Show fek lefts lew fteadier Geared for youth §A M§© Associated Press Writer ket is the young crowd various surveys have indicated that most filmgoers are under 25 HOLLYWOOD AP — Today’s unable to fashion its product BY BOB THOMAS PRODUCERS SEEMED YET formula for successful films: Reach the “now” generation For many years the movie in dustry has known that its mar the youthful mode Movie themes continued to be Estab lishment-orienteand most top stars were in their 40s 50s in d Man or even 60s “The Graduate” changed all that Without name stars or high powered production the film quickly racked up a $50 million gross it communicated Obviously with youth and parents went to see it too perhaps to learn more about the generation gap con of box value office the firm Such youth oriented movies at the A - RELEASES CURRENT meetaneat Simmons former program coordinator for Utah State university has been ap pointed to the music department faculty at USU Simmons has had a rich and varied background in vocal mu sic both as a singer and teach-e- r He has taught music in secondary schools for two years and has had solo in The Messiah EliJohn Passion St NiSt jah cholas Paglicacci Die Fleder maus Cosi Fan Tutti Rigolet-tMadame LaCenorentola Stephen films as “Midnight Cowboy” “Easy Rider” “Goodbye “Last Summer” and “Alice’s Restaurant” are draw-incrowds Their casts are com Co-lumbu- s” g posed mostly of unknowns and the budgets are slight Yet they are doing better business than most e expensive productions with degrees from Utah State where he won the Outstanding Vocal ‘ Student award in 1966 He is also a ' member of Phi Kappa Phi national scholastic honorary He has studied under-RutPuffer"- - and Jacobs Merle 'A William Ramsey ’s per-formanc- es o Butterfly Gianni Schicchi Show Brig-adoo- at the 1 p § BISTRO a a — Soul Genders Sat — Hand-Jiv- e Fri n Boat and Mikado HE RECEIVED AN associate of arts degree from Ricks col- Start the year lege where he also won the Outstanding Musice Student award in 1960- and H84-'Hreceived his bachelor and master of music right at the BISTRO - big-nam- Daily Luncheon stars Special STUDENT LOANS The major companies are getting the messageLouis F Polk npu president of MGM visited studio arnj remarked “MGM will become more aggressive in try-into make pictures contempor ary and more rapidly than ever films that make a social com-methat deal with the things of today” for any worthwhile purpose - CHARLTON JESSICA HESTON WALTER ££ re-cent- ly nt A WALTER COLOR byDeluxe RICHARD ZANUCK recently assumed the presidency of 20th SELTZER PRODUCTION United Artists m Students use your Activity Card for Special Rate J3 SHOWTIMES - TONIGHT 6:00- - 7:45-9:4- 2 SAT & SUN - 2 :00 - 3:45 - 5 :43 - 7:41 in 9:39 Ini Century-Foadding the post to his production duties at the studio At 34 he is the youngest of the top film bosses and it appears natural he would favor movies of greater appeal to the x tuition books & consolidate bills medical expenses purchase clothing & other necessities emergency expenses Don’t Hesitate Phone Mr CHRISTENSEN 752-817- FIDELITY INDUSTRIAL CREDIT 1 50 E 6 CO 4th North — Logan young audience ScRUL Onk Save BoRlec Welcome Aggies Sale WMe : Ed S S UJ eedo 1 '3 QROWrt tf&vy The 79 NORTH MAIN -1 5‘3CI |