarino
and Ken Kaufman. Produced by Brian
Henson and Martin G. Baker. A Columbia
release. Comedy. Rated G Running time:
90 min.
Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the rest
of the gang are back, but this time it's the
whimsical vulture-schnozed performance
P SPECIAL FORMATS: IMAX
ISLAND OF THE SHARKS ^^^1/2
Narrated by Linda Hunt. Directed by Howard Hall. Produced by Michele
Binder Hall. An IMAX release. Documentary. Unrated. Running time: 40 m^
^_
This visually arresting large-format film takes viewers to Cocos Island, _
small, uninhabited Pacific paradise known for its abundant sea life— including
several varieties of man-eating shark. Located 300 miles off the coast of
Costa Rica, this rugged volcanic island was the inspiration
for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate story
"Treasure Island" and, more recently, Michael fl[
Crichton's "Jurassic Park." However, it's most welfknown
for having the world's highest concentration
of large marine predators, including vast schools
hammerhead, white-tip, black-tip and silky shark^
Armed with little more than an underwater car
era and a sincere interest in and appreciation for
oceanic life, the veteran underwater directing/pre
ducing team of Howard Hall and Michele Binderl
Hall (whose previous filmic forays include IMAX'^
Academy Award-nominated "The Living Sea" and^
IMAX 3-D's "Into the Deep") donned scuba gear and
literally swam with the sharks to obtain authentic
footage for the film. The pair captured their subjects'
beauty, elegance, coordination and lightning speed
as if filming an underwater ballet, complete with an
orchestral score by composer Alan Williams.
In one of the film's many highlights, hundreds of vicious-looking hammerheads
are filmed from perhaps 20 feet away, gracefully swimming against thf
sunlit surface. Giant stingray glide by in a majestic procession while a quizzi
cal-looking moray eel pokes his head out of a cave, looking more comical
than dangerous.
This documentary is rich with insight that should counteract years of nege
tive publicity generated by films like the "Jaws" franchise and Warner's current
thriller "Deep Blue Sea." This is one shark film that won't give children
nightmares; after getting to know these denizens of the deep, one will insteai
feel an appreciation for the species' ability to survive the rigors of overfishi|
pollution, and the human impulse to kill that which we fear. Pat Kramei
artist,
Gonzo the Great, who takes center
stage in their sixth bigscreen adventure,
"Muppets From Space." The movie opens
with Gonzo waking up troubled by a
nightmare in which his uniqueness as an
unknown species (a.k.a. a "whatever")
results in Noah (F. Murray Abraham)
rejecting him from the Ark (only creatures
in pairs are accepted). As a result, the selfreflecting
Muppet starts grappling with
the idea of being completely alone in the
universe. The answer to his soul-searching
comes to him through his breakfast cereal,
which transmits clues about his outerspace
origin. Gonzo reacts to the message
by attempting to contact his alien family,
but is kidnapped by K. Edgar Singer
(Jeffrey Tambor), a secret government
operative committed to proving the existence
of extra-terrestrials. It is up to
Kermit and the rest of Gonzo's reliable
Muppet buddies to come save him before a
crazy scientist removes his brain for experimentation.
With plenty of laughs for the kids and
plenty more for their parents, "Muppets
From Space" is both a delightful spoof
sci-fi flicks (with references to "Mer
Black," "Star Wars" and "Independ£>
Day" thrown in for good measure) as
as a classic Muppet tale replete vi
lessons about friendship and self-woi
Generations familiar with "The Mu|:
Show" television series will especi;
appreciate the film's return to its cha:
ters' roots, with Animal familiarly disp.
ing his oversexed libido ("WO-MAN! \)
MAN!") and Miss Piggy shining in
glam-girl-with-a-black-belt form; hom
it's
the relatively new character of Pej
red-haired shrimp ("I am not a shrirr
am a king prawn!" he insists), who cc^
away as the most winning and witty of i
Muppets.
With a nice balance of old and i*
accompanied by a funky soundtrack
'<
turing The Commodores' "B:
House," The Isley Brothers' "It's ^i
Thing" and Earth, Wind and F;
"Shining Star," "Muppets From Spc
is quite simply out of this world. Fran*
Dinglasan

. ^vood
. esnt
,
t
;
& ultimate betrayal.
'
he film opens as Bill Harford. M.D.
and his wife Ahce (Kidman), a
:\y unemployed art curator, prepare
p re-Christmas bash hosted by Victor
i :'.:r (Sydney Pollack), a member of the
m elite. Separated at the party, the
spends the rest of the evening flirt-
J
;: cxtramaritally—she with a seductive
)i r Hungarian, he with a pair of gigtl
H models.
he next evening, as they casually
r ke pot in their underwear, Alice begins
>'ioning Bill about the two girls,
alating his logic until he admits that
think she's capable of considern
m affair, to which she replies ominous-
> It" you men only knew." The conversai<
then segues into a confession, not of
1 idulterous tryst but of an imaginative
•
in which Alice divulges that she would
-i\en up everything—their marriage,
- . daughter, their future—for one night
-jii a Naval officer she eyed last summer
!€ they were vacationing in Cape Cod.
•devastated by the non-affair. Bill
5 ges through the New York City night,
^untering quite by accident a series of
aen willing and able to fulfill his desire
^'h',
{etribution while the image of his wife
; this mysterious Naval officer—depictin
black-and-white flashes— grows
|iasingly explicit and maddening. The
cubninates when Bill sneaks in to an
orately ritualistic masked orgy where
he observes is enough to get him
Id.
raise is in nearly every scene of the
too often leaving his wife (onscreen
iiofT)
at home, and he exhibits his cont"able
talent in his portrayal of this
-jurdly turmoiled but otherwise relative-
\;, interesting character. Still, it's diffi-
_^1^
to get past the fact that this Tom
is
and something seems wrong every
another character calls him Bill.
i' se,
It's Kidman who makes this film work.
Her relatively tame confession is given
weight by her slow, deliberate, stoned and,
at times, hysterical deUvery. She captures
the gravity that both characters are feeling
but manages to give the film its frank,
hopeful ending. And it doesn't hurt that
she's stunning nude.
There's a lot of nudity here (almost
exclusively of the female persuasion), but
not as much sex as you'd expect. The orgy
scene suggests graphic fornication but is
shielded by digitally placed figures, and
you've already seen the only really intimate
moment between Tom and Nicole on TV.
Tom Cruise ana Nicoie Kidman in "Eyes Wide Shut."
The interest in "Eyes Wide Shut." then,
should be less in its supposed subject matter
than in Kubrick's masterful filmmaking.
