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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1992)
Hollywood discovers Oregon coast town ASTORIA (All — I nis town is stage struck — but It’s movie money, not glamour, that has the folks dazzled Film crews hero this week wrapped up shooting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III and FlQ0 WiUv and are headed hack to Los Angoies. But state officials say yet an other movie deal may be in the works. Karen Runkel. project manag er with the Oregon Film and Video Division, said Thursday that a major independent film company is interested in using the state's new sound stages at North Tongue Point to shoot a drama. Scouts will be checking out locations once casting is com pleted. Runkel said. If Astoria is chosen, the film would be shot this fall. “I hope to hear by the end of the week,” Runkel said. Golden Harvest Films Inc., the makers of the third Turtle movie, invested about $350,000 into building sound stages in Hangar 3 at North Tongue Point. The Oregon Division of State Lands, owner of the? hangar, wants to continue leasing the building to other film makers for the rest of the year and into 1993. Jim Maxwell, chairman of The Committee to Promote As toria. Is proposing his organiza tion spend S2.000 for an ad in the Hollywood Reporter to plug the city and the sound stage* "We have the dance hall. We need someone to come to the party,” Maxwell said. Maxwell discussed the idea Wednesday with City Manager Bob DeLong, other city officials and local Chamber of Com merce director Lynn Wallace. "1 think it's a good idea." DeLong said. "The thinking is, with the sound stage that we have now, there really is a ra tionale and business reason be hind getting a little bit of expo sure in the film community." The city also Is getting free exposure from (Tews that en joyed their stay in Oregon. "When we go back home and they ask us how it was, ull we Contest open to aspiring poets The National Library of Po etry has announced that $12,000 in prizes will bo awarded this year to over 250 poets in the North American Open Poetry Contest. The contest Is open to ev eryone, whother previously published or not, and Is free The deadline for entry is Sept. 30. 1992. Every poem entered also has u chance to be published in a doluxo, hardbound an thology. To enter, send one original poem, any subject any style, to the National Library of Po etry, 11419 Cronbridge Dr., P.O. Box 704-ZK, Owing* Mills. MD 21117. The poem should be no more than 20 lines and the poet's name and address should appear on the top of the page. Entries must bo postmarked by Sept. 30. Anew contest opens Oct. 1. For details, call 410-356-2000 would nc< ante 10 answer is great, and just mention the con venionco, beauty of the land scape, the hospitality of the people and the cooperation of the mayor and city officials." said Michael Singer, spokes man for Free Willy. Free Willy, a Warner Bros picture about a street kid who rescues a killer whale from the owners of an amusement perk, is tentatively due for release in the spring of 1 'iu:i Teenage Mutant Ninja Tur tles III, in which the reptilian foursome go hut k to ancient Ja pan to rescue their friend April O'Neil, is due for release in late March ltW-'l Depending on its success, said producer Tom Gray of Golden Harvest Filins Inc , the turtles may return to Astoria for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV 'ITie set for the turtles' sub way den is waiting in storage at Hangar :i Kk * a FALL COLORS OF BENETTON. VALLEY RIVER CENTER ONLY $19.95 FOR STANDARD INSTALLATION TRIAL MONTH OF ONE PREMIUM CHANNEL! PLUS A FREE MONTH OF DMX 484-3000 TCI loves “Jerry’s Kids"! $5.00 from every installation will go to benefit the Southern Oregon Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. TCI Cablevision of Oregon. Inc. We re taking television into tomorrow Some restrictions may apply. Offer Expires 9-30-92 *990 Garfield, Eugene * Corner of 5th & N. “A’, Springfield
