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Film version of Tolkien epic By DAVID FULLER Of The Examiner Some books defy movie lnakers attempts to bring them to the screen Some movie makers see such books as their Mount Everest every Lord Of The Rings reader knows however theres one mountain in this story its name is Doom Filming fantasy epic like JRR Tolkiens famous trilogy is not an enviable task and an attempt to recreate his earlier short work The Hobbit on film disa pointed most diedinthe woo ring fanciers The thrill of Frodo Baggins perilous journey to Mount Doom leaves most readers with chills of delight running up and down their spines This produc tion by animation wizard Ral Bakshi chilled viewers at Imperial Cinema in Barrie only because of the draft in the aisles Trilogy fans probably agree that any attempt to film book that has become personal pugimage for thousands year is doomed to failure There is simply too much in the book for film to do it justice TREMENDOUS As an exercise in creative animation Bakashis film is tremendous The evil characters are more grim than McQueen is tops in film salaries HOLLYWOOD AP In single bound Steve McQueen has overtaken Marlon Brandos merman salary with $3 ion onefilm contract that is purobably the biggest in movie tory Iai Pan is $40million two part film epic based on James Clavells novel about an adven turer who marries Chinese woman in Hong Kong Industry sources say McQueens con tract calls for $3 million plus percentage of the profits Brando received $28 million and percentage of profits for playing Jorel the father of Superman on the planet Kryp tort McQueen and Brando are not the only Hollywood stars receiving sevendigit salaries time days Paul Newman Robert Redford Jane Fonda Dustin Hoffman Clint Eastwood Barbra Streisand Al Pacino Burt Reynolds and Robert DeNiro all are able to command $1 million picture John Travolta may also be in that category because of the success of Saturday Night Fever and Grease but his status has been tarnished by Moment by Moment flop While McQueens new con tract may be the biggest ever Brandos role actually paid bet ter because it took just three STEVE MCQUEEN highestpaid star weeks of work McQueen is scheduled for six months of shooting Brandos salary evoked wonder from his fellow workers at the London studio where Superman was made They calculated his fee at $245000 ninehour day or $27000 an hour or $450 minute ThatsStI asecond Arbitration board rules Nash can keep his job TORONTO CPI The vice president of the CBCs English services division says he is eased that an arbitration rejected an attempt by union to remove Knowlton Nash as television anchorman ot the networks nightly national newscast In SISpage judgment Wednesday arbitrator Georgi Adams dismissed grievance filed in November by the ana dian Union of Public Employees the THC said Don MacPherson said in statement am particularly pleased that Mr Adams has err dased our handling of the Mr ingotMr Nash There has been much speculation that Mr Nash had appointed himself and the ar bitrators finding shows that was clearly not the case The union filed the grievance because it said the BC did not audition and assign the position toa staff announcer In his new position Nash is regular reader of The National newscast at 11 pm He was director of news and current af fairs until his Nov appoint merit His title now is chief cor respondent for CHCs English television news and host of the weekly television series Newsmagazine He succeeded Peter Kent who was appointed to The Na tional in 1976 and now is in Africa as the CBCs first cor respondent there The arbitration hearings were closed to the news media following agreement between theunion and network The CBC said George McLean was assigned to be an chorman on The National on Wednesday night because the broadcast was to include thr ar bitration boards decision Othello postponed IHIiti IiitIiritixii lirtiarlti=tiiig Inirp position IIIL its proditctiun oi Shakcspcarcs Itihcllo lttt tuo ritih 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characters move ment is stilted and their facial expressions puzzling The two treatments of the books principle characters pro vides shar contrast between good and evi toosharp By their nature Tolkien fans would demand the film stay true to the book and given the limitations of twohour film it does Anyone who has not read the book will be lost quickly The pig is list of the journeys tremembered events Much of what happens in between scenes is left to the viewers knowledge of what happened in