Muppets Begin Film Debut In Eight Million Dollar Venture
Hollywood reports ITC Entertainment backs The Muppet Movie with an eight million dollar budget. Puppets led by Kermit Miss Piggy Fozzie Gonzo join 24 human stars including Bob Hope Richard Pryor Milton Berle Cloris Leachman Edgar Bergen and Orson Welles. Jim Henson discusses new production methods elevating sets and blending puppets with real actors to create a fantasy Hollywood journey from Georgian swamps to show business.
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Theaters Playbill Update With Evening Showings
Listings show multiple venues including Plaza Eastown Collins Twin West Twin East and Stage sections. Films include The Eyes of Laura Mars Foul Play American Graffiti The Cat from Outer Space Star Wars Heaven Can Wait Corvette Summer and The Buddy Holly Story with various start times.
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Ratings guide terms for film audience ages
The document outlines general ratings G PG R and X with descriptions of suitability. It notes G for general audiences with no objections for younger children, PG for parental guidance, R for restricted to those 17 and older with guardian, and X for adult only.
Columbia Pictures seeks acting students for Talent Development Workshop
Columbia Pictures invites applicants for a 12 week Talent Development Workshop starting mid October. Auditions run in New York September 18 to 22 Chicago September 25 to 27 and Los Angeles October 26 with mail applications to Burbank Studios California. Tuition is free and some graduates may receive contracts.
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Twain Book Fair Draws Hundreds to Redding Event
Mark Twain's legacy fuels a Labor Day weekend book fair in Redding Connecticut. The fair displays over 40 000 volumes and honors the town’s famed former resident while benefiting the town library he founded and which bears his name.
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South African President Nicolaas Diederichs Dies at 74
CAPE TOWN AP reports President Nicolaas Diederichs, who held the ceremonial post since 1975, died Monday at age 74. Official confirmation notes his long tenure and the impact on the government.
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Five and a half tons of solid gold Buddha unveiled in Bangkok
Public display shows a 5.5 ton gold Buddha at Wat Trimit in Bangkok. The statue allegedly dates back at least 700 years and was uncovered when a crane damaged its plaster cover during a rainstorm, revealing the gold core once protected from Burmese invaders.
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