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Bette Midler or Luci Arnaz is up for the lead in Sheila Levine�s Dead and Living in New York, adapted from Gail Parent�s novel. Lucille Ball will co-star.

At the Venice Film Festival, Andy Warhol, Paul Morrisey and Rex Reed concluded plans to do their version of the Sherlock Holmes story. Warhol presents, Morrissey directs and Reed writes the script and tries to play Doctor Watson. Will Joe Dallesandro play Holmes?

Hull, Quebec has just turned Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Church into a cinema, cabaret and restaurant. Religious services are held in the basement (gratis).

Name of Movie to Watch For::: And Now For Something Completely Different

The third in the Shaft series, Shaft in Africa, will be filmed in Africa with Richard Roundtree starring. The script was written by Stirling Silliphant (Heat of the Night and The New Centurions). Shaft�s female counterpart, Cleopatra Jones starts shooting next month, after Warner Bros, finds the �black beauty� they�re looking for in Washington, Atlanta, Cleveland, Chicago and San Francisco.