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Wednesday, September 29,1971
University Daily Kansan
Kramer Says New Film Has No Moral Message
By KATHY TWO GOOD Kansan Staff Writer
Stanley Kramer, noted film producer-director, who was at K.U. on Monday, fielded questions Monday after the preview showing of "Bless the Beasts and the Children." Question centered on this film, films and his popularity in Russia.
At its simplest, "Bless the Beasts," is about six misfit boys at a summer camp who identify with an imprisoned herd of animals, and for movies means, Kramer answers that viewers have suggested that it is about Kent State, My Lai, ecology and the sanity of life, but that he does not mean to be specific moral or message.
Kramer says severe criticism has come from the American Rifle Association, which has accused him of being "Bambism," that is, excessive sentimentality. He says that he favors a gun law, but that exacerbates his own sensitivity necessarily the movie's intention. Kramer has become a target for the press, as the extremely controversial ideas presented in his films. Many producers stay away from the message film, but this is not too bad.
Kramer, talking about what connection the messages have with his ideas and how he has an idea in relation to how good a movie it will make. Every filmmaker has to be concerned with the box-office results, he
Kramer has been touring with "Bliss the Beasts" for about two months. It is scheduled to open on April 8 and here in Lawrence, October 15.
He received a strong negative reaction to the film at Brigham Young University. Kramer was present to run the picture, but a sequel that features a character turn the projector on. The censor said that the movie was filled with "masturbation, urination and foul language." Kramer
Kramer later received an apology from top BYU official, who was also among the students were even requested by the university, so they see the film on theirrags.
Kramer says that "Billy Jack" is the best movie he has seen this year. It grabbed me like I film a kid, and I felt good about it, me, and it did. I don't care that some smarttazz critic said someone overacted," Kramer said.
Kramer wants his films to move, to have impact. Reaction, whether negative or positive, is important to him.
He says he cannot do films he doesn't believe in and cities as his two failures, "The Caine Mutiny" and "B.P.M."
What Kramer is often hated for in the U.S. he is loved for in Russia. Kramer says the book's comment: "Bless the Beast" was given a standing ovation in the Kremlin Palace Theatre when it was recent, shown in films like *The Shining*. He is very popular in Moscow.
"He is the best-known, most widely seen of American directors in the Soviet Union,")*Aug. 21, 1971*.
The Russians read their own meanings into his films. For example, the Russians see "it's a treatie about greed, but as a treatie against American greed. They say 'Inherit the Wind' is anti-immigrant. It answers to saving the world from nuclear destruction in "On the
Group Has EarlyRisers
The interest and dedication of the members of the Experimental Unit up in one phrase: 7:30 Thursday morning. Why? That is the only available time for the study of schedules of the student members.
Some of the problems to be resolved by the board are distribution of the budget, policies regarding execution of production plans and other aspects as stage lighting, or costing.
The board aims to reflect the ideas and tastes of university students and to be as responsive as the need needs in the area of theatre.
Fifteen graduate and undergraduate students are currently serving on the board. They plan the Experimental theatre season and coordinate its presentations with the main stage series.
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All members of the board are involved in making budget decisions, and share responsibilities for the entire year. Members are not concerned with the details of one certain area.
The first offering of the Experimental Theatre season will be "Pigskin," an original play by Stephen Biddle, a KU student. This will be followed by "Spoon" (a comedy), an approach; an original script; a Black Theatre Production; and "King Ubu" and "The Cenci."
Kramer says that after the showing of "Bless the Beasts," Russian directors and poets were outraged. They did not like the flashback and dissive technique they use. They try to forward, beginning, middle,
ending.
Kramer's reputation in Russia began when he was sent by the State Department, as an assistant to the director of the Russian Film Festival. He made an impassioned speech and work with Felin's "8%'s" deserved a prize.
A computerized cash register has been installed in the Hawk's Nest of the Kansas Union for the Department of Agriculture Director Burke Burgue said Tuesday.
Computerization Comes To Union Hawk's Nest
Burge said a mechanical, means of totaling the amount of a purchase was needed because of the lack of storage of business in the Hawk's Nest.
The new register is preprogramed with the cost of
each individual item. The total of each individual tax, is automatically printed in a check, which is then taken to a different station where the item is returned.
Burge said that the new register handled 970 transactions in the first three hours of business on Monday. It was pleased with the results so far.
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