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Date:         Thu, 30 Jul 1992 19:51:49 CDT
From:         Bill Oppel <S70762OW@ETSUACAD.BITNET>
Subject: Previews.... July 1992

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Volume 1, Issue 2                         July 1992

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Staff:
   Compiler, Editor, Publisher ................ Bill Oppel

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||  OPENING CREDITS
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     |||  Hollywood Updates.......................................
          interesting notes and bits of information from Hollywood

     |||  Hollywood Report........................................
          small spoilers of upcoming features

     |||  Short Takes.............................................
          entertainment industry news

     |||  Countdown...............................................
          countdown of dates and popularity

     |||  Teasers.................................................
          look at upcoming films almost ready for release


   All names, dates, and movies listed in this digest can change.
Many of the movies listed here are in the production stage, and can
have many changes, including open dates and scripts.  Some can even
end up on the shelves never to be released.

For back issues, contact me at <S70762OW@ETSUACAD>.

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Summer is definately here, and despite two years of recession and a
severe downturn in profits, 1992 looks like it will be a very good
year at the boxoffice.  Unfortunately, there have been many
casualties, as this issue will address.  Many long time theatre owners
have sold their properties, while others have been forced out of
business all together.  Large circuits have had to sell off their
theatres to their competitors, while some relatively small chains
have aggressively expanded, while others have changed from first-run
movies to repertory or revival status.

This month debuts the new column called "Short Takes."  It will tell
you about the news going on in the entire industry.  Also, this month
has a newly expanded "Teasers" section, which now includes smaller
companies that produce movies.

The July issue will bring us to a good starting point.  So, as of now
Previews.... becomes monthly.  I hope you enjoy,

                                   -- Bill Oppel





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||  HOLLYWOOD UPDATES
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     Warner Bros. "Lethal Weapon 3" is now the fourth fastest film ever
to reach $100 million, it made it in 23 days.  Warner Bros. "Batman"
(11 days), TriStar's "Terminator 2:  Judgement Day" (17 days), and
Paramount's "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (19 days) precede it.

     The winners of the Cannes Film Festival:

     Palme d'Or          Billie August's     "Best Intentions"
     Best Actress        Pernilla August     "Best Intentions"
     Best Actor          Tim Robbins         "The Player"
     Best Director       Robert Altman       "The Player"
     Camera d'Or         John Turturro       "Mac"
     Grand Jury Prize                        "Il Ladro di Bambini"
     Prize of the 45th Anniversary of the International Film Festival
        of Cannes        James Ivory         "Howard's End"

     Robert Altman is working on his new projects.  First of all, a
"Nashville"-style, LA set adaptaion of several Robert Carver stories
that has 27 major characters, called "Short Cuts".  Next will be an
original satire about the Paris fashion scene, called "Pret-a-Porter."

     David Lynch's "Twin Peaks:  Fire Walk With Me" open last May in
Japan, where the "Twin Peaks" fire is just approaching a giant roar.
At Cannes, it opened to mixed reviews, but the Japanese have celebrated
its opening with a mock funeral for the character Laura Palmer, and
making $443,000 on 13 screens in the opening weekend.

     Paramount is trying to snatch the film rights to Larry McMurty's
just published sequel to "Terms of Endearment," "The Evening Star."
Paramount is not sure if the original cast will return, or if they will
add Jack Nicholson, who was a Paramount write in for "Terms."

     Bits and Pieces:  Miramax and Paramount are going to codistribute
Tim Robbins' directorial debut "Bob Roberts."....  Robert Redford's new
directorial venture "A River Runs Through It," the story of two brothers
and their love for fly fishing....  Walter Matthau has been cast as Mr.
Wilson in the upcoming live action "Dennis the Mennis," the lead role
has yet to be chosen....  Steve Martin's new movie "Twist of Fate" will
team for Touchstone that will team him up with Frank Oz....  Joel Silver
is teaming up with Joel and Ethan Coen to make the comic fairy tale "The
Hudsucker Proxy" for Warner Bros.





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"Cliffhanger."  John Lithgow ("Raising Cain") plays a leader of an
    international terrorist gang.  Something goes wrong during the
    heist of two planes, and both planes go down in the Rocky Mountains.
    Sylvester Stallone and Janine Turner (TV's "Northern Exposure")
    come to the rescue.  Then the trouble begins.

"The Concierge" (Universal).  Micheal J. Fox is the title character
    who gets involved in some funny, even dangerous, business with
    an exotice beauty (Gabrielle Anwar).  Director is Barry
    Sonnenfeld who made his directorial debut with "The Addams
    Family."  The Screenplay is by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal,
    the team responsible for "Jewel of the Nile."

