Oscar boosts for island films with wins for Page and Hurt
Island Pictures reports a 25 to 30 percent box office rise for The Trip to Bountiful and Kiss of the Spider Woman after Oscar wins. Spider Woman expanded theaters and videocassette plans. Bountiful opened in major markets and has strong theater presence. Out of Africa saw foreign boosts, while Color Purple surpassed domestic totals though a bomb at the ceremony.
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Comedy team returns to TV in The Stiller and Meara Show
NBC completed production of a half hour comedy pilot starring Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara as a mayoral aide and an actress. The couple's three children live at home. The series aims for next season. Patrick Duffy teases a Dallas homecoming, hinting only he, Katzman, and Hagman know what may happen.
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British TV fare not all highbrow in London
A London TV critic notes British television spans both quality and junk with shows like EastEnders and Coronation Street drawing large audiences while American imports and sex farces fill the schedule. The West End mirrors this spectrum, leaning toward light farces as serious drama recedes to subsidized companies.
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Declarer Wins With Eight Spade Card In Key Finesse
Bridge example shows North’s takeout double and East’s four hearts raise. Declarer, holding the eight of spades, tests the queen lead and uses a marked finesse to secure the spade suit, unless West held four spades to the Q9.
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