European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes july 1985 entertainment the German film museum in Frankfurt offers a special effects which runs through Story and photos by Anita Gosch staff writer a Black Panther lies in the its belly savagely ripped a human covered with blood and reaches out from the animals gaping a Vampire stares evilly into the clawed fingers stretching out before around the a two foot Horsefly stands ready to not to these creatures of the night Are made of harmless Wood and there part of an exhibit at the German film museum in a retrospective of special effects in movies of the past 50 along with the models from cat Nosferatu phantom of the night and monster of the the exhibit has drawings and diagrams from some of the earliest science fiction and horror movies to the latest Box office theres a detailed reproduction of the set in Robert Wienes 1919 the Cabinet of Cali seven Clay skulls from Fritz langs 1926 silent movie representing the bibles seven deadly stare ominously at As do five of the seven masks worn by Tony Randall in the 1964 movie the seven faces of science fiction fans can study the reproduction drafts of Stanley Kubrick 2001 a space the original sketches of c3po in Star and a diagram explaining the technique behind stocks spacewalk in Star trek the children can learn about Back a de vice popular in movies of the 1930s and they can watch themselves on a television sitting in the Shell of a British Rover while traffic passes by behind projected on a screen in Back of the science fiction and horror movies have always been very especially among the says Walter director of the film this exhibit shows them How such movies Are it gives them a the Best Little horror House in Germany mask from John carpenters the Chance to see what goes on behind the and it perhaps also disillusion them a according to the masks and mod Els on display Are the original pieces used in the actual most of them Are on loan from private collectors in the United and the rest Are from German visitors can also watch langs shown throughout the and listen to film directors and technicians explain their movie magic on a television the voices Are dubbed into the special effects exhibit runs until the film museum is located in Frankfurt on the Corner of Schweizer Strasse and the Avenue that runs along the South Bank of the main its Best to Park in the underground lot at the Cross the pedestrian Bridge and take a a giant likeness of King Kong is fastened to the facade of the the museum is open tuesday through 11 Entrance to the special effects exhibit is 3 Marks about for adults and Marks about 50 cents for children and Entrance to the rest of the film museum is a permanent exhibition on the second floor Dis plays the Early history of film and up to about visitors can look into dioramas to see the first attempts at making moving the third floor of the museum opens for Public View ing the 90th anniversary of its exhibit will Trace the history of films in the 20th Cen the basement of the museum contains the Tommu Nales a theater that regularly shows films in the original theres also a cafe and a Small shop that Sells inter National books on movie photography and As Well As movie special exhibits Are held regularly in the sea Jamra Dean