"Cop and a Half" (Universal).  Burt Reynolds plays a hard-boiled
    police detective who is teamed up with an eight-year-old who
    witness a murder.  The kid (Norman Golden II) insists on playing
    policeman in exchange for his help.  Also starring Ray Sharkey and
    Ruby Dee.  Direced by Henry Winkler.  Written by Arne Olson

"The Distinguished Gentleman" (Buena Vista).  Disney execs have over
    looked all the bad things said about him and hired Eddie Murphey.
    Murphey plays a con man who realizes that his tricks are nothing
    compared to the boys on Capitol Hill, when he suddenly lands
    himself a seat in Congress.  Also starring Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kevin
    McCarthy and Charles S. Dutton.  Jonathan Lynn ("My Cousin Vinnie")
    directs.  Screenplay by Marty Kaplan ("Noises Off").

"Free Willy" (Warner Bros.).  Jason James Richter plays Jesse, a
    troubled young boy who befriends a captured orca whale.  Also
    starring, Lori Petty, Micheal Madson, and Micheal Ironside.  Simon
    Wincer ("Lonesome Dove") directs.

"Groundhog Day" (Columbia).  Bill Murray plays a weatherman in the
    small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.  Also starring, Andie
    MacDowell ("Green Card"), Chris Elliot ("Late Night with David
    Letterman"), Stephen Tobolowsky ("Basic Instinct") Brian Doyle-
    Murray (Bill's half brother), and Harold Ramis ("Ghostbusters").

"Indecent Proposal" (Paramount).  Woody Harrelson ("White Men Can't
    Jump") plays a struggling architect who meets an eccentric
    millionaire (Robert Redford) who offers him and his wife (Demi
    Moore) $1 million to sleep with her.  Adrian Lyne directs.

"The Inncoent."  Based on Ian McEwan's best-selling spy novel about
    cold-war intrigue.  Stars Anthony Hopkins ("The Silence of the
    Lambs"), Campbell Scott ("Dying Young"), Isabella Rossellini
    ("Blue Velvet").  Directed by John Schlesinger ("Midnight Cowboy").
    Screenplay by McEwan.

"Made In America" (Warner Bros.).  Whoopi Goldberg plays an African-
    American single mother whose 17-year old daughter Zora (Nia Long of
    "Boyz in the Hood") has been told her father is dead.  When Zora
    finds out that her dad is really alive and a notorious local car
    salesman (Ted Danson), the three of them must come to grips with
    each other.  Richard Benjamin ("Mermaids") directs.  Producers are
    Carol Burnett and Micheal Douglas.

"Pure Country" (Warner Bros.).  George Strait plays -- guess, go on
    guess -- country singer Dusty Chandler.  Dusty decides to leave
    the fast lane and seek his emotional and musical roots.  Also
    starring Lesley Ann Warren ("Choose Me"), John Doe ("Roadhouse").

"The Vanishing" (Fox).  The Dutch thriller being remade in English.
    Keifer Sutherland plays a a young man whose lover vanishes while
    the two are on vacation.  Jeff Bridges and Nancy Travis also star.





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MovieFone Help Theatres Provide Teleticketing
---------------------------------------------

     Telephone purchases of tickets with credit cards have become
prevalent in the U.S. in the last year.  The installation of a
computer link between MovieFone's 777-FILM number and boxoffices
will provide moviegoers with the ability to purchase tickets in
advance, and be guaranteed a ticket come showtime.
     In an agreement with Pacer/CATS boxoffice automation, MovieFone
has agreed to purchase the equipment necessary from Pacer/CATS,
which Pacer/CATS would install.  The agreement also provides that
MovieFone install specialized individual phone lines for each theatre
circuit, which moviegoers may call to buy tickets for theatres
belonging to that circuit.
     Cineplex Odeon will be the first beneficiary of the agreement,
and has agreed to have the system installed into its New York, Los
Angelos, and Chicago theatres.


"Home Alone" Is Over Everything Else
------------------------------------

     The World Airline Entertainment Association named "Home Alone"
as number one based on the number of airline bookings worldwide
during the past year.  "Kindergarten Cop" was number two, followed
by "Class Action."


Blair Buys UA
-------------

     Stewart Blair headed UA theatres from 1987 to 1991, and lost
his job when the company merged with TCI cable company.  Now Blair
and his backers have reached an agreement with TCI to buy UA for
approximately $680 million and pay $140 million dollars of the
company's debt.  UA is the nation's largest chain with 2,398 screens
in 502 locations.


