Canadian Film Digest (Feb 1973)

Page scan 0006 from Canadian Film Digest

Record Details:

Title:
Canadian Film Digest
Date:
Feb 1973
Volume:
Canadian Film Digest (Feb 1973)
Leaf #:
0006
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Canad
Collection:
Global Cinema, Canada, and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library, Canadian Picture Pioneers, Paul Moore and Jessica Whitehead
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:

Canadian Film Digest

Editors: Dan Krendel (1971-72), Garth Drabinsky (1972-76)

Canadian Film Digest (1971-76) was owned and published by Nat Taylor’s Film Publications of Canada, Ltd., and initially edited by Dan Krendel, who had edited What’s New? (1942-74) and originated Ballyhoo (1952-61) for nationally-dominant chain, Famous Players Canada, Ltd., also Taylor’s exhibition partner. Despite these ties to a Paramount-controlled theatre chain, the magazine nonetheless aimed to provide news and features about all aspects of the industry across Canada, exhibition, distribution and production. The Digest began when an attempted 1970 renewal of Canadian Film Weekly (1942-70) was short-lived. Taylor decided to relaunch under an entirely new title with a more contemporary, colour layout. Taylor later hired young Garth Drabinsky to edit, impressed by his initiative publishing Impact (1972), a lobby give-away for moviegoers. Drabinksy’s interest turned to film producing in 1977, letting the Digest come to an end, although he and Taylor continued to collaborate in building the original 18-screen Cineplex at Toronto’s Eaton Centre. Canadian Film Digest also published an annual directory Canadian Film Digest Yearbook (1971-86), which similarly continued Canadian Film Weekly Year Book (1951-70), and subsequently became Film Canada Yearbook (1986-2007). Because Canadian Film Digest originated in the Canadian Film Weekly, which had incorporated Canadian Moving Picture Digest (1917-57), which in turn had merged with Canadian Universal Bulletin (1915-18), the magazine dated its roots back to 1915, a single thread of ownership publishing these main periodicals and annuals of English Canada’s film press.

– Paul Moore, March 2024

Date Added:
August 08, 2024
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The Canadian Film Digest VISITORS: Passing through Toronto Michael Caine attended a erecta! preview of Sleuth at the Ontario Film Theatre. Here he answers questions from an enthusiastic audience, With him is OFT director Gerald Pratley. Nico Jacebellis, in charge of Eastern Advertising for Fox, accompanied Miss Berlin to Toronto. Nico was recently Fox publicity head 3 for Canada. . uf d < ' Saul Chaplin, musical director for Man of La _ Mancha, was in Toronto to talk about one of his a award-winning films, Seven Brides for Seven — : Brothers, and Man of La Mancha. Chaplin was Jeannie Berlin, star of The Heartbreak Kid, for instrumental in creating the MGM musicals of Twentieth Century-Fox, in town to appear at a the early 1950's. special preview at the Ontario Film Theatre and do promotion on behalf of the film. ~ _ Jack Lemmon, Johnny Mathis, and Harold Arlen were in town to tape a TV salute to Arlen, who’s musical contributions range from Stormy Weather to the ving and score for The Wizard of Oz. FEBRUARY 1973 Page 7 ALL . GOSCO} PRODUCTS THE RIGHT GEL FOR EVERY LIGHTING SITUATION CINEGEL — Intensity and Colour Temp. Control ROSCOLAR — Colour Media (More Heat Resistance for Quartz Fixtures) ROSCOLENE> — Colour Media (Standard Heat Resistance) | -.. ROSCOLEX — Acrylic Sheet for Light Control ROLUX @ SOFT SILK @e TOUGH SPUN — Diffusion Material ROSCODYE — Transparent Bresection Colours AVAILABLE AT: WW WILLIAM & WHITE LIMITED 356 Munster Ave., Toronto 18, Ontario. Tel. (416) 231-6569 2280 Folkstone Way, West Vancouver, B.C. Tel. (604) 926-6521 ALSO AVAILABLE AT a CINEQUIP -Motion Picture Camera and Equipment Rentals 4 41 Scollard Street, Toronto. Ontario, Canada 416-920-5424 “a