Panorama List of New VHS/Beta Releases - March, 1980 · 5:41pm Jan 10th, 2017
Panorama TV Magazine was a 17-issue short-lived magazine from Triangle (the TV Guide folks) featuring in-depth articles about TV without the artist-and-gossip content found in most magazines.
Panorama, a monthly magazine about television aimed at the affluent reader concerned with the quality and impact of the medium, will cease publication with its June issue, it was announced yesterday by Triangle Publications, its parent and publisher of TV Guide. The unexpected demise of Panorama, which was introduced with ebullient hope in February 1980, was attributed by Triangle's chairman, Walter H. Annenberg, to a dearth of reader interest. ''Our subject matter proved successful in attracting advertising,'' Mr. Annenberg said in a prepared statement, ''but circulation results proved beyond doubt that few readers were interested in our editorial content.'' (New York Times, April 4, 1981)
As before, there are MANY tapes in this list that are very hard to find if you could try to find them. Because of the implications, I've opted to put a page breaker.
FILMS:
The Bermuda Triangle (1979) - A documentary featuring recreations of unexplained incidents alleged to have taken place in that part of the Atlantic Ocean dubbed "the sea of fear" (VidAmerica; $48.95, $12.95 rental) (G)
Bloodline (1979) - Based on Sidney Sheldon's novel about a heiress's takeover of a pharmaceutical conglomerate. Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95, $9.95 rental) (R)
Bye Bye Birdie (1963) - Dick Van Dyke and Janet Leigh star in the film version of the Broadway musical about the drafting of a rock-and-roll star and the resulting pandemonium. With Maureen Stapleton and Paul Lynde. (Time Life Video Club; $39.95)
Coming Home (1978) - Jane Fonda and Jon Voight won Oscars for their roles as the wife of a Marine officer and the paraplegic Vietnam veteran with whom she becomes involved. With Bruce Dem. (VidAmerica; $18.95 rental) (R)
Dunderklumpen (1974) - Swedish-made fantasy (with English soundtrack), in which the animated title character leads cartoon animals and two live-action children through a series of magical adventures, with plenty of singing and dancing along the way. (Video Gems, $46.15) (G)
Foul Play (1978) - Comedy thriller set in San Francisco, with Chevy Chase as a detective and Goldie Hawn as a near-victim of a plot to assassinate the Pope. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95, $9.95 rental) (PG)
Grease (1978) - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the film version of the long-running musical. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95, $13.95 rental) (PG)
Hardcore (1979) - George C. Scott as a strait-laced Midwesterner seeking his runaway daughter among the porno parlors of California; an explicit adult film. With Peter Boyle. (Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment; $59.95) (R)
Heaven Can Wait (1978) - Comedy about a professional quarterback (Warren Beatty) who is accidentally summoned to Heaven before his time. With Julie Christie, James Mason and Dyan Cannon. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95, $9.95 rental) (PG)
Hurricane (1979) - Remake of a John Ford movie about a young American woman's affair with a South Seas native. Mia Farrow, Jason Robards. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95, $9.95 rental) (PG)
The Innocent (1979) - Lush romantic drama set in turn-of-the-century Italy, with Giancarlo Giannini, Jennifer O'Neill and Laura Antonelli. (Time Life Video Club; $34.95)
King of the Gypsies (1978) - From Peter Maas's book about three generations of East Coast gypsies. Sterling Hayden, Susan Sarandon. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95, $9.95 rental) (R)
The Magic Pony (1977) - Animated version of a Russian folk tale about a young boy and the horse that helps him win the hand of a fair princess. Voices by Jim Backus and Hans Conried. (Video Gems, $46.15) (G)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) - David Bowie stars as an alien in human form who amasses a fortune in electronics inventions, including a one-man spaceship, but who is finally overcome by modern technology, capitalism and earthly love. With Rip Torn, Candy Clark and Buck Henry. (Time Life Video Club; $34.95) (R)
