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BINGHAMTON.
ob Leverone. Mike Clark
I Symposium Speakers
WASHINGTON— Bob Leverone, Aroer-
.m Film Institute regional information ofcer.
aiul Mike Clark, AFI program plan-
Bob Leverone, left, American Film
Institute regional information officer,
and Mike Clark, AFI Theatre program
planner, posed for photographs following
their presentation at a Kennedy
Center forum highlighting AFI's series
of western motion pictures.
r. were the speakers at a symposium held
arch 23 in the Kennedy Center. The free,
symposium is a "National Town
eeting" which is sponsored, financially,
ihe Mobil Oil Co.
I he AFI staffers' presentation was interersed
with film clips from the AFI Thea-
\pril series of 40 western motion pica's
tilled "They Went Thataway."
("Three Bad Men." "Wagonmaster" and
e documentary "Directed by John Ford"
at among those westerns with which
rverone and Clark entertained their nearpacity
audience.
lanager R. Michael Sabal
ack to Binghamton, N.Y.
N.Y.—R. Michael Sa-
I. formerly manager for Sportservice Theses
in Wilkes Barre, Pa., has been apmied
manager of the
J Strand theatres.
Binghamton Riviera
ISabal previously had managed theatres
101 the Comerford. Cinecon and Hallmark
[jjflj rcuits. In Pennsylvania, he has managed
1,0* Scranton, Clarks Summit. Williamsport,
an d •«* •riBviHe. Montoursville and Hazleton. In
'« York, Sabal managed in Owego, Endiit
and here in Binghamton. his present
>< liignmeni j. at the Riviera and Strand mark-
! his second tour of duty in this city.
BUFFALO
FTnder a "Send the Children" headline, the
Courier-Express in its Friday (8) edition
called "The Littles! Horse rhieves,"
filmed in the British Mes. "the Disnej
Studio's best young people's picture in ages."
It was the Easier Week attraction .n the
Como, North Park and Eastern Hills theatres.
Currently at the Holiday Six is Robert
Benton's "The Late Show." which drew this
comment from Buffalo News critic Hal
Crowther: "The extreme excitement over
Benlon's film indicates to me that critics
and audiences of the better sort arc starved
for movies scaled down to human size.
'The
Late Show' is a modest but unique achievement,
crafted wtih loving carelessness."
"Demon Seed," a futuristic fright film,
bowed in Friday (15) at the Seneca Mall.
Como Mall Cinemas and Plaza North Theatre
. . . Beginning Wednesday (13), "The
Town That Dreaded Sundown" became the
attraction at the Kensington and Como
Mall Cinemas. It's the story of a Texas
town stalked by a psychopath in the mid-
19405.
The management of the New Allendale
Theatre celebrated the first anniversary of
its takeover with a free movie Thursday
(7). As the Allendale (minus the "New").
the house showed X-rated films and was
the center of several legal battles over pornography
laws. After its acquisition by
three Allentown residents last year, the theatre
policy was changed to a fare of general
interest films.
Ed Bebko and Alan Erenstoft have become
co-owners of the Downtown Cinema
after buying out the remaining stock of
former partners. They plan to renovate the
theatre and to exploit their attractions. The
first step was inauguration of a weekend
bargain matinee, emphasizing children's
shows, noon until 2 p.m. for $1; followed
by the regular screen program at 2:30 at
regular prices. The initial offering was
"Winterhawk," based on a famous Blackfoot
Indians' legend and starring Michael
Dante. Because of the Easter school holidays,
this booking ran Saturday through
Monday.
Buffalo's I alia Shire rushed off to t he
Philippines after the Academy Awards
. . .
presentation to play a cameo role for her
brother Francis Ford Coppola in his "Apocalypse
Now" The Buffalo Century,
a downtown situation, frequently reverts
from stage shows to Saturday night movies.
The screen fare at the Century Saturday
(2) was "Dr. Strangelove," "Boob Tube."
"Stardust" and "What Do You Say to a
Naked Lady?"
Of Doug Smith's IS Oscar picks, eight
were correct. The biggest embarrasment tot
Smith, editor of Focus, was in the "best
adapted score" category in which he said
entrant had a chance to win except
Bound for Glory," which turned out to be
the real winner. "Bound i"i Glory," which
also won the award foi cinematograph
Smith predicted, most likely will open al
the Colvin Theatre as soon as "Airport '77"
completes its flight there . . . Writing about
"Black Sunday," Smith noted: "A fan
enough thriller but nowhere neat the capabilities
of all concerned. Everything that's
wrong with 'Black Sunday,' which must demand
a certain sympathy lor all its antagonists
to be truly successful, is in evidence
when audiences cheer the death of Miss
Keller
(Marlhel."
Moviegoers Seek Special
Pictures: Robert Evans
BUFFALO— "People don't go to the
movies any more; they go to a movie," said
Robert Evans, Hollywood producer and
former production chief at Paramount Pictures,
who came to town March 15 on an
East Coast swing to promote his new film,
"Black Sunday." It opened Friday (1) at the
Holiday Theatre.
"You cannot just make another picture
and expect people to come and see it,"
Evans continued. "You've got to look for
something special and handle it in a special
way."
"Black Sunday," adapted from the
Thomas Harris novel about a conspiracy
by the Black September political movement
to kill 80.000 Super Bowl fans, is Evans'
idea of a "special movie" that will work
because of "special handling." He expects
to travel worldwide to assure the film of an
audience and has arranged for other promotional
stops by some of the film's stars,
including Robert Shaw and Bruce Dern.
"I don't go for sloppiness." Evans
stressed. "Won't accept it."
Ladies Admitted Free
NEW YORK—Escorted ladies are now
admitted free Sundays at the Cine Lido.
48th Street at Broadway, and at the 1 ido
East, 211 East 59th St.. both on adult film
policy.
TWIN
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Call Harry Jones
Drive-in Theatre Construction Since 1946
• Steel Towers
• Painting o Repairs
Free
Estimates
XOFTICE April 18, 1977 E-5