He reflects the film's dream motif in a
grainy picture, a quaUty routinely avoided
in movies today but strikingly appropriate
here. He tints his scenes in warm golds and
cold blues to capture the mood of individual
scenes, and his Christmas lights
sparkle cheerily at the party or provide
somber mood lighting in a prostitute's
crummy apartment. His long takes and
moving camera are so fluid that any cut
feels slightly abrupt, but you get the feeling
that each decision—be it in editing, casting
or otherwise—is deliberate and, well, perfect.—
Annlee Ellingson
RAZOR BLADE SMILE
^^^
Starring Eileen Daley, Christopher
Adamson and Kevin Howarth. Directed and
written by Jake West. Produced by Robert
Mercer. A Palm Pictures Release. Rated Rfor
violence, sex and nudity. Running time: 98 min.
In cinema, there are issues of substance
and issues of style. Writer/director Jake
West's "Razor Blade Smile" falls into the
latter category. The movie is a thriller
about a bored femme vampire who passes
her eternal time by moonhghting (no pun
intended) as a hitwoman. Decked out in
body-hugging black rubber, Lilith (Eileen
Daley) leads us through the world of the
undead Anne Rice style, with lots of gothic
prose and overdrawn sexual innuendo.
In a sultry voice-over she debunks vampire
lore (they can go in the sun, crucifixes
don't work) while skulking about with an
assortment of weaponry (including her
fangs), drinking her victims' blood before
shooting them gangland style.
Between James Solan's striking cinematography
and West's intense editing,
you'll forgive the occasionally troubled plotting,
iflFy dialogue and over-the-top acting.
Fortunately for these filmmakers, sometimes
style is everything. Tim CogsheU
THE WOOD •••1/2
Srarrint; Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, and
Richard T. Jones. Directed and writTen by Rick
Famuyiwa. Produced by Albert Berger, Ron
Yerxa and David Gale. A Paramount release.
Drama. Rated Rfor strong language and some
strong sexuality. Running time: I0~ nun.
Heartfelt honesty and a determined
refusal to resort to exploitative stereotypes
help make "The Wood" an unconunonly
uplifting experience for audiences of all
races and backgrounds.
An inner-city coming-of-age tale consciously
and conscientiously designed to
emphasize only the most positive aspects
of urban life, "The Wood" centers on three
friends—Mike, Slim and Roland—as they
grapple with love, sex, friendship and the
turbulent emotions of adolescence while
growing up in "The Wood," the city more
commonly known as Inglewood,
California. As the adult Mike (Omar
Epps) and Slim (Richard T. Jones) help
Roland (Taye Diggs) overcome his lastminute
wedding day jitters, a series of
interspersed flashbacks show the trio as
teenagers (Sean Nelson, Duane Finley and
Trent Cameron, respectively), relating the
pivotal adventures and misadventures
through which they forged their lifelong
conunitment to one another.
It is an admittedly idealized view of
urban strife wherein the very real plagues of
drugs, gangs, domestic violence and unwed
motherhood take a back seat to the nervousness
of asking a girl to dance. ReaUsm
aside, the approach represents a laudable
change of cinematic direction, thankfully
askew from the pessimism and condescending
crudeness of recent offerings.
Working from a story co-conceived
with use professor Todd Boyd, first-time
writer/director Rick Famuyiwa and his
first-rate cast have made a moving, memorable
film that will nonetheless remain
stigmatized as an "ethnic" movie without
the careful and painstaking marketing
required to attract a crossover audience.
— Wade Major

154 (R-109) BOXOFFICE
REVIEWS
AMERICAN PIE i^icir
Starring Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigatij
Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian
Nicholas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari and
Eddie Kaye Thomas. Directed by Paul
WeitZ' Written by Adam Herz. Produced by
Warren Zide, Craig
Perry, Chris Moore
and Chris Weitz. A
Universal release.
Comedy. Rated R for
strong sexuality, crude
all involving teens.
Running time: 95
sexual dialogue, language
and drinking,
min.
"There's Something
About Mary"
set in high school
this is not. The humor, suffering from trailer
overexpsoure, isn't nearly as hilarious or
vulgar, and the cast of unknowns and upand-comers
lacks precision timing. But
ultimately this story about four high
school seniors who make a pact to hit a
homerun before they graduate is as warm
and sweet as its title.
Mortified that a fellow classmate (Chris
Owen), self-dubbed the Shermanator, has
sex before they do, Jim (Jason Biggs),
Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), Oz (Chris
Klein) and Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) go
about securing themselves a slice of the
action in a variety of ways.
"American Pie" scores bonus points for
its three-dimensional female characters,
particularly Alyson Hannigan's geeky flute
player. The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
star's role is initially disappointing as she
bores her classmates with endless stories
from band camp, but her unexpected wild
side is a pleasant surprise to both the audience
and a certain male lead.
In the end, our four protagonists see
varying degrees of success. But more
importantly, they realize that there's more
to high school and girls and relationships
than getting laid—an edifying ending that
makes this an unexpected summer date
movie. Annlee Ellingson
SHILOH 2: SHILOH SEASON
• ••1/2
Starring Zachary Brown, Scott
Wilson, Michael Moriarty, Ann Dowd,
Rod Steiger and Frannie. Directed by
Dandy Tung. Written by Dale Rosebloom.
Produced by Carl Borack and Dale
Rosenbloom. A Legacy release. Family.
Rated PG for mild thematic elements.
Running time: 96 min.
The lovable beagle Shiloh (played by
Frannie) is back in a more involving
story that expands the world of the
dog's owners, the Preston family.
FLASHBACK: January, 1985
What BOXOFFICE Said About...
STOP MAKING SENSE
[On Sept. 15, Palm Pictures will re-release the Talking
Heads' classic concert film ^^Stop Making Sense.'' ]
STOP MAKING SENSE
starring the Talking Heads. Directed by Jonathan Demme.
Produced by Cary Kurfirst. A Palm release. Concert film.
Unrated. Running time: 88 min.
fl
"Stop Making Sense" is probably the best rock concert fi"
since Martin Scorsese's "The Last Waltz." Deceptively straightforward,
the film serves as a welcome reminder of how much
more impact a well-photographed and recorded musical performance
can have on the silver screen than on television.
Rather than include the standard mix of interviews and
backstage preparations in his film, director Jonathan Demme ("Melvin and
Howard," "Swing Shift") has chosen to concentrate exclusively on performance!
footage culled from four concerts given by the Heads last December in Hollywood.
Beginning with lead singer David Byrne's solo performance of "Psycho Killer"
(accompanied only by acoustic guitar and a tape recorder), the film builds in intensity
as additional members of the group join Byrne for each successive number.
Besides Byrne's innovative and challenging stage presence, "Stop Making
Sense" comes alive due to Demme's seemingly effortless changes of camera angles
and focal lengths. Subtle but never bland, Demme's direction is in such perfect
sync with the music that we don't ever get the feeling (so common in other concert
films) that we'd rather be watching anything other than what's up there on the
screen. By the same token, Byrne's eccentrically energetic style and- stage design
always insures that there's something worth capturing.
In visual terms, the film's brilliance is also due to the marvelous lighting effects
created by "Blade Runner" cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth. When Byrne
decks himself out in an absurdly large suit, both Demme and Cronenweth demonstrate
a remarkable talent for highlighting this outrageous use of props in an understated
manner that allows the effect to speak for itself. Also refreshing is Demme's
avoidance of the overly contrived visual tricks that have become the stock trade of
most music videos today.
