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Opening production number, "Flying Down to Oscars" with Teri Garr, a song-and-dance re-creation of "Flying Down to Rio" which starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their first collaboration. On Wednesday, the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named the film among the Oscar nominees for best feature-length documentary of 1984 Christopher and Alex W. The friendly throng, which adores a well-publicized diva in any condition, roared constant, undifferentiated approval. "His approach is like Leonard Bernstein's when he did his televised children's concerts, but Peter is better at it-less pedantic, more spontaneous, in tune with the audience. You see, in June I began taping ballgames in the event that baseball would be snatched off television. We are somewhere in the jungle, deep in the heart of the cinematic and moral darkness that the movie industry has made of Vietnam We are in the land of "Rambo: First Blood II" (citywide Ominous Jerry Goldsmith music throbs The air reeks with sweat and tangled foliage. "Many are first-chair players in their own right at the high school or university level" he said.

CBS stations in Chicago and San Francisco received fewer than 60 calls each, and most of those favored "Cagney & Lacey" Ironically, the "Cagney & Lacey" controversy, which began to resemble intentional "stunting" on CBS' part-injection of elements to draw viewers during the "sweeps" ratings periods-continues to rage from the viewpoint of anti-abortion groups. It allows us inside the shuttle with Leestma, mission commander Robert Crippen, pilot Jon McBride and fellow astronauts Sally Ride, Kathy Sullivan, Marc Garneau and Paul Scully-Power. Accompanying the exhibition is "Artquest '85/The Video" featuring spoken statements and a slide view of the work of 186 additional competition finalists Both the exhibition and video run through July 21. You don't always know where you picked up the markers of your life. Ever seen a National Geographic special? Well, I would call that a reality-based program" The project's format hasn't been decided yet, Sias emphasizes: "All I would say is that it won't be (a) hard news, or (b) another newsmagazine" Were it to be just another news-magazine, he adds, "we wouldn't bother to do it.

Established "to communicate, educate, promote and network to further the growth, development and visibility of the arts of Asian-Americans, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans and others" the association was born at the arts agency assemblage two years ago in New Orleans. The annual traditional jazz festival in Sacramento over Memorial Day weekend will as usual attract a hundred bands or more, and tens of thousands of visitors. Painted in 1833, the 6-by-9-foot canvas follows the tradition of European "gallery pictures" in depicting a scene in the Salon Carre of the Louvre with at least 42 paintings by masters such as Leonardo, Raphael, Titian, Rubens and Rembrandt lining the wall as visitors admire the art. Over the years, this costly, sloppy spoof has gained a reputation for being funny-for the wrong reasons Available on June 4 on RCA/Columbia at $69. 95. I admit that this is soggy potato chips to those folks who were able to attend the Opening Day ceremonies I'll never live that down. Taped during January performances at the War Memorial Opera House, this version-choreographed by Michael Smuin and the late Lew Christensen-keeps the title character securely in focus, leaving the role of the Prince (danced with vacant competence by Alexander Topciy) utterly subordinate. "Marshall's given the band a shot in the arm" said Larriva of the new member.

While "Welcome Home" was the name of the show, "This is long overdue" was the subtitle. Although its ratings have been low, it consistently has done better than the weak comedy that follows it, "Tough Cookies" with Robby Benson. Out in February: "Olivia-Soul Kiss" (MCA, $19. 95, a compilation of video clips of songs from her new album, which hasn't done as well as expected. Somebody else will string them together" Through some combination of good will, hard work, absurd humor and near-perfect weather, the festival shaped up as a sort of '60s love-in, family style.

Soon she lured Rocker Verastique into her orbit and "Stone" turned, for a time, into a wry look at attraction-and-pursuit courtship relationships. Before moving into TV, Cox was heard on KFWB all-news radio for 13 years. Moore is chairwoman of the Assembly's Utilities and Commerce Committee, which oversees cable-television companies operating in the state. In selecting female singers to star in this collection of nude pop-music videos, singing talent obviously wasn't a top priority.

