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. . George PITTSBURGH pie auluniii program ollcicd b> the liliii section of the Carnegie Institute Muvciini of Art will include productions from the U.S.. .Spain. Mexico. England. Russia, f ranee, Japan. Germany. Argentina. Italy and Cuba. The program will begin September 7 and end November 30. Nearly 20 films by Luis Bunuel will be screened Thursday evenings, and during October four Friday evenings will be devoted to the films made by Joseph Cornell. There will be special collection screenings, a directors' series .md visiting filmmakers including Taka limura. .-Mfred Guzzetti. Carolee Schncem.inn and Kenneth Angjr. Admission to most events in SI. with collection screenings free. The gleaming dome of the Civic Arena is three times the size of that of St. Peter's in Rome and is retractable. Thousands in recent weeks have turned up there as extras for the filming of "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh." Also drawing crowds will be the world-famous Ice Capades which will be in town for 13 performances in September. Pittsburgh's CA I V ordiiumce is a 60-page document with rough and tough rules and rcgulalii>ns tor a single franchise with a 15-year span. Included are provisions for five public access centers where citizens may tape their own creations for cable viewing as "amateur hour" programs. There will be an extra fee of $2.75 monthly for subscribers who want such programing. Subscription for the full CAIA' program will cost an estimated $S.75 per month. Franchise bidding documents now arc being prepared. Financing will be pinned down in the bid for the city-wide franchise, and only one bank seems interested while six prospective bidders stand by. Helen Louise Trautniun, independent film distributor and NATO board member, broke off relations with an adult film outfit when advance money was demanded for licensing . . . Theatre arts now is a popular part of the curriculum at all campuses of the Community College of Allegheny County. I here are classes in acting, dance, introduction to the theatre, technical theatre, introduction to the cinema and independent study in theatre. Arthur Silverman, acci)unlant tor the old Allied MPTO and in more recent years for NATO of Western Pennsylvania as well as for other industry accounts, is retiring and moving to Florida . Tice, NATO of Western Pennsylvania president, has had the stiches removed from the hand which was operated on and is okay and busy as all get-out at exhibitors' headquarters. The testimonial in his honor is growing in leaps ind bounds as early reservations are being .eived. (icorgc has no intention of rctiri and is accepting the testimonial with ycjlitude. Jim Baker, veteran in film production and exhibition here, reports that fdms from India continue each Sunday, after two .;nd a half years, and that Hindu stage Iramiv are offered from time to time. Jim has a film lab adjoining the projection booth at his South Hills Theatre and for years featured a cable movie televised from the lobby. We remember when Jim. in short pants, started with the late Charlie Stanton in filming and lab work. NATO of Western Pennsylvania is not waiting for the Keystone State General Assembly to return from summer vacation, but has been continuing its lobbying efforts in behalf of the anti-blind bidding bill. Expectations arc that the Senate will join with the House which passed the measure six months ago. Joe Mulone entered into the manufacture of special indoor screen frames the year that CinemaScopc came in. and he's >lill going strong. He constructs screen frames to theatre specifications at a factory adjoining his Cheswick theatre complex at Cheswick. Pa. Various new "sizes" were inaugurated at the time of the CincmaScope lens and Mulone. who had built the original Cheswick Theatre as a one-man project over a two-year period, saw the need for a new dimension so he built his own screen frame and ordered his new modern-sized screen. Exhibitor friends saw that he was successful and began to order them from him. They have never stopped asking and the business of Nick Mulone & Son has seldom "slowed down." Orders now come from all parts of the world from producers, exhibitors, museums, governments and bi:Niness and industry. The Gateway lost several days playing time as the result of a fire in a basement rubbish heap. Smoke and water damage came to a reported $10,000 , . . Neil Simon's "California Suite," coming to Heinz Hall October 19-22, will star Carolyn Jones and James Drury. The four playlets have been reduced to three . . Midnight audiences . at Kings Court for "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" were photographed for the CBS show "People," to be telecast September IS. You've never seen