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iiile the Academy Award-nominated
films downtown, all first run, still were
iP.o a land-office business, pictures playing
revival dates in the suburbs also were
doing okav. "Paper Moon" again was held
over in the Ridge. "A Touch of Class" was
in its fourth week in the Loughced Mall 2
and Park Royal Twin and "Last Tango in
Paris" was playing a multiple of the Odeon,
New Westminster: Fraser: Dolphin, and
Totem, North Vancouver. "Cries and Whispers"
was brought into the Hyland and
"Kamoura&ka," winner of four Canadian
Film Awards, including best actress for
Genevieve Bujold. again was held over at
the Dunbar.
The young fry were not forgotten, either,
as the Guildford Towne Cinema featured
a reissue, "That Darn Cat." and Prima's
"Pippi Longstocking" played weekend matinees
in the New Westminster Odcon. Haida.
Fraser. Dunbar. Dolphin, Clova in Cloverdale
and Totem. North Vancouver.
Ralph Clarke, who had been waiting for
moderating weather to open his Chilliwack
Drive-In. lost all bets. His opening program.
Thursday (7) through Sunday (10), was hit
by snow, then torrential rains which flooded
most of the lower mainland sideroads.
so that most stayed home to watch the
telly.
Yet another documentary series was
humched as Frederick Weisman, one-time
professor of law at Boston University.
opened a series of his works at the Old
Auditorium of the University of British
Columbia. He got into filmmaking through
his classes in legal medicine and criminal
law, on field trips, and made a scaring documentary
film about Massachusetts State
Prison for the criminally insane, titled "Titticut
Follies." The picture created a furore
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EVI . . . This Spring
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Washington-Baltimore Saturation
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wherever shown. One place it hasn't been
e.\hibited is in Massachusetts, where it was
banned by the censors.
Having become an activist on the side
of humanity, Weisman went on filming.
The wide acceptance of the first offering,
"Law and Order," bodes well for the success
of the series. Open to the public, admission
for the series is SI. 10 per film or $4.80 for
the entire program. Tickets are available
from the school of architecture at UBC or
at Vancouver Ticket Center.
Filmrow visitors included Tom Heatherington
of the Nelson Drive-ln and Rob
Trotter of the Lu.\ at Taylor .
Veteran
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theatre owner Alec Gough of Oliver was in
town to attend a seminar on school trusteeship
and asked Odeon manager and Canadian
Picture Pioneer secretary Johnny Bernard
to pass along his greetings to all the
local Pioneers—and especially to your correspondent,
with whom he shares the same
birth date and age.
All But One Edmonton
Run Rated Excellent
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(Danton); Behind the Locked Green Door
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Four Seasons \
—Busting (UA), 2nd wk tiood
Hollywood (South) Serpico (Para), 3rd wk. Very Good
Hyland 1—The Sting (Un.v), 9th wk Excellent
Hylond 2 Breeiy (Univ), 2nd wk Fair
Imperial 1—Crazy Joe (Col), 2nd Good
wk
Imperial 2— Serpico (Para), 3rd wk Very Good
Imperiol 3—Magnum Force (WB), 9th wk Good
Imperial 4—Papillon (AA), 9th wk Good
Imperial 5— McQ (WB) Very Good
International Cinema Lo Bonne Annie (Prima),
3r(j wk Very Good
Towne Cinema— Cinderella Liberty (BVFD),
9th wk Very Good
Exorcist University—The (WB), 9th wk Excellent
Uptown 1 Sleeper (UA), 1 Ith wk Very Good
Uptown 2 American Graffiti (Univ),
22nd wk Excellent
3 - Uptown Don't Look Now (Pora),
Very Good
10th wt
Yonge— That Man Bolt Univ) Very Good
York 1— The Lost Detail Col) Excellent
York 2- The Woy We Were (Col), 18th wk. Excellent
Holdovers Continue as Big Earners;
'Exorcist' Still Pacer in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — Holdovers continued as
the big earners last week with "The Exorcist"
continuing to set the pace by a large
margin. Also "excellent" were "The Sting,"
"Serpico," "American Graffiti" and "Papillon."
"The Way We Were" was still rated
high and newcomers "Electra Glide in Blue"
and "The Day of the Dolphin" made strong
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impressions.
Capitol- Exorcist The (WB), 3rd wk Excellent
D wn' v.n Private Arrangement (Mardon);
Little Sister Mardon) Very Good
Eve The Secret Sex Lives of Love Starved
(C-P); Housewives Cheating Husbands (C-P),
Good
2nd wk
City Garden Serpico (Pora), 4th wk Good
I—The Woy We Were (Col),
Garrick
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Very Good
10th wk
Gorrick —
II Electra Glide in Blue (UA) Very Good
Kinqs— Lost Tango in Poris (UA), 17th wk. .Average
Excellent
Metropolitan— Papillon (AA), 2nd wk
I—The Doy of the Dolphin
North Stor
(20th-Fox) Exce cnt
Star Serpico (Pora), 4th wk Excellent
North II
Odcon—The Sting Univ), 10th wk Excellent
Pork- Doy for Night (WB). 2nd wk
Averogc
Polo Park- American Graffiti (Univ),
"Earthquake" from Univcrsii
Mario Puzo story.
Britain's NFT Honors
Film Board oi Canada
MONIRE.'XL—The National Film Theatre
in London paid tribute to Canada's
National Film Board through a two-week
retrospective which opened Monday (11).
Sydney Newman, government film commissioner
and chairman of the NFB, represented
the board during the program, which
commenced with a reception hosted by the
Canadian High Commissioner in London.
NFB productions were presented daily at
the NFT throughout the two-week event.
Special programs covered such aspects ot
the board as the animated film, the experimental
film, the work of Norman Mc-
Laren, the French-Canadian film, films for
social change and the role of the NFB in
the Canadian scene.
Newman and two NFB filmmakers also
participated in an open-panel discussion
on the National Film Board and its aims
during the second day of the festival.
British TV took advantage of the tribute
to feature the work of the NFB. The British
Broadcasting Corp. telecast the NFB feature
"Time of the Hunt (Le Temps D'Une
Chasse) on its network, while Independent
Television scheduled special programing to
honor the NFB.
Ontario Filmmakers Are
Featured in NFT Series
OTTAWA—The National
Film Theatre,
sponsored by the Canadian Film Institute,
is presenting through March an unusual
film series featuring seven Ontario filmmakers.
Entitled "Ontario Filmmakers '74,"
the series' opening film was "Montreal
Main." directed by Frank Vitale, who was
on hand to introduce his picture, plus two
earlier short films, "Metropolis Organism"
and "Country Music Montreal."
Other films scheduled for the series:
"Cowboy and Indian." directed by Don
Owen; the acclaimed "Wedding in White."
directed by William Fruef. "Homer." directed
by John Trent, whose latest movie "Sunday
in the Country" stars Ernest Borgnine;
a series of short films by John Straiton:
"Best Damn Fiddler From Calabogie to
Kaladar." directed by Peter Pearson, whose
latest film "Paperback Hero" just finished
its first run in Ottawa; "Crimes of the Future."
directed by David Cronenberg. and
"More Than One." a documentary about
the inner feelings and aspirations of retarded
people, directed by Murray Markowitz,
whose latest picture "August and July" is
playing at the Elmdale Theatre. The directors
of each film will be on hand to introduce
their work.
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