The result is that viewers are able to experience one rock's most intriguing
attractions from the best possible vantage point without any annoying intrusions.
Of course, the one danger with this strategy is that if the Talking Heads' music and
stage show is not your cup of tea, there's nothing in this film that will win you over.
But then again, "Stop Making Sense" was obviously conceived as a celluloid celebration
of the band's performing talents, and not as an "up close and personaj||
'^'
explanation of who they are and why you should like them.
As far as the music itself is concerned, the Heads perform top-notch versions of
most of their best-known works ("Burning Down the House," "Life During
Wartime," "Psycho Killer," etc.), both as a quartet and as a larger (nine-piece) aggregation.
The only real letdown in the ever-building level of excitement comes about
two-thirds of the way through with a rather perfunctory performance by the Tom-
Tom Club (Heads bassist Tina Weymouth's band, which does not include Byrne).
Nevertheless, "Stop Making Sense" should have enormous appeal for viewers who
are even passingly interested in the Talking Heads.
Summer is over and the new school year
has begun. Although Marty (Zachary
Browne) wishes he had a bike, he's content
enough to own a dog that has become the
family's beloved pet. But their drunken,
tobacco-spitting neighbor Judd (Scott
Wilson) insists that Shiloh is his.
The rehabilitation of a public nuisance
is what fuels this film based on the trilogy
of stories by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. The
wholesome structure of the town is sh|
by gossip and the tormenting actio
one bitter old man. After a near- fatal ac(
dent, the ultimate act of forgiveness
bestowed and a new friend is made.
"Shiloh 2" is drenched with emotioi
churned from bucketfuls of family vi
ues; the trials of the adorable pup shou
win over children and sentimental pa
ents. Dwayne E. Leslie

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REVIEWS
aoral guardians will go to censor it?
Amidst the swearing,
I
the fart jokes and
be cheap shots at topical targets, the airjjl
l^t
SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER &
UNCUT
••**
Voiced by Trey Parker, Matt Stone,
Mary Kay Bergman and Isaac Hayes.
Directed by Trey Parker. Written by Trey
Parker & Matt Stone and Pant Brady.
Produced by Trey Parker & Matt Stone. A
Paramount release. Animated comedy.
Rated R for pervasive vulgar language and
crude sexual humor, and for some violent
[images. Running time: 81 min.
"South Park" creators Trey Parker and
'Matt Stone bring their smash-hit animated
show from cable's Comedy Central netjwork
to the silver screen, pulling out all the
istops and leaving no cliche unmolested.
W HLAYrTTG
The children of South Park sneak into an R-rated
movie in "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut."
The film's blazing satire on media censorship
flares up from the get-go when a
Canadian movie, "Asses of Fire," hits the
ocal bijou in the eponymous "quiet little
nountain town." Awed by the flick's ramlant
profanity, third-graders Cartman and
^tan (voiced by Parker) and Kyle and
venny (voiced by Stone) are soon cursing
I
blue streak, much to the horror of their
parents and teachers. Canada gets the
.)lame for corrupting the children, and
before you can say V-chip, America
leclares war on its northern neighbor,
vieanwhile, Satan himself sees this as his
'pportunity to take over, and when all hell
iterally breaks loose, it's up to the foulnouthed
moppets to save the world.
Brazen, politically incorrect and thor-
'ughly tasteless, this movie is not for the
asily outraged and will doubtless have its
etractors on that basis. Anticipating this,
tie filmmakers have cleverly co-opted the
rgument by using their plot to ask, in an
Ibeit wildly exaggerated fashion, which is
ie greater obscenity: foul language or the
.raconian lengths to which self-appointed
script has actual substance. But this
thn is also an unflagging, exultant piece of
ptertainment. Far more than a glorified
jjlevision episode, "Bigger, Longer &
jfncut" is truly a spectacle for the big
screen, bursting with genuinely tuneful
songs, towering "production numbers," and
some ambitious imagery that seamlessly
combines the show's deliberately crude cutout
style animation with sophisticated computer-generated
hellfire. L. J. Strom
SUMMER OF SAM i^irir
Starring John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody,
Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael
Rispoli and Michael Badalucco. Directed by
Spike Lee. Written by Victor Colicchio,
Michael Imperioli and Spike Lee. Produced
by Jon Kilik and Spike Lee. A Buena Vista
release. Drama. Rated R for strong graphic
violence and sexuality, pervasive strong language
and drug use. Running time: 142 min.
Like so many of Spike Lee"s films,
"Summer of Sam" is both beguiling and
confounding, an enigmatic blend of banality
and brilliance that ultimately manages
to overcome its myriad shortcomings
through nothing but the sheer force of
Lee's visionary direction.
Set during the incendiary New York
summer of 1977, when "Son of Sam" serial
killer David Berkowitz terrorized a city
already besought by record temperatures,
the film is essentially Lee's attempt to
snapshot a specific time and place, capturing
the paranoia and anxiety that destroys
lives and relationships in a small Bronx
neighborhood. That the film chooses to
focus on the intangible psychological byproducts
of fear rather than Berkowitz
himself is a strange yet compelling choice
that hberates Lee to indulge his penchant
for prolonged character studies.
Lee spends a surfeit amount of time on
Vinny, a philandering hairdresser with an
insatiable sexual appetite that threatens his
marriage to the forlorn Dionna (Mira
Sorvino). Only slightly less undisciplined is
the group's spiritual leader, a drug-dealing
palooka named Joe T (Michael Rispoli)
who turns the neighborhood upside-down
with his list of possible "Sam" suspects. At
the top of the list is Vinny's friend Ritchie
(Adrien Brody), a "Guido-tumed-punker"
who moonlights as a gay sex performer and
pom actor, eventually pulling the seductive
Ruby (Jennifer Esposito) in with him.
Elsewhere, the likes of Bebe Neuwirth, Patti
LuPone, Anthony LaPaglia and Ben
Gazzara all appear to liven up the cast and
add weight to the proceedings.
While Lee has been faulted in the past
for indulging Italian-American stereotypes,
here he proves a veritable saving grace, single-handedly
transforming the script's
ham-fisted archetypes into complex, threedimensional
characters. There are, unfortunately,
deeper problems with the script
(written by Victor Colicchio and Michael
Imperioli, rewritten by Lee) that are not so
easily resolved. The structure is haphazard,
events unspool sporadically and
scenes frequently drag on interminably. At
the same time, Lee's feeling for the material,
as expressed through his usual visual
pyrotechnics, is undeniably effective, powerfully
communicating the debauchery and
malice with which Bronx society of the era
was consumed. Wade Major
PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED: AUGUST/SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER FILMS
The alphabetical list beiovv notes the issue of BOXOFFICE in which our reviev^' of an
upcoming film appeared, the star rating, and the distributor/release date information.
