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SEEING "PARIS BURNING?" IN NElfk YORK
Eliot Hyman.presldent f Seven Arts Producticns rrlves at the premiere 1th Mrs. Hyman.
Nw York Mayor John Lindsay and Mrs. Lindsay greet producer-director Otto Preminger and probably express the hope they'll see him producing a film in New York soon.
The sparkling Alliance Francaise gala premiere of "Is Paris Burning?" at New York's Criterion Theatre on November 9th, and the glittering premiere of the mighty film at the Thalians-sponsored premiere at the Warner Hollywood Theatre the same evening, were consolidated into an hour-long TV programme which was telecast on a national TV network the evening of November l6th.
Paramount International sales manager Milton Goldstein (right) with Mrs, Goldstein and General Sales Man¬ ager Charles Boasberg at the post¬ premiere supper party.
Gulf & Western vice-president and secretary Joel Dolkart and wife, left, with G&W senior vice-president in¬ vestments Roy Abbot, Jr. , and wife.
Production executives Norman Flicker and Luigi Luraschi (left and centre) with Paramount's legal head Leonard Kaufman.
John H. Palmer, New York City's official welcomer, with Mrs. Palmer.
CONSOLIDATED T.V. COVERAGE OF N.Y .-HOLLYWOOD PREMIERES
Golden Nuggets From Trade Paper Reviews
"This is an exciting special, in company with the best of the yiorld War II epics," said The Film Daily's Gene Ameel; "It looms large in terms of Boxoffice."
Motion Picture Daily's Richard Gertner began his report of praise by saying: "That old axiom about truth being stranger than fiction — and sometimes making a more fasci¬ nating and exciting tale — is proved anew by the big-scale Paramount-Seven Arts film 'Is Paris Burning?'" And he goes on to call the picture "A thriller, in fact, par excellence." Midway in his report he Injects this highly Important note: "Top business can be anticip¬ ated by exhibitors from the first roadshow engagements in the big cities to the last
subsequent runs everywhere in years ahead..."
This was Indeed a star-spangled show, since the TV cameras both East and West secured Intenriows with, and shots of, the greatest galaxy of film stars ever to appear in a show of this kind.
And the show itself focussed the power and the glory of "Is Paris Burning?" on the eyes and the hearts of tens of millions of viewers.
The December issue of Para¬ mount World will be just as concerned with the U. 3. -Canada success of Paris Buminj;^?" as this November issue has been with the International success.