thebook AWESOME TASK It may have been folly to at tempt film like Lord of the Rings Bakshi and company felt as did the company of the Ring that as awesome task as itwas they should try Most readers of the Lord of the Rings will go to see the film just to compare it with the book they love Others will go to see what the fuss was about The film will be moderate success because of these things not because its wellmade film The most optimistic thing about the movie is that Bakshi will have chance to try again when arttwo is made Wit the pattern already set it wont be easy but it was valiant act to start the journey Ill the first place delooto MOVIE tonight The Lord Of The Rings is one Of the epic fantasies of ourliterary IMPERIAL Star Wars lurks in mythical battle and Iiotlicxist iii Iua lhc Lord of the Ru is an artistic and cincriiatic triumph An extraordinary filming of lolkicns cxtraortlinary Work monumental visual achicvcincnt nrripl anniversaries Wt Eatonhunt mind Both films portray lctwccn good and cvil fantasy world ylicrc literallyanything goc it ltilkicris II LORI Till RINGS Mush Irv LEONARD ROSENMAN lillll on Ilir rumt II it lllf WSI III IltINiunIllllC TWO TOWERSIoIJ TOLKIIZN lrntlii ml by SAI iL ZAIZNIY IIIHI mt tiv RALPH IIAKSHI They couldnt have celebrated happier Ellen Burstyn Alan Alda Turning to disco Jazz musician Herbie Hancock Is shown during recent interview In Los Angeles Hancocks newest album Feats Dont Fall Me Now turns away from OH and Is shaded by the new 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CDOPER GLENN FORDTREVOR HOWARD MARGOT KIDDER VALERIE PERRINE MARIA SCHELLTERENCE STAMP PHYLLIS THAXTER SUSANNAH YORK the oxamlnor Friday Fob 1m 11 Filming Shakespeares plays doesnt overwhelm producer TORONTO CP The thought of producing all 37 of William Shakespeares plays does not overwhelm Cedric Messina The BBC roducer sa he just decided it was idea one day and his boss Alasdair Milne agreed Now Messina is working to cover the $135million cost of filming them for BBC television by romoting them wherever ish is spoken Julius Caesar is scheduled to be shown tonight on TVOntario Recalling how the idea grew from one to 37 plays Messina said Id been in Glamis yes thats in Thane on Glamis up in Scotland directing play back in 75 One day walkin by the river thought My od this is lovely place to direct As You Like It So suggested it back in London and the next moment found myself saying Why dont wedo them all The BBC has taken great pains to make the plays good television as well as good theatre It is permanent record of Shakes ares work said Messina already has seven plays completed member of the BBCs drama staff since immigrating to England from South Africa in 1958 he has directed and pro duced Shakespeare many times CREATEDBOOM But suddenly he was in posi tion to create miniboom in the acting business by casting actors in more than 1000 roles available in the 37 plays He hired wellknown Shakespearean actors such as tithe Wellington 19ml IS PROUD TO PRESENT IN CONCERT DOC SAVAGE on runs rm as nocx sou AlSO SHOWING ON OUR FT SCREEN IN THE SPORTSMANS IOUNGE NHl vs RUSSIA brflliflelltngtun 190m at the Points Borne 7282445 Sir John Giel An arad Bees and Keit Michel but also turned to unfamiliar names for many parts in cluding two teenagers who will star in Romeo and Juliet Messina said he had to go rigit to the bottom of to British supply of actors because in television cl 05 en minor roles that are theatrical throwaways become crucial to the plays success In England where some of the shows have been seen reviews have been mixed But Messina is not upset These shows had to be in stantly comprehensible to pie from here to Melbourne which isnt to say the lowest common denominator But they had to be clear straightfor ward productions For Into on anytime SUPERMAN At St blARitItui coil 7203440 Show Timon Fri 400 645 930 Set In Sun 100 400 645 930 dult Student $300 Children $125 No posses accepted ALEXANDER SALKIND PRESENTS MARLON BRANDOGENE HACKMAN IN RICHARD DONNER FILM STORY av MARIO PUZO SCREENPLAY BY MARIO PUZO DAVID NEWMAN LESLIE NEWMAN AND ROBERT BENTON CREATIVE cousumm TOM MANKIEWICZ nmrcron or PHOTOGRAPHY GEOFFREY UNSWORTH BSC PRODUCTION DESIGNER JOHN BARRY MUSIC av JOHN WILLIAMS rxscunvc PRODUCER ILYA SALKIND Pnooycro BY PIER The story of girl who refused 3IIII HECOBII SMASHING WEEII to forget she was once Champion RE SPENGLER DIRECTED BY RICHARD BONNER PANAVISION TECHNICOLOR AN ALEXANDER AND ILYA SALKIND PRODUCTION RELEASED BY WARNER BROS 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