Finding aid for the Seeing Stars video collection 2327
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 April
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Seeing Stars video collection
Creator:
Painless Productions
Identifier/Call Number: 2327
Physical Description:
9 Linear Feet
8 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1983-1985
Abstract: This collection consists of the videotapes for the television program "Seeing Stars," a weekly movie review show hosted by
Jim Finnerty.
Language of Material:
English.
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This collection consists of the videotapes for the television program "Seeing Stars," weekly movie review show hosted by Jim
Finnerty. The show ran from 1984 to 1985. The collection includes sample reels from 1983.
Seeing Stars was a weekly movie review show hosted by Jim Finnerty in the mid-1980s. The program originally ran on the USA
Network from June 9, 1984 to April 6, 1985, after which Hollywood Insider replaced it following the 1985 NHL Playoffs. Dick
Crew founded Los Angles-based Dick Crew Productions in 1984 to produce Seeing Stars for the USA Network and national television
syndication.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Painless Productions, 2015.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Seeing Stars video collection, Collection no. 2327, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion pictures -- Reviews -- Archival resources
Videotapes
Painless Productions -- Archives