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theatres in Orange Park, made the People
Page of the Sunday Times-Union with an
anecdote about Billy, a Baskin grandchild.
As be and grandma were going through
downtown at noon, they heard bells ringing
from one of many churches in the area.
but they couldn't locate the source of the
sounds. Finally, six-year-old Billy said.
"Maybe it's the Avon lady."
Dave Montoro, a new Florida limes-
Union feature writer, gave fine coverage
to the local appearances of Ray Tracey, a
23-year-old Navajo who stars in "Joe
Panther." a feature film about the Seminole
Indians of Florida. Scheduled to play in
KT's Plaza I Theatre, the movie is being
supported by the local PTA and public
school officials, according to Mrs. William
Mathias. president of Duval County PTAs.
and Harley Bellamy, Plaza manager . . .
Gene Hernandez' Arlington Theatre was the
scene of a Monday night performance of
"Los Nuevos Espanoles" (The New Spaniards),
sponsored by the Hispanic League
under the direction of Dr. Adolfo Leon, a
Jacksonville University professor who is a
Cuban exile . . . "Digby—The Biggest Dog
in the World" was sponsored as a $1 kiddie
matinee in EFT's Town & Country Theatre
by the Southside chapter of Women's
American ORT.
"Network" had a profitable surge in attendance
after the annual Academy Award
ceremonies in Hollywood, reported Bob
Jones. ABC FST city manager, regarding
its exclusive local run in the Regency I
Theatre. A similar resurgence came to
"Rocky" at KT's Plaza I and at EFT's
Cedar Hills. The third big winner, "All the
President's Men" was absent from local
screens.
Although the local newspapers arc under
common ownership, no one can say they
display critical collusion insofar as the
views of their movie reviewers are concerned.
Norm Going, lifestyle editor for the
morning Florida Times-Union, found "Airport
'77" to be, "exciting and nail-biting
... as this stunning jet with wall-to-wall
martinis" crashed at Florida's Wakulla
Springs. Mike Clark, movie man at the
Journal, might be termed a "young" curmudgeon
for his views that "Airport '77"
is "like junk food. You know it's not good
but you go ahead and pay for it anyway.
When you're done you have indigestion."
In a spring housecleaning move, a majority
of local theatre owners shucked off
some long runs and many weak runs to
entice better patronage. Among the new
screen attractions were "Black Sunday" at
two ABC FST houses; "Breaker! Breaker!"
split seven ways by EFT, AMC, KT and
Earl and Bobby Turbyfill's Pine Drive-In;
"Demon Seed" at two KT indoorers and
one AMC house in Orange Park; "The
Eagle Has Landed" in three houses, KT's,
GCC's and AMC's; "Joey" at ABC FST,
KT and Marvin Skinner's Lake Forest
Drive-In, and "Johnny Tough" at single
houses of ABC FST, KT and Marvin Skinner.
Carrying out its recurring "youth and
age" program of assistance, WOMPI had
an early April bingo party and refreshments
for a large group at the Florida Christian
Health Center, followed by an arts and
crafts competition and show in the Woodstock
Center for physically and mentally
handicapped teenagers.
edits the Paris Review, along with his wife
a daughter of the late French novelis
Louise de Vilmorin. Clem's uncle Willian
Wood, president of the Philadelphia Mu
scum of Art, and Mrs. Wood arrived froi
Mexico where they were honeymoonin
They were houseguests at the winter aboi
of Baron and Baroness R. M. deSchauensei
The ncwlyweds postponed their summi
honeymoon. They arc both graduate stij
dents—Lisa in the University of Chicag
business school and Clem in Northwester
University Law School.
The recent benefit world premiere
"Black Sunday" attracted only 225 payir
moviegoers for the $100 admission. R
mainder of the 822 firstnighters were gue:
of the management. Proceeds from tl
benefit went to the Marine Conservatii
group . . . Some have predicted that "Bla
Sunday" will become the movie of the ye;
Early reviews have been favorable
Premiere night director John Frankenheit,
er greeted Tom Hartman, a 25-year-c
University of Miami student filmmak'
Hartman's four-minute documentary on t|
making of "Black Sunday" impressed tj
Paramount filmmakers immensely a
eventually won a collegiate Acadet'
Award last winter.
Herald columnist John Huddy asty
Frankenheimer what he really thought ;f
Miami after filming here. Frankenheirrr
In spite of the recent appointment^
Marylee Lander as a full-time county ci
cial for cutting redtape for filmmaker: a
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said the initial red tape was terrible. He Id
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praise for a few people in the press—.jfr
Robbie and Phil Hammersmith who serd
kii'iia;
as liaison with the city. Without th4
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Frankenheimer said, "we would have g|
elsewhere." He added that the local citizis
and film people "were fantastic. Probay
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the best experience I ever had."
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Weekly showings by Vivian Ganas in
the
ABC FST Preview Theatre were Warner
Bros." "Brothers" plus a product reel
and "Loners Like Us" from Chappell of
Atlanta.
An Easter showing of "Way of the Cross"
was presented by the city at the Willow
Branch Public Library, and merchants of
the Normandy Mall encouraged Easter
shoppers by presenting a free film in KT's
Normandv Mall Theatre I.
MIAMI
The recent marriage of Lisa Wolfson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Wolfson (he is chairman of the executive
committee and executive vice-president and
general counsel of Wometco Enterprises),
to Clement Wood III was an important social
event with a guest list reading like a page
from "Who's Who." Florida Supreme Court
Justice Arthur England officiated. The
groom's father, novelist-screenwriter Clement
Wood jr.. flew in from Paris, where he
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