"Adventures of Sebastian Cole" •••1/2: Pai'. Classics, 816; see Nov. 1998.
"All the Little Animals" •1/2: Lions Gate, 8127; see Nov. 1998.
"Bandits" iriri^: Stratosphere, 9124; see September 1998.
"Bedrooms and Hallways" •: First Run, 913; see November 1998.
"Black Cat, White Cat" •••: USA, 9110; see April 1999.
"Dick" ••: Columbia, 814; see August 1999.
"Get Bruce" -kill: Miramax, 9117; see April 1999.
"Happy, Texas" ••••1/2: Miramax, 1011; see July 1999.
"llluminata" ififirll2: Artisan, 816; see August 1999.
"Last Night" ••••: Lions Gate, summer undated; see July 1998.
"The Limey" icir: Artisan, 1018; see July 1999.
"Lucie Aubrac" •••: USA, 8120; see Jime 1997.
"Marcello Mastroianni, I Remember" ••1/2: First Look, 8113; see April 1998.
"Minus Man" •••: Artisan, 9110; see July 1999.
"The Muse" ir-kir^: USA, 8127; see August 1999.
"Outside Providence" icicMl: Miramax, 913; see July 1999.
"Plimkett & Macleane" ••1/2: Miramax, 10122; see July 1999.
"Portraits Chinois" ••••: Phaedra, 8113; see Sept. 1997.
"Princess Mononoke" •••1/2: Miramax, 10129; see July 1999.
"Splendor" •••: Goldwyn, 9110; see August 1999.
"Stiff Upper Lips" ••••: Cowboy, 816; see July 1999.
"Sugar Town" •••1/2: USA, 9117; see July 1999.
"Sweet Jane" •••: Phaedra, October undated; see June 1998.
"With Friends Like These" kirklll: Fine Line, 8120; see June 1998.

156 (R-111) BOXOFnCE
REVIEWS
Salma Hayek and Will Smith in "Wild Wild West."
WILD WILD WEST ^^1/2
Starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline and
Kenneth Branagh. Directed by Barry
Sonnenfeld. Written by S. S. Wilson &
Brent Maddock and Jeffrey Price & Peter
S. Seaman. Produced by Jon Peters and
Barry Sonnenfeld. A Warner Bros, release.
Western!A ctioniFantasy. Rated PG-13 for
action violence, sex references and innuendo.
Running time: 105 min.
Director Barry Sonnenfeld re-teams
with his "Men in Black" star Will Smith
for a bigscreen version of the classic '60s
show "Wild Wild West," Michael
Garrison's sci-fi/spy thriller/fantasy westem.
It's just after the Civil War, and
Captain James West (Smith) is paired with
U.S. Marshall Artemus Gordon ("A
Midsummer Night's Dream's" Kevin
Kline) to discover who's kidnapping the
The trail leads to
country's top scientists.
Dr. Loveless ("Celebrity's" Kenneth
Branagh), a bitter Southerner whose body
was severed at the waist during the war.
Loveless has used the talents of his scientists
to construct a mammoth mechanical
tarantula, and he seems certain to force the
government into abject surrender. Do West
and Gordon have enough tricks— and
guns—up their sleeves to foil his plot?
Sonnenfeld's "West" contains the seed
of a first-rate adventure. All the right ideas
are present— it's the execution that's off.
The script is serviceable and sporadically
amusing but lacks spark and polish; the
pacing feels not brisk but downright
brusque.
While Smith brings charm and
confidence to his role as ladies' man and
hired gun, and Kline is likeable as the
eccentric inventor/disguise master, their
efforts are sabotaged by lack of chemistry
and merely average character development.
Consequently, Branagh shines
brightest as the outrageously baroque,
appropriately over-the-top villain.
Perhaps the movie's most conspicuous
element is the production design that effectively
integrates gadgets and Gatling guns
with rococo interiors and stylish period
costumes. However, several scenes have a
down-and-dirty look, and the night filming
is underlit; this doesn't mesh well with
the sunny, comic bookish story. Like the
"Batman" franchise, "Wild Wild West"
has been taken, in appearance and attitude,
from the colorful, campy '60s to the
dark, grungy '90s. These sensibilities are
difficult to balance; this movie makes a
flawed, if game, attempt.— L. J. Strom
BIG DADDY ^^^
Starring Adam Sandler, Cole and Dylan
Sprouse, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart
and Rob Schneider. Directed by Dennis
Dugan. Written by Steve Franks, Tim
Herlihy and Adam Sandler. Produced by
Sidney Ganis and Jack Giarraputo. A
Columbia release. Comedy. Rated PG-13
for language and some crude humor.
Running time: 87 min.
Usually it's advisable that you get your
life together- get a job, get married, buy a
house—before you bring a kid into it.
Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler), on the
other hand, gets a kid and then gets his life
in order.
Just when his roommate (Jon Stewart)
gets engaged and his girlfriend Vanessa
(Kristy Swanson) takes some time out to
think, a kid named Julian (Cole and Dylan
Sprouse) shows up on Sonny's doorstep by
mistake. Sonny—who went to law school
but refuses to take the bar exam as he lives'
off of a $200,000 settlement from when a
cab ran over his foot—decides that this is
exactly what he needs to prove to Vanessa
that he's ready to settle down. You can
imagine her reaction, and Sonny is subsequently
stuck raising the kid on his own.
This Sandier/kid combo oozes cuteness
as the duo wanders around New York City,
tossing branches in the paths of
Rollerbladers, eating packets of ketchup
and peeing against buildings. There's a
priceless Sandler moment when Sonny—
whose parenting technique consists of letting
Julian do whatever he wants, including
going by the name of Frankenstein,
and covering up messes of any kind
newspaper—realizes that he's made J
into the smelly kid at school.
The sentiment gets a bit sacch;
when Sonny bonds with his own fat'nei
during his courtroom battle to keep the
kid, causing all the guys present to jump
on their cell phones to let their dads know
they love them. But for the most part,
Sandler has captured the charm he exuded
in "Wedding Singer" and packaged it with
the crude humor "^
that will lure fans of
Waterboy."
Annlee Ellingson

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TITLE/MPAA
DISTRIBUTOR
Excellent
REVIEWS
Review Digest
OMBAY BOYS ••l/a
Starring Naveen Andrews, Rahul
ose, Alexander Gifford and
Jaseeruddin Shah. Directed and
ritten by Kaizad Gustad Produced
Thomas Cherian and Niina
^eHnkar. A Kismet Talkies produc-
?n. No distributor set. Drama. Not
t rated Running time: 105 min.
The feature writing/directing
;but of Indian filmmaker
aizad Gustad is an uneven if
oficiently-made drama centerg
on the emotional travails
id personal adventures of
ree anglophone Indian youths
siting the land of their ancesy
for the first time. Lackluster
rformances and a meandering
oryline are the film's most
'nious distractions, although
:hnical polish and several
ong supporting turns redeem
e effort in the end.
