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— —— — M. - « I • DENVER Jack Felix and Jack Michcletti of J & B Film Distributors traveled to Los Angeles to finalize arrangements for distribution of new releases . . . Richard Miller, branch manager for Warner Bros.. together with Ted Shugrue, branch manager for Columbia, joined Clarence Batter of Batter Booking Service for a jaunt to Estes Park. The trio visited with Stan Pratt, who operates the Village Theatre. Buena Vista district manager Frank Carbone was in town calling on the accounts and checking with local branch personnel. Carbone at one time was branch manager for Paramount Pictures here. Visiting the distributors to set dates were Dick Klein, K Theatres, Longmont; Neal Lloyd, Westland Theatres, Colorado Springs, and Bob Heyl. Wyoming Theatre. SALT LAKE CITY Pdith Brimi was winner of the Academy Awards contest conducted as part of the annual Academy Awards Fun Night, hosted by Norman Chesler and attended by 25 Filmrowites. A highlight for the guests was watching Ed Doty of Mann Theatres trying to figure out how to get his hand into the hotdog machine; he tried every way possible except the right way. It's ironical that someone who started in this business in the concessions stand would have a problem removing a hotdog from the hotdog machine! The Ute Drive-in, 70th and State, was damaged by fire late Thursday night, March 31. Damages, which were considerable, still were being assessed at this writing. Sunn Classic Pictures has been recognized with an award by the Humane Society of Utah for exceptional contributions PETERSON THEATRE SUPPLY 455 Bearcat Drive Times Square Tark Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 801-466-7642 Torrington, Wyo. Heyl reports that the new drive-in which he and Ed Thorne of the Cinema West Theatre in Wheatland, Wyo. are constructing in Wheatland is well under way and should be opened within a few months. Dave Hudgens, who represented Warner Bros, in this area for several years, was back in town renewing acquaintances. Hudgens left this city to go into the independent distribution end on the business in the Oklahoma City territory . . . Don Phillips, who operates theatres in Colby, Kas., was in town for talks with Clarence Batter of Batter Booking Service. Phillips, in addition to his theatres in Colby, also operated the drive-in at McCook, Neb., at one time. He also visited with some of the local distribution people while he was here. to consideration shown toward all living creatures. This award has special significance because of the difficulties involved in producing films featuring so many different kinds of wild animals. Tom Christie, president of Christie Electric of Los Angeles, came here on a combination business and pleasure trip. On the pleasure side, Tom spent Friday night (1) skiing at Park City. At a local high school track, Augie Nardoni, division manager of Sero Amusement Co., recently ran 20 miles without stopping (in exactly three hours, five minutes). Augie, now 51, has run 1,910 miles this year and his excellent performance should be a challenge to some of you young theatre managers. Several TOI Managerial Assignments Announced BOZEMAN, MONT. — Theatre Operators, Inc., which has circuit headquarters here, has announced several managerial appointments and transfers among its Montana, Utah and Wyoming indoor and outdoor theatres: Darrell Gabel, a former TOI manager in Helena, Miles City and Billings, has rejoined the circuit as manager of the Redwood Theatre in Logan, Utah. Gabel left TOI in July 1976 to manage an auto accessory business. Mack Frost, formerly of Logan, has been transferred to Helena to manage the Sky- High Drive-In under the direction of Fred Nicholls, TOI city manager. Dirk Anderson. 1976 manager of the Sunset Drive-In at Helena, has been renamed to that post for the new drive-in season by Nicholls. In Bozeman, TOI city manager Dan Kinsman announced that Rick Palmer, a Montana State student, will be house manager at the Starlight Drive-In for the coming season. Palmer will be under the direct supervision of Kelvin Plumb, manager of TOI's Bozeman Cinema Twins. Eric Westman is the new house manager of the Diane Drive-In at Lander, Wyo., under the supervision of TOI city manager Gordon Wilson. Westman, a projectionist, has been with TOI three years. City manager Bob Johnson at Miles City, Mont., has appointed Jack Hotaling, who has been managing the Miles City Park Theatre, as house manager of the Sunset Drive-In. 