Buckwald's Bucks
----------------

     Ending one of Hollywood's bitterest legal battle, a Los Angelos
Supreme Court judge ordered Paramount Pictures to pay writer Art
Buckwald $150,000 and producer Alain Bernheim $750,000 for their
contributions to the Eddie Murphy film "Coming to America."  Since
Buckwald wanted $6.5 million, both sides considered it a victory, but
Paramount is appealing the verdict.  Buckwald's attorney, Pierce
O'Donnell is writing a book about the case called "Fatal Subtraction."


"Bat" Suit
----------

     Coming of Buckwald's suit, Pierce O'Donnell has taken on another
case.  This time it is Benjamin Melniker and Micheal Uslin, executive
producers of "Batman," in their $8 million suit against Warner Bros.
According to the suit, Melniker and Uslin "have been the victims of
a sinister conspiracy of fraud and coercion that has cheated them
out of continuing involvement in "Batman" and its sequels, denied
them proper credit and deprived them of their financial rewards for
their indispensible creative contribution to the success of "Batman."
     According to the suit, Uslan, an attorney and comic book expert,
conceived of the film in 1975, then teamed with Melniker, a veteran
MGM executive, in 1979 to license film rights from DC Comics.  Unable
to secure studio financing, the pair turned to Peter Guber, an
associate of Melniker from his MGM days.  The suit says that Guber and
Jon Peters then proceeded to squeeze Uslan and Melniker out of the
eventual production, finally pressuring them into signing an agreement
that guaranteed them executive producer credits but denied them gross
profit participation.  Peters and Guber have a similar suit against
them.


Discount Sponsor Pulls Out
--------------------------

     Universal Pictures initiated a "Half-Price Tuesdays" policy last
February, and is now being withdrawn due to a lack of support by other
distributers.  Despite success at Cineplex Odeon and Carmike theatres,
the other major distributers, as well as other major circuits, never
jumped in to support the idea.


MPCA Starts Project
-------------------

     The Motion Picture Corp. of America has announced an ambitious
18 month production schedule for 15 movies.  The movies will be given
a budget between $2 and $5 million and be helmed by mostly young
directors.  Amoung the announced projects are "Mayonnaise and
Margaritas," a high school comedy directed by Richard Grieco; "The Red
River Gang," a Western directed by Robbert Carradine; "Grey Night," a
supernatural thriller directed by George Hickenlooper; "Sketch Artists,"
a murder mystery starring Sean Young, Jeff Fahley and Drew Barrymore;
"Valley Girl Now," a sequel to "Valley Girl"; "Teen Wolf 3" and
"Pumpkinhead II."


"Malcolm X"
-----------

     Several people have wondered what happened to Spike Lee's new
Movie.  Well, it appears as though it is getting ready to be released.
Negotiations are being held to figure out a compromise on run times.
But the future of "Malcolm X" was very shakey a couple months ago,
when the Completion Bond Co., who was insuring the movie and had
assumed control over Lee's "X" last December, announced that they were
halting further funding on the project during the editing stage.

What's Up With Orion
--------------------

     At first New Line had the highest bid in the Orion Pictures take-
over.  But then fledgling company, Savoy Pictures Entertainment, made
a competing offer for the bankrupt company.  But hold on a minute,
MGM, now being headed by a man that works for the bank that reposessed
MGM, has made an offer.  MGM's offer is believed to be at $50 million
cash and a $35 million credit line.
     And it's not over yet, with Republic Pictures making an offer.
During all the chaos, talks between Orion and New Line broke down.  So
New Line is out.  But that solves nothing, because billionaire John
Kluge, considered the richest man in America, has entered the picture.
Kluge already owns 70 percent of the stock in Orion, and has agreed to
pay off the company's bank debt of $300 million, give the company $15
to start again, and forget the $29 million Orion already owes him.  All
he wants is 50.1 percent of the reorganization of Orion.
     And now New Line has announced that they may reenter the bidding.
All of the chaos is because Orion has 10 movies that are yet unreleased.
10 movies that could save Orion if they could distribute them, or save
Republic Pictures, New Line and MGM from having nothing to release.
The 10 movies include "Robocop 3," and "Love Field" starring Michelle
Pfieffer


"Batman" Goes Digital
---------------------

     After successful testing on three prints of "Star Trek VI" last
winter and "Newsies" this spring, 10 prints of "Batman Returns" were
released in certain cities across the U.S. containing the new Dolby SR
Digital Stereo.  Tests have proven that the prints are 100 percent
reliable and that there is no deterioration of sound quality.