From America comes Krishna
hni (Naveen Andrews of "The
iglish Patient"), a New York
tor looking to flex his offoadway
chops in the chaos of
)llywood. Londoner Xerxes
istry (Alexander Gifford) has
obtuse quest to find his
^iual identity and determine
;. orientation. Aussie Ricardo
rnandes (Rahul Bose), mean-
' lile, searches for his long-lost
lother—last known address,
}, mbay.
After a chance encounter
1 ngs them together, the three
1 m an instant friendship, each
1
ying at least a peripheral part
i the others' exploits as they
c
ss paths with a variety of col-
( ul and eccentric personalities:
t ir friendly, gay landlord Pesi
)shan Seth); a bizarre, dimted
trio of rock musicians
town as The Bombay Boys; a
:chopathic film producer, Don
istana (Naseeruddin Shah),
V3 hires Krishna to help make a
h so bad he can use it as a tax
^ te-off; and Mastana's mistress
illy, a beautiful actress with
Dm
. Ricardo falls in love.
iWhile each of the story
1 !'Jads has its share of dull and
1 iderately engaging moments,
W Mastana story is by far the
a idout, thanks to a delicious,
it iistible, scene-stealing, scenerydltving
tour-de-force by Shah.
\s the sadistically insane
N stana, he commands every
s( le in which he appears, overwhelming
nearly everyone and
everything else in the film. Other
subplots are almost reduced to
irrelevance by the imbalance, but
it's a flaw that ultimately works to
the film's advantage, the cynical
Bollywood barbs helping to fill
the lulls between interludes of
meaningful dialogue on Indian
society and the expatriot identity
crisis. Technical credits, however,
are polished throughout with
crisp location lensing of Bombay
and creative use of music—both
popular and otherwise—consistently
outstanding. Wade Major
JINNAH
irirm
Starring Christopher Lee and
James Fox. Directed and produced
by Jamil Dehlavi. Written
by Jamil Dehlavi and Akjbar
Ahmed. No distributor set.
Biographical drama. Not yet
rated. Running time: 103 min.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah was
the man who founded Pakistan.
His portrait hangs in every government
office in that country
and appears on its currency. He
is regarded as a national hero.
Yet outside the subcontinent he
is virtually unknown.
In an effort to correct that
situation, director Dehlavi and
his writing partner Ahmed, a
renowned Islamic scholar, have
crafted an engrossing, if somewhat
pedestrian, film.
It's the flip side of Ghandi. As
the Mahatma helped free
India
from British rule, Jinnah feared
his MusHm minority would suffer
at the hands of the Hindu
majority and instead demanded
another country for them. It was
a decision that cost many lives as
refugees headed north.
The film starts with Jinnah
on his deathbed looking back on
his life. He admits neglecting his
family and agonizes over his
political missteps, but he is resolute
about the righteousness of
his cause.
Part of the problem with the
film is that Jinnah is just not a
very likeable character. Unlike
the frequently impish Ghandi,
he is haughty, patrician and
humorless. But all that is perfectly
captured by Christopher
Lee, who was born to play the
role. There is also a very able
supporting cast and technically
it is first rate. Mike Kerrigan
Genre key: (Ac) Action; (Ad) Adventure; (Ani) Animated;
(C) Comedy; (D) Drama; (Doc) Documentary; (F) Fantasy; (Hor)
Horror; (M) Musical; (My) Mystery; (R) Romance; (Sat) Satire;
(SF) Science Fiction; (Sus) Suspense; (Th) Thriller, (W) Western.
1
S; ^-
C
Good
Good
Poor
Very
5 4
"? 1 3 E
Fair

Ml
Moviegoer Activity Report
for the month of June 1 999
MovieFone' (777-FILM} and its sister service, moviefone.com', are now the single largest source of movie showtime information in the countr/,
providing information to over 100 million moviegoers each year The following information represents the most requested theatres and exhibitors on MovieFone.
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Most Requested Exhibitors
Exhibitor
LCE
AMC
United Artists
Regal/Act III
General Cinema
Century
Cinemarl<
Clearview
Harkins
National Amusements
Top 10 Exhibitors & Theatres
Total Requests
1,553,932
1,273,851
1,093,338
599,113
484,508
313,394
301,802
294.285
265,698
236,021
^^3^ Month's
Rank
Most Requested Theatres
1
+ y ^u
Rank Market Theatre Total Requests Rank
NY
SD
PH
NY
NY
LA
LCE Lincoln Square
AMC Fashion Valley
UA Riverview Plaza
LCE Village 7
19th St East
AMC Century 14
65,136
51,273
50,462
45.589
45,252
44,890
KC AMC Independence Commons 43,691
NY LCE Kips Bay 43.059
NY UA Union Square 42,114
NY LCE Orpheum 37,897
'
Total
Requests
New York
1,714,180
Los Angeles
793.750
Chicago
504,031
Miami
431,543
^iBoston
^
319,030
Toronto
273,565
KasasCity
266,552
Rank Theatre (# screens)
ClvwZiegfeld(l)
CityCin East 86th St. (2)
LCE 19th St. East (6)
Mann National (1
El Capitan (1
Pacific Crest (1)
LCE Chishoim Piano (5)
AMC Highland Park (4)
AMC Forum (6)
AMC Three Fountains (4)
Century Glendale D-l (9)
iVIost Requested Theatres Per Screen
Hark Paradise Valley Mall (7)
LCE Webster Place (8)
LCE Lincoln Village (3)
Cascade Drive-in (1)
Regal Kendall (9)
GCC Miracle Center (10)
Regal Palace (18)
Century Century 21 (1)
UA Coronet (1)
UA Vogue (1)
UA Sameric (4)
UA Riverview Plaza (11)
UA Cheltenham (8)
LCE Cher! (4)
BMofSOmni(l)
NAQrctei?)
