A COLUMBIA/EMI Presentation CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND A PHILLIPS PRODUCTION A STEVEN SPIELBERG FILM With Starring RICHARD DREYFUSS FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT as Lacombe Music by JOHN WILLIAMS Director of Photography VILMOS ZSICMOND, A.S.C. Visual Effects by DOUGLAS TRUMBULL Written by STEVEN SPIELBERG Produced by JULIA PHILLIPS and MICHAEL PHILLIPS Directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG Columbia Pictures
Columbia Sales Conclave Under Way in Florida BURBANK Ray McCafferty, vicepresidenl and general sales manager, will announce "Columbia Pictures' 1977 Sales Drive Honoring Norman le\s" Monda) list al the opening °f (ne company's sales convention in Miami Beach, Fla. Prizes in excess of $130,000 will be given to the winners of the drive honoring Nornun Levy, vice-president of marketing. I he convention will headquarter at the Konovei Hotel Monday through Thursday (1S-2I). Future product to be discussed includes: The Greatest," starring Muhammad Ali; "The Deep," starring Robert Sh.iu. Jacqueline Bisset and Nick Nolte; March or Die." starring Gene Hackman and Catherine Deneuve; "Bobby Deerheld," starring Al Pacino and Marthe Keller; "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger," starring Patrick Wayne. Taryn Power and J.mc Seymour; "Communion," a chilling suspense film, and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," starring Richard Dreyfuss and Francois Truffaut. Greg Morrison, vice-president of advertising and publicity, and William O'Hare, director of East Coast advertising and publicity, will represent the advertising and publicity departments. Richard Smith, GCC Head, Flays Splitting Decision BOS<strong>TO</strong>N—Richard A. Smith, president of General Cinema Corp., Monday (4) stated, "The decision of the Justice Department to eliminate the practice of splits will be viewed with considerable regret by virtually all of the nation's theatre operators. "We are confident, however, that with further investigation and information the Justice Department eventually will recognize that, in the licensing of film, splitting is in fact the most equitable method yet conceived for protecting exhibition, distribution and the public and that the department will expend its efforts in policing such practices, not eliminating them." Smith concluded by saying, "In the meantime, considering the quality, type and location of General Cinema's theatres, we are confident that they will continue to operate effectively despite the elimination of splits." Paramount Appoints Lopez Field Advertising Mgr. NEW YORK — Angel Lopez has been appointed field advertising manager for the lotion picture division of Paramount Pic- S Corp., it was announced by Gordon Veaver, the division's vice-president of marketing. Effective immediately, the appointment has Lopez based in New York, Drting directly to Dick Ingber. director of field advertising. Lope/ joined Paramount in December 5 as a member of the field advertising *ff. For ten years prior, Lopez had been i the exploitation and New York advertis- «ig departments oi United Artists. WX0FT1CE ;: April 18. 1977 Hoyts Center in Sydney Sets Attendance Mark Hollywood — Twentieth Century- Fox Film Corp.'s international theatres division recently announced (hat its new Hoyts Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia, achieved a total attendance mark of 530,000 in its initial 13 weeks of operation. Films which have been playing at the seven-screen complex include "The Omen," "Silent Movie," "Network," ''Eliza Eraser" and "The Pink Panther Strikes Again." Steve Roberts, president of the international theatres division, said that the center is now the No. 1 theatre complex in Sydney. Doty-Dayton Productions Seeks Chapter XI Relief HOLLYWOOD — Doty-Dayton Productions has filed for relief under Chapter XI of the Federal Bankruptcy Act, listing a total of $3,541,783 in debts owed to some 650 creditors. The company listed $318,506 as its total assets as of Feb. 28, 1977, excluding $1,125,962 in film production costs. Recovery of production expenditures depends on the successful playoff of the films involved in those costs, according to the document filed. Rights to four out of five of the films reverted to the film packager who put the production financing together. Before Doty-Dayton can resume distribution of the films, it must pay off its debts and continue its operations. Deluxe Laboratories is listed as the largest creditor, with $825,794 owed to it for film processing and print charges. A group of 12 theatres to which $792,799 is owed in advance film rentals is next largest. Other large creditors include the production partnership of Lyman D. Dayton and Dr. George E. Doty, principals in the company. $275,495; Imperial Thrift & Loan, $166,444; Film Productions Associates III, $102,560, and Seven Alone, Ltd., $48,200. Also owed is $43,357 in back taxes. 2 Sales Representatives Named by Cinema Radio NEW YORK—Fred Schwartz, president of Cinema Radio, has announced the appointments of Roar Industries and Cine- Tech Co. as sales representatives for the Cinema Radio sound system. Roar, headed by Robert Roth, has been assigned a territory consisting of southern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, Washington. D.C.. and all of Maryland. Virginia and Delaware. John Ling and David 1 und are the principals in Milwaukee-based Cine-Tech, which has been assigned all of Wisconsin. Illinois. Iowa, Indiana and northern Michigan. Both sales appointments arc effective immediately. Howard Whitcomb to ASC In Managerial Capacity 1 1 RICHARDSON V ASC Technical Services Corp. has announced the appointment ol Howard I. Whitcomb as sales Howard J. Whitcomb manager for the company's theatrical and industrial service sales. Bruce Waddell. president of ASC, said in making the announcement. "We are extremely pleased that Whitcomb has joined ASC to spearhead our national sales effort. He brings to the company the experience and management talent necessary to carry forward our new marketing programs aggressively. ASC is on the move and, with the recent introduction of our new "Star Treatment" program, we are now more than ever dedicated to providing the very best in service, while meeting our contractual commitments to the nation's exhibitors. Whitcomb shares our management philosophies and he will approach our customers and potential customers alike with integrity and a wealth of service-related experience. He also will provide a vital communications link between our customers and our field operations, thereby insuring the flow of communications essential to good service and good customer relations." Whitcomb joins ASC after 29 years with the RCA Service Co. where, for the past nine years, he was manager, entertainment and industrial service sales. Whitcomb resides in Cherry Hill. N.J.. where he will maintain an office for ASC. Zeffirelli to Make First U.S. Picture for MGM CULVER CITY—Franco Zeffirelli will make his first American film under the auspices of MGM. bringing to the screen a modernized version of "The Champ." The original version of this picture, an MGM release, was filmed in 1931 with King Vidor directing Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in starring roles. Zeffirelli's longtime associate Dyson Lovell will serve as producer of the new version of 'The Champ." 11
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