Word: izkowitz
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Dates: during 1977-1977
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...distributors have never accused any Harvard film society of cheating. "They know what's going one, and they kind of look the other way," Izkowitz said. "It's not the little places they're after," Keane said, nothing that the companies "tell us they don't want to hear about...
...take away business from the film societies. "I can think of so many groups who showed films this year--the fencing team, HRBSA, the Democratic club, the Republican club--and I'm sure there are more," Keane said. "We're in the business of presenting films; they are not," Izkowitz said...
Brown said societies risk losing money on an artistic film when everyone else shows more recent commercial films. He added that the groups can not afford to risk one weekend's earnings. Izkowitz said he has not shown "one film which could be considered bad," since he has "to watch them too." But he added, "People aren't willing to experiment, to broaden their horizons. They come to see Clockwork Orange or Dr. Strangelove, but they won't come to see an earlier Kubrick...
Some film societies, such as Winthrop, Currier and Eliot, have turned to their House committees to pick up debts. For others, that option does not exist. At Mather, the House committee only worried about the film society when they found it was making money, Izkowitz said. Then they didn't donate more--they required it to turn over its profits at the end of the year. "They use us to raise money, but they give us nothing in return. Is it worth $400 for the right to call ourselves the Mather House Film Society? I'd rather open...
Disillusionment with the societies has dealt them a final blow. Mather House took its biggest loss of the season when it ordered Traffic but could not gather enough people to run the movie the weekend it came. Izkowitz returned the film untouched, but had to pay the $150 rental fee anyway. Usually, most of the film societies operate with a core of only five to ten workers, and several more who will move tables if asked. While it is forbiden to pay members, most of the societies use free screenings and parties to entice prospective helpers. "Unless you have...