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hll lfsbUKOlt hUM-UAZblTtiftf MONDAY, DfcL'tMbtK IL, Ml D-4 ark imimmmim 'It's risky, which is why you don't do this with your really expensive movies. Year-end film releases gamble on better shot at Oscars Brown," the new film by Quentin Tarantino, ho Martin Scorsese film about the car and Lucinda," with Ralph Fiennes. These are all regarded as art movies, which cost relatively little to make, are not expected to command wide box office appeal but involve Oscar-caliber actors and productions. "You hope that what you lose at the box office initially is made up later by getting the film a buzz and then some nominations," said one film executive involved in marketing one of the year-end releases. "It's risky, which is why you don't do this with your really expensive movies." Among the other films being released quite late, but which the production companies think may have Oscar prospects, are "Jackie industry said there were more late releases this year than they could recall in previous ones.

It is well known in the film business, though denied by some, that movies that run early in the year often have a harder time getting nominations, because they are more distant in the memories of the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Better to get them quickly into theaters in the holiday season ana then, if necessary, rerelease them in January. This year, on Dec. 31, there will be "The Boxer," with Daniel Day-Lewis; "Great Expectations," with Gwyneth Paltrow, and "Os By James Sterngold Y. Times News Service Although a dozen or so films are being releasedjust before the end of December, the period between Christmas and New Year's Day is not generally the busiest of times for movie theaters.

In fact, that week is a risky time for releasing films. But that does not matter to some studios. What the executives have in mind now is little golden statues, not just box office receipts. These films are coming out very late this year, three on Dec. 31, in large part to be considered for Oscars.

Several people in the (, i -4v --in i ini-rr Dalai Lama and "Afterglow," starring Julie Christie. "Wag the Dog," Barry Levinson's political satire starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Anne Heche, will be released in a few theaters before its real release in January, as will "The Apostle," written and directed by Robert Duvall, who is also the along with Farrah Fawcett. Sony Classics Pictures is also releasing "Ma Vie en Rose" and "The Tango Lesson" in time to be considered for an Academy Award this year. Betty Buckley Asks audiences to spread word TTT ENDS WEDNESDAY1 A THE FULL MONTY (R) 7:30 CIUTROPOLIS FAST, CHEAP AND OUT OF CONTROL (PG) OPENS CHRISTMAS NIGHT fW Ti7 TTTTTTT MORTAL COMBAT 2 liJEl 2:50, 4:45 Broadway may lose some shows as sales slow. cissrrs MADCITTULSUU 1245.700 'JACKAL 1245,500.7:15 THE FULL MONTY 115.3:15,5:15.7:15,9:15 'STAR SHIP TROOPERS 915 'BOOGIE NIGHTS 145.

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"Now, I'm hoping for a miracle." "Triumph" was under an additional gun because another show the comedy "Art," with Alan Alda, Victor Garber and Alfred Molina was due to come into the Royale Theater in February. Last month, Lion said she was confident the musical would move to a new theater. "We're not announcing a firm closing date at this minute, but we will be in the next few weeks unless something great happens," she said. In recent weeks, Buckley has taken to stepping forward at the curtain call to ask those who enjoyed the show to urge their friends to come, Lion said. Producers at "Side Show," another new musical that has been struggling, are hoping that a late December television and radio campaign will turn around that show's fortunes.

And two long-running musicals, the revivals of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "Grease," have announced they will close soon. Sales have also been slow at "Street Corner Symphony," which during the week ending Dec. 7 was playing to houses 70 percent full with an average ticket price of only $17.72, according to Variety. During the same period, the play "Jackie: An American Life" was playing to houses only 44 percent full. "I don't want to get into the same old saw about how Broadway has become corporate," Lion said, "But we have realized that we are all competing for the same entertainment dollars in a climate where theater isn't always first on the list." But not all is doom and gloom.

"The Lion King" is making a fortune. The eagerly awaited "Ragtime" is soon to open. And several other shows "Jekyll and Hyde" and "Titanic" among them have established themselves as hits. Even some straight plays are doing quite well, including "The Old Neighborhood," by David Mamet, at the Booth Theater. Part of the reason must be the extraordinary performances of two actors making their Broadway debuts in supporting roles.

Vincent Guastaferro, who has worked often with Mamet, plays a friend of the lead character in the first play in the triptych. "I asked Joe Mantegna, a good friend who's also worked a lot with David, what it was going to be like coming to New York," Guastaferro said. "He said: "You'll see when you get to New York. The energy is higher. The ante is He was right" Most recently, Guastaferro played a small role in Mamet's latest film, "The Spanish Prisoner," to be released next year.

He remembers getting a short, terse note from the playwright. "It said: 'Dear Vin, Bad news is you got cut out of the movie. Good news is we're doing a play in New York and vou're the Guastaferro said. It has been a delightful surprise to have the show be so well received by critics and audiences, he said. ''I think New York audiences are just ready for drama.

In a season laden with so many musicals, I do think it's fortunate that we are one of the few things of our type here." In the second act of "The Old Neighborhood," Jack Willis plays Carl, the central character's brother-in-law. Willis played the. same role in the play's earlier incarnation in Cambridge, and has decided to seize on its Broadway success and try to relocate his career to New York. I) ft GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS Ho Psntat or Olcoum NOTHING ON EARTH COULD COME BETWEEN THEM. MUNkUKVlUJI MAU.

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