Cinema 7 & The Cinema of the '70s'
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Date
2020
Authors
Wilson, Katherine
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Cinema 7 was a unique "art house" movie theater in Eugene, Oregon, 1974-1987. It was part of Oregon's emerging film culture in the early 70's; showcasing the films of Oregon Poetic Cinema Filmmakers, among others from around the world and Hollywood, and was partially funded and staffed by Oregon Film's Pioneer Film Crew member Katherine Wilson, who became a professional Location Scout and Casting Director. Curious about what the venue looked like, U of O Cinema Studies Professor Alilunas discovered in 2020 that one of the students in his class, filmmaker Katherine Wilson, had worked there. Only a single photograph from the Eugene Register Guard Newspaper (of the hidden projector room) and one polaroid image of a corner of the lobby existed, so Katherine made the decision to make a diorama from the blueprints Dr. Alilunas had found at Eugene's City Planning Department. Concurrently, many of these Cinema 7 filmmakers had met @ The University of Oregon, either through Professor Bill Cadbury's screenings at 150 PLC for his "Film as Literature" Classes in the early 1970's; or at the EMU Student Union beginning in the mid to late 60's. Some of them went on to become professional film crew and cast; but began first on certain films shot on campus, including Ulysses Cheng's Untitled Girl (1969), Jack Nicholson's Drive He Said (1970), and the notorious Animal House (1977). Videos were made of Animal House's iconic titled location, about the Oregon crew that worked on Animal House; as well as videos of the casting call and the filming of the "Food Fight" scene in the EMU in 1977; in addition to a video made about the Cinema 7 diorama.
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Keywords
Cinema Exhibition Venue, Art House, 70's Films, Motion Picture Production @ The U of O, The EMU as Cultural Incubator for Poetic Cinema Filmmakers