Famous Eglinton (1)
Famous Markville (4)
CO Promenade (6)
Total
Requests
26,042
22,356
45,252
20,938
6,136
3,821
15,859
11,628
16,774
13,198
25,373
17,003
34,333
20,864
2,753
19,186
19,367
34,332
8,590
6,874
4,775
29,365
50,462
29,414
17,875
3,941
26,647
6,446
15,395
16,998
AMCIndependenoeCommonB (20)43,691
AMC Crown Center (6) 1 ,990
AMC Oak Park Plaza (6) 11,615
AMC Fashion Valley (18) 51,273
AMC La Jolla (12) 23,888
AMC Mission Valley (20) 30.463
Last Month's
Rank
1
3
23
6
40
41
26
3
2
30
16
2
2
3
15
2
6
7
2
1
17
1
3
4
1
2
8
6
5
2
3
1
2
1
2
3
Total
Requests
Houston
243,236
Minneapolis
207,295
Atlanta
183,312
Denver
145,751
Seattle
131,519
Washington, DC
117,279
San Antonio
113,806
Las Vegas
110,580
Cleveland
90,677
Sacramento
84,184
Nashville
Tampa
70,826
57,782
Rank Theatre (# screens)
LCE Bay Area (6)
LCE West Oaks (7)
LCE Memorial Ciity Mall (8)
Mann MN Suburban World (1)
GCCHar-Mar1-3(3)
Mann MN Grandview (2)
AMC Cobb Place (8)
Carmike Merchants Exchange (5) 3,865
Regal Marietta (10)
Cinderella Twin D-l (2)
Star Westminster (6)
UA Continental (6)
GCC Cinerama (1)
Lndmk Neptune (1)
LCENorthgate(l)
LCE Uptown (1)
LCE Wisconsin Avenue (6)
LCE Cinema (1)
Regal/Act 111 Bandera (6)
Regal/Act 111 Rolling Oaks (6)
Regal/Act 111 Mission D-l (4)
UA Showcase (8)
UA Green Valley (8)
Century Orleans (12)
GCC Parmatown (5)
General Detroit (2)
Atlas Colony (5)
Century Century 21 (2)
Century 49er's D-l (6)
UA Laguna Village (12)
R&R Campus Twin (2)
Carmike Carmike (6)
Carmike Stones River (6)
Muv Palm Harbor (10)
Regal University (16)
UA Movies at Mission Bell (8)
Last Month's
Rank
Top 8 Actively'^ Requested Theatres: ^
"Caller Bpecidcally requested theatre
AMC AMCThMlrit.lna
CO OrMoltxOdtonCorp
SMofS BoMonMuMwnofSeltnc* Okw Otctmon ThMlrM
ExMMtore C«inii* C«nnMCIn«mH.lnc.
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Comfy CanturyThMM*
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Hark Superstition Sp. 2. AMC Independence Comnxxis 3. Hark Arizona Mills
Phoenix, AZ Kansas City, MO Phoenix, AZ
Mann Mann Theatres Regal/San
Mann MN Mann Minneapolis
Silver
Mel Metropolitan Theatrss Corp. Sony
NA Notional Amusoments Star
Pacidc Pacilic Tlwalres Silver
R&R R&R Theatres UA
Act III Regal Theatres
San Carlos
Silver Cinemas
Sony Cinemas
l.Deks-Star Theatres
Silver Cinemas
United Artists Theatre Circuit

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American Licorice 85
AMT 24
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Birtcher Construction Services 105
Caddy Products 106
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Cinema Cleaning Systems 92
Cinema Consultants & Services 131
Cinema Equipment Inc 108
Cinema Equipment Sales of CA
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Cinema Supply Co 124
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Component Engineering 94
CPI (Cinema Products Intl.) 113
Cy Young Industries Inc 115
Daniels & Associates 42
DeClercq's Theatrical Specialties Inc 1 24
Deep Vision 3-D 1 26
Dimensional Innovations 17
Dolby Laboratories inc 3
DTS/Digital Theater Systems 19
Eastman Kodak Co 21
EAW (Eastern Acoustic Works) 47
Edifice Inc 76
EIMS Inc 29
Equipment, Etc 1 33
ETM 43
EV (Electro-Voice) 57
Glassform 93
Globalmic Inc 112
Gold Medal Products 18
Hadden Theatre Supply Co 119
HarknessHall 117
International Cinema Equipment Co 99
Iwerks Entertainment 65
Jani-Source 22
)BL Professional 7
John Meyer Consulting 124
Kinetics Noise Control 20
Kinetronics Corp. USA 44
Kneisley Electric Corp 119
Largo Construction 114
Lavi Industries 44
Lawrence Metal Products 87
LED 131
Machine CMatic 73
Mag North 117
Marble Co 116
Maroevich, O'Shea & Coghlan 95
MARS Theatre Management Systems 1 03
McRae Theatre Equipment 1 26
Munters Corp 92
National Cinema Service Corp 104
National Ticket Co 115
NATO 91
NCS Corp 83
Nestle Ice Cream 25
Nick Mulone 1 23
Odell's 127
Omnlterm Data Technology 89
ORC Lighting Products 39
Pacer/CATS 71
Panastereo Inc 33
Permlight Inc 75
Potts, Robert L. Enterprises 123
Premier Seating 67
Proctor Companies 59
Promotion in Motion 55
QSC Audio Products C-3
Radiant Systems 45
RDS Data Group Inc 51
Ready Theatre Systems 95
Reynolds & Reynolds Inc 101
Kicos Manufacturing 53
Robert Films Service 109
Robert Lippert 1 33
Schneider Optics 35
Sensible Cinema Software 1 33
Server Products 79
Silver Screen 1 24
Smart Products Inc 27
Smart Theatre Systems
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Source One Theatre Equipment 23
SPECO 77
Stein Industries Inc C-4
Stong International 41
System Operating Solutions 93
Technikote 1 25
Theatre Service Network 95, 1 25
Tootsie Roll Industries 9
TVP (Theatre Video Products) 1 07
Unique Screen Ad Productions 49
Vogel Popcorn 31
Willming Reams Animation 112
Wolk, Edw. H. Inc 1 22
Worrell 116
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HELP WANTED
BOOTH TECHNICIAN position is available. We
believe that state-of-the-art sound and presentation
are the keys to success in the movie industry. Join
our team as we expand throughout the country. We
offer a wide variety of benefits and opportunity for
professional growtn. Send your resume with salary
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150 Pelican Way, San Rafael, CA 94901
LET THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE your new or
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ments to: ShoPro Inc., Attn: Director of Operation
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THEATRE MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNm
Wallace Theatres, a nationally recognized region;
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agement professionals to join our rapidly- growin
organization as General Managers. If you are a tear :
player, enjoy working with the public and are seel<
ing a career and a future in the motion picture exh
bition industry, send your resume to: Personne
Director, Wallace Theatre Corp. ,3375 Koapaka St
Suite 345, Honolulu, HI 96819.
WELL ESTABLISHED THEATRE EQUIPMENT DEAL
ER has an opening for a Cinema Sales and Custome
Service person. Knowledge of various types of the
atre equipment will be required. Please send yoL
resume to: Fred Fisher, P.O. Box 19937, Atlanta, C,
30325.
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
ACOUSTIC SOUND PANELS & CUSTOM WAL
DRAPERIES available in flameproofed colors an
fabrics, artistic or plain. CINEMA CONSULTANTS <
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC., P.O. Box 9672
Pittsburgh, PA 15226. Phone (412) 343-3900; Fa
(412) 343-2992.
BURLAP WALL COVERING DRAPES: $2.05 pe
yard, flame retardant. Quantity discounts. Nurse i
Co., Old Millbury Rd., Oxford, MA 01540 (50f
832-4295.
COMPLETE THEATRE EQUIPMENT: (New, Used c
Rebuilt) Century SA, R#, RCA 9030, 1040, 105i
Platters: 2 and 5 Tier, Xenon Systems 1000-400'
Watt, Sound Systems mono and stereo, automations
ticket machines, curtain motors, electric rewinds
lenses, large screen video projectors. Plenty of use
chairs. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND INSTALLA
TION AVAILABLE DOLBY CERTIFIED. Call Bil
Younger, Cinema Equipment, Inc., 1375 N.W. 97t!
