European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wood shoptalk test available copying production the Story of a Wii a 761st Pat h. Broeske los Angeles times Quot i wince each time i say it Quot says filmmaker Stanley Kramer referring to Eleanor Roosevelt sniggers a the name of the Book that he plans to make into a movie. Quot but you have to understand the men themselves used that term. And they did t mean it in a derogatory  the title is a nickname for world War ills mostly Black 7g1st tank in. It came into being largely because of the first lady a Campaign to allow Blacks to serve in combat rather then being relegated to menial jobs. The men saw plenty of action including the Battle of the bulge and their exploits were detailed in the 1976 Book by battalion capt. David j. Williams who will be a consultant on the film. Joe Kenney a who will co produce a says he has spent 10 years trying to get it made. Quot i be run into every Type of opposition Quot sighs Keaney Over issues ranging from the battalions nickname to Industry worries about the commercial chances of a Black thened project. Keaney ultimately teamed with Robert Guillaume s Longridge productions. Then the project made its Way to Kramer a who s known for producing social Issue films ranging from High noon 1950 to guess who a coming to dinner 1967as Well As the 1949 title Home of the Brave about abusive treatment of a Black go by his fellow White go s. Quot sadly too Many things Haven to changed since i made that movie a says Kramer. Quot Eleanor Roosevelt sniggers Quot a which with . Is a possible title a Quot is a world War ii Story but it really in  kids on the screen they sell millions of records pack stadiums and adorn the covers of a slew of teen magazines and paperback bios. But Are new kids on the Block movie material Columbia pictures thinks so a studio insider reports that a feature film is Quot in very Active development Quot for the five singing dancing heartthrob a who record for columbian subs records. Dick Scott who has managed the group since they formed in 1985, says that studio chief Jon Peters was instrumental in Quot setting everything in motion Quot after catching the kids act last summer in los Angeles and that the film Quot won t be an exploitation film a a teeny bopper movie. We want it to have some depth and  after spending time with the kids on the Road during their 89 tour Michael Schiffer lean on me is writing what Scott Calls Quot a fictionalized version a this is not their Story exactly Quot of the kids Story. Scott will executive produce the director is yet to be named. The Bottom line yeah but will the movies really make Money its hard not to ask that question after All the hoopla surrounding the summer s High profile movies most of which opened big but quickly lost momentum and Are pretty much played out. In order of release Here s a score card of the grosses compared to the much talked about monster budgets a Back to the future part Iii Universal filmed for $40 million $82.1 million Gross. A total recall Tri Star filmed for $70 million $114 million. A another 48 hrs Paramount filmed for $45 million $78 million. Universal City studios the co stars of a a Mon better blues a Denzel Washington left and Spike Lee Are both starting new films this fail. A Dick Tracy Touchstone filmed for $35-40 million $102.3 million. A gremlins 2 the new Batch Warner Bro filmed for $32 million $39.7 million. A Rob Ocop 2 Orion filmed for $25 million $43.1 million. A Days of Thunder Paramount filmed for $50-55 million $76.9 million. A die hard 2 Fox filmed for $60 million $101.1 million. These Are the North american Box office grosses which will make up from 20 percent to 30 percent of the Overall Gross which includes the take from foreign and ancillary  in the making a auntie Leeds meat pies is a Black comedy starring Karen Black and Pat Morita. Auntie s favorite recipe involves herbs and spices but chief Cole Morita suspects the woman of More sinister persuasions. A Sean Pennis directorial debut Penn pens it too stars Gene Hackman and Sandy Dennis in Indian runner the Story of a Vietnam vet who returns to his farming family and a tepid reception. A Spike Lee s next Jungle fever concerns a Black Man from Harlem and his interracial love connection with an italian american from Brooklyn a Bensonhurst Section. Wesley Snipes Shadow in Mon better blues stars alongside Annabel la Sciorra. A Mississippi Masala stars Denzel Washington in a comedic tale set in the Bible Belt dealing with an unusual racial mix. A Tom Hulce and blazers Lolita Davidovich Star in the projectionist a period piece from director Andrei Kon Halovsky. Its a drama sprinkled with perverse humor with Hulce As the fellow who screens films for soviet dictator Josef Stalin until his passing. Producer Claudio Boni Vento. Screenwriters Kon Halovsky and Anatoly Usova. 9 Donald Sutherland joins the cast of imag Ine s Bac draft the drama about an arson investigation currently shooting in Chicago under the direction of Ron Howard. Sutherland will play the arsonist. Kurt Russell William Baldwin Robert de Niro and Jennifer Jason Leigh Star. 9 Sondra Locke whose last directorial Effort was impulse has signed with Orion to direct of baby a comedy set in the wonderful world of genetic engineering. A Vidmark entertainment is currently making a film version of Dean r. Koontz s horror suspense novel the servants of Twilight which has been no. 1 on the paperback Best seller lists it concerns a single Mother who believes her Young son is the anti Christ and the private investigator she hires to protect him. Bruce Greenwood and Belinda Bauer Star. 9 mountains of the Moon s Patrick Bergin joins Tough . Sean Young in love crimes. Young goes after an accused rapist and As things transpire we re not quite sure who s stalking whom. Executive producer Forrest Murray. Producer Lizzie Borden and Rudy Langlais. Director Borden. Screenwriter Allan Moyle. Distributor Miramar. A Talent for the game Edward James Olmos reunites with Triumph of the spirit director Robert m. Young in this Story of a once promising ballplayer Olmos who has become a big league scout. Producer Martin Elfand. Screenwriter Frank Pierson. A David Pecchia and Kirk Honeycutt Page 12 c to plus sunday september 16,1990