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Spotliig B-6-Santa Cruz Sentinel Thursday, Aug. 11, 1983 There's more than one way to sell a movie nra u. 4 fell fel -CV' I If i V'-'if I I 1 1 '-i I 4 iv vp and abroad, helping to finance films, then seeing that they have adequate distribution throughout the world. PSO also has delved into the rapidly expanding markets of cable, cassettes and pay televison. "Our first picture in 1978 was 'Matilda' (starring Elliot Gould and a boxing kangaroo), which wasn't a very auspicious start," Damon said.

"But I'll be taking 10 pictures to Moscow which demonstrate the diversity of our product. Among the offerings are "The King of Comedy" (Robert DeNiro, Jerry Lewis), Franco Zeffirelli's "La Traviata," "Das Boot," Francis Coppola's "The Outsider's" and "One From the Heart," "Little Lord Fauntleroy" and "Heidi's Song." "The Russians, of course, insist on buying film outright," Damon says. "There's no way to get a percentage of ticket sales. But I'm hoping I can get a big enough price to make it worthwhile." The Soviet market has long been a headache for U.S. film companies.

The government has refused to pay what it calls "capitalist prices" for movies. As a result, the major companies generally won't do business with the Soviet Union. The Soviets also are choosy about what Americans films they seek. Favorites are those which appear critical of the United States, such as "Grapes of Wrath." Sexy films, or those extolling U.S. military might are unwanted.

PSO has foreign rights to the following upcoming attractions: "Once Upon a Time in America," the gangster saga with Robert DeNiro; "Never Say Never Again," Sean Connery as James Bond; "Silkwood," directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Meryl Streep; "Misunderstood," with Gene Hackman and Henry Thomas; "Cujo," a Stephen King chiller; and "Cotton Club," Richard Gere and Gregory Hines. By BOB THOMAS LOS ANGELES (AP) Mark Damon recalls with a minimum of nostalgia that he was once described by a movie columnist as "a Jewish boy from Chicago who went East to become a star of Italian westerns." His "spaghetti western" days are long gone. Damon is now president and chief executive officer of Producers Sales Organization (PSO), which grows ever stronger as a force in the international film market. Damon, 50, was on his way to the Moscow Film Festival, where he will try to sell films to the Soviets. "I'm on the road five or six times a year," he says in his Century City office.

"I always make the Cannes Film Festival, also Milan, usually Deauville and Venice, and I try to make the Berlin Festival for sentimental reasons. "A few years ago, I produced and directed a picture with my wife, and it was shown at the closing night in Berlin. Usually, the final film is something light, and mine was a tragedy. The audience booed all through the screening. That's when I decided there must be a better way to make a living." Damon was a student at the University of California at Los Angeles in the late '50s when a talent scout spotted him.

He was signed to a contract and appeared in nine movies. He figures the highlight of his Hollywood career was winning a Golden Globe Award as the Most Promising Newcomer of 1960. The promise never developed, and in 1961, Damon moved to Italy, where he starred in 41 films in 15 years, directing and writing three and producing four others. The Berlin fiasco made him think about a change. "I saw the need for independent producers who couldn't make a connection with major distributors to have an outlet for their product," he says.

"I had served as executive producer of a picture called 'The Choir and I used that experience to form PSO." PSO acts as a kind of "marriage broker" for independent producers, both here AP Laserpliolo 'Twinkle, LOS ANGELES Entertainer Paul Williams holds his 2-year-old son Cole after being honored with a star along Hollywood's Walk of Fame Wednesday. The singer-songwriter-producer became the star to be so honored on the renown boulevard. HlUMt (Ill AP Lsserphoto love STARTS BARGAIN MATINEES DAILY 'TIL 4:00 EXCEPT SUN. HOL. PHILADELPIA Elizabeth Taylor wears a parrot on one arm and an engagement ring on her left hand as she walks with fiance Victor Gonzalez Luna, a Mexican lawyer.

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