"If I had made this film a few years after the war, it would have been very tragic, very sad. It seems significant that his revival comes at a time when people are once again concerned about apocalyptic madness) The Hotel Sale provides the contrast that makes it clear that Picasso's larger quest was to stamp past history with the subconscious insights of this epoch. Graves casts them in bronze, assembles the metal parts in gravity-defying thickets and paints them in polyurethane colors bright enough to knock the socks off Mother Nature. When he regains consciousness after a coronary bypass, he feels so unhinged, having envisioned his own death, that he believes he must attempt to find out whether he's gone to hell or has simply gone mad. Michael Jackson is hoping to exec produce a film on the zany life story of rocker-turned-preacher Little Richard (Richard Penniman, said a source close to Jackson. The day was sticky-hot, but she wore layers of clothes and a wool hat. Clint Eastwood's "Pale Rider" held up for a $7 million second weekend and ran its 10-day total to $21. 6 million.

"It's a lot of work" said student activities director Vern Hodge, who is coordinating the event. I hope people don't get down on the plot, though, because the title seems to me to be misleading, clashing with "Ghoulies" and "Gremlins" which are both awful John: It's fairly unrealistic. The result on the screen was a splashy discussion by Cleveland city officials and others-under the glare of the WCCO camera and lights-about what to do about Fabian Everyone seemed very concerned, very together It was great TV And great image. In less than two decades, Gorman has emerged from comparative obscurity to become one of the hottest names in what might be called boutique art. They rehearsed in London, and Ullmann says, "Even if we had never opened, it would still be one of the most interesting experiences I've ever had in the theater" David Jones, who directed the film of Pinter's "Betrayal" with Ben Kingsley, guided both the London production of "Old Times" and this one But Pinter as author, she says, never imposed on Jones. Nor did her febrile emotionalism find much of a complement in the dramatically callow and technically rough performance of Joseph Cipolla opposite her.

The most recent statistics show the county's unemployment rate for July at 4. 3, contrasted with Los Angeles County's 8. 2% unemployment, a state figure of 7. 2% and national unemployment of 7. 3 "Orange County has a very high employment rate" Mowry said. "For $50 million you could get a site (designed) by an internationally famous architect and get a giant endowment and monies for acquiring art and a sculpture garden" So far, museum officials have "looked at 50 individual sites from San Clemente to Santa Ana" said Kevin Consey, the museum's 34-year-old director. With Sayuri Yoshinaga, Toshiyuki Nishida, Kazuo Nakamura, Masahiko Tsugawa, Yomokazu Miura, Tetsuro Tamba, Kimie Shingyoji, Tatsuye Fukumi In Japanese, with English subtitles Running time: 2 hours, 12 minutes Times-rated: Mature. . Nonetheless, she refused to place the blame anywhere but on the board president "I never had differences with the board" Dordick said "I never disagreed with them. Comics have a word for this: Flopsweat" For 99% of the comedians beating the bushes, that would have been the end of the story With Anderson, it was different.

After all, at 5 foot 7, this American Ballet Theatre principal dancer towers over many of her colleagues-and, for all the celebrated majesty of her dancing, she has lost coveted roles due to her height. The distorted perspective and flat space indicate a world askew"See how green this grass is" she asked, gesturing toward a painting titled "Living in Irvine" which depicts a man standing between two gray buildings, holding an animal carcass "Everything is so civilized, but there's some undercurrent. A two-hour TV movie based on the series recently was aired, and old episodes of the program have been rerun on Tuesday nights. I've been approached by not very reputable producers in Europe who just want to capitalize on the fact that I'm Jayne Mansfield's daughter. Intact from that era are such monuments as a great city gate and an imperial palace. This means that the longstanding Socialist promise to break the government monopoly on television will be fulfilled at least a few weeks before the March 16 parliamentary elections. A documentary on the actor written by Dean biographer David Dalton and directed by Bob Giraldi for MGM/UA Home Video will be available in early 1986. Warner Home Video is releasing a commemorative James Dean "Legacy" package of Dean's three films"Rebel Without a Cause" "East of Eden" and "Giant" the latter of which was previously unavailable on videocassette.

He never had any difficulty talking to us, unlike most people confronted with a mute) In the film, his treatment at the hands of the woman he supports emotionally 1,000% is so shabby it's outrageous. A panel will select 15 finalists who will be asked to submit a budget, a production schedule and equipment needs. "We're seeing people this month" artistic director Ron Sossi said, "then doing elimination workshops. But to the promoters responsible for putting on those series, that same fact represents a gamble that hinges on the question of just how much jazz San Diego audiences are willing to support. The local press is covering visual arts activities more broadly and intensively than ever before. Head sang on the original "Superstar" album, but wasn't in the show "Tim liked me but I don't think Andrew did" he observed. And she is, without question, one of the most exciting, most promising, most reassuring talents before the public today.

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