'Rocky' Tops Again As Newcomers Hit Denver DENVER—After warmly greeting seven new entries last week, moviegoers cooled only slightly to this week's six newcomers which were led by "Black Sunday" and "The Late Show" at 275 each. "Rocky" regained its champion form to earn a 375 in its 10th week. Last week's winner. "Slap Shot," did well at 350. Other premieres included "Demon Seed" at 200; "Edvard Munch," 100; "Raggedy Ann & Andy," 200, and "The Littlest Horse Thieves," 150. (Average Is 100) Aladdin—Airport '77 (Univ), 2nd wk 250 Buckingham—Wizards (20th-Fox), 6th wk 125 Century 21—Black Sunday (Para) 275 Cherry Creek—The Late Show (WB) 275 Colorado Four Slap Shot (Univ), 2nd wk 350 Continental The Pink Panther Strikes Again (UA), 15th wk 100 Cooper—Demon Seed (UA) 200 Cooper Cameo The Slipper and the Rose (Univ), 2nd wk 160 11 theatres—Mr. Billion (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 175 Esquire Cousin Cousine (SR), 11th wk 120 Flick One—Edvard Munch (SR) 100 Four theatres—Raggedy Ann & Andy (20th-Fox) 200 Six theatres—The Littlest Horse Thieves (BV) 150 Three theatres—Rocky (UA), 10th wk 375 Two theatres Fun With Dick and Jane (Col), 8th wk ISO University Hills Islands in the Stream (Pare), 5th wk 120' Vogue—The Clockmaker (SR), 2nd wk 1C0 Popcorn Contest at Fox ATCHISON, KAS.—"Employees' Week" activities at Commonwealth's Fox Theatre here included free admission to the first 25 Boy Scouts in uniform during the engagement of "Follow Me Boys." Refreshment center personnel placed 889 kernels ot popped corn in a glass container. The win-.' ner, whose guess was 790, won four trif, passes. Fred Weintraub and Paul Heller are pro ducing "The Park" for Warner Bros. I ri/ pee noi fared from the I march to taint1' Storis Wer Linda kit Starr (Muled Ian Mai Hi NBC nil's urs. lent few of ture Office to Kantor (Uil! u \A W kiBtlit in for tbi [itate t IPC r :;Ca:: Bonn is fa Films iliiple oiv bflhf alMxiii la linn lift it H< fa Warn U, in Jyjj Ar feature * all ihi •luiforU *» and Bj *»! featnn .-iv Salt Lake • Boston • Dallas • New York NIVERSAL THEATRE SUPPLY - HOME OFFICE - 264 East 1st South, Salt Loke City. Utah 84111 W-6 BOXOFFICE :: April 11, 197 feh
' It . . Hi sen a> . 1 S mien Wv "15 Sit 14 :sb« „els he wi Jill iK- TUCSON prcc movie tickets arc among prizes offered in a new Supermarch, starting from the University of Arizona. This Supermarch was organized after the first one was rained out. Shorts from Old Tucson: Tucson warbler Linda Ronstadt is jousting with Susan Blakely and Siss\ Spacek for the part of Belle Starr in Cy Enfield's summer startscheduled "Shooting Starr" . . . Localite Lillian MacNeill completed a four-week job in Hollywood as script supervisor for the new NBC pilot "Michael Stoner. M.D.," as it's tentatively titled. Dorian Harewood stars . . . Jeff Sneller, formerly assistant director of the Arizona State Motion Picture Office is now a producer teaming with Igo Kantor on "Kingdom of the Spiders." starring William Shatner, formerly with Star Trek. Cameras rolled in Sedona the last week in March . . . OT was the location for the principal photography on an upcoming commercial for El Paso Products. A team from Ansel Productions, NYC. did the reproduction work. Next PCF Release Booked For California Multiple HOLLYWOOD—"Confessions of Linda Lovelace," the next release of Pacific Coast Films, will break in a 20-theatre multiple booking the latter part of this month, according to Charles Balot, an executive of the recently organized production and distribution company. In January the company released "My Wife the Hooker"; its next release after the forthcoming "Confessions" will be "Do You Wanna Be Loved," starring Rene Bond, in June. The company also has three other feature length sex movies in the works, all three still untitled. Coordinating art work for the company are Cheryl Poindexter and Marilyn Frandsen, who are concentrating on publicity and art for "Do You Wanna Be Loved." Pacific Coast Films was formed in November by Arnold Himelstein, Steven Antoniou and Balot for the purpose of producing feature sex films and providing worldwide distribution for these productions. 'Slap Shot' Scores High Gross in Canadian Bow UNIVERSAL CITY—The Paul Newman starrer, "Slap Shot." George Roy Hill film for Universal release, has premiered to outstanding business in six theatres in Canada, reporting a total six-day gross of $182,238. The picture has been playing in the Atwatcr 1. Montreal: Hyland I. Toronto; Grand I. Calgary; Rialto II, Edmonton; Odeon, Vancouver, and Garrick I, Winni- peg- Neil Simon's "The Cheap Detective" is scheduled to begin production in mid-May on location in San Francisco. Tucson, Phoenix Students Are Heard And Heeded as Film Board Members TUCSON—Young people, today's major group of movie ticket buyers, are given an opportunity to speak out about current products through "College Boards" sponsored here and in Phoenix by Plilt Intermountain Theatres. The boards give the circuit executives a sounding device to