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the K-B Cinema's current attraction. Brut<br />
Productions' "Nasty Habits," which is based<br />
on Muriel Spark's jape entitled "The Abbess<br />
of Crewe," wrote (in part): "What ha<br />
been left (in the movie) is a sort of matel<br />
the nun to the Watergate villain game. I<br />
requires very little effort to figure that Sis<br />
ter Winifred (Sandy Dennis) is John Deai<br />
or that the world-traveling Sister Gertrud<br />
(Melina Mercouri) is Henry Kissinger. Th<br />
hope here is that the grasped identities wi!<br />
leave audiences with a sense of their owi<br />
Watergate prowess. The result is, at bes (<br />
precious; at worst, wordy."<br />
NA<strong>TO</strong> <strong>TO</strong>PPERS HONORED—Marvin Goldman, left, president of the National<br />
Ass'n of Theatre Owners, and Paul Roth, fourth from left, past chairman of<br />
the board and past president of national NA<strong>TO</strong>, were honored at a recent luncheon<br />
held at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. Also shown above are: Wade Pearson,<br />
second from left, president of NA<strong>TO</strong> of District of Columbia; Irwin Cohen,<br />
third from left, president of NA<strong>TO</strong> of Virginia, and Leon Back, right, president,<br />
NA<strong>TO</strong> of Man land. Both Goldman and Roth were presented plaques in appreciation<br />
ni their "fine work on behalf of theatre owners while serving in the top post<br />
of our national organization." The luncheon was sponsored jointly by NA<strong>TO</strong> of<br />
Virginia, NA<strong>TO</strong> of District of Columbia and NA<strong>TO</strong> of Maryland.<br />
WASHING<strong>TO</strong>N<br />
yhe Eederation of Motion Picture Councils,<br />
which was founded by the Motion<br />
Picture Ass'n of America when it<br />
affiliated<br />
film councils throughout the U.S., will hold<br />
its 22nd annual conference at the Holiday<br />
Inn of San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge<br />
Monday (25) through Thursday (28). Hosting<br />
the conference will be the East Bay<br />
Motion Picture and Television Council, assisted<br />
by members of the Northern California<br />
Coordinating Council. Mrs. Joseph<br />
(Marie) Baker of Soquel, Calif., president,<br />
will preside. Baker wrote in the current<br />
issue of FMPC Newsreel: "Many interesting<br />
programs are planned so that each representative<br />
will have a wealth of information<br />
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to take back to her respective council." The<br />
agenda includes the election of officers. This<br />
writer, Virginia R. Collier, as president of<br />
the District of Columbia Motion Picture<br />
and Television Council, is a charter member<br />
of FMPC.<br />
The 26th annual convention of the National<br />
Cable Television Ass'n opened in<br />
Chicago at the Conrad Hilton Hotel Sunday<br />
(17) and will continue through Wednesday<br />
(20). NCTA's theme is "The Choice of<br />
Twelve Million Families." The cable industry's<br />
meeting will feature programs on paycable,<br />
technical developments in satellites<br />
and fiber optics and an overview of federal<br />
regulatory developments. In addition, more<br />
than 100 companies are exhibiting hardware<br />
and software services.<br />
Jack Valenti, president of MPAA, and<br />
Mrs. Valenti hosted an invitational showing<br />
of "Raggedy Ann & Andy" at the AFI<br />
Theatre Saturday afternoon (9). Invitees<br />
were government administrators and congressional<br />
leaders and their children.<br />
Among those in the capacity audience viewing<br />
the 20th Century-Fox animated musical<br />
release, now playing at 12 suburban theatres,<br />
were: Secretary of Health, Education<br />
and Welfare Joseph A. Califano jr. and<br />
Under Secretary of HEW Hale Champion;<br />
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts;<br />
Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia; Sen. John C.<br />
Danforth of Missouri; Sen. John A. Durkin,<br />
New Hampshire; Sen. Gary W. Hart, Colorado;<br />
Sen. Bob Packwood, Oregon, and<br />
AFI director George Stevens jr. . . . The<br />
Post's Judith Martin said of "Raggedy Ann<br />
& Andy": "It fulfills what most adults seem<br />
to expect from entertainment suitable for<br />
a family outing ... It makes sweet statements<br />
in favor of friendship. It is pretty.<br />
It is tuneful."<br />
Star film critic Tom Dowling, reviewing<br />
Amy Carter, America's First Daughter, ;<br />
a Disney fan. According to Harry Howai<br />
Buena Vista branch manager, since Pres<br />
dent Jimmy Carter's administration begai<br />
there has been an increase in White Housi<br />
requests for Walt Disney films . . . Atj<br />
other Disney production for BV releai<br />
started to roll at the Burbank studio Moi<br />
day (11) with twice-Oscared Bette Dav<br />
making her debut for Walt Disney Produ<br />
tions in "Return From Witch Mountain<br />
Ms. Davis recently was honored with tl<br />
AFI Life Achievement Award.<br />
Jerome Sandy, American Internation<br />
Pictures branch chief, upon his return fro|<br />
his company's "super" sales meeting<br />
Tucson, Ariz., reported riding those hors<br />
had made him bow-legged! Sandy, howevt<br />
also had other news to report. Film d<br />
tributors' phased withdrawal from Filmrc r.<br />
for suburban territory again asserted itsd<br />
in AIP's exchange move Saturday<br />
(!,<br />
AIP's new address is: 5400 C Eisenhow'-<br />
Ave., Alexandria, Va. 22304. The new tef<br />
phone number is (703) 370-3400. The ne;<br />
location is appealing to Sandy—it is larg<br />
and with enough space for a shipping rooi.<br />
Murray Baker, former division manag"<br />
for A. Stirling Gold, closed the office he:<br />
and all communications are directed to ti<br />
firm's New York home office, 1350 Aven:<br />
of the Americas . . . Ernest S. Johnstc,<br />
head of his own advertising and publico<br />
agency, and assistant Tom Thor attended!<br />
Mulberry Square Productions sales semirfl<br />
in Dallas, Tex., Thursday and Friday (7,<br />
1<br />
Shep Allen, a showman for almost a ha<br />
century, retired from District Theatres af<br />
20 years as supervisor for the circuit's 7<br />
theatres Friday (1). A native of Chica;',<br />
Allen's initial local employment was |<br />
years ago as manager of the Howard, H<br />
toric black theatre, presenting live ent<br />
tainment. In 1946, when District Theats<br />
acquired the Lichtman circuit, which vJ<br />
operating the Howard, Allen continuedii<br />
his same position as theatre-circuit sup"-<br />
visor. Allen's retirement, at 85. was nod<br />
by a luncheon at the Watergate Terr;e<br />
Restaurant, where his friends and assci«<br />
ates saluted him.<br />
Photo Plugs 'Slap Shot'<br />
PITTSFORD, N.Y.—Frank Lindkap<br />
of Loews Theatres planted a two-colu tl<br />
color photo of Paul Newman and feat"e<br />
story spanning two pages in conjunct n<br />
with the upstate New York premiere >f<br />
Universal's "Slap Shot" at Loews' Pittsf'd<br />
Theatre.<br />
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