Hollywood Studio Magazine (1977)

Festivals ... Readers say... Studio news... Books, Brief New York City’s new Museum of Broadcasting Interested in the history of broadcasting, the evolution of television techniques? A visit to New York City’s Museum of Broadcasting will prove rewarding. Visitors can see a 15-minute introductory film narrated by Alastair Cooke, then browse through the collection of audio and visual cassettes. Although not quite a year old (the museum opened in November 1976), it has a library of 1100 television (‘The Ed Wynn Show” and “Studio One’) and radio (‘Amos ‘n’ Andy”). The entire collection is listed ina cross-indexed card catalogue, and audio or visual cassettes can be played in a “broadcast study center” equipped with eight specially designed consoles. During viewing, a cassette can be stopped, reversed, speeded up, etc. (but you can’t, of course, remove it from the machine or make copies). Their long-range goal is 18,000 items by 1981. Their present collection includes Judy Garland’s radio debut, Orson Welles’ historic Martian broadcast, propaganda broadcasts by Ezra Pound, speeches by each U.S. president since Warren G. Harding, the Kennedy-Nixon debates — and more! The museum staff is also compiling a series of ‘Complete Days” — packages of either network or locally in a single day. The museum plans to put together “Complete Days” of contemporary programs once every eight months. The museum is on the third floor of One East 53rd Street, New York City, and is open to the public Tuesday through ‘Saturday, noon to 5 pm. A $1 contribution is suggested. Groups may be accommodated during morning hours by appointment only. A talent search cosponsored by the New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces and Bob Hope will be held in colleges throughout the country. Called “Search for the Top,” competition continues until February. Any accredited institution of higher learning is eligible. Winners will compete There were memories galore and unashamed nostalgia when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrated its 50th birthday. AFI Cruise — Jan. 6-13, 1978 An ocean-going film festival featuring stars like Jack Lemmon, previews of new Hollywood movies and three ports of call along the Mexican Riviera is scheduled for January. The American Film Institute, a national organization involved with many areas of the motion picture art, has created the first AFI Film Cruise to combine a zestful sea vacation with the chance to learn more about the movies. The AFI Film Cruise on the Pacific Princess, leaving Los Angeles on January 6, will have aboard such film personalities as Oscar-winning actor Jack Lemmon, star of “Some Like It Hot” and ‘Save The Tiger,” Felicia Farr (Mrs. Lemmon and a ott Gathered at the event are (left to right) H. W. Grieve, Karl Struss, Mervyn LeRoy, J. J. Cohn and George Folsey. King Vidor and Lee D. Garmes also attended. Honorary Life Memberships were awarded to cinema greats, including Harold W. Grieve, the outstanding art director. Grieve had been sent by MGM to Rome some years ago and he designed all the costumes for the principal actors in the first Ben Hur picture. He will be remembered, too, for the work he did for Marshall Nielan, Ernst Lubitsch and Mary Pickford. Columbia & Warner 8mm Films Allen Adler, senior vice president of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and Frank Wells, president of Warner Bros., Inc., announced a joint venture to market both Columbia and Warner condensed versions of feature films in 8mm forms to home movie buffs and the general public. Under the joint venture agreement, Tom Sherwood and Steve Schiffer, who are currently vice president-general manager and marketing manager of the Columbia Pictures 8mm Films division, will retain their respective titles in managing the joint venture and report to a board composed of Warner and Columbia executives. e » al star in her own right), famed directors Frank Capra and Rouben Mamoulian, the talented husband and wife team of Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon together wrote many of the classic Tracy-Hepburn films and who have each made individual film contributions, and Oscar-winning composer Sammy Cahn, who has won Academy Awards for such songs as “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Call Me Irresponsible,” and others. Also onboard will be nearly two dozen movies, including sophisticated comedies from the ‘30s, great Westerns, musicals and thrillers — all sparkling new prints selected from the best of the AFI Theater series at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. There will also be silent movies with live organ accompaniment. In all, three films per day are scheduled. At a pre-cruise champagne reception Charlton Heston, chairman of the AFI Board of Trustees, will host a special premier of a major new Hollywood film. Once at sea, the AFI Film Cruise will feature a shipboard auction of Hollywood memorabilia and other show business gifts. Ports are Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas. From $737 per person, double occupancy. AFI Film Cruise, 11671 S.E. First St., Bellevue, Wash. 98009. W STUDENT WINNERS ARE — Five aspiring filmmakers were flown to Hollywood to receive their trophies and cash awards in the Academy’s Fourth Annual Student Film Awards. First row (left to right): Rob Williams, Western States Film Institute/Metropolitan State College, Denver; Carol Dysinger, New York University; and Frank Binney, University of Texas at Austin. Second row: Paul Demeyer, California Institute of the Arts; Don Honicky, Director of College Relations for AT&T, co-sponsor of the program; T. Hee, Chairman of the Student Film Awards Executive Committee; and Philip Pura, Boston University. in area tournaments and finalists will battle it out at Las Cruces next February, 1978 in conjunction with the National Entertainment and Campus Activities Assn. national convention. Hope is expected to appear at the finale. 4 HOLLYWOOD STUDIO Magazine