measure reactions of their young patrons to new films, which college age students review after seeing them in Plitt theatres. Two years ago the first board was organized by Ernie Hoffman, at that time manager of Plitt's Cine El Dorado Theatre in Tucson. Members were recruited from the University of Arizona. When Hoffman was promoted to southern Arizona district manager for Plitt and moved to Phoenix, he organized a Phoenix College Board comprised of students from Arizona State University at nearby Tempe. J. L. Plitt in Charge In Tucson the Cine El Dorado is still involved, but the board there is now under the direction of J. L. Plitt, son of the circuit's owner, who succeeded Hoffman when the latter was transferred to Plitt's Utah division. Micheline Keating, Daily Citizen movie critic and entertainment writer, told about the board in "Focus" March 31, and in- comments on no-name cluded some caustic critics. As founded by Hoffman, the local College Board meets twice monthly on Saturday mornings at Cine El Dorado for screenings and critiques. "We feel it is a worthwhile project," Plitt told Mrs. Keating. "Sometimes the students come up with suggestions the studios can act on. One film editor, who had brought over an unfinished film, listened to the students' suggestions, went back to the studio and made the changes the students wanted." Free Coffee, Doughnuts Attendance on a Saturday morning varies from 30 to 80 students, with Plitt serving free coffee and doughnuts to all. A typical film recently reviewed was "Airport '77." Board members were asked to fill out questionnaires and rate the film as excellent, good, fair or poor. Would they tell others to see it? How did they like the acting, direction, story, etc.? Ample space was left at the bottom of the questionnaire for suggestions. Keating was intrigued more by the un- . . . . favorable comments than by the large amount of "tolerably good" reactions. None was overly enthused. "People are tired of this kind of schlock." stated one student. Others wrote: "King Kong should have been a scuba driver" "It should be billed as a Shakespearean tragic comedy" "The phony effects were extremely good" . . . "It's really too ins like this make money because had 1 1 1 they'll go on making them." Said Mrs. Keating: "There were also a fair share ol remarks unprintable in a family newspaper." She continued: "What interesied me was that every good report was signed by the College Board member, but not one of the smarty repliers had the guts to sign his comments. "It's easy to be an anonymous critic. It also is valueless. A professional critic— good, bad or indifferent—has to sign his copy and stand behind his opinions." She explained that no professional critic expects everyone to agree with him but he is honest and ready for any attacks. She continued: "It seems to me that if these College Board students wish to be constructive, as opposed to seeing a free movie and being treated to free doughnuts and coffee, they should be willing to sign their questionnaires, even when they are smart aleck." Mrs. Keating conceded that it is customary for professional firms surveying working conditions, to seek anonymous answers, thinking that such reflect more honest opinions, knowing jobs are not in jeopardy. "But there is no such jeopardy in students answering a few general questions about a movie." declared the critic, who concluded: "A lot of good can come out of honest criticism and that is what the movie studios are looking for." Problems of Exhibitors Outlined for Rotarians HOLLYWOOD — Sherrill C. Corwin. chairman of the board of Metropolitan Theatres, provided an overall view of motion picture theatre operations as a guest speaker at the Century City Rotary Club luncheon Wednesday (6) at the Century Plaza Hotel. Corwin explained the concern expressed by many exhibitors over the shortage ol product, especially the reduced flow of films from major studios, which, he pointed out. feel the effects of inflation when budgeting their new pictures. Corwin reviewed exhibitor contentions that there is a need for a more continuous flow of product to the theatres instead ol the "feast and famine," which now occurs during peak seasons. He also discussed the film buying problems faced by exhibitors and pointed out that man] theatre owners believe they could not slay in business without the profits from their snack bars. COLUMBUS—Several members of the Ohio House of Representatives have introduced amendments to Ohio's charity law so that groups such as art lovers, history buffs, private park operators, community welfare agencies and the handicapped would be able to operate bingo games for profit in Ohio. BOXOFFICE :: April 11. 1977 VV-7
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