Canadian Film Digest (May 1974)

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Record Details:

Title:
Canadian Film Digest
Date:
May 1974
Volume:
Canadian Film Digest (May 1974)
Leaf #:
00021
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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Page 22 The Canadian Film Digest DISTRIBUTOR FILM CITY THEATRE (seats) LENGTH TOTAL DISTRIBUTOR FILM CITY THEATRE (seats) LENGTH TC ITAL OF RUN GROSS OF RUN GROSS AMBASSADOR Orgy of The Toronto Three Theatres 3days 30,000 yNIVERSAL American Graffiti Toronto Uptown (605) 26. weeks 557,800 Living Dead: Edmonton Varscona (499) 25 weeks 233,860 Panetes Vancouver Varsity (501) 26 weeks 325,293 ASTRAL The Apprenticeship Toronto Towne (674) 3days 16,018 Montreal York (830) 25 weeks 254,022 Of Duddy Kravitz Montreal _— Place des Arts 3days 16,196 Regina Capitol (1130) 8weeks 88.675 . IFD Student Teachers Victoria Fox (447) 3weeks 9,562 ALLIED ARTISTS Papillon Toronto Four Theatres 15 weeks 460,000 / Ottawa Capitol Sq. (499) 15 weeks 168,000 Cries & Whispers Quebec City Canardiere (713) lweek 12,269 — Winnipeg Metropolitan (1803) 6weeks 80,000 (French) (French) Montreal Four Theatres 2weeks 125,000 & 3 days Fantastic Planet Toronto Cinecity (261) 3weeks 14,968. CINEPIX Kamouraska Vancouver Dunbar (639) 6weeks 36,700 Justicier De Hong Montreal Arlequin (1296) 3weeks 22,048 (French) Kong & La Dialectique Peut Elle Casser Keep It In St. John Parkway 2weeks 11,000 Des Briques The Family . PARAMOUNT The Great Gatsby Toronto Two Theatres lidays 110,000 Deep Throat Toronto& = Four Theatres lweek 41,000 Montreal Two Theatres Ildays 76,000 Part 2 Hamilton Vancouver Two Theatres 11 days 87,000 Calga Palliser lidays 36,000 Naughty Stewardess Toronto Eve (718) 2weeks 12,500 wainneae Westmount 11 iat 32,000 Winnipe North Star (689) 11 days 41,000 COLUMBIA The Way We Were Toronto Two Theatres 23 weeks 446,000 ee . Ottawa St. Laurent (770) 21 weeks 140,000 Serpico Toronto Three Theatres 9weeks 285,000 —s Winnipeg Garrick (618) 15 weeks 135,000 Ottawa Place de Ville (771) 7weeks 65,000 \ Montreal Cote Des Neiges (721) 15 weeks. 119,000 Montreal Two Theatres 9weeks 195,000 Vancouver Two Theatres 9weeks 197,000 Vancouver Odeon (680) 15 weeks 201,000 Winnipeg = North Star (689) 9weeks 74,000 Calgary Odeon (663) 14weeks 52,000 Calgary Calgary Place (444) Qweeks 71,000 Edmonton Westmount 9weeks 76,000 ’ Hamilton Jackson Sq. (691) 9weeks 73,000 5 The Last Detail Toronto York (758) 6 weeks 115,000 Paper Moon and Toronto Four Theatres lidays _ 68,000 , Hamilton Odeon 5weeks 27,000 Save The Tiger Montreal Cote Des Neiges (721) 6 weeks 51,000 Edmonton Rialto (1010) 2weeks 16,000 Harold and Maude Quebec City Cartier liweeks 61,000 (English) The Golden | Toronto Multiple 3weeks 132,000 Voyage of Sinbad WARNERS The Exorcist Toronto University (1382) 15 weeks 1,037,300 Vancouver Stanley (1042) 15 weeks 474,800 AVCO EMBASSY A Touch of Class Toronto Yorkdale 5 days 9,848 Montreal Loews (2056) 7Tweeks 568,300 : Winnipeg Capitol (1413) 7weeks 161,600 20th CENTURY TheThree Toronto Imperial lweek 25,656 Calgary Palace (1774) Sweeks 166,200 vr — FOX Musketeers Toronto Towne & Countrye lweek 11,402 Ottawa Nelson (799) 3weeks 116,200 Toronto Cedarbrae lweek.6,410 London Capitol (1140) lweek 42,000 Toronto Golden Mile (1004) lweek 8,944 Hamilton Century (705) 5weeks 123,300 Toronto Westwood lweek 9,054 Windsor Capitol (1668) 5weeks 100,500 Windsor _ Palace (1283) lweek 9,312 St.. Catharines Lincoln (626) lweek 18,500 London Odeon (1450) lweek 10,632 Kitchener Fox (702) lweek 23,800 Kitchener Odeon (900) 1week 10,517 Sudbury Capitol (1350) lweek 32,000 Hamilton Twin East lweek 9,916 Regina Metropolitan (765) 2weeks 47,400 Guelph Palace (876) lweek 6,991 Saskatoon Paramount (749) 2weeks 36,000 Victoria Coronet (706) k 58,500 Gospel Road Edmonton —_Jasper (582) Sdays ‘7,164 pcre 3 weeks ; Magnum Force Toront Imperial (864) 1 ks 148, UNIVERSAL The Sting Toronto Hyland (790) 15weeks 521,497 E 3 sees es ad i Montreal Atwater (1096) 15weeks 474,921 Mame Toronto Eglinton (846) lweek 17,500 Calgary Uptown (511) 15 weeks 177,065 Montreal Seville (922) 1 week 13,500 Winnipeg Odeon (1104) 15 weeks 213,029 : Blazing Saddles Toronto Uptown (922) 4weeks 58,000 Canadian Box Office Statistics April-May 1974 arse . a The Academy Awards have been held, of For the record: Aca course, and because of the mail strike I’ve redone this story along with the rest of the issue. By now you know that Universal’s The Sting picked up seven awards, and the Exorcist only two; some sort of backlash there, I think. And the only real surprise of the evening was Glenda Jackson’s win for A Touch of Class. The only foolish thing was Tatum O’Neal’s win, of course, but everyone likes kids, except actors whose scenes are stolen by the little tykes, and we