Boxoffice-May.21.1979

TUCSON
Cneak previews: "Wanda Nevada" at ilic
Buena Vista 2: "A Little Romance" at
the Showcase.
Old Tucson Corp. has bought the lights
Elvis Presley's home movies from his
widow Priscilla. Rights to license the films
to other amusement parks are included in
the deal. According to Burt Sugarman, OTC
chairman, the footage, mostly shot by his
widow, will be edited into a one-hour film
and new scenes of Mrs. Presley introducing
and narrating the film will be added.
SEATTLE
Deter Tudor is the new manager of Tom
Moyer's Coliseum where "Battlestar
Galactica" opened in Sensurround May 18.
Jeff Craig assumed duties as manager of
the Admiral Theatre in Bremerton for the
Tom Moyer chain of theatres May 9.
Bud Dunwoody, western Washington
state division manager for Tom Moyer
Theatres, has his headquarters presently in
their Beilevue Crossroads Quad complex.
Donna Edgley is the new director of advertising
for Moyer, based in Portland headquarters.
She succeeds Dale Pearce who
is now director of operations.
Joe McCann, formerly with Fun magazine,
is now a full-time employee of Thunder
Media Inc., with offices in both Portland
and Seattle. Sincerest congratulations
and best wishes to this correspondent's
partner in his new field of endeavor. His
younger brother Jerry comes aboard Fun
as of this week.
Sally Kellerman, who stars in "A Little
Romance," made a persona! appearance in
conjunction with the film, which opened the
Moore Egyptian's fourth annual international
film festival May 10. The festival runs
through June 6 and its three directors,
Rajeeve Gupta, Dan Ireland and Darryl
MacDonald, have rounded up 83 feature
films and 33 shorts, including 13 American
premieres. Some 26 countries are represented.
Ms. Kellerman also made a number
of media appearances. The film was also
sneak previewed both Friday and Saturday,
May 11 and 12, at the Guild 45th Street
where it is the next attraction.
"A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich '
went into the Town Theatre May 11.
"Voices" was sneak previewed at the Renton
Village, Seattle Aurora and Beilevue
to
Overlake Cinemas with "The Champ" May
11... "The Prisoner of Zenda" was sneak
pievicvved at the Beilevue Overlake Cinema
with "The Champ" May 16 ... "A Very
Large Withdrawal" was sneak previewed at
the Beilevue Theatre with "The China Syndrome"
May IL
The tradescreening for Walt Disney Productions'
"The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides
Again" was held May 17 at the Seven
Gables Theatre.
Benny Hannah of Northwest Diversilicd
Entertainment has closed the Jewel Box
screening room, but is definitely looking
for a new building to house a screening
room facility.
DENVER
J^orris Birnbaum has taken over as branch
manager at Columbia, replacing Kenneth
Newbert who resigned. Birnbaum started
with Columbia in Cleveland and was
transferred to Los Angeles as a salesman.
He was then transferred to Des Moines as
branch manager prior to his moving to Denver.
Evergreen Theatres of Colorado is converting
the Prairie Theatre, Ogallala, Neb.,
into a twin. The remodeled facility will have
225 seats on one side and 175 on the other.
Construction should be completed by May
30.
Theatre Services and Management Inc..
headed by Richard C. Bateman, has taken
over the operation of the L and L Drive-In
at Louisville, Colo. The theatre will be renamed
the Star-Lite Drive-In and will operate
on a seven-day-a-week basis with a $3-
per-carload admission policy.
Mid America Releasing held a Friday
night screening of "The Silent Partner" at
the Target Theatre . . . Full page newspaper
advertisements were taken in local
newspapers to announce the screening of
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"A Little Romance" at the University Hills
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Peggy Rea has left Bucna Vista Film
Distributing and returned to Batter Booking
and Buying where she will handle boxoffice
statements and disbursements.
Visiting Denver to set datings were David
Cory, Goodhand Theatre, Kimhall. Neb.,
and Neal Lloyd, Wcslhnul I heal res, Colorado
Springs.
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