Midnight Express (1978) - Strong violence, nudity and profanity punctuate this true-life account of an American student's ordeal in a Turkish prison, starring Brad Davis. With John Hurrd and Randy Quaid. (Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment; $59.95) (R)
Oliver's Story (1978) -Sequel to 1970's "Love Story," with Ryan O'Neal and Candice Bergen. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95, $9,95 rental) (PG)
Once upon a Time (1976) - A collection of animated fairy, tales, produced in Europe. (Video Gems; $46.15) (G)
Pinocchio (1978) - Animated version of the children's classic. (Video Gems; $38.75) (G)
The Punk Rock Movie (1979) - Amateurishly produced documentary of New Wave/Punk Rock music and life style, including interviews, backstage antics and concert performances of numerous groups. With Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols. (Video Gems; $54.95) (R)
Shinbone Alley (1971) - Animated version of Don Marquis's "archy and mehitabel" stories about a philosophical cockroach and his alley-cat friend; featuring the voices of Eddie Bracken and Carol Channing. (Video Gems; $38.75) (G)
Summerdog (1977) - A city family vacations in New England and finds itself adopted by the title canine. Filmed in the Berkshires, with James Congdon, Elizabeth Eisenman. (Video Gems; $46.15) (G)
Taxi Driver (1976) - An adult portrayal of a psychotic Manhattan cabby (Robert De Niro), struggling with his private hell. Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel; directed by Martin Scorsese. (Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment; $59.95) (R)
The War Between the Tates (1977) - TV-movie based on Alison Lurie's best seller about a suburban housewife (Elizabeth Ashley), her professor husband Richard Crenna) and the coed (Annette O'Toole) he falls in love with. (Time Life Video Club; $27.50)
Some movie descriptions courtesy of TV Guide magazine. Ratings (G, PG, R and X) are those assigned by the Motion Picture Association of America for theatrical showings,
SPECIALS:
All Star Jazz Show - A brief history of the jazz movement, featuring performances by such musicians as Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Herbie Hancock. (Time Life Video Club; $27.50)
Baseball: Fun and Games - One hour of baseball bloopers, plus a trivia quiz. (VidAmerica; $49.95, $12.95 rental)
Boxing's Greatest Champions - Profiles of the greatest professional middleweights, lightweights and welterweights. (VidAmerica; $48.95, $11.95 rental)
CPR for Citizens - Orson Welles narrates a one-hour instructional program on the lifesaving technique of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (VidAmerica; $48.75, $9.95 rental)
Devo: The Men Who Make the Music - The popular new-wave rockers star in this one-hour tape featuring concert footage and film made by group members. (Time Life Video Club; $32.95)
Flavors of China - A two-hour lesson in Chinese cooking, from basic techniques to preparation of dishes such as lemon chicken and beef with oyster sauce. (WCI Home Video; $50)
Hocus Pocus, It's Magic - Dick Cavett plays host to a variety of magic acts. (Time Life Video Club; $27.50)
Scared Straight - Peter Falk narrates this powerful documentary (with strong language) about a controversial crime-deterrent program aimed at troubled teenagers and run by inmates at Rahway (N.J.) State Prison. (VidAmerica; $49.95, $10.95 rental)
A Spectacular Evening in New York - A potpourri of entertainment videotaped live at three Manhattan nightclubs. Performers include Eartha Kitt, Kenny Rankin and Sally Kellerman. (VidAmerica; $48.95, $12.95 rental)
A Video Storybook - A collection of animated fairy-tale classics, including "Puss in Boots;" "Peter and the Magic Goose" and "The Golden Blackbird" (VidAmerica; $48.95, $9.95 rental)
Who Are the Debolts? - Award-winning documentary about a couple with six children of their own who adopt 13 severely handicapped youngsters; Henry Winkler narrates. (VidAmerica; $48.95, $10.95 rental)
The Whole World's Dancin' Disco - Sixty-minute "how to" disco program. (Video Tape Network; $49.95)
BEST-SELLERS: This list of the Top 20 prerecorded videocassettes is based on sales figures from a survey of retail outlets around the country.
