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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1969
Page
2
A collage of jarring moments from daily life where friction, misluck, and irritations spike. From sudden cars crossing paths to bank lines, nose blowing, and noisy diners, each vignette captures the blunt discomfort of ordinary encounters and small humiliations. The voice mirrors midcentury urban humor with sharp, pointed scenes.
New York star duo Mia Farrow and Steve McQueen lead the year in theater owners poll by Independent Film Journal. The Graduate tops box office, followed by Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and The Odd Couple with Planet of the Apes Rosemary's Baby Valley of the Dolls Yours Mine and Ours Rachel, The Jungle Book and The Thomas Crown Affair also listed. Directors and producers are named for commercial appeal and outstanding work. In art films Romeo and Juliet leads, with Charly Therese and Isabelle Belle de Jour and Faces also noted.
Berkshire Country Day School hosts a spring fair featuring BCDS art along with works by 20 plus artists at Route 183 Lenox near Tanglewood Saturday starting 10 30 a m. Proceeds support the Scholarship Fund with pieces donated by Doris Bardon and others and a poetry reading by Gerald Hausman at Stockbridge Bookstore in Lenox Saturday night at 8.
Robert D. Johnson SPEBSQSA music education chief will speak at Pittsfield on Monday at 8 p.m. in the Berkshire Hillsmen quarters at 140 North St. A former Chorus of the Chesapeake director, he oversees harmony education, contest judging, and staff for schools and demonstrations across the United States and Canada. Men interested in vocal harmony are invited. refreshments will be served.
A Palace Theatre screening of Support Your Local Sheriff is a playful but flawed western spoof. James Garner leads with breezy charm, Walter Brennan shines, while Burt Kennedy struggles with uneven setups and a violent second feature. Not child suitable.
Movie timetable lists Capitol and Sunset Drive-In closures for renovations. Palace shows Dead Alive at 1 00 and 4 43 and 7 30, with other films including The Miracle of Love and From the Tropics to Snow. Union Square screens The Killing of Sister George with varied Sat Sun showings. Berkshire and Pittsfield drive-ins offer Frankenstein and Night of the Living Dead. West Springfield and Cinema houses present The Lion in Winter and Funny Girl with limited midweek dates.
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