must let Hollywood parade its past fantasies. Those other kids, the Life Times Nine group from Toronto and their Insight Productions mentors Pen Densham and John Watson, didn’t win, but they had a great time. Former Torontonian Peter Myers of 20th-Fox took them on a tour of the studios, and other Places of interest were visited. I guess the Secretary of State’s $5,000 grant to send them there was worth it, I think. At any rate, for your records, or in case you missed the announcements, here is a complete list of the winners. BEST PICTURE: The Sting, A UniversalBill/Philips-George Roy Hill Film Production, Zanuck /Brown Presentation, Universal, Tony Bill, Michael and Julia Philips, Producers. BEST PERFORMANCE-ACTOR: Jack Lemmon, Save the Tiger, Filmways-JalemCirandinha Productions, Paramount. BEST PERFORMANCE-ACTRESS: Glenda Jackson, A Touch of Class, Brut Productions, Avco Embassy, BEST PERFORMANCE-SUPPORTING ACTOR: John Houseman, The Paper Chase, Thompson-Paul Productions, 20th-Fox. BEST PERFORMANCE-SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Tatum O’Neal, Paper Moon, A Directors Company Production, Paramount. BEST DIRECTOR: George Roy Hill, The Sting, A Universal-Bill/Philips-George Roy Hill Film Production, Zanuck/Brown Presentation, Universal. Tua a a ~ ft i al p ; _ photo: Universa The Sting: seven awards, so Paul should be smiling. ; BEST ART DIRECTION: The sting, A Universal-Bill/Philips-George Roy Hill Film Production, A Zanuck/Brown Presentation, Universal, Henry Bumstead. Set Decoration: James Payne. . BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Cries and Whispers, Svenska FilminstitutetCinematograph AB Production, New World Pictures, Sven Nykvist. BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Sting, A Universal-Bill/Philips-George Roy Hill Film Production, A Zanuck/Brown Presentation, Universal, Edith Head. BEST FILM EDITING: The Sting, A Universal-Bill/Philips-George Roy Hill Film Production, Zanuck/Brown Presentation, Universal, William Reynolds. ~ BEST SOUND: The Exorcist, Productions, Warner Brothers, Knudson and Chris. Newman. BEST SCREENPLAY FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM: The Exorcist, Hoya Productions, Warner Brothers, William Peter Blatty. Hoya Robert hl ED | BEST STORY AND SCREENPLAY BASED ON FACTUAL MATERIAL OR MATERIAL NOT PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED OR PRODUCED: The Sting, A UniversalBill/Philips-George Roy Hill Film roduction, Zanuck /Brown Presentation, Universal, Story and Screenplay by David S. Ward. BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE. The Way We Were, Rastar Productions, Columbia Pictures, Marvin Hamlisch. BEST ORIGINAL SONG SCORE AND/OR ADAPTATION: The Sting, UniversalBill Philips-George Roy Hill Film Production, Zanuck Brown Presentation, Universal, Adapted by Marvin Hamlisch. BEST SONG: The Way We Were: The Way We Were, Rastar Productions, Columbia Pictures, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. BEST DOCUMENTARY-FEATURES: The Great American Cowboy, Kieth Merrill Associates-Rodeo Film Productions, Keith Merrill, Producer. demy Award. winners BEST DOCUMENTARY-SHORT SUBJECT: Princeton: As Search for Answers, Kraninsage Productions, Julian Kranin and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr., Producers. BEST SHORT SUBJECT-ANIMATED: Frank Film, A Frank Mouris Production, Frank Mouris, Producer. BEST SHORT SUBJECT-LIVE ACTION: The Bolero, An Allan Miller Production, Allan Miller and William Fertek, Producers. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Day for Night, A Les Films Du Carrosse-PECF (Paris)-PIC (Rome) Production, France. SPECIAL AWARDS: Jean _ Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Lew Wasserman, The Irving Thalberg Award to Lawrence Weingarten, and Special Awards to Groucho Marx and Henri Langlois. That is the list, and on behalf of most of the winners, let me repeat what they said: Thank you mother and dad, mom and dad, or mom. Quebec critics form About thirty Quebec film critics from all media have. formed the Association Quebecoise Des Critiques de Cinema. The group was formed officially last Fall, after preparatory meetings in September. It plans affiliation with FIPRESCI. Its aims are to emphasize and participate in Quebec cinema, including joining in decision-making and actions by competent bodies in the Quebec film industry. Thus its support of the Directors’ group Statement in last year’s Canadian Film’ Awards turmoil. Two committees are currently investigating the questions of the quality of public screenings and the language used to market films. Board of directors includes President Gilles Marsolais, Vice-President Robert Levesques, Secretary Andre Roy, and directors Luc Perrault and Martin Malina. Address is P.O. Box 512N, Montreal H2X 1L0. we ewe a eee ett hed there