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Screen Rights to 'Street 8'
Acquired by Katzka. Bick
HOI l.YWOOD—Gabriel Katzka and
errj Bick have acquired film rights to
Street 8," the critically acclaimed Douglas
'airbairn novel published February I by
klacorte Lawrence. Ulu Grosbard will diecl
and negotiations for a screenwriter are
mder way.
Set on Calle Oeho. the main thoroughfare
n Miami's Cuban sector, the "Street 8"
.ton involves a used car salesman who re-
UCtantly becomes caught in a web of vioence
and intrigue.
Kat/ka's Pantheon Productions begins
ilniing in April on United Artists' "Dog
Soldiers.'' starring Nick Nolte and Tuesday
Weld and directed by Karl Reisz. Bick has
woduced "Farewell, My Lovely" and "The
ong Goodbye."
to starting "Street 8," Grosbard
vill direct Dustin Hoffman in "No Beast
So Fierce" for Warner Bros. Most recently
M directed Robert Duvall in "American
Buffalo," now on Broadway at the Ethel
t.irrymore Theatre.
Univ. Sets 'Kramer's War'
As Carl Foreman Project
UNIVERSAL CITY—"Kramer's War."
new novel, has been acquired by Univer-
..il as the first project to be produced by
arl Foreman, under a recently signed
hree-year agreement with the studio, it was
innounced by Ned Tanen, president of
Universal theatrical motion pictures.
"Kramer's War," a Book-of-the-Month
!ub alternate selection, is by Derek Robin-
>n and is based on the Nazi's occupation
of Jersey and other English Channel islands
. in 1940. The book will be published in this
Dountry by Viking and in
•>h
Hamilton.
London by Ham-
Improved 1976 Earnings
Reported by Trans-Lux
NEW YORK—Earnings of 18 cents per
share for 1976. as compared to a 25-cent
OB per share for 1975. were announced
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Richard Brandt, president of Trans-Lux
orp. The figures
are based on the preliminary
unaudited results of operations for the
ir 1976.
Brandt said that the continued increase
in the number of installations of the Trans-
CrtlOr
Tux Teleprinter device has played a signif-
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,icant role in the earnings turnaround.
Burt Young Set to Write
And Star in Film for UA
NEW YORK— Burt Young, who was
nominated for a Best Supporting Actor
Oscar for his performance in the Academy
\ward-winning picture "Rocky," has been
'signed by Chartoff-Winklcr Productions to
write and star in an original screenplay to
be titled "Uncle Joe Shannon."
The pact was announced by Mike Medavoy,
senior vice-president in charge of West
'Coast production for United Artists, which
will release the contemporary drama.
'30XOFTICE :: April 18, 1977
MOTION PICTURES RATED
BY THE CODE & RATING
ADMINISTRATION
I he following feature-length motion pictures
have been reviewed and rated by the
Code and Rating Administration pursuant
to the Motion Picture Code and Rating
Program.
Titla Distributor Rating
Annie Hall (UA)
(iosv of Iron (Emb)
Of Sharks and Men (Film Saturations)
Peach Fuzz (Key Films)
The Spy Who Loved Me (UA)
Submission (Joseph Brenner)
Squirm (*) (AIP)
Wishbone Cutter (Howco Int'l)
(•(Supersedes R rating listed in Bulletin No. 391.
PG
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PG
R
PG
PG
Boy Given $2.4 Million
In Suit Against Theatre
MIAMI—Two American Broadcasting
Cos. subsidiaries, ABC Gulf Theatres and
ABC SE Theatres, owners of the Suniland
Twin Theatre, have agreed in an out-ofcourt
settlement to provide a $2.4 million
annuity to an 11-year-old boy who was injured
outside the theatre two years ago.
They also agreed to pay $775,000 to the
boy's father, Freland Barfield, an unemployed
carpenter.
The youngster, Freland Barfield jr., suffered
severe brain damage and multiple
fractures when he was struck by a car while
waiting to be picked up outside the theatre
following the showing of a Walt Disney
film. Attorneys for Barfield said the theatre
owners were negligent because the sidewalk-alley
intersection where the accident
occurred was hazardous with no caution or
warning signs.
As part of the settlement, the American
Broadcasting Cos. and the driver of the car
were dropped as defendants in the case.
Col.'s 'Le Point de Mire'
Is Now Filming in Paris
HOLLYWOOD — Production on "Le
Point de Mire," a screenplay adapted from
the best-selling novel "The Photographer."
by Pierre Boulle, Oscar-winning screenwriter
of "The Bridge on the River Kwai,"
started in Paris March 21. it was announced
by Daniel Melnick. in charge of
worldwide production for Columbia.
Jean-Claude Tramont is directing from a
screenplay which he adapted with Gerard
Brach.
The motion picture will star Annie Girardot,
widely recognized as the leading lady
of the French cinema today. Co-starring arc
Jacques Dutroni who, in a comparatively
short career, has earned a reputation as one
of France's most dynamic male artists, and
Jean-Claude Brialy.
Columbia Pictures has international distribution
rights to "Le Point de Mire." filming
at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on
locations in Belgium and in Paris.
AFI-Supported Pictures
Win Academy Awards
u VSHTNGTON
Two dims which were
in part bj the American Film Institute
received Oscar^ March 2X. marking
the tirst time that A I l-siipportcd motion
pictures have been honored by the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Barbara Kopple, producer-director of
"Harlan County, U.S.A.," won an Oscar for
Best Documentary Feature She received a
$10,000 grant from AFI in 1973 under the
Independent Filmmakers Program. The film
had its local premiere in late March at the
AFI Theatre, then went into commercial
exhibition in this area.
"In the Region of Ice," produced by
Andre Guttfreund and Peter Werner and
directed by Werner, received an Academy
Award for Best Live Action Short Subject.
The film was produced while Guttfreund
and Werner were Fellows at the AFI Center
for Advanced Film Studies in Beverly Hills.
Calif.
Additionally, Lynne Littman, a member
of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women
in 1976, received an Oscar for Best Documentary
Short Subject for her "Number
Our Days." which she produced separately
from her AFI activities.
Bess Myerson New Member
Of WCI Directors Board
NEW YORK—Bess Myerson, commissioner
of consumer affairs for New York
City 1969-1973, has been elected to the
board of directors. Warner Communications,
Inc.
"Her experience in all areas of the marketplace
as a consumer advocate and as an
industry consultant will be of great value
to the company," said Steven J. Ross, WCI
board chairman, in his announcement of
the Myerson election.
Mrs. Myerson is a syndicated columnist
for the Chicago Tribune-New York Daily-
News Syndicate, contributing editor to Redbook
Magazine, consumer consultant to
CitiBank and Bristol-Myers Co., as well as
a host and commentator on network radio
and TV.
Trans-World Gets Pay TV
Rights to Meyer Films
I AS VEGAS—An agreement has been
signed for Trans-World Productions to act
as exclusive distributor in the pay TV
marketplace (hotels and homes) of all Russ
\le\er films, including such titles as "Russ
Meyer's Vixen," "Supenixens." "Cherry.
Harry & Raquel" and "Up!". Meyer's latest
picture, now playing theatres. Announcement
of the pact was made by William J.
Butlers, board chairman of Trans-World.
Meyer commented: "I selected Trans-
World as the exclusive distributor for mj
films because Bill Butters and his organization
are the people who pioneered pay 1 Y
and if anyone knows the business they do."
The facilities of Trans-World. Meyer added,
will "ensure me of the finest-quality
duplications to service the marketplace."
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