"Batman" Originals
------------------

     For those of you wanting to run out and grab all the "Batman
Returns" memoriabilia, look for the official seal.  Warner Bros. and
DC Comics have started an anti-piracy program using holograms.  Only the
items with the holograms are licensed through Warner Bros. and DC Comics.
But keep your holograms, for they too may become a collectable....


Need An Advance On Your Advance?
--------------------------------

     AMC, UA, and Loews theatres in the New York and Los Angelos areas
are now excepting MasterCard for advance purchases through Teleticket.
Also, if you use your MasterCard at the concession stand, you are
automatically enntered into a sweepstakes for a trip to Universal
Studios (either location) and $500 in MasterCard Travelors Cheques.
The sweepstakes is only until September 7th.
     General Cinemas in the Dallas / Fort Worth area now have advance
tickets available through Ticketmaster locations.  Up to half of the
auditorium will be available for advanced purchase, and 10 to 15
percent of those seats are reserved for Premium Seating at selected
theatres in the area.  $1.00 extra on regular, $1.85 extra for Premium.


MasterCard Poll
---------------

    What would improve a moviegoers experience?  This question was
presented to 1000 adult moviegoers by MasterCard.  The Results:

          64% - Armrest Cupholders
          61% - More Screens for More Choice
          51% - Improved Sound
          44% - Credit Cards at Box Office and Concession
          22% - Greater Variety on Snacks

     What types of movies did these people like?

          44% - Comedy
          34% - Action / Adventure
          28% - Romance
          22% - Westerns
          20% - Musicals
          20% - Science Fiction
          18% - Thrillers
           9% - Horror


Imagine Private Or Nothing
--------------------------

     "Backdraft," "Parenthood" and "Far and Away" were made at Imagine
Films.  The publicly owned company is headed by Ron Howard and Brian
Grazer, one of Hollywood's most successful director / producer teams.
Now they have decided to take their company private.  Should they fail,
they will resign.  Good news for them is the announcement caused stock
in the company to drop 20 percent.  At least it will be cheaper to buy
back.


Boxoffice Dropoff
-----------------

     During April, boxoffice income was 17 percent higher than last
year.  But the first week of May was disasterous.  When the not guilty
verdict was announced, business dropped by 36 percent.  In LA were the
riots were well underway and the curfew was installed, business dropped
76 percent.  Because of the looting that accured, Universal's "The
Looters" will undergo a name change and be postponed until the fall.


Business Channel Offers EDI
---------------------------

     Most of the information in this magazine is statistics from
Entertainment Data, Inc.  Now the KWHY-TV/The Business Channel will
carry EDI's revenue and entertainment reporting 11:50am each day.


Paramount Stops Ads
-------------------

     It has always been standard procedure to take out an ad after
a successful opening to congratulate the makers of a film.  This ad
should always be in "Variety" or "Hollywood Reporter."  But after a
bad editorial about ads for "Juice" in the "Reporter" and after a bad
review of "Patriot Games" in "Variety," Paramount has decided not to
spend their ad money in these publications.


Industry Shifts
---------------

     In late May AMC closed the sale of five theatres to Carmike
Cinemas.  The theatres were located in Tennessee, Wisconsin, Florida,
and Texas.  Following on that note, Cineplex Odeon announced it sold
14 theatres in Texas to Carmike Cinemas, and went into negotiations
with Act III Theatres for some of Cineplex's Pacific Northwest theatres.
      While theatres were being shuffled around, Regal Cinemas announced
its new opens for this year.  Nippers Corner Cinema 10 (Nashville),
Huntingdon Valley Cinema 14 (Philadelphia), Central Park Cinema 11
(Norwood, OH), Country Plaza Cinema 8 (Brunswick, OH), Villiage Park
Cinema 12 (Westfield, Ind.), Wooster Place Cinema 8 (Wooster, OH), and
Moraine Pointe Cinema (Butler, PA).  All I can say is congratulations
Regal Cinemas.





