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SAN ANTONIO
Qantikos Theatres, in conjunction with the
San Antonio light, sponsored a "Ragged)
Ann & Andy" dress-up party with free
showings of the movies at the Northwest
Six and the Century South Six recently.
"Rolling Thunder," a 20th-Fox film
largely shot here, is scheduled to be released
sometime this month. It stars William Devine.
Linda Hayes. Tommy Tec Jones and
James Victor ... A Spanish Easter sunrise
service was held at the Alameda Theatre.
operated hy Maurice Braha . . . Randy
Quiroz, an engineering student at the University
of Texas here, is working as an usher
at the new Woodlawn 1 and II.
The Mann Theatres Fox Central Park
presented three midnight showings of "A
History of the Beatles" with $2.50 admission
recently . . . The
Fredericksburg Road
Drive-In featured a dusk to dawn sex extravaganza
screening seven erotic films for
10 hours, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The lineup
included "The Opening of Misty Beethoven,"
"The Story of Joanna," "Deep Jaws,"
"Love Games," "Vacation in Hot Pants,"
"Diversion" and "All American Girls."
Bob Polunsky of the Light attended a
New York press conference at which the
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stars of "Slap Shot" were interviewed .
The St. Leonard Senior CYO sponsored a
midnight showing of "Audrey Rose" at the
Century South Six.
Santikos Theatres now has three theatres
showing all new, uncut adult films. They
arc the Josephine. Universal City II and
Woodlawn II . . . The Northwest Six and
Century South Six theatres had a drawing
in conjunction with "Airport '77." Winners
at each theatre were given a free one-hour
plane
ride.
Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine attended
the Southwest Craft Center's grand
ball here Saturday (2) to celebrate the opening
of the newly-restored chapel in the former
Ursuline Convent . . . Susan St. James
visited here for two days while promoting
her new Warner Bros, film "Outlaw Blues"
which stars Peter Fonda. The film will be
released here August 1, one month after the
world premiere in Austin, where it was
filmed. This is her first movie since her
five-year stint on TV's "McMillan and
Wife."
The Sisterhood of Temple Beth-El held a
luncheon with Bob Polunsky as guest speaker.
His topic was "Jews in the Movies" . . .
The Unitarian Church is holding its third
annual film festival this month. Cost of the
series is $10.
The recently remodeled and carpeted
Colonies North, a Santikos theatre, has a
new admission policy and is showing family
films. Recent bookings are "Two-Minute
Warning," "Dr. Zhivago," "Hello, Dolly,"
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"Jaws," "On a Clear Day You Can See
Forever," and "Paint Your Wagon."
The Frederiekshurg Road Drive-in in-
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vited patrons to spend the night with Russ
Meyer's girls. Films included "Up!", "Super
Vixens," "Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers"
and "Lorna" The Olmos, a Santikos
theatre, is offering special Friday midnight
showings.
Former Boxoffice correspondent Lew
Bray jr., is in the Veterans Hospital in
Houston 77211 for re-evaluation of a service-connected
disability. Lew hopes to return
to exhibition in Corpus Christi, San
Antonio or the Valley and is looking for
mail.
Santikos Theatres has instituted its Movie
One policy at seven theatres which will
offer recent films at reduced admissions
Don Gottlieb, who is in charge of the proj
ect, said $1 will be charged until 5 p.m. and
$1.50 after 5 p.m. Children's prices will be
$1 at all times. The theatres will be show
ing films two or three months after theii
local premieres. Gottlieb said Santikos ex
pects its profit to come from concessioi
sales. The project was originated by Got!
tlieb in El Paso where there are sever;
Movie One Theatres.
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Post columnist Eric Gerber described th
recent Academy Awards presentation i
"the most unconventional in recent men
ory." His suggestions for improvemen
"One year, just one year, I would like I
see the show run a flat two hours and d
vote itself to two things only—the actuj
presentation of the awards and, more in
portantly, clips from a variety of films. Lo
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of clips. Bunches and bunches of clips. Pr
sumably, the idea behind the Oscar she
is to promote the industry. What better w;
than to put as much of your product befo
the public as possible."
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