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Newness is not merely a matter of time but of attitude. Despite the legacy of such rare masters as D. W. Griffith and Sergei Eisenstein, the vast majority of films a decade ago were little more than pale reflections of the the ater or the novel. The New Cinema has developed a poetry and rhythm all its own. Traditionally, says Cahiers Editor Jean-Louis Comolli, "a film was a form of amusement - a distraction. It told a story. Today, fewer and fewer films aim to distract. They have be come not a means of escape but a means of approaching...
...Nielsen-ratings race so far this season, the perennial leader, CBS, is clobbering the competition again. Among TV's top 20 programs, CBS claims 14, including Andy Griffith (No. 1), Lucy (2), Gomer Pyle (5), Red Skelton (6) and Ed Sullivan (10). Moreover, CBS claims an average prime-time audience that is 11% bigger than NBC's and a record 25% ahead of third-place ABC. Yet standing as No. 1 can be an honor without profit in TV country. CBS's earnings fell 43% in the third quarter compared with the same period last year...
...TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD SPECIAL (CBS, 9-10 p.m.). For a bit of musicalizing and a lot of laughs, Ernie gets together with Danny Thomas, The Dillards, Andy Griffith, Diana Ross and The Supremes...
...Issues and Answers (ABC). What he sees there very often is his own Vice President; Hubert Humphrey has been the guest on the three programs 36 times. When Humphrey does get on the other side of the screen, it is to watch news and public affairs, Red Skelton, Andy Griffith, Jackie Gleason, Bonanza, and occasionally a late movie...
...warm puppy," says Linke, who fully expects him to soon outearn his other top client, Andy Griffith. "I figure another year of Jim doing Gomer, then on to Broadway. Then back to Hollywood for the movies. I've got another Al Jolson on my hands. You see how in his act I got him dropping down on one knee like Jolie? He hasn't got that voice throb yet, but it's coming, it's coming...