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                     TOP TEN NATIONAL RELEASES
                         as of May 25, 1992

                                                   Wkend  Total
                                                   Gross  Gross  Weeks in
      Title                       Distributer     ($ mil)($ mil) Release
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1. Lethal Weapon 3               Warner Bros.      27.6    70.5    2
 2. Alien 3                           Fox           23.1    23.1    1
 3. Far and Away                   Universal        12.9    12.9    1
 4. Encino Man                    Buena Vista        9.9     9.9    1
 5. Basic Instinct                  Tristar          3.2    98.2   10
 6. Beethoven                      Universal         2.3    43.9    8
 7. Beauty and the Beast          Buena Vista        2.2   135.6   28
 8. The Player                     New Line          2.0    12.3    7
 9. White Men Can't Jump              Fox            1.7    67.1    9
10. Wayne's World                  Paramount         1.2   113.9   15

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                     TOP TEN LIMITED RELEASES
                         as of May 25, 1992

                                                   Wkend  Total
                                                   Gross  Gross  Weeks in
      Title                       Distributer     ($ tho)($ mil) Release
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 1. Howard's End                     Sony          755.8     3.4   11
 2. The Playboys                  Samuel Goldwyn   655.2     2.2    5
 3. Mediterraneo                    Miramax        328.7     1.9    9
 4. The Waterdance                Samuel Goldwyn   267.3     0.5    2
 5. A Midnight Clear              Interstar Rel.   153.3     1.2    5
 6. K2                             Paramount       141.8     2.8    4
 7. Night on Earth                 New Line        135.8     0.5    4
 8. Casablanca (Re)                 MGM/UA          70.3     1.1    7
 9. Delicatessen                    Miramax         66.5     0.6    7
10. Poison Ivy                     New Line         55.9     0.3    3

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                       FILM TO VIDEO WINDOW
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        Confirmed Dates           |         Forecasted Dates
                                  |
 July 24     Hook                 | August      Hard Promises
 July 25     Shakes the Clown     |             The Mambo Kings
 July 29     Rush                 |             Radio Flyer
 July 30     Juice                | September   Blame It on the Bellboy
 August 5    The Prince of Tides  |             Gladiator
 August 6    Hear My Song         |             Ladybugs
 August 12   Wayne's World        |             Mississippi Masala
 August 19   Medicine Man         |             My Cousin Vinnie
             Memoirs of an        |             Noises Off
                Invisible Man     |             Once Upon A Crime
             Under Suspicion      |             The Power of One
 August 20   White Men Can't Jump | October     American Me
 August 26   Casablanca           |             Cutting Edge
             Final Analysis       |             Falling from Grace
             The Lawnmower Man    |             Newsies
 October 30  Beauty and the Beast |             Sleepwalkers
                                  |             Year of the Comet
                                  | November    Basic Instinct
                                  |             Straight Talk
                                  |
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                        BOXOFFICE REVIEW

                                                 Run
     Title                Rating Distr    Type   Time    Total*
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Alien 3                      R    Fox      SF    135      46.6
American Me                  R    Uni       D    126      10.9
The Babe                     R    Uni       D    113      16.1
Basic Instinct               R    TS       Th    128     105.7
Beauty and the Beast         G    BV       An     84     139.9
Beethoven                   PG    Uni       C     87      47.9
City of Joy                PG-13  TS        D    134      13.7
Cutting Edge                PG    MGM       D    101      20.5
Deep Cover                   R    NL       Th    112      15.2
Encino Man                 PG-13  BV        C     98      29.2
Far and Away               PG-13  Uni       D    138      37.4
FernGully                    G    Fox      An     72      20.9
Fried Green Tomatoes       PG-13  Uni       D    130      77.9
Gladiator                    R    Col       D    108       6.5
Hand That Rocks the Cradle   R    BV       Th    110      86.6
Housesitter                 PG    Uni       C    102       9.1
Howard's End                PG    SC        D    140       6.1
K2                           R    Par      Ac    112       2.0
Lethal Weapon 3              R    WB       Ac    118     114.2
Leaving Normal               R    Uni       D    108       1.0
Mambo Kings                  R    WB       DM    100       6.7
Medicine Man               PG-13  BV        D    105      44.8
Meditterano                 NR    Mir       C     92       2.7
Memoirs Invisible Man      PG-13  WB       Th     99      13.0
A Midnight Clear             R    IS        D    107       1.5
My Cousin Vinny              R    Fox       C    119      49.7
Night on Earth               R    FL       CD    130       1.0
Noises Off                 PG-13  BV        C    108       2.2
Passed Away                PG-13  BV       CD     96       3.8
Patriot Games                R    Par      Th    117      36.5
The Player                   R    FL        C    124      16.1
Power of One               PG-13  WB        D    111       2.8
Rock-A-Doodle                G    SG       An     74      10.9
Shadows and Fog            PG-13  Ori       C     85       2.4
Sister Act                  PG    BV        C    100      42.6
Stop or My Mom Shoot       PG-13  U         C     81      26.6
Straight Talk               PG    BV        C     91      19.5
35 Up                       NR    SG       Doc   125       0.8
Thunderheart                 R    TS       Th    118      21.3
Under Suspicion              R    Col      Th     99       0.2
Voyager                    PG-13  CH        D    117       0.2
Waterdance                   R    SGC       D    106       1.2
Wayne's World              PG-13  Par       C     95     116.8
Where Angels Fear to Tread  PG    FL        D    116       1.1
White Men Can't Jump         R    Fox       C    115      69.9
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     * as of June 16, 1992
======================================================================
Type Key:  Action (Ac); Adventure (Ad); Animated (An); Comedy (C);
     Drama (D); Drama with Music (DM); Documentary (Doc); Fantasy (F);
     Horror (H); Musical (M); Mystery (My); Science Fiction (SF);
     Suspense (Sus); Thiller (Th); Western (W)
======================================================================