Ave., Suite 14, Miami, FL 33172. Phone (305) 594'
0570. Fax (305) 592- 6970. 1-800-848-8886.
CUPHOLDER ARMREST. "State of the art." Call
Young Industries Inc. 800-729-2610.
FOR SALE: NEW - BEST PRICES: 35MM PRO|EC
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ebsite wv\\v.kevinbaglo\\.com.
,ICRO-FM STEREO RADIO Sound Systems tor
ri\e-in Theatres. Static free. Call or write: AUDIO
ISL AL SYSTEMS, 320 St. Louis Ave., Woonsocket,
0:895. Phone (401) 767-2080; Fax (401) 767-
)81.
VTRON TRAY. Fits into cupholder armrest. Call Cy
jung Industries Inc. at 800-729-2610.
v^OJECTION BOOTHS - COMPLETE. $7950
[eludes: projector, soundhead, base, platter, lampbuse,
power supply, automation, light dimmer,
.Sund system, stage speaker, scope lense. Excellent
ape. Phone (301) 949-4761. Fax (301) 949-4763.
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cBUILT CENTURY SA & R3 projector/soundhead
M50. Simplex XL $4750. Xenon lamps, platters,
any lenses, excellent line of other used projection
id sound equipment. TANKERSLEY ENTERPRISES,
) Box 36009, Denver, CO 80236. Phone (303)
r6-0884; fax (303) 716-0889.
-\-PLEX EQUIPMENT: Complete contents of 6-
e\ ror sale. Projection equipment, sound systems,
leakers, seats, screens, concession equipment, etc.
Icellent shape!!!
i- ^9-4763.
Call (301) 949-4761, fax (301)
kBLET TRAYS. Fits into all cupholder armrests.
-ed in multi-purpose theatres, bingo, etc. Call Cy
junu Industries Inc. at 800-729-2610.
ikEPHONE ANSWERING EQUIPMENT. All major
lands of reliable, heavy-duty tape announcers and
pital announcers are available at discounted
.lices. Please call Jim at Answering Machine
^ecialty, (800) 222-7773.
iED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: PROJECTORS,
?\\ired Stereo Racks, Platters, Lamps, etc. Premier
ating Co. Inc., 1 (888) 456-SEAT, Fax (410) 488-
69 Email: info@premierseating.com.
SED PROJECTION EQUIPMENT: Replacement
'uipment, single or multi booths available. Please
I! if you are purchasing or selling. CINEMA CON-
LTANTS & SERVICES INTERNATIONAL INC.,
9672, Pittsburgh, PA 15226. Phone (412)
-3900, Fax (412) 343-2992.
iED PROJECTION/SOUND EQUIPMENT -
ntury. Simplex, Cinemeccanica, Norelco.
35/70 mm, Dolby Electronics, lamps, consoles,
ibcs, Xenon bulbs, etc. Contact Charlie at Kurluff
terprises (760) 956-6938; Fax (760) 956-7069.
ILL TRADE: YOUR THEATRE SEATS FOR OUR
iED THEATRE EQUIPMENT. Great condition at
?at prices. Platters, projectors, lamphouses, comte
prewired stereo racks and much, much more.
-mier Seating Co. Inc., 1 (888) 456-SEAT, fax (410)
8-9969, email: info@premierseating.com.
3UIPMENT WANTED
RCHASE OR TRADE: For your used theatre
vnent, concession equipment, theatre seats.
oout our storage facilities. Premier Seating Co.
888) 456-SEAT, Fax: (410) 488-9969, Email:
3remierseating.com.
STAGE TUBE TYPE AMPS, woofers, drivers,
rns, parts, from Western Electric, Westrex, Altec,
isen, JBL, EV, Tannoy, Mcintosh, Marantz. Phone
vid at (626) 441-3942. P.O. Box 80371, San
irino,CA 91118-8371.
\NTED DEAD OR ALIVE: We will purchase
ntury projectors or soundheads, new or old, com-
•te or incomplete, for cash. Also interested in XL
a SH-1000. Call (502) 499-0050. Fax (502) 499-
52, Hadden Theatre Supply Co., attn. Louis.
- WILL BUY OR TRADE for used/new equipment
any projector/soundhead/platter/lamphouse/cone/speakers/lens
and concession equipment. We
1 remove or pick up anywhere in the U.S. or
?rseas. TANKERSLEY ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box
X)9, Denver, CO 80236. Phone (303) 716-0884;
(303)716-0889.
lEATRES FOR SALE/LEASE
T DECO BEAUTY FOR SALE OR LEASE: 600-seat
atre in Southwest Minnesota. Single silver screen
I balcony. Fully renovated: new heat, electrical
1 sound roof. Four bedroom remodeled manag-
• apartment and over 1 K of commercial rental
per month from 3 office units. $200,000.
?sa Hansen, Box 117, Jackson, MN 561434. Or
1507)847-4432.
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UEMA GRILL - TWIN THEATRE FOR SALE:
nner-and-a-Movie" theatre. Southeastern U.S.
I ig term, very cheap corporate lease. Established,
' ikey operation, recently renovated, 2-screen theatre.
Commercial rental income. Please contact
Boxoffice Response Number 4751
MULTIPLEX PROJECT: (6 expandable to 12
screens.) Booming town in central Florida. Ownerdeveloper
is looking for professional investor partner.
Currently no competition within 14 miles. Great
potential. Call (407) 876-2139.
MULTI-SCREEN MOVIE THEATRE in midwestern
college town. Well established. Loyal clientele.
Closed market. Rare window of opportunity. 1 (888)
639-9425.
TWIN CINEMA IN WISCONSIN RESORT AREA:
Rocking chair seats, great stereo sound projection
equipment. Three apartments, two commercial
storefronts. Ideal situation for owner/operator.
Please contact Boxoffice Response Number 4752.
TWO WELL ESTABLISHED TWINS with long-term
leases, loyal clientele, good concessions. A nearnorth
Chicago art cinema and a handsomely remodeled
suburban vaudeville era house. Rare window
of opportunity. Please contact Boxoffice Response
Number 4749.
THEATRES WANTED
THEATRES V\ ANTED. Need 2 to 4-screen theatres in
Ontario, Canada. Uithin 120 miles of Toronto. Call
Zahid (805) 684-4161; fax (805) 684-7255.
WANTED TO ACQUIRE: Well-maintained
multiplex
theatres in small and mid-sized markets.
Contact John Miller, Aliance Entertainment, 1 34 E.
Elm, Suite 10, New Albany, IN 47150. Fax (812)
941-5645.
DRIVE-IN CONSTRUCTION
DRIVE-IN SCREEN TOWERS Since 1945 Selby
Products, Inc., P.O. Box 267, Richfield, Ohio 44286
(330) 659-6631, 800-647- 6224.
