FILM/SNEAK PEEK : ROGERS MEMORABILIA REVISITED.

Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski

The Hollywood Entertainment Museum is opening its trove of Ginger Rogers memorabilia for a second exhibition and public sale.

Among the items for show but not for sale are Rogers' 1940 Best Actress Oscar for ``Kitty Foyle,'' her Kennedy Center medal and a medal she won as Texas state Charleston champion before she became famous as Fred Astaire's silver-screen dancing partner. The museum also is showcasing many of her costumes and mementos from such famous friends as George Gershwin and Jerome Kern.

The items available for sale carry prices as low as $20, and include gowns, coats, hats, cashmere dresses and suits as well as several sportswear items; five 78-rpm recordings; movie memorabilia; and 1940s glass milk bottles from the actress's Oregon dairy.

The exhibit and sale are free to museum members. Tickets for the general public are $7.50, $4.50 for seniors and students, and $4 for children 5-12, with admissions deducted from purchase prices.

The Rogers sale and exhibit begins today and continues through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The museum is at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. at Sycamore. For more information, call [phone].

Christie fest

Julie Christie, back in the limelight with her Oscar-nominated performance in ``Afterglow,'' is being saluted this month with a retrospective at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The series opens at 7:30 tonight with a showing of John Schlesinger's ``Far From the Madding Crowd,'' followed on Saturday by Hal Ashby's ``Shampoo'' and Nicolas Roeg's ``Don't Look Now.''

Titles playing later in the month include ``Dr. Zhivago'' on March 14, her 1965 Oscar-winning debut in ``Darling'' and Schlesinger's version of ``Separate Tables'' on March 20, and Robert Altman's ``McCabe and Mrs. Miller'' on March 21.

General admission for each film is $6, or $4 for museum and American Film Institute members and students with valid identification. Tickets are available at the museum box office, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., or through Ticketmaster at [phone]. For additional information, call [phone].

Arnold for rent

At the fourth annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards being handed out Tuesday, Arnold Schwarzenegger will be saluted with its first World Artist Award, which recognizes his status as the video chain's top rental draw among worldwide action heroes.

Blockbuster says it also is paying tribute to Schwarzenegger's efforts on behalf of such charities as the Special Olympics and the Inner City Games Foundation, and as current chairman of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

The Blockbuster awards in 32 categories, based on public balloting, will be presented at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The ceremony will be televised on UPN.

Digital finalists

Californians dominate in the finalists for the third annual Teen Digital Movie Making Competition, the winners of which will be named at the upcoming Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Of the 24 two-member teams in the finals, 13 are from California: eight from Santa Barbara, two from Lompoc, and one each from Carpinteria, Santa Maria and Ventura.

Competitors were charged with creating a 60-second digital video with audio and visual elements provided by software company MetaCreations Corp. The projects are classified by comedy, sci-fi, action and western categories.

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Photo: Ginger Rogers items available for sale, some for as low as $20, include gowns, coats, hats, cashmere dresses and suits.