such goings- AMC's Como 8 in Buffalo Sponsors Batting Contest imi I \|{) A b.iltiny conlcst sponsored by the American Multi Cinema Como 8 Theatre in connection with the showing of "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan" was a big hit with the kids, according to AMC's Intermission. Over 250 children under 12 turned out lor the contest held in the mall parking lot on a recent Saturday morning. T hjy wh.ickcd away at a whiffle hall, and those who smacked it over the home run line— 56 did— got passes to see the picture at the theatre. Each participant was given a free Bad News Beats batting helmet. The Como K team which conducted the contest included assistant manager Gary Haak, as catcher and judge: usher Tony Stewart, as pitcher: concessionisi l.ori l.isiccki awarded the prizes, and manager Jim Merck was on hand as "club owner." Temple University Offers Courses in Cinema Studies I'HIl \1)1 I I'Hl A — A.,.dcrnic viud> ol motion piciuies will be pro\ided b\ Temple University center-city campus here with the introduction of three new courses of study for undergraduates and a fourth course for graduate students. Offered for the first time for the coming academic year will be a study of British cinema, which will examine and critically evaluate the cultural and literary origins of the British sound film which began with Hitchcock's "Blackmail " in 1929 and reached its highest level of artistic and intellectual maturity by the 1960s with "Saturday Night. Sunday Morning." The course conducted by David Grossman, director of the university's Cinematheque and Film Society, will include the screening of 14 British films, with emphasis on their international impact as well as on the artist that cerated them. The origins of most of the films would be in the novel or the stage. Paul Mareth, another member of the faculty, will conduct courses in "Film and Illusion " ard "Film and RcalitN." The first course will provide a topical and chronological survey of the .American and international theatrical film from 1895 to the present, from technological, artistic, thematic and economic points of view. Thcrv will be film screenings, lectures and readings in historical and critical texts. The latter course will offer an historical survey of the international factual film, including the creative documentary, anthropological film, television news film and cinema verite. For graduate students, the department of communications and theatre will have Alan Blocmi. faculty member, conduct an applied communication workshop as an introductory course for graduate students who have little or no background in the film medium. The workshop will cover an introduction to broadcasting and filming, writing, producing, recording, editing and performing for broadcasting and film. Erlanger Theatre, After False Starts, Finally Dark Ire in center city, which had a varied career as a musical comedy theatre and as a movie presentation house, and which has been dark for many years, finally is going the way of the wivcking ball. .Vfier a number IMIII \l)l I I'HI \ Ibc 1 rl.inger Ihe.i- of false starts lor a reopening, the present owners. Samuel Rosenbaum and Mrs. Lawrence Katz, began thinking in terms of a parking lot and demolition has started. The Erlanger, built originally at a cost of S2,5()0,()()() by Abraham Lincoln llrlanger. the New York theatrical prinlucer. opened Oct. .3, 1927. with Ired Stone and his daughter Dorothy in the musical "Criss Cross." The late William Cioldnum leased it early on as a film house and it was the centerpiece of his chain of William Goldman rheatres, However, the house remained dark for interminably long (H'riods. l-'or a lew weeks early in |975, the owners reopened the lobby .is a short-lived night club. 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— — i ) 'Eyes of Laura Mars' correction nSnl^C Icf in TlOnVOt* A^" article in the Monday (21) issue liailUa ISi 111 UCllYCi of BOXOFFICE contained a reference DENVER— •Eyes of Laura Mars," psy- »« "»he late Bert Pollard." chic thriller from Columbia, enjoyed a Mr. Pollard is still "alive and kickstrong debut here, rising to 350 on the '"g-" reports his stepdaughter Peggj barometer. It was not enough, however, to Lee Pollard. unseat "Revenge of the Pink Panther." We sincerely apologize to the Polwhich rode high in its second week with 'ard family and their friends for the 450. Other new films were "The Driver." ^"or. from 20th Century-Fox. and "Warlords of - Atlantis." another Columbia release, gm^ I T\ ' ••Heaven Can Wait" still held strong with bUpermail Preilliere 260 in Its eighth week. Tne low spots were 1 "^"" r^.;'Si-^;!;\m."" "" To Benefit the ADA „ c 'j^^^'^r '/ '^?' „ ^, , BURBANK—A sala invitational pr^ Century 21 Sgt. Pepper's Bond (Univ), 5th wk 130 . micre r of ,,, Warner t. Bros. .r. Superman ,, will """^ ^^ êld at the Chinese Theatre in Holh- '^slory '(CoiK 3rd''w'k°'''^'^''V^"'''^'' Continemal—Revenge ol the Pink Panther .160 WOOd December 14 at 7:30 p.m. for thc UA Film Helps Build 'Mountain of Pennies' DENVER—John Dobson. Rocky Mountain division manager for United Artists, thinks he has hit on successful idea for a Coopel—Eyes "of Laura Mars (CoijV 1st wk.::::::::350 benefit of the American Diabetes Ass'n s Esquire—Cat and Mouse (SRL 4th wk 120 Southern California affiliate, it was an- 2 Heaven Can Wait (Para), 8th wk 260 nounccd t bv Mrs. Leonard Shapiro, chair- University Hills 1, j , ». • o, "rir'wk"'"' ^-^°""'"' """'^ '^ PO woman of the event. ''" A supper party in the grand ballroom ^ Sll^S^^r^rior^poons Animal House (Univ), 3:d -.vk .200 of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel will be held _ '^ JS^sZHJûSd'^ni^cîd FeeriBV,: immediately following the premiere. 6 ^" '^''S- Shapiro also announced that proist 7 ^thlaês—Warlords ol Atlantis (C:i), wk 175 ceeds from the affair will go to the research 8 1st wk theatres The Driver (20th-Fox), 110 j . theatres—Hooper (WB), 4th 225 wk in programs i. hospitals i and 9 universities throughout Southern California. Mrs. Shapiro is being assisted by Mrs. Shirley Fire- AlbumS, '''^'n- Books, Cconera ADA's past chairwoman and adviser. Prizes at 'Eyes' Sneak ^'^^' ^, ^^^ '^'"'^''' * Firestem. Frank '"T'n^^ Wells. Gordon Stulberg. fû^"'' TUCSON— A highly successful invitap^^, R^dnick. Bruce Ramer. Herbert Pearltional preview of "Eyes of Laura Mars" ôn. William Louchheim jr.. Clare Avnet. was promoted by Plitfs Catalina Theatres" Romelle Dunas. Chester Firestein. Fred manager Danny Rosenow Tuesday (1) at Carr and Ma.x Medvin. ^' ' Tickets for the lavish '•Superman" pre- Columbia Pictures sponsored the gala, îgre are to be priced at $100 with prepresented by the Catalina and KTKT Ra- ^jgre and supper partv tickets selling for jp5 dio. The latter distributed 400 free passes through a listener call-in competition. Each ^Superman." which stars Marlon Brando, winner was awarded two tickets, a sound- ^^^^ Hackman. Valerie Perrine and Christrack album, T-shirts and a copy of the ,^p^^,_. ^^^^ .^ ,^^ ,.^1^ ^^,^ .^ ^^ ^l^^_ ander Salkind presentation of a Richard The Catalina contributed 200 invitational Donner film for Warner Bros, release. Ilya seats to the Tucson press, radio and TV. A third block of 200 free seats was profji^^ produced Salkind is the executive bv Pierre producer Spengler of and the divided by record and book stores. rected by Richard Donner from the story A grand award, given through a drawing by Mario Puzo and the screenplay by Puzo, onstage, was a $600 Nikon FM camera David Newman. Leslie Newman and Robdonated by Columbia. A University of Ari- ert Benton. zona student. Stacy Augistine. was the lucky winner. Picking the winning entry from a KTKT box was Catalina's assistant manager Lynne Camp, aided by disc jockey Kirk Russel. Ed Alexander, energetic and popular KTKT program director, served as emcee, wowing the audience, which nearly filled the 800-seat auditorium. Rosenow has been Catalina's manager foi 15 months. He was manager of Plitt's Cine El Dorado, then helmed the circuit's Miracle Drive-In for a while before taking a leave to gain an associate degree in management at Pima Community College. "I'm home now," beams thc affable Rosenow. "I love the Catalina." Bill Colendine is a manager-trainee. Coordinating a charity promotion for L'A's "Revenge of the Pink Panther" are KLAK Radio's general manager Bob Prangley. left, Re-Max realtor Russ Mann (in Pink Panther costume) and John Dobson, UA division manager, who is standing behind Bo-Golden Honey, a horse auctioned to raise money for Children's Hospital. the promotion of his company's pictures. "The trick." he says, "is to think of your favorite charity, tie it in with a good film and the results will be many-fold." Recently one of his projects, a golf tournament for which entrants were required to "bring loads of wheat to be sold for charity." netted over $35,000. To top this. Dobson conceived a tie-in with UA"s "Revenge of the Pink Panther." The theme was "The Pink Panther wants your pennies—Let's build a mountain of pennies for Children's Hospital!" Resultant media exposure was "unbelievable," said Dobson. Monetary results are still to come in. but Dobson expects donations will exceed $75,000. To accomplish his dream. Dobson approached Re-Max. a group of 480 realtors in the Rocky Mountain region. The first meeting, attended by 150 Re-Max salesman, generated so much enthusiasm that $7,000 was earned before the campaign had actually started. One item that got (Continued on page W-1
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