THEATRE SEATING
1150 SEATING CONCEPTS SEATS: BW-220
Contours with cup holders. 3 1/2 years old, great
condition. 21" & 22". $34 each. Call (517) 725-
5410 anytime, ask for Gary.
1350 AMERICAN STELLAR SEATS: Sytle 38-220
with cup holders. All new in 1992, ready-to-use
condition. $18 each. Call (517) 725-5410 anytime,
ask for Gary.
3000 USED IRWIN CITATIONS $15 & up.
American Bodi-form & Stellars, seat covers, $3.50,
chair recovering, new chairs. Hayes for Seating. 1
(800)882-5155.
"ALL AMERICAN SEATING" by the EXPERTS. Used
seats of quality, various makes. American Stellars
from $12.50 to $32.50. Irwins from $20.00 to
$40.00. Heywood & Massey rockers from $40.00.
Full rebuilding available. New American Desk
chairs from $85.00. All types theatre projection and
sound equipment. New and used. We ship and
install all makes. Try us! We sell no junk! TANKER-
SLEY ENTERPRISES, P.O.
Box 36009, Denver, CO
80236. Phone (303) 716-0884; fax (303) 716- 0889.
ALLSTATE SEATING is a company that is specializing
in refurbishing, complete painting, molded
foam, tailor-made seat covers, installations,
removals. Please call for pricing and spare parts for
all types of theatre seating. Boston, MA. Phone (61 7)
268-2221, FAX (617) 268-7011.
AUDITORIUM SEATING SPECIALIST. New installations,
rebuilds, repairs and reasonable rates. Bob,
(970) 224-1147. Pert'ection Seating Inc., 295 Lone
Pine Creek Drive, Red Feather Lakes, CO 80545.
"BOOSTER B. SAURUS" Child booster seats. Call
Cy Young Industries Inc. at 800-729-2610.
FINALLY, AN ALTERNATIVE TO ON-SITE UPHOL-
STERY: Call us about our new upholstered Backs
and Cushions by mail program. More cost-efficient
than on-site upholsterers, fast turn- around, quality
controlled in our combined 160,000 sq. ft. State-
Of-The-Art Factory. Premier Seating Co. Inc., 1 (888)
456-SEAT, Fax: (410) 488-9969, Email: info@premierseating.com.
SEAT AND BACK COVERS: Most fabrics in stock.
Molded cushions. Cy Young Industries Inc., 800-
729-2610.
SEAT FOAMS: All makes/all models, fast turnaround.
Premier Seating Co. Inc., (888) 456-SEAT,
fax (410) 488- 9969. Email:
info@premierseating.com.
THEATRE SEAT AND BACK COVERS: Large in-stock
fabric inventory, fast turn-around, competitive pricing
at any quantity. Premier Seating Co. Inc., 1 (888)
456-SEAT, fax (410) 488- 9969. Email: info@premierseating.com.
DIRECT IMPORTERS-MANUFACTURERS
TOLL FREE'
CANADA & VSJi\
800-248-0076
Response No. 98
THEATRE SEAT RECONDITIONING: Total or Partial
Theatre Seat Restoration in our combined 160,000
sq. ft. State-Of-The-Art Factory, featuring
Sandblasting, Powder-coating, and In-House
Upholstering. Restore your seats or purchase from
our inventory. Premier Seating Co. Inc., 1 (888) 456-
SEAT, Fax: (410) 488-9969. Email: info@premierseating.com.
THEATRE SEATS WANTED: Will buyArade for surplus
and unwanted theatre seats, all makes and
models. Premier Seating Co. Inc., 1 (888) 456-SEAT.
Fax (410) 488-9%9. Email: info@premiefseating.com.
USED AUDITORIUM CHAIRS: Choose from a lai^e
selection of different makes and models and colors,
American Stellars and Irwin Citations competitively
priced, shipped and installed. ACOUSTIC SOUND
PANELS AND CUSTOM WALL DRAPERIES available
in flameproofed colors and fabrics, artistic or
plain. CINEMA CONSULTANTS & SERVICES INTER-
NATIONAL, Inc. P.O. Box 9672, Pittsburgh, PA.
15226. Phone (412) 343-3900, Fax (412) 343-2992.
"WHILE THE THEATRE SLEEPS zzzzz" On-site
reupholstery, 20 years' experience in the field. Top
fabrics, molded seat cushions and ^State of the Art.
Cy Young cupholders. Call Cy Young Industries Inc.,
(800)729-2610.
MARQUEES
MARQUEE LETTERS: All makes, all styles. Heavy
discounted - immediate shipping. Bux-Mont, phone
(215) 675-1040, fax (215) 675-4443.
MISCELLANEOUS
35MM XXX adult features. About 12 features from
the 80s. Call for titles. Phone (612) 874-1303.
MOVIE POSTERS WANTED: Highest prices paid for
lobby cards, 1 -, 3- and 6-sheets, window cards, banners,
glass slides. Dwight Cleveland, P.O. Box
10922, Chicago, IL 60610-0922. Phone (516) 877-
2914, fax (516) 877-0283.
MOVIE POSTERS WANTED! I pay top dollar for vintage
material. John Hazelton, P.O. Box 119,
Huntington, Ny 11743. Phone: (516) 421-7203, fax:
(516)421-7240.
SERVICES
ALTEC, JBL, E.V. SPEAKER RECONING: Factory
authorized service, fast turnaround. We stock
diaphragms for popular theatre drivers. Cardinal
Sound & Motion Picture Systems Inc. Dealer
inquiries welcome. (301 ) 595-881 1
CALL ME about rebuilding your intermittents, projectors
and sound heads. Century or Simplex.
.Pinky. Pinkston at (903) 523-4912. Pinkston Sales
and Service, Rt. 1, Box 72-H, Sadler, TX 76264.
IN-THEATRE DESIGN. Hand-pleated drapes
installed. Speakers and wire mounting. Movie
screens installed. Painting and polymix. Coast-tocoast
service. Call (508) 285-7593. Haffer Co.,
Norton, MA.
MOTORS REPAIRED - for all types of projection
equipment. Save on cost of replacing motors. 6-
month warranty on repairs. Phoenix Cinema
Specialties, Inc. (301) 831-7360.
SOUND/DRAPING FABRICS IN STOCK. All new
selection of fabrics. Installation on brackets available,
or sewn in pleated drapes. Call Cy Young
Industries Inc., 800-729-2610.
ULTRAFLAT REFLECTORS: Why buy new when you
can have it restored? .Hopeless, cases restored to
brightness. Call your dealer or ULTRAFLAT, 20306
Sherman Way, Winnetka, CA 91306. (818) 884-
01 84. http://wfww.ultraflat.com.
"WHILE THE THEATRE SLEEPS zzzzz" On-site
reupholstery, 20 years' experience in the field. Top
fabrics, molded seat cushions and .State of the Art.
Cy Young cupholders. Call Cy Young Industries Inc.,
(800)729-2610.

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