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Black Movies, TV News Briefs .Warner Bros, is mounting a heavy publcity campaign in black publications for "The Trial of Billy Jack1 when it completes its current show case run in theatres around the country. Warners becomes distribution boss when the hot flick goes into multiple tor second run) release. In "The -Trial" Billy undergoes many humilations and frustrations well known to black people. Several black actors appear in the film, and specific refer ence is made to Kstablishment Dark Old Men” Special Set For tj January 6 "Cerfcmonles-ln Dark old Men,” a "complex, deeply significant play" by l.onne Elder III about a black family fighting the desperation of ghetto life, will be presented by the -Tony Award-winning Negro Ensemble Company in the "ABC Theatre” telecast on the ABC Television Net work, MONDAY, JAN. 6. ..Douglas Turner Ward. Artistic Director of the Negro Ensemble Company, heads the distinguished cast which includes Robert Hooks, God frey Cambridge. Rosalind Cash, Glynn Turman and J". Eric Bell. ..When the play was first performed in 1968, the Negro Ensemble Company pro duction received several awards, including the Outer Circle Award and the Vernon Rice Drama Desk Award, along with many plaudits from the critics. The New York Times wrote: "The fabric of the play is wonder fully diversified, as Mr. Elder piles tragedy, melordrama and even slapstick comedy into a dramatic mixture that is as inconsistent as life itself! A complex, deeply significant play. A remarkable play!” ..New Yorker Magazine’s Edith Oliver wrote “If any American has written.a finer play. I can't think what it is." And it was hailed by the New York Post as "the best Ameri-'" caii play of the season. A drama of power and impor tance." ..The story concerns an ex vaudevillian, Mr. Parker (Ward), who now marks time as a sometimes barber in his own shop. He plays the game oLsumiyal by ignoring reality and reliving the past with his checker-playing companion. Mr. Jenkins (Cambridge). Parker's daughter. Adele (Ms. Cash), has decided to meet life head-on, becoming -parl sf the system as she attempts to conquer U. ' gunplay on college campuses such as Jackson State and Southern l . I pcoming segments of "Keeling tiood", the adult TV health series on Public Broad casting stations features Bill (osby and Western singer t harley Pride, plus a return of Pearl Bailey. - j Cl pm v mi I nil., h jn All Over Town", according to reports from Washington where the Dustin lloffman directed comedy is playing through December 14. It opens in VYC before Christmas. “Mr. Show Business" -.Mil ton Berle-portrays Meyer, the , father-in-law of Louis "l.epke" Buchalter. in l.epke '. a film about the rise, and fall of one of the most ambitious and cruel leaders in Ihe history of American crime. Tony Curtis is in the UUe.role. ; Della Keese will soon be seen guest starring in the "Once Cpon A Victim” seg ment of the MU-TV show "Petrocelli". .."I really like the concept that we're all brothers and sisters and this feeling of humanity. And I think it's' an enriching experience to look into the cultures of different people", explains a parent after viewing "Big Blue Marble", the first worldwide children's TV series which is sponsored weekly as a public service by ITT. .."Kreebie and the Bean". Warner Bros.' new feature starring Alan Arkln and James Caan is a screamer about two tough big city cops on the make. More than a year they have been pawir<> through garbage pails for some scrap of evidence that will convict an important numbers man. When they find it. they also find that there is a "contract" on their suspect's life. In order to protect their investment, they must secret ly guard him and keep him* alive until they can get a warrant to pick him up. Crazy. . Hollywood reports that “Mahogany”, starring Diana Boss and Billy Dee Williams will begin filming under the Motown-Paramount banner in rfRoaie on January .i after... winding* up shooting in Chicago. Added to the cast are Tony Perkins. Nina Koch and. maybe. Marcello Mastro ianna. while lensing is under way abroad for two months. . .Take a top critic's summary or Andre Watts: "Andre Watts is the greatest young Ameri —ean pianist. .. uiaays Knight and The Hips are the winning song group chosen this year by the Ameri can Guild of Variety Artists. Frank Sinatra was named .male singer of the year. Fe male singer was Helen Reddy, who. incidently, will be seen in the next segment of the TV adult series. “Feeling Good”. ..Gregg Morris, who .starred in “Mision