Word: filming
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...been made by a majority-vote of all the writers, electricians, actors, photographers, etc., who had five-dollars for dues. These men and women are employed by a studio which makes movies. In order to assure the continuation of his paycheck, the employee would logically vote at least one film award to his studio, and perhaps the straight ticket if he's a good man. Even if he's only allowed by his union to spray cob-webs in studio haunted houses, he's wise enough to know the immense exploitation value in an Academy Award. I'm not sure...
Beginning shortly after Christmas this year, the Hollywood press agents have been billing an incredible number of films with a huge picture of the "Oscar" statue beside the title, and underneath the faint admission that the film or one of its stars has been only nominated for an Award. We have all seen how early, and frequently inferior, films in which one of this year's winners has appeared, have been brought back for re-showing with a conspicuous "Oscar" in all the advertisements. I would not mind this retroactivity in the publicity men except for the yellow taint...
...proceeds from tonight's showing of "Grand illusion," the pre-war French film with Eric Von Stroheim and Jean Gabin, will be donated to the College DP student fund by the Liberal Union. Showings of the film, which has English sub-titles, will be at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in Fogg Museum...
...Films last night officially opened a student script-writing contest. Offering a 25-dollar war bond as first prize, the Harvard movieland colony also promises the winning author national attention through film and television channels...
Quartet. Four unrelated short stories by Somerset Maugham; a British-made film of wit and compassion (TIME...