                          FESTIVAL CALENDAR
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July 23-Aug2   Great Plains Film Festival, Lincoln, Neb. (402-472-5353)
Aug. 7-17      Locarno Intl. Film Festival, Switzerland
Aug.7-Sept.7   World Film Festival, Montreal, Canada (514-848-3883)
Aug. 15-30     Edinburgh Film Festival, Scotland (31-228-4051)
Aug. 17-24     Norwegian Film Festival, Haugesund (47-4-728-144)





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A.I.P. STUDIOS:

    Double Threat, Thr, Sally Kirkland, Andrew Stevens, Dir: David
        Prior, 9/25

ACADEMY ENTERTAINMENT:
    Buffalo Jump, D, PG-13, 97 min., Wendy Crewson, Paul Gross, 8/13

    Clear Cut, Ac, Graham Greene, 11/19

    Kiss Shot, C, 88 min., Whoopi Goldberg, Dir: Eric Till, 7/30

ARIES:

    Doctor Petiot, D, NR, 102 min., Micheal Serrault, August

    Halfaouine, D, NR, 98 min., Selim Boughedir, August

    Waiting, D, NR, 90 min., Deborra-Lee Furness, August

AVENUE:

    American Heart, D, Jeff Bridges, Edward Furlong, Dir: Martin Bell,
        fall

BUENA VISTA:

    Aladdin, An, Dir. John Musker, Ron Clements of "The Little
        Mermaid", holiday

    Alive, D, Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Dir: Frank Marshall,
        winter

    Captain Ron, C, Martin Short, Kurt Russell, winter

    Consenting Adults, D, Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
        Dir: Alan J. Pakula, winter

    Crossing the Bridge, D, Josh Charles, Stephen Baldwin, Dir:
        Mike Binder, September

    The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, C, Penelope Ann Miller, Alfred
        Woodward, winter

    Incredible Journey, Fam, Robert Hayes, 8/7

    The Mighty Ducks, C, Emilio Estevez, August

    Passed Away, CD, Bob Hoskins, Blair Brown, winter

    Swing Kids, D, Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, winter

    3 Ninja Kids, AcC, PG, Victor Wong, Dir: John Turteltaub
        August

CANNON:

    American Ninja 5, Ac, 10/16

    Chicago Loop, D, James Spader, Teresa Russell, Dir: Nicolas
        Roeg, fall

    Fifty-Fifty, Ac, R, 101 min., Peter Weller, Dir: Charles Martin
        Smith, 9/11

    Midnight Ride, Ac, Mark Hamill, Robert Mitchum, September

    No Place to Hide, D, 95 min., Drew Barrymore, Kris Kristofferson,
        September

    Rescue Me, Ac, PG-13, 95 min., Stephen Dorff

    Street Knight, D, 10/30

    To the Death, D, 10/23

CASTLE HILL:

    A Day in October, D, D.B. Sweeney, Kelly Wolf, Dir: Kenneth
        Madsen, 10/27

    Double Edge, D, 86 min., Faye Dunaway, August

    A Fine Romance, D, 83 min., Dir: Gene Saks, August

COLUMBIA:

    The Age of Innocence, D, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daniel-Day Lewis,
        Winona Ryder, Dir: Martin Scorsese, holiday

    Bram Stoker's Dracula, D, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Gary
        Oldman, Dir: Francis Ford Coppola, November

    A Few Good Men, D, Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Kiefer Sutherland,
        Demi Moore, Dir: Rob Reiner, holiday

    Hero, CD, Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Geena Davis, Dir: Steven
        Frears, October

    Hexed, C, Ayre Gross, fall

    Honeymoon in Vegas, C, 92 min., James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Dir:
        Andrew Bergman, 8/28

    Mo' Money, AcC, R, 97 min, Damon Wayans, 7/24

    Mr. Saturday Night, C, Billy Crystal, Julie Warner, Dir: Crystal,
        November

