European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hollywood shoptalk it a Christmas already in Hollywood path. Broeske los Angeles times halloween May be a month away but in Hollywood its beginning to look a lot like Christmas As the studios Rush to lock their end of the year films into Holiday play dates. The latest spate of jockeying took place following recent announcements that Paramount had pushed Back the opening Date of Francis Coppola a the godfather part Iii from nov. 21 to Christmas Day. Disney meanwhile pushed Forward the Date of three men and a Little lady from Christmas to nov. 21. A everyone was waiting to see what Paramount was going to do with godfather Iii a said an executive at a competing studio. A no one wants to have to go against the godfather unless their film is directed at a completely different  if the godfather Iii is the film event of the year there Are plenty of other contenders for Box office dollars. More than two dozen major titles up about 20 percent from last year Are scheduled to open Over a seven week period from Early november through Christmas Day. Included Are a dozen or More prestige titles that Are considered within the Industry to be candidates for Academy award attention. Among them godfather Iii Sydney Pollack a Havana Brian de Palma a Bonfire of the vanities Bernardo Bertolucci a the sheltering sky James Ivory a or. And mrs. Bridge and Penny Marshall a awakenings. The list of those films that would seem to have purely commercial ambitions includes kindergarten cop with Arnold Schwarzenegger Clint Eastwood a the Rookie and the sequels Rocky a three men and a Little lady and look who stalking too. As one studio publicity chief put it a a it a More than competitive a its going to be  the boasting a or bluffing a has already begun. Disney executives say they moved three men and a Little lady up a month from Christmas to nov. 21 because preview audiences were nuts about it. Fox officials claim that Home alone a John Hughes produced comedy will be a the Sleeper hit of the  Columbia is spreading the word that Rob reinerus misery is the one that will leap out of the pack. More than bragging rights Are at stake. The Long hot summer is Hollywood a big season accounting for about 40 percent of a years Overall receipts but the 10-Day, year end Holiday often sees the most intense movie going All year. In 1987, ticket sales during that period totalled about $160 million or 3.76 percent of the years Gross. In recent years the beginning of the Christmas season has steadily moved Forward and Post time now comes before thanksgiving. This season Orion will get off first with dances with wolves a three hour Western directed by and starring Kevin Costner. Orion is hoping that like its platoon of a few years Back dances with wolves will gain steam after a limited Early release and perform All the Way through Christmas. Following is a tentative a accent on tentative a schedule of the 1990 Christmas movie schedule dances with wolves Orion nov. 9. Limited. Rocky v Mem nov. 16. Wide. The aging Rocky trains a would be successor then has to teach the upstart a real lesson in the ring. The rescuers Down under Disney nov. 16. A sequel to Disney a 1977 animated hit. Home alone Fox nov. 16. A 7-year-old boy defends his Home against two Novice Crooks while his parents Are away on vacation. Three men and a Little lady Disney nov. 21. Emile Ardolino dirty dancing directs this sequel to three men and a baby. Valke Vania Warner Bro nov. 21. Dan Aykroyd directs Demi Moore and Chevy Chase in a comedy about a Yuppie couple in a strange town. Predator h Fox nov. 21. The sequel minus Arnold Schwarzenegger finds the monster in . Misery Colu Bianov. 30. Adapted from Stephen Kings novel about a Best Selling author being terrorized by a fan. Rob Reiner directs James Caan and Kathy Bates. Almost an Angel Paramount dec. 7. Paul Hogan is a burglar who thinks he san Angel. The Rookie Warner Bro dec. 7. Veteran cop Clint Eastwood is paired with Greenhorn partner Charlie Sheen. Look who stalking too Tri Sta dec. 7. Director Amy heckle ring and stars Kirstie Alley and John Travolta re team for the sequel that features the off screen voices of Bruce Willis Roseanne Barr and Richard Pryor. Come see the Paradise Fox dec. 12. Limited. Alan Parker a interracial love Story set against the internment of japanese americans during world War ii. Havana Universal dec. 12. Limited. Sydney Pollack directs Robert Redford and Lena Olin in a love Story set against the cuban revolution. Edward scissor hands Fox dec. 14. Limited. Tim Burton follows Batman with a contemporary Frankenstein tale about a Man made boy Johnny Depp whose life is sheer Luck. The sheltering sky Warner Bro dec. 14. Limited. Debra Winger and John Malkovich on a quest for self discovery. Russia House Mem dec. 14. Sean Connery is a British publisher caught up in intrigue and Romance with Michelle Pfeiffer in Moscow. Bonfire of the vanities Warner Bro dec. 14. Brian de Palma directs and Tom Hanks Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith Star in this adaptation of the Tom Wolfe Best seller about a married Wall Street broker whose affair triggers a political crisis in new York. The Nutcracker Warner Bro dec. 19. The classic Story retold in animation. Awakenings Columbi dec. 20. Robin Williams is a doctor who awakens award of comatose patients Robert de Niro among them. Penny Marshall directs. Kindergarten cop Universal dec. 21. Detective Schwarzenegger goes undercover to catch a drug dealer. Hamlet Warner Bro Date Uncertain. Limited. Mel Gibson is the dark Prince and Glenn close is his mom in Franco Zeffirelli a screen adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Mermaids Orion around Christmas. Limited. A Mother daughter relationship drama starring Cher and Winona Ryder. Alice Orion around Christmas. Limited. A comedy about a wife going through experiences at a critical period of her life. So says the secretive Woody Allen who directs but does not Star. Scenes from a mall Touchstone dec. 25. Limited. Paul Mazursky directs Woody Allen and Bette Midler in a comedy about a couple who end up spending their 15th wedding anniversary in a mall. Or. And mrs. Bridge Miramar dec. 25. Limited. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward play a Kansas City couple looking Back on four decades of marriage. Directed by James Ivory. Ai Pacino left and Andy Garcia in a the godfather part Iii a Paramount Page 6 c to plus sunday october 7,1990