Cinema Center Films

Cinema Center Films (CCF) was the theatrical film production division of the CBS Television network from 1967 to 1972. Its films were distributed by National General Pictures.^[3] The production unit was located at the Republic Pictures lot, Hollywood and produced 30 films.^{[li 1]}

History

CBS chairman William S. Paley and Frank Stanton founded Cinema Center Films division in 1967 with Gordon T. Stulberg as its first chief.^[1] Ogilvy Mather was hired in July 1969 to provide advertising for the division.^[4] CCF also financed a Broadway production, Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, a Don Petersen drama that opened in February 1970.^[5] Twenty-six films were produced under Stulberg until he left to work at 20th Century Fox in 1971.^[1] CBS closed the unit in 1972;^[2] its last film was the Peanuts animated musical Snoopy, Come Home.^{[citation needed]}

Postscript

Since then, CBS attempted another return to the theatrical film production business in 1982, with a unit known as CBS Theatrical Films, as well as with Tri-Star Pictures, the joint venture between CBS, HBO and Columbia Pictures.^[6] CBS would later fall under common ownership with Paramount Pictures after being bought by Viacom (Paramount's parent since 1994 and originally the syndication arm of CBS) in 1999. CBS and Viacom split again in 2005, but both are still owned by National Amusements. As such, Paramount currently handles DVD distribution on behalf of CBS Home Entertainment, and also handles theatrical distribution should any re-release occur..^{[citation needed]} CBS eventually launched a new film unit independent of Viacom and Paramount in 2007, called CBS Films.^[1]

Complete list of films

• With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
• A Fine Pair (1968)
• The April Fools (1969)
• Hail, Hero! (1969)
• Me, Natalie (1969)
• The Reivers (1969)
• The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
• A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
• The Boys in the Band (1970)
• Little Big Man (1970)
• A Man Called Horse (1970)
• Monte Walsh (1970)
• Rio Lobo (1970)
• Something for Everyone (1970)
• Scrooge (1970)
• Darker Than Amber (1970)
• Adam at Six A.M. (1970)
• Homer (1970)
• Big Jake (1971)
• Le Mans (1971)
• Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
• Something Big (1971)
• The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
• The African Elephant (1971)
• Blue Water, White Death (1971)
• Prime Cut (1972)
• The War Between Men and Women (1972)
• The Revengers (1972)
• The Little Ark (1972)
• Snoopy, Come Home (1972)

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Oliver, Myrna (October 18, 2000). "Gordon T. Stulberg; Studio Executive, Lawyer, Negotiator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 July 2012. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gould, Jack (January 10, 1972). "C.B.S. IS DROPPING ITS THEATER FILMS; Paley Takes Action as Part of a Production Review". New York Times. p. 47. Retrieved 27 July 2012. 
3. ↑ "Norman Levy, 67; Fox Chairman Turned Offbeat Films Into Hits". Los Angeles Times. September 28, 2002. Retrieved 27 July 2012. 
4. ↑ "Ogilvy & Mather Gets Film Task". New York Times. July 21, 1969. Retrieved 27 July 2012. 
5. ↑ Zolotow, Sam (September 7, 1968). "C. B. S. Subsidiary to Help Stage Petersen's Drama on Broadway". New York Times. p. 23. Retrieved 27 July 2012. 
6. ↑ Palmer, L. (1998) "How to write it, how to sell it: everything a screenwriter needs to know about Hollywood" (pp. 232-235). St. Martin's Press, New York. ISBN 0-312-18726-2.

• Cook, David A. (2000). Lost Illusions: American Cinema in the Shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979. University of California Press.

External links

• Cinema Center Films at the Internet Movie Database