1. The Godfather (1972) - Francis Ford Coppola's gangster epic about the rise and near-fall of the Corleones, a Sicilian family in America. (Paramount Pictures; $79.95)
2. Saturday Night Fever (1977) - John Travolta stars as a hip-wiggling dancing champ in a Brooklyn disco. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95)
3. The Godfather, Part II (1974) - More tales of the Corleone family. (Paramount Pictures; $79.95)
4. M*A*S*H (1970) - Robert Altman's antiwar farce that was turned into a TV series. (Magnetic Video; $54.95)
5. Patton (1970) - George C. Scott's Oscar-winning performance as Gen. George Patton. (Magnetic Video; $74.95)
6. Deep Throat (1972) - Rated X. (Arrow Film & Video; $99.50)
7. Barbarella (1968) - Sexy science fiction with Jane Fonda. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95)
8. Debbie Does Dallas (1978) - Rated X. (VCX; $99.50)
9. The Towering Inferno (1974) - Flames engulf the world's tallest building. (Magnetic Video; $74.95)
10. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Paul Newman-Robert Redford Western about two bank robbers on the run. (Magnetic Video; $54.95)
11. Flesh Gordon (1974) - Rated X. (Media Home Entertainment; $54.95)
12. The Sound of Music (1965) - Julie Andrews in one of the most popular musicals of all time. (Magnetic Video; $74.95)
13. The War of the Worlds (1953) - The Martians invade Earth and almost nothing can stop them. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95)
14. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) - Tales of the super sailor and his battles with strange creatures. (Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment; $59.95)
15. The Story of 0 (1975) - Rated X. (Allied Artists; $79.95)
16. Harold and Maude (1971) - Comedy about a young man and an old woman in love. (Paramount Pictures; $59.95)
17. Sex World (1978) - Rated X. (TVX; $79.00)
18. Blue Hawaii (1962) - Elvis Presley musical. (Magnetic Video; $44.95)
19. Star Trek Bloopers (1966 -69) - Offbeat outtakes from the popular science fiction TV series. (Video Dimensions: $39.95)
20. Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) - Diane Keaton as a woman caught in New York's singles' bar subculture. (Paramount Pictures; $79.95)
Retail outlets participating inour survey include
Associated Video, Houston; Audio Center, Honolulu; Beta Home Entertainment Club, Las Vegas; Brenda's Movie House, Philadelphia; Concord Video Center, Stamford Conn., Conlon Service, LnchfiekL Ill.; Enchantment Video, Albuquerque, N.M.; Entertainment Horizons, Portland, Maine, Gillen Video, Staten Island, N.Y.; Godwin Radio, Inc./Godwin Video Centers, Birmingham, Ala.; Golden Videocassette Library, Bethesda, Md.; Home Entertainment Emporium, Manhattan Beach, Cal.; Integrity Entertainment, Gardena. Cal.; Jantzen Beach Magnavox Home Entertainment Center, Portland, Ore.; Kaleidoscope Video Shops, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Media Associates, Mountain View, Cal.; Medie Concepts. Inc.. St. Petersburg, Fla., Barney Miller's Inc., Lexington, Ky, Modern Communications, St. Louis; Newbury TV & Appliances, New Bedford, Mass; Precision TV and Video, Bellwood, Ill.; Record Rendezvous, Cleveland; Red Fox, Elrzabethvdle. Pa.; Select Film Library, New York; The Sheik Video Corp, Metairie, La.; Southwest Video, San Antonio, Texas; Stansbury Stereo, Baltimore; Televideo Systems. Richmond, Va.; Thomas Film Video, Royal Oak, Mich.; Video Audio Electronics, Williamsport, Pa; Video Cassette, Phoenix Ariz.; Video Cassettes, Etc., Lubbock, Texas; The Video Center Beverly Hills; The Video Connection, Toledo, Ohio; Video Corp. of America, Edison, N.J.; Video Dimensions, New York. Video Home Center, Oklahoma City; Video Industries of America. Council Bluffs, Iowa; Video Library Bala Cynwyd, Pa; Video Library, Torrance, Cal.; Video Mart, San Bernardino. Cal.; Video Services, Towson, Md.; Video Shack, New York; Videospace, Bellevue. Wash.; Video Specialties, Houston; The Video Store, Gretna, La.: Video 2000, San Diego. Cal.; Wizard of Vid, Beverly Hills.
