Hollywood Studio Magazine (1977)

1977 sponsored by USC groups on March 11, 1977 in USC’s Hancock Auditorium. Films on outstanding professional, independent & commercial films & videotapes portraying handicapped children & adults. 7th Annual Film Festival, Mr. Neil Goldstein, Children’s Hospital of L.A., Box 54700, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, CA 90054. 7th Annual USA Film Festival March 18-27 1977 Bob Hope Theatre, Dallas, Texas The great USA Directore Retrospective will be held the first three nights of the Festival, Honoring King Vidor, noted Hollywood Director with the premiere films following on the next 7 days. Filmmakers with feature film entries should send a synopsis, production notes, credits to Dr. G. William Jones, Director USA Film Festival. P.O. Box 3105, Dallas, Texas 75275. 1977 AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL—The Educational Film Library Assoc. will sponsor their 19th festival to be held May 23-28, 1977 at the New York Hilton Hotel and is an important showcase for 16mm films for use in libraries, schools, museums & other community programs. EFLA, 43 W. 61st St., New York, NY 10023 BALTIMORE FILM FESTIVAL 8—May 13-22, 1977 special category: Children’s Films, Baltimore Film Festival 8, Waverly Station, P.O. Box 16001. Baltimore. Marvland 21218. = a The Beverly Garland Fan Club The Beverly Garland Club publish-, ed its fourth Journal, their First Anniversary issue, in February. ““This past year’s work heading Beverly’s club has been a labor of love. As I have been a devoted fan for over a dozen years!’ Beverly is very interested in and co-operates fully with the club as she considers her fans to be_ her friends. Each member receives a personally autographed photo of Beverly, photo membership card, film and television credit list, biography, and three journals per year. Each journal averages about forty pages and contains numerous articles by our members on Miss Garland’s career, as well. as a 44 HOLLYWOOD STUDIO Magazine number of wallet size photos of Beverly. Regular features in our Journals include a Current Film News column which helps keep our members informed on the latest developments in the film and television industry, a column devoted to informing members of Beverly’s latest activities; and perhaps our members favorite feature—a section where Beverly answers questions put to her by the members. Although we are a fairly young club, our membership is steadily growing and we now have members from Canada, England, Scotland and Sweden in our ranks! With Beverly’s continued support and co-operation, and the active and enthusiastic fans that make up our membership, this club will hopefully grow and prosper. The Beverly Garland Club Carl Del Vecchio, Pres. 174 Hackensack Street Wood Ridge, N.J. 07075. FAN CLUB NEWS-—A short note from Ron Parker, president of the Jane Powell Fan Club. Please ask your readers who would like to join our club to write me at 847 S. Carpenter, Oak Park, Ill. 60304. NEW MOVIE BOOKS THE WISDOM OF BRUCE LEE—by Felix Dennis & Roger Hutchinson (Pinnacle 1976) proves that the Bruce Lee cult is still going strong philosophical biography which views Lee as a fighter philosopher, screen actor & director is seriously entertaining. The MGM story by John Douglas Eames. (Crown). Paperback. 60% stills & 40% copy covers each MGM feature from 1924 to 1975 & concludes with a color, pictorial preview of MGM musicals. PAPER MOVIE MACHINES: MINI MOVIES READY TO MAKE, by Budd Wentz; illustrated, Troubadour Press, San Francisco 1975; 31 pages, paper, $1.98. This is an interesting “toy book,” or “book toy,” composed of readyto-cut and use examples of persistence of vision devices. Included are flip books, phenakistoscopes, zoetropes, and other methods of creating movies with paper and glue. Copies for classroom or gifts can be obtained from the publisher (126 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA 94105. This book is great for kids or anyone. In the Mailbag... .Our mail is accumulating and we love to hear from our film buff friends ... Here are a few of the letters. More in the next issue. Our Readers say... Loves Dolores Del Rio HSM: You have a terrific magazine. Your Photographs are tops. Like the front page of Ginger Rogers. Most beautiful photo I’ve seen of her and in full color too. I wish you could make a front page of Dolores Del Rio and don’t just tease us with a little picture like the One you have inside your magazine. Margie Cooper Los Angeles, Calif. Ed note: Hope to do a feature on Dolores Del Rio in the future when we have more material pertinent to her career. And Here’s Dolores Del Rio Dear Lee Graham: Thanks a million for the picture and item about this lady, my favorite actress. Dolores Del Rio in the last issue of HSM. I always enjoy your articles so very much. Thanks Again. Douglas Whitney Another Dolores Del Rio Fan I want to congratulate you on your beautiful magazine (Hollywood Studio Magazine), I always buy them and enjoy them very much. You’ve done a beautiful job in putting it together. The picture of Dolores Del Rio it’s so beautiful I wish you would have it in full page, if not on the front page at least on the inside of the magazine this way I would aquire at lease 20 copies for friends who are Dolores Del Rio fans. Hope to hear from you. Sincerely, Susan Cordova Los Angeles, Thanks for your very kind letter! HSM: Your magazine is THE one I would not do without—I enjoy each succeeding issue more than the last. Keep it up—never stop. Hope someday to have the pleasure of meeting you—Thanks for your great publication & good service. Jim Reid Universal City, Calif.