    Poetic Justice, D, Janet Jackson, Wr/Dir: John Singleton, winter

    The Pickle, C, Danny Aiello, Dyann Cannon, Dir: Paul Mazursky,
        September

    Single White Female, Thr, R, 107 min., Bridget Fonda, Jennifer
        Jason Leigh, Dir: Barbet Schroeder, 8/14


FIRST RUN FEATURES:

    American Fabulous, C, NR, 120 min., Jeffery Strouth, Dir:
        Reno Dakota, 8/28

    Cup Finals (Isreal), Doc, 107 min., 8/12

    Dream Deceivers, Doc, NR, 60 min., Judas Priest, 8/2


GREYCAT:

    A Brighter Summer Day, NR, 244 min, Dir: Edward Young, August

HEMDALE:

    Breakfast of Aliens, C, Vic Dunlop, July

    Complex World, C, Stanley Matis, Dir: James Wolpaw, July

    Legend of Wolf Mountain, Fam, Mickey Rooney, Bo Hopkins, August

    Little Nemo:  Adventures in Slumberland, An, 8/21

    Seven Minutes, Sus, Brian Dennehy, Dir: Klaus Maria Brandauer,
        September


I.R.S.

    Gas Food Lodging, D, 101 min, Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, July

    My New Gun, D, Diame Lane, James Le Gros, July

MGM:

    The Baboon Heart, CD, Marisa Tomei, Christian Slater, Dir:
        Tony Bill, winter

    Diggstown, D, R, James Woods, Louis Gossett, Jr., Dir: Micheal
        Ritchie, 8/14

    The Lover, D, 75 min., Jane March, Tony Leung, 9/18

    Of Mice and Men, D, 110 min., John Malkovich, Dir: Gary Sinise,
        10/23

    Rich In Love, CD, 105 min., Albert Finney, Jill Clayburgh, Dir:
        Bruce Beresford, 10/2

MIRAMAX:

    Bob Roberts, C, Tim Robbins, August

    Breaking the Rules, C, PG-13, 100 min., Jason Bateman, Annie
        Potts, August

    Enchanted April, C, Miranda Richardson, Dir: Mike Newell, August

    Especially on Sunday, Four Short Films, September

    Ethane Frome, D, Liam Neeson, October

    Hellraiser III, Hor, 93 min., July

    Into the West, CD, Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, September

    Johnny Suede, C, 97 min., August

    Map of the Human Heart, D, 130 min., Patrick Bergin, John Cusack,
        Anne Parillaud, Jeanne Moreau, November

    Rampage, Thr, 92 min., Dir: William Friedkin, October

    Reservoir Dogs, September

    Sarafina, Mus, October

    Urga, Russian Drama, Dir: Nikita Mikhalkov, September

    Zentropa, Thr, R, 107 min., July


MK2:

    Alberto Express, C, 90 min, Jeanne Moreau, August

NEW LINE:

    Afraid of the Dark, D, James Fox, 7/24

    Glengarry Glen Rose, D, R, 100 min., Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon,
        Alec Baldwin, Dir: James Foley, September

    Johnny Stecchio, 9/18

    London Kills Me, D, R, 107 min., 7/31

    Ruben and Ed, C, Crispin Glover, Howard Hesseman, fall

    Serious Money, C, Leo Rossini, spring

    Twin Peaks:  Fire Walk With Me, D, R, Kyle MacLachlan, Dir:
        David Lynch, 8/28

    Waterland, D, Jeremy Irons, fall

    Where the Day Takes You, D, 8/14

OCTOBER FILMS:

    The Living End, C, NR, 92 min, Craig Gilmore, August

    The Tune, An, NR, 70 min, September

PARAMOUNT:

    1492, Adv, Gerard Depardieu, Dir: Ridley Scott, 10/19

    Bebe's Kids, An, Dir: Bruce Smith, 7/31

    Jennifer Eight, Thr, Andy Garcia, Uma Thurman, John Malkovich,
        Dir: Bruce Robinson, 11/6

    Pet Semetary 2, Hor, Anthony Edwards, 8/28

    School Ties, CD, Brandon Fraser, Dir: Robert Mandel, 9/18

    Sessions, Thr, Alan Alda, Annabelle Sciorra, Jill Clayburgh,
        Dir: Chris Crowe, fall

    Whispers In the Dark, D, Annabelle Sciorra, 8/7

SAMUEL GOLDWYN:

