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Hollywood Studio Magazine (1977)

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Record Details:

Title:
Hollywood Studio Magazine
Date:
1977
Publisher:
San Fernando Valley Pub. Co.
Volume:
Hollywood Studio Magazine (March 1977)
Leaf #:
00042
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Fan Magazines
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Hollywood Studio Magazine was published out of the San Fernando Valley in various iterations (and various titles) from 1966 until 1992. What started as a local organ aimed at the workers of Hollywood ended as a nostalgic fan magazine about Hollywood Then and Now. The various title changes and revisions to its mission reflect not just the economic realities of magazine publishing, but a changing relationship to Hollywood and the industry itself. The earliest issues of Studio Magazine read like a house organ of a steady, entrenched industry documenting the comings and goings and notable events of the San Fernando Valley, with special emphasis on Universal. Fandom first became part of the discourse of the magazine through collecting. The Collectors’ Column page beginning in the early 1970s allowed memorabilia collectors to advertise their wares to each other. In 1983, the founder of the magazine, Dorothy Denny gave over the reins to Ralph Benner, the founder of Tiger Beat. This marks the clear separation between the original publication and its focus on Hollywood production culture and the move toward a publication centered on star narratives and fan culture. In covering the two and a half decades from the collapse of the system to the point where classical movie stars were phantoms instead of living people, the magazine offers insight into the transformation of old Hollywood from a lived reality to a memory to a myth.
-- Luci Marzola
Date Added:
June 12, 2025
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@ a Bits and Pieces = =m STUDIO NEWS * FILM FESTIVALS * LETTERS * BOOKS Will Rogers Memorial Award—James B. Rogers son of the famed Will Rogers presented the memorial award named for his father to Debbie Reynolds at the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce Assn. Birthday ball (February) at the Beverly Hilton. Past recipients for outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment were Danny Thomas, Jack Benny, Greer Garson, George Burns, Carol Burnett and Kirk Douglas. RCA VIDIDK system has been pushed back until at least 1978, says RCA prez-chief exec Edgar H. Griffith speaking at a New York press lunch, Griffiths indicated two major hangups in its vidisk program: determination that commercial success requires a $400 unit retail sales price (RCA has it down to the $500-600 range now, but still too much) with 60-minute playing time per side (half-hour length has already been achieved); plus assured availability of sufficient software (films, etc.) in a large enough catalog to stimulate and satisfy the public. BUSCH GARDENS CHANGE OVER —Anheuser—Busch, Inc., has authorized the conversion of its Busch Gardens’ theme park into a sales promotion facility for the company’s beer products. The Busch Bird Sanctuary, a 21-acre wild-life preserve in Van Nuys features a scenic boat ride, bird and animal life, two theatres, food and merchandise facilities and a monorail tour of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. The Sanctuary is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. (Parking $1.00.) The scenic boat ride is $1.00 for adults, $.50 for children. IRVING THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD-—Pandro S. Berman was voted the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award and the films “King Kong” and “Lo gan’s Run’ were voted Special Achievement Awards for Visual Effects by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Awards will be presented as part of the 49th Annual Awards Presentation on Monday, March 28, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center. The show will be telecast live by ABC. USDA FILM available—if you are interested these films are available from the Sales Branch of the National Audiovisual Center, Washington D.C. 20409. ‘“‘Water on the Fire” 27 minute, 16mm film, “Men, Women and Children,’ 27 minute 16mm, “The Forest” 29 minute 16mm. Depicts trail riding, skiing and picknicking, Music., ‘“‘Helicopters in Fire Control,” 13 minute, 16mm. (Government films—all educational) DISNEY STUDIOS “The Rescuers,” an all-new animated adventure comedy, was released in July after four years in production. This story of two brave mice who set out to rescue a kidnapped orphan girl being held captive in a dismal Southern swamp features vocal characterizations by Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page and other topline performers. Also scheduled for summer release is ‘Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo,” filmed on locations in France and stars Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie Sommars and Herbie, the heroic VW. Christmas, 1977, will see the premiere of “‘Pete’s Dragon,” a multimillion dollar musical fantasy combining live action and animation about a nineyear-old boy whose occasionally visible pet dragon wreaks havoc on a New England town in 1908. Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Sean Marshall and Elliott the dragon lead the stellar cast. Elsewhere during the year, “‘Never a Dull Moment,” starring Dick Van Dyke, and a featurette version of “The Three Caballeros” were reissued in January, while “The Boatniks,”’ starring Robert Morse, Stefanie Powers and Phil Silvers, returns in June. In January Walt Disney Productions introduced “‘The New Mickey Mouse Club,”’ a daily syndicated TV variety show in color. And in May, Space Mountain, a thrilling “race through space,” opens in Disneyland, California. Film Festivals 1976 GOLDEN SCROLL ACTING AWARDS Dr. Ronald A. Reed, national president of the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films announced final winners of the Academy’s 1976 GOLDEN SCROLL AWARDS for outstanding achievement in the acting field. 1976 Best Actor Award in a science fiction, fantasy or horror film went to DAVID BOWIE for THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH and to GREGORY PECK for THE OMEN. 1976 Best Actor (supporting) went to JAY ROBINSON (star of the ABC-TV program DR. SHRINKER) for his role of Count Dracula in TRAIN RIDE TO HOLLYWOOD. 1976 Best Actress Award went to BLYTHE DANNER for her role in American International’s FUTUREWORLD. BETTE DAVIS was awarded a golden scroll award for her performance in BURNT OFFERINGS in the Best Actress (supporting). Winning films for 1976: LOGAN’s RUN (best science fiction film), THE HOLES (best fantasy film), BURNT OFFERINGS) best horror film). The GOLDEN SCROLL AWARDS were presented Saturday January 15, 1977, at 8pm at the DIRECTORS GUILD. For information, contact DR. DONALD A. REED, 752-5811, or write the Academy at 334 West 54th Street, Los Angeles, California 90037. 1977 L.A. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, March 15-31 will include for the first time a special program of Super-8 films, documentary, dramatic, comedy, animated & experimental categories. Filmex, P.O. Box 1739. 7th ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL on the exceptional individual—March 11, Top to bottom an Lily Pons, C | Claire Wine ervyn LeRoy, nd Wallace Beery. HOLLYWOOD STUDIO Magazine 43