Impossible", is now into the co-production of films. He will soon be starring in “Starrett”, a" • 90-minute movie for NBC in which he plays a narcotics investigator and his production company.’” — / 4 •’ ' . THE BLEY BROTHERS ...To Do Their Thing On Soul Train _ The Isley Brothers Will Be Soul Train’s Guests • — • < ne isiey Brothers will solo in Soul Train (his weekend alien host-producer Don • ornelius presents his nation illy televised. weekly musical-dance show . In one of their many return engagements, the popular singing group will perform “That Lady," "Live It Up," "Summer Breeze.” “Midnight Sky" and "Hello." ' ..The group, among the "elder statesmen" of musical families, has,been an act for almost as long as brothers Ronald. Rudolph and Kelly ran remember, having been influenced and encouraged at an early age by their choir director mother. .. Now matured and interested in expansion, they have formed the T-Neck Record Company to which they hope to attract creative young artists. Future plans call for their own talent agency and film company. Two other brothers, Ernie, who recorded on T-Neck's first release, and Marvin, are also musicians. The Soul Train gang will provide the dancing action and will have an opportunity to meet and greet The Islev Brothers during the regular question and answer session. Sponsored by Johnson Pro ducts Company, the naiton's largest Black manufacturer of hair care products and cos metics, Soul Train is shown weekly in 95 markets of the I nited States and the Carrib bean. ■- — i WBT-TV To Present Xmas Treat <>n December al I’M. VXBTV. Channel :! will present a xerx special Christ mas treat, called < IIR1ST MAS WINDOWS. Based on the Christmas Xdxent (alender. _ each open xxinrioxx xxill rex eal a musical Christmas symbol • The viewers xxill enjox sexen xxindoxxs. sexen musical ex periences for the holidax sea son. ..Featured in the :iH-minute special xxill he mans outstand ing Charlotte musical groups, nianx of them new to tele vision audiences, and a spec ial ballet segment performed bx the Charlotte Regional Ballet Company to the music of "The Nutcracker". A special extra attraction will he a guest appearance lix Marx_~AT«m>. the-North Caro lina-born singing star. -n Danccz to fhcz ITlusic r Get down with the Get Down People!±—£ Stay with.tfcie action — get down with the good sounds!! Sunday af 6:00pm UITUI ® ; Chariot tf \V^Hp^y I Hollowed by Black Perspective On The . i NO ONE UNDER * 18 ALSO 2ND ADULT FEATURE! NO CAT COULD LEAVE THIS BIRD ALONE! ! “GAME OF LOVE” * ALSO M ABILT Now they’re together for the first time on one big show! VI PAM GRIER .'FOXY BROWN' «t.— mmmr --• ■ 2 big shows FOR ONLY $1.00 rE foxy at*—,__ 1:30-4:50-8:10 TRUCK AT: 3:10-6:30-9:40 DOUBLE FEATURE I^^^UnwOTth^Hieatre^^J IIP SHAFT CAN'T Iahd THE HAMMER WON'T pSUPER SPOOK WILL! PLUS BAMBOO GODS & IRON MEN . i NOW SHOWING 2 big shows $1.00 ™ i fl« rw li SHOWS 7 DAYS ONLY i Carolina i neaire • * v, I *s*lCTX j » CU,*'* 'Opportunity’is more than a long; foreign word. No«Ju came here in 1969 from his native West Indies with a suitcase, no I neii' I and high hopes. Those hopes arc becoming realities right now He learned I nelish and business math (among other things) at night school. He studied accounting and hdlm I 'i'wiui c ’ iwi illy \ / j ' j »( 1 f >, ties Industrialization ( enter school n Brooklyn, and. oft graduation, joined 11 rm Sperry and Hutchinson ( ompan\ as [ Accounting ( lerk. He's been promoted three times —f-wwUiui. h*»Vnntmiim {1r -11|i ||i ■ .,, seminary, tor his ultimate goal is to • the ministry. Among the thousands oi words m his new language. Nodu understands \ery well the meaning of nppnriiuiit die realized it through OK His employ er. Sperry and Hutchinson, has been a major supporter ...-.... ....... uiiu me warning centers tnat prepare men and women like Nodu for skilled employment in the business world. "\^e need the skills OK 's program teaches, so we'\e seen firsthand how this mutually beneficial program works." says Frederick A. Collins. Jr., president of I he Sperry and Hutchinson Company and himself a member of OIC \ National Advisory ( owncil and Chairman of the New York Council. Helping people grow is one of the most important way s The Sperrs and Hutchinson Company grows. It makes good sense for all of us! iSperry and Hutchinson l^J . __ i he Encouragement Company * Watch S&H sponsored "Sunrise Semester"on ( BS-TV weekday momines Current I > showing: "The Meaning of Death"..ml "Histor> of African Ci\ili/ation."
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