    Best Intentions, D, Scrnplay: Ingmar Bergman, 8/7

    Flirting, D. Noah Taylor, Nicole Kidman, September

    Peter's Friends, C. Kenneth Braugh, Emma Thompson, November

    Traces of Red, Thr, James Belushi, Lorraine Bracco, October

STREAMLINE:

    Neo-Tokyo, An, NR, 100 min, July

TARA RELEASING:

    Deep Blues, Doc, NR, 90 min, Dave Stewart, July

TRISTAR:

    Bartholomew vs. Neff, C, Sylvester Stallone, John Candy, Dir:
        John Hughes, fall

    Charlie, Bio, Robert Downey, Jr., holiday

    Cliffhanger, Ac, Sylvester Stallone, Dir: Renny Harlin, holiday

    Mr. Jones, RomD, Richard Gere, Lena Olin, Dir: Mike Figgis, October

    Sniper, Ac, Tom Berenger

    Untitled Woody Allen, C, Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Mia Farrow,
        Juliette Lewis, Sydney Pollack, Dir: Woody Allen, October

    Wilder Napalm, C, Dennis Quaid, Debra Winger, Arliss Howard,
        October

    Wind, Adv, Matthew Modine, 8/14

TRITON:

    A Brief History of Time, Doc, NR, 80 min, Stephen Hawking, 8/21

20th CENTURY FOX:

    Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, CHor, Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry,
        7/31

    Hoffa, D, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Dir: Devito, holiday

    Home Alone 2:  Alone in New York, C, Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci,
        Daniel Stern, Wr/Prod: John Hughes, fall

    Jack the Bear, CD, Danny DeVito, September

    Last of the Mohicans, Ac, R, Daniel-Day Lewis, Dir: Micheal Mann,
        September

    Love Potion #9, RomC, Tate Donovan, August

    Night and City, D, Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Dir: Irwin
        Winkler, fall

    Rapid Fire, Ac, R, Brandon Lee, 8/7

    Storyville, Thr, James Spader, Jason Robards, Dir: Mark Frost,
        fall

    Toys, C, Robin Williams, Dir: Barry Levinson, holiday

    Used People, C, Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Kathy
        Bates, Jessica Tandy, Dir: Beeban Kidron, fall

UNIVERSAL:

    Army of Darkness:  Evil Dead 3, Dir: Sam Raimi, fall

    Death Becomes Her, C, Bruce Willis, Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn,
        Dir: Robert Zemeckis, 7/31

    The Looters, Ac, Ice T, Ice Cube, Dir: Walter Hill, fall
        Awaiting name change due to LA riots

    Lorenzo's Oil, D, Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Dir: George
        Miller, fall

    Mad Dog and Glory, CD, Robert De NIro, Bill Murray, October

    Mr. Baseball (Tokyo Diamond), C, Tom Selleck, Dir: Fred Schepisi,
        August

    Raising Cain, Thr, John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven
        Bauer, Dir: Brian DePalma, 7/24

    Scent of a Woman, D, Al Pacino, Dir: Martin Brest, holiday

    Sneakers, C, Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, Mary
        McDonnell, Ben Kingsley, River Phoenix, Dir: Phil Alden,
        fall

WARNER BROS.

    Blade Runner (Re-release 1982), R, Harrison Ford, Dir: Ridley
        Scott, 9/11

    The Bodyguard, D, Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Wr/Prod:
        Lawrence Kasdan, holiday

    Body Snatchers 3, Hor, Meg Tilly, 10/23

    Christopher Columbus:  The Discovery, Marlon Brando, 8/21

    Falling Down, Thr, Micheal Douglas, Robert Duvall, Dir: Joel
        Schumacher, holiday

    La Femme Nikita, Thr, Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dir: John
        Badham, fall

    Innocent Blood, Hor, Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Dir:
        John Landis, September

    Malcolm X, Bio, Denzel Washington, Dir: Spike Lee, 11/20

    Mom and Dad Save the World, C, Teri Garr, Jon Lovitz, 7/24

    One Hot Summer, C, PG-13, 85 min., C. Thomas Howell, 7/24,
        previously called "That Night"

    Passenger 57, D, Wesley Snipes, 10/2

    Pure Country, D, George Strait, 10/23

    The Rest of Daniel, D, Mel Gibson, holiday

    Singles, CD, PG-13, 120 min., Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Dir:
        Cameron Crowe, 8/28

    South Central, September

    Stay Tuned, C, John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Dir: Peter Hyams, 7/31

    This Boy's Life, D, Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, holiday

    Under Seige, Ac, Steven Segal, 10/9, previously called "The Last
        to Surrender"

    Unforgiven, Ac, R, 131 min., Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman,
        Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, 8/7
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